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Complications of Liver Resection in Geriatric Patients

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Introduction and aims. Liver resection is the treatment of choice for many primary and secondary liver diseases. Most studies in the elderly have reported resection of primary and secondary liver tumors, especially hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal metastatic cancer. However, over the l...

Conociendo una complicación poco frecuente de la colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica

Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas y tomográficas en relación a la distribución extra peritoneal de colecciones y aire seguida de perforación periampular luego de la realización de colangiopancreatografía retrograda endoscópica (CPRE) con o sin esfinterotomía. Materiales y método...

Síndrome coronariana aguda como apresentação atípica do fenômeno de roubo subclávio

Clin. biomed. res; 37 (3), 2017
Roubo coronariano da subclávia (RCS) é um fenômeno raro que ocorre em pacientes submetidos a cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica com enxerto de artéria torácica interna esquerda (ATIE) e que causa estenose da artéria subclávia ipsilateral e proximal à origem da ATIE. Relatamos o caso de um...

Seguimiento de pacientes con atresia biliar: cirugía tardía y desarrollo de lagunas biliares

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (5), 2017
Las dilataciones quísticas de las vías biliares, conocidas como lagunas biliares, se han descrito en el seguimiento de los pacientes sometidos a portoenterostomía o cirugía de Kasai por atresia de las vías biliares (AVB). Su aparición se ha asociado con el desarrollo de colangitis y consecuentement...

In-Lab Upfront Use of Tirofiban May Reduce the Occurrence of No-Reflow During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A Pilot Randomized Study

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: Despite successful opening of culprit coronary artery, myocardial reperfusion does not always follows primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are used in the treatment of no-reflow (NR), but their role to prevent it is unproven. Objective...

Hirschsprung's disease - Postsurgical intestinal dysmotility

Rev. paul. pediatr; 34 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To describe the case of an infant with Hirschsprung's disease presenting as total colonic aganglionosis, which, after surgical resection of the aganglionic segment persisted with irreversible functional intestinal obstruction; discuss the difficulties in managing this form of congeni...

Screening for BK virus nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients: comparison of diagnostic tests

J. bras. nefrol; 38 (3), 2016
Abstract Urine cytology and qPCR in blood and urine are commonly used to screen renal transplant recipients for polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN). Few studies, however, have directly compared these two diagnostic tests, in terms of their performance to predict PVAN. This was a systematic review ...

Estressores percebidos por pacientes no pós-operatório imediato de cirurgia cardíaca

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (4), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar os estressores percebidos pelos pacientes no pós-operatório imediato de cirurgia cardíaca e sua relação com características sociodemográficas e clínicas. Método: estudo correlacional, prospectivo, desenvolvido no interior paulista, entre agosto/2013 e dezembro/2014....

Epstein-Barr virus load in transplant patients: Early detection of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders

Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (2), 2016
High levels of circulating EBV load are used as a marker of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD). There is no consensus regarding the threshold level indicative of an increase in peripheral EBV DNA. The aim of the study was to clinically validate a developed EBV quantification assay for e...