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Accuracy of low dose CT in the diagnosis of appendicitis in childhood and comparison with USG and standard dose CT

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (6), 2017
Abstract Objectives: Computed tomography should be performed after careful consideration due to radiation hazard, which is why interest in low dose CT has increased recently in acute appendicitis. Previous studies have been performed in adult and adolescents populations, but no studies have reported on ...

An unusual cause of acute abdomen: splenic infarction

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (4), 2017

Asociación entre la mutación homocigota c.318A>T en el exón 2 del gen EIF2B5 y la forma infantil de la leucoencefalopatía con sustancia blanca evanescente

Resumen: Introducción: La leucoencefalopatía con sustancia blanca evanescente es una de las leucodistrofias más frecuentes. Generalmente inicia en la infancia y presenta un patrón de herencia autosómica recesiva. El 90% de los casos manifiesta mutaciones en uno de los genes que codifican para las ...

Cortical blindness secondary to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, recovered by successful blood pressure management

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT We report a case of cortical blindness secondary to posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, which was successfully treated by blood pressure management. A 66-year-old white man presented at the emergency room complaining of severe frontal headache, disorientation, and progressive blurred vision....

Endoscopic endonasal approach for mass resection of the pterygopalatine fossa

Clinics; 72 (9), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Access to the pterygopalatine fossa is very difficult due to its complex anatomy. Therefore, an open approach is traditionally used, but morbidity is unavoidable. To overcome this problem, an endoscopic endonasal approach was developed as a minimally invasive procedure. The surgical aim of th...

Use of the Uro Dyna-CT in endourology - the new frontier

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT We describe the use of the Uro Dyna-CT, an imaging system used in the operating room that produces real-time three-dimensional (3D) imaging and cross-sectional image reconstructions similar to an intraoperative computerized tomography, during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy and a contralateral fl...

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017
Abstract: Background: The clinical significance of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in patients with new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, especially in systemic disease accompanied by interstitial lung disease remains to be elucidated. Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the rol...

High-resolution computed tomography findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in lung transplant recipients

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: Respiratory infections constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is high among such patients. On imaging, tuberculosis has various presentations. Greater understanding of those presentations could...

Caracterización clinicohistopatológica, tomográfica y por resonancia magnética de pacientes menores de 15 años con tumores cerebrales
Clinical histopathological, tomographic and by magnetic resonance characterization of patients under 15 years with brain tumors

Medisan; 21 (7), 2017
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 25 pacientes menores de 15 años de edad con diagnóstico confirmado de neoplasia intracraneal, quienes fueron atendidos en el Hospital Infantil Sur de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero del 2010 hasta junio del 2013, a fin de caracterizarles según criterio...