The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the treatment of pelvic radiation-induced late side effects

Background: The treatment of pelvic malignancies (uterine, cervix, rectum, etc) often include radiation. Radiation-induced late side effects (longer than 3 months) are developed in 5–10% of those patients. We wanted…

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Adjunctive systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treatment of severe prevalently ischemic diabetic foot ulcer. A randomized study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy (s HBOT) in addition to a comprehensive protocol in decreasing major amputation rate in diabetic patients hospitalized for severe foot…

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HMPAO SPECT BRAIN IMAGING AND LOW PRESSURE HBOT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC TRAUMATIC, ISCHEMIC, HYPOXIC AND ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHIES

BACKGROUND: There is no effective treatment for chronic traumatic, ischemic, hypoxic, and anoxic brain injuries. We report the initial success of low pressure (LP) HBOT in their treatment. METHODS: All…

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The treatment of chronic radiation proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen in patients with prostate cancer

Therapeutic irradiation is commonly used to treat clinically localized prostate cancer. Although radiation therapy is effective for localized prostate cancer, the rectum is often affected because of its proximity to…

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