scholarly journals Overactive urinary bladder in elderly female patients: treatment specificities and drug interactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1085-1090
Author(s):  
Lukáš Horčička ◽  
Eva Topinková
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Elderly Female ◽  
Overactive Urinary Bladder

scholarly journals Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region in Ethnic Chinese

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velda Ling Yu Chow ◽  
Jimmy Yu Wai Chan ◽  
Richie Chiu Lung Chan ◽  
Joseph Hon Ping Chung ◽  
William Ignace Wei
Keyword(s):  
Neck Region ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Skin Closure ◽  
Recurrence Rates ◽  
Tumour Control ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Ethnic Chinese ◽  
Elderly Female ◽  
Tertiary Centre

Objectives.This study aims to report our experience in the management of HNBCC in ethnic Chinese over a 10-year period.Methods.A retrospective review of all ethnic Chinese patients with HNBCC treated in a tertiary centre from 1999 to 2009.Results.From 1999 to 2009, 225 patients underwent surgical excision for HNBCC. Majority were elderly female patients. Commonest presentation was a pigmented (76.2%) ulcer (64.8%) over the nose (31.6%). Median skin margin taken on tumour excision was 2.0 mm; primary skin closure was achieved in 51.8%. Postresection skin margin was clear in 75.4%. Of those with inadequate skin margins, 56.7% opted for further treatment, 43.4% for observation. Recurrence rates were 2.6% and 13.8%, respectively (). Overall recurrence rate was 5.5%.Conclusions.HNBCC commonly presented as pigmented ulcers over the nose of elderly female patients in our locality. Adequate tumour excision ± reconstruction offered the best chance of cure. Reexcision of those with inadequate skin margins improved local tumour control.

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