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 ...

Inguinal hernia represents one of the three most frequent surgical pathologies in surgical practice. About 5% of the population has the risk to develop a hernia. Clinical picture presents as a inguinal bulge, pain related ...

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 ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and recurrent functional digestive disorder, characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated to stool change in frequency and/or consistency, usually relieved with ...

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 ...

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 ...

An acute left ventricular disfunction, induced by physical or emotional stress, has been described,known as Tako-tsubo syndrome. Acute coronary disease has shown to be its most important differential diagnosis, based on ...

Phlegmasia Caerulea Dolens is a rare complication of deep vein thrombosis. It presents with a sudden onset of pain, swelling, discoloration and arterial compromise of the affected limb. There’s usually history of prothrombotic ...

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the main respiratory chronic condition,which mortality and disability are increasing. The main symptoms of COPD patients are dyspnoea and exercise intolerance, that reduce ...