Introdução: Estoma intestinal é a confecção de um orifício na parede abdominal, que tem por finalidade o desvio do trânsito intestinal, podendo ser definitivo ou temporário. Objetivo: Identificar, literatura científica, artigos descrevam perfil sociodemográfico e clínico dos pacientes adultos portadores estomas intestinais. Métodos: Pesquisa bibliográfica com 14 científicos completos, escritos ...

conclusions coccygectomy is a successful treatment in patients unresponsive to conservative treatments for coccydynia. results the patients were followed up for an average of 25.7 months. the results were good in 11 patients, excellent in 1, and fair in only 1 patient. the excellent and good rates amounted to 92.2%. no major complication was seen. patients and methods between october 2010 and d...

introduction: coverage of bone grafts is very important in reconstructive surgery. in edentulous alveolar ridges this coverage is particularly important for supporting dental prostheses. here we present the case of a patient with a large deficient maxillary anterior region that was reconstructed with a bilateral palatal submucosal periosteal connective tissue flap: a soft tissue reserve for upp...

the coverage of soft- tissue defects of the hand specially volar side needs special consideration. although certain local flaps have been described and used for resurfacing the palm, extensive injury requires distant or free flaps for coverage. abdominal pedicle flap has been traditionally used for extensive hand injuries, however there is no doubt that one of the ideal tissues for resurfacing ...

Background: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is defined as the evidence of distally to Treitz ligament in presence a malignant peritoneally disseminated neoplasm. Patients with this condition suffer from decreased quality life due impaired food intake, recurrent nausea, and abdominal pain. The objective was investigate outcome patients MBO surgically treated, considering post-treatment surviva...

OBJECTIVE We developed an experimental ex-vivo model to define factors that may influence continence of catheterizable channels by urinary and colonic stomas based on the principle of imbrication of the outlet tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 20 pigs, colon specimens with 25 cm length were obtained and a transverse flap with 3.0 cm length x 1.5 cm width in the average point of the intestine w...

Background: The introduction of circular staplers into colorectal surgery has revolutionized anastomotic techniques stretching the limits of sphincter preservation. Data on the double-stapling technique (DST) has been widely published in the West where the incidence of colorectal cancer is high. However studies using this technique and their results, in the Indian scenario, as well as the rest ...

The effects of a heavy metal containing wastewater sediment on two cultivars white willow were investigated in pot experiment. Our aim was to examine the effect toxic elements microanatomical parameters leaves tested plant. We examined following parameters: stomatic density, stoma width and length, lamina thickness, adaxial abaxial epidermis mesophyll palisad spongy parenchyma main vein length....