Abstract Background: Men’s access to sexual health care is influenced by the nurses’ symbolic universes, translated into maps of signification and normative idealization that structure their practices. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze nurses’ social representations of men’s sexual health, considering the barriers and possibilities in accessing health care. Methods: Descriptive study with qualitative app...
Abstract Introduction: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatog-raphy (ERCP) in patients with Billroth II gastrectomy is still a challenging procedure. The optimal approach, namely the type of endoscope and sphincter management, has yet to be defined. Aim : To compare the efficacy and safety of forward-viewing gastroscope and the side-viewing duodenoscope in ERCP of patients with Billroth II gastrectomy. Metho...
Resumo Partindo de uma reflexão sobre as práticas coreográficas pretende-se expor o seu potencial no contexto educativo. Reconhecendo como essencial para ambos os processos, o de criação e de ensino-aprendizagem, a capacidade de promover que os seus agentes se posicionem numa direção comum de descoberta. O corpo, como instância inacabada e que se procura singular, encontra neste contexto a possibilidade de se r...
Background and Aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is the preferred strategy for the management of biliary and pancreatic duct stones. However, difficult stones occur, and electrohydraulic (EHL) and laser lithotripsy (LL) have emerged as treatment modalities for ductal clearance. Recently, single-operator cholangioscopy was introduced, permitting the routine use of these techniques. We aimed to...