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Evaluation of peritoneal endometriosis treatment using intralesional acetylsalicylic acid injection in rabbits

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of intralesional 20% aspirin injection for treatment of experimental peritoneal endometriosis. Methods: Peritoneal endometriosis was experimentally induced in forty adult nulligravid female rabbits. On day 30 post-endometriosis induction, rabbits were randomly divi...

Medical ozone treatment ameliorates the acute distal colitis in rat

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of medical ozone treatment on the experimental acute distal colitis in rats. METHODS: Eighteen rats were randomly distributed into three equal groups; control, acute distal colitis (ADC) without and with medical ozone treatment. Rats in the control group were taken sal...

The effects of low level laser therapy on Staphylococcus aureus infected third-degree burns in diabetic rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To characterize the effects of low-level laser (LLL) on third-degree burn wounds which were infected with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in diabetic rats. METHODS: Thirty streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were divided into two groups: the control and the LLL groups. Third-degree burns w...

Effects of thymoquinone against cisplatin-induced cardiac injury in rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: T o investigate the possible protective effect of thymoquinone (TQ) in cisplatin (CP) induced myocardial injury. METHODS: A total of 28 adult male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly and equally divided into four groups as follows: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (CP at 15 mg/kg dose), Group 3 (TQ 40 ...

Effect of letrozole in carcinogen-plus-estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia in mice

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of letrozole (Ltz) in carcinogen+estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia. METHODS: BALB/c female mice were divided into four groups of 12 animals each receiving an intrauterine dose of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and weekly subcutaneous injections of estradiol hexaid...

Local management with methotrexate of cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy with live embryo guided by transvaginal ultrasound: A case report

Summary Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality. Use of conservative conducts, including medical management with methotrexate, has avoided mutilating surgeries such as hysterectomy and spared the fertility of women. We report the case of a 30-...

Functional lung rejuvenation in obese patients after bariatric surgery

Summary Objective: To determine the lung age (LA) in obese people before and after bariatric surgery, compare the LA with the chronological age (CA) before and after the peration, and verify whether there was a functional pulmonary rejuvenation after it. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study includ...

Benefício da terapia de ondas de choque no tratamento de úlceras cutâneas: uma revisão da literatura

Acta fisiátrica; 23 (1), 2016
A terapia de ondas de choque (TOC) extracorpórea possui ação analgésica e anti-inflamatória. Com a evolução e compreensão de seus mecanismos físicos e biológicos, foi se estudando a sua aplicação em outras patologias, principalmente em afecções ósseas e musculo-tendíneas. Recentemente, es...

Clinical outcomes of kidney transplants on patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis, polycystic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy

Colomb. med; 47 (1), 2016
Background: Patients with lupus nephritis could progress to endstage renal disease (10-22%); hence, kidney transplants should be considered as the treatment of choice for these patients. Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes after kidney transplants in patients with chronic kidney diseases seconda...

Seguridad y eficacia de cetuximab más irinotecán en comparación a irinotecán como monoterapia para el tratamiento de segunda línea en cáncer colorrectal metastásico con gen kras no mutado (Wild Type)

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El presente dictamen expone la evaluación del medicamento cetuximab en combinación con irinotecán respecto a su uso en pacientes con cáncer colorrectal metastásico y gen KRAS' no mutado (WT) con progresión a primera línea de quimioterapia basada oxaliplatino. Aspectos ...