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Unexpectedly high corneal flap thickness and ectasia after mechanical LASIK

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 82 (), 2023
ABSTRACT LASIK is a refractive surgical procedure in which a corneal flap is created to expose the corneal stromal bed. Preoperative estimation of corneal flap thickness is necessary to calculate the percentage tissue altered in LASIK, an important quantitative risk factor for ectasia. The objective of t...

Laser topoguiado como tratamento de ectasia pós lasik

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2021
RESUMO O laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) é o método cirúrgico refrativo mais realizado no mundo com excelentes resultados, porém tal método não é isento de riscos. A ectasia pós LASIK é uma complicação grave e se caracteriza por um aumento progressivo da curvatura e afinamento da córnea,...

Ectasia dural e hipotensión endocraneal en síndrome de Marfán

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN: El síndrome de Marfán es un trastorno multisistémico del tejido conectivo de herencia autosómica dominante, de expresión variable. La ectasia dural es un compromiso frecuente, pero poco conocido, que puede asociarse a síndrome de hipotensión endocraneana (SHE). OBJETIVO: Pre sent...

Coronary Artery Dilation in Children with Febrile Exanthematous Illness without Criteria for Kawasaki Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (6), 2019
Abstract Background: Coronary dilatation is the most important complication of Kawasaki disease (KD) and, in addition to some clinical characteristics, is common to KD and febrile exanthematous illnesses (FEIs). Objective: To assess whether children with FEI, who do not meet the criteria for KD, have c...

Dolor y distensión abdominal: abordaje diagnóstico a distintas edades

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 30 (supl.1), 2019
Fluctuating abdominal pain and bloating suggest gastrointestinal origin with multiple causes. In adults, patients fulfilling the Rome criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a low probability of neoplasms or intestinal inflammatory diseases. In these patients it is cost effective to request feca...

Cavernoma portal complicada con biliopatía secundario a enfermedad de Gaucher tipo 1: reporte de un caso peruano

La enfermedad de Gaucher, es un trastorno autosómico recesivo de depósito lisosomal que se caracteriza por deficiencia de la beta-glucocerebrosidasa que lleva a la acumulación de glucosilceramida principalmente en células del sistema fagocítico mononuclear causando afectaciones sistémicas. Se prese...

Differentiation of mild keratoconus from corneal warpage according to topographic inferior steepening based on corneal tomography data

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT We report two cases of suspicious asymmetric bow tie and inferior steepening on topographic evaluations with reflection (Placido) and projection (Scheimpflug). Rotating Scheimpflug corneal and anterior segment tomography (Oculus Pentacam HR, Wetzlar, Germany)® was performed in the first case, w...

Dilatation of common iliac arteries after endovascular infrarenal abdominal aortic repair with bell-bottom extension

Abstract Objective: Endovascular techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms results in lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, dilation of the common iliac arteries prevents adequate distal sealing, which compromises the procedure success. The aim of this study is report the long-term outcomes...

Skin changes after bariatric surgery

An. bras. dermatol; 90 (2), 2015
Today, obesity is considered an epidemic all over the world and it is recognized as one of the major public health problems. Bariatric surgery is considered an appropriate therapeutic option for obesity with progressively increasing demands. The changes resulting from massive weight loss after bariatric ...

Assessing ectasia susceptibility prior to LASIK: the role of age and residual stromal bed (RSB) in conjunction to Belin-Ambrósio deviation index (BAD-D)

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (2), 2014
Purpose: To compare the ability to detect preoperative ectasia risk among LASIK candidates using classic ERSS (Ectasia Risk Score System) and Pentacam Belin-Ambrósio deviation index (BAD-D), and to test the benefit of a combined approach including BAD-D and clinical data. Methods: A retrospective nonran...