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La piel como espejo del tracto gastrointestinal

Resumen Se presentan 4 casos de sangrado digestivo cuyas manifestaciones en la piel permitieron orientar el diagnóstico antes de la endoscopia, lo cual muestra la importancia de realizar un buen examen físico en todos los pacientes y no solo centrarse en los exámenes....

Analysis of efficiency of sialendoscopy in patients with sialolithiasis

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (4), 2019
The aim of this research was to analyze 106 clinical observations in which sialendoscopy was performed for diagnosis and treatment patients with sialolithiasis. This research showed, that endoscopy of the major salivary gland ductal system allows to obtain information not only on a sialolith, but also on...

Origen intraorbitario de las arterias etmoidales: estudio anatómico

RESUMEN Introducción: Ramas de la arteria oftálmica contribuyen a la irrigación de diversos territorios de la fosa nasal y de los senos paranasales. Objetivo: El objetivo de nuestro estudio es describir las arterias etmoidales desde su origen intraorbitario, y su relación con las estructuras muscul...

Craneofaringioma: resección paso a paso en un paciente pediátrico
Craniopharyngioma: Step-by-Step Resection in a Pediatric Patient

Rev. argent. neurocir; 33 (2), 2019
Introducción: Describir detalladamente paso a paso la resección de un craneofaringioma por vía endoscópica endonasal en un paciente pediátrico, con el fin de guiar a neurocirujanos en formación. Materiales y métodos: Se describe detalladamente la técnica endoscópica endonasal transesfenoidal par...

Association between endoscopic findings and histopathological confirmation in patients with suspicion of eosinophilic esophagitis

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is performed by the detection of 15 or more eosinophils per field in an esophageal biopsy sample, but the endoscopic findings alone are not validated for a diagnosis of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the...

Treatment of Blowout fracture with video-assisted surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Posterior fractures of the orbital floor are challenging, since an incomplete visualization of the defect through conventional surgical accesses may compromise the surgical outcome. The use of the endoscope as an auxiliary method during orbital reconstructions may be considered as a tool of cons...

Radiation Exposure during Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Interlaminar versus Transforaminal

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
Objective Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) relies heavily on fluoroscopy guidance; therefore, medical staff exposure to radiation has become an important issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the radiation dose and the amount of time to which the surgeons are exposed during PE...

Full-Videoendoscopic Interlaminar Surgery for the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations — A Series of 50 Cases

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
The present study aims to describe the results of full-videoendoscopic surgery through the interlaminar route for central lumbar disc herniation in a series of 50 cases in Brazil. This is a retrospective single-center study. With the aim of describing safety, the present study reports the complication an...

Complicaciones de la colonoscopia en pacientes de la tercera edad

Rev. argent. cir; 111 (1), 2019
Antecedentes: la OMS define a todo individuo mayor de 60 años como persona de la tercera edad. Existen 3 grupos: edad avanzada (60-74 años), ancianos o viejos (75-90 años) y grandes ancianos o longevos (mayor de 90 años). Se señala un riesgo mayor en mayores de 80 años cuando se realiza una colonos...

Locally Advanced Staged Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Treated with Endoscopic Endonasal Approach and Angio-embolization at a Tertiary Institution in Jamaica

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Locally advanced staged juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) traditionally treated with external approaches has been associated with significant morbidities such as blood loss with subsequent blood transfusions, scars, impaired speech, poor swallowing, recurrence and prolonged hospital sta...