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Efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in children

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. Tonsil ablation or turbinate reduction was performed on 49 pediatric patients with OSAHS by minimally invasive tonsil surgery. In order to ...

Sequência anemia-policitemia em gêmeos: definição, classificação e tratamento

Femina; 43 (2), 2015
A presença de anastomoses vasculares placentárias nas gestações gemelares monocoriônicas favorece o surgimento de complicações graves como a Síndrome de Transfusão Feto-Fetal (STFF) e a Sequência Anemia-Policitemia em Gêmeos (TAPS). STFF e TAPS são ambas formas crônicas de transfusão feto-f...

Opções terapêuticas na neoplasia intraepitelial vaginal: revisão de literatura

Femina; 42 (5), 2014
A neoplasia intraepitelial de vagina (NIVA) é uma condição pré-maligna rara do epitélio vaginal, sua incidência corresponde a 0,2 casos por 100.000 mulheres, classifica-se em NIVA I, II, III esta última tem um potencial de invasão de 9 a 12%. O diagnóstico é feito pela citologia, colposcopia, h...

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a cohort of HIV-positive women at the University Hospital of the West Indies: management and outcome

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in HIVpositive women evaluated at the University H ospital of the West Indies (UHWI). METHOD: A chart review of all non-pregnant HIV-positive women who attended the gynaecologic and colposcopic clinics between Janu...

Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom

Administration of antivenom is currently the standard treatment for snake envenomation. However, it can sometimes cause anaphylactic reactions including urticaria, bronchospasm and hypotension. Furthermore, it may also provoke life-threatening complications, even though the mortality rate is less than 1 ...

Estado actual del tratamiento quirúrgico de la fibrilación auricular
Present situation of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Rev. cuba. cir; 46 (2), 2007
Se realiza un análisis sobre la prevalencia de la fibrilación auricular en la población general y en pacientes que presentan algunas enfermedades asociadas. Se comenta sobre las posibles teorías fisiopatológicas de esta enfermedad y se abarcan las diferentes técnicas quirúrgicas que se aplican sob...