Megacólon chagásico associado a pneumatose cística difusa do delgado e úlcera péptica duodenal

Diffuse intestinal pneumatosis appears as gaseous cysts in the intestinal wall in the submucosal layer or, more frequently, sub-serous layer. It affects more the jejunum than the ileum, can be diffuse and may extend into the colon. It's diagnosis is established during a small bowel transit examination, necropsy examination or during surgical exploration of the peritoneal cavity

Forma pseudotumoral intra-abdominal da esquistossomose mansônica

The authors present a case of non-frequent intra-abdominal pseudotumor form of mansoni schistosomiasis in which the only symptom was a dull pain in hypogastric. Both ultrasonography and tomography (CT san) demonstrated a solid mass on the left side of the bladder. At laparotomy a solid tumor was shown, pediculated and adhered to the sigmoid colon. A schistosomotic pseudotumor was revealed after microscopic pathological examination

IS SPLENECTOMY A DYSLIPIDEMIC INTERVENTION? EXPERIMENTAL RESPONSE OF SERUM LIPIDS TO DIFFERENT DIETS AND OPERATIONS

Spleen removal may be recommended during organ transplantation in ABO-incompatible recipients as well as for hypoperfusion of the grafted liver, besides conventional surgical indications, but elevation of serum lipids has been observed in certain contexts. Aiming to analyze the influence of two dietary regimens on lipid profile, an experimental study was conducted. Methods: Male Wistar rats (n = 86, 333.0 +/- 32.2 g) were divided in four groups: group 1: controls; group 2: sham operation; group 3: total splenectomy; group 4: subtotal splenectomy with upper pole preservation; subgroups A (cholesterol reducing chow) and B (cholesterol-rich mixture) were established, and diet was given during 90 days. Total cholesterol (Tchol), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), and triglycerides were documented. Results: After total splenectomy, hyperlipidemia ensued with cholesterol-reducing chow. Tchol, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides, and HDL changed from 56.4 +/- 9.2, 24.6 +/- 4.7, 9.7 +/- 2.2, 48.6 +/- 11.1, and 22.4 +/- 4.3 mg/dL to 66.9 +/- 11.4, 29.9 +/- 5.9, 10.9 +/- 2.3, 54.3 +/- 11.4, and 26.1 +/- 5.1 mg/dL, respectively. Upper pole preservation inhibited abnormalities of Tchol, HDL, VLDL, and triglycerides, and LDL decreased (23.6 +/- 4.9 vs. 22.1 +/- 5.1, P = 0.002). Higher concentrations were triggered by splenectomy and cholesterol-enriched diet (Tchol 59.4 +/- 10.1 vs. 83.9 +/- 14.3 mg/dL, P = 0.000), and upper-pole preservation diminished without abolishing hyperlipidemia (Tchol 55.9 +/- 10.0 vs. 62.3 +/- 7.8, P = 0.002). Conclusions: After splenectomy, hyperlipidemia occurred with both diets. Preservation of the upper pole tended to correct dyslipidemia in modality A and to attenuate it in subgroup B. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Microsurgery 29:154-160, 2009.Department of Assistance to Clinical and Experimental Researc

Viabilidade do baço de ratos após a ligadura dos vasos esplênicos: efeito do tratamento com oxigênio hiperbárico Viability of the spleen in rats after ligation of the splenic vessels: effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

OBJETIVO: Verificar o efeito da ligadura dos vasos esplênicos principais no baço de ratos e a influência do tratamento com o oxigênio hiperbárico após a ligadura. MÉTODOS: Foram operados 69 ratos Wistar, machos, de 285g a 375 g. Os animais foram divididos aleatoriamente em três grupos: grupo 1: quatro ratos, simulação; grupo 2: 34 ratos, ligadura simultânea da artéria e veia esplênica; grupo 3: 31 ratos, ligadura da artéria e veia esplênica seguida de oxigenioterapia hiperbárica no pós-operatório por 11 dias, sendo mortos no 12º dia. O baço era retirado e incluído em parafina para estudo microscópico. RESULTADOS: O baço era normal em 8,82% e 45,16%, respectivamente, no grupo que sofreu a ligadura vascular sem ou com oxigenioterapia hiperbárica (p= 0,01). O percentual de massa viável do tecido esplênico nos baços que infartaram em relação ao percentual da massa corporal dos animais não diferiu entre os grupos 2 e 3. O aspecto histopatológico mostrou arquitetura preservada na porção não infartada nos dois grupos e neoformação conjuntivo-vascular cicatricial mais acentuada no grupo que recebeu oxigênio hiperbárico. CONCLUSÕES: O tratamento com oxigênio hiperbárico, a partir do pós-operatório imediato, após a ligadura simultânea da artéria e da veia esplênicas, reduziu significativamente a freqüência dos infartos, mas não alterou o percentual de massa viável dos baços, quando o infarto ocorreu, e acelerou o processo de cicatrização, com aumento da proliferação de fibroblastos e da neoformação vascular.<br>OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of splenic artery and vein ligation and the influence of hyperbaric oxygen after the double vascular ligation on the viability of spleen tissue. Methods: Sixty nine adult male Wistar rats (285-375g) were randomly separated in three groups: group 1, four rats, sham operated, group 2, 34 rats, submitted to simultaneous splenic artery and vein ligation and group 3, 31 rats, submitted to hyperbaric oxygen during 11 days, after double vascular ligation. All animals were killed on day 12 after surgery. The spleen was removed and paraffin embedded for microscopic examination. RESULTS: In the groups submitted to vascular ligation, the spleen was normal in 8.82% of rats not treated with hyperbaric oxygen and in 45.16% of rats that received hyperbaric oxygen after vascular ligation (p=0.01). In the spleens with white infarct, the mass of preserved splenic tissue in relation to the total body mass did not differ between the groups treated or not with hyperbaric oxygen. The preserved splenic tissue had normal histology in both groups. The healing process was more accelerated in the group of rats treated with hyperbaric oxygen. CONCLUSION: Results demonstrate that exposure to hyperbaric oxygen increased the frequency of total spleen mass preservation after simultaneous ligation of the splenic artery and vein but did not alter the percentage of the spleen's viable area, however the healing process in necrotic areas was accelerated