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    • Kohan Ivani, Karla; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Selman Abuchaibe, Alberto; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Romero Osses, Carmen (Springer, 2016)
      Purpose One of the hypotheses regarding the genesis of epithelial ovarian cancer involves the action of androgens on the proliferation of epithelial ovarian cells, as well as inclusion cysts. The purpose of the present ...
    • Romero, Carmen; Garrido, Maritza P.; Torres, Ignacio; Hernández, Andrea; Chnaiderman, Jonás; Vega, Margarita; Selman, Alberto; Preisler, Jessica; Lobos, Lorena (BMJ, 2020)
    • Vera Castillo, Carolina Andrea; Tapia Pinto, Verónica; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Romero Osses, Carmen (BioMed Central, 2014)
      In normal ovarian function a controlled angiogenesis is essential. Several growth factors are involved in this process, such as the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nerve growth factor (NGF). The angiogenesis ...
    • Sepúlveda Martínez, Alvaro; Preisler, J.; Pastén, J.; Soto Chacón, Emiliano; Valdés Rubio, Enrique; Parra Cordero, Mauro; Rencoret Palma, Gustavo Ignacio (Karger, 2014)
      Objective: To determine whether oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) play a role as predictors of preeclampsia (PET) in pregnant women. Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted in 2,002 singleton pregnancies ...
    • Martínez Díaz, Pablo; Contreras, Daniela; Moreno, Mónica (Public Library Science, 2020)
      As the resources for road safety in developing countries are scarce and unevenly distributed, vulnerable road users-such as the elderly- may be particularly at risk of road traffic deaths. To date, the impact of road safety ...
    • Arellano Sepúlveda, Daniel; Soto, Leandra; Horta, Paula; Calfuñanco, Viviana; Aranda Galaz, Rolando; Orellana, Marisis; Rojas Jara, Verónica; Vidal, Félix; Valencia, Evelyn; Estuardo Agurto, Nivia; Navarro Araya, José Luis; Romero Patiño, Carlos (Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Intensiva, 2019)
      Introducción: Los pacientes críticos se benefician de una rehabilitación integral: movilización precoz, estimulación cognitiva y reacondicionamiento de la deglución y fonación. De acuerdo a la condición clínica estas ...
    • Ramírez Rondón, María Constanza; Faúndez, Eliana; Valdés Arieta, María del Pilar; Fuente Vera, Milton de la; Carreño Toro, Laura (Elsevier, 2013)
      Introducción La sarcoidosis es una enfermedad sistémica granulomatosa que afecta a diversos órganos. Los más afectados son pulmones, ganglios linfáticos, piel y ojos. Cerca del 10 a 35% de los pacientes con sarcoidosis ...
    • Rivera Toledo, Paulina; Berger, Zoltan; Carreño Toro, Laura; Cárdenas Loguercio, Gonzalo; Castillo Koch, Jaime; Orellana Espinoza, Eduardo (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2021)
      BACKGROUND Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (SCP) is a rare type of pancreatic neoplasm, and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Histologically, it is composed mostly of atypical spindle cells ...
    • Barrientos Mendoza, Cristian Nelson; Brañes Fierro, Julián Andrés Ricardo; Wulf Ibáñez, Rodrigo; Barahona Vásquez, Maximiliano; Carvajal Fuentes, Sebastián (Cureus, 2021)
      During the surgical resolution of intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures on an orthopedic table, a fluoroscope needs to be used in orthogonal planes. This requires that the contralateral leg does not obstruct ...
    • González, Javiera; Prat Martorell, Hernán; Swett, Eduardo; Berrocal, Isabel; Fernández, René; Zhindon, Juan Pablo; Castro, Ariel; Massardo Vega, Lucía (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Background: The evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) can be performed with stress test and myocardial SPECT tomography. Aim: To assess the predictive value of myocardial SPECT using stress test for cardiovascular ...
    • Salguero R., Rodrigo; Miranda Venegas, Cristián; Carvajal M., Antonio; Romero Osses, Carmen (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)
      The attention from embryologist toward the assessment of oocyte quality in human in vitro fertilization (IVF) is increasing every day. Oocyte selection and the identification of the best oocytes, in fact, would help to ...
    • Lastra J., Virginia de la; Ulloa Flores, María Teresa; Pinto Claude, María Eugenia; Vidal, Mario Martín; Silva Q., Francisco (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)
      Bacterial resistance to B-lactam antibiotics is becoming a matter of great concern. The rapid emergence of extended spectrum B-lactamases (ESBLs) in Enterobacteriaceae has made the carbapenems the drugs of choice to treat ...
    • Eyzaguirre Velásquez, Johana; González Toro, Maria P.; González Arancibia, Camila; Escobar Luna, Jorge; Beltran, Caroll J.; Bravo, Javier A.; Julio Pieper, Marcela (Springer, 2020)
      Introduction Disruption of intestinal barrier is a key component to various diseases. Whether barrier dysfunction is the cause or effect in these situations is still unknown, although it is believed that translocation of ...
    • Marsalli, Michael; Sepúlveda, Óscar; Morán, Nicolás; Breyer, Juan Manuel (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      Introduction: The shoulder terrible triad (STT) is a traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation, associated with rotator cuff (RC) tear and nerve injury from the brachial plexus. This study aimed to describe the functional ...
    • Layera Ramos, Sebastián; Aliste Muñoz, Julián; Bravo Advis, Daniela; Fernández Mujica, Diego; García, Armando; Finlayson, Roderick; Tran, D. Q. (BMJ, 2020)
      Background The costoclavicular approach targets the brachial plexus in the proximal infraclavicular fossa, where the lateral, medial, and posterior cords are tightly bundled together. This randomized trial compared single- ...
    • Maluenda Gatica, Fernando Aníbal; León, J.; Csendes González, Paula; Giordano, J.; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio; Molina, M. (Springer, 2014)
      Background The transumbilical route began being clinically feasible with or without unique access devices. Setting The setting for this study was a private practice at Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Objective The ...
    • Vega S., Javier; Zamorano G., Jaime; Pereira C., Nicolás; Galleguillos G., Alfonso (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)
      Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a term that describes interrelated aortic emergencies with similar clinical characteristics and challenges. These are aortic dissection (AD), intramural hematoma (IH), and penetrating ...
    • Jara Contreras, Rocío; Castillo Toro, Celso; Valdés Arrieta, María; Albornoz Garrido, Claudia; Andrades Cvitanic, Patricio; Danilla Enei, Stefan; Sepúlveda Pereira, Sergio; Erazo Cortes, Cristian (Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2020)
      El síndrome compartimental agudo (SCA) es el aumento de la presión en un espacio osteofascial cerrado. Esto reduce la presión capilar bajo el nivel necesario para la viabilidad de los tejidos del compartimento. El SCA ...
    • Lanas Montecinos, Alejandra; Paredes, Ana; Espinosa, Consuelo; Caamaño, Edgardo; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Pinto, Rodrigo; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Martínez, Darío; Soto, Néstor (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) is characterized by spontaneous hypoglycemia with extremely high insulin levels and the presence of circulating autoantibodies against insulin, in patients who have never been exposed to ...