Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the vascular ventilatory response in different stages of lung development and to compare them to the neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in a rabbit model. Methods: New Zealand rabbits were divided into 8 groups (n=5): E25, E27, E30, and CDH. All groups wer...
RESUMO Objetivo: analisar os fatores associados ao óbito em pacientes com lesão diafragmática atendidos em hospital de referência para o trauma. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo de pacientes com lesão do diafragma atendidos no Hospital Risoleta Tolentino Neves da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais...
Abstract The authors report the case of a suicide attempt. A 59-year-old man with self-inflicted penetrating chest trauma underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery. Pre-operative computed tomography scan showed critical proximity between the blade and the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings showed ...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the tissue integration of a double-sided mesh after fixation in diaphragm and to study the diaphragmatic mobility by ultrasound. METHODS: Twenty male Wistar rats were used. The animals were assigned into two equal groups according to the day of euthanasia. The animals were anestheti...
PURPOSE: To describe a novel approach for implanting intramuscular electrodes in the diaphragm through videolaparoscopy. METHODS: We used twelve pigs for this videolaparoscopic technique, which permits at the same time to explore the diaphragm, to locate its motor points and to fix the electrodes in the ...
Neste experimento foram utilizados 6 cäes, com o objetivo de avaliar a viabilidade do músculo reto do abdome pediculado para correçäo de defeito no diafragma. O músculo foi dissecado até próximo sua inserçäo e deslizado para a cavidade abdominal através de uma incisäo paracostal. Após a forma...
La eventración diafragmática congénita es una patología infrecuente en la niñez. Consiste en una alteración del desarrollo del diafragma el que presenta zonas fibróticas alternadas con musculaturas normal. Provoca una alteración de la movilidad diafragmática que puede repercutir en la expansión...
Penetrating trauma to the thoraco-abdominal region is a difficult clinical problem, in particular or the detection of diaphragmatic injuries. While patients with hemodynamic instability or peritonitis undergo laparotomy, clinically stable patients with equivocal peritoneal signs pose a challenge in manag...