São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Review Case Reports
Report of a rare case and review of adult intestinal duplication at the opposite side of mesenteric margin.
To study the previously discovered clinical entity of adult intestinal duplication and its treatment, and propose an extension to its existing classification. ⋯ Adult intestinal duplication is quite rare. Its clinical manifestations are nonspecific. From this finding of intestinal duplication originating at the opposite side of the mesenteric margin, a further extension of the existing anatomical classification is proposed.
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Information about multimorbidity is scarce in developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the association of educational attainment with occurrences of multimorbidity in a population of public employees on university campuses in Rio de Janeiro. ⋯ Educational inequality is an important determinant for development of multimorbidity. Men and women experience its effect differently. Researchers need to consider that sex may be an effect modifier in multimorbidity studies.
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The aim here was to study acute effects of hemodialysis among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. ⋯ Pulmonary function abnormalities are common among ESRD patients. Comparison of pre and post-hemodialysis parameters showed significant improvements, but normal predicted values were still not achieved.