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Association between preoperative potential sarcopenia and survival of cancer patients undergoing major surgical procedures

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the impact of probable sarcopenia (PS) on the survival of oncological patients submitted to major surgeries. Method: prospective cohort bicentrical study enrolling adult oncological patients submitted to major surgeries at Cancer Hospital and Santa Casa de Misericordia ...

Abdominal wall endometriosis: experience of the General Surgery Service of the Antônio Pedro University Hospital of the Universidade Federal Fluminense

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to study the characteristics of women undergoing abdominal surgery with suspected abdominal wall endometriosis or abdominal wall tumor, and to assess the association with age, race and previous cesarean delivery. Method: retrospective and analytical study carried out from January 2...

The History of ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) Society and its development in Latin America

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
The shortage of hospital beds and changes in the payment model have promoted an increased attention and financing of programs that focus on perioperative care efficiency in. Latin America. In this paper, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs developed by the ERAS® Society will be discussed. Th...

Gastrectomía laparoscópica casi total con preservación de la rama ascendente de la arteria gástrica izquierda y un 5 % de remanente gástrico. ¿Existe relación con las complicaciones de la anastomosis?

Rev. colomb. cir; 35 (4), 2020
Introducción. Al realizar una gastrectomía distal, el remanente gástrico es irrigado por los vasos gástricos cortos. En este estudio presentamos una serie de casos de gastrectomía distal laparoscópica, con la variante de preservar la rama superior de la arteria gástrica izquierda, con un remanente...

Inguinodynia: review of predisposing factors and management

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Herniorrhaphy is one of the most common surgical procedures, with an estimated 20 million operations performed annually worldwide. One of the common complications associated with this procedure is inguinodynia, defined as pain beyond three months after inguinal hernia surgery. In this review, we...

Trombose da veia porta em gastrectomia vertical laparoscópica: série de casos

J. vasc. bras; 19 (), 2020
Resumo A obesidade grau III é definida como acúmulo excessivo de gordura no corpo, caracterizada por IMC > 40kg/m2 e está relacionada a uma série de comorbidades, sendo, por isso, de fundamental importância a adoção de um tratamento adequado para reduzir os efeitos deletérios na saúde do indi...

Urethral Reconstruction in a Reference Center in Eastern Colombia

Introduction and Objectives Urethral stricture is a complex pathology of multiple etiologies, and of unknown incidence in our country. There are multiple options for the management of urethral stricture, from minimally invasive procedures, like urethral dilation or direct vision internal urethrotomy, t...

Choledochal cysts in children: How to Diagnose and Operate on

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To identify the best mode for diagnosing and treating the patients with choledochal cysts. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed with medical records of patients diagnosed with choledochal cysts from January 1994 to December 2017. In all cases, the diagnosis was based on ultrasound exa...

Treatment of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy with omentoplasty

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (3), 2020
Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy (RIBPN) is a rare and delayed non-traumatic injury to the brachial plexus, which occurs following radiation therapy to the chest wall, neck, and/or axilla in previously treated patients with cancer. The incidence of RIBPN is more common in patients treated for...

Manejo de nódulos tiroideos y cáncer de tiroides con lobectomía: experiencia de un equipo multidisciplinario

INTRODUCCIÓN: La extensión de la cirugía es motivo de controversia en el manejo de nódulos y cáncer diferenciado de tiroides (CDT). En nódulos benignos e indeterminados que requieran cirugía, la lobectomía es de elección, mientras que en CDT debe considerarse en tumores intratiroideos ≤ 4 cm. ...