Duodenojejunostomia látero-lateral: uma alternativa cirúrgica para o tratamento do "dumping" pós gastrectomia

Most patients with partiaI gastrectomy have no postoperative problems. Some of them, however, develop severe nutritional disturbance, particularly those with Bilroth II reconstruction, which can be treated clinically in the majority of the cases. Those with important mal absorptive problems require surgery. In this article we present a technical alternative for those patients who need reintervention over a BII operation. Our technique has the advantage of not touching the duodenum previously sutured.

Modificação técnica da coledocoduodenostomia látero-lateral - análise dos resultados

OBJETIVO: Avaliar se a oclusão do colédoco distal se mantém no decorrer do tempo, nos pacientes submetidos a coledocoduodenostomia látero lateral com oclusão do colédoco distal. MÉTODO: Foram analisados 14 doentes submetidos à coledocoduodenostomia látero-lateral modificada por Fava, para prevenir a "Síndrome do Colédoco Distal", tratados de coledocolitíase não complicada. Os doentes avaliados encontravam-se em pós-operatório que variou de três meses até dez anos após a derivação bílio-digestiva. Os doentes foram analisados do ponto de vista clínico através da classificação de Visick, submetidos à dosagem de transanimases (AST e ALT), enzimas canaliculares (gama-GT e fosfatase alcalina), bilirrubinas e ao exame de colangioressonância. Os doentes que apresentaram alguma alteração nos exames citados, foram submetidos à CPRE para avaliação definitiva da via biliar, identificação e tratamento de eventuais complicações da coledocoduodenostomia RESULTADOS: Em 11 doentes (78,6%) foi identificada abertura da oclusão do colédoco distal. Quatro doentes com menos de um ano de pós-operatório; quatro, entre um e cinco anos; e três doentes com mais de cinco anos de coledocoduodenostomia. Três doentes (21,4%) apresentaram "Sump Syndrome" no período de três meses, nove meses e oito anos de pós-operatório respectivamente, sendo tratados com sucesso através de papilotomia endoscópica. CONCLUSÕES: Nos doentes tratados de coledocolitíase não complicada a oclusão do colédoco distal na coledocoduodenostomia modificada por Fava et al, não se mantém patente no decorrer do tempo, não evitando o aparecimento da "Síndrome do Colédoco Distal".

Hérnia encarcerada em orifício de trocarte lateral diagnosticada por tomografia computadorizada

Incisional hernia is an uncommon complication in laparoscopic surgery. The majority of the hernias are located in the umbilical site. Nevertheless, they can occur in the lateral trocar site, although they are rarely diagnosed. We report a case of a 55 year-old patient who underwent a videolaparoscopic hysterectomy and developed small bowel obstruction on the third postoperative day. This initially gave rise to the diagnosis of paralytic ileum. The definitive diagnosis of incarcerated hernia in the lateral trocar site was established after an abdominal computed tomography was performed.

Variação anatômica da artéria torácica interna lateral: relato de caso

The objective of this report was to describe a variation in the origin of the lateral internal thoracic artery (LITA), a variable large-caliber artery in the thoracic wall. This report presents a case in which a trunk coming from the subclavian artery (SCA) bifurcates and gives origin to the LITA and internal thoracic artery (ITA). This case demonstrates an unusual bilateral origin for the LITA, which emerges together with the ITA rather than directly from the SCA, as could be expected. Although such presentation is uncommon, the possibility that it could be damaged during surgical interventions such as thoracotomy and pleural drainage justifies our report .

Fatores prognósticos e impacto da comorbidade na laringectomia fronto-lateral

OBJETIVO: Avaliar sobrevida, impacto da comorbidade, complicações e fatores de falha da laringectomia como tratamento de tumores malignos glóticos. MÉTODOS: Foram analisadas 38 pacientes com tumor glótico sob estadiamento clínico T1b/T2N0M0 submetidos à laringectomia fronto-lateral com reconstrução, de janeiro de 1995 a dezembro de 2006. Foram avaliados os resultados oncológicos, comorbidades (através da escala Adult Comorbidity Evaluation - 27 ACE-27) e complicações, sendo correlacionados com dados demográficos e características do tumor. RESULTADOS: Oito pacientes apresentaram recidiva local e foram resgatados cirurgicamente. Complicações não foram verificadas em 33 pacientes. Não houve diferença significativa das sobrevidas global em cinco anos e livre de doença ao considerarem-se as diferentes categorias de comorbidades. Somente o envolvimento patológico das margens mostrou diferenças significativas na sobrevida global (p=0,0033) e sobrevida livre de doença (p<0,0001). CONCLUSÃO: A sobrevida global em cinco anos foi de 67,6% e a sobrevida livre de doença de 73,7%; a comorbidade não representou fator prognóstico independente; o índice de complicações pós-operatórias foi de 13,2% e somente o envolvimento patológico das margens mostrou diferenças significativas na sobrevida global e livre de doença.

Ressecção laparoscópica do segmento lateral esquerdo do fígado em doador para transplante hepático inter-vivos

Laparoscopic resection of the left lateral segment of the liver in donors of living liver transplantation. The authors present a case of laparoscopic resection of the left lateral segment of the liver in a donor of living liver transplantation. The procedure was done in six hours and the left lateral segment of the liver was removed through a 15 cm right subcostal incision. The patient was discharged on the 5th post-operative day. A 40 mL intrabdominal collection of bile was percutaneously drained guided by ultra-sonography. The drain was removed after five days. Afterwards, the patient had good recovery with no other complication.

Anastomose mecânica esofagogástrica cervical látero-lateral após esofagectomias

Dentre os desafios das esofagectomias, a fístula da anastomose cervical persiste desafiadora por suas consequências, sendo a principal, a estenose da anastomose. Os autores apresentam uma técnica de anastomose esofagogástrica cervical látero-lateral mecânica à Orringer, que reduz o índice de fístulas e de estenose.

Surgical techniques for maxillary bone grafting - literature review

For oral rehabilitation with implant-supported prostheses, there are required procedures to create the bone volume needed for installation of the implants. Thus, bone grafts from intraoral or extraoral donor sites represent a very favorable opportunity. This study aimed to review the literature on the subject, seeking to discuss parameters for the indications, advantages and complications of techniques for autogenous bone grafts.

Influência da exposição a fumaça lateral do cigarro sobre o ganho de peso e o consumo alimentar de ratas gestantes: análise do peso e do comprimento dos filhotes ao nascimento

OBJETIVOS: analisar o efeito do tabagismo sobre o ganho ponderal e o consumo alimentar de ratas durante a gestação, e o peso e comprimento dos filhotes ao nascimento. MÉTODOS: foram estudadas 51 ratas (Wistar) do 2º dia até o final da gestação, divididas em três grupos: Grupo F: 15 ratas expostas à fumaça de dois cigarros/animal/dia + ar comprimido (10 L/min); Grupo Ar: 18 ratas expostas ao ar comprimido (10 L/min); Grupo C: 18 ratas não manipuladas e não expostas. Os parâmetros aferidos foram: peso das ratas e seu consumo alimentar e comprimento e peso dos filhotes ao nascer. Foi aplicado o teste de Lavene para verificação do comportamento da distribuição das variáveis numéricas, e para análises paramétricas utilizou-se o ANOVA ou teste t de Student, conforme o caso. O nível de significância adotado foi p<0,05. RESULTADOS: as ratas expostas ao tabaco consumiram menos alimentos por dia [Grupo F=18,9 (±1,2) vs Grupo Ar=21,7 (±1,6) vs Grupo C=24,2 (±1,7); (p<0,05)] e apresentaram menor ganho ponderal ao final da gestação em relação às ratas expostas ao ar comprimido e ao grupo controle: peso no vigésimo dia de gestação: Grupo F=338,9 g (±13,8) vs Grupo Ar=352,3g (±15,9) vs Grupo C=366,3 g (±13,1); p<0,001). O peso dos filhotes ao nascimento [(Grupo F=5,5 g (±0,3); Grupo Ar=5,9 g (±0,5); Grupo C=5,9 g (±0,4) p<0,01] e o comprimento ao nascer [Grupo F=6,8 cm (±0,2); Grupo Ar=6,9 cm (±0,2); Grupo C=6,9 cm (±0,1) p<0,05] foram significativamente menores no grupo de ratas expostas ao tabaco em relação aos outros dois grupos, que não diferiram entre si. CONCLUSÕES: a exposição ao tabaco reduziu o ganho ponderal e o consumo alimentar das ratas durante a gestação e produziu redução do peso e do comprimento dos filhotes ao nascimento.

"Cara inchada" of cattle, an infectious, apparently soil antibiotics-dependant periodontitis in Brazil

The objective of this review on the investigation of "cara inchada" in cattle (CI), pursued over the last 30 years, was to elucidate the pathogenicity of the disease and come to proper conclusions on its etiology. CI has been widely considered to be of nutritional origin, caused primarily by mineral deficiency or imbalance. However, the disease consists of a rapidly progressive periodontitis, affecting the periodontal tissues at the level of the premolars and molars during the period of tooth eruption generally starting in young calves. The disease led to great economic losses for farmers in central-western Brazil, after the occupation of new land for cattle raising in the 1960s and 1970s. The lateral enlargement of the maxillary bones of affected calves gave the disease the popular name of "cara inchada", i.e., swollen or enlarged face. The enlargement was found to be due to a chronic ossifying periostitis resulting from the purulent alveolitis of CI. Black-pigmented non-saccharolytic Bacteroides melaninogenicus, always together with Actinomyces (Corynebacterium) pyogenes, were isolated in large numbers from the periodontal lesions. B. melaninogenicus could be isolated in small numbers also from the marginal gingiva of a few healthy calves maintained on CI-free farms. "In vitro"-assays showed that streptomycin and actinomycin, as well as the supernatants of cultivates of actinomycetes from soils of CI-prone farms, applied in subinhibitory concentrations to the bacteria tested, enhanced significantly (up to 10 times) the adherence of the black-pigmented B.melaninogenicus to epithelial cells of the bovine gingiva. The antibiotics are apparently produced in large quantities by the increased number of soil actinomycetes, including the genus Streptomyces, that develop when soil microflora are modified by cultivating virgin forest or "Cerrado" (tree-savanna) for the first time for cattle grazing. The epidemiology of CI now provides strong evidence that the ingestion with the forage of such antibiotics could possibly be an important determinant factor for the onset and development of this infectious periodontitis. The antibiotic enhanced adherence of B.melaninogenicus to the sulcus-epithelium of the marginal gingiva, is thought to allow it to colonize, form a plaque and become pathogenic. There is experimental evidence that this determinant factor for the development of the periodontitis is present also in the milk of the mothers of CI-diseased calves. It has been shown that the bacteria isolated from the periodontal CI-lesions produce enzymes and endotoxins capable of destroying the periodontal tissues. The epidemiology of CI, with its decline in incidence and its disappearance after several years, could be explained by the fact that the former equilibrium of the microflora of the once undisturbed virgin soil has been reached again and that the number of antibiotic producing actinomycetes has been anew reduced. By this reasoning and all the data available, CI should be considered as a multifactorial infectious disease, caused primarily by the anaerobic black-pigmented non-saccharolytic Bacteroides melaninogenicus, always together with the micro-anaerobic Actinomyces pyogenes. Accordingly, the onset and development of the infectious periodontitis is apparently determined by ingestion with the forage of subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics produced in recently cultivated virgin soils. This hypothesis is supported by the recent observation of renewed outbreaks of CI-periodontitis in former CI-prone areas, following fresh cultivation after many years. The infectious nature of CI is confirmed by trials in which virginiamycin was used efficiently for the oral treatment of CI-diseased cattle. Previously it has been shown, that spiramycin and virginiamycin, used as additives in mineral supplements, prevented CI-periodontitis.

Uniformidade de deposição da calda de pulverização de herbicidas em barra lateral protegida com diferentes combinações de pontas de pulverização

O presente trabalho objetivou estudar a uniformidade de distribuição da calda de pulverização contendo herbicidas, em culturas perenes arbustivas, utilizando combinações de pontas de pulverização em barra lateral protegida, conduzida a pequena distância do alvo, na linha de culturas perenes arbustivas. Para isso, foi desenvolvido um programa computacional que permite simular a sobreposição do leque de pulverização, da porção protegida da barra e do leque formado pela ponta de pulverização do bico mais extremo da barra, de modo diferente dos demais programas. Após a seleção das melhores combinações de pontas de pulverização por meio de simulação dos padrões de deposição da pulverização das pontas individuais e dos coeficientes de variação menores que 10%, algumas dessas combinações foram testadas em campo, aplicando-se um herbicida sistêmico (glyphosate) e outro com ação de contato (paraquat). Os resultados indicaram que o programa computacional desenvolvido pode constituir-se em um auxiliar valioso para a seleção das melhores combinações de pontas de pulverização. Em aplicações tanto do herbicida glyphosate quanto do paraquat, com volumes de calda mais reduzidos,abaixo de 100 L ha-1, destacaram-se como arranjos mais eficientes: a) pontas TT110015 distanciadas de 52,5 cm entre si, combinadas com a ponta TK-0,5 na extremidade da barra a 50 cm do último bico, operando na velocidade de 5 km h-1 e pressão de 103 kPa (15 lbf pol-2), com distância de caminhamento do tronco da árvore de 20 cm ; b) pontas SMCE2 distanciadas de 15 cm entre si, combinadas com a ponta TK-0,5 na extremidade da barra de 20 cm do último bico, operando na velocidade de 4 km h-1 e pressão de 414 kPa (60 lbf pol-2), com distância de caminhamento do tronco da árvore de 30 cm ; e c) pontas TLX-2 distanciadas de 15 cm entre si, combinadas com a ponta TK-0,5 na extremidade da barra de 20 cm do último bico, operando à velocidade de 5 km h-1 e pressão de 414 kPa (60 lbf pol-2), com distância de caminhamento do tronco da árvore de 30 cm. A velocidade de deslocamento do pulverizador de 5 km h-1 proporcionou melhores condições para que os herbicidas estudados apresentassem melhor controle de plantas daninhas, quando comparada com a velocidade de deslocamento do pulverizador de 4 km h-1.

Membrane properties of structurally modified ceramides : effects on lipid lateral distribution and sphingomyelin-interactions in artificial bilayer membranes

Ceramides comprise a class of sphingolipids that exist only in small amounts in cellular membranes, but which have been associated with important roles in cellular signaling processes. The influences that ceramides have on the physical properties of bilayer membranes reach from altered thermodynamical behavior to significant impacts on the molecular order and lateral distribution of membrane lipids. Along with the idea that the membrane physical state could influence the physiological state of a cell, the membrane properties of ceramides have gained increasing interest. Therefore, membrane phenomena related to ceramides have become a subject of intense study both in cellular as well as in artificial membranes. Artificial bilayers, the so called model membranes, are substantially simpler in terms of contents and spatio-temporal variation than actual cellular membranes, and can be used to give detailed information about the properties of individual lipid species in different environments. This thesis focuses on investigating how the different parts of the ceramide molecule, i.e., the N-linked acyl chain, the long-chain sphingoid base and the membrane-water interface region, govern the interactions and lateral distribution of these lipids in bilayer membranes. With the emphasis on ceramide/sphingomyelin(SM)-interactions, the relevance of the size of the SMhead group for the interaction was also studied. Ceramides with methylbranched N-linked acyl chains, varying length sphingoid bases, or methylated 2N (amide-nitrogen) and 3O (C3-hydroxyl) at the interface region, as well as SMs with decreased head group size, were synthesized and their bilayer properties studied by calorimetric and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. In brief, the results showed that the packing of the ceramide acyl chains was more sensitive to methyl-branching in the mid part than in the distal end of the N-linked chain, and that disrupting the interfacial structure at the amide-nitrogen, as opposed to the C3-hydroxyl, had greater effect on the interlipid interactions of ceramides. Interestingly, it appeared that the bilayer properties of ceramides could be more sensitive to small alterations in the length of the long-chain base than what was previously reported for the N-linked acyl chain. Furthermore, the data indicated that the SM-head group does not strongly influence the interactions between SMs and ceramides. The results in this thesis illustrate the pivotal role of some essential parts of the ceramide molecules in determining their bilayer properties. The thesis provides increased understanding of the molecular aspects of ceramides that possibly affect their functions in biological membranes, and could relate to distinct effects on cell physiology.

Before internationalisation : reflections of lateral rigidity on managerial decision making

The purpose of the study is to analyse lateral rigidity in the framework of pre-internationalisation to find out its reflections on managerial decision making. The interest of the study lies in the intersection of the meaningful but relatively stagnant concept of lateral rigidity, and the pre-internationalisation phase of companies that has received only a limited amount of research attention. The theoretical basis for the study is drawn from managerial decision making and internationalisation literatures. Firstly, the study aims to define the concept of lateral rigidity in order to secondly find out how it influences managers’ pre-internationalisation decision making. The study is theoretical in nature, and is based solely on literature examination. Concept analysis method is used to determine the attributes of lateral rigidity for the purpose of recognising the concept in the pre-internationalisation framework. The attributes that are found to comprise lateral rigidity are culture, know-how, uncertainty and attitude. Furthermore, these attributes are more specifically found to consist of environmental, personal and operational matters. Through the analysis of the pre-internationalisation literature it is discovered that all the attributes appear there, and present a variety of influences on pre-internationalisation decision making that can be characterised as being negative. The study finds that culture influences managers’ decision making via subjective reasoning and behaviour that stem from a domestic inclination, and via unfamiliarity with foreign markets. Against assumption, home cultural factors, e.g. values and customs, do not appear to have an influence. Know-how is found to influence decision making via managers’ previous experiences, subjective abiding perceptions, and the usage of previous operation patterns. Uncertainty, then again, influences managers’ risk perception, unfamiliarity avoidance, and the scope of potential international operations. Attitude is found to have a robust influence on managerial decision making via the usage of familiar processes and decision regimes, subjective preference of convention, and plausible results of operations. Ergo, the effects of lateral rigidity on managers show to represent an encumbrance in the pre-internationalisation phase; even though internationalisation would take place, the related decisions and actions are highly constrained. Especially the subjectivity of managers is seen to have a meaningful role in the decision making process.

Xyloglucans from Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa seeds affect Arabidopsis thaliana seedling growth by enhancing lateral root development

The effect of crude xyloglucan (XG) preparations from jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y. T. Lee & Langenh.) seeds on Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. root system development was investigated. The XG extracts exerted a dual effect on root system development by slowing down root growth and improving lateral root formation. These observed morphological changes were not due to oligosaccharides that could be generated following hydrolysis of the XG polymers, since XG hydrolysate induced a drastic inhibition of the overall growth process of the Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Histochemical test of GUS gene expression assay performed on seven and 14-days-old transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants carrying the CycB1;1-GUS fusion indicated that the improvement of the lateral root development by jatobá XG extracts was not correlated with the expression of this cell cycle marker gene in the root system. A potential agricultural application of jatobá seeds XG extract is discussed.

ERBB4 mutations in cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ErbB receptor tyrosine kinases, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, also known as ErbB1), ErbB2 (HER2 or NEU), ErbB3 (HER3), and ErbB4 (HER4), transduce signals borne by extracellular ligands into central cellular responses such as proliferation, survival, differentiation, and apoptosis. Mutations in ERBB genes are frequently detected in human malignant diseases of epithelial and neural origin, making ErbB receptors important drug targets. Targeting EGFR and ErbB2 has been successful in eg. lung and breast cancer, respectively, and mutations in these genes can be used to select patients that are responsive to the targeted treatment. Although somatic ERBB4 mutations have been found in many high-incidence cancers such as melanoma, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer and germ-line ERBB4 mutations have been linked to neuronal disorders and cancer, ErbB4 has generally been neglected as a potential drug target. Thus, the consequences of ERBB4 mutations on ErbB4 biology are largely unknown. This thesis aimed to elucidate the functional consequences and assess the clinical significance of somatic and germ-line ERBB4 mutations in the context of cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The results of this study indicated that cancer-associated ERBB4 mutations can promote aberrant ErbB4 function by activating the receptor or inducing qualitative changes in ErbB4 signaling. ERBB4 mutations increased survival or decreased differentiation in vitro, suggesting that ERBB4 mutations can be oncogenic. Importantly, the potentially oncogenic mutations were located in various subdomains in ErbB4, possibly providing explanation for the characteristic scattered pattern of mutations in ERBB4. This study also demonstrated that hereditary variation in ERBB4 gene can have a significant effect on the prognosis of breast cancer. In addition, it was shown that hereditary or de novo germ-line ERBB4 mutations that predispose to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis inhibit ErbB4 activity. Together, these results suggest that ErbB4 should be considered as a novel drug target in cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.