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Absceso hepático en Cali, Colombia

Rev. chil. infectol; 41 (2), 2024
INTRODUCCIÓN: El absceso hepático (AH) es el tipo mas común de abscesos viscerales. Se estima que el perfil epidemiológico de esta enfermedad ha cambiado con el aumento de la resistencia de los microorganismos y el uso de nuevos medicamentos. OBJETIVO: Describir las características demográficas y c...

Piomiositis en pediatría: experiencia de 10 años en un hospital pediátrico de alta complejidad en Argentina

Rev. chil. infectol; 40 (1), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: La piomiositis es una infección bacteriana agudasubaguda del músculo esquelético. OBJETIVO: Estimar la incidencia de piomiositis en pacientes internados, describir e identificar factores de riesgo para bacteriemia y hospitalización, y evaluar diferencias entre Staphylococccus aureus se...

Giant pancreatic pseudocyst drainage by endoscopic cystogastrostomy: Case report

Abstract Introduction: The pancreatic pseudocyst is one of the late local complications of acute pancreatitis. For managing a giant pancreatic pseudocyst, there are multiple strategies. Aim: To present the case of a patient with a giant pancreatic pseudocyst managed by endoscopic cystogastrostomy. Cli...

Minimally invasive lymphocele drainage using the Da Vinci® single port platform: step-by- step technique

Int. braz. j. urol; 48 (2), 2022
ABSTRACT Background: Reports in the literature describe lymphocele formation in up to half of patients following pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) (1) in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), with 1-2% requiring intervention (2). The advantage of surgical approach is permanent excision of the...

When to remove the drainage catheter in patients with percutaneous cholecystostomy?

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The treatment for patients with acute calculous cholecystitis who have high surgical risk with percutaneous cholecystostomy instead of surgery is an appropriate alternative choice. The aim of this study was to examine the promising percutaneous cholecystostomy intervention to share o...

Early discharge for patients with benign pleural effusions using a Wayne catheter (pigtail) chest drain - analysis of safety, complications, and quality of life

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 49 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess safety, efficacy and quality of life in patients with benign pleural effusions undergong pleural drainage with Wayne pleural catheter (DW) in an outpatient setting. Method: this is a prospective study, in which 47 patients were evaluated between July 2017 and October 201...

Simultaneous Cranioplasty and External Ventricular Drain Implantation in Patients with Hydrocephalus: Case Series and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Introduction The increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) is a neurological complication resulting from numerous pathologies that affect the brain and its compartments. Therefore, decompressive craniectomy (DC) is an alternative adopted to reduce ICP in emergencies, especially in cases refractory to clini...

Abordaje terapéutico paliativo de la obstrucción biliar en el cáncer de vesícula irresecable
Palliative therapeutic approach to bile obstruction in irresecable bladder cancer

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (7), 2021
El cáncer de vesícula es la neoplasia maligna más frecuente del tracto biliar. Con un mal pronóstico, su enfoque terapéutico muchas veces se centra en el tratamiento paliativo debido a que los pacientes suelen recibir un diagnóstico en estadios avanzados de la neoplasia, en los cuales ya no son can...

Colangite aguda: da tríade de Charcot aos critérios de Tóquio

O objetivo deste estudo foi revisar as ferramentas diagnósticas e de manejo da colangite aguda, da tríade de Charcot aos critérios de Tóquio. Foi realizada revisão da literatura no PubMed® utili- zando a combinação dos descritores “Tokyo Guideline”, “Char- cot’s triad” e “Acute chola...