Publications by authors named "Leopoldo Guzman-Navarro"
Introduction: Hydrocephalus, altering cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics, affects 175 per 100,000 adults worldwide. Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) manage symptomatic hydrocephalus, with 125,000 cases annually. Despite efficacy, VPS face complications, necessitating interventions.
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- Thyroid nodules are prevalent in 4-7% of the population, and the main goal of studying them is to figure out if they are benign or malignant, with FNAB being the commonly used preoperative method.
- A study conducted on 142 patients from 2000 to 2003 found that TOFS had high sensitivity (94%) and specificity (93%), and it was able to detect additional cancers that FNAB missed in 39% of cases, altering surgical decisions in 13.4% of patients.
- The findings highlight that males are at a higher risk of thyroid cancer, suggesting that TOFS should be routinely performed, especially when FNAB results are inconclusive, which