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A Rosenbaum

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Post-traumatic orbit evaluation by three-dimensional surface reconstructions.

Post-traumatic orbital osseous and soft tissue surface evaluation was performed using high resolution computerized tomography and three-dimensional surface reconstructions (3DSR) using specially developed computer software. Four patients with facial fractures involving the orbit are presented as examples of the technique. Orbital volume was measured and surface images prepared using the original CT scans as input to CT computer software developed for this purpose. The results simplify interpretation of the nature and extent of traumatic orbital disruption. The interpretation of serial high resolution CT scans of the orbit (now obtained routinely in fractures involving the orbit) has been augmented by employing three-dimensional surface reconstructions (3DSR).

Adult↗
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Treatment of malignant biliary obstruction by endoscopic implantation of iridium 192 using a new double lumen endoprosthesis.

Iridium 192 seeds contained in a ribbon were preloaded into a new double lumen 11 Fr endoprosthesis which was then inserted into malignant strictures of the bile duct and ampulla and left in place for 48 hours until 5000 rads were delivered to the tumor. The procedure was carried out in 14 patients (7 women, 7 men; mean age, 63.2 years; range, 46 to 86 years). Six patients were treated for cholangiocarcinomas, four with pancreatic carcinomas, and four with ampullary carcinomas. No complications occurred. The mean survival of the group was 7 months (range, 3 days to 27 months). This new technique provides both intraluminal brachytherapy and biliary drainage and is inserted intraduodenally across the papilla of Vater avoiding puncture of the liver and external hardware required by the percutaneous technique and hardware necessitated with a nasobiliary tube. Following removal of the iridium prosthesis, a large caliber endoprosthesis is inserted for continued decompression. Because of proven efficacy of endoprostheses, this new technique should be considered when intraluminal irradiation is indicated.

Adenoma, Bile Duct↗
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The types and frequencies of improved nonmusculoskeletal symptoms reported after chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency and types of improved nonmusculoskeletal symptoms reported after chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy. DESIGN: Retrospective information obtained by chiropractors through standardized interview of patients on return visit within 2 weeks of previous treatment. SETTING: The private practice of 87 Swedish chiropractors (response rate 81%). SUBJECTS: Twenty consecutive (presumably naive) patients per chiropractor (1504 valid questionnaires returned, 86% of optimal number of replies). INTERVENTION: Spinal manipulation with or without additional therapy provided by chiropractors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-reported improved nonmusculoskeletal symptoms (reactions). RESULTS: At least I reaction was reported after the previous treatment in 21% to 25% of cases. Of these responses, 26% were related to the airway passages (usually reported as "easier to breathe"), 25% were related to the digestive system (mostly reported as "improved function"), 14% were classified under eyes/vision (usually reported as "improved vision"), and 14% under heart/ circulation (about half of these reported as "improved circulation"). The number of spinal areas treated was positively associated with the number of reactions. CONCLUSION: A minority of chiropractic patients report having positive nonmusculoskeletal reactions after spinal manipulative therapy but such reports cluster predominantly around specific symptoms. It would be interesting to find out if these can be verified objectively and, if so, to investigate if they are caused by the treatment or if they are signs of natural variations in human physiology.

Adolescent↗