Results: 21

Mediastinitis secundaria a neoplasia de esófago ulcerada: revisión de literatura a propósito de un caso

Rev. méd. Maule; 38 (2), 2023
Mediastinitis is defined as inflammation of the connective tissue surrounding structures within the mediastinum. It is a rare entity, but it leads to high morbidity and mortality. Exceptionally, cases of mediastinitis secondary to perforation due to esophageal carcinoma without prior treatment have been ...

Caracterización clínico-patológica de pacientes con cáncer esofágico avanzado en el Hospital Princess Marina, Botsuana

Rev. inf. cient; 100 (4), 2021
RESUMEN Introducción: El cáncer de esófago avanzado es una de las neoplasias más agresivas con una elevada morbilidad y mortalidad. Botsuana ocupa el duodécimo cuarto puesto mundial con respecto a las muertes ocasionadas por esta enfermedad. Objetivo: Determinar las características clínico-pato...

Disección endoscópica submucosa para el tratamiento del cáncer esofágico

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 73 (3), 2021
Resumen Introducción: El cáncer de esófago (CE) constituye la sexta causa de muerte por cáncer en el mundo. La disección endoscópica submucosa (DES) es una técnica que permite la resección en bloque de lesiones del tubo digestivo. Tiene rol curativo en pacientes seleccionados y potenciales ventaj...

Esôfago de Barrett: o estado da arte

Objetivo: Demonstrar fatores envolvidos nos distúrbios do sono em profissionais que fazem plantões. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal, cuja amostra foi composta de 244 voluntários, plantonistas da área da saúde, sendo 191 do sexo feminino, que responderam a um questionário socioeconômico,...

A novel prognostic index in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: fibrinogen/prealbumin ratio

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Fibrinogen (Fib) to albumin (ALB) fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio as a prognostic index for esophageal cancer has been confirmed. A novel prognostic index was initially proposed with fibrinogen to prealbumin ratio (FPR) in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESC...

Lymphoparietal index in esophageal cancer is stronger than tnm staging in long-term survival prognosis in a latin-american country

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 33 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The identification of prognostic factors of esophageal cancer has allowed to predict the evolution of patients. Aim: Assess different prognostic factors of long-term survival of esophageal cancer and evaluate a new prognostic factor of long-term survival called lymphoparietal index...

Squamous cell carcinoma implantation in gastrostomy orifice. Case report

ABSTRACT Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is used to provide enteral nutritional support for patients with obstructive oropharyngeal or esophageal neoplasms. The placement of the catheter is considered safe, with few complications. Despite this, a specific complication that is considered rare, has bee...

The role of endoscopic ultrasound in the staging of tracheal neoplasm: a brief review

SUMMARY Our case report shows the complexity of dealing with tracheal tumors, highlighting the importance of the method used for staging. In this report, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was crucial to identify the involvement of the esophageal muscular propria in a tracheal tumor and change the surgical plan...

Caracterización clínico-patológica del cáncer esofágico avanzado en el Hospital Universitario Comandante Faustino Pérez. Matanzas

Rev. medica electron; 41 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: el cáncer de esófago en estadio avanzado, es uno de los más agresivos. En Cuba ocupa el décimo lugar entre las causas de muerte. Objetivo: caracterizar clínico y patológicamente a los pacientes con cáncer esofágico diagnosticados en el hospital estudiado. Materiales y ...

Comparative study of computed tomography (CT) and pathological diagnosis toward mediastinal lymph node metastasis in esophageal carcinoma

Summary Objective: To investigate the diagnostic criteria of mediastinal lymph node metastasis (MLNM) in esophageal carcinoma (EC) by comparing the lymph node sizes measured by computed tomography (CT) and obtained by postoperative pathological examination. Method: A total of 305 EC patients were selec...