Expression of metalloproteinase-9 in patients with mild and severe forms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease develops when the stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and complications. Mild forms are non-erosive and erosive esophagitis, and severe forms are Barrett's esophagus and Esophageal adenocarcinoma. Matrix metalloproteinases are endopeptidases that can degrade components of the extracellular matrix, they play an important role in tumor invasion as well as in metastasis.

[Patient satisfaction in primary medical care in Mexico].

Objective: To determine the satisfaction perceived by patients with the medical services received at a primary care medical center.

Material And Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. The satisfaction perceived by patients treated in a primary care medical center was evaluated.

[Spinal tuberculosis: experience in a third level medical facility in Puebla, Mexico].

Background: Pott's disease or spinal tuberculosis (STB) is a serious infectious disease, caused by the migration of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the spine. Knowing this disease is a priority for all the physicians. The objective was to show the experience in patients with STB treated in a third level hospital in Puebla, Mexico.

[Five-year survival analysis in patients with penile cancer].

Background: Short-term survival of penile cancer is poor. The objective was to describe the 5-years penile cancer survival.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study.

[Management of ureteric colic with ketorolac and nifedipin vs. ketorolac and tamsulosin in the emergency room].

Background: Ureteric colic is the most common symptom of lithiasis. It is caused by the presence of stones accumulated in the renal papillae. These stones often migrate down the ureter, causing a ureteric colic, characterized by a severe pain in the lumbar region.

[Functional and radiological evaluation of patients with midshaft clavicle fracture surgically treated].

Background: Functional and radiographic evaluation at midshaft clavicle fractures is better with surgical than conservative management. The aim of this paper is to describe the functional and radiological evaluation of patients with midshaft clavicle fracture surgery at the Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.

Methods: Descriptive studies, conducted during the period June 2014 to June 2015, patients undergoing surgical treatment for midshaft clavicle fracture were included.