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Histeroscopia cirúrgica de ambulatório: uma opção a considerar

Chiropractic Manipulation: Reasons for Concern?

Chiropractic's popularity is rising among the general population. Moreover, few studies have been conducted to properly evaluate its safety. We report three cases of serious neurological adverse events in patients treated with chiropractic manipulation. The first case is a 41 years old woman who developed a vertebro-basilar stroke 48 h after cervical manipulation. The second case represents a 68 years old woman...

Angiomixoma agressivo da vulva

An unusual myxoid and vascular appearing neoplasm of the vulva, termed an Aggressive Angiomyxoma, is described in two cases report. The clinical presentation and recurrence pattern were typical for previously described neoplasms of the same cellular pattern. The histopathology, difficulties in determining the surgical margins, and the treatment of this tumor are discussed.

Transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy in postmenopausal bleeding: a pro...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic value of transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy in patients with postmenopausal bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between January 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999, 88 outpatient women with postmenopausal bleeding were enrolled in a prospective study. They underwent transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy, and were submitted to directed biopsy during hysteroscopy. Findi...

Diagnosis of stroke by the nonneurologist: a validation study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The first medical contact of an acute stroke victim is often a nonneurologist. Validation of stroke diagnosis made by these medical doctors is poorly known. The present study seeks to validate the stroke diagnoses made by general practitioners (GPs) and hospital emergency service physicians (ESPs). METHODS: Validation through direct interview and examination by a neurologist was perform...

Serologic profile of some sexually transmitted diseases in women with squamous ...

The purpose of this study consisted of the evaluation of some sexually transmitted diseases in patients with cervical pathology, namely squamous intraepithelial lesions. METHODS: a prospective study was performed. Patients with an abnormal cervical smear were submitted to colposcopy, directed biopsy and an immunologic assay for Chlamydia, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) types 1 and 2, Cytomegalovirus, Treponema pall...

Reconstruction de l´urètre par transplant libre de jéjunum

Reconstruction of the penis using a free jejunum transplant with microsurgery revascularization was developed initially with an animal model. The technique was found to be successful in the dog and was applied in a 17-year-old patient. The main advantages of the technique are to permit mucomucosal anastomosis between the urethra and the jejunal transplant thus avoiding stenosis. The major disadvantages are the ...

Clinical pharmacokinetics. Present and future.

Individualized monitoring of the therapy with gentamycin using pharmacokinetic ...

Gentamicin has an excellent cost/efficacy ratio for gram negative infections treatment. Its use is often limited in clinical practice by its narrow safety margins and a high incidence of toxicity. Gentamicin related nephrotoxicity is a major adverse effect, mostly in patients with other concomitant potential risk factors. As many other Authors we have found in our Internal Medicine Service during 1992 a gentami...

Cefoxitin: its role in the therapy of anaerobic infections.

Cefoxitin is a second generation cephalosporin commonly used to treat anaerobic and mixed infections. The authors reviewed the recently published data about the efficacy of cefoxitin; its utility in different clinical entities, patterns of resistance and resistance mechanisms, indications and reliability of in vitro susceptibility testing. These data indicate the need for determining susceptibility patterns of ...