N. 49 - Apresentação

Nevus sebáceo cerebriforme: uma rara apresentação*

A 13-year-old boy presented congenital, raised, yellowish colored plaques with fi broelastic consistency, which were velvety in appearance, alopecic, with clearly defi ned limits and sulci or well-marked meandering invaginations, a cerebriform appearance on the upper part of the right ear, accompanied by alopecia in the temporomandibular region-parietal. The lesion was asymptomatic. Histopathol...

Chapter 49

Since the industrial revolution ushered in the economic benefits of similarity, standardization has become a hybrid of technical design and political processes with major impact on markets, social welfare, and economic activity. Standards increasingly develop outside government regulatory venues in consortia and other forms of voluntary consensus bodies involving collaboration among private sec...

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Background. Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) is the most common peripheral vascular disorder in the elderly. A clear picture of the disease’s course, especially in patients with non-critical limb ischaemia (Fontaine stages I and II), is essential for the general practitioner, who plays a key role in the diagnosis and management of PAOD. Aim. To evaluate the population-based evidence...

Comparison of 49 laparoscopic myomectomies with 49 open myomectomies.

STUDY OBJECTIVES To compare the results of open myomectomy with those of laparoscopic myomectomy, and to assess complications, surgical results, total hospital cost, and morbidity associated with each procedure. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Private practice of one surgeon, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. PATIENTS Ninety-e...

Civilisations, 49 | 2009