Publications by authors named "Irene Vanek"
Article Synopsis
- Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) can severely impact quality of life and may be caused by a condition called sigmoid/transverse sinus stenosis (STSS), which has been treated with stenting techniques.
- A study involving 12 women with PT and STSS showed that a new stent called BosStent was successfully used, and patients reported complete symptom resolution within one month.
- Follow-up assessments revealed significant improvements in quality of life scores, highlighting the need for further research to confirm the safety and effectiveness of this treatment in larger patient groups.
Background: Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) can have huge impact on the patients' quality of life and can be associated with curable vascular anomalies. In the present study, we aim firstly to describe our protocol for venous BTO and secondly to report possible predictors for a positive BTO test.
Methods: All consecutive PT patients undergoing BTO for the purpose of determining eligibility for venous neuro-intervention were included.
Background: Although the relationship between acromegaly and depression has been ascribed to the effects of chronic disease, the role of growth hormone (GH), and insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is not clear.
Objective: To determine whether related hormones levels in acromegalics are correlated with depressive symptoms and whether these symptoms are ameliorated following surgery.
Materials And Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on patients diagnosed with acromegaly ( = 15) or non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA; = 20, as controls) and undergoing first-time surgery, who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) questionnaire both pre-surgery and post-surgery.
Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of patients with giant pituitary tumours (GPTs) who underwent a purely binasal endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (BETS) and compare their outcomes with those achieved through craniotomy and microscopic transsphenoidal surgery (MTS).
Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients with GPTs (greater than 10 cm3 in volume) who were treated surgically with BETS, craniotomy, or MTS from October 1994 to July 2009 were reviewed for clinical outcomes, degree of tumor resection, recurrence rates, and surgical complications.
Results: The BETS group had significantly better mean reduction of tumor volume (91%) than the craniotomy (63%, p = 0.