Self-reported Myopia in Trinidad and Tobago: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-reported myopia in Trinidad and Tobago.

Materials And Methods: This study was a cross-sectional design, and data were collected using a validated structured questionnaire from January to April 2024. Systematic random sampling was used to select participants aged 15 and above to participate.

SEMICYUC 2012. Recommendations for intensive care management of acute pancreatitis.

Objective: Significant changes in the management of acute pancreatitis have taken place since the 2004 Pamplona Consensus Conference. The objective of this conference has been the revision and updating of the Conference recommendations, in order to unify the integral management of potentially severe acute pancreatitis in an ICU.

Participants: Spanish and international intensive medicine physicians, radiologists, surgeons, gastroenterologists, emergency care physicians and other physicians involved in the treatment of acute pancreatitis.

[CT colonography: what radiologists need to know].

In 2008, CT colonography was approved by the American Cancer Society as a technique for screening for colorectal cancer. This approval should be considered an important step in the recognition of the technique, which although still relatively new is already changing some diagnostic algorithms. This update about CT colonography reports the quality parameters necessary for a CT colonographic study to be diagnostic and reviews the technical innovations and colonic preparation for the study.

The prevalence of parastomal hernia after formation of an end colostomy. A new clinico-radiological classification.

Introduction: Parastomal hernia (PH) is a common complication of end colostomy, found in over 50% of patients. Abdominal computerized tomography (CT) may help diagnosis. The prevalence of PH may be higher than previously reported.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: experience in 49 patients.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are mesenchymal tumours of the digestive tract originated in the interstitial cells of Cajal. They express the tyrosine kinase c-kit (CD117) activity receptor. Mutations in this receptor cause neoplastic development.

Primary malignant melanoma of the common bile duct: a case report and literature review.

Primary malignant melanoma of the common bile duct is rare. Only seven cases have been described in the literature. Diagnosis is based on failure to find another primary site, histological examination with electron microscopy, and immunohistochemical tests.