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Comparison of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for treatment of stone disease in horseshoe kidney patients

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives In this study it is aimed to compare the success and complication rates of SWL and RIRS in treatment of HSK stone disease. Materials and methods In this retrospective study data of 67 patients treated with either SWL (n=44) or RIRS (n=23) for stone disease in HSK between May 2003 ...

Specific training for LESS surgery results from a prospective study in the animal model

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective to prospectively evaluate the ability of post-graduate students enrolled in a laparoscopy program of the Institute for Teaching and Research to complete single port total nephrectomies. Materials and Methods 15 post-graduate students were enrolled in the study, which was performed ...

Manejo perioperatorio de pacientes con patología tiroidea y tratamiento crónico con corticoides

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (1), 2016
Abstract Thyroid disorders and chronic use of corticosteroids are common in the surgical population, so is necessary an appropriate perioperative management of these patients. There is no contraindication for elective surgery in patients with asymptomatic hypothyroidism and good control, it is not necess...

Síndrome de encefalopatía posterior reversible secundaria a tacrolimus

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 23 (1), 2016
Los inhibidores de la calcineurina, la ciclosporina y el tacrolimus han jugado un papel preponderante en la prevención de los episodios de rechazo y de la enfermedad de injerto contra el huésped en pacientes tratados mediante el trasplante de órgano sólido y de la médula ósea. No obstante, el tacro...

Construção e validação de conteúdo de checklist para a segurança do paciente em emergência

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 37 (spe), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo Construir e validar checklist de ações de segurança do paciente em atendimento de emergência. Método Pesquisa metodológica realizada em Curitiba, em 2015, com etapas de construção e validação. O checklist foi norteado pelas diretrizes do programa brasileiro para a segurança...

Assessment scale of risk for surgical positioning injuries

ABSTRACT Objective: to build and validate a scale to assess the risk of surgical positioning injuries in adult patients. Method: methodological research, conducted in two phases: construction and face and content validation of the scale and field research, involving 115 patients. Results: the Risk ...

Prevalencia de complicaciones y factores predisponentes en cirugía ginecológica por patología benigna en el hospital universitario San Ignacio: Bogotá, Colombia
Prevalence of complications and predisposing factors in gynecological surgery due to benign pathology at the San Ignacio university hospital: Bogotá, Colombia

ANTECEDENTES: Los procedimientos quirúrgicos implican complicaciones de todo tipo, su pronto diagnóstico y manejo depende del pronóstico del paciente. OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de las complicaciones en cirugía ginecológica por patología benigna en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio y l...

Caracterización de pacientes con lesiones quirúrgicas iatrogénicas de las vías biliares
Characterization of patients with surgical iatrogenic injuries of the biliary apparatus

Medisan; 19 (12), 2015
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de 35 pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente mediante las técnicas convencional y laparoscópica, quienes presentaron lesiones iatrogénicas de las vías biliares, en el Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora To...

Manual reduction of articular disc after traumatic extraction of mandibular third molar: a case report

Introduction: Disc displacement without reduction with limited opening is an intracapsular biomechanical disorder involving the condyle-disc complex. With the mouth closed, the disc is in an anterior position in relation to the condylar head and does not reduce with mouth opening. This disorder is associ...

ST-segment elevation during general anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery: a case of takotsubo

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 65 (5), 2015
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy, which can be interpreted as an acute coronary syndrome as it progresses with suggestive electrocardiographic changes. The purpose of this article is to show the importance ...