Zlomeniny páteře patří mezi častá poranění provázející všechny věkové skupiny. Nestabilní zlomeniny jsou léčeny chirurgicky se snahou o obnovení základních funkcí páteře. Stabilní fraktury se léčí ve většině případů konzervativně nebo pomocí minimálně invazivních technik. Bolest je přítomna u většiny nemocných a může být limitujícím faktorem pro časný návrat k běžným denním aktivitám. Mezi minimálně invazivní metody umožňující ovlivnění bolesti patří analgetické blokády, kyslíko-ozonová terapie (KOT), radiofrekvenční ablace (RFA) či augmentace skeletu polymetylmetakrylátovým (PMMA) cementem. Práce pak předkládá současný pohled medicíny založené na důkazech (EBM) na jednotlivé metody léčby bolesti, přičemž jsou probrány základní principy a aspekty jednotlivých metod. Na pracovišti autorů bylo provedeno za posledních 8 let více než 8800 zákroků léčby bolesti zad s CT navigací a 253 augmentačních zákroků. Nebyla zaznamenána klinicky významná komplikace.
Vertebral fracture is a common trauma can occur at any age group. Unstable fractures are treated surgically to restore the basic spinal functionality. In most cases, stable fractures are treated conservatively or by minimally invasive techniques. Pain is the most common symptom and can be a limiting factor for an early return to ones daily activities. Among the minimally invasive procedures for pain management are analgesis blockades, oxygenozone therapy, radiofrequency ablation or augmentation. This paper presents the current view of evidence-based medicine (EBM) on individual methods of pain treatment of which basic principles and aspects are discussed. Furthermore, the practical experiences of the author‘s workplace are presented. Over the past 8 years, more than 8,800 back pain treatments under CT guidance and 253 augmentation procedures have been performed at the authors‘ workplace. No clinically significant complication was observed.
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- anestetika lokální aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- bolesti zad * diagnostické zobrazování etiologie terapie MeSH
- fraktury páteře diagnostické zobrazování patologie terapie MeSH
- intervenční radiografie klasifikace metody přístrojové vybavení MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- management bolesti * klasifikace přístrojové vybavení statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- medicína založená na důkazech metody MeSH
- oxygenoterapie metody přístrojové vybavení MeSH
- ozon terapeutické užití MeSH
- páteř diagnostické zobrazování patologie MeSH
- radiofrekvenční ablace metody přístrojové vybavení MeSH
- vertebroplastika MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
Perkutánní vertebroplastika je minimálně invazivní zákrok, při kterém se do zlomeného či jinak postiženého obratle aplikuje polymethylmetakrylátový (PMMA) cement. Mezi hlavní indikace patří zejména osteoporotická zlomenina obratle, páteřní hemangiom, mnohočetný myelom a metastatické postižení páteře u vybrané skupiny nemocných. Vlastní zákrok vede ke stabilizaci obratle s analgetickým efektem. Práce předkládá současný pohled na vertebroplastiku u těchto základních indikačních skupin ve světle současných poznatků medicíny založené na důkazech (EBM). Jsou diskutovány a porovnávány výsledky studií týkajících se léčby osteoporotických zlomenin a dalších hlavních indikací perkutánní vertebroplastiky.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure, in which fractured or otherwise affected vertebra is filled with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement. The main indications include osteoporotic vertebral fracture, spinal hemangioma, multiple myeloma and selected groups of patients with metastatic spinal injuries. The procedure leads to the stabilization of the affected vertebrae and then to analgesic effect. Our work presents a current view of vertebroplasty in these basic indication groups in light of current knowledge of evidence-based medicine (EBM). We are discussing and comparing the results of the studies concerning the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and other main indications for percutaneous vertebroplasty.
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- abstrakt z konference MeSH
INTRODUCTION: Fusiform dilatation of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is reported as a possible complication of craniopharyngioma resection in childhood. Here, the authors describe such a complication in an adult patient who presented with acute symptomatic thrombosis 7 months after surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 45-year-old woman presented with left hemispheric stroke due to a thrombotic supraclinoid occlusion of the terminal ICA (so called "T" occlusion). Successful revascularisation was achieved with mechanical thrombectomy. Beside recanalization of the M1 middle cerebral artery segment and ICA, an irregular filling of the fusiform aneurysm of the communicating segment of the left ICA was observed. The patient recovered after mechanical thrombectomy with no clinical sequelae. Due to the persistent filling of the aneurysm sac, a flow diverter stent was deployed across the diseased vessel segment two weeks later. The patient underwent resection of the craniopharyngioma from ipsilateral pterional craniotomy 7 months ago. Five years later the patient works full time as a nurse with no regrowth of the craniopharyngioma and no aneurysm reperfusion. RESULTS: This case, together with four other previously reported cases, documents that fusiform aneurysm as a complication of the craniopharygioma resection is not restricted to the childhood population but may also rarely occur in adults. As the patient suffered from acute symptomatic thrombosis which required treatment under the protocol for acute large vessel occlusions, we decided to treat the aneurysm with the flow diverter stent.
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- aneurysma * MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- endovaskulární výkony * MeSH
- kraniofaryngeom * chirurgie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory hypofýzy * diagnostické zobrazování chirurgie MeSH
- stenty MeSH
- trombektomie MeSH
- trombóza * MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
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- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
Background and objectives: For the treatment of chronic unilateral radicular syndrome, there are various methods including three minimally invasive computed tomography (CT)-guided methods, namely, pulsed radiofrequency (PRF), transforaminal oxygen ozone therapy (TFOOT), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI). Despite this, it is still unclear which of these methods is the best in terms of pain reduction and disability improvement. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term effectiveness of these methods by measuring pain relief using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and improvement in disability (per the Oswestry disability index (ODI)) in patients with chronic unilateral radicular syndrome at L5 or S1 that do not respond to conservative treatment. Materials and Methods: After screening 692 patients, we enrolled 178 subjects, each of whom underwent one of the above CT-guided procedures. The PRF settings were as follows: pulse width = 20 ms, f = 2 Hz, U = 45 V, Z ˂ 500 Ω, and interval = 2 × 120 s. For TFOOT, an injection of 4-5 mL of an O2-O3 mixture (24 μg/mL) was administered. For the TFESI, 1 mL of a corticosteroid (betamethasone dipropionate), 3 mL of an anaesthetic (bupivacaine hydrochloride), and a 0.5 mL mixture of a non-ionic contrast agent (Iomeron 300) were administered. Pain intensity was assessed with a questionnaire. Results: The data from 178 patients (PRF, n = 57; TFOOT, n = 69; TFESI, n = 52) who submitted correctly completed questionnaires in the third month of the follow-up period were used for statistical analysis. The median pre-treatment visual analogue scale (VAS) score in all groups was six points. Immediately after treatment, the largest decrease in the median VAS score was observed in the TFESI group, with a score of 3.5 points (a decrease of 41.7%). In the PRF and TFOOT groups, the median VAS score decreased to 4 and 5 points (decreases of 33% and 16.7%, respectively). The difference in the early (immediately after) post-treatment VAS score between the TFESI and TFOOT groups was statistically significant (p = 0.0152). At the third and sixth months after treatment, the median VAS score was five points in all groups, without a statistically significant difference (p > 0.05). Additionally, there were no significant differences in the Oswestry disability index (ODI) values among the groups at any of the follow-up visits. Finally, there were no significant effects of age or body mass index (BMI) on both treatment outcomes (maximum absolute value of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient = 0.193). Conclusions: Although the three methods are equally efficient in reducing pain over the entire follow-up, we observed that TFESI (a corticosteroid with a local anaesthetic) proved to be the most effective method for early post-treatment pain relief.
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- injekce epidurální MeSH
- kyslík MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ozon * terapeutické užití MeSH
- pulsní radiofrekvenční terapie * MeSH
- radikulopatie * farmakoterapie MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
PURPOSE: Numerous radiological measures have been proposed as imaging biomarkers of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), however, the number of studies systematically comparing their diagnostic values remains limited. The study objective was to compare the diagnostic performance of fifteen cross-sectional imaging iNPH biomarkers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty subjects were prospectively enrolled in the study: 35 subjects with clinically confirmed iNPH and 45 matched healthy controls (HC). Values of linear, angular and index measurements including three newly proposed biomarkers were obtained from 3T brain MRI studies by two independent readers. Diagnostic performance of biomarkers was studied by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and t-statistic. RESULTS: All biomarkers studied were able to reliably differentiate iNPH subjects from HC (p < .001) except for cella media-to-temporal horn ratio. Z-Evans index, vertical cella media and vertical frontal horn diameters showed the highest discriminatory power between iNPH and HC groups (area under curve >0.99). Simple linear measurements of vertical (0.99) or horizontal (0.95) frontal horn diameters showed results comparable to calculated ratios, i.e. z-Evans (0.99) and Evans (0.96) indexes, respectively. CONCLUSION: The best diagnostic performance among fifteen radiological iNPH biomarkers was found in linear measurements referring to caudocranial alterations of the ventricular geometry, outweighing those referring to laterolateral ventricular enlargement (as e.g. commonly used Evans index). Simple linear measurements of vertical or horizontal frontal horn diameters showed comparable results to calculated, more time-consuming z-Evans or Evans indexes, respectively.
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- lidé MeSH
- magnetická rezonanční tomografie metody normy MeSH
- normotenzní hydrocefalus diagnostické zobrazování patofyziologie MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- abstrakt z konference MeSH
