Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as treatment for bilateral arm compartment syndrome after CrossFit: case report and literature review.

INTRODUCTION: CrossFit is a physical fitness program characterized by high-intensity workouts that can be associated with serious injury. Acute compartment syndrome in the upper limbs is a rare occurrence. It may occur after intense physical exercise, and its usual treatment is surgical. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment described as adjunctive in cases of compartmental syndrome. PRESENTATION: We describe the case of a CrossFit practitioner who, after intense training, developed progressive symptoms of rhabdomyolysis and acute bilateral arm compartment syndrome, who was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and required no fasciotomy as surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Acute compartment syndrome in the arms after intense physical exercise is a rare occurrence that should be suspected by practitioners of physical activity experiencing intense, disproportionate and progressive pain. In the case presented, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was successfully used in the treatment of the disorder, with satisfactory progress, and without the need for a surgical fasciotomy as therapy.

Prótese ossicular em orelha média: o que procurar?: [revisão] / Prosthetic ossicular on middle ear: what look?: [review]

O objetivo deste trabalho foi demonstrar os achados tomográficos normais e patológicos encontrados no pós-operatório de pacientes submetidos a implantes de prótese ossicular, avaliados retrospectivamente por tomografia computadorizada. A estapedectomia com inserção de prótese é considerada o método ideal em indivíduos com fechamento da janela oval secundário a otosclerosefenestral ou causas inflamatórias. Vários tipos de prótese são utilizados, dependendo da extensãoda doença e preferência do cirurgião. Os autores, após revisão da literatura, descrevem os achadospós-operatórios considerados normais e as várias complicações inerentes ao procedimentocirúrgico, incluindo perfuração da membrana timpânica, processo inflamatório pós-operatório, necrosecom subluxação ou extrusão da prótese, desenvolvimento de granuloma/colesteatoma oufibrose periprotética, fístula perilinfática, lesão do nervo facial, dentre outras. Os achados tomográficos relacionados ao pós-operatório, bem como às complicações supracitadas, são de grande importância para o conhecimento dos radiologistas, sendo imprescindível para a propedêutica diagnóstica uma estreita correlação clínico-cirúrgica.

The aim of this essay was to demonstrate the normal and pathological CT findings of the post-operative imaging of patients underwent ossicular prosthesis implants. The stapedectomy replacedby prosthesis is considered the “gold standard” treatment of patients with oval window closure, related to otosclerosis or otherinflammatory conditions. Several types of prosthesis are availableand the choice depends on the extension of the disease or thesurgeon’s preferences. Based on extensive literature review, thenormal postoperative findings, as well as some surgery inherentcomplications were described, including among others: perforationof the tympanic membrane, necrosis associated with subluxation/extrusion of the prosthesis. granuloma/cholesteatoma or periprosthetic fibrosis, perilymphatic fistula, facial nerve damage. The knowledge of post-operative and related complications CT findings is extremely useful for head and neck radiologist, but it is essentialfor an assertive diagnoses a close clinical correlation.

Terceira janela da orelha interna: o que significa / Third window: what is it means

A deiscência do canal semicircular superior foi descrita por Minor e cols. em 1998 e tem como definição a ausência de cobertura óssea sobre o canal semicircular superior na zona próxima à duramáter na fossa craniana média, o que seria equivalente a uma terceira janela. Sabe-se que qualquer processo que crie uma comunicação adicional com o labirinto leva a sinais e sintomas clínicos semelhantes, sendo, portanto, denominado terceira janela. Os objetivos deste trabalho são apresentar o conceito de terceira janela, destacar a fisiopatologia, a clínica e os diagnósticos diferenciais, e discutir os achados de imagem, inclusive com casos de nosso serviço. As janelas redonda e oval são as duas aberturas fisiológicas do sistema hidráulico da orelha interna. Medianteuma terceira janela, este sistema é rompido e há alteração da fisiologia do labirinto, gerando sinais e sintomas auditivos e vestibulares. Terceira janela é um novo conceito no campo da otologia. O tratamento por parte do otorrinolaringologista depende da identificação desse distúrbio peloradiologista.

The superior semicircular canal dehiscence was described first time by Minor in 1998 and the definition is the absence of bone cover on superior semicircular canal in the zone adjacent duramater, equivalent third window. Any process that does a labyrinth additional communication produces similar signs and symptoms, denominated third window. The objective of this study was to introduce the third window conception, emphasizing physiology,pathology, clinical issues and different diagnostic, discussing imaging findings, together with cases of owner service. The oval and round windows are physiologies openings hydraulic system of the inner ear. Through a third window, this system is breaking and has a labyrinth physiology disorder, producing vestibular signs and symptoms and hearing loss. Third window is a new conception. Adequate treatment by specialist doctor depends on correct identification by radiologist.