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Fecal Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4: An Emergent Biomarker in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

INTRODUCTION: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that acts as a receptor but also exists in a soluble form. It has been recognized as a mediator of inflammation and considered a biomarker in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: We evaluated a prospectively recruited cohort, consisting of 101 patients with IBD, using validated clinical indexes; 22 patients with ulcerative colit...

Parathyroid Hormone as a Predictor of Post-Thyroidectomy Hipocalcemia: A Prospe...

INTRODUCTION: Hypocalcemia is a frequent complication after total thyroidectomy and the main reason for prolonged hospitalization of these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied prospectively 112 patients who underwent total or completation thyroidectomy between June 2012 and November 2013. Twelve patients with preoperative changes in parathyroid function were excluded. Parathyroid hormone and calcium level...

Pediatria do neurodesenvolvimento: levantamente nacional de recursos e necessid...

Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento. Levantamento Nacional de Recursos e Necessid...

As perturbações do neurodesenvolvimento são das patologias crónicas mais frequentes da infância e com tendência a aumentar nas sociedades modernas. Têm na grande maioria dos casos um percurso crónico e com limitação da aprendizagem necessária para a integração na sociedade de um modo autónomo. A Sociedade de Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria procedeu em 2008 e 2009 ao levant...

The influence on peroneal reaction time after five days of ankle taping

Objectives: To study the influence of ankle taping on proprioception and active mechanism of joint protection by indirectly measuring of the proprioception. Methods: The sample was constituted by 32 healthy subjects randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=17) or a control group (n=15). Subjects had a mean age of 19 years (min=17-max=24), a mean height of 1,67 m (min=1,48-mix=1,80) and a mean weight...

Agenesis of the vagina.

In the last 10 years we treated ten patients with the diagnosis of vaginal agenesia. The reconstruction was performed according to the McIndoe procedure. The medical records of these patients were retrospectively reviewed in what concerns the diagnosis (Mayer-Rokitansky S.-7, Androgenital S.-1, Testicular feminization S.-1), classification, treatment, complications, and outcome. It is the authors' opinion that ...

Importance of J. Brazy's neurobiological index. Prediction of the number and se...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the neurodevelopment outcome of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants (VLBW), between 1987 and 1993, and correlate these findings with J.Brazy's Neurobiologic Risk Score (NBRS). The minimum corrected age at follow-up was 12 months. The neurodevelopmental assessment was performed using Mary Sheridan and Ruth Griffiths scales, Auditory and Visual Brainstem Evoked Responses and ...

Agenésia da Vagina

Nos últimos dez anos foram tratados dez doentes com o diagnóstico de agenésia da vagina. A reconstrução foi realizada com recurso à técnica de McIndoe. Faz-se a análise retrospectiva dos doentes tratados, com referência ao diagnóstico (S. Mayer-Rokitansky-7, S. Androgenital-1, S. Testículo feminizante-2), sua classificação, tratamento, complicações e resultados. Na opinião dos autores a técnica de McIndoe é a m...

Auricular fibrillation. Antiarrhythmic treatment revisited.

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common symptomatic sustained arrhythmias seen in clinical practice. Long-term control of heart rate and maintenance of sinus rhythm often require chronic antiarrhythmic therapy. For patients with disabling symptoms of atrial fibrillation that cannot be controlled with pharmacologic therapy, catheter ablation techniques of the atrioventricular junction and surgical procedur...