Assessment of quality of life using the EORTC 30 protocol in patients with soft tissue sarcoma undergoing surgical treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life among patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas treated at the Evangelic Mackenzie Hospital (HUEM) from 2018 to 2024 and undergoing surgical treatment.

Material And Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional analysis of 23 patients with soft tissue neoplasia who underwent surgery and whether they underwent neoadjuvant or adjuvant clinical treatments. Epidemiological, clinical, and pathological data were considered.

TGF-β1 and CD68 immunoexpression in capsules formed by textured implants with and without mesh coverage: a study on female rats.

Purpose: To evaluate fibrosis formation and number of macrophages in capsules formed around textured implants without and with mesh coverage.

Methods: Fibrosis was analyzed through transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) immunomarker expression and the number of macrophages through CD68 percentage of cells in magnified field. Sixty female Wistar rats were distributed into two groups of 30 rats (unmeshed and meshed).

Acute abdomen due to J-pouch outlet obstruction: A case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the procedure of choice for re-establishing intestinal continuity for patients undergoing total proctocolectomy. Despite growing experience with this procedure, it is still associated with considerable morbidity rates.

Presentation Of Case: Herein, we report the case of a 14-year-old boy with familial adenomatous polyposis who underwent total proctocolectomy, ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, and diverting ileostomy.

Histological evaluation of capsules formed by texturized silicone implants with and without polyester mesh coverage (Parietex®). A study on female rats.

Purpose: To evaluate capsules formed by microtextured silicone implants with and without Parietex® mesh coverage histologically.

Methods: Sixty Wistar rats were divided in two groups (meshed and unmeshed). Each group was, then, divided into two subgroups for evaluation at 30 and 90 days.