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Vaginal Dilation Doesn't Prevent Radiotherapy Damage
Modalities - Radiology While vaginal dilation might help treat late effects of pelvic irradiation, evidence does not support routine dilation during or immediately after radiotherapy.This finding from a meta-analysis is in contrast to current UK guidelines,...
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LASIK Flap Buttonhole Treated Immediately by PRK With Mitomycin C
George D.Kymionis, MD, PhD; Dimitra M. Portaliou, MD; Alexandra E. Karavitaki, MD; Maria S. Krasia, MD; Georgios A. Kontadakis, MD, MSc; Aimilianos A. Stratos, MD; Sonia H. Yoo, MD To describe the visual outcomes of three patients who had LASIK...
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LASIK Flap Buttonhole Treated Immediately by PRK With Mitomycin C
by George D.Kymionis, MD, PhD; Dimitra M. Portaliou, MD; Alexandra E. Karavitaki, MD; Maria S. Krasia, MD; Georgios A. Kontadakis, MD, MSc; Aimilianos A. Stratos, MD; Sonia H. Yoo, MD Submit a Comment To describe the visual outcomes of three...
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Phototherapeutic keratectomy with mitomycin C after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
Contributors Involved in conception and design of study (TH, AK, ASJ, JGL, RSC); conduct of study (ASJ, JGL, RSC); collection of the data (TH, ASJ); management, analysis, and interpretation of the data (TH ASJ, RSC); preparation of the manu Phototherapeutic...
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Glaucoma shunt has high success rate in uveitic glaucoma cases
NAPLES, Fla.' After implantation of the Ex-PRESS microshunt in eyes with uveitic glaucoma, the success rate was 92%, a study found. 'Surgical management of uveitic glaucoma is often difficult,' Jocelyn Rowe, MD, and colleagues said in a poster presented at...
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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Thwarts Recurrent Ascites From Appendiceal Cancer: Presented at SSO
-- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) prevents recurrent mucinous ascites from appendiceal cancer, according to data released on March 6 at the 2010 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium (SSO).Mucinous ascites can significantly...
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Targeting and processing of site-specific DNA interstrand crosslinks
DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) are among the most cytotoxic types of DNA damage, and thus ICL-inducing agents such as cyclophosphamide, melphalan, cisplatin, psoralen, and mitomycin C have been used clinically as anticancer drugs for decades.ICLs...
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Photorefractive keratomy performed off-label yields excellent visual outcomes in study
San Francisco?Wavefront-optimized PRK performed off-label with a 400-Hz excimer laser (Allegretto Wave Eye-Q, Alcon Laboratories) produced excellent safety and visual outcomes and a low incidence of serious complications in an active duty military population,...
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Fluorouracil Therapy: Reports from O. Matzinger and co-researchers add new data to research in fluorouracil therapy
Today's Medical & Research News Fluorouracil Therapy Reports from O.Matzinger and co-researchers add new data to research in fluorouracil therapy February 25th, 2010 Printer-Friendly Version City:Brussels Country:Belgium Fluorouracil Therapy Anal Cancer...
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Reduced Application Time for Prophylactic Mitomycin C in Photorefractive Keratectomy
Virasch VV et al.There was no statistically significant difference in postoperative bestcorrected visual acuity or haze scores among the 3 groups. Administration of prophylactic MMC 0. Reduced Application Time for Prophylactic Mitomycin C in...
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Current FDA Drug Shortages
The FDA reports the following drug shortages: Thiotepa 15 mg injection Bedford Laboratories (1-800-562-4797).Shortage due to manufacturing delays; Bedford has limited inventory and anticipates end of February for improved supplies. Vecuronium injection...
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Recurrences and Progression of Superficial Bladder Cancer following Long-Term Intravesical Prophylactic Therapy with Mitomycin C: 48-Month Follow-Up
_ Recurrences and Progression of Superficial Bladder Cancer following Long-Term Intravesical Prophylactic Therapy with Mitomycin C: 48-Month Follow-Up.
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Three Newer Methods for Treating Pterygium
The surgical treatment of pterygium has long been a challenge for corneal specialists.However, in recent years new approaches using fibrin tissue adhesive and amniotic membrane placement have dramatically improved cosmetic results for patients and...
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