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Colgajo en filete como tratamiento de carcinoma basocelular recidivado
Fillet flap as treatment of recurrent basal cell carcinoma

Rev. argent. cir. plast.; 22 (3), 2016
El carcinoma basocelular (CBC) es el tumor maligno de piel con el que más frecuentemente se enfrenta el cirujano plástico, y los CBC recidivados se presentan como un reto en cuanto a su resolución. Por su parte, los queloides que resultan de un proceso patológico de cicatrización tienen múltiples a...

Anesthetic management of nephrectomy in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (4), 2016
Abstract Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia and rarely under regional anesthesia alone. We report the management of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax undergoi...

Chronic Heart Disease after Treatment of Oral Acute Chagas Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (2), 2016
Abstract We describe the recurrence of cardiac abnormalities in a patient treated during the acute phase of Chagas disease after outpatient follow-up of 5 years....

Malaria por Plasmodium vivax y falla al tratamiento radical

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (4), 2016
Relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria is due to activation of dormant intrahepatic parasitic forms known as hypnozoits. Primaquine is the only available drug effective against hypnozoits and, alongside a schizonticidal drug, constitutes the radical treatment of malaria. Failure of radical treatment is frequ...

Criocirugía en el manejo del carcinoma basocelular de bajo riesgo y evaluación de la recidiva tumoral

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 20 (3), 2016
Objetivos: Describir las características demográficas, clínicas e histológicas de pacientes con carcinoma basocelular de bajo riesgo llevados a criocirugía y la respuesta al tratamiento en términos de recidiva o curación tumoral. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio tipo serie de casos retrospectivo, ...

Rabdomiólisis recurrente en un niño: Presentación de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (3), 2016
La miositis viral asociada a infecciones raramente produce rabdomiólisis. En las publicaciones científicas no se describe ningún caso pediátrico de rabdomiólisis grave recurrente inducida por infecciones. En este artículo presentamos el caso de un niño de sexo masculino de dos años de edad hospit...

Impacto de la profilaxis secundaria en el manejo de pacientes con urolitiasis de alto riesgo de recidiva

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (6), 2016
In a previous study, we showed our experience in a group of 54 patients with a high risk of urolithiasis recurrence, who were subjected to a complete metabolic evaluation. Aim: To report the evolution of these patients after 5 years of follow-up. Patients and Methods: All patients underwent a general man...

Partial laryngectomy in glottic cancer: complications and oncological results

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Most patients with laryngeal carcinoma present tumors in the glottis that can be treated by different treatment modalities. Some authors consider open partial laryngectomy as obsolete, while others still deem this as a viable and cost-efficient option. OBJECTIVES: To compare th...

Outcomes of surgery for patients with Behcet's disease causing aortic pseudoaneurysm: a shift from open surgery to endovascular repair

Clinics; 71 (6), 2016
OBJECTIVES: Behcet’s disease is a form of systematic vasculitis that affects vessels of various sizes. Aortic pseudoaneurysm is one of the most important causes of death among patients with Behcet’s disease due to its high risk of rupture and associated mortality. Our study aimed to investiga...