Publications by authors named "Carolina Soares-Aquino"
Article Synopsis
- - Pyloric stenosis is a condition that typically affects infants but can occasionally occur in older children, leading to symptoms like vomiting and weight loss.
- - An 11-year-old girl experienced post-meal vomiting and weight loss for two months and showed signs of abdominal swelling during examination.
- - Medical imaging confirmed thickening of the pylorus, and the girl successfully underwent a surgical procedure called Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty, which resolved her symptoms.
Nuss procedure has become the treatment of choice in pectus excavatum mainly because of the excellent functional and cosmetic results. Despite the good results, several complications have been reported. The aim of this study is to describe a case of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) after Nuss procedure and review the management of such rare complication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pilonidal disease (PD) is a common and debilitating inflammatory condition with significant impact on quality of life. Minimally invasive techniques (MIT) have shown promising results comparing to traditional excision. Herein we present a comparison of two MIT techniques -sinusectomy (SE) and pit-picking plus laser ablation (PPL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Varicocele affects 15% of adolescents. The main postoperative complications are recurrence and hydrocele; nerve injury is rarely reported.
Objective: The aims of this study are: to assess the complications after laparoscopic varicocelectomy, namely nerve injury; and to assess if nerve injury is more frequent using "hot" or "cold" ligation.