A Neurofibromatose Tipo I (NF-1) ou doença de Von Recklinghausen é uma doença genética autossômica dominante com uma incidência de 1 em 2600-3000 indivíduos. As características mais típicas são as manchas café com leite e os neurofibromas da pele. Outros sistemas também podem ser afetados, in...
INTRODUCTION: Diversion colitis (DC) is a benign condition characterized by the appearance of inflammation in the mucosa of the colon or rectum devoid of fecal stream. Oxidative stress has been associated with the etiopathogenesis of the disease. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a substance with antioxidant pro...
In the past, extrapulmonary tuberculosis affected approximately 70% of patients with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. However, with the advent of highly effective therapy, intestinal tuberculosis has become rare - even more unusual in patients without immunodeficiency, HIV and pulmonary disease. The purp...
Statins are recommended for people who have high serum cholesterol, and this role of statins has been well documented. However, some activities of statins, independent of their lipid-lowering effect, in conditions such as systemic inflammatory response syndrome, nephropathy, and other anti-inflammatory a...
INTRODUCTION: Preoperative mechanical cleansing of the colon has been frequently questioned lately. The purpose of this study was to present the experience of our team with colorectal resection without conventional mechanical preparation of the large bowel. METHODS: The study retrospectively evaluated 54...
The belief that mechanical bowel preparation is related to the reduction of complications in elective colorectal surgery is based on observational studies and expert opinion. This question led the authors to a systematic literature review, with the completion of meta-analysis, followed by three updates. ...
Ulcerative colitis treatment intends to induce remission, and its maintenance. Biological drugs, such as infliximab, have been indicated in moderate and severe cases of the disease, which are unresponsive to conventional medication. Randomized controlled trials proved the efficacy of biological treatment...
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the predictive value of body mass index (BMI) for hospital length-of-stay, surgical conversion, and postoperative complications in laparoscopic colorectal surgeries. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 152 patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Patients were divided into ...
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the current picture of colorectal cancer in a public hospital of Rio Grande do Sul, focusing on aspects related to diagnosis, staging and surgical therapy addressed in these patients. METHODS: A descriptive and retrospective study that includes patie...
OBJECTIVE: To develop a prototype system to manage data on coloproctology surgery, aiming at Data Quality (DQ) and the adoption of a DQ monitoring process, which is nonexistent in most biomedical systems. METHODS: The construction of the prototype was separated into five steps: analysis of an existing sy...
