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Reacción granulomatosa a cuerpo extraño en punta y dorso nasal por materiales de relleno: presentación de un caso clínico y revisión de la literatura

RESUMEN Paciente de 29 años con antecedente de tres rinomodelaciones en la punta nasal con ácido hialurónico hace cinco años, evaluada por deseo de mejora estética nasal y obstrucción nasal. Al examen visual se observó una leve giba osteocartilaginosa, punta bulbosa, narinas simétricas, sin later...

Hyaluronic acid in tobacco-exposed rats. Inflammatory reaction, and duration of effect

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the hyaluronic acid (HA) inflammatory reaction, fibroblasts, fibrosis and duration of effect in the dorsal region of tobacco-exposed rats. Methods: Ten Wistar rats were divided into two groups: tobacco-exposed-group (TEG;n=5) and air-control-group (CG;n=5). The TEG animal...

Evidencia clínica y microscópica de la degradación de hilos de dermosustentación de polidioxanona en presencia de ácido hialurónico: reporte de caso

Medwave; 19 (1), 2019
Se expone el caso de una paciente remitida por complicaciones posteriores a la implantación superficial en el tercio medio facial de hilos de polidioxanona espiculados. Presentaba edema, equimosis, palpación superficial del hilo y plicación dérmica. Para el tratamiento planteamos un novedoso protocol...

Inflammatory biomarkers in sera of patients with intervertebral disc degeneration

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate intervertebral disc levels of inflammatory factor (interleukin 6) and proteinase activity (cathepsin B) in patients with a degenerative disease and serum levels of interleukin 6, serum cathepsin B activity and hyaluronic acid biomarkers. Methods: We conducted immunohisto...

Uso de la ecografía de alta resolución de tejidos blandos para la caracterización de material exógeno y sus complicaciones

Rev. colomb. radiol; 30 (1), 2019
Introducción: El ultrasonido de alta resolución ha demostrado ser un método diagnóstico útil para la detección de material exógeno, su caracterización y evaluación de sus complicaciones. Este trabajo es una serie de casos de 60 pacientes, recolectados en un periodo de tres años. Es un estudio r...

Análise do impacto orçamentário da viscossuplementação no tratamento não cirúrgico da osteoartrite de joelho

Resumo: A osteoartrite de joelho afeta cerca de 3,8% da população mundial e se manifesta por dor, edema, rigidez e redução da função articular, impactando na qualidade de vida do paciente. O tratamento consiste na modalidade farmacológica, não farmacológica e cirúrgica. A viscossuplementação ...

The learning curve of sting method for endoscopic injection treatment of vesicoureteral reflux

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify how many endoscopic injection (EI) procedures, STING method, must be performed before reaching an ideal success rate when simulation training has not been received. Materials and Methods: The EI procedures performed by two pediatric urology fellows were investigated. The...

Prospective evaluation of Chondroitin sulfate, Heparan sulfate and Hyaluronic acid in prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study evaluates chondroitin sulfate (CS) and heparan sulfate (HS) in the urine and hyaluronic acid (HA) in the plasma of patients with prostate cancer before and after treatment compared to a control group. Materials and Methods: Plasma samples were used for HA dosage and ...

Changing bulking agent may require change in injection volume for endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Various bulking agents were utilized for endoscopic correction of VUR. A study reviewing multi-institutional data showed that the amount of injection material has increased over time with the purpose of improving success rates, which also resulted in costs. We noticed an opposite ...

Effect of the bioprotectant agent trehalose on corneal epithelial healing after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of eye drops containing a combination of sodium hyaluronate and trehalose and sodium hyaluronate for the treatment of corneal cross-linking and epithelial healing. Methods: This study included 46 eyes of 23 keratoconus patients who underwe...