Publications by authors named "Marta Castillo-Pradillo"
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- * A study of 520 adult patients showed that small abscesses (<30 mm) can be treated effectively with antibiotics, while larger abscesses require drainage methods, with surgical drainage being more effective but riskier.
- * Post-treatment, luminal resection lowers the risk of abscess recurrence within a year, but anti-TNF therapy shows similar effectiveness for preventing recurrences regardless of resection.
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) remains a diagnosis of exclusion due to the lack of specific signs and symptoms. Refractory HE is an uncommon but serious condition that requires the search of hidden precipitating events (., portosystemic shunt) and alternative diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPostoperative fistula results in increased morbidity and a longer hospital stay. While surgery is the most common treatment, the endoscopic approach is an increasingly used alternative. A 57-year-old woman underwent surgery for colonic adenocarcinoma, which relapsed as peritoneal carcinomatosis and was managed with chemotherapy and surgery, a biological Permacol™ mesh was used for abdominal wall closure.
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