Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Sep 2007
Experimental antegrade enema. Effects on water, electrolyte and acid-base balances with different solutions.
To study the effects on the water, electrolyte, and acid-base balances in rabbits submitted to antegrade enema with different solutions through appendicostomy. ⋯ All solutions used in this study caused minor alterations on water, electrolyte or acid-base balances. The most intense ones were caused by hypertonic sodium phosphate solution (SPS) and isotonic saline solution (ISS) and the least by polyethyleneglycol electrolyte solution (PEG) and glycerin solution 12% (GS).
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To assess the importance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with cutaneous melanoma. ⋯ Sentinel lymph node biopsy was demonstrated to be a safe method for selecting patients who need therapeutic lymphadenectomy.
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Sep 2007
The effects of intrathecal administration of betamethasone over the dogs' spinal cord and meninges.
To determinate the potential clinical and histological changes due the injection of betamethasone, when administered into the canine intrathecal space. ⋯ Intrathecal administration of betamethasone caused histological changes in the spinal cord and meninges in some of the dogs involved in this study.