Publications by authors named "Gustavo M de Moraes"
The aim of the present study was to investigate the survival of individuals with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower oral cavity who underwent surgical treatment and experienced recurrence, considering the site of the recurrent disease. A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted, comparing the survival rates of patients with and without recurrence and considering the site of recurrence (local, regional, distant). Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS and a -value ≤ 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy and try to identify its predictors.
Methods: From May 2005 to April 2010, 93 patients underwent total laryngectomy. We evaluated complications during and after surgery and compared them with the following variables: gender, nutritional status, previous tracheotomy, tumor location, type of surgery, TNM staging, prior treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, use of flaps for reconstruction and surgical margin.
Unlabelled: Salvage laryngectomy in patients treated with organ preservation protocols is associated with high rates of postoperative complications. The use of non-irradiated tissue flaps in pharyngeal reconstruction could reduce the incidence of these complications.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in preventing salivary fistulae during the postoperative period of salvage total laryngectomy (TL).
Background: The goal of the present study was to investigate the course of ionized calcium after thyroidectomy and to define a cut-off value that indicates symptoms of hypocalcemia.
Methods: The sample included 333 patients undergoing thyroidectomy at the University Hospital of UFMG between September 2000 and December 2005. Ionized calcium was determined before and after surgery (days 1, 2, and 30) in all patients and on postoperative days 90 and 180 in those with hypocalcemia.