Publications by authors named "H S Fogaca"
Background/objectives: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disorder associated with marked morbidity and mortality and frequently requires hospitalization. This study aimed to investigate the time trends and geographical distribution of hospital admissions, the lethality rate of CP across Brazil, and the potential relationship with social indicators and associated risk factors.
Methods: Data were retrospectively obtained from the Brazilian Public Health System Registry between January 2009 and December 2019.
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the geographic distribution and time trends of CRC in Brazil.
Methods: Data were retrospectively retrieved from January 2005 to December 2018 from the Brazilian Public Health System.
Article Synopsis
- Surgical resection is the only potential cure for pancreatic cancer (PC), but most cases are diagnosed too late for surgery; this study analyzed pancreaticoduodenectomies (PDs) performed in Brazil from 2008 to 2015.
- Despite a more than twofold increase in PC cases, the number of PDs only rose by 37%, with the majority of procedures carried out on men aged 50-69.
- Significant regional disparities exist in surgery rates and outcomes, with higher mortality rates observed in older patients and those in less developed areas, indicating challenges in Brazil's healthcare system for treating pancreatic cancer.
Objectives: To describe incidence and lethality time trends rates of pancreatic cancer (PC) in Brazil.
Methods: Data from Brazilian Health National Public System (SUS) were retrospectively collected with regard to PC from January 2005 to December 2012. Pancreatic cancer incidence and lethality rates were estimated from SUS hospitalizations and in-hospital PC deaths and adjusted to total available hospital beds.
Background: Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HES) has not been evaluated by transient elastography so far and its correlation with ultrasound variables remains to be defined.
Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the parameters of liver and spleen stiffness in HES assessed by transient elastography in comparison with cirrhotics and controls evaluating its correlation with ultrasonographic data.
Patients And Methods: HES, hepatitis C virus-cirrhotic, and control patients were included in this sectional study.