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Endoscopic endonasal approach for mass resection of the pterygopalatine fossa

Clinics; 72 (9), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Access to the pterygopalatine fossa is very difficult due to its complex anatomy. Therefore, an open approach is traditionally used, but morbidity is unavoidable. To overcome this problem, an endoscopic endonasal approach was developed as a minimally invasive procedure. The surgical aim of th...

Long-term follow-up of patients with elevated IGF-1 and nadir GH > 0 4 µg/L but < 1 µg/L

ABSTRACT Objective To report the results of initial investigation and after 5 years of patients with a suspicious clinical scenario for acromegaly, elevated IGF-1, and nadir GH during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) > 0.4 µg/L but < 1 µg/L. Subjects and methods Seventeen patients who ha...

Clinical utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the follow-up of a large cohort of patients with high-risk differentiated thyroid carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with high-risk DTC. Subjects and methods Single-center retrospective study with 74 patients with high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), classified in 4 groups. Group 1: patients with positive sTg or TgAb, subdiv...

Capítulo 2. Enfermedad de Crohn
Chapter 2. Crohn's disease

Capítulo 9. Indicaciones quirúrgicas electivas
Chapter 9. Elective surgical indications

Factores de riesgo asociados con complicaciones que obligaron al retiro de catéteres venosos centrales de inserción periférica en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel

Resumen: Introducción: En pediatría se reportan complicaciones del catéter central de inserción periférica (CCIP) del 30 al 40% de los casos, siendo los factores de riesgo más frecuentes la edad del paciente y la localización del CCIP. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir las característic...

Detection of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Cervix Sample in an 11. 3-year Follow-Up after Vaccination against HPV 16/18

Abstract Purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of human papillomavirus (HPV) detection in an 11.3-year post-vaccination period in a cohort of adolescent and young women vaccinated or not against HPV 16/18. Methods a subset of 91 women from a single center participating in a random...