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	<title>General Medical Information</title>
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	<description>All your medical information needs</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LASIK Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/30/lasik-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you have ever heard of LASIK (laser assisted in situ keratomileusis), nowdays LASIK is become a popular surgical approach to correct vision of people who are myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. People who had LASIK laser eye surgery said that the feel very little pain and they no longer need corrective eyewear.
If you are nearsighted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiopathic Midline Destructive Disease - Degenerative And Idiopathic Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/07/idiopathic-midline-destructive-disease-degenerative-and-idiopathic-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd E. Samuelson
Byron J. Bailey
Idiopathic midline destructive disease is a rare idiopathic disease that remains localized to the head and neck. It can be differentiated histologically from Wegener granulomatosis and lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The lesion is composed of sheets of typical polymorphs. There are no granulomas and no vasculitis. The treatment of choice is radiation therapy.

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		<title>Malignant Lymphoma - Degenerative And Idiopathic Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/07/malignant-lymphoma-degenerative-and-idiopathic-diseases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/07/malignant-lymphoma-degenerative-and-idiopathic-diseases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd E. Samuelson
Byron J. Bailey
Twelve percent of those with lymphomatoid granulomatosis degenerate to lymphoma. Lymphoma may involve the upper respiratory tract without lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The demographics are similar for both diseases. In addition to the differences discussed earlier, lymphomas have a worse prognosis, and treatment, which consists of radiation therapy, is usually unsuccessful. Chemotherapy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhinosinusitis: Current Concepts And Management</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/04/rhinosinusitis-current-concepts-and-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/04/rhinosinusitis-current-concepts-and-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A. Daniel Pinheiro
George W. Facer
Eugene B. Kern
Rhinosinusitis is defined as any inflammation of the mucosal lining of the sinuses. The most common inflammation of the paranasal sinuses and the nose is the common cold. Various aspects of acute, subacute, and chronic suppurative bacterial rhinosinusitis are discussed in this chapter, including predisposing factors, pathophysiologic mechanisms, differential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy And Physiology Of The Sinuses</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/04/anatomy-and-physiology-of-the-sinuses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/04/anatomy-and-physiology-of-the-sinuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A. Daniel Pinheiro
George W. Facer
Eugene B. Kern
The exact functions of the four paired paranasal sinuses are unknown. Some degree of nasal sinus respiration—maxillary nasal breathing—was proved by Cottle. The function of the sinuses includes dampening of sudden increased intranasal pressure, voice resonance, possible participation in olfaction, and humidification of inspired air as well as decreasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benign Tumors Of Soft-Tissue Origin</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/03/benign-tumors-of-soft-tissue-origin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/10/03/benign-tumors-of-soft-tissue-origin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nasal papilloma originates from mucosal epithelium and includes the inverted, fungiform (exophytic or septal), and cylindric cell types. The last type is quite rare but is similar in radiographic appearance to inverted papilloma. Inverted papilloma arises from the lateral nasal wall near the middle turbinate. Rare presentations include a sinus cavity mass, bilateral masses, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neoplastic Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/neoplastic-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Tumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses are encountered far less often than inflammatory disease and polyposis. Malignant disease of the nose and paranasal sinuses accounts for less than 1% of all malignant lesions in the body and 3% of all head and neck tumors. Cross-sectional imaging plays an integral role in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mucocele</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/mucocele/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/mucocele/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Mucoceles can occur as obstructive complications of chronic sinus inflammation, polyposis, trauma, surgery, or tumor. The frontal sinus is most commonly involved, followed by the ethmoidal, maxillary, and sphenoidal sinuses. Radiographs show smooth, rounded enlargement of a completely opacified sinus cavity or air cell. This sign indicates the slow nature of the expansile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polyposis</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/polyposis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/polyposis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Individual polyps are smoothly rounded or pedunculated soft-tissue masses in the nose and sinus cavities. They can obstruct sinus drainage if they are near the ostium. Diffuse sinonasal polyposis produces more pronounced opacification. The multiple, packed polyps can exert pressure on adjacent bony structures and enlarge the involved cavity. This expansile process is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retention Cysts</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/retention-cysts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/29/retention-cysts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Retention cysts are common and occur with chronic inflammatory sinus disease. Serous cysts are submucosal collections of fluid. Mucous cysts form as a result of mucous gland obstruction. These cysts cannot be differentiated from one another or from isolated polyps on radiographs. They usually occur in the floor of the maxillary antrum but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fungal Sinusitis</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/27/fungal-sinusitis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/27/fungal-sinusitis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Fungal sinusitis can be categorized into four distinct entities based on the status of the host immune system—invasive fungal sinusitis in an immunosuppressed patient, chronic indolent sinusitis or mycetoma in a patient with normal immune function, and allergic fungal sinusitis in a patient with heightened immune function or atopy. Invasive sinusitis associated with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Granulomatous Sinusitis</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/27/granulomatous-sinusitis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/27/granulomatous-sinusitis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Granulomatous disease affecting the nose and paranasal sinuses can be infectious or noninfectious. Infectious diseases include actinomycosis, nocardiosis, blastomycosis, tuberculosis, syphilis, rhinoscleroma, and leprosy. Noninfectious entities include Wegener granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, and foreign-body reaction from beryllium, chromate salts, and cocaine. All the granulomatous diseases are potentially destructive and can erode both cartilage and bone. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer-Assisted Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/computer-assisted-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/computer-assisted-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
The advent of the helical, or spiral, CT has enabled scanning of broad anatomic areas in a relatively short time with low radiation exposure. Helical CT is essentially one continuous scan in which block or volume of information is acquired that can be manipulated later in many different ways. One such reformation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Considerations For Endoscopic Sinus Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/considerations-for-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/considerations-for-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
A patient with repetitive acute sinusitis or chronic sinus inflammation that is incompletely eradicated after medical treatment poses a distinct clinical problem to the otolaryngologist. This patient may be a candidate for functional transnasal endoscopic sinus surgery, now a popular and widely accepted procedure. Patient selection for this procedure entails a detailed clinical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Significance of Mucosal Thickening</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/clinical-significance-of-mucosal-thickening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2007/09/26/clinical-significance-of-mucosal-thickening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara A. Zeifer
Making a diagnosis from the finding of mucosal thickening on CT scans and MR images without clinical information can be hazardous. The presence of incidental abnormalities of the ethmoidal sinuses when there is no history of allergic or inflammatory sinusitis is significant. Some degree of ethmoidal disease occurs among nearly 11% of patients [...]]]></description>
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