Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cerebral Radiation Necrosis Secondary to Stereotactic Radiation: A Case Series

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Radiation Necrosis

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), the administration of 100% oxygen under high pressure, can improve the situation. Such therapy greatly increases the amount of oxygen availabile to tissue. This is due to the gaseous/fluid (oxygen/plasma) interface that enhances oxygen absorption and transportation into the liquid phase of the blood. Under such circumstances, repair of tissue damaged by high dos...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for hemorrhagic radiation cystitis.

BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic radiation cystitis (HRC) is a significant clinical problem that occurs after pelvic radiation therapy and is often refractory. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) for HRC. METHODS Daily 90 minute sessions of HBO at 2 ATM 100% oxygen were given to 32 HRC patients with ASTRO grades 3-4 hematuria. RESULTS The median age was...

Cerebral radiation necrosis complicating stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation.

A patient presented with symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure and increasing focal deficit 13 months after stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Computed Tomography (CT) showed a mass lesion at the site of the previous abnormality typical of radiation necrosis, but with features identical to those of a malignant neoplasm. Biopsy confirmed cer...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation necrosis of the jaw: comments on a randomized study.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation-induced optic neuropathy.

INTRODUCTION Radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RON) is an infrequent but devastating consequence of radiation exposure to the visual pathways, usually following months to years after the treatment of paranasal or intracranial tumours. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is one of several therapies that have been tried for this condition. The purpose of this review is to describe the clinical char...