Publications by authors named "A Urbano-Ruiz"
Unlabelled: The objective of this review was to address the main indications for palliative surgery in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Design: Articles from MEDLINE/PUBMED, EMBASE, and LILACS databases up to May 05, 2012 were included with no bars on foreign languages. The key words used were taken from the Medical Subject Headings and were as follows: ovarian cancer AND palliative surgery, ovarian cancer AND complications, and ovarian cancer AND intestinal obstruction.
Objective: To describe a rare case of mucocele of the appendix that simulated a cystic image by pelvic ultrasound (US).
Case: A patient with pelvic pain for two months and cystic image on the right ovary by US. After laparoscopy, the image showed a mucocele of the appendix.