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Introduction: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary liver tumor and surgical resection the only valid curative treatment. Case reports: We describe two patients harboring an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with cava vein involvement who underwent resection at Clinica A...

Background: To report the mid-term clinical results of endoscopic assisted surgery for patients suffering from chronic recalcitrant painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy who failed conservative management for at least 6 months. Methods: Descriptive and retrospective case series. Consecutive s...

The overall objective of this guideline is to provide the user with information on the laboratory diagnosis of inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) to improve outcomes (Table 1). An accurate diagnosis and subclassification of EB enables (i) early prognostication of disease severity, (ii) decision...

Introdución Hay diferentes estilos de aprendizaje según vía de ingreso de información, los cuales pueden evaluarse con el modelo de programación neurolingüística o VAK (visual, auditivo o kinestésico). En programas académicos altamente competitivos un estilo específico podría jugar un rol en rend...

Despite the different strategies used to treat ovarian cancer, around 70% of women/patients eventually fail to respond to the therapy. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a role in the treatment failure due to their chemoresistant properties. This capacity to resist chemotherapy allows CSCs to interact...

Objective: To determine whether performance in a virtual spatial navigational task is poorer in persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) patients than in healthy volunteers and patients suffering other vestibular disorders. Methods: Subjects were asked to perform three virtual Morris wate...

We report a 64 years old female admitted with fever, cough, dyspnea and lung opacities in the chest X ray. A chest tomography scan (CTS) showed multiple-bilateral ring-shaped opacities and the reversed halo sign (RHS). The patient did not improve with antimicrobial therapy (AT). Infection and rhe...

BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation constitutes a pathogenic process leading to neurodegeneration in several disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease (PD) and sepsis. Despite microglial cells being the central players in neuroinflammation, astrocytes play a key regulatory role in t...

Las encefalitis autoinmunes (EA) se definen como síndromes neurológicos de instalación subaguda de compromiso de conciencia, alteración de la memoria de trabajo y trastornos psiquiátricos frecuentemente asociados a movimientos anormales y crisis epilépticas y que se producen por la acción de anti...

Introducción: Los Testigos de Jehová no aceptan transfusiones sanguíneas, hecho que representa un desafío para el personal de salud a la hora de asistir a un paciente que requiera de este procedimiento. Objetivo: Identificar las creencias y modo de vida de las personas que profesan la religión Te...