scholarly journals X-ray endovascular methods for the treatment of veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
O. B. Zhukov ◽  
V. E. Sinitsyn ◽  
A. E. Vasiliev ◽  
P. M. Klimenko
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Venous Drainage ◽  
Simultaneous Treatment ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Venous Surgery ◽  
Arterial Insufficiency

The results of surgical treatment of 59 patients with veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction and follow-up of 8 years are presented. The age of patients is 18-48 years old (average age is 29.3 ± 7.6). Five of them had hemodynamic and clinical signs of arteriovenous erectile dysfunction in the stage of subcompensation, 16 patients underwent simultaneous treatment in the form of sclerotherapy of testicular veins in connection with the secretory type of male infertility, 5 underwent simultaneous surgical treatment to eliminate veno-occlusive and arterial insufficiency of the cavernous bodies of the penis by stenting of the internal iliac or pudendal arteries, 2 patients underwent delayed stenting of the iliac veins due to May-Turner syndrome, the remaining patients underwent surgical treatment aimed at eliminating venous erectile dysfunction. The diagnosis was established on the basis of a clinical and urological examination, including physical examination and questioning according to the IIEF-5 (International Index of Erectile Function), ultrasound Doppler examination of the cavernous bodies of the penis with intracavernous pharmacotest, dynamic computer pharmacocavernosography with 3D reconstruction, with veno-occlusive arteries with suspected arteries, or computer tomography arterial insufficiency of the cavernous bodies of the penis. All types of endovascular and hybrid operations on the venous collectors of the penis were analyzed. Priority surgical techniques for the treatment of pathological venous drainage have been identified, which are 75 % effective in the long-term postoperative period. Based on the presented experience of the authors and analysis of foreign literature, the expediency of revising the European and Russian recommendations for venous surgery of the penis towards the priority use at the first stage of minimally invasive X-ray surgical treatment in a category of young patients has been proved.

scholarly journals Modern Methods of Treating Erectile Dysfunction in Young Men

Health of Man ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Knigavko ◽  
Viktoriia Dorina
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Chronic Prostatitis ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Subjective Data ◽  
Results Of Treatment ◽  
Number Of Patients

Traditionally, the incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) increases with the age of a man, evolutionarily protecting him from passing on old, defective genes to his offspring by limiting his participation in sexual activity. Nevertheless, in the modern world, only 1 % of sexual contacts are carried out for the purpose of reproduction, the rest – with a recreational and social purpose. In addition, there has been an increasing number of cases of ED in young men lately. The problem of treating ED in young patients (up to 45 years old) requires an etiological approach. The objective: to determine the effectiveness of etiological non-surgical (treatment of prostatitis, psychotherapy) or minimally invasive (Marmara operation, veno-occlusive surgery, PRP-therapy) treatment of young men with ED. Materials and methods. On the basis of the Kharkiv Regional Medical Clinical Center for Urology and Nephrology named after V.I. Shapoval and on the basis of the P. Mogila Black Sea National University (Nikolaev) during 2014–2020. a comprehensive examination and treatment of 563 patients was carried out, which were divided into three supergroups (A, B and C) according to the prevailing factor: 156 patients with venoocclusive erectile dysfunction – supergroup A, 353 patients with chronic prostatitis – supergroup B and 54 patients with predominant psychoneurological disorders and the absence of organic pathology - supergroup C. Results. The effectiveness of surgical treatment in supergroup A according to subjective data after 2 months was almost equal in groups and subgroups, but after 18 months it was significantly higher in subgroups 1b and 2b (65.4 % and 83.7 %) according to ICEF results, and according to objective data after 18 months – 73.4 % and 91.4 %, respectively. After 1 and 7 months, the effectiveness of treatment in supergroup B was determined by the indices of satisfaction with sexual intercourse on the IIEF scale, the number of patients satisfied with the results of treatment, the absence of prostatic complaints and the eradication of infectious agents. Convincing results were obtained when assessing the quality of life of patients in supergroup C. Conclusion. Chronic prostatitis is the most common cause of erectile dysfunction ED in young men. Three-week antibacterial etiological treatment demonstrates the highest rates of infection eradication and ICEF recovery in patients with prostatitis. Operation Marmara reduces venous hyperemia of the prostate, lowers the IPSS score, and improves erectile function in patients with comorbid pathology. The use of an etiological approach allows to improve the sexual function of young patients, returning them to a normal sexual life, creating an alternative to falloprosthetics.

073 Alemtuzumab induced allergic inflammatory syndrome (ALIAS) with eosinophilic acalculous cholecystitis: a report of two cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. A30.1-A30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariadna Fontes-Villalba ◽  
John DE Parratt
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Lower Lobe ◽  
Acalculous Cholecystitis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Blood Tests ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
The Right ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome

IntroductionAlemtuzumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody directed at CD52, is a highly active treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) that induces rapid depetion of circulating lymphocytes. Infusion-associated reactions and autoimmune disorders are established adverse effects. We describe two cases of alemtuzumab associated allergic inflammatory syndrome involving the lungs and gallbladder in two young patients after their first course of Alemtuzumab.Case 1 A 26 year old female with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) received her first course of alemtuzumab. On the fourth day of treatment, she developed bronchospasm, chest pain and an interstitial infiltrate in the right lower lobe on chest X-ray. She had right upper quadrant pain and a positive Murphy’s sign and ‘gallbladder sludge’ on ultrasound. Blood tests showed lymphopenia and eosinophilia. The patient was diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis. Antibiotic therapy was initiated but laparoscopic cholecystectomy was required. The pathology demonstrated eosinophilic cholecystitis.Case 2 A 29 year old man with RRMS was switched to alemtuzumab due to positive JCV antibody status. He had an episode of hemoptysis on the fifth day of the infusion. Two days later, haemoptysis was accompanied by chest tightness. Physical examination revealed a palpable liver and positive Murphy sign. Blood tests were remarkable for abnormal liver enzymes. Signs of interstitial changes in the right lower lobe were observed on a chest X-ray. The patient was diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis and antibiotic therapy was initiated. The infiltrate resolved and the clinical signs quickly improved.ConclusionThe characteristics of this condition are acute onset (within days of alemtuzumab) and non-infective inflammation of the lung (right lower lobe in these cases) and gallbladder. The pathology in one case indicates this is likely to be a drug related, allergic phenomenon with extensive eosinophilic infiltration of the gallbladder.

scholarly journals NEW TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-68
Author(s):  
O. B. Zhukov ◽  
A. E. Vasilyev ◽  
M. B. Zhumataev
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Penile Prosthesis ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Endovascular Embolization ◽  
Treatment Approaches ◽  
Sexual Rehabilitation ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction

Introduction. In the initial stages of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED), young men who are dissatisfied by administration of inhibitor 5-phosphodiesterase and/or intracavernous injections tend to deny surgical treatment. At the decompensated stage of ED penile prosthesis implantation presents the method of choice. However, currently there are new treatment approaches, the effectiveness of which is actively being investigated.Materials and methods. In article results of surgical treatment of 38 patients (25–48 years, mean age 34.3 ± 7.4 years) with vasculogenic ED are presented: 33 – venoocclusive ED, 5 – arterial insufficiency of the corpora cavernosa, 2 of them have hemodynamic and clinical signs of arteriovenous ED in subcompensation. The treatment included stenting or endovascular embolization with spirals.Results. Maximum follow-up was 4 years. Overall clinical effectiveness and subsequent sexual rehabilitation were assessed as sufficient based on the international index of erectile function before surgery was 10,5 ± 3,6 (9–13) and after surgery – 21,3 ± 4,2 (14–25) (p = 0,001).Conclusion. Application of these innovative technologies allows to perform a sexual rehabilitation of most patients with ED and to avoid phalloprosthesis implantation. 

scholarly journals Choice of X-ray surgical tactics for the treatment of venogenic erectile dysfunction in patients with pelvic varicose veins

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
A. A. Kapto
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Venous Drainage ◽  
Complete Disappearance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Vein Occlusion ◽  
Endovascular Occlusion ◽  
Varicose Disease ◽  
Surgical Tactics

The aim of the study was to develop an interventional approach for X-ray endovascular occlusion of the periprostatic plexus veins in patients with venogenic erectile dysfunction by systematizing X-ray phlebographic images obtained by standard dynamic pharmacocavernosography and dynamic multispiral computed cavernosography.Materials and methods. A comprehensive examination was carried out in 192 patients with venous erectile dysfunction. The age of the patients ranged from 19 to 66 (36.5 ± 0.73) years. The indication for occlusion of the veins of the periprostatic plexus was a combination of erectile dysfunctions on the IIEF-5 scale from 5 to 20 points and pathological venous drainage from the proximal cavernous bodies of the penis.Results. According to the Doppler ultrasound of the scrotum organs, TRUS of the prostate and the veins of the periprostatic plexus, all patients were diagnosed with pelvic varicose disease as a simultaneous combination of varicose veins of the gonadal veins and veins of the pelvic organs. Standard dynamic pharmacocavernosography was performed in 96 patients with erectile dysfunction. Pathological venous drainage was detected in 79 patients: proximal type - in 68 (86.0 %) of cases, distal type - in 4 (5.1 %) of cases and mixed type - in 7 (8.9 %) of cases. Periprostatic plexus vein occlusion was performed in 20 patients with venogenic erectile dysfunction with proximal pathological venous drainage. Complete disappearance of complaints of erectile dysfunction 6 months after X-ray surgical occlusion of the periprostatic plexus veins was noted in 81.0 % of cases (an increase in the index on the IIEF-5 scale from 12.7 ± 0.9 to 19.8 ± 0.9 points). The discrepancy between the data on the presence of venous leakage according to the results of standard pharmaco-Doppler sonography and the data on its absence according to the results of dynamic pharmacocavernosography in 19 patients determined the indications for dynamic multispiral computed pharmacocavernosography. The implementation of dynamic multispiral computed pharmacocavernosography made it possible to improve the visualization of variants of pathological venous outflow into the periprostatic venous plexus and the veins of the small pelvis from the cavernous bodies of the penis and to offer our own X-ray anatomical classification.Conclusion. The most common type of pathological venous drainage is its proximal type (86.0 % of cases). X-ray surgical occlusion of the veins of the periprostatic plexus is an effective method for the treatment of venogenic erectile dysfunction. Visualization of X-ray phlebographic images of the small pelvis during dynamic multispiral computed cavernosography with 3D reconstruction surpasses the results of standard dynamic pharmacocavernosography in the diagnosis of proximal, distal and mixed types of pathological venous drainage from the corpora cavernosa of the penis. Dynamic multispiral computed pharmacocavernosography with 3D reconstruction allows to determine the shape of the pathological venous drainage of the proximal type and determines the choice of antegrade or retrograde method of X-ray endovascular occlusion of the peripheryprostatic plexus veins in patients with venogenic erectile dysfunction.

scholarly journals ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND CAVERNOUS VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. e12-e19
Author(s):  
Ralf Herwig ◽  
Ashraf Kamel ◽  
Ridwan Shabsigh
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Anatomical Study ◽  
Venous Drainage ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Long Term Results

GoalTo provide a state-of-the-art literature review on veno-occlusive diseases as a pathomechanism of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED).MethodsA comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted followed by sorting, review, and summarizing. ResultsThe systematic review of the literature reveals a significant number of recent studies dealing with new minimally invasive methods to provide a potential solution of caverno-venous leakage. Even the long-term results reported demonstrate considerable improvement of ED caused by this condition. Furthermore, 3-D computed tomography cavernosography (CT-cavernosography) is a new technology, which can provide high-resolution images of venous drainage from any angle and shows to be very helpful for both the diagnosis of corporal veno-occlusive dysfunction and the anatomical study of the human penile venous system. The application of this technology may also lead to better strategies in venous leak treatment. Over 30 published studies were found in the literature with good results after caverno-venous leak treatment. Altogether, 13 comparable studies including 538 patients were found, in which a mean short-term success rate of almost 80% and a mean long-term success rate of up to 74% was achieved. None of the studies described major complications.ConclusionED is an increasingly important issue, especially in young men. Whereas the current treatment strategies are mostly focused on older men, young patients are seeking more a longer lasting or more definitive solutions, rather than a lifelong medical treatment. Various chronic disorders have been reported to be associated with elevated rates of ED including depression, diabetes, and cardiovascular and neurological disease in older men. Properly selected cases of young men may benefit from treatment of caverno-venous leak treatment. The current strategy in the treatment of ED in young men may be reconsidered.

Drilling and plombage (core decompression) of a femoral head avascular necrosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Chládek ◽  
V. Havlas ◽  
T. Trc
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Femoral Head ◽  
Core Decompression ◽  
Effective Treatment Option ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Large Femoral Head ◽  
Press Fit ◽  
Round Shape ◽  
Late Stages

SummaryThe treatment of femoral head necrosis of adults is still rather problematic. Conservative treatment has been reported relatively unsuccessful and surgical treatment does not show convincing results either. The most effective seems to be a surgical treatment in early stages of the disease, however, the diagnosis still remains relatively complicated. For the late stages (2B and above) the most effective treatment option is represented by core decompression and vascular grafting. However, drilling and plombage (especially when using press-fit technique) seems to be successful, although not excellent. The authors describe their own method of drilling and plombage of the necrotic zone of the femoral head in 41 patients with X-ray detected necrotic changes of the femoral head. The pain measured by VAS was seen to decrease after surgery in all patients significantly. The Jacobs score was also observed to have increased (from fair to good outcome). We have not observed any large femoral head collapse after surgery, moreover, in some cases an improvement of the round shape of the femoral head was seen. It is important to mention that in all cases femoral heads with existing necrotic changes (flattening or collapse) were treated. Although the clinical improvement after surgery was not significantly high, the method we describe is a safe and simple method of diminishing pain in attempt to prepare the femoral head for further treatment in a future, without significant restriction of the indication due to necrosis (osteochondroplasty, resurfacing, THR).

X-ray computer densitometry in the diagnosis of fat hepatosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 681-686
Author(s):  
Valentin N. Druzhinin ◽  
Vadim G. Suvorov ◽  
Nikolay V. Druzhinin ◽  
Aleksandr N. Cherniyi ◽  
Sergey N. Troynyakov
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Liver Parenchyma ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Working Age Population ◽  
Fat Liver

Currently, the problem of reducing the risk of developing fat liver hepatosis from exposure to household and industrial toxicants among the working-age population continues to be an important medical and social problem, since not timely diagnosis of the disease can lead to its progressive course with the development of inflammatory changes, necrosis and liver fibrosis up to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. In this regard, the search for methods and techniques that optimize the diagnosis of fat hepatosis is relevant. Modern methods of radiation diagnostics of liver density characteristics can significantly reduce subjectivity in the assessment of changes due to the use of quantitative indicators. The aim of study - improving the quality of x-ray diagnostics of fat liver disease based on a precision assessment of the density of the liver parenchyma using computed tomography. A comparative retrospective analysis of the results of a comprehensive clinical and radiological examination of 115 men of working age in the range of 40-55 years was performed. The main group (48 people) - employees of machine-building plants: shapers, stumpers, fitters-assemblers who had industrial contact with such factors as local vibration, dust, noise, muscle strain, burdened with a long alcoholic history and the presence of signs of metabolic syndrome: hyperlipidemia, impaired tolerance to carbohydrates, diabetes, abdominal obesity. The comparison group included representatives of auxiliary professions without clinical signs of pathology (47 people), comparable in age and experience with the main group. X-ray examinations were performed using computer tomographs: "HI Spead CT/e Dual" by GE Medical Systems and "Aqulion 64" by Toshiba. To measure the liver density in Hounsfield units (HU), the ROI (zone of interest) tool was used, which allows determining the desired value over areas of different dimensions. Measurements were performed on computer screens in 4 zones of interest at 4 levels of scanning of the liver lobes (apex, level of the caval gate, level of the left lobe, level of the portal gate) with the calculation of the average values of the density index (IDH) and density gradients (IDG) relative to the aorta, spleen and kidney. Analysis of the results of a posteriori CT densitometry of various parts of the liver within the framework of the developed algorithm, including the use of absolute and relative (gradient) x-ray density indicators of hepatic, vascular (aorta),splenic and renal structures, allowed us to expand our understanding of the quantitative density characteristics both in normal and in patients with signs of diffuse fat hepatosis (FH). It was found that the liver parenchyma density indicators can be a kind of (conditional), sometimes the only indicators of the degree of severity of changes that objectively manifest positive or negative dynamics of pathophysiological processes and, in particular, at the initial stages of the development of the studied pathology. Density differences in the right and left liver parenchyma in the control group (conditional norm) in terms of absolute density and its gradient, regardless of the level of scanning, were insignificant (statistically unreliable). In patients with clinical signs of fatty liver infiltration at the stage of steatosis, in the absence of x-ray morphologically detectable structural changes, a decrease in IDH and the dynamics of its increase (recovery) at various stages of observation were revealed. Even with comparatively equal IDH of the evaluated departments, the IDG of different people differed, manifesting the individuality of metabolic processes occurring in the body, in particular in the liver, is a kind of indicator of their direction and severity. The significance of density indicators as predictors of the subsequent stages of the pathology under consideration was particularly evident in the analysis of the results of primary diagnostics and its development in the dynamics of observations. The application of the developed methodological approach allowed us to expand our understanding of the possibilities of KT-liver densitometry in patients with metabolic syndrome (hyperlipidemia, impaired carbohydrate tolerance, diabetes mellitus, abdominal obesity) in the diagnosis of fatty liver disease (FLD) at various stages of examination, including in the early subclinical phases of pathology development. The results obtained indicate the predominant role of ethyl alcohol as a hepatotoxicant in the development of FLD in the estimated cohort of the working-age population. The use of an original algorithm for evaluating tissue density makes it possible to significantly ensure the objectivity of the interpretation of research results.

Thyroidectomy in a patient with a giant multinodular nontoxic cervical retrosternal goiter

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-99
Author(s):  
U. V. Kukhtenko ◽  
O. A. Kosivtsov ◽  
L. A. Ryaskov ◽  
E. I. Abramian
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Disease Relapse ◽  
Cardiac Pathology ◽  
Nontoxic Goiter ◽  
Retrosternal Goiter

A clinical case of successful surgical treatment of a patient with a giant cervical retrosternal nontoxic goiter with severe cardiac pathology is presented. Thyroidectomy from cervical access without sternotomy was performed. At the follow-up examination 5 months after the operation, instrumental and clinical signs of disease relapse were not detected.

scholarly journals Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Elbow Treated with Arthroscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7_suppl4) ◽  
pp. 2325967121S0020
Author(s):  
Michael Ryan ◽  
Benton Emblom ◽  
E. Lyle Cain ◽  
Jeffrey Dugas ◽  
Marcus Rothermich
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Osteochondritis Dissecans ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
The Other ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Exclusion Criteria

Objectives: While numerous studies exist evaluating the short-term clinical outcomes for patients who underwent arthroscopy for osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the capitellum, literature on long-term clinical outcomes for a relatively high number of this subset of patients from a single institution is limited. We performed a retrospective analysis on all patients treated surgically for OCD of the capitellum at our institution from January 2001 to August 2018. Our hypothesis was that clinical outcomes for patients treated arthroscopically for OCD of the capitellum would be favorable, with improved subjective pain scores and acceptable return to play for these patients. Methods: Inclusion criteria for this study included the diagnosis and surgical treatment of OCD of the capitellum treated arthroscopically with greater than 2-year follow-up. Exclusion criteria included any surgical treatment on the ipsilateral elbow prior to the first elbow arthroscopy for OCD at our institution, a missing operative report, and/or any portions of the arthroscopic procedure that were done open. Follow-up was achieved over the phone by a single author using three questionnaires: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons – Elbow (ASES-E), Andrews/Carson KJOC, and our institution-specific return-to-play questionnaire. Results: After the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to our surgical database, our institution identified 101 patients eligible for this study. Of these patients, 3 were then excluded for incomplete operative reports, leaving 98 patients. Of those 98 patients, 81 were successfully contacted over the phone for an 82.7% follow-up rate. The average age for this group at arthroscopy was 15.2 years old and average post-operative time at follow-up was 8.2 years. Of the 81 patients, 74 had abrasion chondroplasty of the capitellar OCD lesion (91.4%) while the other 7 had minor debridement (8.6%). Of the 74 abrasion chondroplasties, 29 of those had microfracture, (39.2% of that subgroup and 35.8% of the entire inclusion group). Of the microfracture group, 4 also had an intraarticular, iliac crest, mesenchymal stem-cell injection into the elbow (13.7% of capitellar microfractures, 5.4% of abrasion chondroplasties, and 4.9% of the inclusion group overall). Additional arthroscopic procedures included osteophyte debridement, minor synovectomies, capsular releases, manipulation under anesthesia, and plica excisions. Nine patients had subsequent revision arthroscopy (11.1% failure rate, 5 of which were at our institution and 4 of which were elsewhere). There were also 3 patients within the inclusion group that had ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction/repair (3.7%, 1 of which was done at our institution and the other 2 elsewhere). Lastly, 3 patients had shoulder operations on the ipsilateral extremity (3.7%, 1 operation done at our institution and the other 2 elsewhere). To control for confounding variables, scores for the questionnaires were assessed only for patients with no other surgeries on the operative arm following arthroscopy (66 patients). This group had an adjusted average follow-up of 7.9 years. For the ASES-E questionnaire, the difference between the average of the ASES-E function scores for the right and the left was 0.87 out of a maximum of 36. ASES-E pain was an average of 2.37 out of a max pain scale of 50 and surgical satisfaction was an average of 9.5 out of 10. The average Andrews/Carson score out of a 100 was 91.5 and the average KJOC score was 90.5 out of 100. Additionally, out of the 64 patients evaluated who played sports at the time of their arthroscopy, 3 ceased athletic participation due to limitations of the elbow. Conclusions: In conclusion, this study demonstrated an excellent return-to-play rate and comparable subjective long-term questionnaire scores with a 11.1% failure rate following arthroscopy for OCD of the capitellum. Further statistical analysis is needed for additional comparisons, including return-to-play between different sports, outcome comparisons between different surgical techniques performed during the arthroscopies, and to what degree the size of the lesion, number of loose bodies removed or other associated comorbidities can influence long-term clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Laryngeal stent for acute and chronic respiratory distress in seven dogs with laryngeal paralysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Cecilia Ricart ◽  
Sergio Martín Rodríguez ◽  
Roberto Miguel Duré
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Laryngeal Function ◽  
Laryngeal Stenosis ◽  
Laryngeal Paralysis ◽  
Silicone Stent

Background: Laryngeal paralysis, failure of arytenoid cartilage, and vocal fold abduction are commonly seen in older medium to large breed dogs. Observation of laryngeal function in dogs and cats is performed by transoral visualization. There are a variety of surgical techniques; aspiration pneumonia is the most common complication associated with surgical correction of laryngeal paralysis. The aim of this case series is to report on the placement of a laryngeal silicone stent in seven dogs with laryngeal paralysis and its use as an alternative treatment of respiratory distress caused by laryngeal paralysis and/or its use for laryngeal stenosis as complication of laryngeal paralysis surgery.Case description: Seven dogs presented with either episode of gagging, mild-to-severe inspiratory distress, or cyanosis because of a laryngeal paralysis or laryngeal stenosis. In each case, the laryngeal paralysis was diagnosed by direct laryngoscopy. They were treated with a silicone laryngeal stent (Stening®) that substantially improved the clinical signs. Each dog had a different outcome because of other pathologies; however, the laryngeal pathology was successfully treated with the stent.Conclusion: The placement of the laryngeal stent is an easy technique to learn and practice, it could avoid the lifethreatening complications of the laryngeal paralysis at the acute phase, and it could be a noninvasive and long-term alternative therapy for laryngeal paralysis in dogs. The results in these clinical cases are encouraging for considering the laryngeal stent as a therapeutic alternative. Key words: Canine, Polyneuropathy, Prosthesis, Surgery.

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