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Introduction
Malignancies during childhood constitute the 2nd cause of death, following injuries worldwide. According to epidemiological data, 300,000 new cases of neoplasia present themselves every year in children and teenagers under 19 years of age1, 160,000 of which concern children under the
INTRODUCTION & STATE-OF-ART Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive lethal disorders affecting 1 in 2.500 newborns among Caucasians. CF lung disease reflects a failure in the capacity of airway epithelia to normally hydrate their surface. Poor hydration of airways surfaces leads
Study Overview
Dosage regimen: Patients of CHB with advanced fibrosis and partial virological response to NUCs will be considered eligible for the present study. The enrollment will be up to the physician's discretion. The drug will be administered 1 pill (25 mg) per day orally, per manufacturers'
BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION The occurrence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) radically changes the prognosis of cirrhotic patients, particularly those awaiting liver transplantation. If this happens, it occurs in about 8-10% / year in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. Some
In Mexico, cervical cancer (CC) is the second most frequent cause of death among women, with a mortality rate of 4000 women/year. Among the patients attended by the INCan, 80% are diagnosed with locally advanced CC and 30% of these present comorbidities. Hypertension may be present in 20% of
In Mexico, cervical cancer (CC) is the second most frequent cause of death among women, with a mortality rate of 4000 women/year. Concerning the treatment of these patients, there is evidence about the benefit of addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced CC, with an
This study is an open label randomized control trial with concealment procedure which is to compare the effect of albumin 5% and ringer lactate towards plasma leakage incidence in adult DHF patient. This clinical trial cannot be done in double blind because it is technically impossible.
This study
After obtaining approval from the Institutional Research Ethics Committee and informed written consent, thirty adult patients aged 25- 55 years of either sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class II- III (Child A) suffering from cytopenia scheduled for elective splenectomy will be
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slowly progressive cholestatic disease associated with the development of cirrhosis and liver failure that may justify liver transplantation. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is currently the only drug approved specifically for the treatment of PBC. However, one out
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated necroinflammatory disease of the liver characterized by elevation of IgG, presence of characteristic autoantibodies, and histological feature of interface hepatitis. Standard therapy consists of a combination of corticosteroids and azathioprine, which
Coagulopathy is a common problem after open heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Some bleeding is significant enough to require early re-exploration to control hemorrhage in 2-4% of patients.(1,2) In adults, excessive post-operative bleeding occurs in association with repeat operations,
Bariatric surgery is now recognized as a procedure of choice for the treatment of morbid obesity, resulting in long-term effectiveness on weight loss and comorbidities. The two types of procedures, most often performed in Europe, are adjustable gastric banding (AGB), a purely restrictive reversible
Eligible study subjects will be randomized into two groups 8-18 weeks after surgery. One group will be maintained on tacrolimus according to the standard of care at our center. In the second group tacrolimus will be converted to sirolimus, with one week overlap between sirolimus therapy and
Study Group -We screened a population of 581 consecutive patients with cirrhosis who were scheduled to undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Exclusion criteria included inability to provide consent, patients who had previously undergone liver transplantation, previous portosystemic shunt