BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes a high disease burden in Colombia, and available treatments present systemic toxicity, low patient compliance, contraindications, and high costs. The purpose of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of thermotherapy versus Glucantime in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia. METHODS Cost-effectiveness study from an institutiona...

INTRODUCTION The efficacy of thermotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis presents diverse results with low statistical power. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis. METHODS A meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials in 12 databases based on the implementation of a research protocol with inclusion and exclusion criteria and an ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate tumor control and treatment complications following plaque radiotherapy combined with transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal melanoma. DESIGN Prospective noncomparative interventional case series. INTERVENTION All patients received treatment for choroidal melanoma using plaque radiotherapy followed by 3 sessions of transpupillary thermotherapy provided at plaque re...

BACKGROUND Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) offers precise non-invasive thermotherapy for clinical applications such as the treatment of breast lesions. However, patients with a biopsy marker are usually not eligible for MR-HIFU treatment. This study investigates the interaction of some MR-compatible markers with MR-HIFU thermotherapy. METHODS The MR-HIFU ...

The treatment for prostate abscesses includes a combination of antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage of the abscess cavity. There is a lack of published cases involving treatment options for a prostate abscess after a failed transurethral resection of the prostate. This is a case report describing a successful salvage treatment after a failed attempt at abscess drainage by a transurethral...

Recent clinical investigations have examined the feasibility of thermotherapy that uses focused microwaves for the treatment of primary breast cancer, based on the theory that heat could destroy microscopic carcinoma cells in the breast and reduce cancer recurrence. Heating the tumor and killing a large percentage or all of the tumor cells before surgery may improve the margins and reduce the p...

OBJECTIVE The Philadelphia Panel recently formulated evidence-based guidelines for selected rehabilitation interventions in the management of low back, knee, neck, and shoulder pain. STUDY DESIGN The guidelines were developed with the use of a 5-step process: define the intervention, collect evidence, synthesize results, make recommendations based on the research, and grade the strength of th...

Abstract – Due to the high variability of tissue effects during sonication, temperature monitoring is one of the most crucial components for accurate thermal treatment of tissues with Focused Ultrasound (FUS) and other thermotherapy devices. Since the technique of ultrasoundstimulated acoustic emission (USAE) depends on the acoustic and mechanical properties, which both vary with temperature, i...

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor disorder affecting up to one in three pregnant women, which peaks during the third trimester and linked poor pregnancy outcomes. Symptoms typically worsen period of inactivity, especially at night, resulting sleep disruption or deprivation. This study aimed compare effects stretching exercises versus thermotherapy on RLS symptoms quali...