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Miotomía endoscópica por vía oral (POEM) para el tratamiento de la acalasia: experiencia clínica inicial y resultados a corto plazo

Rev. chil. cir; 69 (5), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La acalasia es el trastorno motor primario más frecuente del esófago. El estándar de tratamiento actual es la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica. En los últimos años, el desarrollo de técnicas endoscópicas avanzadas ha permitido el posicionamiento de la técnica POEM (del i...

Complications after prone PCNL in pediatric, adult and geriatric patients - a single center experience over 7 years

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction CROES-Clavien system (CCS) for grading complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a step towards standardization of outcomes. We categorized complications based on CCS and predicted risk factors across the entire cohort and individually for pediatric (P: ≤18 yea...

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in unusual venous anatomy - donor and recepient implications

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is now a commonly performed procedure in most of renal transplantation centers. However, the suitability of laparoscopy for donors with abnormal venous anatomy is still a subject of debate. Materials and methods Between August 2007 and August 2014, 2...

Skin to calyx distance is not a predictive factor for miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy outcomes

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the predictive value of the distance from skin to calyx (SCD) on the outcome and complication rates of patients undergoing mPNL. Materials and Methods Patient's charts, who had undergone mPNL between June 2012 and June 2015, were analyzed retrospectively. Patients who h...

Novel penile circumcision suturing devices versus the shang ring for adult male circumcision: a prospective study

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel penile circumcision suturing devices PCSD and Shang ring (SR) for circumcision in an adult population. Materials and Methods A total of 124 outpatients were randomly assigned to receive PCSD (n=62) or SR (n=62). Patient characterist...

Relationship between high red cell distribution width and systemic inflammatory response syndrome after extracorporeal circulation

Abstract Objective: Cardiac surgical operations involving extracorporeal circulation may develop severe inflammatory response. This severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is usually associated with poor outcome with no predictive marker. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a routine hematological...

A prospective randomized study of the inflammatory responses to multiport and singleport laparoscopic hysterectomies

Acta cir. bras; 32 (7), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the inflammatory responses induced by laparoscopic hysterectomies with multiport and singleport approaches. Methods: This was a pilot prospective randomized study that included 42 women candidates for hysterectomy at School of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas, USP. The pa...

Assessment of operative times of multiple surgical specialties in a public university hospital

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the indicators duration of anesthesia, operative time and time patients stay in the operating rooms of different surgical specialties at a public university hospital. Methods It was done by a descriptive cross-sectional study based on the operating room database. The fo...

Transverse sternal split: a safe mini-invasive approach for perventricular device closure of ventricular septal defect

Abstract Objective: Perventricular device closure of ventricular septal defect through midline sternotomy avoids the cardiopulmonary bypass, however, lacks the cosmetic advantage. Perventricular device closure of ventricular septal defect with transverse split sternotomy was performed to add the cosmeti...

The vulkan technique: a novel ostomy-closure technique that reduces complications and operative times

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Ostomy reversals remain at high risk for surgical complications. Indeed, surgical-side infections due to bacterial contamination of the stoma lead to revision surgery and prolonged hospital stay. Aim: To describe the novel vulkan technique of ostomy reversal that aims to reduce op...