Basic suture techniques for medicine students: comparative results according to training by surgeons versus peers.

Objetivo: Comparar la adquisición de habilidades básicas de sutura en estudiantes de medicina según la enseñanza práctica por cirujanos o por pares.

MÉtodo: Estudio preexperimental antes y después. Se realizó un taller práctico de suturas para 46 estudiantes de medicina de octavo semestre de la Universidad de Concepción, entre noviembre y diciembre de 2017.

Reliability of Nasofacial Analysis Using Rhinobase® Software.

Objective: Rhinoplasty is a constant challenge for the surgeon, where the correct evaluation of facial aesthetic parameters allows harmonic changes appropriate for each patient. The aim of this study was to compare the preoperative and postoperative results of nasofacial analysis, performed by Rhinobase® software (indirect anthropometry) compared with direct anthropometry (caliper), in patients undergoing aesthetic rhinoplasty.

Methods: The authors assessed the reliability of using Rhinobase® software for measuring nasofacial characteristics in 20 individuals (18 F, 2 M).

[Long-term survival in carcinoid tumour of the appendix. An analysis of 8903 appendectomies].

Introduction: Appendiceal carcinoids are the most frequent tumors of the appendix and are usually detected as an incidental finding in the final pathology report. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and pathological characteristics, surgical treatment and long-term survival in patients with an appendiceal carcinoid tumor.

Material And Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients treated from 1980 to 2007 with a pathological diagnosis of appendiceal carcinoid tumor.