Results of conservative treatment of achillodynia with application micro-current therapy.

Achillodynia describes it as an expression of chronic pain in the Achilles tendon. Pain in the Achilles tendon can be the cause of wear and tear in the tendon tissue, or following an inflammation of the peritendineum, the underlying bursa and/or the tendon insertion at the heel bone. It often occurs after sporting unusual stress and heal after complex conservative treatment by rest, (partial) relief and physical exercise within several weeks to months.

[Impact of preoperative decompression of bile ducts on results of surgical treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer complicated with jaundice].

The aim of this research was to study the efficiency of preoperative decompression of bile ducts in patients with pancreatic cancer, complicated with obstructive jaundice. In a retrospective study short-term results of surgical treatment of patients with preoperative drainage and patients without drainage of bile ducts were compared. The operative characteristics such as median operative time, intraoperative blood transfusion and early postoperative results such as mortality, morbidity, postoperative complications of 300 patients: 160 patients with preoperative drainage and 140 patients without drainage of bile ducts were compared.