LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: THE LONG-TERM ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Background: Laparoscopic approaches to inguinal hernia repair include transabdominal extraperitoneal and transabdominal preperitoneal, both of which are widely performed and employ mesh. Indicators of success for these surgical procedures include incidence of complications, time to return to daily activities, incidence of postoperative chronic pain, and the long-term postoperative patient satisfaction.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare long-term postoperative incidence of chronic pain and overall quality of life among patients undergoing transabdominal extraperitoneal or transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.

Clinical-epidemiological changes in patients with non-traumatic acute abdomen during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study.

Objective: we intend to demonstrate the clinical alterations and the postoperative evolution in patients with acute abdomen non-traumatic in conservative or surgical treatment during the pandemic compared to a similar period in the last year.

Method: a single-center retrospective study, including patients who received clinical-surgical treatment at Hospital do Trabalhador diagnosed with acute abdomen between March and August 2020 and a similar period in 2019.Variables studied ranged from demographic data to indices of social isolation.

Splenic infarction as a complication of covid-19 in a patient without respiratory symptoms: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Multiple studies suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a pro-thrombotic state and thrombotic events have been recorded in several organs and systems. We report a patient with no respiratory symptoms, presented with abdominal pain and an extensive splenic infarction after COVID-19.

Case Report: A 67 year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a moderate, dull, left-sided abdominal pain.

Insulin-like growth factor I correlates with MELD and returns to normal level after liver transplantation.

Background: Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is produced almost entirely by the liver and is the main promoter of anabolic growth hormone (GH) effects on protein, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism. IGF-I is significantly decreased in patients with liver cirrhosis. Our objective was to determine the relationship between circulating IGF-I and MELD (Model for End-stage Liver Disease) in cirrhotics subjected to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).

The influence of hypothyroidism on liver regeneration: an experimental study in rats.

Background: The influence of hypothyroidism in liver regeneration has been a controversial opinions.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between hypothyroidism and liver regeneration in rats.

Methods: Forty male Wistar rats divided into two groups of 20 specimens each.