Abstract Objective To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical variables of people with intestinal stomas. Materials Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study 47 patients Specialized Rehabilitation Center (CER II/APAE) in municipality Três Lagoas, state Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwestern Brazil, from December 2019 to June 2020. Data was analyzed using inferential descriptive statistics (An...

Abstract Aim Abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) in contaminated fields is associated with surgical site morbidity > 50% and high hernia recurrence rates. Patients undergoing surgery for intestinal failure are anatomically complex fistulae+/-stomas within failed abdominal walls. Temporising the using vicryl mesh an alternative to AWR. It avoids some of AWR however concern exists regardin...

PURPOSE Intestinal perforation and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are neonatal intestinal emergencies that are especially common in premature infants. While prompt surgical intervention, including stoma creation, is often required, the optimal surgical treatment has been controversial because of the substantial risks related to the stoma creation and management. The use of a tissue adhesive ma...

Pelvic exenteration is a surgical procedure first described by Brunschwig in 1948 as a curative or palliative treatment for pelvic and perineal tumors. It is actually a radical operation, involving en bloc resection of pelvic organs, including reproductive structures, bladder, and rectosigmoid. In patients with recurrent cervical and vaginal malignancy, it is associated with a 5-year survival o...

Purpose: Surgical treatment of chagasic megacolon has suffered innumerable transformations over the years. Poor knowledge of the disease physiopathology is one of the reasons. Methods: From January 1977 to December 2003, 430 patients were submitted to surgical treatment for chagasic megacolon. Of these procedures, 351 were elective and 79 emergency operations carried out at the University Hospi...