Efficacy of Medicinal Leech Therapy in Diverse Clinical Applications: A Comprehensive Study from Azerbaijan [PDF]
Türkiye Parazitoloji DergisiObjective: Hirudotherapy (HT), the therapeutic use of medicinal leeches, has been practised for centuries, and the interest in modern medicine has recently been renewed.
Shabnam Farzali +4 more
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The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric AssociationBackground Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for medicinal purposes, is a recognized treatment for various medical conditions, including digit replantation.
Katharine Hinchcliff
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Proliferative activity of bone marrow cells of rats under the influence of biologically active substances of a medical leech [PDF]
Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2017 Hirudotherapy has been used in medicine since time immemorial. The advantage of this type of treatment is that the bite of a leech has a restorative effect on the entire body.
R. F. Aminov, A. K. Frolov
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Hirudo verbana Microbiota Dynamics: A Key Factor in Hirudotherapy-Related Infections? [PDF]
MicroorganismsThe gastrointestinal microbiota of medicinal leeches is particularly interesting due to their blood-feeding habits, increasing medical use, and risk of pathogen transmission.
Djursun Karasartova +4 more
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Early venous congestion after diep flap breast reconstruction: case report of a successful management. [PDF]
Acta Biomed, 2022 BACKGROUND AND AIM: More than 250 000 women estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer in the USA every year. Mastectomy is primary treatment for more than a third of those with early-stage disease.
Baccarani A +6 more
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Evaluation of Methylene Blue as An Effective Antiseptic for Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo verbana) [PDF]
Türkiye Parazitoloji DergisiObjective: Medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) have been used for therapeutic purposes in humans since ancient times. Because of their growth conditions, leeches carry certain bacteria and endosymbionts (e.g., Aeromonas spp).
Sibel Doğan +3 more
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Hirudotherapy /Leech therapy: Applications and Indications in Surgery
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2012 Hirudotherapy (HT) is the application of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) for therapeutic use. It is one of the oldest remedies, being employed by various medicinal practitioners.
Swaid Abdullah +3 more
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Leech Therapy In A Case With Arterial Embolism [PDF]
International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research, 2020 Although there have been significant advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, acute peripheral arterial blockage is still important due to limb-threatening ischemia and loss of function it causes in vital organs.
Abdulkadir Kaya, Tarık Sarı
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Improving Symptoms of Peripheral Artery Disease With Hirudotherapy. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Critical limb ischemia is a complication of PAD that leads to severe pain at rest, numbness, and absent or diminished pulses in the legs or feet. Revascularization with surgery or endovascular intervention is required to re-establish blood flow to the ...
Afify O, Alkhouri S, Lauder N.
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[Cutaneous pseudolymphoma after hirudotherapy : Case report and review]. [PDF]
Hautarzt, 2022 ZusammenfassungUnter dem Begriff Pseudolymphom (PSL) versteht man eine benigne, reaktive Lymphoproliferation der Haut, die klinisch und/oder histologisch ein malignes Lymphom simulieren kann. Die genaue Ätiopathogenese ist bis heute nicht gänzlich geklärt. Man unterscheidet die primären, idiopathischen PSL ohne erkennbare Ursache von den sekundären PSL
Hanner S, Stroh H, Enk A, Hoffmann J.
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