Showing papers on "Diathermy published in 1988"
59 citations
TL;DR: The results of this case study suggest that SWD may be effective in the management of pelvic infections that are unresponsive to chemotherapy, however, further studies are needed before conclusive statements can be made on the relative efficacy of SWD.
Abstract: Patients with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are not routinely referred for physical therapy until the condition is found to be resistant to antibiotic therapy. A 39-year-old black woman with an eight-year history of PID was treated with shortwave diathermy (SWD) using a modified "cross-fire" technique. A thermal dosage treatment lasting between 20 and 30 minutes (for each half of the cross-fire technique treatment) was administered. At the beginning of every treatment session, the patient rated her pain perception on a 10-point ratio scale. The patient received a total of nine treatments, after which she was completely pain free. The results of this case study suggest that SWD may be effective in the management of pelvic infections that are unresponsive to chemotherapy. Further studies using larger sample sizes and a control group, however, are needed before conclusive statements can be made on the relative efficacy of SWD in the management of chronic PID.
29 citations
TL;DR: Thirty patients with ureteric strictures of various etiologies were endourologically treated by Dilatation by a balloon catheter or incision by a Ureterotomy knife or a diathermy needle electrode.
Abstract: Thirty patients with ureteric strictures of various etiologies were endourologically treated. Dilatation by a balloon catheter or incision by a ureterotomy knife or a diathermy needle electrode wer...
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TL;DR: An insulated diathermy hook was used to destroy the posterior urethral valve in 10 boys and the results are compared with those in 7 other boys whose valves were destroyed by conventional endoscopic means.
Abstract: Summary— An insulated diathermy hook was used to destroy the posterior urethral valve in 10 boys. The technique needs no anaesthetic, no endoscopic equipment, no perineal urethrostomy and only occasional catheter drainage of the bladder. It is performed in the X-ray department, where the efficacy of the procedure can be checked immediately with a further cystogram. The results are compared with those in 7 other boys whose valves were destroyed by conventional endoscopic means.
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TL;DR: The Innes-Williams diathermy hook has been proven to be a safe, simple, and inexpensive technique that has specific application in the neonate and small infant where cystoscopy poses technical problems because of anatomic size and where potentially traumatic urethral instrumentation should be avoided.
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TL;DR: A prospective randomized controlled trial of laser vaporization versus electrocoagulation diathermy (ECD) in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cure rates obtained were 97% and 93% after one treatment, respectively.
Abstract: A prospective randomized controlled trial of laser vaporization versus electrocoagulation diathermy (ECD) in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is presented.A total of 61 patients judged suitable for conservative therapy were randomized on the basis of medical record numbers, into ECD (n = 28) and laser vaporization (n = 33) treatment groups. All patients were colposcoped and treated by the authors, with follow-up periods ranging from 18 to 42 months. Cure rates obtained were 97% (laser) and 93% (ECD) after one treatment. These cure rates of laser vaporization and ECD are equivalent. However, laser vaporization offers other significant advantages, making it the treatment of choice for CIN.
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TL;DR: Cutting tissues with coagulation current diathermy has some advantages in anorectal surgery by evoking twitches in striated muscle and no similar reaction in smooth muscle, thereby lowering the risk of accidental perioperative spread of blood-borne viral disease.
Abstract: Cutting tissues with coagulation current diathermy has some advantages in anorectal surgery. By evoking twitches in striated muscle and no similar reaction in smooth muscle, the technique facilitates the distinction between internal and external anal sphincter. Furthermore, cutting in this manner avoids the use of sharp instruments, thereby lowering the risk of accidental perioperative spread of blood-borne viral disease.
01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: Endoscopic measures have curtailed the need for open surgical procedures in the palliation of inoperable, stenosing tumors of the distal esophagus and proximal stomach.
Abstract: Endoscopic measures have curtailed the need for open surgical procedures. The capabilities of endoscopic measures for the palliation of inoperable, stenosing tumors of the distal esophagus and proximal stomach are as follows (Fig. 12.1):
a)
alimentation,
b)
dilatation,
c)
reduction of tumor size by
diathermy,
laser,
instillation of cytostatic drugs and sclerosing agents,
d)
placement of an endoesophageal tube,
e)
percutaneous gastrostomy,
f)
intubation for tracheoesophageal fistula.
01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: Hyperthermia combined with chemo- and radiotherapy appears to have a synergistic effect on malignant lesions and the major problem limiting wide application of diathermy is the difficulty in heating deeply located tumors.
Abstract: Hyperthermia to treat clinical malignant lesions has gained increasing interest. Hyperthermia combined with chemo- and radiotherapy appears to have a synergistic effect on malignant lesions. The major problem limiting wide application of diathermy is the difficulty in heating deeply located tumors.