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Tratamiento con radioyodo endovenoso y estimulación con TSH recombinante humana en paciente con cáncer de tiroides extenso: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Abstract: We report a 72-years-old male patient with extensive differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), who required a tracheostomy and gastrostomy. Considering his clinical condition, risk of aspiration and management of the ostomies, radioiodine (131I) was administered intravenously, using recombinant huma...

Manejo respiratorio en atrofia muscular espinal: cambio de paradigma en la era de las nuevas terapias específicas

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (6), 2018
Resumen: La atrofia muscular espinal (AME) es la enfermedad genética mortal más frecuente en lactantes, con severidad variable. Se clasifica en cuatro subtipos: tipo 0 de inicio prenatal y recién nacido ya afecta do, con ausencia de esfuerzo respiratorio y ningún desarrollo motor, tipo 1 de inicio en...

Hypericum perforatum chronic treatment affects cognitive parameters and brain neurotrophic factor levels

Objective: To evaluate the effects of Hypericum perforatum (hypericum) on cognitive behavior and neurotrophic factor levels in the brain of male and female rats. Methods: Male and female Wistar rats were treated with hypericum or water during 28 days by gavage. The animals were then subjected to the ope...

Pituitary gland volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy

Objective: The beneficial effects of psychopharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the brain are not well understood. In a previous study, we found smaller pituitary volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of CBT ...

Respuesta al tratamiento radioterápico en pacientes con tumores malignos de cabeza y cuello
Response to radiotherapy treatment in patients with head and neck malignant tumors

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 90 (4), 2018
Introducción: La radioterapia es una de las variantes de tratamiento más antiguas con que contamos hoy día para curar los pacientes afectos de neoplasias malignas, pero debe ser cuidadosamente seleccionada en pacientes pediátricos. Objetivo: Evaluar la respuesta al tratamiento radiante en niños c...

Favorable responses to treatment with 5 mg Sbv/kg/day meglumine antimoniate in patients with American tegumentary leishmaniasis acquired in different Brazilian regions

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Favorable responses in American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) patients to treatment with 5 mg Sbv/kg/day meglumine antimoniate (MA) has been reported in Rio de Janeiro, but little is known regarding the therapeutic response to low doses in patients from other locations. METHODS...

Influence of the inflammatory response on treatment of hepatitis C with triple therapy

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chronic hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver disease. Infection triggers an immediate immune response in the host that is mediated by humoral/cellular mechanisms. T cells respond to infection via secretion of cytokines, which inhibit or stimulate one another, leading to cytoki...

Does moderate coronary stenosis affect the fate of the left internal thoracic artery graft?

Abstract Introduction: In this study we try to observe the fate of the left internal thoracic artery grafts that were bypassed to left anterior descending artery with moderate stenosis identified with fractional flow reserve (FFR) technique. Doppler ultrasonography was chosen as a noninvasive screening ...

Perfil de seguridad a corto plazo de la terapia hormonal cruzada en trans-varones
Short-term safety profile of cross-hormonal therapy in trans-male subjects

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
Se denomina trans-varón (TV) a una persona de sexo biológico femenino con identidad de género masculino. Para adquirir caracteres sexuales y expresar un rol social semejante podría utilizarse: terapia hormonal cruzada (THC) y/o genitoplastia masculinizante. Se evaluó el perfil de seguridad a corto p...

Infecciones intraabdominales: Puesta al día y recomendaciones de la sociedad Argentina de infectología
Intra-abdominal infections. Update and recommendations

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
Las infecciones intraabdominales constituyen un grupo de procesos intra y retroperitoneales, desde cuadros localizados hasta infecciones complicadas, sepsis o shock séptico, con elevada mortalidad. Representan la tercera causa de sepsis y la segunda causa de muerte en unidades de terapia intensiva. El t...