Publications by authors named "S R Bialek"
Background: Nasal allergen provocation tests are an important part of the diagnostics of allergic diseases triggered by environmental factors. Recently, increased attention has been paid to the potential use of this method in the diagnosis of food allergy. The objective of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of the nasal allergen provocation test in a group of subjects allergic to hen's egg white allergens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe patient is a 51-year-old woman who had been experiencing syncope and near-syncopal events for at least 10 years with an otherwise benign neurological exam. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extra-axial mass consistent with a midline planum and tuberculum sellae meningioma, for which the patient opted to have resected. We demonstrate how performing a posterior orbitotomy with anterior clinoidectomy can enhance a lateral supraorbital craniotomy.
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- A 36-year-old woman with a history of congenital hydrocephalus experienced complications from her VP shunt, including an infected abdominal incision with no recent infection risks other than a minor gynecological procedure.
- Cultures revealed unusual bacteria, leading to the externalization and eventual removal of her shunt, alongside a course of intravenous and oral antibiotics, which successfully healed the infection.
- The case highlights the need for thorough investigation of infections in shunt patients, even when they present atypically or outside the standard timeframe for infections.
Background: Women continue to be underrepresented in orthopedic surgery and in orthopedic fellowship programs, especially in orthopedic trauma.
Purpose: We aimed to assess sex diversity among faculty and trainees in orthopedic trauma surgery fellowship programs and investigate whether the presence of female faculty in those programs is associated with the recruitment of female fellows.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of 63 orthopedic trauma surgery fellowship programs.
The patient is a 51-year-old woman with an epidermoid cyst extending bilaterally along the clivus and cerebellopontine angles from the level of the cisterna magna to the prepeduncular cistern. Her presenting symptoms included hearing loss, tinnitus, and imbalance for 4 months. Near-complete resection of the epidermoid cyst was achieved via a left far-lateral approach.
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