[Treatment of pain in patients after tonsillectomy].

The aim of the study was to evaluate post-operative pain in patients after tonsillectomy, treated with non-steroid anti-inflammatory and opioid drugs. A group of 57 patients aged from 16 to 53 years was examined. 32 of them were treated with ketoprofen (Ketonal, Lek) in a dose 100 mg, 3 times a day and the remaining 25 with tramadol hydrochloride (Tramal) in daily doses 150-200 mg.

[Sinonasal haemangiopericytoma of the nasal septum removed under endoscopic guidance].

Haemangiopericytomas originate in extravascular cells (pericytes). They are well-differentiated tumours with low potential for local recurrence or metastasis. The most common presenting symptoms are nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis.

Effects of vagal pacing on food intake and body mass in pigs.

Unlabelled: In obesity patients inexpensive, non-invasive, low risk treatment remains a holy grail. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effect of long term and low frequency vagal pacing on feeding behavior in pigs.

Methods: Two groups of animals were investigated, first control with sham operation and second group with microchip (MC) on both vagal nerves placed laparoscopically.