The treatment of rectal cancer has evolved significantly over the last 100 years. Standardization of total mesorectal excision and the development of techniques for sphincter preservation have resulted in significant improvements in the management of this disease. Still, local disease control and functio...
Introdução: Retalho anterolateral da coxa (ALT) foi descrito em 1984, baseado nos
vasos perfurantes da artéria circunflexa femoral lateral. Trata-se de um retalho cutâneo,
localizado no terço médio da coxa anterior, e lateral aos músculos reto femoral e vasto
lateral. A baixa morbidade, relacionad...
Introducción: la acalasia es una enfermedad de la motilidad primaria del esófago poco frecuente, sin embargo compromete altamente la calidad de vida de los pacientes que sufren la enfermedad. Alrededor de un 5 a 10% de los pacientes no presentan respuesta adecuada al tratamiento inicial y progresan a u...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the usefulness of the Forrest classification and the complete Rockall score with customary cut-off values for assessing the risk of adverse events in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI-B) subject to after-hours emergency oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (E-EGD) within...
The implementation of yogic practices has proven benefits in both organic and psychological diseases. Forty-five women with anxiety selected by a random sampling method were divided into three groups. Experimental group I was subjected to asanas, relaxation and pranayama while Experimental group II was s...
Sacroiliitis, a condition commonly seen in ankylosing spondylitis, is well known to be one of the main pain generators of low back pain, which may result in difficulty with walking. A 20-year old male with history of ankylosing spondylitis presented to the University Hospital of the West Indies, Physical...
Pemphigoid gestationis is a rare, autoimmune blistering dermatosis of pregnancy. No increase in fetal or maternal mortality has been demonstrated, but a greater prevalence of premature and small-for-gestationalage babies has been reported. Topical and systemic corticosteroids and antihistamines are the m...
Estudos demonstraram efeito positivo principalmente no ganho ponderalem pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA), suplementadoscom aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada (AACR). Achados recentes têm mostrado que o consumo excessivo e crônico de AACR pode contribuir para a progressão da doença, p...
Embora o quadro clássico de mielopatia por deficiência de vitaminaB12 seja a degeneração subaguda combinada da medula, a manifestaçãoclínica pode ser variável. Homem branco de 36 anos de idade com hipotireoidismo e vitiligo apresentou dormência nas mãos de início súbito. Exame físico: sinal ...
Deficiencia de Vitamina B 12/diagnóstico,
Deficiencia de Vitamina B 12/complicaciones,
Enfermedades de la Médula Espinal/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de la Médula Espinal/etiología,
Deficiencia de Vitamina B 12/tratamiento farmacológico,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Inducción de Remisión,
Vitamina B 12/uso terapéutico,
Vitamina B 12/administración & dosificación,
Factores de Riesgo,
Paraparesia/etiología,
Hipoestesia/etiología,
Resultado del Tratamiento
