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Papel de la ecoendoscopia en la evaluación de la dispepsia no investigada en una población colombiana

Resumen La dispepsia se define como un dolor o molestia abdominal superior que se considera originado en el tracto gastrointestinal superior. Muchas enfermedades y condiciones clínicas pueden producir dispepsia como la úlcera péptica, cáncer gástrico o esofágico, medicamentos, litiasis biliar, panc...

Utilidade clínica dos escores de risco no sangramento varicoso

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Variceal bleeding remains important cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed. Various risk scores are used in risk stratification for non-variceal bleed. Their utility in variceal bleeding patients is not clear. This study aims to compare probability of these scores in predicting vari...

Steroid vs. antibiotic impregnated absorbable nasal packing for wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study

Abstract Introduction: Endoscopic sinus surgery can lead to crusting or synechiae formation, which can affect the healing process. Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the influence of steroid versus antibiotic versus saline solution impregnated absorbable nasal spacers on postoperative wound...

Endoscope-assisted retrosigmoid approach in hemifacial spasm: our experience

Abstract Introduction: The use of surgical decompression of facial hemispasm due to the loop in the internal auditory canal is not always accepted due to the risk related to the surgical procedure. Currently a new surgical technique allows surgeons to work in safer conditions. Objective: To report the ...

Endoscopic endonasal double flap technique for reconstruction of large anterior skull base defects: technical note

Abstract Introduction: One of the main concerns in endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base has been the high incidence and morbidity associated with cerebrospinal fluid leaks. The introduction and routine use of vascularized flaps allowed a marked decrease in this complication followed by a gr...

Caso Clínico: Cuerpo Extraño Afilado Impactado en Hipofaringe de Difícil Extracción

INTRODUCCIÓN: Los cuerpos extraños alojados en faringe representan problemas clínicos urgentes, que afectan sobre todo a la población pediátrica y de adultos mayores. Solo el 10-20% de casos son complejos y requieren intervenciones no quirúrgicas (endoscopía) y menos del 1%...

Immediate small-diameter implants as abutments for an overdenture in the edentulous atrophic mandible: report of immersion endoscopic bone in vivo, and histologic bone-implant evaluation after 6 months of function

Int. j. morphol; 37 (2), 2019
The aim of this report was to endoscopically evaluate bone quality in vivo in the immediate installation of temporary small-diameter implants, and again after 6 months of function, through an attachments system for overdenture, in the atrophic mandible of a patient. We also histologically evaluated bone-...

Tratamiento del pseudoquiste pancreático

Rev. argent. cir; 111 (2), 2019
El pseudoquiste pancreático corresponde a una complicación alejada de la pancreatitis aguda. En nuestro medio son más frecuentes las de etiología biliar. El pseudoquiste se manifiesta en el 10% de estos pacientes. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con un pseudoquiste pancreático resuelto según abo...

Retrograde vs. antegrade flexible nephroscopy for detection of residual fragments following PNL: a prospective study with computerized tomography control

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: The main aim of stone surgery is to establish stone free status. Performing flexible nephroscopy is an effective tool in this manner. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of retrograde flexible nephroscopy for detection of residual fragments following percutaneous nephro...

Aparición simultánea de cáncer gástrico temprano y GIST

Resumen Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente masculino de 74 años quien ingresó con síntomas de sangrado digestivo alto, se realizó una endoscopia de vías digestivas altas y se encontraron dos lesiones en el estómago: una elevada de centro ulcerado y otra subepitelial, lo que llevó a comple...