Publications by authors named "L Petr"
Consensus holds that pottery technology came to Central Europe from the Northern Balkans with independent pottery traditions existing concurrently in Eastern Europe. An unusual grass-tempered pottery dating back to around 5800 cal BC found in lake sediments at Santovka, Slovakia, predated the earliest known Neolithic pottery in the region (~ 5500 cal BC), suggesting unexplored narratives of pottery introduction. Analyses of the pottery's technology, origin, and grass temper shedding light on ceramic traditions' spread can unveil mobility patterns and community lifestyles.
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- Spigelian hernia is a rare type of abdominal wall hernia that often goes unnoticed until it becomes incarcerated, usually forming where the arcuate line meets the lateral part of the rectus abdominis muscle.
- A case involved a 44-year-old woman with a painful lump in her abdomen, which was suspected to be an incarcerated atypical hernia; imaging confirmed the presence of a Spigelian hernia, despite initial thoughts of a different condition due to her use of interferon.
- Diagnosing Spigelian hernias is challenging because symptoms can be nonspecific, and the high risk of incarceration suggests that even less obvious cases should be surgically treated.
Objectives: Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are candidates for proton radiotherapy due to large and comprehensive target volumes, and the necessity for sparing of healthy tissues. The aim of this work is to evaluate treatment outcome and toxicity profile of patients treated with proton pencil-beam scanning radiotherapy.
Materials And Methods: Between Jan 2013 and June 2018, 40 patients were treated for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) with IMPT (proton radiotherapy with modulated intensity).