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Resultado del tratamiento quirúrgico de la estenosis lumbar degenerativa en el adulto mayor
Results of surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar stenosis in the older adult

Introducción: la estenosis lumbar degenerativa en pacientes adultos mayores constituye un grave problema de salud actual. El tratamiento quirúrgico parece ser el de mejor resultado, pero presenta la disyuntiva de si a todos los pacientes que padezcan esta enfermedad se les debe tratar con igual técnic...

An interview with Mark G. Hans

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Ticagrelor en el síndrome coronario agudo. Explicando lo inexplicable
[Ticagrelor in acute coronary syndrome. Explaining the inexplicable]

Medicina (B.Aires); 74 (3), 2014
The PLATO study evaluated the efficacy of adding ticagrelor, instead of clopidogrel, to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndrome, which showed surprisingly positive results making the drug acceptable to regulatory agencies and specialty societies worldwide. Notwithstanding the aforementioned succ...

Systematic review of efficacy of LIFT procedure in crpytoglandular fistula-in-ano

BACKGROUND: fistula-in-ano is a common problem. Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) is a new addition to the list of operations available to deal with complex fistula-in-ano. OBJECTIVE: we sought to qualitatively analyze studies describing LIFT for crpytoglandular fistula-in-ano and determi...

Emergency surgery for complicated colorectal cancer in central Brazil

OBJECTIVE: to report clinical and pathological features of patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed during emergency abdominal surgery. METHODS: records of 107 patients operated between 2006 and 2010 were reviewed. RESULTS: there were 58 women and 49 men with mean age of 59.8 years. The most frequent sy...

Four-arm single docking full robotic surgery for low rectal cancer: techniques and post-operative outcomes

BACKGROUND: laparoscopic rectal surgery has not yet achieved a high penetration rate because of its steep learning curve and its relatively high conversion rate. Robotic rectal resection represents the main indication of the use of the robotic platform in colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to ...

Age of independent sitting posture acquisition of children with myelomeningocele

Rev. bras. neurol; 50 (1), 2014
OBJECTIVE: To study the acquisition of independent sitting posture in patients with high lumbar and thoracic myelomeningocele (MMC). METHOD: Cross-sectional study in children aged between 6 months and 4 years with MMC. A research was done in medical records and report cards from children being followed i...

Case for diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (2), 2014
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a fibrohistiocytic tumor of intermediate malignancy with aggressive localized growth, high recurrence rate, but low metastatic potential. It appears as a hardened plaque, with slow growth, upon which the development of nodules occurs. It predominates in the trunk and is...

Chromoblastomycosis: an exuberant case

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (2), 2014
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by dematiaceous saprophytic moulds. The most frequently isolated agent is Fonsecae pedrosoi. This article reports a case of a man from the Amazon region in Northern Brazil who presented with a lesion of 12 months' duration, which grad...

Avaliação do desempenho visual da lente intraocular difrativa multifocal - Zeiss AT Lisa 809 MTM

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (2), 2014
Objetivo: Avaliar a função visual dos pacientes com implante bilateral da LIO multifocal difrativa AT-Lisa 809 MTM por meio dos exames de acuidade visual com e sem correção óptica, curva de sensibilidade ao contraste, curva de desfoco e questionário de qualidade de função visual (VQF39). Métodos...