BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tissue hardness (induration), pain and tenderness are common late adverse effects of curative radiotherapy for early breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of IH636 grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) in patients with tissue induration after high-dose radiotherapy for early breast cancer in a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised pha...

Ein 56-jähriger langjähriger Raucher wurde vom Hausarzt aufgrund einer rechtsbetonten indolenten Schwellung der Unterlippe mit knotiger Veränderung Mukosa, die seit zwei Monaten bestand, zugewiesen.

Fat induration is associated with necrosis and remains a common complication in breast reconstructions with autologous flaps after mastectomy. Fat induration can cause deep tissue infection, pain, distress, and anxiety. However, the diagnosis for this problem has not been objectively defined. In the current article, We will share our experience of using ultrasound shear-wave elastography with 1...

INTRODUCTION The tuberculin skin test is one of the most valuable tests for demonstrating tuberculous infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic children. However, its application is often undermined by difficulties in interpretation of results arising from its low sensitivity and specificity. OBJECTIVES This review aimed to use the concept of induration distribution analysis to estimate ...

Induration furnaces for iron-oxide pellets are expensive processes, due to their high energy consumption. Moreover, they are highly interactive and then complex to control. Real-time optimization strategies based on reliable process models are thus necessary. However, induration furnaces are described by distributed-parameter models that require long computation times. The performance of IMCopt...

Excision of the fibrous plaque from the full thickness of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa of the penis was performed in 16 patients with Peyronie's disease in the course of seven years. The resulting gap was covered with a dermal flap. The dorsal vascular and neural bundles were separated from the tunica albuginea together with Buck's fascia. This method caused only very slight da...