Soft palate preservation after tumor resection with transoral laser microsurgery

Background: Management and preservation of the soft palate is dependent on clinical stage and tumor histology. However, available literature is scarce regarding the palate preservation with the use of laser CO 2 . Objectives : We report the results obtained after management with laser surgery and soft palate preservation in three patients with salivary gland neoplasms. Method: Three patients with minor salivary gland tumors were treated by means of transoral laser microsurgery. All tumors were assessed using magnetic resonance imaging. All tumors were >3 cm. Soft palate function was preserved and reconstruction was performed with primary closure. Patients began oral feeding the same day and were discharged after 24 h. Conclusions : Transoral laser microsurgery is recommended for treatment of soft palate tumors. This treatment can be considered a better option when compared with other modalities such as radio- or chemoradiotherapy which require a longer time of treatment, are more expensive and tend to produce significant toxicity

A Review of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Using Osseointegrated Implants in Oncological Patients: Buttress Implant Concept

Cancer leaves important consequences in the shape, function and esthetics of the patient, especially when it is cancer of the oral cavity or upper aero-digestive tract. Although reconstruction with local and microvascular flaps is sometimes a viable option, maxillofacial rehabilitation with osseointegrated implants is a well-reported treatment alternative with a high success rate. The main advantages in this modality of rehabilitation are the decrease in biological and economic costs, simplifying the management of these defects by reducing surgical intervention, hospitalization time, postoperative morbidity and treatment time. There are several classification systems; however, there is no classification system that has accurately described the maxillofacial defect under a surgical, prosthetic and reconstructive approach with osseointegrated implants. The purpose of this study is to guide professionals in decision-making for maxillofacial rehabilitation using osseointegrated implants located in the anatomical buttresses of the maxillofacial region

Correlation of requirements for management integration in Colombian public entities

In Colombia, public management requires a managerial transformation that facilitates the State to implement policies focused on improving the quality of life of citizens. The lack of techniques for management integration in public entities drives the research that leads to the design of a methodology for integration management. With a mixed approach and a sequential exploratory scope, the existing correlation between the requirements of the technical standards ISO 9001: 2015 (QMS), ISO 14001: 2015 (EMS) and the normative models Decree 1072 of 2015 (OHSMS), MECI: 2014 (Internal Control Standard Model) and MIPG: 2012 (Planning and Management Integrated Model), obtaining as a result the correlation matrix, product of the bibliographic review and the critical reading of the technical standards and the normative models of the State. From this correlation matrix, descriptive contents were developed, taken as a basis for the construction of perception surveys, applying statistical methods that support the degree of correlation of the requirements through Spearman´s correlation coefficient and the reliability of the data through Cronbach’s alpha, thus validating the content of the matrix, which is a guiding reference for the integration of management systems in public entities

Temas Socio-Jurídicos. Volumen 11 No. 26 Junio 1993

La Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, inicia a partir de julio del presente año su especialización en Derecho Empresarial. Varios aspectos merecen ser apreciados en torno a este programa de estudios de posgrado. En primer término debe resaltarse que esta especialización es la primera que ofrece la facultad como un producto propio, diseñada y organizada por su Departamento de Derecho Económico que es dirigido por el doctor Jorge Humberto Galvis Cote, quien ostenta una brillante carrera como abogado y economista con estudios en la Universidad Javeriana y en los Estados Unidos. Si bien el posgrado se ofrece directamente por la facultad y es de exclusiva responsabilidad de la Universidad Autónoma, como docentes va a contar con la valiosísima participación de importantes profesores de diferentes universidades del país con lo cual se garantiza su altísimo nivel académico.The Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga, begins in July of this year its specialization in Business Law. Several aspects deserve to be appreciated around this program of postgraduate studies. First of all, it should be noted that this specialization is the first offered by the faculty. as its own product, designed and organized by its Department of Economic Law, which is directed by Dr. Jorge Humberto Galvis Cote, who has a brilliant career as a lawyer and economist with studies at the Javeriana University and in the United States. Although the postgraduate course is offered directly by the faculty and is exclusively responsibility of the Autonomous University, as teachers it will have the invaluable participation of important professors from different universities in the country, which guarantees its very high academic level

Phenolic Compounds in Organic and Aqueous Extracts from Acacia farnesiana Pods Analyzed by ULPS-ESI-Q-oa/TOF-MS. In Vitro Antioxidant Activity and Anti-Inflammatory Response in CD-1 Mice

Abstract: Background: Acaciafarnesiana (AF) pods have been traditionally used to treat dyspepsia, diarrhea and topically for dermal inflammation. Main objectives: (1) investigate the antioxidant activity and protection against oxidative-induced damage of six extracts from AF pods and (2) their capacitytocurbtheinflammationprocessaswellastodown-regulatethepro-inflammatorymediators. Methods: Five organic extracts (chloroformic, hexanic, ketonic, methanolic, methanolic:aqueous and one aqueous extract) were obtained and analyzed by UPLC-ESI-Q-oa/TOF-MS. Antioxidant activity (DPPH•, ORAC and FRAP assays) and lipid peroxidation (TBARS assay) were performed. Assessmentofanti-inflammatorypropertieswasmadebytheearedemainducedmodelinCD-1mice andMPOactivityassay. Likewise,histologicalanalysis,IL-1β,IL-6,IL-10,TNF-α,COXmeasurements plus nitrite and immunohistochemistry analysis were carried out. Results: Methyl gallate, gallic acid,galloyl glucose isomer 1, galloyl glucose isomer 2, galloyl glucose isomer 3, digalloyl glucose isomer 1, digalloyl glucose isomer 2, digalloyl glucose isomer 3, digalloyl glucose isomer 4, hydroxytyrosol acetate, quinic acid, and caffeoylmalic acid were identified. Both organic and aqueous extracts displayed antioxidant activity. All extracts exhibited a positive effect on the interleukins, COX and immunohistochemistry assays. Conclusion: All AF pod extracts can be effective as antioxidant and topical anti-inflammatory agents. Keywords: Acacia farnesiana pods; antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities; bioactive compounds; polyphenol

Epilepsy surgery in drug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy associated with neuronal antibodies

We assessed the outcome of patients with drug resistant epilepsy and neuronal antibodies who underwent epilepsy surgery. Retrospective study, information collected with a questionnaire sent to epilepsy surgery centers. Thirteen patients identified, with antibodies to GAD (8), Ma2 (2), Hu (1), LGI1 (1) or CASPR2 (1). Mean age at seizure onset: 23 years. Five patients had an encephalitic phase. Three had testicular tumors and five had autoimmune diseases. All had drug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (median: 20 seizures/month). MRI showed unilateral temporal lobe abnormalities (mainly hippocampal sclerosis) in 9 patients, bilateral abnormalities in 3, and was normal in 1. Surgical procedures included anteromesial temporal lobectomy (10 patients), selective amygdalohippocampectomy (1), temporal pole resection (1) and radiofrequency ablation of mesial structures (1). Perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates were seen in 7/12 patients. One year outcome available in all patients, at 3 years in 9. At last visit 5/13 patients (38.5%) (with Ma2, Hu, LGI1, and 2 GAD antibodies) were in Engel's classes I or II. Epilepsy surgery may be an option for patients with drug resistant seizures associated with neuronal antibodies. Outcome seems to be worse than that expected in other etiologies, even in the presence of unilateral HS. Intracranial EEG may be required in some patients

Cuerpo, diferencias y desigualdades

Cuando se evidencian el deterioro, las averías y la deficiencias de los cuerpos; cuando se considera que la obviedad del cuerpo sexuado es insuficiente para definir y entender un itinerario de vida con sus posibilidades, límites y opciones

Reflexión Política. Volumen 5 No. 10 de 2003

La democracia local es tema de la mayor importancia. Las instituciones colombianas desde 1991 la fortalecieron, a efecto de diputar a todo el pueblo para que, en cada lugar, atienda directamente sus propios problemas, y proteja mediante su acción de control administrativo los programas que, el mismo pueblo anhela, y plantea antes de la escogencia de sus mandatarios. En Colombia se está implantando una reforma política que ha modificado el sistema electoral, orientada a fortalecer los partidos políticos, fuentes del poder y sustento de la democracia como sistemaLocal democracy is a matter of the greatest importance. Since 1991, Colombian institutions have strengthened it, in order to deputize all the people so that, in each place, they directly address their own problems, and protect through their action of administrative control the programs that the people themselves long for, and propose before the choice of their leaders. In Colombia, a political reform is being implemented that has modified the electoral system, aimed at strengthening political parties, sources of power and support of democracy as a system

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