ABSTRACT Background Endoscopic treatment of superficial gastrointestinal tumors is routinely performed, however the advantages and shortcomings of submucosal pressure-jet dissection is still debated. Objective - Aiming to compare this technique with conventional submucosal dissection, a study was desig...
Electrocirugia/instrumentación,
Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa/instrumentación,
Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa/métodos,
Mucosa Gástrica/patología,
Mucosa Gástrica/cirugía,
Inyecciones a Chorro/instrumentación,
Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/cirugía,
Modelos Animales,
Tempo Operativo,
Distribución Aleatoria,
Porcinos
ABSTRACT Background: The anorectal anomalies consist in a complex group of birth defects. Laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty improved visualization of the rectal fistula and the ability to place the pull-through segment within the elevator muscle complex with minimal dissection. There is no consensus...
ABSTRACT Introduction: To assess the effect of a hands-on ultrasound training session to teach urologic trainees ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle placement. Materials and methods: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) urology residents completed a time trial, placing a needle into a phant...
ABSTRACT Purpose To analyze the latency and amplitude of P300 responses obtained with electrodes positioned at Cz and Fz and in different tasks of infrequent stimulus identification in normal hearing individuals. Methods Forty adults of both genders participated in the study. Three recordings with thre...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare speech performance and levels of oral impairment between two types of lingual brackets. Methods: A parallel-group randomized controlled trial was carried out on patients with Class II, Division 1 malocclusion treated at the University of Hama School of Dentistry in Hama,...
Maloclusión Clase II de Angle/terapia,
Masticación,
Diseño de Aparato Ortodóncico,
Soportes Ortodóncicos,
Ortodoncia Correctiva/instrumentación,
Ortodoncia Correctiva/métodos,
Satisfacción del Paciente,
Espectrografía del Sonido,
Habla,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Lengua
ABSTRACT Introduction: Skeletal Class III malocclusion is often referred for orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery. However, with the aid of miniplates, some moderate discrepancies become feasible to be treated without surgery. Objective: To report the case of a 24-year-old man with...
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the equivalent and effective doses of different digital radiographic methods (panoramic, lateral cephalometric and periapical) with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: Precalibrated thermoluminescent dosimeters were placed at 24 locat...
ABSTRACT The midpalatal suture has bone margins with thick connective tissue interposed between them, and it does not represent the fusion of maxillary palatal processes only, but also the fusion of palatal processes of the jaws and horizontal osseous laminae of palatal bones. Changing it implies affecti...
Abstract Background and objective: This was a prospective, randomized clinical study to compare the success rate of nasogastric tube insertion by using GlideScopeTM visualization versus direct MacIntosh laryngoscope assistance in anesthetized and intubated patients. Methods: Ninety-six ASA I or II pati...
Anestesia,
Diseño de Equipo,
Intubación Gastrointestinal/instrumentación,
Intubación Gastrointestinal/métodos,
Intubación Intratraqueal,
Laringoscopios,
Laringoscopía/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Cavidad Nasal,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Método Simple Ciego,
Factores de Tiempo
Cuando la terapia endodóntica fracasa, las opciones para solucionar este problema incluyen preservar el diente a través del retratamiento ortógrado o cirugía apical. Siempre que sea posible, el retratamiento endodóntico no quirúrgico debe ser la opción elegida. Diferentes sistemas rotatorios han s...
