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Evaluación del tratamiento adyuvante en Cáncer Colorrectal estadio II

Oncología (Guayaquil); 27 (2), 2017
Introducción: El 70 % de los casos de cáncer colorrectal se diagnostican en estadios en los que es posible la resección quirúrgica del tumor. Sin embargo, un 50 % de estos pacientes fallecen o recaen por enfermedad metastásica. El objetivo de este estudio es conocer la tasa de sobrevida global y lib...

Fluorescent test accurately predicts leak of ischemic colon anastomosis in rats

Acta cir. bras; 32 (6), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To investigate if fluorescein fluorescent test can predict dehiscence in a model of ischemic colonic anastomosis in rats. Methods: This experimental controlled trial randomly assigned 55 rats to four groups. Anastomoses were performed in non-ischemic colon segments (control group) and...

Ex vivo model of rabbit intestinal epithelium applied to the study of colonization by enteroaggregative escherichia coli

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The diarrheal syndrome is considered a serious public health problem all over the world and is considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The high incidence of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli in diarrheal syndromes classified as an emerging patho...

Postoperative outcomes and functional results after Deloyer's procedure - a retrospective cohort study

ABSTRACT Introduction: The objective of our study was to describe surgical outcomes of Deloyers procedure in our referral center, and to compare the results of patients with and without protective ileostomy. Methods: Patients undergoing a Deloyers procedure from 2013 to 2016 were prospectively included...

Evaluation of enemas containing sucralfate in tissue content of muc-2 protein in experimental model of diversion colitis

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: The effects of topical application of sucralfate (SCF) on the tissue content of MUC-2 protein have not yet been evaluated in experimental models of diversion colitis. Aim: To measure the tissue content of MUC-2 protein in the colonic mucosa diverted from fecal stream submitted to t...

Development of a new model of actinic enteritis in rats using a cobalt-60 open source and a protection device as a collimator

Acta cir. bras; 32 (4), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To describe a new model of actinic enteritis that does not use radiotherapy machines. Methods: Sixteen Wistar rats were divided into four groups, consisting of four animals each: control (group A), two weeks after irradiation (group B), five weeks after irradiation (group C) and eigh...

Different inoculum loads of Toxoplasma gondii induce reduction of myenteric neurons of the rat colon

Abstract Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an important health problem, especially in immunocompromised hosts. T. gondii uses the gut wall as an infection gateway, with tropism for muscular and nervous tissues causing intestinal alterations, including some in the enteric nervous sy...

Colorectal injury by compressed air: the rule of conservative therapy

ABSTRACT We are reporting a case of colorectal injury caused by a jet of compressed air directed from a distance towards the anus. The patient mentioned that it happened accidentally while his colleague was cleaning his clothes using compressed air. The patient presented with acute abdominal pain and dis...

Tissue sulfomucin and sialomucin content in colon mucosa without intestinal transit subjected to intervention with Curcuma longa (curcumin)

Acta cir. bras; 32 (3), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To measure the tissue sulfomucin and sialomucin content of the colon mucosa without fecal flow, subjected to intervention with curcumin, and the influence of the concentration used and the intervention time. Methods: Thirty-six rats were subjected to proximal right colostomy and dis...

Epidemiological aspects of endoscopic resections of colorectal polyps in patients at an endoscopy training center in the Santos region, Brasil

Introduction: Colorectal polyps are structures that project from the surface of the mucosal layer of the large intestine. They are classified as neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Early detection of pre-neoplastic lesions is important for preventing colorectal cancer. These can be resected so as to decrease t...