Evolução das varizes esofagogástricas após anastomose esplenorrenal proximal versus esplenorrenal distal

Avaliou-se, retrospectivamente, a evolução pós-operatória das varizes esofagogástricas em 40 pacientes submetidos a um dos seguintes procedimentos cirúrgicos: a (n=27) derivação esplenorrenal distal (ERD) e B (n=13) derivação esplenorrenal proximal (ERP). Todos os pacientes tinham hipertensão porta esquistossomótica com diagnóstico prévio de varizes do esôfago, presentes ou não no estômago, com um ou mais episódios de sangramento. Os pacientes foram submetidos a um dos procedimentos cirúrgicos de acordo com a preferência do cirurgião assistente. Foram realizadas, nesses pacientes, endoscopias no período pré-operatório e aos seis, 12 e 18 meses no pós-operatório. Os dados de cada endoscopia foram coletados e comparados entre os grupos, verificando-se a presença de varizes do esôfago e estômago nos diferentes períodos, comparando esses achados através do teste do qui-quadrado, com significância para p<0,05. Os resultados obtidos não mostraram casos de ressangramento até o 18º mês pós-operatório, nem casos de encefalopatia. Foram diagnosticadas varizes esofágicas, no pré-operatório, em 100% dos pacientes nos dois grupos. No período pós-operatório, houve redução significativa das varizes do esôfago, quando estudados os dois grupos conjuntamente, para 40% no sexto mês (p = 0,0002), 30% no 12º mês (p = 0,003) e 27,5% no 18º mês (p = 0,003). No sexto mês pós-operatório, a incidência de varizes do esôfago foi maior nos pacientes com ERD quando comparados àqueles com ERP (51,9% vs. 15,4%, p = 0,03). Quando estudadas as varizes aos 12 e 18 meses não foi observada diferença significativa entre pacientes submetidos a ERD ou ERP (12º mês, 37% vs. 15,4%; 18º mês, 25,9% vs. 30,8%). Foram vistas varizes gástricas em 37,5% dos pacientes, com redução significativa no sexto mês (2,5%, p = 0,005). Entretanto, quando comparada com a freqüência do sexto mês, houve aumento significativo no 12º mês (5%, p = 0,00001) e 18º mês (7,5%, p = 0,02). Quando comparados os grupos, no período pré-operatório, estas varizes estiveram presentes mais freqüentemente no grupo submetido a ERP (69,2% vs. 26%, p = 0,0005), sem diferença significativa no período pós-operatório (6º mês, 16,6% vs. 0%; 12º mês, 33,3% vs. 0%; 18º mês, 33,3% vs. 11,1%). Este trabalho demonstrou que os dois tipos de cirurgia têm resultado semelhante em relação à resolução das varizes do esôfago e estômago no 18º mês, mas os resultados indicam que a redução na incidência das varizes do esôfago se acompanha de aumento das varizes gástricas, provavelmente devido à abertura de novas vias colaterais de drenagem em casos de persistência de uma pressão porta aumentada ou mau funcionamento da derivação esplenorrenal.

Preservação do baço na pancreatectomia distal por trauma

OBJETIVOS: A esplenectomia simplifica a pancreatectomia distal no trauma mas tem o inconveniente de aumentar a vulnerabilidade do paciente às infecções. O objetivo é avaliar se a preservação do baço na referida cirurgia é exeqüível e segura. MÉTODOS: A preservação do baço foi feita em 52 pacientes (48%) entre 108 submetidos à pancreatectomia distal. Quarenta e cinco (86,5%) do sexo masculino e sete (13,5%) do sexo feminino. Idade variou de seis a 42 anos com média de 22,1 anos. Trauma penetrante foi a causa da lesão em 35 (67%) com 27 (77%) por arma de fogo e oito (23%) por arma branca. Contusão foi responsável pela lesão em 17 (33%). RESULTADOS: Não houve óbito. Fístula pancreática ocorreu em seis (11,5%) pacientes; coleção subfrênica em seis (11,5%); pancreatite em dois (3,8%); abcesso de parede em quatro (8%); pneumonia em quatro (8%). Quarenta pacientes tiveram lesões associadas. O ISS médio foi de 19,3. O baço apresentava lesão em 13 pacientes. Sete foram submetidos à esplenorrafia e seis à ressecção parcial. Em 51 pacientes o baço foi conservado com os vasos esplênicos. Em um caso foi feita a ligadura proximal e distal dos vasos esplênicos (técnica Warschaw). Permanência hospitalar média de 12 dias. CONCLUSÃO: A pacreatectomia distal com preservação do baço mostrou ser segura nos pacientes estáveis, mesmo na presença de lesões associadas. A ausência de óbitos e a participação de cirurgiões em fase de treinamento confirmam sua segurança.

Esôfago de barrett após gastrectomia total com reconstrução em Y de roux

Reflux esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus after total gastrectomy is related to reconstructive procedure of intestinal continuity. The Roux-en-Y operation with length of limb of 40 cm occasionally is not enough to prevent biliary reflux to distal esophagus. Barrett's esophagus is thought to develop as a consequence of biliary reflux and has a malignant potential. Symptoms of retroesternal burning and dysphagia that does not improve with conservative management has to be treated by an operative procedure. To prevent biliary reflux to distal esophagus after total gastrectomy the lenght of limb of Roux-en-Y should be at lest 60 cm.

Avaliação da anamastose espleno-renal distal, com e sem ligadura da artéria esplênica, para tratamento a hipertensão portal esquistossomática

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os resultados da derivação espleno-renal distal (DERD) com ligadura da artéria esplênica (LAE) em pacientes com hipertensão portal esquistossomótica e história de sangramento por varizes esôfago-gástricas. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo de trinta pacientes que foram divididos em dois grupos: 15 foram submetidos à DERD (Grupo I) e 15 foram submetidos à DERD associada à LAE (Grupo II). Os pacientes foram acompanhados por 24 meses, e estudados quanto à recorrência de hemorragia digestiva por ruptura de varizes, controle endoscópico das varizes e permeabilidade da anastomose através de ultra-sonografia e angiografia. RESULTADOS: Um paciente do Grupo I (6,67%) apresentou trombose da anastomose e recidiva hemorrágica em decorrência de varizes. No Grupo II, nenhum paciente, em dois anos de observação, desenvolveu trombose da anastomose e hemorragia digestiva. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos. Quanto à análise endoscópica após seis meses, houve redução do tamanho ou desaparecimento das varizes em 80% dos pacientes do Grupo I e em 93% daqueles do Grupo II. CONCLUSÕES: A derivação espleno-renal distal com ligadura da artéria esplênica não está associada a uma maior incidência de trombose da anastomose, de recidiva hemorrágica e nem modificou o tamanho das varizes esôfago-gástricas em comparação com a derivação espleno-renal distal isolada.

Retalho sural estendido de pedículo distal

OBJETIVO: Mostrar a possibilidade da utilização do 1/3 proximal da perna como região doadora para o retalho fasciocutâneo sural de pedículo distal. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo de cinco casos operados para o tratamento de feridas de diversas etiologias na região distal da perna e pé, com utilização de retalho sural de pedículo distal abrangendo tecido da região superior da perna. Os tamanhos dos retalhos, e dos pedículos, e a incidência de perda parcial e total dos retalhos foram avaliados. RESULTADOS: Todos os casos tiveram uma evolução final satisfatória, com cicatrização da ferida e preservação anatômica e funcional do membro. Houve necrose parcial da área cutânea em dois retalhos. Não houve perda total de nenhum dos retalhos. Em dois casos necessitamos de mais de um tempo cirúrgico. CONCLUSÕES: A utilização de tecido fasciocutâneo da região superior da perna, correspondente ao trajeto subfascial do nervo, é possível e confere ao cirurgião a possibilidade de confeccionar retalhos mais amplos para tratar lesões mais extensas do tornozelo ou com pedículos mais longos para tratar as regiões do retropé e mediopé.

Método trigonométrico para o acesso à veia basílica no terço distal do braço

OBJETIVO: Determinar parâmetros anátomo-cirúrgicos para o acesso rápido, seguro e preciso da veia basílica no terço distal do braço e avaliar os aspectos anatômicos relacionados à presença, número e sintopia neural na região. MÉTODO: Foram utilizados 30 membros superiores de cadáveres adultos, brasileiros, do sexo masculino (27 a 58 anos), fixados em solução de formalina a 10%. Foi criado um método trigonométrico utilizando-se parâmetros anatômicos, determinando-se um triângulo cujo ápice foi o ponto de referência para a localização da veia basílica no terço distal do braço. A região foi dissecada e a veia exposta. O método foi também utilizado na dissecação venosa de 15 pacientes. RESULTADOS: A veia basílica foi encontrada na face medial do terço distal do braço de todos os cadáveres, localizando-se no ápice do trígono em 70% dos casos e em situação medial em relação ao mesmo em 30%. Em 83,33% havia ramos dos nervos cutâneos mediais do braço e antebraço junto à adventícia da veia basílica. Foram encontrados dois ramos dos nervos cutâneos mediais do braço e antebraço relacionados a cada veia basílica em 90% dos membros superiores e apenas um ramo no restante. Em 30% dos casos existiam ramos posteriores à veia basílica, o que deve ser considerado ao se realizar a dissecação da mesma. CONCLUSÕES: O método proposto para a localização da veia basílica mostrou-se eficaz, rápido, seguro e preciso, indicando ser uma boa opção de acesso venoso no paciente em estado crítico que necessite de tal procedimento.

Influence of distal ileum exclusion on hepatic and renal functions in presence of extrahepatic cholestasis

OBJECTIVE: To verify whether the ileal exclusion interferes with liver and kidney functional changes secondary to extrahepatic cholestasis.METHODS: We studied 24 rats, divided into three groups with eight individuals each: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (ligation of the hepatic duct combined with internal biliary drainage), and Group 3 (bile duct ligation combined with internal biliary drainage and exclusion of the terminal ileum). Animals in Group 1 (control) underwent sham laparotomy. The animals of groups 2 and 3 underwent ligation and section of the hepatic duct and were kept in cholestasis for four weeks. Next, they underwent an internal biliary bypass. In Group 3, besides the biliary-enteric bypass, we associated the exclusion of the last ten centimeters of the terminal ileum and carried out an ileocolic anastomosis. After four weeks of monitoring, blood was collected from all animals of the three groups for liver and kidney biochemical evaluation (albumin, ALT, AST, direct and indirect bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, cGT, creatinine and urea).RESULTS: there were increased values of ALT, AST, direct bilirubin, cGT, creatinine and urea in rats from Group 3 (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION: ileal exclusion worsened liver and kidney functions in the murine model of extrahepatic cholestasis, being disadvantageous as therapeutic procedure for cholestatic disorders.

Vascular trauma in the Amazon - the challenge of great distances

ABSTRACTObjective:to evaluate the incidence of unfavorable outcomes in vascular trauma patients and their possible correlation to the distance between the city where the injury was sustained and the hospital where the patient received definitive treatment.Methods:descriptive and retrospective study. Data were collected from medical records of patients submitted to surgical procedures for arterial or venous injuries from February 2011 to February 2013 at the only trauma center providing vascular surgery in a vast area of the Amazon region. Trauma date, patient gender and age, mechanism and anatomic topography of injury, surgical management, need for surgical re-intervention, hospitalization period, postoperative complications, mortality and limb amputation rates were analyzed. The incidence of unfavorable outcomes was assessed according to the distance between the city where the vascular injury was sustained and the trauma center.Results: One hundred seventy-three patients with 255 vascular injuries were analyzed; 95.95% were male (p<0.05), mean age of 28.92 years; 47.4% were caused by firearm projectiles (p<0.05); topographic distribution: 45.66% lower limbs (p<0.05), 37.57% upper limbs, 6.94% abdominal, 5.2% thoracic and 4.62% were cervical vascular injuries; 51.42% of patients required hospitalization for seven days or less (p<0.05); limb amputation was necessary in 15.6% and the overall mortality was 6.36%.Conclusion:distances greater than 200Km were associated to longer hospitalization period; distances greater than 300Km were associated to increased limb amputation probability; severe vascular trauma have an increased death probability when patients need to travel more than 200Km for surgical treatment.

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Lymphoedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire for Lower Limb Lymphoedema into Portuguese Language

Objective The objective of the study is to describe the process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Lymphoedema Functioning, Disability, and Health Questionnaire for Lower Limb Lymphoedema (Lymph-ICF-LL) into (Brazilian) Portuguese. Methods The process was comprised of five steps - translation, back translation, revision by an expert panel, pretest, and final translation. The first translation was performed by two professionals of the healthcare area, and the back translation was performed by two translators. An expert panel assessed the questions for semantics and idiomatic, cultural, and conceptual equivalence. The pretest was conducted on 10 patients with lymphedema. Results Small differences were identified between the translated and back-translated versions, which were revised by the expert panel. The patients included in the pretest found 10 questions difficult to understand; these questions were reassessed by the same expert panel. Conclusion The results of the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Lymph- ICF-LL resulted in a Brazilian Portuguese version, which still requires validation with various samples of the local population.

Osteology and radiographic anatomy of the hind limbs in Marshdeer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Abstract: The knowledge of anatomical structures found in wild animals is important for the practice of medical and surgical clinic. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe the osteology and radiographic anatomy of the femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsal, metatarsal and phalanges of the Marshdeer Blastocerus dichotomus as a reference for clinical use and species identification. Most structures were similar to those found in domestic animals, with special features of this species. Noteworthy is, for example, the absence of the third trochanter of the femur. Although a ruminant, the Marshdeer has a fibuyla similar to the one described for the horse. B. dichotomus has four fingers on each limb, formed through three phalanges, only the third and fourth finger touch the ground, and the second and fifth finger is rudimentary. It has four proximal and two distal sesamoid bones, and sesamoid bones near the gastrocnemius muscle do not exist.

Similarity among periphyton algal communities in a lentic-lotic gradient of the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil

Floristic comparison of periphyton communities from three systems with different hydrodynamic regimes (lentic, semilotic, and lotic) was carried out during high and low water periods on the Upper Paraná River floodplain. For each period and system, glass slides were sampled every two days during 18-day periods, and Eichhornia azurea Kunth petioles were sampled three times. A total of 228 species was collected, representing 12 classes, mainly diatoms and desmids. The highest species-richness was found in communities from lentic system and during high water. Species richness in the lotic system was more stable over succession and hydrological periods. Algal taxonomic structure in river community was clearly separated from the other two systems, with 43% of similarity level. The hydrological period was next in importance, followed last by the substratum type, with communities associated at 65-78% similarity levels, depending on system and hydrological period. The type of system, but not the water levels,was the main factor that influenced community richness, followed by disturbances caused by flood pulses and the operation of reservoirs upstream. The periphyton on artificial and natural substrata presented high degree of similarity.

Alismatales from the upper and middle Araguaia river basin (Brazil)

The present study deals with a survey of the order Alismatales (except Araceae) in the upper and middle Araguaia River region located between the states of Mato Grosso and Goiás, Brazil. Field expeditions were carried out during the rainy and dry seasons. The route covered approximately 2,000 km and 41 aquatic environments were visited. Thirteen taxa, representing the families Alismataceae (nine), Hydrocharitaceae (three) and Najadaceae (one) were identified. Keys for the identification of families and species in field, brief diagnoses, schematic illustrations and relevant comments were elaborated based on field observations as well as on the analysis of the specimens collected.

Planktic Cyanobacteria from upper Tietê basin reservoirs, SP, Brazil

Considering the great ecological and sanitary importance of the cyanobacteria and the need of detailed information about these organisms in Brazilian water bodies, the present study aims at contributing towards the knowledge of the cyanobacterial flora of five reservoirs belonging to the upper Tietê Basin, São Paulo: Billings, Guarapiranga, Jundiaí, Pirapora, Ponte Nova and Taiaçupeba. In the past several years, these reservoirs have been submitted to severe environmental deterioration and have repeatedly presented cyanobacterial blooms, including those of toxic species. The samples were collected between 1997 and 2003 either with plankton net (20 µm mesh) or van Dorn's bottle, and preserved with lugol solution or formaldehyde. Some species were isolated and maintained in culture. Forty-eight species of cyanobacteria were identified, with predominance of the order Chroococcales (58%), followed by the orders Oscillatoriales (21%) and Nostocales (21%). Among the 48 studied species, 17 (35%) were considered potentially toxic. The occurrence and biodiversity of the cyanobacteria in each reservoir depend on the environmental conditions. Among the five water bodies, Billings Reservoir presented the most adequate situation for the development of a greater number of species (34), probably due to its high pH values (around 8). Pirapora Reservoir on the other hand, with highest conductivity (445.0 µS cm-1) and lowest Secchi depth values (0.2 m), presented the lowest cyanobacterial biodiversity (14 species).

Genetic variability of Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) in the upper Paraná river

The genetic variability of the "curimba", Prochilodus lineatus, from three locations in the Paraná river basin, was investigated by starch gel electrophoresis. A total of 160 specimens were analyzed for 19 enzymes, 12 of which permitted successful interpretation of electrophoretic patterns. Eighteen loci were identified and six of them proved to be polymorphic (EST-1*, EST-2*, IDH-1*, PGM-1*, PGM-2*, LDH-2*). Mean heterozygosity was considered high (13%) by comparison with the literature. A low level of differentiation was found among subpopulations, with mean F ST = 0.018. Values of genetic distance and genetic identity suggest that, at least along this stretch of the river, P. lineatus comprises a single breed with high gene flow. This analysis has important implications for fishery management, aquaculture, and conservation of the stocks

An experimental model for the measurement of renal function after temporary ureteral obstruction in the rat

We present the results obtained with a ureterovesical implant after ipsilateral ureteral obstruction in the rat, suitable for the study of renal function after deobstruction in these animals. Thirty-seven male Wistar rats weighing 260 to 300 g were submitted to distal right ureteral ligation and divided into 3 groups, A (N = 13, 1 week of obstruction), B (N = 14, 2 weeks of obstruction) and C (N = 10, 3 weeks of obstruction). The animals were then submitted to ureterovesical implantation on the right side and nephrectomy on the left side. During the 4-week follow-up period serum levels of urea and creatinine were measured on the 2nd, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th day and compared with preoperative levels. The ureterovesical implantation included a psoas hitch procedure and the ureter was pulled into the bladder using a transvesical suture. During the first week of the postoperative period 8 animals died, 4/13 in group A (1 week of obstruction) and 4/14 in group B (2 weeks of obstruction). When compared to preoperative serum levels, urea and creatinine showed a significant increase (P<0.05) on the 2nd postoperative day in groups A and B, with a gradual return to lower levels. However, the values in group B animals were higher than those in group A at the end of the follow-up. In group C, 2/10 animals (after 3 weeks of obstruction) were sacrificed at the time of ureterovesical implantation due to infection of the obstructed kidneys. The remaining animals in this group were operated upon but all of them died during the first week of follow-up due to renal failure. This technique of ureterovesical implantation in the rat provides effective drainage of the upper urinary tract, permitting the development of an experimental model for the study of long-term renal function after a period of ureteral obstruction