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Акушерство, гинекология и репродукция, 2019 A case of pregravid preparation is described for an in vitro fertilization (IVF) attempt in a woman after four previous IVF failures. Considering her personal and family aggravated medical history, including the family anamnesis, the patient underwent a ...
V. I. Linnikov
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Unani treatment and leech therapy saved the diabetic foot of a patient from amputation
International Wound Journal, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 263-264, April 2016., 2016 Abstract Every 30 seconds, a lower limb amputation is carried out due to diabetes throughout the world. The mortality rate due to diabetic foot gangrene is just next to that of cancer. As tissue death cannot be reversed, surgical removal of the affected tissue (debridement) or amputation of the limb is the only treatment option left when gangrene has ...
SM Arif Zaidi
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Leech as a lifeboat: Reminiscent role in plastic and reconstructive surgery!
TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2019 Leeching was a popular therapeutic practice since ancient times for various diseases. Previously, it was used as an unscientific home remedy by traditional therapists.
Rohan Dilip Newadkar +1 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 Aim. We aimed to determine the effect of external apple vinegar application on the symptoms and social appearance anxiety of varicosity patients who were suggested conservative treatment. Method. The study was planned as an experimental, randomized, and controlled study.
Derya Atik +3 more
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Chinese Medicinal Leech: Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 Hirudo (Shuizhi in Chinese) is an important Chinese medicine, which possesses many therapeutic properties for the treatment of the cerebral hemorrhage and other thrombosis‐related diseases. The phytochemical investigation gave more than 51 compounds including pteridines, phosphatidylcholines, glycosphingolipids, and sterols, as well as some bioactive ...
Han Dong +7 more
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Kounis syndrome due to hirudotherapy (leech therapy) in emergency department; a case report
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Kounis Syndrome is the development of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) because of allergic reactions; allergens, such as foods, insect venom, iodine contrast agent or drugs can cause this syndrome.
Tolga Çakmak +4 more
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Recommendations for the Use of Leeches in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 A written informed consent should be obtained from the patient before hirudotherapy is initiated. The patients should be treated each day of leech therapy with anti‐Aeromonas antibiotics. Leeches should be applied on the darker spots of the reattached body parts or flaps.
Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Ronald Sherman
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Ichthyotherapy as Alternative Treatment for Patients with Psoriasis: A Pilot Study
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 3, Issue 4, Page 483-488, 2006., 2006 Ichthyotherapy (therapy with the so‐called ‘Doctorfish of Kangal’, Garra rufa) has been shown to be effective in patients with psoriasis in the Kangal hot springs in Turkey. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of ichthyotherapy in combination with short‐term ultraviolet A sunbed radiation in the treatment of psoriasis under controlled ...
Martin Grassberger, W. Hoch
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Hirudotherapy as a method of hemoreological disorders correction efficiency on osteoarthrosis [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2017 The aim: to study the hirudotherapy effectiveness in case of osteoarthrosis as a pathogenetic therapy in view of vascular disorders in the disease pathogenesis. Material and Methods.
Karimova D.J. +3 more
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Thirtieth Annual Congress on Veterinary Acupuncture: IVAS Report
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 239-242, 2005., 2005 More than 155 participants from 25 countries attended the 30th Annual IVAS Congress, September 8–11, 2004 in Oostende, Belgium. The focus was on veterinary acupuncture (AP) and immunology, and the event was sponsored by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS).
Krishna Kaphle +2 more
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