ABSTRACT Background - In chronic liver disease, trace element levels in plasma are usually low. However, the specific cause and functional implications of this abnormality are yet not well understood. These element levels may decrease as a result of abnormal liver function in patients with cirrhosis a...
Estudios Transversales,
Cirrosis Hepática/sangre,
Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones,
Trasplante de Hígado,
Desnutrición/sangre,
Desnutrición/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Estado Nutricional,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Oligoelementos/sangre,
Listas de Espera
ABSTRACT Background - Among late postoperative complications of pancreatectomy are the exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiencies. The presence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency imposes, as standard treatment, pancreatic enzyme replacement. Patients with chronic pancreatitis, with intractable...
ABSTRACT Background - The fourth most frequent tumor in the world, colorectal cancer is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage. Objective - To analyze factors that interfere in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in users of the Public Health System treated at an universitary hospital in Curitiba, ...
ABSTRACT Objective Major depression have been associated with cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) changes in old depressed patients. We examined the association between depression, cortisol, and DHEA, correcting for confounding variables, including physical capacity. In addition, the association...
Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause chronic infection with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis in immunocompromised patients. HEV seroprevalence in patients with Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of past or present HEV infection in schistosomiasis p...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Anticuerpos Antihepatitis/sangre,
Hepatitis E/complicaciones,
Hepatitis E/diagnóstico,
Hepatitis E/epidemiología,
Virus de la Hepatitis E/inmunología,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Inmunoglobulina M/sangre,
Prevalencia,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/complicaciones,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Postlingual adults demonstrate impressive performance in speech recognition in silence after cochlear implant (CI) surgery. However, problems in central hearing abilities remain, which complicates understanding in certain situations, such as in competitive listening and in the pe...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Transcanal myringoplasty has the advantages of demanding lower operative time and minimal external incisions. It can be performed using the microscopic or endoscopic approach. In the last decade, the use of endoscopes in ear surgery has increased significantly. This technique may...
Estudios de Cohortes,
Estudios Transversales,
Conducto Auditivo Externo/cirugía,
Endoscopía/métodos,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Microcirugia/métodos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos,
Miringoplastia/métodos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otológicos/métodos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Perforación de la Membrana Timpánica/cirugía
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In developing countries, terrestrial transport accidents - TTA, especially those involving automobiles and motorcycles - are a major cause of facial trauma, surpassing urban violence. OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional census study attempted to determine facial trauma occurrence w...
Accidentes de Tránsito/clasificación,
Accidentes de Tránsito/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Edad,
Automóviles/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Traumatismos Faciales/clasificación,
Traumatismos Faciales/epidemiología,
Motocicletas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Prevalencia,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Heridas y Lesiones/epidemiología
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplastic disease in AIDS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, with or without KS manifestations and correlate HHV-8 detect...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/sangre,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/epidemiología,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/patología,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/virología,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/sangre,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Biopsia,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
ADN Viral/sangre,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente,
Seropositividad para VIH/virología,
Herpesvirus Humano 8/aislamiento & purificación,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Prevalencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/sangre,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/sangre
