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Angle's Class II division 1 associated to mandibular retrusion and skeletal open bite: a 5-year post-orthodontic/orthopedic treatment follow-up

ABSTRACT Obtaining long term stability allied to functional and aesthetic balance is the main goal of any orthodontic-orthopedic therapy. This case report describes the orthodontic therapy applied to a 7-year-9-month old child, who presented a Class II, division 1 malocclusion associated to skeletal open...

Minimally Invasive Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation in Neonates with Congenital Heart Block

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Few studies have characterized the surgical outcomes following epicardial pacemaker implantation in neonates with congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB). Objective: This study sought to assess the long-term outcomes of a minimally invasive epicardial approach using a su...

Stability comparison of two different dentoalveolar expansion treatment protocols

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the longitudinal stability of the conventional straight-wire system after the use of a quad-helix appliance with Damon self-ligating system in patients with Class I malocclusion. Methods: 27 adolescent patients were evaluated at three different ...

Tumores del estroma gastrointestinal: Análisis de 40 casos
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Analysis of 40 cases

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (5), 2017
Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal representan menos del 3% de los tumores digestivos. Se localizan principalmente en el estómago y el intestino delgado. El tratamiento radical es la resección quirúrgica. Cuando son inoperables o diseminados la administración de imatinib es el tratamiento de el...

Observation time and spontaneous resolution of primary phimosis in children

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate spontaneous resolution rate of a series of patients with physiologic phimosis in relation to observation time and presence of symptoms. Methods: retrospective and longitudinal follow-up study of patients with physiologic phimosis, that did not apply topic treatment....

Miotomía endoscópica por vía oral (POEM) para el tratamiento de la acalasia: experiencia clínica inicial y resultados a corto plazo

Rev. chil. cir; 69 (5), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La acalasia es el trastorno motor primario más frecuente del esófago. El estándar de tratamiento actual es la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica. En los últimos años, el desarrollo de técnicas endoscópicas avanzadas ha permitido el posicionamiento de la técnica POEM (del i...

Frecuencia de enfermedad cardíaca congénita en niños con Síndrome de Down: ¿cuál es la influencia de la edad materna?

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (7), 2017
La frecuencia del síndrome de Down es fuertemente dependiente de la edad materna y la incidencia varia según las edades maternas. Esta incidencia puede diferir de un país a otro de acuerdo a los factores sociales y ambientales predominantes en tales países. Este estudio pretende documentar la prevale...

Superwellness Program: a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based group intervention to reduce weight gain in patients treated with antipsychotic drugs

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention (Superwellness Program) on weight gain compared with a treatment-as-usual (TAU) approach in patients treated with antipsychotics, and to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) variation and clinic...

Diabetes mellitus por mutación en el gen de glucokinasa: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (9), 2017
Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) refers to a heterogeneous group of monogenic diabetes. Unlike other types of MODY characterized by genetic defects in transcription factors, MODY 2 is triggered by metabolic alterations caused by mutations of glucokinase (GCK), the first enzyme of the glycolyti...

Pelvic Floor 3D Ultrasound of Women with a TVT, TVT-O, or TVT-S for Stress Urinary Incontinence at the Three-year Follow-up

Abstract Objective Using three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US), we aimed to compare the tape position and the angle formed by the sling arms in different techniques of midurethral sling insertion for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence, three years after surgery. In addition, we examin...