[Temporality and home visits for patients with psychosis].

Patients with psychosis are known to dislike change or being hurried. Their relationship with time must therefore be taken into account, all the more so given that today's society leads us to believe that immediate satisfaction takes priority. Constant switching and addiction upset the stability which supports these patients with difficulty.

Chondrogenic effect of liquid and gelled platelet lysate on canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells.

Osteoarthritis associated with hip dysplasia is one of the most common orthopedic abnormalities in dogs, with an incidence of up to 40% in some breeds. Tissue therapy of cartilage has received great attention, with use of mesenchymal stromal cells and different types of biomaterials. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of platelet lysate (PL) on the proliferation and differentiation of canine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (ASCs), in liquid culture or hydrogels.

Fibrinolytic treatment of acute arterial occlusion distal to the wrist in two cases.

Distal arterial occlusion in the hand threatens the viability of the digits and is difficult to treat. This study reports two cases in which fibrinolytic agents were used successfully to restore circulation in the digital arteries.

Renal vein occlusion: diagnosis and treatment.

Renal vein occlusion in adults is usually a result of vein thrombosis, which is frequently associated with the nephrotic syndrome. The anatomy of renal vascularization is of primary importance for understanding its pathophysiological responses and the clinical and diagnostic presentation of patients with this condition. The reaction of the kidney to its vein occlusion is determined by the balance between the acuteness of the disease, extent of the development of collateral circulation, involvement of one or both kidneys and the origin of the underlying disease.

Endovascular treatment of an open cervical fracture with carotid artery tear.

The dilemma of how to treat penetrating wound injuries to the neck, which involve a combination of a common carotid artery rupture and a cervical spinal fracture, is presented in this case report.

Reinnervation of the neurogenic bladder in the late period of the spinal cord trauma.

Study Design: Intercostal nerve to spinal nerve root anastomosis in chronic spine-injured patients.

Objectives: To analyze the effectiveness of neurogenic bladder reinnervation in spinal cord-injured patients through artificial creation of sprouting (intercostal nerve to spinal nerve root anastomosis).

Setting: Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russia.

Isolated complete popliteal artery rupture associated with knee dislocation. Case reports.

Complete dislocation of the knee is a rare injury, and is frequently associated with injuries to other structures in the popliteal fossa. Prompt recognition of associated popliteal artery disruption and early revascularization is paramount for successful and functional results. The necessity for emergency vascular reconstruction markedly complicates an already difficult orthopaedic problem.

Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) femoral head and neck excision.

A 30-yr-old untamed European female brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) with a craniodorsal luxation of the right femoral head and bilateral degenerative joint disease of the coxofemoral joint had a femoral head and neck excision following unsatisfactory conservative medical therapy. The bear was injected with zolazepam-tiletamine, and anesthesia was induced with i.v.

Intraoperative intra-arterial urokinase therapy after failed embolectomy in acute lower limb ischemia.

Background: Aim of this study is to evaluate the use of intraoperative intra-arterial urokinase infusion (IIUI) in overcoming residual thrombi after thromboembolectomy in acute lower limb ischemia.

Design: retrospective study over a 3-year period.

Setting: University affiliated hospital.

Delayed carotid artery rupture in advanced cervical cancer--a dilemma in emergency management.

Carotid artery rupture in the setting of advanced carcinoma of the head and neck constitutes a surgical emergency. This report details three such patients, two of whom presented with profuse bleeding, the other with imminent rupture. Notably, our first patient ruptured 27 years after having had radiotherapy for carcinoma of the larynx.

Acute thrombosis of an aortic aneurysm.

The natural history of abdominal aortic aneurysms is to enlarge gradually. Associated complications are rupture, peripheral embolization and infection.1-5 Complete occlusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by thrombus is extremely rare and constitutes a surgical emergency, with an estimated mortality of 50%.

Isolated femoral profundoplasty using endarterectomised superficial femoral artery for limb salvage in the elderly.

Background: The deep femoral artery provides the primary blood supply to the thigh, and in addition serves as the major collateral channel for bypassing the obstructed superficial femoral artery. The purpose of isolated profundoplasty is to relieve a significant stenosis and improve perfusion of the ischaemic leg.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients with critical limb ischaemia underwent isolated profundoplasty in the Vascular Unit of Meir General Hospital, using endarterectomised superficial femoral artery (ESFA) as an arterial patch.

Traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation.

Scapulothoracic dissociation is an infrequent injury with a potentially devastating outcome. The diagnosis is based on clinical and radiographic findings of forequarter disruption. These include massive soft tissue swelling of the shoulder, displacement of the scapula and neurovascular injuries (brachial plexus, subclavian artery and osseous-ligamentous injuries).