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| | Aortic Stenosis, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
 | | The most common form of aortic stenosis is obstruction at the valve itself, referred to as aortic valvar stenosis, which is the subject of this section. | | | Cardiac catheterization is an invasive technique that enables physicians to accurately quantify the degree of aortic stenosis that is present. | | | Aortic Stenosis refers to a condition that causes obstruction to blood flow between the left ventricle and the aorta. |
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| | NeurosurgeryToday.org What is Neurosurgery Patient Education Materials lumbar spinal stenosis |
| | Degenerative spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis are two conditions associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. | | | It is usually treated with the same conservative and surgical methods as lumbar spinal stenosis. | | | Although a large percentage of lumbar spinal stenosis patients report significant pain relief after surgery, there is no guarantee that surgery will help every individual. |
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: Timely intervention in asymptomatic aortic stenosis |
| | Aortic valve replacement is rarely justified for asymptomatic patients with hemodynamically significant stenosis, because the clinical course is benign and the risk for sudden cardiac death is low. | | | In mild aortic stenosis, when the cardiac output is normal, the murmur may be loud and associated with a thrill, and typically it peaks in early to mid systole. | | | Some investigators have found that early lesions in aortic stenosis are characterized by subendothelial thickening on the aortic side of the leaflet due to accumulation of cellular lipid infiltrate and extracellular mineralization (5). |
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| | Subglottic Stenosis |
| | This is indicated for patients with subglottic stenosis who have glottic involvement or significant cricoid deformity. | | | This technique is good for subglottic stenosis that does not involve the glottis or have significant loss of cartilage support. | | | Acquired subglottic stenosis is typically more severe than congenital subglottic stenosis and is much more likely to require surgical intervention. |
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| | Questions and Answers About Spinal Stenosis |
| | Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of spaces in the spine (backbone) that results in pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. | | | Nonsurgical treatment of spinal stenosis may be provided by internists or general practitioners. | | | A large ligament often involved in spinal stenosis is the ligamentum flavum, which runs as a continuous band from lamina to lamina in the spine. |
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| | Spinal Stenosis |
| | People with spinal stenosis may find that flexing the spine by leaning forward while walking relieves their symptoms. | | | Because many stenosis sufferers are unable to walk even short distances, they often confine their activities to the home. | | | Stenosis may pinch the nerves that control muscle power and sensation in the legs. |
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| | Lumbar Spinal Stenosis |
| | The chief complaint of patients with symptomatic spinal stenosis is claudication, an intense pain brought on by walking and usually felt in one or both lower extremities. | | | Neurogenic claudication is the pain associated with impingement of neural structures caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. | | | Symptoms associated with lumbar spinal stenosis have been attributed to arterial obstruction, venous hypertension, pressure, or traction on the sinuvertebral nerves and primary rami.[11] Claudication is believed by some investigators[7] to be due to vascular insufficiency of the nerve roots themselves. |
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| | Pulmonary Stenosis - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital |
| | Moderate or severe stenosis is treated with repair of the obstructed valve. | | | Pulmonary stenosis may be present in varying degrees, classified according to how much obstruction to blood flow is present. | | | It is important that you inform all medical personnel that your child has pulmonary stenosis so they may determine if the antibiotics are necessary prior to the procedure. |
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| | Spinal Stenosis -- Symptoms |
| | Stenosis of the neck (cervical spinal stenosis) occurs more rarely but can be crippling if not treated. | | | The classic symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis is leg pain when walking and standing that is relieved by sitting. | | | People with severe lumbar spinal stenosis may develop a habit of leaning forward in a stooped position to relieve symptoms. |
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| | U-M CVC - Aortic Stenosis |
| | Valvar aortic stenosis can be treated surgically or by balloon dilation, a procedure done in the cardiac catheterization lab. | | | More severe aortic stenosis may cause chest pain that is related to exercise, decreased stamina, palpitations or "skipping beats", and/or fainting. | | | Aortic stenosis is a term used to describe congenital heart defects that cause obstruction of blood flow from the heart to the body. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mitral stenosis |
| | Mitral stenosis is usually controllable with treatment and improved with valvuloplasty or surgery. | | | Mitral stenosis prevents the valve from opening properly and obstructs the blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle. | | | Taking anticoagulation medication as prescribed is very important because mitral stenosis tends to produce both cerebral and peripheral emboli (blood clots in the brain and extremities), which can cause severely disabling and/or life-threatening complications like stroke. |
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| | Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Summary of Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 32 |
| | In a Swedish study that defined spinal stenosis as a canal of 11 mm or less, the annual incidence of spinal stenosis observed among patients referred to orthopedic departments was approximately 5 per 100,000 inhabitants. | | | Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as a focal narrowing of the spinal canal, although there is some variation among investigators about the precise amount of narrowing that must occur before the canal is considered stenotic. | | | Evidence for the efficacy of other conservative treatments in lumbar spinal stenosis patients is lacking. |
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| | Cervical Stenosis / Cervical Myelopathy |
| | Some of the more common causes are congenital spinal stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal canal that has been present since birth), bone spurs (sometimes called cervical spondylosis), cervical disc herniation and thickening of the various ligaments of the cervical spine. | | | Cervical stenosis can be seen without signs or symptoms of cervical myelopathy, in fact some degree of cervical stenosis is common in elderly patients. | | | Cervical stenosis refers to a lack of sufficient room for the spinal cord in the neck. |
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| | eMedicine - Glottic Stenosis : Article by Debbie A Eaton, MD |
| | Glottic stenosis may be a congenital or acquired condition, represented as anterior or posterior webs, interarytenoid adhesions with or without impaired vocal cord mobility, or complete fusion of the true vocal folds (rare). | | | Congenital glottic stenosis is a rare disorder and may exist as a thin membranous stenosis, a thick anterior or posterior web, or as a complete fusion of the vocal cords. | | | Factors that contribute to increased risk of stenosis related to intubation include traumatic intubation, prolonged duration of intubation, multiple extubations and reintubations, an oversized endotracheal tube used for intubation, motion of the patient or the endotracheal tube, gastroesophageal reflux, and local infection. |
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| | Overview of Spinal Stenosis |
| | Generally, patients with spinal stenosis are comfortable if they are sitting, but have more pain down their legs when they walk and the pain increases with more walking ("neurogenic claudication"). | | | It should be noted that lumbar spinal stenosis rarely causes nerve damage, and surgery is almost always elective. | | | The results seem to be as good if the surgery is done early or delayed, even for years. |
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| | MITRAL STENOSIS |
| | Mitral stenosis is a condition in which the mitral valve leaflets become thickened and the commissures fused along with thickening and shortening of the chordae tendineae. | | | The diagnosis of mitral stenosis is suspected on history and confirmed by physical examination, electrocardiography and echocardiography. | | | The article explains the effect of exercise on Doppler values of peak velocity, pressure half-time and mitral valve area as determined by the continuity equation and pressure half-time methods. |
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| | CERVICAL STENOSIS & MYELOPATHY |
| | Cervical spine X-rays may not provide enough information to confirm cervical stenosis, but may rule out other conditions. | | | In mild cases of cervical stenosis with or without myelopathy, nonoperative treatment may be suitable. | | | Range of motion or flexibility of the neck often decrease with age and does not necessarily indicate nerve or spinal cord dysfunction. |
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| | OrthoSpine Medical Topics - Spinal Stenosis (Spine - Scolsiosis -Back Pain) |
| | The combination of the above processes results in constriction of the passage-way between disc and facet joints and the condition called stenosis develops. | | | I was told that my condition is called "lumbar canal stenosis", what does it mean? | | | OrthoSpine Medical Topics - Spinal Stenosis (Spine - Scolsiosis -Back Pain) |
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| | NeurosurgeryToday.org What is Neurosurgery Patient Education Brochures A Patient's Guide to Neck Pain |
| | Symptoms of cervical stenosis include neck pain, numbness and weakness in both hands, unsteady gait when walking, and muscle spasms in the legs. | | | Mild stenosis can be treated conservatively for extended periods of time as long as the symptoms are restricted to neck pain. | | | Cervical stenosis: Cervical stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord. |
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| | Spinal stenosis |
| | Alleviating the pain caused by sciatica from spinal stenosis is accomplished by stretching the muscles of the back that hold the spine in extension and strengthening the muscles that bring the spine into flexion. | | | Cervical foraminal stenosis is caused by enlargement of a joint that places pressure on the spinal canal. | | | Spinal stenosis is a condition that compresses nerves and can produce symptoms of pain, numbness and tingling into the legs with activity. |
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| | eMedicine - Meatal Stenosis : Article by Carlos A Angel, MD |
| | Diagnosis of meatal stenosis can be suspected by the presence of a small meatus during examination, particularly if, with lateral traction, the ventral edges of the meatus appear fused. | | | Symptoms of meatal stenosis often are mistaken for urinary tract infections and, unfortunately, are treated empirically with antibiotics. | | | Meatal stenosis is not a cause of urinary tract infections, hydronephrosis, or any form of obstruction of the lower urinary tract. |
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| | Pyloric Stenosis, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| | In families where one child has pyloric stenosis, there is an increased risk that a future brother or sister could also have this condition. | | | The most common symptom of pyloric stenosis is forceful, projectile vomiting, which is quite different from a "wet burp" that a baby may have at the end of a feeding. | | | There are no long-term effects of surgery, and there is less than a 1% chance that pyloric stenosis will recur. |
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| | Pulmonary Artery Stenosis |
| | If your child is diagnosed with pulmonary artery stenosis, your pediatrician or primary care doctor will recommend that you meet with a congenital heart specialist (a doctor who has the training and equipment to determine your childs heart problem and order the necessary special tests, medical care, heart surgery, and follow-up checkups). | | | The best treatment approach will depend on your childs symptoms as well as other characteristics of the stenosis. | | | Pulmonary artery stenosis is a narrowing (stenosis) that occurs in the pulmonary artery, a large artery that sends oxygen-poor blood into the lungs to be enriched with oxygen. |
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| | Symposium on Pyloric Stenosis |
| | cite a hypothesis of the cause of pyloric stenosis in newborn infants | | | Students will be assessed using "The Pyloric Stenosis Symposium Rubric." This can be modified according to the teacher's needs for his or her class. | | | As students present topics for the symposium, their peers will evaluate their presentations using the "Peer Evaluation Sheet." "Peer Evaluation Sheets" will be given to each presenter after the presentation so that each student may see comments from his or her peers' evaluations. |
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| | Aortic stenosis definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Aortic stenosis: Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. | | | Aortic Stenosis - Aortic Valve Stenosis is the narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. | | | The need for surgery depends on the degree of stenosis. |
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| | Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The treatment options for mitral stenosis include medical management, surgical replacement of the valve, and percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. | | | Mitral stenosis typically progresses slowly (over decades) from the initial signs of mitral stenosis to NYHA functional class II symptoms to the development of atrial fibrillation to the development of NYHA functional class III or IV symptoms. | | | In individuals with mitral stenosis, the pressure in the left atrium correlates with the severity of the mitral stenosis. |
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| | Questions and Answers About Spinal Stenosis |
| | Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of spaces in the spine (backbone) that results in pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. | | | Nonsurgical treatment of spinal stenosis may be provided by internists or general practitioners. | | | A large ligament often involved in spinal stenosis is the ligamentum flavum, which runs as a continuous band from lamina to lamina in the spine. |
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| | Spinal stenosis |
| | Cervical spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the vertebrae of the neck (cervical vertebrae). | | | Mild cases of spinal stenosis may be treated with rest, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as aspirin), and muscle relaxants. | | | Some forms of spinal stenosis are less painful when the patient is riding an exercise bike because the forward tilt of the body changes the pressure in the spinal column. |
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| | meatal stenosis |
| | If a boy has no other abnormalities of the genitals, meatal stenosis is not usually noticed until the child is toilet trained. | | | In adults with more severe urethral meatal stenosis, a slightly more complex surgical procedure can be done. | | | Meatal stenosis is most often caused when newborn boys are circumcised. |
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