Treatment of recalcitrant venous leg ulcers with autologous keratinocytes in fibrin sealant: a multinational randomized controlled clinical trial.

In a multicenter trial, the effect of a commercially available combination of autologous keratinocytes (3-6 x 10(6)/mL) with fibrin sealant (Tissucol Duo S Immuno, Baxter Hyland Immuno) on the healing of recalcitrant venous leg ulcers (duration >3 months) was compared with standard care. The primary endpoint was time to healing, and the secondary endpoint was number of healed ulcers in both groups. Both groups received compression therapy with short-stretch bandages.

[Modern surgical interventions in the treatment of morbid obesity].

Introduction: The incidence of obesity keeps increasing in the developed countries. This tendency can be observed also in Hungary. According to scientific literature the extremely obese patients die 12 times more often than ones with normal body weights in the same age.

Initial experience with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Hungary.

Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) was started in Hungary in 1998. We used Lap-Band and SAGB devices. In this study we present our experience through the learning curve.

Treating morbid obesity with laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band.

The authors present their first experiences on the laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band treatment of morbid obesity. Treating of the morbid obesity in a surgical way, this particular method is widely accepted as the less invasive and most modern procedure, with the benefit of adjustability of the gastric band. During the spring of 1999, 4 patients were treated with the method described above, 3 male and 1 female, the average BMI was 47.

[A new method for the management of perforated veins in the lower extremities].

Elimination of incompetent perforating veins is the effective therapeutic method in the treatment of lower leg ulceration and trophic skin disorders associated with chronic venous insufficiency. The subfascial endoscopic ligation is a new surgical method to treat patients with incompetent perforating veins. 19 patients with severe chronic venous insufficiency or protracted venous ulceration of lower leg were treated.