Vol. 17 No. 1 (2018): CAMbios Scientific Medical Journal | Medical-Scientific Journal CAMbios HECAM

Original Studies: Observational Studies

Emilia Alejandra Espín Jaramillo

3 - 9 pp.

Resistencia a fármacos antirretrovirales en la Clínica de VIH del Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín

Introduction. Resistance to antiviral drugs is a major problem worldwide. Antiretroviral therapy seeks to reduce viral load and allows for immune reconstitution, achieving viral suppression for as long as possible, with minimum impact on patient activities. Objective. To evaluate the prevalence...

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Cintya Alejandra Andrade Díaz

10 - 14 pp.

Epidemiologic analysis of gastric cancer in Carlos Andrade Marín Specialties Hospital in the period between Jan-Dec, 2016

Introduction. Worldwide, gastric cancer ranks fifth in incidence and second in mortality. In 2016, according to the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Census, gastric cancer was the most frequent cause of cancer death in men and second among women in Ecuador. Objective. To identify...

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Rocío del Carmen Quisiguiña Aldaz

15 - 20 pp.

Revised post-sleeve gastric surgery using the Da Vinci System

Introduction. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure. We analyzed obesity-related comorbidities, such as GERD, based on the amount of weight loss achieved. Objective. We discuss the outcome of laparoscopic conversion from SG to Roux-en-Y-gastric...

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Santiago David Salazar Coba

21 - 29 pp.

Demographic and epidemiologic characterization of the Intensive Care Unit, Carlos Andrade Marín Specialties Hospital, 2014, 2015 and 2016

Introduction. Epidemiological surveillance studies improve health care quality, allowing identification of local trends and specific burden of disease. This study was carried out in a polyvalent Intensive Care Unit at a third level hospital in Quito-Ecuador. Objectives. Assess the epidemiologic...

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Karen Viviana Sierra Parrales

30 -35 pp.

Comparison of Cormack-Lehane and Mallampati scores to predict difficult intubation in patients undergoing emergency surgery under general anesthesia

Introduction. Adequate management of the airway is vital in the context of cardiorespiratory complications in general anesthesia. Objective. We compared Mallampati and Cormack-Lehane scores for difficult intubation in emergency surgery patients undergoing general anesthesia at...

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Edison Tarquino Ramos Tituaña

36 - 41 pp.

Epidemiologic and demographic profile of sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit of Carlos Andrade Marin Specialties Hospital

Introduction. Sepsis and septic shock are the leading causes of death in intensive care units around the world. In addition, they are among the conditions that entail a high cost in terms of handling and treatment, despite the progress in this area. Objective. To establish the main...

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Cristopher Cortés Rodríguez

42 - 47 pp.

Personality traits in overweight and obese individuals

Introduction. Being an overweight/obese is associated with important risks for both physical and mental health and is present in epidemic proportions both in Ecuador and in an international level. Both social and psychological factors, influence the etiology of this illness. Objective. The...

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Carlos Alberto Rosero Reyes

48 - 51 pp.

Perforated appendicitis, peritoneal lavage versus non-lavage?

Introduction. The adequate treatment of the peritoneal cavity in peritonitis is a primary concern in the comprehensive management of the patient. Objective. To compare the results of thoroughly washing the peritoneal cavity vs simply just drying the peritoneal cavity in cases of...

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Patricia Gabriela Zambrano Sánchez

52 - 56 pp.

Multiple Sclerosis associated with thyroid dysfunction in patients from the Province of Pichincha

Introduction. There is little information available regarding thyroid dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Most information on this matter comes from studies focused on the influence of Interferon b-1 in hypothyroidism. Objective. The goal of this study was to analyze the...

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Case Report

Gabriela Liliana Santafé Troncoso

57 - 60 pp.

Enfermedad de Kawasaki:: caso clínico

This article describes the diagnostic process of the not very common Kawasaki disease in a pre-school patient at the Enrique Garcés Hospital in Quito. Although this disease has been clinically described for more than 50 years, its prevalence and medical knowledge is greater in the Asian...

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William Cevallos Trujillo

61 - 65 pp.

Differential diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Report of a clinical case of basocellular carcinoma of the skin.

Introduction. Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused about twenty differents species of the Leishmania protozoo.Transmitted to humans by the bite of a female midge of the genus Phlebotomine sp. The clinical manifestations are variable and are related to the infected species, their...

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Mayra Mesías Basurto

66 - 70 pp.

Endovascular treatment of an arterio-calicial fistula in a transplanted kidney as an alternative to surgical treatment

Introduction. Renal biopsy is a procedure that contributed to the knowledge of kidney disease since 1950. Kidney biopsy is also a diagnostic tool to evaluate renal transplantation and clinical monitoring, as well as, to choose the best treatment. Complications in Renal biopsy were reduced...

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Erika Estefanía Rodríguez Prieto

71 - 75 pp.

Cervical squamous cell metastases to the mammary glands

Introduction. Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent gynecological malignancies worldwide and 15%-61% will develop metastases. The most frequent distant sites of dissemination are the lungs, liver, para-aortic lymph nodes (PAN) and supraclavicular lymph nodes; unusual sites...

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Gabriela Katherine Zurita Aguirre

76 - 80 pp.

Desmoid tumor

Introduction. Grade I desmoid tumor is an uncommon pathology where treatment was the surgery as first option, but its post-surgical recurrence tends to obscure satisfactory evolution due to these kinds of tumors have to compromise deep layers, and there are cases where patients...

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Esteban Andrés Robalino Torres

81 - 85 pp.

Imaging findings in patients with biliary atresia in Carlos Andrade Marín Specialties Hospital, in the period between Jan 2016-Mar 2017

Introduction. This is a review of clinical and radiological findings of biliary atresia, an anomaly of biliary tree development that carries a high risk of mortality due to complications unless they are corrected in a short time. Materials and methods. We reviewed a series of seven cases...

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Revista Médica Científica CAMbios

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2018)

Original Studies: Observational Studies

Case Report