Tumor recurrence in prostatic urethra following simultaneous resection of bladder tumor and prostate

A comparative retrospective study was performed on 100 patients who had undergone transurethral resection of a superficial bladder tumor (Ta-Tl) with no associated carcinoma in situ (group 1) and 100 patients who had undergone simultaneous transurethral resection of a superficial bladder tumor (Ta-Tl), with no associated carcinoma in situ, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (group II). Evaluation of the recurrences of prostatic urethral tumors in both groups showed that they appeared in 10 patients (12 recurrences) in group I and 10 patients (14 recurrences) in group II (p = not significant). These data enabled us to rule out the influence of simultaneous transurethral resection in cases of recurrences of prostatic urethral tumors.     

Forced oscillation technique. Reference values for total respiratory resistance obtained with the Siemens Siregnost FD5.

Total respiratory resistance (Rrs) was measured by the application of a sine wave of airflow to the mouth at an oscillation frequency of 10 Hz. The instrument used was the Siemens Siregnost FD5. The Rrs data were correlated with height, age, sex, and weight in 73 patients and 29 healthy subjects. The patients took part in a rehabilitation program for restoration of their locomotion function. Both groups had normal lung function (VC, FEV1) and no signs of pulmonary disease. The only important determining factor for the value of the Rrs was height. The mean Rrs of 102 subjects was 0.29 +/- 0.08 kPa.1-1.s. Other studies gave values between 0.23 +/- 0.05 and 0.32 +/- 0.10 kPa.1-1.s.     

Multidimensional approach to the differences between muscular and articular temporomandibular patients: coping, distress, and pain characteristics.

OBJECTIVE: This study analyzes the differences in psychological variables and symptomatology between temporomandibular disorder diagnosis subgroups. STUDY DESIGN: The sample included 114 temporomandibular disorder patients that were evaluated in coping, distress, and temporomandibular characteristics. Diagnostic muscular (n = 58) and articular (n = 56) subgroups were compared in these variables through a MANCOVA. RESULTS: Muscular patients show a higher level of general distress, specifically in the anxiety and somatization subscales and a more active coping style, with a tendency of a minor use of humor and a higher number of parafunctional habits, specifically, biting nails, hangnails, and lips. CONCLUSION: We discuss the differences found in order to design the targets of the psychological intervention of temporomandibular patients.     

Locally aggressive central odontogenic fibroma associated to an inflammatory cyst: a clinical, histological and immunohistochemical study

The case describes a 38-year-old woman presenting a multilocular radiolucency affecting the entire right half of the lower jaw, with an unerupted third molar displaced to the region of the coronoid process. The histological study showed the presence of fibroblasts, focally with pleomorphic nuclei, dense collagen and an odontogenic epithelium with dystrophic calcifications. A cyst with an important inflammatory infiltrate was, moreover, observed.     

INVASIVE MUCORMYCOSIS WITH GASTRIC INVOLVEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE ATHEROMATOUS VASCULAR DISEASE

Gastric mucormycosis involvement is a rare condition that usually occurs in inmunocompromised patients and frequently has a fatal outcome. We report the case of a 73‐year‐old woman admitted to the intensive care unit with severe bleeding after an acute pulmonary disease. Upper endoscopy disclosed wide and deep necrotic ulcers in the body and fundus of the stomach and greenish exudates with the antrum and the duodenum undamaged. Autopsy revealed an invasive mucormycosis and a severe atheromatosis. Several predisposing factors for mucormycosis infection have been reported until now. We postulate that ischemic gastritis could be a predisposing factor for colonization of zygomycete.