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Crohn’s disease - treatment with biological medication
Zaltman,Cyrla; Amarante,Heda; Machado,Marta Brenner; Costa,Marcia Henriques Magalhaes; Flores,Cristina; Leal,Raquel Franco; Genoile,SantanaThe Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and the clinical status ...
Effects of Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy on general state of health and qua...
Acciari,Arlete Silva; Leão,Frederico Camelo; Coy,Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues; Leal,Raquel Franco; Dias,Cristiana Corrrêa; Saldanha,VeraABSTRACTIntroduction:Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic illness with continuous and longstanding treatment, which affects general state of health and life quality of patients.Objectives:Evaluating the effects of Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy (TBP) on general state of health and life quality of patients with CD.Methods:Eleven people diagnosed with CD of both sexes and aged between 25 and 50 years old have bee...
Influence of the peritoneal lavage with bupivacaine on the survival and resista...
Camargo,Michel Gardere; Fagundes,João José; Leal,Raquel Franco; Ayrizono,Maria de Lourdes Setsuko; Rossi,Débora Helena dos GonçalvesPURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of peritoneal lavage with bupivacaine on survival and initial resistance of anastomosis on distal colon, performed under peritonitis or not. METHODS: Forty rats, weighing from 300 to 350g (321.29±11.31g), were randomly divided in four groups and underwent laparotomy and anastomosis on the distal colon six hours after induction of peritonitis by intraperitoneal injection of autol...
Autophagy and proinflammatory cytokine expression in the intestinal mucosa and ...
Leal,Raquel Franco; Milanski,Marciane; Coy,Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues; Portovedo,Mariana; Rodrigues,Viviane Soares; Coope,AndressaBACKGROUND: Recently, mesenteric fat has been proposed to play a role in the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease (CD), as fat hypertrophy is detected close to the affected intestinal area; however, there are few studies regarding autophagy and creeping fat tissue in CD. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate autophagy-related proteins and proinflammatory cytokines in intestinal mucosa and mesenteric fat in patients with CD and con...
Quality of life in patients with ileal pouch for ulcerative colitis
Tilio,Marcela Soares Gonçalves de; Arias,Larissa Berbert; Camargo,Michel Gardere; Oliveira,Priscila Sene Portel de; Panzetti,Nathalia VieiraINTRODUCTION: proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the standard surgical procedure for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and is associated with the prospect of cure. Experience gained over the years has demonstrated the occurrence of a high number of complications as well as bowel disorders that can compromise quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE: evaluate QoL in patients with IPAA for...
Unusual finding after resection of rectal adenocarcinoma: report of two cases
Vieira,Natalia Pranzetti; Ayrizono,Maria de Lourdes Setsuko; Rossi,Débora Helena Gonçalves; Oliveira,Priscilla de Sene Portel; Leal,Raquel FrancoPelvic recurrence after resection of rectal adenocarcinoma is a feared complication and is associated with a worse prognosis and low resectability rates. The differential diagnosis is difficult, as biopsy is seldom performed preoperatively. We report two cases of desmoid pelvic tumor after resection of rectal adenocarcinoma. Therapeutic options and literature review are described.
Neoadjuvant therapy and surgery in rectal adenocarcinoma: analysis of patients ...
Andrade,Vitor Augusto de; Leal,Raquel Franco; Fagundes,João José; Coy,Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues; Ayrizono,Maria de Lourdes SetsukoINTRODUCTION: the standard treatment for locally advanced extra-peritoneal rectal adenocarcinoma, consists of neoadjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision. OBJECTIVE: evaluate, retrospectively, the patients submitted to neoadjuvant therapy and surgery that presents with total remission of the lesion in the anatomopathological examination. METHODS: between 2000 a...
Prototype of a computer system for managing data and video colonoscopy exams
Machado,Renato Bobsin; Lee,Huei Diana; Ayrizono,Maria de Lourdes Setsuko; Leal,Raquel Franco; Coy,Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues; Fagundes,João JoséOBJECTIVE: Develop a prototype using computer resources to optimize the management process of clinical information and video colonoscopy exams. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Through meetings with medical and computer experts, the following requirements were defined: management of information about medical professionals, patients and exams; video and image captured by video colonoscopes during the exam, and the availab...
Chagasic megacolon and large bowel neoplasms: case series and literature review
Ribeiro,Maxwel Capsy Boga; Leal,Raquel Franco; Coy,Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues; oliveira,Priscilla de Sene Portel; Rossi,Débora Helena GonçalvesThere is a clear association between chagasic megaesophagus and the esophageal cancer. On the other hand, the association between chagasic megacolon and intestinal neoplasm is uncommon. There are only a few cases described in literature. We selected two cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma associated with adenoma from 2000 to 2011, which are added to the four patients already described by this group. The mean age...
Desmoid tumor in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis
Leal,Raquel Franco; Silva,Patricia V. V. Tapia; Ayrizono,Maria de Lourdes Setsuko; Fagundes,João José; Amstalden,Eliane M. IngridCONTEXT: Desmoid tumors constitute one of the most important extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. The development of desmoids is responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality rates in cases of familial adenomatous polyposis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the occurrence of desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis cases following prophylactic colectomy and to present patient ou...