Interpreting the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain impacting Italian and Peruvian dentists likewise: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Musculoskeletal pain is a frequent condition among dental practitioners due to working in prolonged static isometric/eccentric contraction. The study aimed to describe musculoskeletal pain prevalence and the interplay between environmental conditions, lifestyle, and drugs consumed among Italian and Peruvian dentists. Methods: A 18 multiple choice questionnaire was administered to Peruvian and Italian dental care practitioners. A total of 187 questionnaires were submitted. One hundred sixty-seven questionnaires were selected for the analysis, including 86 questionnaires from Italy, and 81 from Perú. The study examined musculoskeletal pain presence in dental practitioners. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain presence was analyzed considering different parameters: gender, age, type of dental practitioners, specialization in dentistry, hours of work per day, years of work, physical activity, localization of musculoskeletal pain and the influence of musculoskeletal pain on the performance on work. Results: The selected questionnaires for analysis were 167 (67 from Italy and 81 from Perú). Male and female participants were numerically equal. Most of the dental practitioners were dentists. The percentage of dentists who present musculoskeletal pain is 87.2% in Italy and 91.4% in Perú (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Musculoskeletal pain represents a very diffused condition in dental practitioners. The results about the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain show how the two populations (Italian and Peruvian) are very similar despite the geographical distance. Nevertheless, the high percentages of musculoskeletal pain in dental practitioners translate into the need to use solutions to reduce its onsets, such as improving ergonomics and physical activity.

Estudio CURIE-2017: Nociones de los estudiantes del internado rotativo de medicina del Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín (Quito) con respecto al uso y aplicación de estudios imagenológicos / CURIE-2017 Study: Notions of the students of the rotating medical internship of the Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital (Quito) regarding the use and application of general imaging studies

La solicitud inadecuada de estudios médicos basados en imágenes es un problema en Ecuador y otros países. El estudio se realizó con el objetivo de establecer el nivel de conocimientos de 125 internos rotativos de un hospital de Quito, procedentes de varias universidades locales, en el uso de estudios imagenológicos. Ellos tuvieron en general un bajo desempeño en la prueba de conocimientos, por lo que se recomienda instaurar el uso de criterios más apropiados en la enseñanza de radiología en las universidades.

Wrong application of medical image studies is an issue in Ecuador and other countries. This study was done to stablish the level of knowledge on image studies of 125 fellows from several local universities working at a hospital in Quito. The results show low performance in the knowledge test, therefore recomendation is to establish better teaching criteria on radiology subject at Universities.

Revisión del hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar / Fibrolamellar Hepatocelullar Carcinoma

El carcinoma hepatocelular fibrolamelar (CHC-FL) es una variante poco frecuente de CHC convencional, representa el 0,85 al 16% de todos los carcinomas hepatocelulares. Se presenta en personas jóvenes, sin antecedente de enfermedad hepática crónica subyacente, alrededor del 65-85% de estos tumores ocurren en pacientes menores de 40 años. Para su diagnóstico, las modalidades de imagen cumplen un papel importante tanto el ultrasonido, tomografía y resonancia magnética principalmente ésta última podría aportar sustancialmente al diagnóstico. Se presenta el caso de un joven de 16 años con diagnóstico histopatológico de hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar y su correlación con las diferentes modalidades de imagen, el cual fue sometido a trasplante hepático, se realiza la revisión del mismo dada la importancia del diagnóstico por imagen y las alternativas terapéuticas en estos casos.

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (CHC-FL) is a rare variant of conventional HCC, representing 0.85 to 16% of all hepatocellular carcinomas. It occurs in young people, without a history of underlying chronic liver disease, about 65-85% of these tumors occur in patients under 40 years. For its diagnosis, imaging modalities play an important role, both ultrasound, tomography and magnetic resonance, mainly the latter could contribute substantially to the diagnosis. We present the case of a 16-year-old boy with a histopathological diagnosis of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma and its correlation with the different imaging modalities, which underwent hepatic transplantation. He was reviewed, given the importance of imaging diagnosis and alternatives. therapeutic in these cases.