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Cirugía endoscópica nasal en el tratamiento de papiloma invertido: a propósito de 18 casos

RESUMEN Introducción El papiloma invertido nasosinusal es un tumor benigno con tendencia a la recidiva, y con riesgo de malignización. El tratamiento habitual es la extirpación quirúrgica. Objetivo Describir y analizar las características clínicas, epidemiológicas, y resultados del tratamiento q...

Espiritualidad y salud: problemas de salud durante el embarazo y el puerperio y sus consecuencias en las trayectorias de mujeres y niños (Salta, Argentina)

Salud colect; 14 (2), 2018
RESUMEN Este trabajo aborda la relación entre salud y espiritualidad a través del análisis de la narrativa de padecimientos que ocurren durante el embarazo y el puerperio y afectan a mujeres y niños en comunidades rurales de Molinos (Valles Calchaquíes, Salta). Se basa en una investigación desarrol...

Recurrent aphthous ulceration: an epidemiological study of etiological factors, treatment and differential diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous ulcerations are common benign ulcerated lesions on the mouth, whose etiology is poorly understood, with controversial treatment and difficult to control in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cases of recurrent aphthous ulcerations with a focus on trea...

Tratamiento de mordida abierta con placas alineadoras. Reporte de un caso clínico
Open bite treatment with aligners. Case report

Ortodoncia; 82 (163), 2018
Este artículo describe el tratamiento de ortodoncia con placas alineadoras, realizado en la Cátedra de Ortodoncia de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, en una paciente de 25 años de edad, con mordida abierta anterior dentoalveolar y ligero apiñamiento dentario, quien concu...

Alcoólicos anônimos e a recaída: análise à luz da experiência elementar

A recaída é considerada, em alguns estudos, como um processo que compreende tanto o retorno ao consumo da substância química como os momentos anteriores que advertem sobre o risco de o abstêmio recidivar. O programa dos Alcoólicos Anônimos (AA) visa à sobriedade pela abstinência total do álcool...

Comparison of two smoking cessation interventions for inpatients

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two cognitive behavioral therapy-based smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalization and to evaluate the factors related to relapse after discharge. Methods: This was a prospective randomized study involving 90 smok...

Pseudotumor orbital bilateral recorrente

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Resumo O pseudotumor orbitário é uma doença inflamatória idiopática benigna. Os autores apresentam um caso manifestado em adolescente de 12 anos, diagnosticado por meio do exame clínico, laboratorial e radiológico. Houve boa resposta ao tratamento proposto com corticosteroides. O relato é seguido...

Flexible ureterorenoscopy is associated with less stone recurrence rates over Shockwave lithotripsy in the management of 10-20 millimeter lower pole renal stone: medium follow-up results

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose To identify the role of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) on the stone recurrence, in the management of 10-20 millimeter lower pole stone (LPS) with medium follow-up outcomes. Materials and Methods The patients' charts which were treated with SWL or f-U...

Mid-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Valvular Heart Disease Assesed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (4), 2018
Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation frequently affects patients with valvular heart disease. Ablation of atrial fibrillation during valvular surgery is an alternative for restoring sinus rhythm. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate mid-term results of successful atrial fibrillation surgical ab...

Susac's syndrome: isolated retinal artery occlusion after 10 years of remission

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Susac's syndrome, or microangiopathy of the retina, inner ear, and brain, is a rare condition characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion, and sensorineural hearing loss. The complete triad has been documented in 85% of reported cases. At clinical onset...