Abstract Objective: This study aims to compare open surgical and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms in terms of their effects on quality of life, using Short Form-36 (SF-36). Methods: A total of 133 consecutive patients who underwent EVAR or open surgical repair for infra...
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/mortalidad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/cirugía,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/métodos,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/mortalidad,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Objective: To identify main complications in outpatient follow-up, as well as factors before or during operation that may interfere in patient's evolution. Methods: Retrospective study of patients submitted to total cavopulmonary shunt with extracardiac conduit from 2000 to 2014 at the Hospita...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Puente Cardíaco Derecho/efectos adversos,
Puente Cardíaco Derecho/estadística & datos numéricos,
Cardiopatías Congénitas/cirugía,
Morbilidad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Reoperación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is an endemic health problem affecting about four million people. The hepatosplenic form of the disease is characterized by periportal hepatic fibrosis, pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension and splenomegaly. Liver function is preserved, being varices bleeding the main...
Endoscopía Gastrointestinal/métodos,
Várices Esofágicas y Gástricas/complicaciones,
Várices Esofágicas y Gástricas/cirugía,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiología,
Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/prevención & control,
Hipertensión Portal/etiología,
Hipertensión Portal/cirugía,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Presión Portal/fisiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Recurrencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Esquistosomiasis/cirugía,
Esplenectomía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Vasculares
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB) has been shown to be one of the most effective treatment modalities for psoriasis. Tazarotene, a known effective anti-psoriatic modality, when combined with NB-UVB may enhance the therapeutic success. OBJECTIVE: To study clinical efficacy and safety of com...
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The incidence of melanoma has been increasing in Brazil and all over the world. Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, mortality remains unchanged. OBJECTIVE: To associate clinical and histopathological aspects with the evolution of 136 cases of cutaneous melanoma. METH...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Peca Melanótica de Hutchinson/mortalidad,
Peca Melanótica de Hutchinson/patología,
Melanoma/mortalidad,
Melanoma/patología,
Invasividad Neoplásica/patología,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/mortalidad,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología,
Tasa de Supervivencia
ABSTRACT Purpose: To conduct a 10-year follow-up on the surgical correction of large-angle esotropia using monocular surgery, verifying surgical stability over time in both adults and children, and investigating the presence of consecutive exotropia among reviewed patients. Methods: The angles of devia...
The aim of this report was to determine the prevalence of syphilis in teenagers pregnant patients in the National Hospital "Alejandro Posadas" during the period between January 1st through December 31st 2016...
Boa, Izadora Nogueira Fonte;
Rimkus, Carolina de Medeiros;
Campanholo, Kenia Repiso;
Pereira, Samira Luisa Apóstolos;
Junqueira, Thiago de Faria;
Machado, Melissa de Almeida Rodrigues;
Callegaro, Dagoberto;
Otaduy, Maria Concepción García;
Leite, Claudia da Costa;
Miotto, Eliane Correa.
ABSTRACT Objective: A 4.5-year follow-up study was conducted to characterize baseline verbal episodic memory (VEM) and its behavior and to assess the effects of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) on this domain. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with RRMS underwent two neuropsychological assessm...
Abstract Objective: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces body weight and the comorbidities associated with obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether glucose and lipid profiles were maintained during a 5-year follow-up period after RYGB. Subjects and methods: Anthropometric and laborator...
Antecedentes. Durante una esofagoscopía en niños, pueden ocurrir complicaciones durante la dilatación. Identificamos alteraciones cardiorrespiratorias durante la esofagoscopía con o sin dilatación con globo y las complicaciones posoperatorias, en niños con anestesia. Métodos. Estudio prospectivo, ...
Anestesia General,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Dilatación/efectos adversos,
Dilatación/instrumentación,
Dilatación/métodos,
Esofagoscopía/efectos adversos,
Esofagoscopía/instrumentación,
Esofagoscopía/métodos,
Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/diagnóstico,
Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/epidemiología,
Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/etiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/etiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Estudios de Seguimiento
