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ABSTRACT Objectives: the surgical approach persists as the main treatment for esophageal cancer. This study compares the patients of the same institution over time at three different times. Methods: this is a retrospective, observational, descriptive study comparing the surgical outcomes obtained by the Division of Surgical Oncology of Erasto Gaertner Hospital. The sample was divided into Period 1 (1987-1997), Period 2 (1998-2003) and Period 3 (2007-2015). Survival rates and disease-free survival were estimated by the Kaplan-Maier method. Survival predictors were identified with Cox regression. ANOVA test was used for comparison between groups. Data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0 and STATA 16, and p

ABSTRACT Quality is a term used by various specialists, from different perspectives, having as a common point to identify focuses that promote their development in institutional management. Quality processes allow us to improve assistance, reducing complication and death rates and reducing costs. Currently, the positive experience of the patient is highly valued and should be sought by all institutions. The benefits of quality procedures are extensive. There is evidence of lower complication and mortality rates, cost reduction, uniformity of care, improved communication and opportunity for health education. There is a need for financial investment by the institutions, but they can be converted in the future. The idea that these are just bureaucratic steps must be fought because individualistic attitudes are no longer part of safe medicine. The success of a quality process requires interdisciplinarity, integration with quality offices for effective communication. The implementation of feasible attitudes should be sought, with a high adherence rate to seek patient satisfaction and safety. We will address historical aspects, the requirements for the implementation of a quality program, the concepts of indicators and the aspects that influence the quality in surgery, in addition to presenting benefits that such a program can offer to the surgeon and the institution.

Os tumores estromais do trato gastrointestinal (GIST) embora raros, são os mais freqüentes tumores malignos mesenquimais. Com maior prevalência no estômago e duodeno, esse tipo de tumor geralmente se apresenta assintomático e, não raro, são diagnosticado em exames de imagem. Apesar dos avanços genéticos possi bilitando a identificação de mutações específicas, o diagnóstico por vezes é dificultado pela sua localização intra - mural. A ressecção cirúrgica completa da lesão é o tratamento de escolha com potencial curativo. Descrevemos um caso de GIST do esôfago trat ado cirurgicamente no Serviço de Cirurgia Abdominal e Torácica do Hospital Erasto Gaertner

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a viabilidade de abreviação do jejum em cirurgias colorretais oncológicas, bem como, o impacto no desfecho cirúrgico dos pacientes. Métodos: estudo prospectivo comparativo randomizado com pacientes submetidos à cirurgias eletivas colorretais, por câncer, no período de maio a setembro de 2017. Os pacientes foram randomizados eletronicamente em dois grupos de acordo com o jejum pré-operatório a ser adotado: convencional ou abreviado. Resultados: dos 33 pacientes incluídos, 15 seguiram o protocolo de jejum abreviado e 18 de jejum convencional. Ambos os grupos apresentaram perfis comparáveis. Nenhum paciente foi submetido a preparo mecânico do cólon. Em 69,7% dos casos, a cirurgia envolveu dissecção baixa do reto. Os procedimentos foram equivalentes em relação às variáveis intraoperatórias e complicações graves. O tempo para atingir realimentação plena foi menor para o jejum abreviado (10 versus 16 dias, p=0,001), assim como, o tempo de internação hospitalar (2 versus 4 dias, p=0,009). Os custos hospitalares foram menores no jejum abreviado (331 versus 682 reais, p

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The association of gastric plication with fundoplication is a reliable option for the treatment of individuals with obesity associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. AIMS: To describe weight loss, endoscopic, and gastroesophageal reflux disease-related outcomes of gastric plication with fundoplication in individuals with mild obesity. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was carried out, enrolling individuals who underwent gastric plication with fundoplication at a tertiary private hospital from 2015–2019. Data regarding perioperative and weight loss outcomes, endoscopic and 24-hour pH monitoring findings, and gastroesophageal reflux disease-related symptoms were analyzed. RESULTS: Of 98 individuals, 90.2% were female. The median age was 40.4 years (IQR 32.1–47.8). The median body mass index decreased from 32 kg/m2 (IQR 30,5–34) to 29.5 kg/m2 (IQR 26.7–33.9) at 1–2 years (p

Os sintomas do tumor ovariano são inespecíficos e uma forma rara de apresentação é como conteúdo de uma hérnia inguinal. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente de 82 anos, com diagnóstico de câncer de mama e lesão anexial hipoecoica à ecografia. A mesma foi submetida à cirurgia conservadora da mama e à laparotomia, com achado de lesão ovariana sólido-cística no interior do canal inguinal à direita. A análise por congelação foi negativa para malignidade, e o exame anatomopatológico mostrou tratar-se de tumor ovariano borderline.The symptoms of ovarian tumor are not specific and a rare presentation of the tumor is as the content of an inguinal hernia. We reported a case of an 82-year-old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer and with a concomitant hypoecoic adnexal mass at the ecographic exam. The patient was treated with conservative breast surgery and laparotomy. A cystic-solid ovarian lesion was found inside the right inguinal canal. Frozen-section examination was negative for malignancy, and the anatomopathological analysis revealed a borderline ovarian tumor.

OBJETIVO: avaliar o tratamento instituído a portadoras de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical de alto grau e o seguimento destas pacientes durante a gestação. MÉTODOS: estudo retrospectivo baseado na revisão dos prontuários de 30 pacientes atendidas no período de 1990 a 2002 no Hospital Erasto Gaertner, com diagnóstico de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical de alto grau durante a gestação. O diagnóstico foi realizado por colposcopia e biópsia, e a colposcopia foi realizada novamente durante o período gestacional e após o parto. Foram avaliados os diagnósticos de regressão e progressão das lesões. RESULTADOS: das 30 pacientes, 3 foram excluídas por não-confirmação do diagnóstico de lesão intraepitelial escamosa de alto grau (LEAG) pela colposcopia com biópsia. Quatro pacientes foram submetidas ao tratamento durante a gestação, e uma delas apresentou parto pré-termo na 32ª semana de gestação. Vinte e três pacientes foram submetidas a tratamento expectante, realizando-se nova colposcopia e biópsia, sendo então submetidas à conização ou cirurgia de alta frequência em média na 11ª semana de gestação. Em 7,4% dos casos houve regressão da lesão na peça cirúrgica, embora a biópsia evidenciasse lesão de alto grau após o término da gestação. CONCLUSÕES: toda paciente com diagnóstico de lesão intraepitelial escamosa de alto grau (LEAG) deve ser submetida à colposcopia e biópsia para excluir lesão invasiva. A conduta expectante para as lesões intraepiteliais é o tratamento de escolha e mais seguro pela possibilidade de regressão destas lesões no período pós-parto.PURPOSE: to evaluate the results of treatment to which patients with high grade intraepithelial cervical neoplasia (HSIL) are submitted, as well as their follow-up during pregnancy. METHODS: retrospective study based on the review of the medical report of 30 patients with diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) during pregnancy and attended to at a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil from 1990 to 2002. Diagnosis was performed by colposcopy and biopsy, with repetition of the colposcopy during the pregnancy and after delivery. The diagnoses of regression and progression of lesions were evaluated. RESULTS: from 30 patients, 3 were excluded of the sample because the diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) was not confirmed by the colposcopy with biopsia. Four patients were submitted to treatment during pregnancy, and one of them presented preterm delivery at the 32nd week. Twenty-three patients were submitted to expectant treatment, underwent a new colposcopy and biopsy, and then were submitted to conisation surgery at about the 11th week after the end of pregnancy. In 7.4% of the cases, there was lesion regression in the surgical specimen. CONCLUSIONS: all patients with diagnosis should be submitted to colposcopy and biopsy to exclude the possibility of invasive lesion. The expectant procedure for intraepithelial lesions is the most widely chosen and safe due to the possibility of regression in the postpartum period.