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BACKGROUND: Breast capsular contracture (BCC) is a commonly adverse event postmammoplastly characterized by an immune response mediated by cytokines and transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß1 resulting in excessive synthesis and deposit of extracellular matrix around the breast implant. Presence of TGF-ß1 polymorphisms has been associated as a risk factor to develop fibroproliferative diseases. METHODS: This open, controlled, prospective, and pilot clinical trial with 6 months duration was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of 1800 mg a day, of oral Pirfenidone (PFD) in the treatment of BCC (Baker Score III/IV) postmammoplasty. Twenty BCC cases received PFD and 14 BCC control cases underwent capsulectomy after 6 months of enrollment. Both groups were followed up for 6 more months up to 12 months to determine the relapse in the absence of PFD. Determination of TGF-ß1 polymorphisms was performed to establish a correlation with capsular contracture. RESULTS: PFD group experienced BCC-reduction in all breasts 6 months after enrollment. Only 1 of 20 cases relapsed after follow-up. In capsulectomy group, 2 of 14 cases presented progression to grade IV during presurgical period. All capsulectomy cases relapsed at end of follow-up. Nearly hundred percent of all patients studied in this protocol had a profibrogenic homozygous TGF-ß1 polymorphism (codon 25; genotype Arg25Arg). CONCLUSIONS: PFD is useful to improve BCC (Baker Score III/IV) postmammoplasty with no relapse after drug administration. There is also an association between capsular contracture and the presence of homozygous G/G TGF-ß1 genotype.
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Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/uso terapêutico , Implante Mamário/instrumentação , Implantes de Mama , Contratura Capsular em Implantes/tratamento farmacológico , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Piridonas/uso terapêutico , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/genética , Administração Oral , Adulto , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Seguimentos , Marcadores Genéticos , Homozigoto , Humanos , Contratura Capsular em Implantes/diagnóstico por imagem , Contratura Capsular em Implantes/genética , Contratura Capsular em Implantes/cirurgia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Estudos Prospectivos , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The caudal duplication syndrome is defined by the association between gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and distal neural tube malformations and duplications. We presented a case report and the possible embryologic origin is discussed. CLINICAL CASE: We describe a twenty-one year female patient, with clinical and imaging diagnosis of caudal duplication. She has normal psychomotor development. CONCLUSIONS: The current case integrates a Caudal Duplication with no alteration of the spinal column. We propose that this malformation result from an insult in the primitive hindgut.
