Ultrasound-guided Fat Graft of the Obliques-Serratus Complex.

Background: The idea of the anterolateral thoracic musculature in men during the contour procedure is very limited, particularly in terms of surgical techniques that improve its appearance and aesthetics. Therefore, this study aimed to describe a technique of deep definition liposuction with intramuscular grafting of the serratus external oblique muscle complex.

Methods: A retrospective case series of a total of 11 cases of male patients aged between 29 and 60 years in the year 2022 is presented.

Common bile duct pressure after open intraoperative instrumentation in patients with uncomplicated choledocholithiasis.

Background: Common bile duct pressure (CBDP) after surgical exploration has not been fully detailed. The objective was to describe the changes of CBDP after open surgical exploration in patients with choledocholithiasis, considering clinical scenarios in remote locations.

Material And Methods: A before-after study was designed.

Precisión de la calculadora de riesgo quirúrgico ACS NSQIP para predecir morbilidad y mortalidad en pacientes mexicanos.

Background: American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator that predicts the results of elective and emergency surgical procedures. This tool has been useful improving the morbidity and mortality in hospitals in the United States and Canada.

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of the ACS NSQIP risk calculator for predicting postoperative complications in Mexican population.

A New Surgical Approach to Body Contouring.

Background: The success of body contouring surgery will largely depend on the correct choice and performance of the technique, and utilization of the necessary scientific measures. Thus, this study sought to highlight the combination and evolution of the abdominoplasty-assisted liposuction technique, while individualizing each case for the patient's benefit.

Method: We present a series of 188 cases from the past 3 years (2017-2019), using our modification to the surgical technique: performing 360-degree liposuction first, and then abdominoplasty in the same surgical time.

The Perception of the Ideal Body Contouring in Mexico.

Unlabelled: Over the centuries, our appreciation of beauty has changed, as has the social environment that influences our perspective. Currently we are trying to use measurable instruments to achieve a better aesthetic result in each patient, using as a reference the "golden ratio," which is found in harmonies of all kinds-in art, nature, architecture, and today, in medicine-to aspire to the ideal proportion.

Methods: We conducted a survey in which we showed participants 4 digitally modified images of a model with different body proportions, 1 with the golden ratio and 3 with other variable proportions.

Evaluation of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and the PCR/PCT index as indicators of mortality in abdominal sepsis.

Background: Biomarker combinations can improve timely diagnosis and survival.

Objective: To determine the usefulness of serum procalcitonin concentration (PCT), C-reactive protein (PCR) and the PCR / PCT index as predictors of mortality.

Method: Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with abdominal sepsis during the period from April 2017 to February 2018.

Evaluation of the level of high density lipoproteins as a predictor of severity in abdominal sepsis.

Background: Alterations in the lipid profile are part of the acute phase response, this corresponds to the so-called lipemia of sepsis.

Objective: To determine if the serum level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) is related to severity and mortality.

Method: Retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients diagnosed with abdominal sepsis.

Comparison between the body mass index and the Controlling Nutritional status to determine the severity in patients with abdominal sepsis.

Background: The systemic response of the organism, in defense against the aggressor agent, generates acute catabolic response, which leads to deterioration of the nutritional status.

Objective: Compare the usefulness of the body mass index (BMI) and the CONUT scale to determine the severity in abdominal sepsis.

Methods: Retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study in patients with diagnosis of abdominal sepsis, from April 2016 to February 2017.

Is albumin a predictor of severity and mortality in patients with abdominal sepsis?

Background: Patients with a lower level of albumin have a more severe infection, the level of said biomarker is a strong predictor of mortality.

Objective: To determine the usefulness of the serum albumin level as a predictor of severity and mortality.

Methods: Retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients diagnosed with abdominal sepsis.

Ulcerative colitis: epidemiology, clinical features and associated factors with surgical treatment in a tertiary hospital in Mexico.

Background: An increase incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) has been reported in Mexico. It is important to know the clinical features of patients with UC, their clinical course, need for surgical treatment and outcomes.

Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical features of patients with UC, emphasizing the factors associated with the need for surgical treatment.

Evaluation of the serum procalcitonin level as an indicator of severity and mortality in abdominal sepsis due to secondary peritonitis.

Background: Procalcitonin is a biomarker of sepsis, whose concentrations increase when some endotoxin enters the bloodstream. It is used, among other things, to discriminate the etiology of infections, increase or decrease the antibiotic spectrum, and predict mortality.

Objective: To determine the utility of the serum level of procalcitonin as a predictor of severity and mortality.

Application of the Kiewiet-Van Ruler model to predict the need for relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis.

Introduction: It is crucial the timely detection of a new infection or the persistence of it to improve the survival rates, there is no index that can determine the need for relaparotomy.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic certainty of the model elaborated by Kiewiet-Van Ruler.

Method: A retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study, patients diagnosed with abdominal sepsis who underwent exploratory laparotomy between January 2013 to and May 2015.

[Comparación del índice de neutrófilos/linfocitos, la escala de SOFA y la concentración sérica de procalcitonina como indicadores de la gravedad de la apendicitis aguda].

IntroducciÓn: La apendicitis aguda (AA) es una de las principales causas de abdomen agudo. Un retraso en su diagnóstico y tratamiento elevan la morbimortalidad.

Objetivo: Evaluar el índice de neutrófilos/linfocitos (INL), la escala SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment), la procalcitonina (PCT) y la bilirrubina total (BT), y ver si existe relación como determinantes de la gravedad de la AA.

[Índice de Mannheim y mortalidad en sepsis abdominal].

IntroducciÓn: La sepsis abdominal representa la respuesta inflamatoria peritoneal ante la invasión microbiana, con una mortalidad del 17%. El índice de peritonitis de Mannheim es una herramienta clínica y un predictor de mortalidad, con alta sensibilidad y especificidad.

Objetivo: Determinar si existe correlación entre el puntaje obtenido mediante el índice de peritonitis de Mannheim y la mortalidad.

[Inappropriate use of antibiotics in acute appendicitis. A survey of Mexican surgeons].

Background: Appendectomy is the most common non-elective surgery. The postoperative use of antibiotics depends on the stage of the appendix at the time of surgery. Several classifications establish that state.

[Intestinal trichobezoar as a cause of small bowel obstruction. Case report and review of the literature].

Background: The trichobezoars are conglomerates of hair ingested by a person. They are located in the stomach, although they can extend also to the small bowel. They are common in children and adolescents, and 90% of the patients are women.