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Lessons from the first 70 patients operated by doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy in a French team specialising in surgical proctology

ABSTRACT Background: Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy is a minimal-invasive surgical technique. It is both effective and less painful than conventional haemorrhoidectomy. Methods: We gathered records on all patients operated on between November 2012 and June 2014. Pre- and pos...

Evaluation of urodynamic parameters after sling surgery in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate urodynamic alterations after sub-urethral sling surgery (SSU) in patients with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPUI). Materials and Methods: We evaluated data of 22 patients submitted to radical prosta- tectomy (RP) or transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) ...

Quality of life after open surgical versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Abstract Objective: This study aims to compare open surgical and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms in terms of their effects on quality of life, using Short Form-36 (SF-36). Methods: A total of 133 consecutive patients who underwent EVAR or open surgical repair for infra...

Are pre and postoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio associated with early postoperative aki following cabg?

Abstract Objective: In this study, we investigated the role of two of the recent biomarkers of inflammation on the development of acute kidney injury in the early postoperative period of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods: Three hundred and eleven patients, who underwent isolated coronar...

Diminuição da pressão portal após desconexão ázigo-portal e esplenectomia na esquistossomose: comportamento a longo prazo das varizes, taxa de ressangramento e papel do tratamento endoscópico

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is an endemic health problem affecting about four million people. The hepatosplenic form of the disease is characterized by periportal hepatic fibrosis, pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension and splenomegaly. Liver function is preserved, being varices bleeding the main...

Anatomía angular funcional postquirúrgica en pacientes con sustitución del ligamento cruzado anterior con injerto autólogo

Acta ortop. mex; 32 (3), 2018
Resumen: Antecedentes: La reconstrucción del ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) tiene como objetivo la restauración de la anatomía original. El resultado clínico puede ser imperfecto cuando la colocación del injerto no se encuentra en una posición anatómica; además, la reconstrucción del LCA tra...

Escore APACHE IV no pós-operatório de transplante renal

RESUMO Objetivos: Avaliar a calibração e a discriminação do APACHE IV no período pós-operatório de transplante renal. Métodos: Estudo clínico de coorte, que incluiu 986 pacientes adultos hospitalizados durante o período pós-operatório imediato de transplante renal em um único centro na Reg...

Evaluation of body image, quality of life, tactile sensitivity and pain in women with breast cancer submitted to surgical intervention

SUMMARY Breast cancer is one of the most common types of tumor in the world and the most common among women. There are several treatments for breast cancer; however, the condition often can be accompanied by severe complications in a woman's life. OBJECTIVE: o evaluate and compare body image perception,...

Percutaneous endoscopic debridement and irrigation for thoracic infections

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and irrigation for thoracic infections and to make an appropriate choice according to the patient's condition. METHODS. Thirty patients with thoracic infections who received surgical treatment from August 2...

Análise da curvatura corneana após exérese de pterígio: o impacto do procedimento cirúrgico de forma objetiva em nossa prática

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Resumo Introdução: O pterígio é uma proliferação de tecido fibrovascular centrípeta, que avança da conjuntiva bulbar em direção ao centro da córnea. A excisão do pterígio pode causar melhora na acuidade visual. A excisão cirúrgica tem como objetivo atingir uma superfície ocular topografi...