Placenta percreta com invasão de bexiga: um relato de caso / Percretal placenta with bladder invasion: a case report

O acretismo placentário consiste na aderência anormal da placenta na parede uterina. Ao aderir-se diretamente ao miométrio, denomina-se placenta acreta; ao estender-se mais profundamente, placenta increta, e ao invadir a serosa uterina ou órgãos adjacentes, percreta. O fator de risco mais frequente constitui cesarianas anteriores. Paciente 27 anos, G3P1CA1 (cesariana há 8 anos/ parto prematuro 25 sem há 4 anos), IG: 25sem3d; com alteração da vitalidade fetal e placenta prévia com sinais de acretismo (sugerindo placenta percreta). Foi indicada a interrupção da gestação com 27 semanas e 1 dia. No período intraoperatório foi evidenciada, por meio de ultrassom, presença de acretismo placentário com invasão miometrial e invasão de serosa vesical sendo posteriormente realizado a histerectomia subtotal e rafia das lacerações da mucosa vesical. A placenta percreta é mais frequente em grávidas com placenta prévia no local da cicatriz de cesariana e o órgão mais frequentemente acometido é a bexiga; estando associada a maior morbimortalidade materna. O diagnóstico definitivo é anatomopatológico, porém é presumível durante a cirurgia abdominal com a visualização da invasão placentária, devendo ser confirmado por Histopatologia.

Placental accretism consists of abnormal placental adherence to the uterine wall. When adhering directly to the myometrium it is called placenta accreta; when extending more deeply, placenta increta; and when invading the uterine serosa or adjacent organs, percrete. The most frequent risk factor is previous cesarean sections. The patient is 27 years old with altered fetal vitality and placenta previa with signs of accreation (suggesting percretal placenta). Pregnancy termination at 27 weeks and one day was indicated. In the intraoperative period, the presence of placental accretion with myometrial invasion and bladder serous invasion was evidenced by ultrasound, with subtotal hysterectomy and raffia of lacerations of the bladder afterwards. The percretal placenta is more frequent in pregnant women with placenta previa at the site of the scar of a cesarean section and the organ most frequently affected is the bladder; being associated with higher maternal morbidity and mortality. The definitive diagnosis is anatomopathological, but it is presumed during abdominal surgery with the visualization of the placental invasion and must be confirmed by Histopathology

Xenarthras: topografia intestinal e relações vasculares com a serosa / [Xenarthras: intestinal topography and vascular relationships with serosa]

Xenarthras (Mammalia, Dasypodidae) das espécies Dasypus novemcinctus e Euphractus sexcinctus tiveram sua anatomia científica estudada em relação à topografia dos intestinos delgado e grosso, suas relações peritoniais, morfologia externa e irrigação. Medidas dos diferentes segmentos intestinais e do número de vasos a eles destinados foram tomadas para fins comparativos. O método previu: fixação (formol 7%); injeção de látex; dissecação e fotodocumentação. Espacialmente, embora os intestinos sejam fixados por dupla membrana peritoneal, como em outros vertebrados, nestes a serosa conectou o duodeno, o jejuno, o íleo e os cólons em um único ligamento fixado no dorso do animal. Duodeno e pâncreas, intraperitoniais, como o reto, fixaram-se nas pelves maior e menor, respectivamente e dorsalmente. Vasos derivados do tronco celíaco mesentérico e da aorta percorreram o interior do mesoduodeno, do mesentério comum, do mesocólon e do mesorreto, estando estes, ao longo de seus trajetos, relacionados às cadeias linfonodulares intestinais. O modelo de rotação peritoneal, a morfologia externa, bem como o modelo de vascularização intestinal, foram interpretados como basais, diferindo dos vertebrados recentes, conforme o suporte literário.(AU)

Xenarthras (Mammalia, Dasypodidae) of the species Dasypus novemcinctus and Euphractus sexcinctus had their scientific anatomy studied in relation to the topography of the small and large intestines, their peritoneal relationships, external morphology and irrigation. Measurements of the different intestinal segments and the number of vessels destined for them were taken for comparative purposes. The method predicted: fixation (7% formaldehyde); latex injection; dissection and photo documentation. Spatially, the intestines, although fixed by a double peritoneal membrane, as in other vertebrates, in these, the serosa connected the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and the colon in a single ligament fixed to the animal's back. Duodenum and pancreas, intraperitoneal, like the rectum, were fixed in the major and minor pelvis respectively and dorsally. Vessels derived from the mesenteric celiac trunk and the aorta traveled through the interior of the mesoduodenum, common mesentery, mesocolon and mesoride, being related to the lymph node chains along their pathways. The peritoneal rotation model, the external morphology as well as the model of intestinal vascularization were interpreted as basal, differing from recent vertebrates, according to literary support.(AU)

Cáncer de endometrio: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura / Endometrial Cancer. Case report and literature review

Antecedentes: El cáncer endometrial (CE) según las estadísticas es el tumor ginecológico más frecuente en países desarrollados, donde su incidencia ha ido en aumento. Históricamente, el CE se ha clasificado en dos tipos: Tipo I (endometrioide), representando el 80-90% de los casos; el tipo II (no endometrioide como el de células serosas y claras, carcinomas indiferenciados). Como dato importante, la mayoría de las pacientes son diagnosticadas cuando la enfermedad se encuentra en etapas tempranas o la lesión todavía está confinada al útero. El tratamiento convencional radica en una histerectomía primaria más salpingooforectomía bilateral, según el estadío de la enfermedad. Caso clínico: Paciente de 58 años de edad que ingresa al Hospital de San Marcos, Ocotepeque, con sangrado transvaginal de 1 mes de evolución, hipertensión crónica y obesidad tipo I. En el ultrasonido transvaginal se observó engrosamiento endometrial, pero en la biopsia se diagnosticó Adenocarcinoma Endometrial de tipo Endometroide Grado II-III de la FIGO. Conclusión: Ante la presencia de sangrado uterino anormal en mujeres peri y postmenopáusicas, con factores de riesgos asociados, se debe sospechar cáncer de endometrio...(AU)

Comparación del recuento celular entre un método manual y un contador automatizado en líquidos de derrame / Comparison of manual microscope method and an automated cell count in serous fluids / Comparação da recontagem celular entre um método manual e um contador automatizado em líquidos de derrame

El objetivo del trabajo consistió en comparar el recuento celular total en los líquidos de derrame de cavidades serosas entre el método automatizado empleado en hematología y el método manual en hemocitómetro. Se procesaron 107 muestras: 45 líquidos ascíticos (LA) y 62 líquidos pleurales (LP) a los que se les realizó el recuento celular en cámara de Neubauer y en contador hematológico Sysmex XT 1800i. Se obtuvieron los siguientes resultados: 1) Regresión lineal: los coeficientes de correlación indicaron una alta correlación entre ambos métodos (LA r2: 0,999; p<0,0001 y LP r2: 0,997; p<0,0001). 2) Bland-Altman: El análisis de las figuras muestra una excelente concordancia entre ambos métodos. El error sistemático fue 51 para los LA y 97 para los LP, por lo que estos valores son despreciables dado el valor diagnóstico de los datos. Los resultados demuestran que los métodos son comparables entre sí y, por ende, se puede remplazar el recuento manual por el automatizado, de demostrada eficiencia y exactitud. Sin embargo, todos los líquidos requieren una observación al microscopio óptico previa al procesamiento por el contador hematológico, donde se apreciará la presencia de agrupamientos celulares como, por ejemplo, células neoplásicas en disposición glandular que dificultan el análisis por parte del equipo o la interpretación del resultado.

The purpose of this work was to compare the total cell count in liquids serous cavities between the automated method used in hematology and the manual method hemocytometer. A total of 107 samples were processed: 45 ascites fluids (LA for its name in Spanish) and 62 pleural fluids (LP for its name in Spanish). The cells were counted in improved Neubauer counting chamber and hematology analyzer Sysmex XT 1800i. The following results were obtained: 1) Linear Regression correlation coefficients indicated a high correlation between the two methods (LA r2: 0.999; p<0.0001 LP r2: 0.997; p<0.0001). 2) Bland-Altman analysis graphics showed excellent agreement between both methods. The systematic error was 51 for LA and 97 for LP; these values are insignificant considering the diagnostic value of the data. he results demonstrate that the methods are comparable and therefore can replace the manual counting by the automated method with proven efficiency and accuracy. However, all fluids require observation by optical microscope before being processed by the hematology analyzer, where the presence of cell clusters such as neoplastic cells in glandular disposition will be appreciated, which hinder the analysis by the equipment or interpretation of results.

O objetivo do trabalho consistiu em comparar a contagem total de células em líquidos de derrame de cavidades serosas entre o método automatizado utilizado em hematologia e o método manual em hemocitômetro. Foram processadas 107 amostras: 45 líquidos ascíticos (LA) e 62 líquidos pleurais (LP) nos quais se realizou a recontagem celular na câmara de Neubauer e no contador hematológico Sysmex XT 1800i. Foram obtidos os seguintes resultados: 1) Regressão linear: os coeficientes de correlação indicaram uma alta correlação entre ambos os métodos (LA r2: 0,999; p<0,0001 e LP r2: 0,997; p<0,0001). 2) Bland-Altman: A análise dos Figuras mostra uma excelente concordância entre ambos os métodos. O erro sistemático foi 51 para os LA e 97 para os LP, resultando estes valores desprezáveis dado o valor diagnóstico dos dados. Os resultados demonstram que os métodos são comparáveis entre si e, portanto, pode ser substituída a contagem manual pela automatizada, de eficiência e exatidão demonstradas. Entretanto, todos os líquidos requerem observação no microscópio óptico prévia ao processamento pelo contador hematológico. Nesse momento se apreciará a presença de agrupamentos celulares como, por exemplo, células neoplásicas em disposição glandular que dificultam a análise por parte da equipe ou a interpretação do resultado.

Evaluation of intraluminal pressure in cystorrhaphies with and without intestinal serosal patch supplementation from canine cadavers

PURPOSE:To evaluate the maximal intraluminal pressure (MIP) supported by canine cadaveric urinary bladders that underwent cystotomy followed by cystorraphy, with and without serosal patching-supplementation.METHODS:Two groups (n=8 each) were formed, and in one (conventional) the cystotomy was closed with cushing pattern. In the other group (serosal), the same procedure was performed, and a piece of jejunum was used for the construction of the serosal patching over the cystorraphy. MIP was measured by means of an invasive blood pressure transducer with closed stopcock attached to a multiparameter monitor. At the end of each measurement, the bladder body circumference was assessed.RESULTS:Mean±SD MIP sustained for the conventional and serosal groups were 28.88±5.08 and 65.38±10.99 mmHg, respectively (p<0.0001). Bladder circumference did not change significantly between groups (p=0.35) and did not correlate with MIP assessed in conventional (p=0.27; r=0.4379) and serosal groups (p=0.37; r=-0.3637).CONCLUSION:Serosal patch-supplemented cystorraphies were able to sustain intraluminal pressures 55.8% higher, than nonsupplemented cystorraphies in specimens from canine cadavers.

Dispositivo intrauterino parcialmente migrado e incrustado en serosa de rectosigmoides tras 8 años de inserción / Partially migrated intrauterine device embedded in the rectosigmoid serosa after 8 years of insertion

Se presenta el caso clínico de un dispositivo intrauterino parcialmente migrado a cavidad pélvica e incrustado en serosa de rectosigmoides luego de 8 años de su inserción. El diagnóstico se realizó mediante ecografía transvaginal y retiro del dispositivo por laparoscopia. Se realizó rafia de serosa rectal y de útero. La paciente tuvo un postoperatorio sin complicaciones.

It is shown the clinical case of an intrauterine device partially migrated to the pelvic cavity and embedded in the serous rectosigmoid eight years after insertion. The diagnosis was made by transvaginal ultrasound and laparoscopy removal of the device by laparoscopy. Suture of rectum serous and uterus were performed. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course.

Effect of a spray formulation on the reproductive parameters of a susceptible population of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus / Efeitos de uma formulação pulverização sobre os parâmetros reproductivos de uma população susceptível de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

The number of studies emphasizing the possible damage that acaricidal spray formulations can cause on engorged female ticks' reproductive parameters is small. The present study evaluated the deleterious effects of a spray formulation (dichlorvos 60% + chlorpyrifos 20%) on the reproductive parameters of a susceptible population of Rhipicephalus (B.) microplus females, using the Stall Test. The ticks were allocated randomly to treatments according to the mean numbers of females detached from each cow on days -3, -2 and -1 and the cattle pen location. The numbers of engorged female ticks that naturally detached from the cattle were counted daily from day 1 to day 30. For each group, 20 detached engorged female ticks or the available number collected daily were evaluated regarding reproductive parameters. Associations of organophosphates demonstrated elevated acaricidal efficacy, as well as deleterious effects on the reproductive parameters of R. (B.) microplus females. The engorged female weight (days 1 to 7), weight of egg masses (days 5 to 10) and larval hatching percentage (days 5 to 19) were decreased (P ≤ 0.05). It is possible that a formulation can lead to deleterious effects on R. (B.) microplus females when the tick population analyzed shows elevated sensitivity towards a particular formulation. However, further studies need to be conducted.

É relativamente pequeno o número de estudos que enfatiza os danos que uma formulação acaricida spray pode desencadear sobre os parâmetros reprodutivos das teleóginas. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos deletérios de uma formulação spray comercial (dichlorvos 60% + Clorpirifós 20%), sobre os parâmetros reprodutivos de uma população susceptível de R. (B.) microplus, desprendidas de bovinos experimentalmente infestados, utilizandose o teste de estábulo. Os animais foram alocados aos grupos de tratamentos de acordo com a contagem média de fêmeas desprendidas dos bovinos nos dias -3, -2 e -1. O número de teleóginas desprendidas foi quantificado do dia 1 ao 30. Para cada grupo, diariamente 20 fêmeas, ou a quantidade disponível, foram selecionadas e submetidas à avaliação dos parâmetros reprodutivos. A associação de organofosforados demonstrou elevada eficácia acaricida e também apresentou efeitos deletérios sob os parâmetros reprodutivos de Rhipicephalus (B.) microplus, diminuindo (P≤0,05) o peso das teleóginas (dos dias 1 ao 7), o peso da massa de ovos (dos dias 5 ao 10) e a eclodibilidade das larvas (dos dias 5 ao 19). Talvez uma formulação pode apresentar efeitos deletérios sobre os parâmetros reprodutivos de fêmeas de R. (B.) microplus, quando existe um elevado grau de sensibilidade dessa cepa de carrapato a um determinado composto. De qualquer maneira, futuros estudos devem ser realizados.

Carcinoma subseroso de la vesícula biliar (pT2): valor pronóstico de la expresión de los genes supresores de tumores p53 y p27 en matrices de tejidos / p53 and p27 gene expression in subserosal gallbladder carcinoma

Background: Subserosal carcinoma is the stage that presents the greatest difficulty in the diagnosis therapeutic handling and prognosis evaluation. Aim To study the expression of p53 and p27 genes in subserosal gallbladder cancer. Material and methods: One hundred twenty seven tissue samples of subserosal gallbladder cancer (coming from 112 females aged 62 ± 13years and 15 men aged 67 ± 17years) and 50 control samples were selected to construct tissue arrays. p53 andp27genes were determined by immunohistochemistry. Results: Thirty eight percent of tumors were not detected at the macroscopic examination, 52 percent and 17 percent had lymph node and blood vessel involvement, respectively. Fifty six and 46 percent were positive for p53 and p27, respectively. No association between the expression of both genes and gender, degree of differentiation, lymph node or blood vessel involvement, was observed. Overall five years actuarial survival was 32 percent. Patients with positive or negative p53 expression had a 22 percent and 53 percent survival, respectively (p =0.05). No association between survival and p27 expression was observed. Conclusions: p53 gene expression is a prognostic factor for subserosal gallbladder cancer.

A invasão da gordura perigástrica determina pior prognóstico nos doentes com adenocarcinomas gástricos que compromentem a serosa

Background: No Ocidente, o adenocarcinoma gástrico operado com intenção curativa geralmente compromete a serosa. A AJCC considera que o prognóstico em 5 anos dos doentes neste grupo pode variar de mais 70% a menos de 7% devido características anatomopatológicas da doença. Métodos: Foi realizado estudo retrospectivo observacional de 354 pacientes com cânceres gástricos que comprometem a serosa, operados com intenção curativa, no período de janeiro de 1997 a dezembro de 2005, seguidos até dezembro de 2008 no Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Brasil. Foram analisados os dados clínicos, cirúrgicos, anatomopatológicos e padrão de recidiva destes doentes, divididos em 2 grupos: Grupo pT3(A), invasão exclusiva da serosa; e Grupo pT3(B), invasão da serosa mais tecido mesogástrico. Resultados: Nos 354 doentes a média de idade foi de 60 ±12, com predomínio do sexo masculino (58,8%)... dos casos de recidivas hematogênicas, 33 (84%) ocorreram em pT3B (p=0,1). Dos 27 casos de recidivas locorregionais, 25 (92%) ocorreram em pT3B (p=0,01). Conclusão: A invasão direta dos tecidos vizinhos que se dirigem ao estômago é a forma mais frequente de tumores pT3 e determina pior prognóstico. O comprometimento do tecido mesogástrico representa um risco aumentado de Iinfonodos metastáticos, infiltração angiolinfática ou neural, recidiva peritoneal e locorregional; e necessita de tratamento adjuvante. Sua detecção pode reclassificar o estágio pT3 em 2 subestágios perfeitamente distintos, pT3A e pT3B.

Background: In the West, adenocarcinoma of the stomach resected with curative intent is usually found to involve the serosa. The AJCC says the 5 year survival prognosis for such patients ranges from more than 70% to less than 7% depending on histopathologic characteristics of the tumor. Methods: Prospective observational study of 354 patients with gastric cancers involving the serosa, resected with curative intent, from January 1997 to December 2005, and followed until December 2008 at the National Cancer Institute of Brazil. The cohort was divided into two groups: pT3(A), comprised of patients whose tumor invaded only the serosa; and pT3(B), where the tumor invaded the serosa and the perigastric tissue. Clinical outcomes including recurrence and mortality were measured for the two groups and related to demographic, clinical, surgical, anatomic and histopathologic variables. Results: Mean age was 60 ±12 years; males were 58.8% of the cohort. The pT3(A) group had 89 cases (25.1 %), and the pT3(B) group 265 cases (74.9%). The global estimated five year survival was 54%, with a mean survival of 69 ±2 months (95% CI: 33.9 to 74.7 months)...Conclusion: The direct invasion of tissues neighboring the stomach is the most frequent presentation of pT3 tumors and determines with worse prognosis. Involvement of the mesogastric tissue is associated with an increased risk of lymph nodes metastases, angiolymphatic or neural infiltration, peritoneal and loco-regional recurrence, and the need for adjuvant treatment. The presence of mesogastric involvement should be used to reclassify stage pT3 in two completely distinct substages, pT3(A) and pT3(B).

Comparative study of hand sewn single layer anastomosis of dog's bowel / Estudo comparativo das anastomoses manuais em plano único do intestino delgado de cães

BACKGROUND: Two-layer intestinal anastomosis increases the inflammatory response while single-layer anastomosis results in a better wound healing. However the four main kinds of stitches which may be chosen in performing single layer intestinal sutures never before had been comparatively studied. AIM: To compare the four more commonly used types of single layer surgical anastomosis sutures of the digestive tract. METHODS: Six mongrel dogs were operated, each one receiving two anastomosis: one at 30 cm from de Treitz angle - sero-submucosal technique, and the other at 60 cm - total technique. This placement was alternatively inverted. The four more commonly used types of single layer surgical anastomosis sutures of the digestive tract, namely: sero-submucosal stitches tied in the lumen, over the submucosa; sero-submucosal stitches tied in the exterior of the organ, over the serosa; total stitches tied in the lumen, over the mucosa; and total sutures tied in the exterior, over the serosa (Gambee's stitches) were tested. After euthanasia (7th post-operative day) macro and microscopic features were evaluated. Friedman's test was applied for morphometry and for evaluation of the peritoneal adhesions. RESULTS: Statistical significance was demonstrated through major residual acute inflammation and proliferation in total sutures and more profuse adhesions with the sero-submucosal stitches tied in the lumen. The sero-submucosal stitches tied in the exterior over the serosa, had excellent realignment and regeneration of the layers. CONCLUSION: The sero-submucosal stitches tied in the exterior, over the serosa, were the best ones.

RACIONAL: As anastomoses intestinais em dois planos aumentam a resposta inflamatória tecidual, enquanto que a anastomose em plano único resulta em um lúmen maior com menos danos às bordas teciduais. Entretanto, os quatro tipos de suturas mais comumente utilizados em suturas intestinais nunca foram antes estudados comparativamente. OBJETIVO: Comparar os quatro tipos de sutura do tubo digestivo em plano único mais freqüentemente utilizados para anastomoses manuais do tubo digestivo. MÉTODOS: Seis cães de raça indefinida foram operados, cada um recebendo duas anastomoses: uma a 30 cm do ângulo de Treitz - técnica sero-submucosa, e a outra a 60 cm - técnica total. Esta localização foi aleatoriamente invertida. Os quatro tipos de sutura em plano único mais freqüentemente utilizados para anastomoses manuais do tubo digestivo, denominados: pontos extramucoso atados no lúmen da víscera, sobre a submucosa, pontos extramucosos atados no exterior, sobre a serosa, pontos totais atados no lúmen, sobre a mucosa, e pontos totais especiais de Gambee atados no exterior sobre a serosa, foram testados. Eutanásia e necropsia parcial no 7º dia pós-operatório permitiu avaliação de aspectos macro e microscópicos. O teste de Friedman's foi aplicado para a morfometria e avaliação das aderências peritoniais. RESULTADOS: Foi demonstrada diferença estatisticamente significante para a inflamação residual aguda e maior proliferação nas suturas totais, bem como na maior ocorrência de aderências com pontos extramucosos atados no lúmen da víscera, sobre a submucosa. A sutura extramucosa com nós atados na serosa teve regeneração das bordas e alinhamento excelentes. CONCLUSÃO: A sutura extramucosa com nós atados na serosa mostrou-se a melhor.

The tunica vaginalis dorsal graft urethroplasty: initial experience

INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, buccal mucosa grafts are the most successful method to reconstruct bulbar urethral strictures. Dorsal placement of the graft has been recently proposed, allowing the graft to be spread fixed on the tunica albuginea of the corporal bodies overlying the stricture. The dorsal graft is ingenious and represents a useful addition to the surgical armamentarium, since it offers a better chance for graft take than does the spongiosum when the urethra is diseased and poorly vascularized. We developed an additional reconstructive option using tunica vaginalis grafts, placed dorsally, for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: A total of 11 patients with anterior urethral strictures were treated with a tunica vaginalis graft urethroplasty. The surgical technique was done as described by Barbagli. The urethra was dissected from the corpora cavernosa and rotated 180 degrees. The dorsal urethral surface was exposed and fully opened. Both the distal and proximal lumina were calibrated. The tunica vaginalis graft was sutured, splayed and quilted over the corpora cavernosa using 6-0 PDS running stitches. The left side of the urethral mucosa was sutured to the graft using 6-0 PDS sutures. A 18F silicone Foley catheter was inserted at this point. The urethra was rotated back to its original position and sutured laterally to the right side of the graft. At the end of the procedure, the graft was completely covered by the urethra. With a follow-up ranging from 7 weeks to 5 months, all patients were voiding well (uroflowmetry > 14 mL per second). CONCLUSION: This initial experience in 11 patients indicates that tunica vaginalis dorsal graft urethroplasty may be considered within the reconstructive armamentarium of genitourinary surgeons.

Factores pronósticos de sobrevida quinquenal de pacientes con carcinoma gástrico avanzado resecable con serosa expuesta / Five-year survival prognosis factors in patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma

Objetivos: Identificar los principales factores pronósticos de sobrevida quinquenal en pacientes con carcinoma gástrico avanzado resecable con serosa expuestas sometidos a gastrectomía radical con linfadenectomía limitada y extendida. Material y Métodos: Este estudio retrospectivo evaluó 137 pacientes con adenocarcinoma gástrico avanzado resecable con serosa expuesta atendidos en el Hospital Belén, Trujillo, Perú, entre 1991 y 2000. Resultados: La edad media de la serie total fue de 58.1± 14.8 años (límites, 20 a 84 años). La presente serie estuvo constituida por 137 pacientes,de los cuales 77 (56.2 por ciento) fueron varones y 60 (43.8 por ciento) mujeres (proporción M:F,1.3:1. En el análisis univariado usando el test de log-rank, las siguientes variables estuvieron asociadas significativamente con la sobrevida quinquenal: ausencia de masa palpable (p = 0.0308), hemoglobina sérica mayor o igual a 10 g/dl (p = 0.059, neoplasias ubicadas en el tercio distal del estómago (p = 0.0001), estado ganglionar regional NO-N1 (p = 0.03), estadio clínico II (p = 0.0327), disección ganglionar D2-D3 ( p = 0.0366) y cirugía con intención curativa (p = 0.000). La tasa de sobrevida actuarial de toda la serie a los 5 años fue de 16.3 por ciento. En el grupo sometido a linfadenectomía D0-D1 (n= 105) la sobrevida a los 5 años fue de 12.6 por ciento; en cambio en el grupo sometido a D2-D3 (n = 32) fue de 30.2 por ciento (p = 0.0366). En los pacientes que tuvieron cirugía con intención curativa (n = 56) la sobrevida quinquenal fue de 33.4 por ciento respectivamente y los que tuvieron resección paliativa (n = 81) fue 3.1 por ciento (p<0.0001). Conclusiones: La detección precoz, la disponibilidad de resección curativa y el uso de linfadenectomía extendida son factores que influyen en la sobrevida; parámetros que deberían ser considerados para estratificación de pacientes y su posterior tratamiento adyuvante postoperatorio.

Patrón pronóstico de invasión serosa (S2) en carcinoma gástrico / Prognostic pattern of serous invasion (S2) in gastric carcinoma

El pronóstico del cáncer gástrico depende de la invasión de la pared, compromiso de barreras ganglionares y de factores biológicos tumorales. El objetivo es comunicar nuestra experiencia es un patrón pronóstico asociado a subtipos de compromisos seroso gástrico. Cuarenta y cinco pacientes operados entre 1979 y 1998 cumplen las condiciones de ingreso: carcinoma avanzado, compromiso definitivo de la serosa (S2), gastrectomía total curativa, sin tratamiento complementario. Se establecen dos grupos: Grupo 1 (n:23), con invasión limitada a la membrana serosa. Grupo 2 (n:22), con invasión serosa, rotura y explosión hacia la cavidad peritoneal, pero sin invasión a órganos vecinos. Se analiza características generales y sobrevida según Kaplan-Meier, estimando diferencias con test de Wilcoxon. Las características generales de los grupos 1 y 2 son, respectivamente: Edad promedio: 61-59 años; Sexo (M/F): 16/7-13/9; ubicación tumoral (Zona A/M/C): 3/6/14 - 0/8/14; Clasificación de Bormann (I/II/III/IV): 0/4/810/1 - 0/0/9/9/4. El compromiso de barreras ganglionares (N1/N2): 15/5-13/2. Las principales complicaciones son de causa médica (22,2 por ciento, compartidas por ambos grupos uniformemente. El Grupo 2 tiene dos complicaciones quirúrgicas, tratadas en forma conservadora. Nohay mortalidad en la serie. La sobrevida a 5 años, para el grupo total (n:45) es 33,4 por ciento. La sobrevida del Grupo 1 y 2 es 47,5 por ciento, con diferencia significativa (p=0,05). En esta serie, el compromiso de serosa, abierta ala cavidad peritoneal, se comporta como un factor pronóstico negativo en la sobrevida del cáncer gástrico

Utilidad de la técnica de AgNOR en la interpretación de los derrames de cavidades serosas / Usefulness of AgNOR assay in the assessment of serous effusions

Background: AgNOR technique detects, using silver salts, argyrophylic proteins of the nucleolar organizer region (NOR). The number and size of NOR reflect cell activity, proliferation and transformation and may help to differentiate benign from malignant cells. Aim: To assess the value of AgNOR assay to differentiate reactive mesothelial cells from malignant cells in serous effusions. Material and methods: Thirty one fluids obtained from 16 pleural, 14 peritoneal and one pericardial effusion, were studied. The fluids were processed with Giemsa and Papanicolau stains and with the AgNOR technique. The number of AgNOR dots were counted (only when it was possible to distinguish each individual dot) and the mean value per nucleus was calculated for each smear. Results: Mesothelial cells had a mean of 4,88 ñ 1,5 dots compared with 13,78 ñ 3,88 dots in the malignant cells (p<0,001). Conclusions: AgNOR assay can be useful for the differentiation of benign and malignant cells in serous effusions

Serosal patch of the gastroesophageal junction an experimental study in dogs

Thirty two dogs were operated on in order to evaluate the mucosal regeneration of the serosal patch at the gastroesophageal junction. The operation began with a cardiotomy involving one centimeter of the esophagus and two centimeters of the stomach, originating an elliptical serosal surface three centimeters long and one centimeter large, turned to the digestive lumen. The animals were divided into four groups of eight dogs each and named: 1,2,3 and 4; they were sacrified after one, two, four and eight weeks respectively. The results were evaluated by post-operative clinical aspects, macro and microscopic analysis. Post-operative morbidity was low, without signs of digestive tract obstruction. Macroscopically, the patch area at the first week became an ulcerated lesion, with a necrotic bottom; at the second and fourth weeks there was a progressive reduction of the ulcer, from its boundaries to the center, until the complete healing at the eighth week. Microscopically, the serous membrane disappeared early and it was replaced by inflamatory cells and severe neovascular formation, which fitted as a bed to the epithelial proliferation. The neo-epithelization occurred from the periphery to the center lesion. At the esophagus this process was completed within two weeks, with multiple layers of cells, at the stomach, within four weeks, with an unicellular epithelium. The corium, showing an inflamatory reaction at the first week, with fibrinoid necrosis and polimorphonuclear cells, changed to a fibroblastic proliferation with mononuclear cells at the second and fourth weeks and, finally, to fibrosis at the eighth week. In the animals sacrified lately there was regeneration of the snooth muscle layer of the esophagus. At electronic microscopy, the neo-epithelium of the esophagus had all the layer which constitute the normal esophageal epithelium.

Aspectos de la serosa de trompas humanas: su comparación con la de algunos animales de laboratorio (ratas, hamsters y conejas) / Spects of the serous of fallopian tubes: its comparation with the oviduct of some laboratory animals (rats, hamsters and rabbits)

Se realizó un estudio comparativo anatómico (topográfico) entre la serosa tubárica humana y la de algunos animales de laboratorio (ratas, hamster y conejas) especialmente en cuanto a sus diferenciaciones. Se hizo el estudio histológico de la serosa tubárica (300) trompas uterinas humanas y su comparación con la de la serosa de genitales internos (especialmente trompas) de doce ratas, doce hamsters y seis conejas. De trecientas muestras de material humano, en ciento veinticuatro se encontraron varios tipos de diferenciaciones, como son: corpúsculos de Walthard sólidos clásicos, Corpúsculos de Walthard quísticos, formaciones epiteliales poco organizadas, Nódulo epitelio escamoso maduro y otras