UNLABELLED Continence disturbances, especially fecal soiling, are difficult to treat. Irrigation of the distal part of the large bowel might be considered as a nonsurgical alternative for patients with impaired continence. PURPOSE This study is aimed at evaluating the clinical value of colonic irrigation. METHODS Thirty-two patients (16 females; median age, 47 (range, 23-72) years) were off...

INTRODUCTION Single-stream hydro-jet dissection is increasingly used in various laparoscopic procedures, but its use requires special equipment. We describe a simple method for using an irrigation system for saline-jet tissue dissection as a useful adjunct prior to adhesiolysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Intraabdominal adhesions prolong laparoscopic procedures, because tissue planes are difficult ...

BACKGROUND Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with structural heart disease is more difficult than ablation of idiopathic VT. The larger size of responsible reentrant circuits contributes to the difficulty in achieving an adequate ablation lesion with conventional techniques. Recently, cooling of the ablation electrode by saline irrigation has been shown to increase RF...

C-shaped root canals are most frequently seen in the mandibular second molar. Their complex anatomy makes chemomechanical preparation an arduous and difficult task. The present case series describes the endodontic management of 3 cases of Cshaped canals using sonic irrigation system and laser assisted disinfection.

Drip irrigation is the most water efficient system available to water garden. Some systems are so efficient that they only allow a few liters of water per hour to fall into the soil and the best way to water the plants at ground level where they need it the most. Installing an irrigation system such as sprinkler or drip system without automation has always been a difficult and frustrating probl...

Water is a limited resource and the dramatically increasing world population requires a significant increase in food production. For improving both crop yield and water use efficiency, the usual optimization strategy in irrigation at the field level considers scheduling parameters, i.e. when and how much to irrigate, as well as control parameters, i.e. the intensity and the irrigation time, for...

Increased vascular calcification and tortuosity are rather common in end-stage renal failure patients who are on hemodialysis. It renders manipulation of catheters and performance of percutaneous transluminal interventions more difficult than expected. Such vascular alterations may be evident in large veins and pose significant difficulties in placement of pacing leads as shown in our case. To ...

Dear Editors, We read with great interest a letter entitled ‘Cleansing of wounds by tap water? An evidence based systemic analysis’ by Huang et al. (1), commenting on the safety of tap water irrigation in wound cleansing. The tap water irrigation has been reported to reduce colonisation of wounds and infection rates significantly (2,3). It has also been found that the rate of infection and outc...

Brazilian Journal of otorhinolaryngology 77 (6) novemBer/DecemBer 2011 http://www.bjorl.org.br / e-mail: [email protected] Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease resulting from inflammation of the sinonasal mucosa. The underlying cause of the inflammation is multifactorial, with both genetic and environmental contributions. Guidelines published by the AAOHNS in 2007 and a Cochra...

Please address all the numbered queries on this page which are clearly identified on the proof for your convenience. Thank you for your cooperation _A_371173 1 Is this Equation 9? 2 Allen et al. not in refs list, please give details. 3 Please cross-reference the text without the use of section numbers! 4 Please update reference if possible. Abstract The objective of the present study was to inv...