INTRODUCTION Involvement of the skeleton can cause an excruciating pain in two-thirds of terminal patients with a history of malignancy. Due to several limitations of other therapies, such as analgesics, bisphosphonates, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and external beam radiotherapy; bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals have an important role in palliation of pain from bone metastases. Although the...

Interventional Radiology (IR) is defined as the use of contemporary imaging and endoscopic modalities to gain access to various anatomic structures to deliver therapeutic agents. The advantages of minimally invasive techniques are well documented in the human medical field, and the benefits of decreased hospitalization and pain and faster recovery will likely be seen in veterinary medicine with...

BACKGROUND Patients in American hospitals receive intensive medical treatments. However, when lifesaving treatments are unsuccessful, patients often die in the hospital with distressing symptoms while receiving burdensome care. Systematic measurement of the quality of care planning and symptom palliation is needed. METHODS Medical records were abstracted using 16 Assessing Care of Vulnerable ...

BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials in research settings have demonstrated the efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency neurotomy of the medial branches of the cervical dorsal rami in the palliation of chronic zygapophysial joint pain, a common cause of chronic neck pain, but one that is under-recognized in some quarters. AIMS This study aimed to determine the outcomes of radiofrequency ne...

BACKGROUND In the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma, radiotherapy has been used for the purpose of prophylaxis to reduce the incidence of recurrence at surgical insertion sites or palliate the symptoms. AIM The purpose of the study was to evaluate the techniques and effectiveness of radiotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-four (18 female, 26 ma...