Biomedical subjects

J García Cano

Publications and source records attributed to J García Cano.

6 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2003

[Possible benefits of calcitonin in the treatment of otosclerosis].

This study shows the results obtained after treatment with intranasal calcitonin in 23 patients (36 ears) suffering from otosclerosis. 19.4% showed a hearing improvement upper of 10 dB. The gain was 32 dB in air conduction thresholds and 23 dB. In bone conduction. Tinnitus disappeared in 25% of cases suffering from tinnitus. Calcitonin tolerance was good, 8.7% of patients reported migraine. Authors recommended additional studies in order to evaluate the efficacy of this drug in the treatment of otosclerosis.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2001

[Therapy perspectives in subjective tinnitus].

The AA. of this article have achieved a bibliographical perusal about treatment of subjective tinnitus, including even papers based on controlled clinical trials. Pharmacologic agents are settled on vasodilators of cochlear microcirculation (nimodipine, trimetazidine, Ginkgo biloba extract, misoprostol), lidocaine, the anxiolitics (alprazolam, corazepam) and the antidepressants (nortrityline). Comments sonorous amplification. Also are displayed, because of their benefits, the relaxation techniques (biofeeback, hypnotherapy, acupuncture and yoga) and psychological counseling.

Humans↗

PubMed2000

[Nasopharyngeal bacterial flora and secretory otitis in adults].

The AA. have realized a prospective study of the links between the bacterial flora of the nasopharynx and the secretory otitis media in grown-up people. For achieving this purpose nasopharyngeal smears of rhinopharyngeal samples belonging to 85 otitic patients and other 85 healthy adults were cultivated. Statistical analysis showed that the otitis cases presented with 63.6% of microorganisms potentially pathogenic, being the 17.6% the percentage among healthy individuals (p < 0.001). Microorganisms more frequently encountered were: Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Staphylococcus aureus. After the medical treatment those patients recovered showed an increase of saprophyte flora from early 36.4% till 86% (p < 0.001). It could be appreciate a seasonal influence in the debut of this malady specially in winter.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1998

[Lingual thyroid. A case report].

Account on a tongue thyroid case and bibliographic review of the subject. It is an anomaly due to the thyroid gland not come down. Symptomatic cases are scarce (around 400 reported in the literature). Diagnosis is basically scintigraphic. When there are symptoms management should begin with thyrotoxine. More severe instances require surgical exeresis.

Adult↗

PubMed1998

[Metastasis from hypernephroma to the parotid gland].

Report of a carcinoma of renal clear cells, or hypernephroma, metastasized to parotid gland, in a 63 years old man. The occurrence of a mass progressively growing in link parotid was the early manifestation of the illness and the postsurgical anatomopathological study discovered the primary growth sitting in the kidney. Bibliographical survey of the subject and clinical, diagnostical and therapeutic features of this case as well.

Carcinoma, Renal Cell↗

PubMed1997

[Incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer in La Rioja (Spain). Epidemiological aspects].

A retrospective study was made of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed at the Hospital San Millán of La Rioja (Spain), between August 1989 and August 1995. Epidemiological and clinical factors, and their relation to findings from other regional studies, were examined. Most patients had stage III and IV (1986 UICC/AJCC staging system) disease, which indicates that the diagnosis tended to be late. Primary care physicians should consider this disease in cases of nasal obstruction, nosebleed, or seromucous otitis in adults.

Adolescent↗