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¿Es la pancreatitis crónica una enfermedad rara en Chile?: ¿Subdiagnóstico, baja prevalencia o ambos?

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (12), 2016
Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a rare disease in Chile, without a clear explanation for this low prevalence. Aim: To analyze the characteristics of our patients with pancreatitis. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of a database of patients with pancreatitis of a clinical hospital. Mo...

Síndrome de piernas inquietas (enfermedad de Willis-Ekbom): seguimiento a largo plazo de una serie de pacientes

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (12), 2016
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) affects 10% of the general population. Aim: To analyze a series of patients with a minimum follow-up period of four years, treated during an interval of 14 years. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of 200 patients assessed and followed...

The accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology for diagnosis of parotid gland masses: a clinicopathological study of 114 patients

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective Fine-needle aspiration cytology is a valuable method for preoperative assessment of head and neck tumors. However, its accuracy in detection of salivary gland masses is controversial compared with other methods. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of f...

Risk of developing palatally displaced canines in patients with early detectable dental anomalies: a retrospective cohort study

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT The early recognition of risk factors for the occurrence of palatally displaced canines (PDC) can increase the possibility of impaction prevention. Objective To estimate the risk of PDC occurrence in children with dental anomalies identified early during mixed dentition. Material and Methods ...

Treatment of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders after kidney transplant with rituximab and conversion to m-TOR inhibitor

Colomb. med; 47 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders are serious complications of organ transplantation which treatment is not yet standardized. Objective: To describe the clinical response, overall and graft survival of patients in our center with this complication after kidney tran...

Evaluation of embolization for periuterine varices involving chronic pelvic pain secondary to pelvic congestion syndrome

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical response and success rate after periuterine varices embolization in patients with chronic pelvic pain secondary to pelvic congestion syndrome and to report the safety of endovascular treatment and its rate of complications. METHODS: Retrospective cohort of patients u...

Septic arthritis of the knee: clinical and laboratory comparison of groups with different etiologies

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVES: To clinically and epidemiologically characterize a population diagnosed with and treated for septic arthritis of the knee, to evaluate the treatment results and to analyze the differences between patients with positive and negative culture results, patients with Gram-positive and Gram-negativ...

Hospitalizações no Rio Grande do Sul: comparações entre as PNADs

Rev. AMRIGS; 60 (4), 2016
Introdução: O acompanhamento do uso de serviços hospitalares é importante no planejamento em saúde e no auxílio à gestão, na medida em que permite verificar o fluxo de pacientes no sistema. Objetivo: avaliar as prevalências de hospitalizações no estado do Rio Grande do Sul nos anos de 1998, 20...

Perfil nutricional de idosos hospitalizados com anemia

Rev. AMRIGS; 60 (4), 2016
Introdução: O envelhecimento é um processo natural de todo o ser humano, que acaba desencadeando modificações funcionais e anatômicas no corpo como a diminuição da palatabilidade. Desse modo, o objetivo deste estudo foi identificar o perfil nutricional de idosos hospitalizados com anemia. Método...

Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes internados em uma comunidade terapêutica no Rio Grande do Sul

Rev. AMRIGS; 60 (4), 2016
Introdução: A dependência química é um grave problema de saúde pública da atualidade e as comunidades terapêuticas surgiram como alternativa de seu tratamento, sendo locais onde o paciente é protagonista de sua cura. Assim, buscamos sintetizar o perfil de aditos em uma comunidade terapêutica, v...