Background: Ulcerative proctitis (UP) can have a milder, less aggressive course than left-sided colitis or extensive colitis. Therefore, immunosuppressants tend to be used less in patients with this condition. Evidence, however, is scarce because these patients are excluded from randomised controlled clinical trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Sexuality is an integral part of development and personality, and is important in healthcare. Nurses are among the most representative healthcare professionals. For holistic and inclusive nursing care practice and to improve equality, human rights, well-being, and health of individuals, the curricula of nursing courses must integrate broad knowledge about sexuality and its diversity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of a 79-year-old man who presents falciform ligament thrombosis after umbilical vein recanalization as an uncommon complication of acute pancreatitis. The performance of abdomino-pelvic CT with contrast, allowed its diagnosis, as well as the establishment of an adequate treatment with favorable evolution.
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December 2012
Introduction: Spasmophemia, also called stuttering or stammering, is a speech disorder characterized by impairment of the rhythm of words whose classical symptoms are blocks and repetitions.
Methodology: We describe the case of a male patient, his evolution and therapeutic strategies and review the current literature on the subject.
Results: A 33-year-old patient was referred to our Mental Health Unit by his family doctor due to “speech problems and difficulty expressing ideas.