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The efficacy of thoracic ultrasonography in postoperative newborn patients after cardiac surgery

Abstract Objective: In this study, the efficacy of thoracic ultrasonography during echocardiography was evaluated in newborns. Methods: Sixty newborns who had undergone pediatric cardiac surgery were successively evaluated between March 1, 2015, and September 1, 2015. Patients were evaluated for effusi...

Laryngotracheobronchial papillomatosis: chest CT findings

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT To evaluate the findings on chest CTs in 16 patients (8 men and 8 women) with laryngotracheobronchial papillomatosis. Methods: This was a retrospective study involving patients ranging from 2 to 72 years of age. The evaluation of the CT scans was independently performed by two observers, and di...

Neumoperitoneo poscolonoscopia sin evidencia de perforación colónica

Rev. chil. cir; 69 (4), 2017
Objetivo: Reportar el caso de una complicación poscolonoscopia de tratamiento complejo. Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 82 años, a quien se practicó una colonoscopia total por sangrado rectal, reportando úlcera anal. Dos días después presentó dolor abdominal y distensión abdomi...

Terapia anticoagulante no tromboembolismo venoso

Introdução: O tromboembolismo venoso (TEV), incluindo a embolia pulmonar (EP) e a trombose venosa profunda (TVP), é a terceira causa de mortalidade em todo o mundo. O diagnóstico ainda é subestimado nas emergências. Os fatores desencadeantes são bem definidos, o que auxilia a estratificação de r...

Metastasis pulmonares tardías de carcinoma adenoideo quístico de la glandula de bartolino
Late lung metastases of cystic adenoid carcinoma of the bartolino gland

El carcinoma adenoideo quístico de la glándula de Bartolino (GB) es una entidad infrecuente, de crecimiento lento y comportamiento agresivo con alta recurrencia local y metástasis. Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 48 años, con antecedente de tratamiento quirúrgico de un absceso Bartolino derec...

Síndrome de Kartagener: reporte de caso

El Síndrome de Kartagener es una enfermedad autosómica recesiva, caracterizada por discinesia ciliar primaria la cual consiste en la disfunción de las células ciliadas. Esta es la causa de la manifestación de la sintomatología respiratoria que presenta este sí...

Ocular sarcoidosis masked by positive IgM for toxoplasmosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT We report a case of ocular sarcoidosis with positive immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG serology for toxoplasmosis. The patient was a young female with red painful eyes, bilateral eyelid edema, and panuveitis with periphlebitis. In laboratory testing, she was IgM and IgG positive for toxoplasmosis an...

Accuracy of chest radiography for positioning of the umbilical venous catheter

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (2), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of the simultaneous analysis of three radiographic anatomical landmarks - diaphragm, cardiac silhouette, and vertebral bodies - in determining the position of the umbilical venous catheter distal end using echocardiography as a reference standard. Methods: ...

Acute amiodarone toxicity causing respiratory failure

Summary A 66-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic with severe pneumonia. Bronchoscopy was performed due to clinical worsening despite antibiotics and diuretic therapy, respiratory failure and radiographic progression. Because bacterial cultures of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were negativ...