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Prognostic factors affecting outcomes in multivisceral en bloc resection for colorectal cancer

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the clinical and pathological factors associated with perioperative morbidity, mortality and oncological outcomes after multivisceral en bloc resection in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: Between January 2009 and February 2014, 105 patients with primar...

Open partial nephrectomy for entirely intraparenchymal tumors: a matched case-control study of oncologic outcome and complication rate

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To compare the oncologic and clinical outcomes for open partial nephrectomy (OPN) performed in patients with entirely intraparenchymal tumors versus case-matched controls, with exophytic lesions. Material and methods Patients having undergone OPN between 2007 and 2012 were investigat...

Neuraxial anesthesia after local anesthesia for management of percutaneous vertebroplasty complication during vertebroplasty

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (2), 2017
Abstract Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a relatively safe, simple and commonly performed interventional procedure for the management of vertebral compression fractures. However, serious complications are rarely reported in the procedure. Those are pulmonary embolism, severe infection, paraplegia and an o...

Edema laringotraqueal a causa de una lesión térmica: Complicación tras una tiroidectomía en niños

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (1), 2017
La insuficiencia respiratoria posoperatoria es una complicación grave de la tiroidectomia, y su origen puede ser multifactorial, especialmente en los niños. Presentamos el caso de dos hermanos sometidos a una tiroidectomia que luego tuvieron dificultad respiratoria. Para la disección de la tiroides se...

Intraoperative breakage of Sachse's knife blade: A rare complication of optical internal urethrotomy (one case managing experience)

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Optical internal urethrotomy (OIU) is the most common procedure performed for short segment bulbar urethral stricture worldwide. This procedure most commonly performed using Sachse’s cold knife. Various perioperative complications of internal urethrotomy have been described in literature i...

Nefrectomía totalmente laparoscópica en donante vivo

Rev. venez. cir; 70 (1), 2017
El abordaje laparoscópico para la nefrectomía del donante vivo, ha representado en los últimos años un paradigma con resultados comparables e incluso superiores al abordaje abierto. Objetivo: Evaluar el abordaje laparoscópico en la nefrectomía de donante vivo como procedimiento de elección en el t...

Histerectomia radical laparoscópica versus laparotomia no tratamento do câncer inicial do colo uterino

Femina; 44 (4), 2016
O tratamento cirúrgico padrão para o câncer do colo do útero em estádio inicial é a histerectomia radical abdominal (HRA). Nos últimos anos, os avanços na cirurgia minimamente invasiva tornaram possível a realização de histerectomia radical com o uso da laparoscopia, com objetivo de reduzir a ...

Brachial insertion of fully implantable venous catheters for chemotherapy: complications and quality of life assessment in 35 patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To prospectively evaluate the perioperative safety, early complications and satisfaction of patients who underwent the implantation of central catheters peripherally inserted via basilic vein. Methods Thirty-five consecutive patients with active oncologic disease requiring chemothe...

Rotura iatrogénica de electrodos de marcapasos permanente en la realización de esternotomía media: presentación de un caso

Med. UIS; 29 (3), 2016
RESUMEN La esternotomía media continúa siendo el gold-standart de abordaje quirúrgico en cirugía cardiaca. Aún realizada correctamente, la apertura media del esternón presenta complicaciones en el 1-5% de los casos que varían en su gravedad desde la infección de la herida quirúrgica a la lesión...

Sufentanil in combination with low-dose hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (6), 2016
Abstract A double blind randomized clinical trial of sufentanil as an adjunct in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section and, thereby, be able to reduce the dose of bupivacaine, a local anesthetic, with the same result of an anesthetic block with higher doses but with fewer perioperative side effects, suc...