Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2022
[Trend in Physical Activity Counseling and Cardiometabolic Diseases in Maule, Chile: COVID-19 Pre-Pandemic Study between 2012 and 2019].
Physical activity (PA) practice reduces the adverse effects of COVID-19. PA counseling promotes healthy lifestyles and prevents cardiometabolic diseases. ⋯ In the study period PA counseling decreased along with an increase in obesity, hypertension and high blood glucose. Increasing PA counseling is a mainstay in the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases and probably to prevent contagion and complement the treatment of COVID-19.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2022
[Epidemiology and clinical features of malignant melanoma. Analysis of 274 cases].
Malignant melanoma (MM) is the most fatal cutaneous neoplasm. Its incidence is increasing progressively, which cannot be explained only by early diagnosis. Chilean population, due to the geography of the country, has a very varied solar exposure. ⋯ No association between the level of sun exposure and the incidence of MM was observed in this study.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2022
[Implementation of a fracture liaison service. Experience with 177 patients].
Every year about 9 million fragility fractures (FF) occur worldwide and 80% of these are underdiagnosed or undertreated. Aiming to close the gap of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) were developed. ⋯ The implementation of the FLS was successful with a 40% enrolment of patients, receiving certification by the IOF.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2022
[Cholangiocarcinoma and combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma in cirrhotic patients].
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a primary hepatic tumor, frequently found in patients with liver cirrhosis and biliary tract diseases. Its varieties include isolated CCA or "combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma" (cHCC-CCA). The latter is uncommon, with poorly defined diagnostic criteria and natural history. ⋯ In most of these cases, the diagnosis of cHCC-CCA and CCA was made in the liver explant study without previous imaging diagnosis. This reinforces the usefulness of the histological study, in specific cases, prior to liver transplantation and emphasizes the importance of systematic explant exploration in these cases.