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Endotracheal tube cuff pressure increases in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy: a single cohort study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (6), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives Several airway complications can occur during shoulder arthroscopy including airway obstruction, pleural puncture, and subcutaneous emphysema. It was hypothesized that the irrigation fluid used during a shoulder arthroscopic procedure might increase the cuff pressure o...

Bilateral simultaneous percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus staged approach: a critical analysis of complications and renal function

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Patients with bilateral kidney stones and burdened by large stones are challenging cases for endourologists. Simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sbPCNL) is an option; however, it may be accompanied by important morbidity. An alternative is a staged PCNL, operating ...

S100B level and cognitive dysfunction after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy procedures: a prospective observational study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (6), 2020
Abstract Background: The present study investigated the association between Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) and increased serum S100B level after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RALRP). Methods: The study included 82 consecutive patients who underwent RALRP. Serum S100B ...

The relationship between thyroidectomy complications and body mass index

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a growing public health problem associated with many comorbid diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index and complications of thyroidectomy. METHODS: Patients who underwent total thyroidectomy between January 2015 and Decemb...

Results of surgical treatment of advanced gastric cancer: case series with follow-up

Int. j. morphol; 38 (5), 2020
SUMMARY: Gastric cancer (CG) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. The best treatment option for patients with advanced GC (AGC) is still surgery, which involves performing a gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy (D2L). The aim of this study was to determine postoperative morbidity (POM) and 5-year ...

Use of GnRH analogues in the reduction of submucous fibroid for surgical hysteroscopy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-a) have been used preoperatively before hysteroscopic myomectomy to decrease the size and vascularization of the myomas, but evidence to support this practice is weak. Our objective was to analyze the use of GnRH-a in the reduction of sub...

Resultados clínicos del tratamiento de frenillos labiales; frenectomía y frenotomía

OBJETIVO: El propósito de esta revisión fue evaluar sistemáticamente la literatura científica sobre los resultados clínicos que se obtienen al remover los frenillos aberrantes al utilizar los procedimientos quirúrgicos convencionales y el láser. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Búsqueda detallada en las...

A Comparative Study of Endoscopic versus Microscopic Cartilage Type I Tympanoplasty

Abstract Introduction The use of endoscope is rapidly increasing in otological and neuro- otological surgery in the last 2 decades. Middle ear surgeries, including tympanoplasty, have increasingly utilized endoscopes as an adjunct to or as a replacement for the operative microscope. Superior visualizat...

Concurrent urinary and bowel diversion: Surgical modification with sigmoid colon that avoids a bowel anastomosis

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: Cystectomy with urinary diversion is the gold standard for muscle invasive bladder cancer. It also may be performed as part of pelvic exenteration for non-urologic malignancy, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, and chronic conditions that result in a non-functional bladder (e.g., inters...

Dorsal oral mucosa graft in combination with ventral penile flap as an alternative to repair obliterative stenosis of the anterior urethra in a single surgical time

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: Obliterative urethral stenosis is a type of urethral lesion that compromises the whole corpus spongiosum's circumference. We present our experience in resolving complex long segment urethral obliteration in a single procedure using a combination of dorsal onlay oral mucosa graft (OMG) ...