ABSTRACT: Ureterocalycostomy can be performed in patients in whom desired methods of treating secondary PUJ (Pelvi-Ureteric Junction) obstructions either failed or could not be used. In our study, one child and two adults in whom one redo-ureterocalycostomy and two ureterocalycostomies were performed for...
ABSTRACT Purpose To describe our initial experience with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of Bosniak IV renal cysts. Materials and Methods From 2010 to 2014, 154 renal tumor cases were treated with percutaneous thermal ablation, of which 10 cases (6.4%) from nine patients were complex renal cysts and we...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El presente dictamen expone la evaluación de tecnología del uso de la tirotropina alfa o tirotropina recombinante humana (rhTSH, por su nombre en inglés) como preparación para realizar un rastreo corporal total (RCT) con radioyodo. Esta evaluación específica para pacien...
FUNDAMENTO: Um dos princípios de irradiação de força da facilitação neuromuscular proprioceptiva (FNP) é estimular a musculatura fraca, a partir da resistência da musculatura forte, contribuindo para o aprendizado motor. Por esta razão, este procedimento básico tem sido utilizado em pacientes a...
A doença de Parkinson é uma desordem neurológica com impacto negativo na motricidade e qualidade de vida dos pacientes. O comprometimento motor inclui dificuldades para a marcha, equilíbrio e atividades de vida diária. Contudo, pouca atenção é dada aos aspectos de avaliação e reabilitação fí...
Background: The Electrolysis Percutaneous Intratissue (EPI®) is a novel technique that provokes a local inflammatory process, allowing the phagocytises and affected tissue to repair.
Objectives: The work is aimed to: a) verify the effectiveness of the EPI® when there is shoulder pain, b) locate where t...
Abstract The growth rate and percent survival of Betta splendens when submitted to formulated diet and live food treatments are evaluated. The three different diets were used and designated as: formulated diet (basal diet); live food diet (plankton) and mixed diet (formulated diet with plankton). The liv...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in the healing of partial thickness burns. METHOD Systematic review of randomized controlled trials on the use of hyaluronic acid for the topical treatment of skin burns, based on recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic...