Evaluating the results of surgical treatment and quality of life in patients with postoperative ventral hernia and concomitant obesity after different types of hernioplasty

Background: Auricular keloids belong to the most perplexing medical conditions, which have significant psychosocial impact on the patient’s body image and quality of life. Summary: The article is purposed to provide dermatologists and plastic surgeons with the best proven practice using intralesional cryosurgery for the treatment of the different auricular keloid types in order to obtain superior clinical results by minimizing the probability of recurrence. In the past 20 years, the authors have developed novel procedures in order to increase the effectiveness of intralesional cryosurgery on auricular keloids, including hydrodissection, warm gauze technique, and excision of dangling skin. Long-lasting clinical results with a low recurrence rate and a satisfactory aesthetic outcome are achieved with no deformation of the ear framework.

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Association of wound genesis on varying aspects of health‐related quality of life in patients with different types of chronic wounds: Results of a cross‐sectional multicentre study

International Wound Journal ◽

10.1111/iwj.13543 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Finja Reinboldt‐Jockenhöfer ◽

Zeynep Babadagi ◽

Heinz‐Dieter Hoppe ◽

Alexander Risse ◽

Christos Rammos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Multicentre Study ◽

Chronic Wounds ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Different Types ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Psychiatric and psychosocial morbidity 1 year after epilepsy surgery

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/ipm.2020.114 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

S. Patel ◽

M. Clancy ◽

H. Barry ◽

N. Quigley ◽

M. Clarke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Epilepsy Surgery ◽

Refractory Epilepsy ◽

Post Surgery ◽

Axis I ◽

Patients With Epilepsy ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objectives: There is a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with epilepsy. However, the impact of surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy on psychopathology remains under investigation. We aimed to examine the impact of epilepsy surgery on psychopathology and quality of life at 1-year post-surgery in a population of patients with epilepsy refractory to medication. Methods: This study initially assessed 48 patients with refractory epilepsy using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory 89 (QOLIE-89) on admission to an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) as part of their pre-surgical assessment. These patients were again assessed using the SCID-I, QOLIE-89 and HADS at 1-year follow-up post-surgery. Results: There was a significant reduction in psychopathology, particularly psychosis, following surgery at 1-year follow-up (p < 0.021). There were no new cases of de novo psychosis and surgery was also associated with a significant improvement in the quality of life scores (p < 0.001). Conclusions: This study demonstrates the impact of epilepsy surgery on psychopathology and quality of life in a patient population with refractory surgery. The presence of a psychiatric illness should not be a barrier to access surgical treatment.

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A comparative study of the voice-related quality of life among Egyptian elderly with and without voice complaints

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology ◽

10.1186/s43163-020-00051-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nesreen Fathi Mahmoud ◽

Huda Zahran ◽

Sherif Abdelmonam

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Life Quality ◽

Voice Disorders ◽

The Elderly ◽

Different Types ◽

Related Quality ◽

The Impact ◽

The Voice

Abstract Background This study focuses on the self-perception of the voice in the elderly as assessed by the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire. This work aimed to compare differences in the voice-related quality of life outcomes between (1) elderly with and without voice disorders, (2) female and male elderly with voice disorders, and (3) different types of voice disorders, and to explore the correlation between the V-RQOL and perceptual analysis done by the clinician. Forty-three dysphonic and 44 non-dysphonic elderly filled out the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) protocol that analyzes the impact of dysphonia on life quality. Vocal perceptual assessment of each subject with dysphonia was made by three voice therapists, followed by a flexible nasofibrolaryngoscope. Results A significant statistical difference was found between the means of total V-RQOL scores and its subdomains for each group (dysphonic and non-dysphonic). No significant differences were found between male and female elderly with dysphonia. The statistical analysis showed a significant correlation with the vocal assessment made by the clinicians and the V-RQOL self-assessment made by the subjects. Conclusions This study provides valuable information regarding the risk factors that contribute to vocal quality in the elderly population. Our results revealed that different types of voice disorders are common among the elderly population with significant negative effects on quality of life. It was observed that the poorest score on the V-RQOL was for functional voice disorders, followed by neoplastic lesions, whereas MAPLs had the best score on the V-RQOL.

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