Quality of life in the late follow-up of ulcerative colitis patients submitted to restorative proctocolectomy with sphincter preservation over ten years ago

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, by means of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), the quality of life of ulcerative colitis patients submitted to proctocolectomy with sphincter preservation using J-pouch reconstruction over ten years ago. METHODS: The study consisted of 36 patients interviewed using the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. The score scale, resulting from the addition of each answer, ranged from 32 to 224, where the highest score indicates the best quality of life. The chi square test was used to verify the existence of meaningful differences between the results of the questionnaire and age, and gender proportion. For each section, as well as for all of them combined, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to verify if there were differences in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire scores among the groups in relation to the proportions. RESULTS: After applying the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, it was determined that quality of life was considered excellent for 9 (25 percent), good for 11 (30.6 percent), regular for 13 (36.1 percent), and bad for 3 (8.3 percent) patients. In our study, we determined that 85 percent of the patients were pleased with and thankful for the surgery that they underwent. CONCLUSION: We can conclude that the possibility of sphincter preservation should always be taken into account, since patients remain clinically stable and have a high quality of life even after long periods.

Radiographic study of patients submitted to total gastrectomy using Safatle reconstruction technique / Estudo radiológico em doentes submetidos a gastrectomia total com reconstrução à Safatle

BACKGROUND: Ever since the first total gastrectomy, there has always been a great concern in increasing the survival of patients, and with the advance of techniques, in improving the quality of life of these patients. The most common reconstruction technique of the gastrointestinal transit is the Roux-en-Y. The reposition of a functional pouch in place of the resected stomach was proposed to minimize the postprandial symptoms, improve the nutritional grade and consequently, the quality of life. The Safatle reconstruction of the gastrointestinal transit technique consists of, in short, in the association of the interposition of the jejunal loop with partial transit through the duodenum, with an inverted Roux-en-Y and with the creation of a pouch which resembles the dynamics of the stomach, achieved by duodenojejunal segment which has an antiperistalsis emptying. AIM: To assess, by radiographic means, the emptying of the duodenojejunal pouch in patients submitted to total gastrectomy using the Safatle reconstruction technique. METHOD: Twelve patients submitted to total gastrectomy using the Safatle technique due to gastric cancer were studied. They were summoned to perform contrasted radiographies of the esophagus-duodenum-jejunum by the videofluoroscopic method during the months of July and August, 2005. RESULTS: All the patients presented satisfactory movement of the duodenojejunal pouch and an adequate emptying in antiperistalsis without food stasis. There has been an average 25-minute drainage time of the duodenojejunal pouch. CONCLUSION: The duodenojejunal pouch, in the patients submitted to total gastrectomy using the Safatle reconstruction, presented adequate emptying and movement.

RACIONAL: Desde a primeira gastrectomia total, houve sempre a preocupação em aumentar a sobrevida e, com o aprimoramento das técnicas, de melhorar a qualidade de vida. A técnica mais aceita para a reconstrução do trânsito intestinal após gastrectomia total é a em Y-de-Roux. A reposição de um reservatório funcional no lugar do estômago ressecado foi proposta para minimizar os sintomas pós-prandiais, melhorar o grau nutricional e, conseqüentemente, a qualidade de vida. A técnica de reconstrução do trânsito intestinal pós-gastrectomia à Safatle consiste, em síntese, numa associação da interposição de alça jejunal com trânsito parcial pelo duodeno, com o Y-de-Roux invertido, e com a criação de um reservatório que se aproxima da dinâmica do estômago, obtido à custa de um segmento duodenojejunal com esvaziamento em antiperistalse. OBJETIVO: Avaliar, por método radiológico, o esvaziamento da bolsa duodenojejunal em doentes submetidos a gastrectomia total com reconstrução à Safatle. MÉTODO: Foram estudados 12 doentes submetidos a gastrectomia total por câncer gástrico com reconstrução à Safatle, convocados para realizar radiografias contrastadas de esôfago-duodeno-jejuno pelo método videofluoroscópico nos meses de julho a agosto de 2005. RESULTADOS: Todos os doentes apresentaram motricidade satisfatória da bolsa duodenojejunal com adequado esvaziamento em antiperistalse sem estase alimentar. O tempo de esvaziamento da bolsa duodenojejunal foi de 25 minutos em média. CONCLUSÃO: A bolsa duodenojejunal, nos doentes submetidos a gastrectomia total com reconstrução à Safatle, apresentou adequado esvaziamento e motricidade.

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of collagen types in the fascia transversalis of inguinal hernia patients

BACKGROUND: Inguinal hernia is the second most common surgical case in our field. The anatomical factors alone are not enough to explain the inguinal hernia. Studies show changes in the proportion and quantity of collagen fibers in the developing of inguinal hernia. The greater production of collagen type III compared to the type I could justify the thinning of the fascia transversalis and its weakness. AIM: To determine the quantitative and qualitative changes of collagen in the fascia transversalis in inguinal hernia patients and compare them to findings from corpses without inguinal hernia. METHOD: Prospective case-control study based on the biopsy of fascia transversalis of 27 patients and 24 corpses. The technique used was hematoxylin-eosin and picrosirius colorimetry. RESULTS: The medium percent area of collagen (types I + III) and collagen type I, in both groups, show no statistic difference. The quantity of collagen type III was greater in the patients. Patients classified with Nyhus IIIa presented greater quantity of collagen type III. CONCLUSION: There is no significant difference in the quantity of collagen in the fascia transversalis of patients compared to the controls. An increase in the quantity of collagen type III was found in patients with inguinal hernia and a greater quantity in those patients classified with Nyhus IIIa.

RACIONAL: A hérnia inguinal é a segunda afecção cirúrgica mais comum em nosso meio. Os fatores anatômicos, isoladamente, não são suficientes para explicar a ocorrência das hérnias inguinais. Estudos apontam alterações na proporção e quantidade de fibras colágenas no desenvolvimento da hérnia inguinal. A maior produção de colágeno tipo III em relação ao tipo I poderia justificar o adelgaçamento da fascia transversalis e sua fraqueza. OBJETIVO: Determinar as alterações quantitativas e qualitativas de colágeno na fascia transversalis de doentes com hérnia inguinal e compará-las com achados em cadáveres sem hérnia inguinal. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo caso-controle com análise de biopsia de fascia transversalis de 27 doentes e 24 cadáveres. Utilizou-se a técnica de coloração de hematoxilina-eosina e picrosirius. RESULTADOS: A área percentual média de colágeno (tipo I + tipo III) e colágeno tipo I, nos dois grupos, não apresentou diferença estatística. A quantidade de colágeno tipo III foi maior nos doentes. Doentes classificados com Nyhus IIIa apresentaram maior quantidade de colágeno tipo III. CONCLUSÃO: Não há diferença significativa na quantidade de colágeno em fascia transversalis de doentes comparados com controles. Foi encontrado aumento na quantidade de colágeno tipo III nos doentes com hérnia e em maior quantidade nos doentes classificados como Nyhus IIIa.

Weight loss effects after gastric bypass

Obesity is the most common major problem of public health, leading people with this disease to great health and social complications. The gastric bypass leads to a weight reduction of 50 to 80 per cent and longer maintenance. Aim - To analise the effects of weight loss in morbid obese patients and their consequences, along with satisfaction levels through the BAROS questionnaire. Patients and methods - one hundred and eighty two patients submitted to gastric bypass have been prospectively evaluated at the Professor Edmundo Vasconcelos Hospital / A obesidade é o mais comum dos problemas de saúde pública levando esta população a grandes complicações clínicas e sociais. A derivação gástrica promove redução de até 80 por cento do peso em seguimento a longo prazo. Objetivo - Analisar os efeitos da perda de peso nos obesos mórbidos e suas consequências sobre a ótica do questionário BAROS...