B Acad Nat Med Paris
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Mar 1990
Review Historical Article[Current role of functional and economic surgery in the treatment of cancer of the larynx].
Unfortunately, cancer of the larynx is a frequent occurrence. In most cases, surgical treatment gives the best chances of survival. However, this type of surgery has always been dreaded and the loss of the voice has been the consequence most justly feared by patients and doctors alike. ⋯ These have proven their reliability on the functional level as well as on the level of the lesions. These techniques have transformed surgery for cancer of the larynx. Early diagnosis of cancer of the larynx is essential as is the medical procedure for determining the best adapted type of surgery for each patient to save his life and his voice.
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Jun 1989
[From poliomyelitis to myopathies: management of respiratory insufficiency in neuromuscular disease].
Chronic respiratory insufficiency by neuromuscular disease is a problem with unknown fullness. Thirty eight patients were followed in a specialized center and have been treated by several means: Intermittent positive pressure breathing was employed for 6 patients with a vital capacity which was between 30 and 50% of normal values. It prevents thoracic deformation and aggravation of restrictive syndrome. ⋯ Ventilation by extra thoracic prosthesis was used in eighteen patients. Body ventilator, wrap, pneumo-belt were chosen in function of abdominothoracic morphology. "Personalized" nasal mask ventilation is a great interest non invasive method. It was applied in one case (myopathy with sleep apnea syndrome).
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The future of internationally-oriented French-language medical journals depends on two objectives: securing the vast audience of potential English-speaking readers (ten times as great as the number of French readers) without whom there can be no international impact; and enlarging the number of French-speaking readers. The requirements of these two groups of readers are the same for selection and publication of original articles. For the convenience of English-speaking readers, a special summary in English should be provided. ⋯ This practice deprives our French-language journals of an increasing number of original works. If nothing is done, it will develop even more, leading to the appearance in France, as in other European countries, of journals written entirely in English. The defense of French-language medical publications is not as pointless as the director of Current Contents has suggested; however, a number of French journals need to adapt rapidly to a situation that has changed more in the past 40 years than in the two preceding centuries.
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Nov 1987
Biography Historical Article[A theory of conception (Soranus of Ephesus)].