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The changes in bromine levels in the blood serum of 40 patients who were operated upon are discussed herein. The results of this study demonstrate that all patients who received anesthetics rich in bromine (halothane and Fluothane) have an increase in serum bromine levels postoperatively. Eight of ten patients with high serum bromine levels postoperatively had intense symptomatologic findings which could be attributed to an instance of acute brominism.
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Anestésicos , Bromo/sangue , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Idoso , Anestésicos/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Meia-Vida , Halotano/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Período Pós-Operatório , Valores de ReferênciaRESUMO
Quantitative study of the Zn, Cu, K, Rb, Mn, Pb and Ni trace elements by the x-ray fluorescence method in normal and cancerous tissue samples, obtained from 18 patients suffering from cancer of the colon and rectum, shows that cancerous tissues exhibit statistically higher K, Rb, and Cu concentration than corresponding normal tissues. There are evidences that also Ni and Pb are elevated in cancerous tissues. Finally Zn and Mn do not show any appreciable difference in normal and cancerous tissues.
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Neoplasias do Colo/análise , Neoplasias Retais/análise , Oligoelementos/análise , Idoso , Cobre/análise , Feminino , Humanos , Chumbo/análise , Masculino , Manganês/análise , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Níquel/análise , Potássio/análise , Rubídio/análise , Espectrometria por Raios X , Zinco/análiseAssuntos
Cobre/sangue , Período Pós-Operatório , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios , Adulto , Carcinoma/sangue , Carcinoma/cirurgia , Colecistectomia , Colelitíase/sangue , Neoplasias do Colo/sangue , Neoplasias do Colo/cirurgia , Feminino , Hérnia/sangue , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Ovarianas/sangue , Neoplasias Ovarianas/cirurgiaRESUMO
Two cases of multiple aneurysms of the splenic artery are reported. The aneurysms themselves were asymptomatic and the patients were operated upon for other reasons. In the first case the aneurysm was of an arteriosclerotic nature and in the second it coexisted with portal hypertension. The literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.
