Publications by authors named "E Mille"
In Germany, significant incidents must be reported to the competent authority since 12/31/2018 (section 108 Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV)). After assessment and evaluation of the reports, the competent authority submits the relevant information via a web-based reporting system (BeVoMed) to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), which publishes the results derived therefrom. The present paper evaluates significant incidents related to X-ray exposures on humans.
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- Intravesical injections of botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) are used to treat neurogenic overactive bladder and/or detrusor overactivity in patients with multiple sclerosis, but their long-term effectiveness is unclear.
- A study involving 196 MS patients assessed the mid-term continuation rate and identified specific risk factors for discontinuation, finding that 81.1% continued treatment after 5 years.
- The research indicated that the Expanded Disability Status Scale and the type of MS significantly influenced the likelihood of discontinuation, with those having one or more risk factors being more prone to stop treatment.
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness, side effects, and costs of single-use vs reusable flexible ureteroscopes for treating pediatric kidney stones over a span of two years.
- Both types showed similar outcomes in terms of patient demographics, surgery success rates, complication rates, and lengths of hospital stays, but operative times varied slightly.
- Notably, single-use scopes were cheaper (798 Euros) and had no reported failures compared to some failures with reusable scopes (4 cases), highlighting their availability and reliability.
Introduction: Refinements in endoscopic instrumentation, the widespread popularization of endourology and the minimal invasiveness of endoscopic approaches have led to evolving interest in expanding applications for their use and now include incision of posterior urethral valves (PUV). We aimed to report our paediatric experience of PUV incision with Holmium:YAG laser updating of the endoscopic technique, how we set parameters for the laser energy and provide some tips and tricks to increase the likelihood of completing treatment.
Methods: A monocentric, prospective, continuous series of boys with PUV were treated endoscopically using a Holmium: YAG laser (1.
Background: 18F-FDG-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is a standard for initial staging in patients with locally advanced stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We evaluated a PET/CT staging score to characterize disease extension and patient outcome in this disease.
Methods: Ninety-nine consecutive patients with NSCLC stage IIIA-B (UICC 7th edition), who underwent 18F-FDG-PET/CT before the start of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) were analyzed.