Objetivo: Presentar la experiencia en el manejo del trauma de colon en la Unidad de Politraumatizados. Hospital Domingo Luciani. IVSS, Caracas. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo y de corte transversal, basado en la revisión de historias clínicas de los pacientes ingres...
Objetivo: Determinar el tiempo de tránsito colónico (TTC) en pacientes con estreñimiento crónico debido a ciego móvil (CM). Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y transversal don-de se incluyeron todos los pacientes con diagnóstico de estreñimiento crónico y la presencia de ciego móvil que...
Intussuscepção intestinal é rara em adultos. Angiolipomas são causas incomuns da doença. Manifestações clínicas inespecíficas e acurácia limitada dos exames de imagem disponíveis dificultam o diagnóstico pré-operatório. A confirmação de intussuscepção é baseada em achados cirúrgicos. ...
O presente estudo avalia os feitos da sobrecarga de frutose na dieta e exercícios físicos, no peso corporal, nível glicêmico e de triglicerídeos, na histologia do cólon ascendente e morfometria dos neurônios mientéricos do jejuno de ratos. Foram utilizados 30 ratos (Wistar), divididos em sedentá...
OBJECTIVE: Colorectal surgeons often struggle to explain to administrators/payers reasons for prolonged length of stay (LOS). This study aim was to identify factors associated with increased LOS after colorectal surgery. DESIGN: The study population included patients from the 2007 American-College-of-Sur...
INTRODUCTION: several complications may occur during colorectal surgical procedures and factors, such as nutritional status, substantially contribute to this problem. OBJECTIVE: evaluate the relationship between nutritional status (determined by different tools) and the emergence of early postoperative c...
INTRODUCTION: laparoscopic colorectal surgery has become a viable access route since the beginning of 1990, using Jacobs' technique. Its outcomes are decrease in hospitalization length, early return to routine activities, better esthetic results and less postoperative pain. OBJECTIVE: to report a series ...
Levan was used as agent in the synthesis of new colon-specific polymeric matrix together with Eudragit® FS 30 D. Eudragit® FS 30 D films incorporated with levan were made by casting process and characterized to: water vapour transmission, sweeling index, differential scanning calorimetry and thermograv...
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of colocolonic anastomosis with and without preoperative bowel preparation. METHODS: The study compared 42 female dogs (Canis familiaris), divided into 2 groups of 21 animals: Group I (control) - submitted to bowel preparation - and Group II (stud...
INTRODUCTION: Despite the high prevalence and high rates of mortality of colorectal cancer, it is likely to be a secondary prevention disease due to the presentation of characteristics that are ideal for a successful screening program, with a proven positive impact on its outcome. OBJECTIVE: To describe ...
