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Mortality from liver cirrhosis in Espírito Santo State, Brazil
Gonçalves,Patricia Lofego; Gonçalves,Carlos Sandoval; Pereira,Fausto Edmundo LimaTo study mortality from liver cirrhosis in Espírito Santo State, Brazil, we reviewed death certificates (DC) from 2000-2010 and medical records of deceased patients with investigation of alcoholism and hepatitis B or C. From a total of 218,410 DC, 3,554 deaths from liver cirrhosis were retrieved. The annual mortality rate was 19.8/100,000 for men and 4.31/100,000 for women, without significant changes after cor...
Hepatitis virus and hepatocellular carcinoma in Brazil: a report from the State...
Gonçalves,Patrícia Lofêgo; Zago-Gomes,Maria da Penha; Gonçalves,Carlos Sandoval; Pereira,Fausto Edmundo LimaIntroductionFew studies have examined hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Brazil, and the incidence and risk factors for this type of malignancy vary greatly geographically. In this paper, we report several risk factors associated with HCC diagnosed at the University Hospital in Vitória, ES, Brazil.MethodsWe reviewed 274 cases of HCC (January 1993 to December 2011) in which hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus inf...
Pancreatite aguda grave: resultados do tratamento cirúrgico em 68 pacientes
Costa,Olívio Louro; Zago-Gomes,Maria da Penha; Gonçalves,Carlos SandovalOBJETIVO: Analisar os resultados do tratamento cirúrgico das formas necrosantes, ou graves, da pancreatite aguda e da forma crônica agudizada. MÉTODO: Foi preenchido um protocolo, de modo consecutivo e prospectivo, de 68 pacientes operados por pancreatite aguda grave e crônica agudizada, no período de 1982 a 2000. Os pacientes foram classificados em três categorias: 1. Pancreatite aguda biliar; 2. Pancreatite a...
Pseudomixoma peritoneal: abordagem cirúrgica em dois casos
Costa,Olívio Louro; Buaiz,Vitor; Gonçalves,Carlos SandovalThe authors report the surgical procedure in two patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei, histologically considered as mucinous adenocarcinoma. In both patients, intestinal loops and other visceras were blocked and it was not possible to localize the tumor's origin. There was, in both cases, a great volume of mucinous ascitis. In the first patient a laparotomy was performed and a drainage by a five centimeters per...
Pancreatite crônica: resultados do tratamento cirúrgico em 74 pacientes
Costa,Olívio Louro; Zago-Gomes,Maria da Penha; Gonçalves,Carlos SandovalOBJETIVO: Analisar as indicações, técnicas e resultados do tratamento cirúrgico de 74 pacientes operados por complicações da pancreatite crônica. MÉTODO: Foram pacientes consecutivos, estudados prospectivamente pelo preenchimento de um protocolo individual, no período de 1971 a 2000. Foram realizadas cirurgias de derivação e ressecção. O acompanhamento foi feito pelo agendamento de consultas no ambulatório, por...
The association of Schistosoma mansoni infection with hepatocellular carcinoma
Pereira,Fausto Edmundo Lima; Gonçalves,Carlos SandovalThe association of Schistosoma mansoni infection with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was studied in Espirito Santo State, Brazil. Schistosoma infection was diagnosed by stool examinations or by histological finding at autopsy. HCC was diagnosed by biopsy, laparoscopy and biopsy or at autopsy. Among 45 cases of HCC six had Schistosoma mansoni infection (13.04%). The occurrence of Schistosoma infection among HCC ...