Biomedical subjects

R Kotler

Publications and source records attributed to R Kotler.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1975

Truamatic ophthalmoplegia: a complication of fractures of the zygomaticomaxillary complex. Review of etiology with report of an unusual case.

Ocular muscle imbalance is a common complication in fractures of the zygomaticomaxillary complex. Involvement can be direct; caused by entrapment of either the muscle or tendon in the fracture; or indirect, produced by central or peripheral damage to the cranial nerves supplying the muscles, massive orbital edema or hemorrhage. A case of complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles caused by a critical reduction of the size of the orbit as a result of fracture of the zygomaticomaxillary complex is described.

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PubMed1975

Delayed C.N.S. complications.

Patients with esophageal stricture being treated with dilatation, who developed esophageal perforation or local peritonitis and subsequent central nervous system infection, are reviewed. It is suggested that the vertebral venous system may be the route by which the metastatic infection is carried. Physicians caring for patients with esophageal stricture, who are receiving dilatation, should be aware of the possible intracranial complications and should be alert to the first sign of central nervous system abnormality.

Brain Abscess↗

PubMed1975

Combined therapy in the management of laryngeal carcinoma.

The subject of combined therapy for carcinoma of the head and neck is as perplexing now as it was in its beginning. Low vs high dose pre-operative radiation for carcinoma of the larynx remains a valid question. A total of 92 patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma were studied at the University of Illinois. The results of treatment for 2 patients receiving planned low dose pre-operative radiation and 30 patients receiving planned high dose pre-operative radiation have been studied, using the actuarial method to calculate survival. Improved survival and decreased complications are evident in the low dose pre-operative group as compared to the high dose pre-operative group.

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