STUDY OBJECTIVES Collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis involved placement of various materials to occupy space and keep the lung collapsed. Complications are encountered decades later. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1980 and 1997, we treated 31 patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis in whom collapse therapy had been used and who later developed complications related to their tr...

Diabetic polyneuropathy is a progressive and irreversible disease, which leads to disability, changes in functioning in daily activities, and frequent falls and injuries in diabetes patients. It is one of the major reasons for the occurrence of foot ulceration and amputation of lower extremities. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between muscle weakness and other complications...

Homocystinuria due to cystathionine-beta-synthetase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of methionine metabolism with an incidence in Ireland of 1 in 52,544 births. Ocular complications in untreated patients include ectopia lentis, secondary glaucoma, optic atrophy, and retinal detachment. There are no characteristic signs or symptoms in infancy, and early detection relies on screenin...

Two patients who underwent surgical exclusion of the thoracic aorta for chronic dissecting aneurysms of the descending aorta died 4 and 8 years after surgery due to complications in part related to the operative technique. One patient developed pseudoaneurysm of the proximal aortic stump with fatal exsanguination through an aortapulmonary fistula. The other patient developed progressive dilatat...

Liver transplantation is the only eVective treatment for end stage liver disease. In recent years the results of this major procedure have improved progressively in adults and children. At Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, the children’s liver transplantation programme was started in January 1984. By December 1996, 200 children had received 284 liver grafts. In December 1998, 138 (69%) of thes...

AIM To report the clinical findings, management, and outcomes in eyes undergoing surgery for regressed retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with vitreoretinal complications. METHOD Retrospective review of 40 eyes of 32 patients with regressed ROP who presented between 1989 and 2001 at two UK referral centres. RESULTS Of 29 eyes presenting with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), 15 initial...

537 determined by correlating the recipient's serum reactivity against the T and B lymphocyte and monocyte populations as well as the use of HLA-specific monoclonal blocking antibodies. Thus, a procedure is now available for better prediction of graft survival in the recipient. The usefulness of this new procedure is particularly important in patients with high levels of sensi-tization. Investi...

AIM Major complications of microscopic transnasal hypophyseal surgery (MTHS), such as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, carotid injury, and optic nerve injury, are very rare. However, late rhinological complications can be ignored because they are a minor cause of morbidity compared with major complications. In this study, we extensively examined postoperative rhinological complications in patien...

This review focuses on the different treatment options available for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, with an emphasis on the importance of the long-term sequelae of these therapies. In Section I, Dr. Linch reviews the current status of Hodgkin's disease treatment. Survival rates have improved over the last three decades due both to better initial therapies and associated supportive care and...

BACKGROUND The most frequent late complications in spinal cord injury result from arachnoiditis and consequent alterations in dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid flow. A surgical procedure carried out on patients with these alterations, resolved the various pathologies more efficiently in all cases. METHODS From October 2000 to March 2006, 23 patients were selected for surgery: three showed signs...