abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports describe 30-40% of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), SIBO is a cause of persistent symptoms in this group of patients even when they are treated with pancreatic enzymes. AIM:To asses the frequency of SIBO in patients with CP. PATIENTS A...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mancilla A C,Madrid S AM,Hurtado H C,Orellana B C,Peña Z M,Tobar A E,Berger F Z

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational Diabetes is characterized by different degrees of glucose intolerance that produce a series of fetal and perinatal alterations. During many years, in those cases of gestational diabetes that did not respond to nutritional interventions, the use of insulin was a proven treatment to achieve metabolic control...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valdés R E,Soto-Chacón E,Lahsen M R,Barrera H C,Candía P P

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression is a serious, common, treatable condition, with broad repercussions in mother and family life, but frequently under diagnosed. A screening tool, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) could improve the detection rate of depressive symptoms. AIM:To assess the efficacy of EPDS i...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castañón S C,Pinto L J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor oral health status may have an impact on the health status of patients with chronic renal failure. AIM:To describe the oral health status of a group of Brazilian patients with chronic renal failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective review of the medical records of patients with chronic renal failure...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Souza CM,Braosi AP,Luczyszyn SM,Casagrande RW,Pecoits-Filho R,Riella MC,Ignácio SA,Trevilatto PC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two atypical cases of parvovirus B19 infection occurred consecutively within a family. A 14 year-old patient presented an extended papular-purpuric "gloves and socks" syndrome and two weeks later his mother developed a predominantly unilateral purpuric rash in the limbs with severe malaise. Specific IgM antibodies in ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Martínez G MJ,Elgueta N A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of the journal Lanas et al report an estimation of population attributable risk (PAR) for myocardial infarction (MI) derived from different risk factors in Chile. Cigarette smoking, dyslipidemia and hypertension accounted for 71% of total PAR. Mortality from MI has decreased in Chile, but epidemiologic s...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Chamorro S G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporotic hip fractures are devastating events in older women. There is a genetic modulation of bone phenotypic parameters including bone density (BMD) and bone fragility fractures. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms explain a small part of the genetic influence on BMD, whereas their effect on fr...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Quevedo L I,Martínez B M,Castillo N M,Rivera F N

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a serious disease that needs rapid diagnosis for an accurate treatment. The most important etiological agents are: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae type b. Overall pathogen detection rate in patients with ABM in Chile is 83%. AIM...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Reyes S M,Torres T JP,Prado J V,Vidal A R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant lesion of the bile duct epithelium. Its incidence and prevalence are low. It appears from the sixth decade of life and there is slight male predominance. It is most frequently found in the confluence of the hepatic ducts, where it is called hilar cholangiocarcinoma or Klatskin tumor. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Burgos San Juan L

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Lack of social support can be one of the factors that influences recurrences of drug consumption after treatment of addictions. AIM:To assess the role of social support in maintaining drug abstinence after treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We studied 306 subjects that were treated in drug addiction centers, ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Garmendia ML,Alvarado ME,Montenegro M,Pino P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To adequately plan the post graduate training of physicians, we need to know the needs for specialists in the country and the most prevalent diseases and causes of consultations. In 2004, the National System of Health Services assessed the number of hours and types of specialties available, their regional distribution...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Román A O,Señoret S M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the aim of contributing to he Healthy Goal 2010 of reducing significantly the prevalence of childhood obesity we developed and implemented during 2003 and 2004, a school-based obesity prevention intervention which included nutrition education and the promotion of physical activity. AIM:To report the re...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Kain J,Uauy R,Leyton B,Cerda R,Olivares S,Vio F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 56 years-old man presenting with chest pain with exercise, seven years after an orthotopic heart transplant. A coronary angiography showed an atherosclerotic lesion in the common left main coronary artery with more than 90% obstruction. The lesion was successfully treated with a transluminal angioplasty wi...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Riedemann S E,Castro G P,Quintana F JC,Pérez P O,Mc-Nab M P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of obesity reach high levels in Chile, with geographic, social and school variations. AIM:To identify factors at two levels associated with excessive weight in school children: child-family characteristics and school-neighborhood. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Using a cross-sectional and multi-step design, se...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Amigo H,Bustos P,Erazo M,Cumsille P,Silva C

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Master of Internal Medicine is the highest award granted by the Chilean Society of Internal Medicine (Sociedad Médica de Santiago) to its members. Since this award was instituted, in 1981, the Society has given it periodically to the most distinguished Chilean physicians. All nominees are considered a model as a physi...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors：

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maps have played a critical role in public health since 1855, when John Snow associated a cholera outbreak with contaminated water source in London. After cardiovascular diseases, cancer is the second leading cause of death in Chile. Cancer was responsible for 22.7% of all deaths in 1997-2004 period. AIM:To...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Icaza N MG,Núñez F ML,Torres A FJ,Díaz S NL,Várela G DE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic choristoma is the occurrence of normal pancreatic tissue in an abnormal location without any anatomic continuity with the main body of the gland. Although heterotopia is uncommon in the gallbladder and biliary tract, anecdotic cases of gastric mucosa, liver, adrenal gland and pancreas among other tissues ha...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Beltrán MA,Barría C,Naquira C,Almonacid J,Cruces KS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have described a high percentage of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, the prevalence of SIBO has not been well established in other functional disorders. AIM:To evaluate the prevalence of SIBO in patients with different func...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Madrid AM,Defilippi C C,Defilippi G C,Slimming A J,Quera P R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Edgar Allan Poe, one of the best American storytellers and poets, suffered an episodic behaviour disorder partially triggered by alcohol and opiate use. Much confusion still exists about the last days of his turbulent life and the cause of his death at an early age. Different etiologies have been proposed to explain h...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Miranda C M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between patients and health professionals emphasizes deliberation and joint decision making, that derives in the informed consent. AIM:To evaluate decision making of patients in health care and to identify the notion of capacity for decision making, according to lawyers and physicians. MAT...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bórquez E G,Raineri B G,Horwitz C N,Huepe O G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The place of death has changed and coverage of medical attention at death varies according to the development level of countries. AIM:To assess the evolution of coverage of medical attention of the last disease and place of death as indicators of health care quality and development level, in the sixth regio...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Leiva H H,León K F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X linked congenital disease that presents as eczema, thrombocytopenia and immune deficiency. The only curative procedure for this illness is hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), preferably from a healthy HLA identical sibling donor. Cord blood is becoming an excelle...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Wietstruck P MA,Zúñiga C P,Talesnik G E,Méndez R C,Barriga C F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In large series, nearly 60% of admissions for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) had a non-coronary etiology of the pain. However, short term mortality of non recognized ACS patients, mistakenly discharged from the emergency room is at least twice greater than the expected if they would had been admitte...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castro P,Corbalán R,Isa R,Gabrielli L,Pérez O,Chamorro G,Garayar B,Baeza R,Vergara I,Godoy I,Acevedo M,Fajuri A,Fernández M,Mardones JM,Bittner A,Rodríguez JA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On 17-19 May 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation held a meeting in Geneva: The Management of Birth Defects and Haemoglobin Disorders. Meeting participants included 18 experts from developing and industrialized countries, including the author and nine staff from WHO...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castillo Taucher S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glutathione peroxidase (GP) can be used as a marker of oxidative stress in infectious diseases. AIM:To evaluate the association between the levels of glutathione peroxidase (GP) and the manifestations and complications of dengue. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between April 2003 and December 2004, 161 patients with ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rojas EM,Díaz-Quijano FA,Coronel-Ruiz C,Martínez-Vega RA,Rueda E,Villar-Centeno LA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear if changes in serum lipid profile during menopause are related to changes in the distribution of fat or to insulin resistance. AIM:To look for an association between insulin resistance and changes in serum lipid levels in post menopausal women. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional study of ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zavalza AB,Grover FP,Mora JM,Centeno M,Anaya RP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 57 year-old woman with a big partially cystic adrenal pheochromocytoma presenting with high fever and abdominal pain. Based on CT scan images and before knowing urinary catecholamines level, the diagnosis of sepsis secondary to an abscessed adrenal macrotumor was done. A diagnostic percutaneous fine-needle...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lam J,Henríquez R,Rojas O,Marina V

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer will develop in one out of ten women during their lifetime. Early diagnosis has increased in recent years. AIM:To describe a population of women with breast cancer stage T1N0M0. To analyze radiation therapy toxicity and to evaluate treatment results. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective review ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Sánchez C,Bustos M,Camus M,Alvarez M,Goñi I,León A,Besa de C P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hodgkin lymphoma is a highly curable disease. AIM:To evaluate the clinical characteristics and the treatment results of Hodgkin lymphoma patients of the National Cancer Program in Chile. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Prospective assessment of 682 patients treated in 18 adult cancer centers. Progression free surviva...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cabrera ME,García H,Lois V,León A,Peña K,Rossle A,Cerda B,Rojas H,Meneses P,Merino C,Aspillaga A,Vittini de C,Oliva J,Hales C,Rosas J,Programa Nacional de Cáncer del Adulto, Ministerio de Salud.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia affects one every 400 individuals, is caused by mutations in the LDL receptor gene and is associated with premature coronary artery disease. Nowadays, LDL cholesterol can be efficiently reduced with the new therapies to reduce blood lipids. We report a female patient who cons...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Arteaga Ll A,Cuevas M A,Rigotti R A,González F,Castillo S,Mata L P,Alonso K R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia in adults is a serious health problem in the ambulatory care setting. AIM:To define clinical variables associated with the presence of pneumonia in adult patients presenting with fever or respiratory symptoms to the emergency department. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Prospective study c...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Saldías P F,Cabrera T D,de Solminihac L I,Hernández A P,Gederlini G A,Díaz F A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney graft loss because arterial thrombosis is not common and is related to risk factors such as recurrent vascular hemodialysis access thrombosis, collagen-vascular disease, repeated miscarriage, diabetes mellitus and thrombophilia. Patients having this last disorder have an increased risk of repeated thrombosis in...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vega S J,Goecke S H,Vásquez G A,Peña M A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative hypocalcemia is one of the most common complications of thyroid surgery. It is related to the type of disease (malignant or benign), the number of identified parathyroid glands during the surgical procedure, and the surgeon's experience. Total thyroidectomy is the procedure of choice in our hos...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gac E P,Cabané T P,Amat V J,Huidobro G F,Rossi F R,Rodríguez F F,Ferrada V C,Cardemil R F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) is a disease of increasing incidence among children. The time elapsed between the beginning of symptoms and the diagnosis of the disease is, in most cases, very extended. AIM:To report the clinical picture at onset and laboratory features of children with DM1. MATERIAL AND ME...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Hodgson B MI,Ossa A JC,Velasco F N,Urrejola N P,Arteaga L I A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in the treatment of choice for adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The diagnosis is established with polysomnography, but this study is expensive and must be repeated in those patients that require CPAP, to titrate the pressure of the therapy. Split p...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Jorquera A J,Santín J,Godoy J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microtia is a congenital defect characterized by disturbances in the size and form of the ear lobe. Anotia corresponds to the absence of the ear lobe. AIM:To study the prevalence of microtia and anotia at the Maternity of the University of Chile Clinical Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Analysis of the datab...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Nazer J,Lay-Son G,Cifuentes L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with colorectal carcinoma, insertions or deletions of short sequences of DNA, a phenomenon called microsatellite instability, are observed. AIM:To look for microsatellite instability and mutations of MLH1 and MSH2 gene mutations in patients with colorectal carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Ten pa...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Montenegro Y,Ramírez-Castro JL,Isaza LF,Bedoya G,Muñetón-Peña CM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes are usually found in cattle and occasionally appear in humans, particularly pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. Peritonitis by Listeria monocytogenes is a rare but dangerous condition that must be recognized early, since it requires a specific treatment. We rep...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Espinoza-Gómez F,Newton-Sánchez O,Melnikov V,Pinzón S L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated to diabetes mellitus, obesity, disturbances in serum lipid levels, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. AIM:To assess glucose tolerance and the presence of metabolic syndrome among patients with biopsy proven NAFLD. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Serum li...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Araya Q AV,Valera M JM,Contreras B J,Csendes J A,Díaz J JC,Burdiles P P,Rojas C J,Maluenda G F,Smok S G,Poniachik T J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalization and death due to heart failure and cardiogenic shock is frequent and currently is increasing among the adult population. Although cardiac transplantation is the most effective treatment in patients with end-stage heart failure, its availability is limited. While waiting for transplantation, some patien...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castro P,Baraona F,Baeza C,Mc-Nab P,Berlin A,Zalaquett R,Morán S,Becker P,Irarrázabal M,Garayar B,Carvajal M,Cisternas S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00