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The prognostic importance of parotid involvement by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second-most common malignant cutaneous cancer, with 60% occurring in the head and neck region. Metastases are uncommon and imply a more conservative prognosis. This report describes a case of parotid-invasive, facial squamous cell carcinoma, highlighting the ...

Risk factors associated with growth failure in the follow-up of very low birth weight newborns

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To determine risk factors during neonatal hospital stay and follow-up associated with failure to thrive in the first year of life of very low birth weight newborns. Methods: Study of preterm very low birth weight newborns followed from 2006 to 2013 in a public institutional hospital...

Percutaneous ethanol injection versus conservative treatment for benign cystic and mixed thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in reducing the volume of cystic and mixed thyroid nodules. Materials and methods A total of 36 patients with nodules treated with PEI and 13 individuals who declined PEI and were followed clinically or recei...

Epstein-Barr virus load in transplant patients: Early detection of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders

Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (2), 2016
High levels of circulating EBV load are used as a marker of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD). There is no consensus regarding the threshold level indicative of an increase in peripheral EBV DNA. The aim of the study was to clinically validate a developed EBV quantification assay for e...

Reconstrucción de la pared abdominal mediante la técnica de separación de componentes

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (3), 2016
Antecedentes: La reconstrucción de la pared abdominal tiene como fin restaurar el soporte estructural, otorgando una cobertura estable y optimizando la apariencia estética. La técnica de separación de componentes consiste en el avance medial de un componente muscular y fascial inervados, para reconst...

Rectosigmoidectomía perineal para el tratamiento del prolapso rectal completo

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (3), 2016
Objetivo: Presentamos nuestra experiencia en el tratamiento quirúrgico de esta patología con la técnica de la rectosigmoidectomía perineal. Material y método: Se trata de una serie retrospectiva, consecutiva de 17 pacientes. Resultados: Predomina el género femenino y el promedio de edad es de 62 a...

Exenteración pélvica total por cáncer primario del recto: resultados inmediatos y alejados

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (3), 2016
Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es mostrar los resultados inmediatos y alejados de la exenteración pélvica total (EPT) en el manejo de tumores primarios de recto localmente avanzados. Se describe una alternativa técnica en los casos de EPT supraelevador. La EPT puede ser la única oportunidad de...

First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Coronary Syndromes (Katowice-Zabrze Registry)

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: There are sparse data on the performance of different types of drug-eluting stents (DES) in acute and real-life setting. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of first- versus second-generation DES in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). M...

The extended pterional approach allows excellent results for removal of anterior cranial fossa meningiomas

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To describe a unique operative strategy, instead the classical pterional approach, and to analyses it safety and effectiveness for removal of anterior cranial fossa meningiomas. Method We identify 38 patients with tuberculum sellae and olphactory groove meningiomas operated between...

Predictors of quality of life after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To verify correlations between age, injury severity, length of stay (LOS), cognition, functional capacity and quality of life (QOL) six months after hospital discharge (HD) of victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Method 50 patients consecutively treated in a Brazilian emergency...