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Causa rara de distensión abdominal aguda: apertura del conducto pancreático en un quiste hidatídico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (5), 2016
Introducción. El quiste hidatídico, causado por Echinococcus granulosus, se observa mayormente en el hígado y los pulmones, aunque raramente también puede localizarse en cualquier órgano o tejido blando. En este artículo se presenta el caso de un paciente con quiste hidatídico pancreático con ape...

Impact of prior abdominal surgery on the outcomes after robotic - assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: single center experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the influence of prior abdominal surgery on the outcomes after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with prostate cancer who underwent RALP between June 2012 and February 2015 at our institu...

Surgical treatment for thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale

Abstract We present a case of a 41-year-old female with deep vein thrombosis after abdominal surgery. The patient quickly developed severe pulmonary embolism and stroke representative of paradoxical embolism. Echocardiography showed a thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale, which was confirmed intrao...

Is there a trans-abdominal testicular descent during the second gestational trimester? Study in human fetuses between 13 and 23 weeks post conception

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives To confirm if a real inner descend of testis occurs, correlating the testicular position with fetal parameters and analyzing the position of the testes relative to the internal ring. Material and Methods Twenty nine human fetuses between 13 and 23 weeks post conception (WPC) were ...

Severe fat embolism in perioperative abdominal liposuction and fat grafting

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fat embolism syndrome may occur in patients suffering from multiple trauma (long bone fractures) or plastic surgery (liposuction), compromising the circulatory, respiratory and/or central nervous systems. This report shows the evolution of severe fat embolism syndrom...

Comparative evaluation of ventilatory function through pre and postoperative peak expiratory flow in patients submitted to elective upper abdominal surgery

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the ventilatory function by Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) in the immediate pre and postoperative periods of patients undergoing elective surgical procedures in the upper abdomen. Methods: we conducted a prospective cohort study including 47 patients admitted to the Hospit...

Evaluación del gel antiadherencial post quirúrgico: hialuronato de sodio más carboximetilcelulosa y alginato

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: Las adherencias son bandas de tejido similar el tejido cicatricial que se forman entre superfícies dentro del organismo y hacen que estas se unan. Se forman más frecuentemente en el abdomen y pelvis después de cirugias intestinales o de los órganos femeninos, estas produc...

Right ventricle apical diverticulum associated with a congenital cardiopathy and a mid line abdominal malformation. A case report

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 86 (1), 2016

Reconstrução torácica com retalhos do músculo reto abdominal e grande dorsal: relato de casos

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 31 (1), 2016
INTRODUÇÃO: A reconstrução da parede torácica ainda permanece como um dos grandes desafios da cirurgia plástica reparadora. O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar o relato de pacientes submetidos à reconstrução de parede torácica com a utilização de retalhos miocutâneos, após ressec...