Abstract Aortopulmonary septal defect, also known as the aortopulmonary window, is a rare congenital macrovascular malformation. This case involves a 9-year-old boy with aortopulmonary septal defect (type I combined with type IV). Before surgery, milrinone and alprostadil were used to counteract high lun...
Aorta/diagnóstico por imagen,
Aorta/cirugía,
Defecto del Tabique Aortopulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Defecto del Tabique Aortopulmonar/fisiopatología,
Defecto del Tabique Aortopulmonar/cirugía,
Presión Sanguínea,
Ecocardiografía,
Arteria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Arteria Pulmonar/cirugía,
Enfermedades Raras,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Resultado del Tratamiento
SUMMARY Frantz' tumours or solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas are rare neoplasms with low malignant potential. Young women in the second to third decades of life are more frequently affected. The treatment of choice is resection of the lesion, which is often curative. The recurrence is uncommo...
Resumen Introducción. Las enfermedades huérfanas caracterizadas por su baja prevalencia, comúnmente son de origen genético y degenerativo, y amenazan la vida. Objetivo. Describir la mortalidad por enfermedades huérfanas y analizar la tendencia en Colombia entre 2008 y 2013. Materiales y métodos....
Resumen Las enfermedades de baja prevalencia requieren modelos de gestión diferentes a los de otras condiciones. Este trabajo buscó recoger las experiencias internacionales. Se realizaron búsquedas en numerosas bases de datos de literatura indexada y de documentos grises. Un panel de expertos de dife...
Abstract We report the case of a 23-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented at the emergency department of a Brazilian hospital with epigastric pain and fever. After an investigation that included a computed tomography scan and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy, a diagnosis of mucormyco...
Biopsia,
Endoscopía Gastrointestinal,
Gastrectomía,
Gastritis/diagnóstico,
Gastritis/microbiología,
Gastritis/cirugía,
Huésped Inmunocomprometido,
Mucormicosis/complicaciones,
Mucormicosis/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Raras,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
RESUMEN La asociación de la artrogriposis múltiple congénita con el síndrome uña -rótula es rara, porque ambas patologías son infrecuentes. Debido a la gran variedad de manifestaciones clínico-radiológica de ambos síndromes, es necesario conocer el cuadro clínico de cada una de ellas para pode...
Abstract: Linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis is a rare autoimmune disease that usually has an excellent prognosis in childhood; however, its control is more difficult in adults. It presents heterogeneous clinical manifestations and is frequently confused with other bullous diseases such as bullou...
RESUMEN La enfermedad de Wegener o granulomatosis con poliangeítis, es una enfermedad rara, que se caracteriza por presentar una vasculitis sistémica primaria granulomatosa, con afectación de las vías aéreas superiores, inferiores y el riñón. Se exponen las características clínicas y resultados ...
Abstract Mammary hibernomas are extremely rare benign tumors composed of brown fat cells, with only five cases previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 42- year-old female patient with a painless growing mass in her right breast. A partial mastectomy was performed, and the diagnosis...
Acromegaly is generally considered a benign and uncommon disease. However, some recent data bring support to the idea that it is more frequent than previously thought. Besides, acromegaly can significantly shorten the length of life due to its cardiovascular and metabolic complications. Since its clinica...
