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We report a case of gastric lipoma, a rare benign stomach tumor. There are approximately 200 cases previously described in literature. A male, 62-year-old patient with no clinical complaint presented a tumor lesion in the stomach antrum found in a routine upper endoscopy. A surgical resection (subtotal gastrectomy) was done and the histological examination showed submucosal lipoma without signs of malignancy. This report points to the growth of routine examination in the current clinical practice and the dilemma brought by overdiagnosis.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Lipoma , Stomach Neoplasms , Lipoma/diagnosis , Lipoma/surgery , Stomach Neoplasms/diagnosis , Stomach Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Avaliar fatores preditivos de colelitíase em obesos mórbidos submetidos a gastroplastia com reconstrução em Y de Roux. MÉTODOS: Estudou-se um grupo de pacientes obesos inscritos no programa para tratamento cirúrgico da obesidade mórbida do Departamento de Cirurgia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. Os critérios de exclusão foram: pacientes colecistectomizados previamente, pacientes com diagnóstico de colelitíase no pré-operatório e casos em que a ultra-sonografia era duvidosa em relação à presença de cálculos biliares. Foram operados 160 pacientes, sendo 29 com colecistectomia prévia, 23 com litíase biliar pré-peratória, 5 com ultrassonografia duvidosa e 103 com vesícula biliar normal ao ultra-som de abdome. RESULTADOS: Os resultados mostraram que 48 (46,6 por cento) pacientes desenvolveram colelitíase, sendo 22 sintomáticos. Quando comparamos os pacientes com e sem colelitíase, não observamos diferenças significativas em relação à idade, sexo e peso pré-operatório. O índice de massa corpórea, os níveis séricos de triglicérides, o colesterol total e suas frações VLDL-colesterol e LDL-colesterol foram superiores no grupo que desenvolveu colelitíase em relação aos pacientes sem cálculos, sendo esta diferença estatisticamente significativa. A porcentagem de perda de peso no 6° e 12° mês pós-operatório foi significativamente superior nos pacientes que desenvolveram cálculos biliares. CONCLUSÃO: O estudo permite concluir que índice de massa corpórea, os níveis de triglicérides, colesterol total e suas frações LDL e VLDL são fatores preditivos de colelitíase após gastroplastia com reconstrução em Y de Roux.
OBJECTIVE: This study intended to evaluate predictive factors for cholelithiasis in morbidly obese submitted to gastroplasty with "Y" de Roux reconstruction. METHODS: The population under study was a group of obese patients enrolled in a program of surgical procedure for morbid obesity at the Department of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, Santa Casa de São Paulo. The exclusion criteria were: patients previously cholecystectomized, patients with diagnosis of pre-operative cholelithiasis and patients with a questionable ultrasonography about existence of billiary stones. A total of 160 patients were operated, 29 with prior cholecystectomy, 23 with pre-operative biliar lithiasis , 5 with questionable ultrasonography about billiary stones and 103 with normal gallbladders at abdominal ultrasonography. RESULTS: Results showed that (46.6 percent) of patients developed cholelithiasis, 22 of them symptomatic. When patients with or without cholelithiasis were compared, no significant difference related to age, gender and preoperative weight was observed. The body mass index, the triglycerides serum levels, total cholesterol and the fractions HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were higher in the group who developed cholelithiasis compared to patients without gallstones and this difference was statistically significant. The percentage of weight loss in the 6th and 12th postoperative month was significantly higher in patients who developed billiary stones. CONCLUSION: The study leads to conclude that body mass index, levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol and the fractions LDL and VLDL are predictive factors for cholelithiasis post-gastroplasty with the "Y" de Roux reconstruction.
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Humans , Male , Female , Cholelithiasis/etiology , Gastric Bypass/methods , Gastroplasty/methods , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y , Body Mass Index , Biomarkers/blood , Cholecystectomy , Cholelithiasis/blood , Cholesterol/blood , Follow-Up Studies , Gastric Bypass/adverse effects , Gastroplasty/adverse effects , Obesity, Morbid/complications , Postoperative Period , Retrospective Studies , Statistics, Nonparametric , Triglycerides/blood , Weight LossABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Analisar o tratamento da doença bílio-pancreática na presença do divertículo periampolar. MÉTODO: De janeiro de 1999 a julho de 2003, 13 doentes com diagnóstico de divertículo periampolar e doença bílio-pancreática associada foram tratados pelo grupo de vias biliares e pâncreas do Departamento de Cirurgia da Santa Casa de São Paulo. Foram analisados retrospectivamente quanto à idade, sexo, quadro clínico e exames laboratoriais e radiológicos, com intuito diagnóstico. O tratamento endoscópico ou cirúrgico e seus resultados foram avaliados. RESULTADOS: Quatro pacientes eram do sexo masculino (30,8 por cento) e nove (69,2 por cento) do sexo feminino, a maioria com idade superior a 70 anos. Os principais sintomas foram de icterícia (61,5 por cento) e dor abdominal (53,8 por cento). Dois doentes apresentaram-se com pancreatite aguda e um com hemorragia digestiva alta. Onze doentes tinham coledocolitíase e dois, diagnóstico de colangiocarcinoma. Dez doentes foram submetidos a colangio-pancreatografia retrógrada endoscópica com 30 por cento de sucesso no tratamento da coledocolitíase. Os outros doentes foram operados: três coledocoduodenostomias, quatro coledocolitotomias com drenagem em T da via biliar. Três doentes foram submetidos à diverticulectomia (23,1 por cento) e um deles (7,7 por cento) à papiloesfincteroplastia. A mortalidade na amostra foi de 7,7 por cento. CONCLUSÃO: A taxa de sucesso do tratamento endoscópico da coledocolitíase foi baixa na presença de divertículo periampolar e a diverticulectomia com ou sem esfincteroplastia pode elevar a morbidade e a mortalidade nestes doentes.
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between periampullary duodenal diverticulum and pancreatic-biliary disease and its treatment. METHODS: Since January 1999 to July 2003, thirtheen patients with juxtapapillary duodenal diverticulum and pancreatic-biliary symptons were treated in the Departament of Surgery of the 'Santa Casa de São Paulo' School of Medicine. They were retrospectively evaluated for age, sex and clinical signs. They were treated by endoscopy or surgery and its results were evaluated. RESULTS: Four patients were males (30.8 percent) and nine (69.2 percent) were females and the majority of them were older than 70 years of age. They presented with jaundice (61.5 percent) and abdominal pain (53.8 percent). Two patients presented with acute pancreatitis, one with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, eleven patients had choledocholithiasis and two patients had the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. Ten patients were submitted to an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with 30 percent of success in their treatment. The other patients were operated: three choledocoduodenostomies, four choledocolithotomies with 'T Tube Drainage'. Three patients were submitted to a diverticulectomy (23.1 percent) and one to a papilloesfincteroplasty. The overall mortality was (7.7 percent). CONCLUSION: We concluded that endoscopic treatment of choledocholithiasis had low index of success in the presence of periampullary diverticulum and that surgical diverticulectomy may increase the morbididity and mortality in those patients.