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Effect of lima harvesting technique on postoperative drainage in off-pump CABG

Abstract Objective: We investigated the effects of pedicled and semiskeletonized left internal mammary artery (LIMA) harvesting techniques on postoperative drainage in patients subjected to off-pump CABG, ignoring other advantages or disadvantages of those techniques. Methods: The present study compris...

Endovascular treatment of internal iliac artery aneurysms: single center experience

Abstract Objective: Internal iliac artery aneurysms (IIAA) are rare, representing only 0.3% of aortoiliac aneurysms. Its treatment with open surgery is complex and associated with high morbidity and mortality, which led to increasing application of endovascular solutions. In this study, we aimed to eval...

Utilidad del estudio contrastado precoz del tracto digestivo superior después de cirugía bariátrica: ¿se justifica su uso rutinario?

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Postoperative leaks are the most undesirable complication of bariatric surgery and upper gastrointestinal (GI) series are routinely ordered to rule them out. Despite the published literature recommending against its routine use, it is still being customarily used in Chile. Aim: To examine the...

Evaluación de la función pulmonar en escoliosis idiopática del adolescente manejado con instrumentación posterior con sistema de ganchos sublaminares

Acta ortop. mex; 30 (2), 2016
Resumen: Introducción: La escoliosis es una deformidad de la columna vertebral; se diagnostica por el método de Cobb presentando una angulación mayor de 10o en proyección radiográfica anteroposterior. Produce alteraciones pulmonares de tipo restrictivo en angulaciones mayores a 50o. Su manejo pued...

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...

Vivência de mulheres no pós-operatório da cirurgia bariátrica: estudo fenomenológico

OBJETIVO: compreender a vivência de mulheres no pós-operatório da cirurgia bariátrica. MÉTODO: estudo de natureza qualitativa fundamentado na Fenomenologia Social de Alfred Schütz. Participaram do estudo oito mulheres, cujos depoimentos foram obtidos no período de outubro a dezembro de 2012 por me...

Effect of alpha1-blockers on stentless ureteroscopic lithotripsy

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical efficiency of alpha1-adrenergic antagonists on stentless ureteroscopic lithotripsy treating uncomplicated lower ureteral stones. Materials and Methods From January 2007 to January 2013, 84 patients who have uncomplicated lower ureteral stones treated by ure...

Three-dimensional reconstructive kidney volume analyses according to the endophytic degree of tumors during open partial or radical nephrectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the renal function outcomes and contralateral kidney volume change measured by using a 3-dimensional reconstructive method after open partial nephrectomy (PN) or open radical nephrectomy (RN) according to the endophytic degree of tumors. Materials and Methods We inc...

Avaliação do limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e fadiga mastigatória em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica: análise da inatividade mastigatória

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e a percepção de dor orofacial através do teste de fadiga mastigatória após um período de inatividade da mastigação. Estudo caracterizado como de coorte, prospectivo e observacional. Composto por 30 indivíduos obesos mórbidos,...

Avaliação das dimensões das fissuras labiopalatinas por meio de exame de imagem

As fissuras lábiopalatinas consistem em anormalidades craniofaciais congênitas comuns quando comparada as demais anomalias, que podem acometer o lábio, rebordo alveolar, palatos duro e mole, resultantes da falta de nivelamento dos processos nasais mediais entre si, e destes com os processos maxilares ...