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Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy (EVAC) in Managing Esophagogastric Anastomosis Fistula

Abstract Endoluminal vacuum therapy (EVAC) is a promising alternative for the endoscopic management of gastrointestinal fistulas or perforations that do not respond to endoscopic procedures using clips and stents or are even refractory to surgical procedures. In this case report, we describe the successf...

Use of Vacuum-suction in Depressed Skull Fractures – Case Report and Technical Nuances of Nonoperative Treatment

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Up to 20% of victims from skull fractures are represented by the pediatric population, and 50% of these lesions are depressed skull fractures. The treatment is multimodal in nature, ranging from conservative treatment to open surgical repair. The last one is associated, although in a small proportion, to...

Vacuum physiotherapy after first stage buccal mucosa graft (BMG) urethroplasty in children with proximal hypospadias

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction To assess the feasibility of vacuum physiotherapy meant to decrease graft contraction and recurrent penile curvature (PC), hence successful tubularization and a straight penis in patients underwent two-stage buccal mucosa graft (BMG) urethroplasty, in proximal hypospadias repair. ...

Continuous peritoneal lavage with vacuum peritoneostomy: an experimental study

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: Despite advances in diffuse peritonitis treatment protocols, some cases develop unfavorably. With the advent of vacuum therapy, the use of laparostomy to treat peritonitis has gained traction. Another treatment modality is continuous peritoneal lavage. However, maintaining this technique is di...

Factores de predisposición genéticos y epigenéticos de los trastornos de ansiedad

Los trastornos de ansiedad constituyen un grupo de alteraciones psicológicas y neurológicas que representan varias formas de miedo y ansiedad anormales o patológicas (Orozco & Baldares, 2012). Aun cuando alrededor del 14% de la población del planeta ha sufrido algún trastorno de ansiedad, las causas...

Survival of Salmonella spp. in minced meat packaged under vacuum and modified atmosphere

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (3), 2018
Abstract The effect of different modified atmosphere packaging regimes on the behavior of Salmonella spp. on minced meat was studied. Minced meat was experimentally contaminated with a Salmonella spp. cocktail (S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, S. Infantis and S. Arizonae), packaged under vacuum or modifie...

Removing the by-products acetic acid and NH4 + from the L-tryptophan broth by vacuum thin film evaporation during L-tryptophan production

Background: During L-tryptophan production by Escherichia coli, the by-products, acetic acid and NH4 +, accumulate in the fermentation broth, resulting in inhibited cell growth and activity and decreased L-tryptophan production. To improve the L-tryptophan yield and glucose conversion rate, acetic acid a...

Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the evidence from the literature regarding the effects of cupping therapy on chronic back pain in adults, the most used outcomes to evaluate this condition, the protocol used to apply the intervention and to investigate the effectiveness of cupping therapy on the intensi...

Qualidade de ovos produzidos e submetidos à diferentes condições de armazenamento na Amazônia Ocidental, Acre - Brasil

O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a influência de diferentes tempos e condições de armazenamento sobre a qualidade de ovos produzidos na cidade de Rio Branco, Acre. Seis condições de armazenamento, “Temperatura ambiente, refrigerado, a vácuo, vácuo + sílica, vácuo + absorvedor de O2, vác...