Publications by authors named "Alberto Gomez-Alonso"

Purpose: The aim of our study was to analyze the relationship between surgeon volume and morbidity in patients operated on by surgeons with endocrine specialization (EndS group) and those operated on by general surgeons (GenS group) in a single tertiary institution.

Methods: We present the results of a prospective cohort study of all patients undergoing thyroid surgery in our institution between January 2008 and January 2010, all of whom attended for follow-up for at least 12 months. We assessed pre- and postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) function by laryngoscopy.

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Microorganism involvement in cancer has been known for over a century, and different types of parasites, bacteria and viruses have been associated with oncogenic processes. Among the bacteria, the first recognised was Helicobacter pylori which causes gastric cancer and might be related to extra-gastric cancer in humans. Helicobacter hepaticus has been associated with liver cancers using animal models.

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Background: Pseudoaneurysms of the superior mesenteric artery are rare, and their natural history is characterized by their tendency to rupture, thereby leading to a high mortality rate. Compared with classic surgical techniques (open), in recent years the possibility of endovascular treatment has increased.

Results: We report the cases of two patients with a pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery.

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Background: Several experimental studies have shown the beneficial effects of nitric oxide (NO) in the modulation of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Nitric oxide is involved in and affects almost all stages in the development of inflammation. We have attempted to ascertain whether the nitric oxide donor molsidomine prevents aortic graft contamination through control of the SIRS and a decrease in bacterial translocation (BT).

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There are many known routes of access to the digestive tract for enteral nutrition (EN) and significant advances have been made in recent years. Administration techniques and nutritional products have also improved. Placement of these systems may be temporary or permanent.

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The random intergenic spacer analysis is a recently developed technique for the study of microbial populations. The bacterial intergenic spacer (ITS) is located between 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA genes and presents different length and sequence among bacterial species. Therefore, the amplicons can be separated by electrophoresis commonly performed at low voltage during several hours.

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Surgery of the abdominal aorta generates a systemic inflammatory response (SIR), a source of operative morbidity-mortality. In the present work we attempted to evaluate the evolution of SIR in an experimental model that simulates elective and urgent surgery on the abdominal aorta. Fifteen mini-pigs divided into three groups were used.

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Bacterial translocation is an important phenomenon in clinical medicine and leads to an increase in patient morbidity and mortality by multiple organ failure. The selectin family plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammation, causing an increase in leukocyte-endothelium interactions and inducing a greater leukocyte's migration. This study considered the effect of a sulfo derivative of Sialyl-Lewis(X), GM 1998-016, that will block the P- and E-selectins interaction with a ligand, the Sialyl-Lewis(X), valuing the modulation of the systemic inflammatory response and the induced translocation.

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Objective: Renal impairment is a very frequent complication of aortic surgery requiring prolonged suprarenal clamping, especially if it is associated with previous hemorrhage. The aim of this study was to assess the beneficial effect of the administration of a nitric oxide (NO) donor on renal function through a modulation of the systemic inflammatory response in a model of abdominal aortic surgery.

Methods: Twenty-five minipigs were divided into five groups.

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We comparatively evaluated different cytokeratin (CK) reagents analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM) for the identification of the best combination of DNA/CK staining for detecting minimal numbers of breast cancer cells in peripheral blood (PB). In 59 primary breast cancer tumors, we comparatively analyzed the reactivity for up to 6 different anti-CK reagents using multiparameter FCM: anti-CK7, anti-CK20, anti-pan-CK, anti-CK8/CK18, anti-CK8, and anti-CK18. Afterward, dilutional experiments of Michigan Cancer Foundation (MCF)7 breast cancer cells in PB were performed, and the sensitivity of a DNA/CK18 staining was evaluated.

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Background: Nitric oxide (NO) participates in inflammation and affects almost all steps of its development. Several experimental studies have unveiled the beneficial effects of NO through modulation of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). In this sense, in the present work we attempted to evaluate the beneficial effects of exogenous NO and its levels of action (biochemical and cellular) in a model of SIRS induced by two sequential insults.

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We compared the incidence of Her-2/neu amplification in patients with and without a family history of breast cancer and correlated gene status with clinicobiologic and prognostic features in sporadic and familial cases. Of 108 patients, 28.7% had gene amplification.

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[Barrett esophagus and surgery].

An R Acad Nac Med (Madr)

September 2003

The Barrett esophagus is the substitution of the esophagus distal epithelium (scaly) by another one of columnar type (intestinal metaplasia). It is due to the gastroesophageal or duodenogastric reflux and other genetic and gotten factors. In the diagnosis it is essential to discover the existence and grade of dysplasia which constitute the pre-malignant stage of the adenocarcinoma by which vigilance is very important.

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Background: In recent years important information has accumulated on the genetic alterations present in colorectal tumors. However, thus far few studies have analyzed the impact of numerical abnormalities of chromosomes 17 and 18, which carry the p53 and DCC plus SHAD4/DPC4 genes involved in colorectal cancer, on the clinical and biological behaviors of the disease.

Methods: With the use of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we analyzed the incidence of numerical abnormalities of chromosomes 17 and 18 in a series of malignant colorectal tumors and explored its potential association with clinicobiological behavior and the prognosis of the disease.

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Background: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect that different antimicrobial agents and different forms of administering them would have over a systemic inflammatory response (SIR) induced by an intraperitoneally implanted collagen-coated Dacron graft.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six male Wistar rats were randomly allocated into six groups of 6 animals each: (I) control, (II) "sham," (III) graft but no antibiotic, (IV) graft plus systemic cefazolin, (V) graft plus locally applied gentamicin, and (VI) graft soaked in rifampicin. After 72 h, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, kidney, and the implanted graft were sent to the microbiology laboratory and cultured for aerobic and anaerobic organisms in order to evaluate bacterial translocation.

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