[Core data set for real world data in multiple sclerosis: customization for latin america from a global task force recommendation]. / Core data set para la generación de datos de la vida real en esclerosis múltiple: adaptación de una iniciativa global para América Latina.

INTRODUCTION: The primary objective of the core data set is to reduce heterogeneity and promote harmonization among data sources in EM, thereby reducing the time needed to execute real life data collection efforts. Recently, a group led by the Multiple Sclerosis Data Alliance has developed a core data set for collecting real-world data on multiple sclerosis (MS) globally. Our objective was to adapt this global data set to the needs of Latin America, so that it can be implemented by the registries already developed and in the process of development in the region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A working group was formed regionally, the core data set created globally was adapted (translation process into Spanish, incorporation of regional variables and consensus on variables to be used). Consensus was obtained through the remote Delphi methodology of a round of questionnaires and remote discussion of the core data set variables. RESULTS: A total of 25 professionals from Latin America carried out the adaptation process between November 2022 and July 2023. Agreement was established on a core data set of nine categories and 45 variables, version 2023 to suggest its implementation in developed or developing registries, and MS cohorts in the region. CONCLUSION: The core data set seeks to harmonize the variables collected by registries and cohorts in MS in Latin America in order to facilitate said collection and allow collaboration between sources. Its implementation will facilitate real life data collection and collaboration in the region.

TITLE: Core data set para la generación de datos de la vida real en esclerosis múltiple: adaptación de una iniciativa global para América Latina.Introducción. Los objetivos primarios del core data set son reducir la heterogeneidad y promover la armonización entre las fuentes de datos en la esclerosis múltiple (EM), reduciendo así el tiempo necesario para ejecutar esfuerzos en la recolección de datos de vida real. Recientemente, un grupo liderado por la Multiple Sclerosis Data Alliance ha desarrollado un core data set para la recolección de datos del mundo real en EM a nivel global. Nuestro objetivo ha sido adaptar y consensuar este conjunto de datos globales a las necesidades de América Latina para que pueda ser implementado por los registros ya desarrollados y en proceso de desarrollo en la región. Material y métodos. Se conformó un grupo de trabajo regionalmente y se adaptó el core data set creado globalmente (proceso de traducción al español, incorporación de variables regionales y consenso sobre variables que se iban a utilizar). El consenso se obtuvo a través de la metodología Delphi remoto de ronda de cuestionarios y discusión a distancia de las variables del core data set. Resultados. Veinticinco profesionales de América Latina llevaron adelante el proceso de adaptación entre noviembre de 2022 y julio de 2023. Se estableció un acuerdo sobre un core data set de nueve categorías y 45 variables, versión 2023, con la sugerencia de implementarlo en registros desarrollados o en vías de desarrollo y cohortes de EM en la región. Conclusión. El core data set busca armonizar las variables recolectadas por los registros y las cohortes de EM en América Latina con el fin de facilitar dicha recolección y permitir una colaboración entre fuentes. Su implementación facilitará la recolección de datos de vida real y la colaboración en la región.

Nanoscale Dynamics of Streptococcal Adhesion to AGE-Modified Collagen.

The adhesion of initial colonizers such as Streptococcus mutans to collagen is critical for dentinal and root caries progression. One of the most described pathological and aging-associated changes in collagen-including dentinal collagen-is the generation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) such as methylglyoxal (MGO)-derived AGEs. Despite previous reports suggesting that AGEs alter bacterial adhesion to collagen, the biophysics driving oral streptococcal attachment to MGO-modified collagen remains largely understudied. Thus, the aim of this work was to unravel the dynamics of the initial adhesion of S. mutans to type I collagen in the presence and absence of MGO-derived AGEs by employing bacterial cell force spectroscopy with atomic force microscopy (AFM). Type I collagen gels were treated with 10 mM MGO to induce AGE formation, which was characterized with microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Subsequently, AFM cantilevers were functionalized with living S. mutans UA 159 or Streptococcus sanguinis SK 36 cells and probed against collagen surfaces to obtain force curves displaying bacterial attachment in real time, from which the adhesion force, number of events, Poisson analysis, and contour and rupture lengths for each individual detachment event were computed. Furthermore, in silico computer simulation docking studies between the relevant S. mutans UA 159 collagen-binding protein SpaP and collagen were computed, in the presence and absence of MGO. Overall, results showed that MGO modification increased both the number and adhesion force of single-unbinding events between S. mutans and collagen, without altering the contour or rupture lengths. Both experimental and in silico simulations suggest that this effect is due to increased specific and nonspecific forces and interactions between S. mutans UA 159 and MGO-modified collagen substrates. In summary, these results suggest that collagen alterations due to aging and glycation may play a role in early bacterial adherence to oral tissues, associated with conditions such as aging or chronic hyperglycemia, among others.

Clinical diagnostic clues in Crohn's disease: a 41-year experience.

Determining the diagnosis of Crohn's disease has been highly difficult mainly during the first years of this study carried out at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica (PUC) Clinical Hospital. For instance, it has been frequently confused with Irritable bowel syndrome and sometimes misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis, infectious colitis or enterocolitis, intestinal lymphoma, or coeliac disease. Consequently, it seems advisable to characterize what the most relevant clinical features are, in order to establish a clear concept of Crohn's disease. This difficulty may still be a problem at other medical centers in developing countries. Thus, sharing this information may contribute to a better understanding of this disease. Based on the clinical experience gained between 1963 and 2004 and reported herein, the main clinical characteristics of the disease are long-lasting day and night abdominal pain, which becomes more intense after eating and diarrhoea, sometimes associated to a mass in the abdomen, anal lesions, and other additional digestive and nondigestive clinical features. Nevertheless, the main aim of this work has been the following: is it possible to make, in an early stage, the diagnosis of Crohn's disease with a high degree of certainty exclusively with clinical data?

Colpoperineocleisis de Labhardt: una alternativa segura y eficaz para el tratamiento del prolapso genital en pacientes sin actividad sexual / Labhardt colpocleisis in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

Introducción: El prolapso genital impacta negativamente la calidad de vida y autoimagen de la mujer. Rutinariamente indicamos la colpoperineocleisis de Labhardt a pacientes de edad avanzada y sin actividad sexual. Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados con esta técnica e identificar posibles factores de riesgo que predigan la falla. Métodos: Análisis retrospectivo de pacientes tratadas con la técnica entre los años 2008-2010. Se realizó análisis univariado y multivariado para identificar factores de riesgo asociados a la falla y se construyeron curvas libre de falla anatómica a fin de evaluar la durabilidad. Resultados: 68 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. La edad promedio fue 71,9 +/- 5,7 años; 95,6 por ciento fueron clasificadas en etapa III o IV según POP-Q. El tiempo operatorio fue de 54 +/- 20 minutos. Seguimiento promedio de 21 meses; la tasa de recidiva anatómica fue de 14,7 por ciento. La tasa de incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo (IOE) de novo fue de 5,9 por ciento. El análisis univariado identificó como factor predictor de recidiva el flujo vaginal posoperatorio; en análisis multivariado de Cox, esa condición mantuvo significancia estadística (OR 6,3). Se identificó como factor de riesgo el no acatamiento de la técnica quirúrgica (OR 7,2). Conclusión: La colpoperineocleisis de Labhardt es una técnica segura, con baja tasa de complicaciones, una tasa de recurrencia aceptable y baja tasa de IOE de novo. Pilar del éxito es evitar la infección y respetar la técnica quirúrgica. Es necesario estudios comparativos con otras técnicas oclusivas, como también evaluar el rol de la infección como causa de falla de la técnica.

Introduction: Genital prolapse affects up to 50 percent of multiparous women, impacting their quality of life and self-image. At our Institution Labhardt's colpoperineocleisis is usually proposed to older patients, without sexual activity, regardless the type or grade of prolapse. Objective: To evaluate the results with this technique and identify potential risk factors predicting the failure. Methods: Analysis of a retrospective cohort of patients treated with this technique between 2008 and 2010. Univariate and multivariate analysis were carried out to identify risk factors and failure-free curves were built to estimate durability. Results: 68 patients met the inclusion criteria. Average age was 71.9 +/- 5.7 years; 95.6 percent of patients were classified as stage III or IV based on POP-Q system. Operative time was 54 +/- 20 min. At 21 months of follow-up, recurrence rate was 14.7 percent. De novo stress urine incontinence (SUI) was diagnosed in 5.9 percent of patients. In univariate analysis, post operative vaginal discharge was identified as predicting factor for defect recurrence. In Cox analysis, this condition remained significant (OR 6.3), In addition, failure to observe the surgical technique was also identified as risk factor for defect recurrence (OR 7.2). Conclusion: Labhardt 's colpoperineocleisis is a safe technique, with low complication rate, acceptable recurrence rate, and low de novo SUI rate. Mainstay for success is to avoid infection and observe the surgical technique. Comparative studies with other occlusive techniques might be carried out, as well as exploring the role of infection as predisposing condition for failure.

Daño neurológico de orígen intrauterino: tan lejos, tan cerca / Neurological damage of intrauterine origin: so far, so near

Se examina la relación entre infección intrauterina, parto prematuro, morbilidad neonatal y alteraciones neurológicas a distancia. La evidencia indica la asociación entre la exposición antenal a infecciones y las complicaciones a corto y largo plazo

Diagnóstico prenatal de hipoplasis pulmonar mediante el uso de velocimetria Doppler de la circulación arterial pulmonar / Prenatal diagnosis of lung hypoplasia by the use of Doppler velocimeter of lung arterial circulation

Objetivos: Correlacionar la velocimetría doppler de la arteria pulmonar distal con el desarrollo de hipoplasia pulmonar letal. Método: Se utilizó velocimetría doppler de una rama distal de la arteria pulmonar derecha con el objeto de evaluar 11 fetos que fallecieron por hipoplasia pulmonar en el período de recién nacido inmediato, comparando los índices de pulsatilidad y la velocidad máxima con una población constituida por 185 fetos sanos cuyas madres cursaron embarazos sin complicaciones. Resultados: El análisis en el grupo control permitió establecer curvas normales en nuestro medio para el índice de pulsatilidad y la velocidad máxima en arteria pulmonar derecha distal. Se observó una correlación lineal negativa entre el índice de pulsatilidad y la edad gestional, mientras que la velocidad máxima no se modificó con la edad gestional. Los fetos que desarrollaron hipoplasia pulmonar presentaron valores de índice de pulsatilidad por sobre los rangos normales para la edad destional (p< 0,01). La velocidad máxima de los casos afectados por hipoplasia pulmonar no mostró diferencias con el grupo control. Conclusión: Los fetos que desarrollan hipoplasia pulmonar muestran evidencia de aumento de los índices de resistencia de la arteria pulmonar distal. La posible utilidad práctica de este hallazgo requiere de estudios prospectivo que establezcan en forma más precisa la capacidad predictiva de este examen en pacientes con alto riesgo de hipoplasia pulmonar

Biopsia rápida por congelación en el diagnóstico de tumores de ovario: correlación diagnóstica según diámetro y peso en tumores de origen epitelial / Frozen sections in the diagnosis of ovarian tumors: accuracy by diameter and weight in epithelial ovarian tumors

Background: Adequate management and treatment of ovarian carcinoma requires a complete surgical staging supported by frozen-section examination. To achieve this goal it is necessary a high level of accuracy. Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of frozen-sections in ovarian carcinoma considering the influence of tumor diameter and weight. Patients and methods: Retrospective study of frozen-sections performed in patients with ovarian tumors who underwent surgery. Frozen- and permanent- sections were divided into three categories (benign, borderline and malignant) and stratified by diameter (<10 cm, 10 to 20 cm, >20 cm) and weight (<700 g, 700 a 1400 g, >1400 g). The diagnostic correlation, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and accuracy of each frozen-section diagnosis were determined. Results: Eight hundred forty two ovarian tumors that underwent frozen-sections between january 1988 and october 1998 were studied. Final diagnosis was 86,7 percent benign, 2,7 percent low malignant potential (LMP) and 10,6 percent malignant. The diagnosis correlation between frozen- and permanent-sections was 98,2 percent. Misdiagnosis was in epithelial ovarian tumors, particularly in LMP tumors. Sensitivity, specificity, positive- and negative- predictive values and accuracy of the four hundred eighty nine epithelial tumor were 92,6 percent, 99,2 percent, 96,7 percent, 98,2 percent and 97,9 percent, respectively. Diagnostic correlation was higher in epithelial ovarian tumors with diameter <10 cm (98,2 percent v/s 93,8 percent) and weight <700 g (96,9 percent v/s 88,9 percent). Conclusions: Diagnostic correlation with permanent-section examination, sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of frozen-sections are high in ovarian tumors. Accurate diagnosis at frozen sections of epithelial ovarian tumors with diameter >10 cm or weight >700 g (particularly in LMP tumors) is difficult because of the extensive sampling required. Frozen-sections diagnoses are important to determine the type and extent of surgery performed at the initial operation

Siringocistoadenoma papilífero de la vulva / Siringocystadenoma papilliferum of the vulva

Se comunica el caso de una paciente de 24 años, con un siringocistoadenoma papilífero de la vulva. Se presenta una revisión de la literatura de esta patología infrecuente

Manejo actual del tumor de ovario de bajo potencial maligno / Today management of low malignant potency ovarian tumors

Se presentan 36 pacientes portadoras de tumores de ovario de bajo potencial maligno tratadas entre 1987 y 1998. En 9 pacientes se decidió realizar un manejo conservador por deseo de fertilidad. En 2 de estas pacientes hubo recurrencia de la enfermedad. La sobrevida libre de recurrencia y la sobrevida total a 10 años fueron 90,2 por ciento y 96,3 por ciento respectivamente. Se revisa la literatura y se actualiza los conceptos en el enfrentamiento de esta enfermedad