{"title":"Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy.","authors":"Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos","doi":"10.1590/acb401125","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb401125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify the prognostic variables related to the survival of patients operated on for adenocarcinoma of the rectum who underwent preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We studied 70 patients from the Discipline of Surgical Gastroenterology at Escola Paulista de Medicina from 2000 to 2019, with rectal cancer located up to 10 cm from the anal verge and with stages II or III, submitted to preoperative RCT and curative surgery (R0) and with follow-up of at least 12 months. Clinical restaging was performed four to six weeks after the end of neoadjuvant treatment to characterize the degree of clinical tumor regression. Surgery by laparotomy or videolaparoscopy was performed six to 12 weeks after RCT. Primary endpoint were: overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), metastasis-free survival (MSS), and neoplasm-specific survival (SEN). These were compared with gender, age, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) dosage, distance from the tumor to the anal verge, radiation dose, radiotherapy-surgery interval, clinical regression, type of surgery, pT and pN TNM stage tumor, number of nodes, circumferential resection margin, and complete pathological response. Survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meier curves. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were calculated to identify factors associated with survival outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean follow-up time was 62 months. The pathological complete response rate was 18.6%. Univariate cox regression showed a significant relationship of CEA equal to or greater than 4 ng/mL with DFS and MFS, pT3/pT4 staging with DFS, MFS and SEN, pN1/N2 with DFS, MFS and SEN and stages II and III with DFS and MFS. Multivariate regression found that CEA, pT, and pN staging are independent prognostic factors for DFS, MFS, and SEN.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Carcinoembryonic antigen level prior to radiotherapy, pT staging and pN staging were independent prognostic factors for survival in patients with rectal adenocarcinoma who are treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e401125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11810072/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Pelicia Roso de Souza, Raquel Palhares, Letícia Baltieri, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Edson Antunes, Glaucia Coelho de Mello
{"title":"Acute inflammatory profile of patients submitted to pulmonary resection.","authors":"Andrea Pelicia Roso de Souza, Raquel Palhares, Letícia Baltieri, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Edson Antunes, Glaucia Coelho de Mello","doi":"10.1590/acb401625","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb401625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To establish a profile of the inflammatory response in the preoperative and postoperative period of pulmonary resection of patients without postoperative complications, in order to trace the inflammatory profile of lung resection surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six collections of arterial and venous blood were performed for data analysis, one sample in the preoperative, immediate postoperative, 4, 8, 24, and 48 hours after surgery. Twenty-seven patients with a median age of 63 years old, ranging from 29 to 80 years old, were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The leukocyte count showed a significant increase in the times: immediate postoperative and 4 hours after surgery, in relation to the preoperative period. Concomitantly, there was an increase in lactate, heart rate, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 after 4 hours of surgery. The platelet count showed a significant decrease in 48 h, associated with an increase in IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α. A significant increase in IL-10 was observed in the immediate postoperative.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study may contribute to the search for more specific and adequate alternatives for controlling the inflammatory response. In this way, the intervention would be specific to that cytokine that causes the greatest harm to the patient, as well as to the moment of the intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e401625"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11790186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Topical application of the ethanol extract and the hydroethanolic fraction of ripe Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. fruit improves the healing of excisional wounds.","authors":"Elisângela Elduina Ferreira, Renan Diniz Ferreira, Milena Santos de Almeida, Renan Araújo Costa, Izabela Caputo Assis Silva, Melissa Grazielle Morais, Karen Helaine Mendes Bertolin, Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal, Raquel Alves Costa, Luciana Alves Rodrigues Dos Santos Lima, Flávia Carmo Horta Pinto","doi":"10.1590/acb400825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/acb400825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the effect of the topical application of the ethanol extract (EESL) and the hydroethanolic fraction (HFSL) of ripe Solanum lycocarpum fruit on the healing of experimentally-induced wounds in mice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The EESL and HFSL obtained from ripe fruit of the species S. lycocarpum were obtained by percolation with ethanol. They were tested in the healing of excisional wounds in mice, which were induced in anesthetized animals using a 7-mm dermatological punch. They were divided according to the treatment period and group, n = 6, and received topical application of the EESL or HFSL daily or saline solution for one, five, seven, or 21 days. At the end of this period, the animals were euthanized, and the lesions were subjected to histopathological processing and analysis to evaluate macroscopic area of the wound and microscopic analysis by morphometry of the number of leukocytes, mast cells, fibroblasts, re-epithelialization, and matrix deposition.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The application of the EESL and HFSL reduced the number of leukocytes after one, five, and seven days of treatment. EESL improved re-epithelialization and tissue proliferation in wound healing from day 7.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study demonstrated that daily administration of EESL and HFSL exhibit wound healing activity, with this effect being more pronounced by EESL. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the anti-inflammatory and healing activity of this species through topical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400825"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomás Souza E Silva, Soke Gninlome Cedril Hounkonnou, Hiasmin Marcia de Souza Lima, Joana Luiza Crispiano Cunha Santos, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Rinaldo Florencio-Silva, Ricardo Dos Santos Simões, Fabrício Bezerra da Sá, Joaquim Evêncio-Neto
{"title":"The use of topical antiseptic solutions in the healing process of post-surgical skin wounds in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).","authors":"Thomás Souza E Silva, Soke Gninlome Cedril Hounkonnou, Hiasmin Marcia de Souza Lima, Joana Luiza Crispiano Cunha Santos, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Rinaldo Florencio-Silva, Ricardo Dos Santos Simões, Fabrício Bezerra da Sá, Joaquim Evêncio-Neto","doi":"10.1590/acb400525","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb400525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate whether the effectiveness of topical antiseptic solutions in restoring skin continuity solutions is related to their antimicrobial action or to their action in maintaining moisture, in dogs undergoing elective surgeries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty dogs, 20 males and 20 females, underwent orchiectomy and oophorectomy, respectively. Thereafter, the animals were allocated into four groups (n = 5) and treated with different topical solutions: polyhexanide 0.1% (G1), chlorhexidine digluconate 0.05% (G2), povidone-iodine 0.1% (G3), and sodium chloride 0.9% (control). Macroscopically evaluation of wounds on days 1, 5, and 10 after procedures, and hematological parameters were performed. Data were subjected to statistical analysis (p 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant differences in the macroscopic evaluation of the wounds and hematological parameters were observed among groups, in the healing of clean elective surgical wounds. However, applying a topical solution dressing to maintain a moist wound promoted adequate tissue healing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our experimental conditions, moisture provided by topical antiseptic solutions is an important factor compared to the antiseptic activity of these solutions, for skin wound healing in post-surgical dressings resulting from clean, short-term elective surgeries in male and female dogs. Moreover, the type of topical antiseptic solution used does not influence the development of post-surgical infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400525"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729199/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kleber Dos Anjos Lucas, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza, Siham Kassab, Marco Aurélio Pereira Sampaio, Nongnuch Inpanbutr, Yuri Karaccas de Carvalho
{"title":"Constructing tridimensional modeling and radiographic evaluation of diaphyseal fractures in a canine femur for veterinary education.","authors":"Kleber Dos Anjos Lucas, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza, Siham Kassab, Marco Aurélio Pereira Sampaio, Nongnuch Inpanbutr, Yuri Karaccas de Carvalho","doi":"10.1590/acb400425","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb400425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To create tridimensional (3D) anatomical models of diaphyseal fractures in dogs (3D AMDFD) and to evaluate the models from their radiographs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study consisted of six stages: preparation of femur from a healthy dog cadaver; digitalization of the bone through a 3D scanner and creation of the base model; creation of a 3D AMDFD based on the image of the base model, 3D modeling carried out to reproduce five different types of diaphyseal fractures; printing the models produced on a 3D printer with a thermoplastic material; insertion of neodymium magnets in the fracture line to allow the assembly and disassembly of the parts; and radiography of 3D AMDFD in lateromedial and craniocaudal positions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The base model and 3D AMDFD had high precision in the replication of bone structures, like the bone in natura. The radiopacity and radiolucency of the 3D AMDFD did not necessarily correspond to the bone densities found in the radiography of the natural canine femur.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The 3D AMDFD and their respective radiographs accurately reproduced the anatomical structures and fracture lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cesar Augusto Sobrinho, Alexandre Moreira de Almeida, Maytana Roberta Taschin Grigolo, Michele Selzler, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Letícia Silva Fagundes, Almir Souza Martins, Durval Batista Palhares, Rondon Tosta Ramalho
{"title":"Unfolded protein response during the progression of colorectal carcinogenesis.","authors":"Cesar Augusto Sobrinho, Alexandre Moreira de Almeida, Maytana Roberta Taschin Grigolo, Michele Selzler, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Letícia Silva Fagundes, Almir Souza Martins, Durval Batista Palhares, Rondon Tosta Ramalho","doi":"10.1590/acb400725","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb400725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the molecular evolution of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress during colorectal cancer carcinogenesis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-six hairless mice were divided into two groups: control (no intervention); and carcinogenesis (treated with two doses of azoxymethane at 10 mg/kg during the third and the fourth week and dextran sodium sulfate at 2.5% for seven days in the second, fifth, and eighth week). Euthanasia occurred at the fifth, 10th, 15th, and 20th week. Colons were collected, and gene expression of ER stress markers (IRE1-α, PERK, ATF6, and CHOP) was assessed via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ERN1 expression was significantly higher than the control at the 10th week (1.39 ± 0.16, p 0.05) and the 20th week (1.15 ± 0.04, p 0.01). ATF6 also showed elevated expression, significantly different at the 10th week (1.71 ± 0.29, p 0.05) and the 20th week (1.14 ± 0.06, p 0.05). PERK and CHOP expressions were significantly higher than the control in the 15th (PERK = 1.30 ± 0.12, CHOP = 1.48 ± 0.23) and 20th weeks (PERK = 1.63 ± 0.20, CHOP = 1.67 ± 0.22, p 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Upregulation of IRN1, PERK, ATF6, and CHOP demonstrates a strong ER stress response during colorectal cancer development.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400725"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdulmutalip Karaaslanlı, Mehmet Cudi Tuncer, Fırat Aşır, Tuğcan Korak
{"title":"Gallic acid showed neuroprotection against endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats.","authors":"Abdulmutalip Karaaslanlı, Mehmet Cudi Tuncer, Fırat Aşır, Tuğcan Korak","doi":"10.1590/acb400925","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb400925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We aimed to investigate the role of gallic acid treatment on spinal cord tissues after spinal cord injury (SCI) and its relationship with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by histochemical, immunohistochemical, and in-silico techniques.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty female Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups: sham, SCI, and SCI+gallic acid. SCI was induced by dropping a 15-g weight onto the exposed T10-T11 spinal cord segment. The SCI+gallic acid group received 25 mg/kg of gallic acid intraperitoneally daily for one week. Histopathological, immunohistochemical, and silico analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Histological analysis revealed improved neural cell survival and tissue integrity in the SCI+gallic acid group compared to the SCI group. Caspase-12 expression was significantly increased in the SCI group, indicating elevated ER stress and apoptosis. Gallic acid treatment resulted in a marked reduction in caspase-12 expression in neurons, neuroglia, and endothelial cells, suggesting decreased ER stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Gallic acid exhibits significant neuroprotective effects against ER stress and cellular damage in a rat model of SCI. The in-silico analysis revealed apoptotic and immune-related pathways in which gallic acid showed neuroprotective effects by regulating caspase-12. These results suggest that gallic acid may be a promising therapeutic agent for mitigating secondary damage post-SCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400925"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giuliana Fulco Gonçalvez, Louise Lopes Barros, Sofia Emereciano Gurgel, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Irami Araújo Filho
{"title":"Proper timing or ERCP and cholecystectomy on acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Giuliana Fulco Gonçalvez, Louise Lopes Barros, Sofia Emereciano Gurgel, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Irami Araújo Filho","doi":"10.1590/acb401025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/acb401025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine if endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) should be performed with surgery or as a different step, on acute cholecystitis, and which strategy has the least complications and morbimortality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Various databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, clinical trials, Google Scholar) were searched for randomized trials comparing the different timings for ERCP and cholecystectomy. No language or time restrictions were applied. Risk of bias was assessed with RoB 2.0 (Cochrane's Risk of Bias 2), and evidence certainty evaluated using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Data synthesis used R-4.1.0 Project for Statistical Computing for Windows, with meta-analysis via fixed-effects model and I2 for heterogeneity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven studies was used, and meta-analysis was performed independently for each outcome. Different outcomes were evaluated, with preoperative ERCP as an intervention and intraoperative ERCP as the control: length of stays (four trials with mean differences - MD = -1.44; 95% confidence interval - 95%CI -3,87-0,98); bile leak (odds ratio - OR = 0.67; 95%CI 0.11-4.09); cholangitis (OR = 1.32; 95%CI 0.29-5.98); bleeding from sphincterotomy (OR = 0.98; 95%CI 0.20-4.86); wound infection (OR = 0.33; 95%CI 0.04-3.14); incisional bleeding (OR = 0.5; 95%CI 0.04-5.70); elevated amylase activity (OR = 5.22; 95%CI 2.17-12.59); acute pancreatitis (OR = 4.61; 95%CI 1.72-12.38); operative time (MD = -6,26; 95%CI -37.24-24.73); failure rate (OR = 1.74; 95%CI 0.99-3.05); conversion (OR = 1.34; 95%CI 0.6-2.96); morbidity (OR = 2.75; 95%CI 1.7-4.47).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Risk of bias was significant due to lack of blindness. The morbidity, pancreatitis, and elevated amylase activity outcomes were the only ones to find statistical significance and favored the intraoperative approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e401025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Alberto Figueiredo Filho, Celia Maria Machado Barbosa de Castro, Guilherme Veras Mascena, Gustavo Ithamar Souto Maior, Tharcia Kiara Beserra Oliveira, Carlos Teixeira Brandt
{"title":"Intravenous meropenem and intraperitoneal use of 10% aqueous extract of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) in elderly rats after induction of autogenous fecal peritonitis.","authors":"Carlos Alberto Figueiredo Filho, Celia Maria Machado Barbosa de Castro, Guilherme Veras Mascena, Gustavo Ithamar Souto Maior, Tharcia Kiara Beserra Oliveira, Carlos Teixeira Brandt","doi":"10.1590/acb400325","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb400325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate intravenous meropenem and intraperitoneal 10% aqueous extract of Schinus terebinthifolius (aroeira) in elderly rats after autogenous fecal peritonitis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty 18-month-old Wistar rats underwent peritonitis with 4 mL/kg of autogenous fecal solution. They were stratified into groups: control without treatment; study I, treated with meropenem (40 mg/kg); and study II, treated with meropenem at the same dose and intraperitoneal 10% aqueous extract of aroeira. The animals were monitored for 15 days until euthanasia. The study was approved by Ethics Committee.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant weight loss in the study-II group (p = 0.6277), while the study-I group showed partially recovered weight (p = 0.0187). The study-II group had 90% negative blood cultures, while the study-I group had in 50% of the animals (p = 0.1479). Survival in the study-II group was higher than in study-I group (p = 0.0462). The morbidity score for abdominal and thoracic cavity was lower in the study-II group as compared with study-I group (p = 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of meropenem associated with the intraperitoneal 10% aqueous aroeira extract after induction of autogenous fecal peritonitis in elderly rats produced greater survival, less weight loss, and lower morbidity compared to the use of meropenem alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e400325"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729096/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Bianchi-de Moraes, Natália Caroline Queiroz Costa, Gabriella Yasmim Santos da Silva, Fernanda Calvo Costa, Fernando Vagner Raldi, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes
{"title":"Unveiling degenerative bone changes in the condyle: a texture analysis approach using cone-beam computed tomography.","authors":"Michelle Bianchi-de Moraes, Natália Caroline Queiroz Costa, Gabriella Yasmim Santos da Silva, Fernanda Calvo Costa, Fernando Vagner Raldi, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes","doi":"10.1590/acb401325","DOIUrl":"10.1590/acb401325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The degenerative joint disease is a temporomandibular disorder. By analysing texture parameters, it becomes possible to characterize and differentiate various tissues, based on their textural properties according to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). This study evaluated degenerative diseases in the temporomandibular joint through texture analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eighty images of the jaw condyle with three types of degenerative diseases, flattening, osteophytes, erosion and control group were analysed, obtained through CBCT. The analyses were carried out through texture analysis with three regions of interest (ROIs) corresponding to specific bone sites. The scans were exported to MaZda software, in which the ROIs were delimited following previously marked contours, and the co-occurrence matrix values were calculated for selected texture analysis parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The erosion group showed a significantly different behaviour from the other groups for all analysed parameters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the potential of texture analysis in characterizing medullary bone changes in condyles affected by erosion. Texture analysis allows for a more comprehensive assessment of bone condition on CBCT images. These results have implications for early detection and monitoring of degenerative changes in the temporomandibular joint, thus allowing preventive intervention and personalized treatment planning, improving the prognosis of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":93850,"journal":{"name":"Acta cirurgica brasileira","volume":"40 ","pages":"e401325"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729191/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}