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Learning robotic pyeloplasty without simulators: an assessment of the learning curve in the early robotic era

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: To analyze our experience and learning curve for robotic pyeloplasty during this robotic procedure. METHODS: Ninety-nine patients underwent 100 consecutive procedures. Cases were divided into 4 groups of 25 consecutive procedures to analyze the learning curve. RESULTS: The median anastomosis...

Clinical evaluation of a bone cement-injectable cannulated pedicle screw augmented with polymethylmethacrylate: 128 osteoporotic patients with 42 months of follow-up

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel bone cement-injectable cannulated pedicle screw augmented with polymethylmethacrylate in osteoporotic spinal surgery. METHODS: This study included 128 patients with osteoporosis (BMD T-score −3.2±1.9; range, −5.4 to -2.5) who underw...

Laryngotracheal separation in pediatric patients: 13-year experience in a reference service

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate clinical stability of neurologically impaired children and adolescents with recurrent pneumonia submitted to laryngotracheal separation. Methods: Between October 2002 and June 2015, 92 neurologically impaired children from a reference service, with median age of 68.5 mon...

Effect of intraoperative lung-protective mechanical ventilation on pulmonary oxygenation function and postoperative pulmonary complications after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (6), 2019
This study aimed to observe the effects of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) on oxygenation index (OI) and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy in middle-aged and elderly patients. A total of 120 patients who were scheduled to undergo laparoscopic radical ga...

Water protection in patients with tympanostomy tubes in tympanic membrane: a randomized clinical trial

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the incidence of otorrhea in the postoperative period of patients submitted to tympanotomy to place ventilation tube, and who did not protect the ear when exposed to water. Methods Open, randomized-controlled trial. Eighty patients submitted to unilateral or bilateral ea...

Abortos seguros e inseguros: Costos monetarios totales y costos para el sistema de salud de la Argentina en 2018

Salud colect; 15 (), 2019
RESUMEN Durante el primer semestre de 2018, en Argentina se inició un profundo debate sobre la legalización de la práctica del aborto, que puso en evidencia la falta de estudios científicos que aborden la dimensión económica del tema en la Argentina. Este trabajo busca avanzar en la cuantificación...

Manejo laparoscópico multidisciplinario de la endometriosis profunda del 2010 al 2017: estudio de cohorte retrospectivo

Medwave; 19 (11), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN La laparoscopía es actualmente el estándar en el manejo de la endometriosis profunda. Sin embargo, requiere de un entrenamiento específico e involucra la realización de procedimientos complejos y asociados a una alta tasa de complicaciones. Por lo anterior en Chile y Latinoamérica, la ...

Cirugía bariátrica en adolescentes

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (1), 2019
Resumen: La epidemia de obesidad afecta en forma transversal a todo el ciclo vital. En particular, en las últimas décadas se ha observado un incremento de la obesidad severa en adolescentes. En esta etapa de la vida caracterizada por profundos cambios físicos, emocionales y gran vulnerabilidad, la obe...

Prevalencia y factores asociados a las lesiones en los nervios alveolar inferior y lingual después de la exodoncia de terceros molares inferiores: Estudio retrospectivo

Odontología (Ecuad.); 21 (1), 2019
Dentro de los tratamientos realizados en cirugía oral, la extracción de los terceros molares es la más frecuente y puede ocasionar lesiones nerviosas. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores asociados a las lesiones en los nervios alveolar inferior y lin...

Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) of the bladder is a rare histological variant, accounting for 1 to 3% of the invasive urothelial carcinomas, and it is typically aggressive. So far, it has not been well characterized, and the literature is based on reports and case series. Case Repo...