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Category: 2009
Laparoscopic treatment of abdominal complications following ventriculoperitoneal shunt
The aim of this study is the evaluation of laparoscopic treatment in abdominal complications following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Methods: We report a retrospective study including 17 patients with abdominal complications...
Neuronavigation. Principles. Surgical technique.
Neuronavigation and stereotaxy are techniques designed to help neurosurgeons precisely localize different intracerebral pathological processes by using a set of preoperative images (CT, MRI, fMRI, PET, SPECT etc.). The...
The possibilities of radiofrequency technology in the surgery of parenchimatous organs
The aim of this paper is to determine the possibilities of modern radiofrequency (RF) technology and the usefulness of abdominal and thoracic parenchymatous organs in surgery. Investigation was made on 17 patients with 125 RF...
Therapeutical solutions for non-malignant eso-bronchial fistulas
We assessed the efficacy of surgical treatment for the patients with eso-respiratory fistulas. The following cases revealed the anesthesic and surgical difficulties, and also intraoperative and postoperative complications that...
Pituitary incidentalomas – How often is too often?
Introduction: Clinical nonfunctional pituitary microadenomas, also known as incidentalomas are accidental observations made due to the application of high resolution imaging techniques as computed tomography or magnetic...
Pituitary incidentalomas – How often is too often?
Homocysteine is a sulfurated amino acid used for the synthesis of methionine. The last decade’s researches proved that hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease. The vascular...
The surface of the eye – a superficial entity with deep repercussions
The surface of the eye is an anatomical and functional entity with a relatively recent delimitation but with significant therapeutic and diagnostic consequences. The pathology of the conjunctive and cornea must be approached by...