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OBJETIVO: A presente pesquisa objetivou aferir a localização, a quantidade e as dimensões dos segmentos arteriais do baço, bem como sua relação com a anatomia de superfície. MÉTODO: Foram utilizados 19 baços, procedentes do Departamento de Morfologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará. O peso médio dos baços era de 148,2±52g e suas dimensões médias de 11,2x7,1x4,0cm. Foi injetada, nos ramos superior e inferior da artéria esplênica, resina sintética (resapol T-208) para preenchimento dos segmentos. Utilizando o método de corrosão, identificou-se a segmentação, diferenciando-a através de cores, analisando e comparando com a anatomia de superfície através de planimetria. RESULTADOS: Os baços apresentavam em média 2,4±0,61 segmentos (2-4) e seus moldes representavam 70 por cento da superfície diafragmática. Encontrou-se evidência de correlação entre os sulcos das chanfraduras esplênicas e a segmentação correspondente em 17 dos 19 baços 89,4 por cento±7,1 por cento (p< 0,05) que possuíam este relevo anatômico. CONCLUSÃO: A segmentação arterial esplênica pode estar diretamente relacionada com sua anatomia de superfície e ser utilizada como parâmetro na esplenectomia parcial e estudos de anatomia vascular esplênica.
BACKGROUND: To determine segments' location, number and dimension as well as its relation to the spleen surface anatomy. METHODS: Nineteen spleens were used, all provided by the Morphology Department of Federal University of Ceará. The spleen's average weight was 148.2±52 g and their average dimensions were 11.2x7.1x4.0 cm. Synthetic resin (resapol T208) was injected into the superior and inferior spleen artery branches fulfilling the segments. After parenchyma corrosion, each segment was identified by a different color and analyzed by planimetry. RESULTS: The spleens presented 2.4±0.61 segments average (2-4), and its molds represent 70 percent of the diaphragmatic surface. Evidence of correlation between notch and the corresponding segment was found in 17 of the 19 samples 89.4 percent±7.1 percent (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The splenic arterial segmentation may have a strict relation between its surface anatomies. It should be utilized as a parameter in partial splenectomy and other arterial segmentation studies.
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We performed a retrospective study of 164 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with disseminated histoplasmosis to identify the risk factors for death. Death occurred in 32% of the cases. Univariate analysis identified the following risk factors: diarrhea (odds ratio [OR] = 3.9, P = 0.001), neurologic manifestations (OR = 5.8, ; P = 0.001), hemoglobin level < 8.0g/dL (OR = 2.7, P = 0.004), urea level 2 times the normal upper limit (OR = 5.0, P < 0.001), creatinine level > 1.5 mg/dL (OR = 2.9, P = 0.005), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level > 2.5 times the normal upper limit (OR = 3.1, P = 0.01), respiratory insufficiency (OR = 9.7, P < 0.001), sepsis (OR = 20.2, P < 0.001), and acute renal failure (OR = 2.5, P = 0.011). A hemoglobin level < 8.0 g/dL (OR = 3.8, P = 0.008), an AST level >or= 2.5 times the normal limit (OR = 1.0, P = 0.007), acute renal failure (OR = 2.96, P = 0.015), and respiratory insufficiency (OR = 12.2, P = 0.01) were independent risk factors for death.
