Hospital Clínico: Recent submissions
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)A complication of bariatric surgery and especially gastric bypass are nutritional deficiencies that occur in the long term, being very important iron deficiency and anemia. Several mechanisms influence this, highlighting ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Klotho, a recently described gene, is mainly expressed in the kidney, and encodes a proteinnecessary for the activity of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR), especially FGFR1. TheKlotho protein has two variants, a ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Patients who receive allo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) could develop graft versus host disease and/or graft versus tumour effect. These immunological responses can happen even with perfect fully HLA matched ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the prototype member of the Hepadnaviridae family, which can cause acute or chronic hepatic illness. The virus has a partially double-stranded DNA genome of 3.2 kb. Molecular variations and ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Colon cancer (CC) is a prevalent disease, with 800,000 new cases annually worldwide. In Chile the mortality is 6.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, which has increased in recent years, being more common in developed countries. ...
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Interconsultas al Servicio de Otorrinolaringología en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)The objective of this paper is to analyze the consultations performed by the Ear, Nose and Throat service from Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile (HCUCH) in other services of the hospital during the year 2006. Using ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Extramedullary plasmocytoma is a rare plasmatic cell neoplasia which mostly compromises the head and neck (80-90%). On initial presentation they must be differentiated from multiple myeloma This may prove to be difficult ...
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(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 ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Recently, two proteins have been discovered, named Klotho and FGF23, which are involved in several physiologic phenomena. One of the most relevant is the reduction of phosphatemia and the increase of phosphaturia. This ...
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Biofeedback y entrenamiento muscular del piso pélvico en la rehabilitación de la incontinencia fecal (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Objective: To evaluate biofeedback plus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) on Fecal Incontinence (FI) treatment included at Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Service. Method: Prospective cohort. Patients who had FI ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Neonatal hearing loss affects 1-3 from every 1000 live newborns. For optimal language and social development, proper diagnosis and treatment must be established before the first 6 months of age. In Chile, screening for ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)We report a case of cutaneous infection and bacteraemia caused by Pasteurella multocida in a 86 years old woman with cirrhosis, after a minor cat bite. Although local infection was minimal,the patient was hospitalized due ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Patients undergoing non cardiac surgery are at high risk of perioperative cardiac events. Those with peripheral arterial disease have important risk factors. Non invasive preoperative cardiac risk radionuclide assessment ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Epicondylitis is characterized by pain localized in the insertion of the elbow`s epicondilar muscles, resulting from traumatic inflammation caused by repetitive pronationsupination`s movements. It is known that early ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Several studies had stablished a correlation between prenatal exposure to pesticides and congenital malformations in the newborn. The interest of the investigators has been centered in the possibles mechanisms of these ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Fecal incontinence is a pathological condition that severely affects quality of life. Few therapeutic tools are available for treating this condition, some of them with variable success. Transcutaneous electrical nerve ...
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(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 ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)A feature of humans is their ability to walk and their alteration limits the ability to perform activities of daily life Gait disorders have a major impact and have increased in frequency as a result of aging.This condition ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Botulinum toxin, the most potent biological toxin, has become a powerful therapeutic tool for a growing number of clinical applications. It produces temporary denervation manifested by paralysis of muscles treated. Also ...
