Stem Cell Therapy in Refractory Perineal Crohn's Disease: Long-term Follow-up.

Aim: To describe the long-term outcomes of adipose-mesenchymal stem cells, platelet-rich plasma, and endorectal advancement flaps in patients with Perineal Crohn's Disease.

Method: This was a single-center, prospective, observational pilot study performed between March 2013 and December 2016. The study included adult patients diagnosed with Perianal Crohn's Disease (with complex perianal fistulas) refractory to previous surgical and/or biological treatment.

[Inflammatory bowel disease. Experience in 316 patients].

Background: The incidence and prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has increased.

Aim: To determine demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with IBD in a Chilean private hospital.

Patients And Methods: Review of a prospective registry of patients with IBD, started on 2012.

Does obesity increase early postoperative complications after laparoscopic colorectal surgery? Results from a single center.

Background: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCRS) has several advantages over open surgery, but LCRS has been associated with a higher rate of postoperative complications (POCs) among obese patients [body mass index (BMI), ≥30 kg/m(2)]. The prevalence of obesity in Chile is increasing, up to 25.1% in 2010, suggesting that a higher percentage of patients undergoing LCRS will be obese.

[Results or pelvi-perineal rehabilitation in patients with pelvic floor dyssynergia].

Introduction: Pelvic floor dyssynergia (PPD) is a common cause of outlet obstruction constipation. Treatment for this condition is based on pelvi-perineal re-education (PPR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of PPR on patients with PPD METHODS: Patients with the diagnosis of PPD were included.

Stapled hemorrhoidectomy: initial experience of a Latin American group.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the value of circular hemorrhoidectomy (procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids [PPH]) on the basis of data collected prospectively during the initial experience of a group of Latin American surgeons. Between 2000 and 2001, PPH was performed using a circular stapler in 177 patients who had third- and fourth-degree hemorrhoidal disease. The average age of the patients was 47.