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Rare complications of multikinase inhibitor treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: The advent of multikinase inhibitor (MKI) therapy has led to a radical change in the treatment of patients with advanced thyroid carcinoma. The aim of this manuscript is to communicate rare adverse events that occurred in less than 5% of patients in clinical trials in a subset of pat...

A double row epiploicoplasty for primary closure of free perforated sigmoid diverticulitis

ABSTRACT Acute free perforation of the sigmoid diverticulitis is an emergency surgical intervention required condition. Although the sigmoid resection and temporary end colostomy or abdominal lavage and drainage are the most commonly used surgical methods for its treatment, the most effective surgical me...

Utilidad del índice de Flint como predictor de complicaciones postoperatorias en trauma de colon: Hospital Central Universitario Dr. Antonio María Pineda
Usefulness of the Flint index as a predictor of postoperative complications in colon trauma: Hospital Central Universitario Dr. Antonio María Pineda

Bol. méd. postgrado; 34 (1), 2018
Con el objetivo de determinar la utilidad del índice de Flint como predictor de complicaciones postoperatorias en trauma de colon en pacientes que ingresaron al Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Central Universitario Dr. Antonio María Pineda, se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal que i...

Tuberculous peritonitis following intestinal perforation in malignancy

SUMMARY Tuberculous peritonitis is one of the most common causes of exudative ascites, especially in the young, and is an important cause of extra-pulmonary disease. However, tuberculous peritonitis is challenging to diagnose because there are no pathognomonic clinical features or imaging findings. There...

Intestinal perforation due to deep infiltrating endometriosis during pregnancy: case report

Abstract We report the case of a 33 year-old woman who complained of severe dysmenorrhea since menarche. From 2003 to 2009, she underwent 4 laparoscopies for the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis. After all four interventions, the pain recurred despite the use of gonadotropin-releasing horm...

Perforación de ciego por colitis isquémica asociada a uso de cocaína: reporte de caso

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (1), 2018
Introducción: El consumo de cocaína es un problema mayor a nivel mundial; los usuarios crónicos presentan complicaciones médicas graves que afectan el aparato vascular, los cuales puedenderivar en accidentes isquémicos serios. A continuación presentamos un caso de perforación intestinal secundari...

Complicações em colonoscopia: experiência uni-institucional com 8968 pacientes

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (4), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a incidência, características epidemiológicas, diagnóstico e evolução dos pacientes que retornaram às unidades de pronto atendimento (UPA) do Hospital Albert Einstein em São Paulo/SP com sinais e sintomas sugestivos de complicações até 30 dias após realização de co...

Neonatal appendicitis: a survival case study

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To report a case of neonatal appendicitis in a children's hospital in southern Brazil, demonstrating the impact on neonatal survival. Method: Case study with data collection from medical records, approved by the Institution and Ethics Committee for Research with Human Beings. Resul...

Tratamiento conservador en perforaciones postpolipectomía colonica
Conservative treatment in colon postpolypectomy perforations

Introduccion: La videocolonoscopía es el principal método de diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento en patologías colorectales. La perforación colónica en endoscopía terapeútica es una complicación infrecuente pero debe ser evaluada y tratada rapidamente cuando aparece ya que puede presentar una...