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Asociación entre herpes zóster y recaída o progresión de neoplasias sólidas

Acta méd. colomb; 39 (1), 2014
Resumen Objetivo: determinar la asociación entre la presencia de herpes zóster y posterior recaída o progresión en pacientes con neoplasias sólidas. Diseño del estudio: estudio de cohorte retrospectiva en adultos con tumores malignos sólidos, tratados en dos centros de oncología de Bucaramanga, e...

Perfil epidemiológico de casos recidivantes de tuberculose na Bahia

Introdução: A ocorrência da recidiva em tuberculose constitui-se importante problema de saúde pública e compromete o controle dessa doença no país. Entretanto, são poucos os estudos sobre esse problema no estado da Bahia. Objetivo: Conhecer o perfil epidemiológico de casos recidivantes de tuberc...

Carcinoma oculto de la mama. Experiencia en el Centro Clínico de Estereotaxia – CECLINES

Rev. venez. cir; 67 (1), 2014
A pesar de los avances científicos y las numerosas reuniones de expertos en todo el mundo y quizás por su presentación poco frecuente, aún existen dudas en el manejo de los pacientes con carcinoma oculto de la mama (COM). Algunos autores señalan que su comportamiento es similar a los carcinomas esta...

Expression of TRF2 and its prognostic relevance in advanced stage cervical cancer patients

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: Telomeres are protective caps consisted of specific tandem repeats (5'-TTAGGG-3'). Shortening of telomeres at each cell division is known as "mitotic clock" of the cells, which renders telomeres as important regulators of lifespan. TRF2 is one of the critical members of shelterin complex, whi...

Quiste mesotelial simple gigante

Rev. venez. cir; 67 (4), 2014
El quiste mesotelial simple es una rara causa de quistes mesentéricos. El tamaño de estas lesiones suele ser de pocos centímetros y por tanto suele ser asintomático siendo su diagnóstico un hallazgo imagenológico o intraoperatorio. Caso clínico: Se documenta el caso de una ...

Tratamiento tranfistular de la litiasis residual coledociana: análisis sobre complicaciones y éxito terapéutico según técnicas

BACKGROUND: The retained bile duct stones with distant fistulous tract has been treated by the transfistular route as the first line of treatment since the publications of Dr Mazzariello. Several techniques have been developed and several studies have been published, but little has been assessed about th...

Recurrent aggressive angiomyxoma

INTRODUCTION: aggressive angiomyxoma is a highly aggressive, rare neoplasm of the mesenchymal tissue with a high recurrence rate. It represents an important differential diagnosis of pelvic tumors in women of reproductive age. This study aims to describe a case of aggressive angiomyxoma. CASE REPORT: wom...

Recurrent primary hydatid disease of tibia

West Indian med. j; 62 (9), 2013
Hydatid disease is caused by a cestode, Echinococcus. Its intermediate hosts are herbivores but humans can be accidental hosts. Hydatid disease is endemic in some parts of America, Australia, the Mediterranean region, Central Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. The organs most frequently affected by Ec...

High macro rubber band ligature

PURPOSE: The goal of a rubber band ligature is to promote fibrosis of the submucosa with subsequent fixation of the anal epithelium to the underlying sphincter. Following this principle, a new technique of ligature was developed based on two aspects: 1. macro banding: to have a better fibrosis and fixati...

Cylindrical abdominoperineal resection rationale, technique and controversies

Surgery remains the cornerstone in rectal cancer treatment. Abdominoperineal excision (APE), described more than 100 years ago, remains as an important procedure for the treatment of selected advanced distal tumors with direct invasion of the anal sphincter or preoperative fecal incontinence. Historicall...