Strategies in Surgical Decompression for Thyroid Eye Disease [PDF]
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2020 Surgical management of thyroid eye disease- (TED-) associated morbidity has been plagued by the complex interplay of different operative techniques. Orbital decompression is the well-recognized procedure for disfiguring exophthalmos and dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON).
Yi-Hsuan Wei +3 more
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Surgical Decompression for Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy [PDF]
Diabetes Care, 2007 Diabetic neuropathy remains an unmet medical need. While scientific advances (1,2) have been made in understanding pathophysiology, the impact on the clinical care of patients has been minimal, aside from symptomatic treatments for the pain that may accompany diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DPN) (3).
Aaron I. Vinik +5 more
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JAMA Neurology, 2020 Importance In patients with space-occupying hemispheric infarction, surgical decompression reduces the risk of death and increases the chance of a favorable outcome.
Hendrik Reinink +14 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with delayed presentation of congenital aganglionic megacolon [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021 Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) involves adverse physiologic consequences arising from the increased intra-abdominal pressure, leading to high mortality. However, this syndrome has been scarcely reported in pediatric emergency settings.
Kaeun Jeong, Pil-Sang Jang
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The utility of ultrasound for surgical spinal decompression [PDF]
Medical Ultrasonography, 2015 Surgery is routinely performed to decompress the spinal cord. While a number of imaging modalities are currently used in the perioperative setting of surgical spinal cord decompression including computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound (US) usage is relatively new.
Alaa Alaqeel +3 more
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Efficacy of surgical treatment in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. Treatment options for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are the topic for discussion due to the lack of controlled randomized prospective studies.
Ivetić Dražen +2 more
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Efficacy of interspinous device versus surgical decompression in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a modified network analysis. [PDF]
, 2011 Study designSystematic review using a modified network analysis.ObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness and morbidity of interspinous-device placement versus surgical decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.SummaryTraditionally, the most
Chou, Dean +3 more
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Predicting Revision Following In Situ Ulnar Nerve Decompression for Patients With Idiopathic Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of revision and potential risk factors for needing revision surgery following in situ ulnar nerve decompression for patients with idiopathic cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Gaspar, Michael P. +4 more
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Abdominal decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill patients: a retrospective study [PDF]
, 2010 Background. The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) refers to organ dysfunction that may occur as a result of increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Successful management may require abdominal decompression and temporary abdominal closure (TAC).
Ceelen, Wim +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Background Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) treatment depends on life expectancies. Data regarding palliative decompression outcomes is scarce.
Wan-Yu Lo, Shu-Hua Yang
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