TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications of Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Head and Neck Disease
AU - Giebfried, Joseph W.
AU - Lawson, William
AU - Biller, Hugh F.
PY - 1986/4
Y1 - 1986/4
N2 - Hyperbaric oxygen has been advocated in the treatment of many head and neck diseases. Reports of such treatments have described eustachian tube dysfunction as the only complication. A review of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen for head and neck diseases at The Mount Sinai Medical Center revealed serious complications, which Included seizure, stroke, and myocardial infarction. In addition, follow-up study of these patients demonstrated that 11 patients treated for radiation-induced necrosis had an undiagnosed recurrence of cancer.
AB - Hyperbaric oxygen has been advocated in the treatment of many head and neck diseases. Reports of such treatments have described eustachian tube dysfunction as the only complication. A review of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen for head and neck diseases at The Mount Sinai Medical Center revealed serious complications, which Included seizure, stroke, and myocardial infarction. In addition, follow-up study of these patients demonstrated that 11 patients treated for radiation-induced necrosis had an undiagnosed recurrence of cancer.
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U2 - 10.1177/019459988609400418
DO - 10.1177/019459988609400418
M3 - Article
C2 - 3086814
AN - SCOPUS:0022531577
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 94
SP - 508
EP - 512
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 4
ER -