Hepatic echinococcosis (HE) is a prevalent health problem, and there is limited published information regarding HE surgery. On the other hand, postoperative morbidity (POM) has not varied significantly. The aim of this study was to describe early and late outcomes in terms of POM of a series of patients ...
Yu, Weiyan;
Wang, Yadong;
Shen, Chuan;
Ji, Ru;
Zhang, Li;
Zhao, Xin;
Su, Miao;
Zhang, Ying;
He, Wenyan;
Cao, Jianguo;
Hao, Yanshuang;
Chen, Shengpeng;
Zhao, Caiyan.
ABSTRACT Aims: To evaluate the HBeAg seroconversion rate in real clinical setting and explore its predictors in long-term nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods: 251 patients were recruited from January 2001 to September 2009 in four hospitals in Hebei province, ...
Alanina Transaminasa/sangre,
Antivirales/administración & dosificación,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Quimioterapia Combinada,
Antígenos e de la Hepatitis B/sangre,
Hepatitis B Crónica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hepatitis B Crónica/enzimología,
Hepatitis B Crónica/inmunología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Seroconversión/efectos de los fármacos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Introduction: Tuberculosis, particularly multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, however, no study to date has assessed the combined use of the four available drugs for tuberculosis treatment, which is an issue of g...
Antituberculosos/efectos adversos,
Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico,
Tuberculosis Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico,
África,
Américas,
Combinación de Medicamentos,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/epidemiología,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/patología,
América Latina,
Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Introdução: a constipação intestinal é considerada uma doença funcional do intestino, caracterizada por uma desordem da motilidade gastrointestinal e por evacuações difíceis ou diminuídas. O tratamento e a prevenção devem ser individualizados, considerando as orientações comportamentais, al...
RESUMO Fundamentação: O estudo Alveolar Recruitment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Trial (ART) é um ensaio clínico internacional, multicêntrico, randomizado, pragmático e controlado com ocultação da alocação que envolve 120 unidades de terapia intensiva no Brasil, Argentina, Colômbia...
Abstract This communication reports the second known case of oral phaeohyphomycosis in a patient with squamocellular carcinoma of the lip. The patient, an 82-year-old black woman, a former smoker (for more than 30 years), suffering from an ulcerous vegetative lesion in the middle third of the lower lip f...
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/complicaciones,
Neoplasias de los Labios/complicaciones,
Labio/patología,
Feohifomicosis/diagnóstico,
Feohifomicosis/patología,
Brasil,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía,
Histocitoquímica,
Labio/cirugía,
Neoplasias de los Labios/cirugía,
Técnicas Microbiológicas,
Microscopía,
Feohifomicosis/cirugía,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the role of intrapleural positioning of a pleural catheter in early lung expansion and pleurodesis success in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion (RMPE). Methods: This was a retrospective study nested into a larger prospective cohort study including patien...
Cateterismo/métodos,
Catéteres de Permanencia,
Pulmón/fisiopatología,
Pleura/patología,
Pleura/fisiopatología,
Cavidad Pleural/cirugía,
Derrame Pleural Maligno/cirugía,
Pleurodesia/métodos,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Toracocentesis/instrumentación,
Toracocentesis/métodos,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ultrasonografía Intervencional/métodos
ABSTRACT Research into memory and epilepsy has focused on measuring problems and exploring causes with limited attention directed at the role of neuropsychological rehabilitation in alleviating post-operative memory difficulties. Objectives To assess the effects of a memory rehabilitation program in pa...
Lobectomía Temporal Anterior/rehabilitación,
Mapeo Encefálico,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/etiología,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/rehabilitación,
Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual/métodos,
Escolaridad,
Epilepsia del Lóbulo Temporal/cirugía,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Procesamiento de Señales Asistido por Computador,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the safety and short term outcomes of a new, truly minimally-invasive, mesh-less and dissection-less anchoring system for pelvic floor apical repair. Methods A prospective study was conducted using the NeuGuide™ device system for pelvic floor apical repair. The pr...
ABSTRACT Purpose To examine the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen as the primary and sole treatment for severe radiation-induced haemorrhagic cystitis. Materials and methods Hyperbaric oxygen was prospectively applied as primary treatment in 38 patients with severe radiation cystitis. Our prim...
