Pancreas divisum (PD) is the most common congenital anatomical variant of the pancreas. Its etiological
implication in recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) has been recurrently questioned. Normal anatomy and variants: 80-90% of the population has normal anatomy, with excretion...
The presence of colonic diverticulae is a common occurrence in middle-aged and elderly patients. Most
of them will remain asymptomatic for life; however, between 10-25% will go on to develop acute diverticulitis (AD). Traditionally, AD has been thought of as a disease having a bacterial etiology with a h...
The management of Clostridium difficile (CD) infection has changed in recent years. The latest clinical
guidelines and systematic reviews suggest the use of vancomycin orally as the first line of treatment regardless the severity of the crisis (main difference compared to previous recommendations), this ...
Resumo Este estudo investigou os fatores associados aos casos de retratamento de tuberculose por recidiva e por reingresso após abandono. Trata-se de um estudo transversal tipo analítico dos casos notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação em municípios prioritários do Estado ...
Abstract Objective: to compare nylon, fibrin glue and Vicryl® in the conjunctival autograft for treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: Prospective study approved by the Ethics Committee following the Declaration of Helsinki. 89 eyes were underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft. They ...
Abstract Objective: To investigate the relationship between brain natriuretic peptide and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after successful electrical cardioversion. Methods: Medline and Embase databases were used to identify publications evaluating BNP/N-Terminal (NT)-proBNP levels in association wit...
Abstract Introduction: Nasal polyposis is often found in patients with cystic fibrosis. Objective: To assess the incidence of nasal polyposis, the response to medical treatment, recurrence and the need for surgical intervention in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis during a three-year follow...
La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica se caracteriza por obstrucción del flujo respiratorio en ocasiones no reversible en su totalidad; generalmente, la obstrucción sigue una evolución progresiva y se asocia a una reacción inflamatoria pulmonar patológica ante gases tóxicos o partículas1,2. ...
