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Left lateral intercostal region versus subxiphoid position for pleural drain during elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: randomized clinical trial

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The pleural drain insertion site after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may alter lung function, especially respiratory muscle strength. The main objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of use of the left lateral intercostal region versus the ...

Peri-prosthetic infection in the postoperative period of endovascular abdominal aorta aneurysm repair: treatment by percutaneous drainage

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Endovascular aneurysm repair is an established technique for treating many infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Infection is one of the most serious complications of this technique, and although percutaneous treatment has been well established for intra-abdominal collections, its use to treat peri-prost...

Lumen-apposing metal stent and eletrocautery enhanced delivery system (hot axiostm) for drainage of walled-off necrosis: the first brazilian case report

Risk of bleeding complications in percutaneous biliary drainage: the paradox of the normal hemostasis

ABSTRACT Background: Percutaneous biliary drainage is a safe procedure. The risk of bleeding complications is acceptable. Frequently, patients with biliary obstructions usually have coagulation disorders thus increasing risk of bleeding. For this reason, patients should always fit the parameters of he...

Mesenteric lymph drainage alleviates hemorrhagic shock-induced spleen injury and inflammation

Acta cir. bras; 34 (9), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effect of mesenteric lymph drainage on the spleen injury and the expressions of inflammatory cytokines in splenic tissue in mice following hemorrhagic shock. Methods: Male C57 mice were randomly divided into the sham shock, shock and shock+drainage groups. The mice ...

Seguridad y eficacia del drenaje guiado por endosonografía de colecciones pancreáticas usando prótesis plásticas y metálicas tipo LAMS

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 30 (1), 2019
Background: Pancreatic fluid collections (PFC) are associated with severe acute pancreatitis. After maturation (after 4 weeks) they are classified as pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) and walled-off necrosis (WON). Endoscopic management is associated with lower morbidity and mortality compared with surgery. Aim...

Tratamiento mínimamente invasivo de una lesión de la vía biliar secundaria a un traumatismo abdominal cerrado: Caso clínico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (6), 2018
Las lesiones hepáticas y de las vías biliares por causa traumática son poco usuales en la edad pediátrica. Del total de pacientes con trauma abdominal cerrado, menos del 9 % presentan lesión hepática, y la frecuencia varía entre el 2 % y el 3 % de la lesión de las vías biliares. Actualmente, el ...

Operación de Bascom para el tratamiento de la enfermedad pilonidal sacrococcígea abscedada: experiencia inicial

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (4), 2018
Resumen Introducción: Una de las formas de presentación de la enfermedad pilonidal sacrococcígea (EPSC) es el absceso, para el que existen distintas alternativas de tratamiento. Objetivo: Presentar nuestra experiencia con la técnica de Bascom para el tratamiento de la EPSC abscedada. Material y MÃ...

Current management of spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease

ABSTRACT Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic transmural disease process with approximately 10% of patients developing spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess during the first 5 years after the diagnosis. The symptoms are often nonspecific. The treatment modalities include the use of wide-spectrum antibiotics, ...

Management of pancreatitis and pancreatic: fluid collections

Acute pancreatitis is a constant management challenge, especially with peripancreatic collection that are one of the most common complications; after the first surgical attempts that had high mortality, there had to be a new approach based in decades of acquired knowledge in physiopathology added to the ...