1.
Pain
; 69(1-2): 203-4, 1997 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9060032
ABSTRACT
The intra- and postoperative anaesthetic management of an opium addict is described. What initially appeared to be a withdrawal syndrome was later concluded to be a physiological manifestation of the anaesthetic and surgical technique, as well as an effect of opium.
Subject(s)
Analgesics, Opioid , Opioid-Related Disorders/complications , Opium , Pain, Postoperative/therapy , Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/psychology , Carcinoma/complications , Carcinoma/surgery , Esophageal Neoplasms/complications , Esophageal Neoplasms/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Opioid-Related Disorders/psychology , Pain, Postoperative/complications
2.
Forsch Komplementmed
; 13(1): 46-8, 2006 Feb.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16582551
ABSTRACT
The case of a 66-year-old patient with multiple osteolytic bone metastases caused by breast cancer is presented. The patient refused conventional pain therapy although she suffered from severe pain. A complementary therapy with homoeopathic high potencies, devil's-claw extract, enzymes, alendronate and orthomolecular substitution as well as physiotherapy resulted in effective pain relief over a period of 1 year. The case is discussed.