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RESUMO Introdução: Os procedimentos estéticos na região glútea têm ganhado evidência nas últimas décadas, com aumento da procura e aparecimento de novas técnicas. Somado ao desenvolvimento e maior facilidade de acesso aos métodos de imagem, assim como a crescente judicialização da medicina, tornam-se cada vez mais frequentes os exames de imagem nos pacientes submetidos a gluteoplastia, com destaque atualmente para a avaliação por ressonância magnética desta região. Dessa forma, a imagem entra cada vez mais na prática clínica diária do cirurgião plástico, requerendo do mesmo conhecimentos sobre conceitos básicos em relação à solicitação e interpretação dos exames. Neste artigo, revisamos aspectos de imagem por ressonância magnética de procedimentos estéticos da região glútea, bem como suas complicações. O objetivo é ilustrar através de estudos de ressonância magnética os achados habituais nos procedimentos de gluteoplastia, bem como algumas de suas complicações, além de propor um protocolo de exame por ressonância magnética da região. Foram selecionados selecionados casos ilustrativos de pacientes que se submeteram a procedimentos de gluteoplastia, sejam eles aprovados, off-label ou mesmo ilícitos, e que fizeram estudo de ressonância magnética em nosso serviço. Foi realizada ainda revisão bibliográfica sobre o tema.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Aesthetic procedures in the gluteal region are increasingly in evidence in recent decades with the augment in demand and the emergence of new techniques. This fact, coupled with the development and easier access to imaging methods and the increasing judicialization of medicine, makes imaging exams more frequent in patients undergoing gluteoplasty, with an emphasis currently on magnetic resonance imaging in this region. Thus, the image increasingly enters the plastic surgeon's daily clinical practice, requiring knowledge of basic concepts regarding the request and interpretation of the exams. In this article, we reviewed aspects of magnetic resonance imaging of aesthetic procedures in the gluteal region and their complications. The objective is to, through magnetic resonance studies, the usual findings in gluteoplasty procedures, as well as some of their complications, in addition to proposing an examination protocol for magnetic resonance imaging in the region. Illustrative cases of patients who underwent gluteoplasty procedures, whether approved, off-label or even illicit, were selected, in which we conducted a magnetic resonance study in our service. A bibliographic review was also done on the topic.
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Gynecologic cancer treatment can lead to anatomical changes in the genitalia that may impair sexual response. As a result, the authors aimed to assess women's self-perceptions of their sex lives following gynecologic cancer treatment and the impact of such treatment on sexual function. Thirty sexually active women were examined. At the first meeting with a physician sex therapist, women were asked about their satisfaction with their sexual activities prior to and after gynecologic cancer treatment, either with a partner or alone, and how many times per month they had sexual intercourse prior to the cancer diagnosis and after treatment. Women reported significantly worse sex lives and a significantly lower frequency of sexual relations following cancer treatment. All participants reported pain on vaginal penetration and feeling uncomfortable in discussing their sexual difficulties with the oncologist. The findings show that women experienced impaired sexual function, as well as poorer quality of sexual function, following gynecologic cancer treatment. Nurses should provide basic guidelines about sexual function to all patients who undergo treatment for gynecologic cancer.
