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Semi-quantitative evaluation of brain gliomas in adults: A focus on neuropathological characteristics

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Introduction: Gliomas are neoplasms with high recurrence and mortality. Due to the difficulty to apply the World Health Organization (2016) classification, developing countries continue to use histological evaluation to diagnose and classify these neoplasms. Objective: To develop a semi-quantitative sca...

Clinical-epidemiological profile of deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, Mexico 2010-2018

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Introduction: Influenza epidemics are of higher risk at the extremes of life and in people with comorbidities. Effective vaccination prevents the occurrence of serious cases and decreases mortality. Objective: To describe deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, from the 2010 to the 2...

Particularities of upper lobe lung resection in case of tumors with bronchial and arterial plasty

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (9 especial), 2019
In the case of lung cancer, surgery is the only method of therapy that gives the patient a chance to recover. However, even after radical surgery, up to 50 – 60 % of patients die in the subsequent five years from the disease progression. This study was aimed at identifying the technical particularities...

A multivariate prognostic score for predicting mortality of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (5), 2019
Background Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure (SHRF) due to Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in AIDS patients represents the main cause of admission and mortality in respiratory intensive care units (RICUs) in low- and middle-income countries. Objective The objective of this study was to develop ...

Linfócitos e volume plaquetário estão associados a complicações pós-esofagectomia por câncer: um estudo de coorte

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Biomarkers from routine complete blood count are known predictive factors of long-term outcomes in cancer patients. The value of these biomarkers in the setting of trimodal therapy for esophageal cancer in predicting early postoperative outcomes is not studied. OBJECTIVE: The pre...

Impacto socioeconómico del manejo actual de la pancreatitis aguda de origen biliar severa: estudio comparativo

Rev. salud pública; 21 (5), 2019
RESUMEN Objetivo La pancreatitis aguda de origen biliar es una patología gastrointestinal común, en donde el tratamiento oportuno es el pilar más importante a pesar de sus discrepancias. El objetivo del estudio es establecer el impacto socioeconómico en el manejo actual de esta patología, comparand...

Association between Morphodynamic Variables by Transesophageal Echocardiography and CHA2DS2-Vasc Values

In atrial fibrillation (AF), the CHA2DS2-VASc score calculates the risk for stroke. Di Biase classified the left atrial appendage (LAA), using magnetic resonance imaging, into 4 morphological types and correlated it with cerebrovascular events. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) also evaluates LAA an...

Early and long-term outcomes of surgical treatment of ebstein's anomaly

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate Ebstein's anomaly surgical correction and its early and long-term outcomes. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 62 consecutive patients who underwent surgical repair of Ebstein's anomaly in our institution from January 2000 to July 2016. The following l...