Publications by authors named "Roberto Gallo-Roa"
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- The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of unexpected malignant conditions in women who underwent hysterectomy for benign reasons between 2013 and 2021.
- Out of 816 hospital records reviewed, 674 cases were analyzed, revealing a 3.8% prevalence of unexpected malignant diseases and a 1.9% prevalence of premalignant conditions, predominantly affecting the cervix and ovaries.
- The findings highlight the need for thorough preoperative assessments to identify potential cancers and emphasize the importance of informing patients about the risks associated with such surgeries.
This case report describes the management of a woman diagnosed with a retroperitoneal cystic tumor during pregnancy. The 29-year-old patient presented at 29 weeks of pregnancy with abdominal pain. A retroperitoneal tumor measuring 224 × 156 × 235 mm was identified on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To identify factors associated with poor prognoses in newborns with a prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis in eight hospitals in Bogota, Colombia, from 2011 to 2022.
Methods: A multi-center retrospective case-control study was conducted on newborns with gastroschisis in eight hospitals in Bogota, Colombia. Poor prognosis was defined as the presence of sepsis, intestinal complications, or death.
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a hemostatic disorder characterized by a quantitative or qualitative deficiency of the Von Willebrand factor (VWF). It affects males and females equally. This pathology has more severe clinical manifestations in females of reproductive age, with a mean age of diagnosis at 19 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Fraser syndrome is a rare congenital malformation characterized by cryptophthalmos, syndactyly and urogenital tract malformations. The association with hydrometrocolpos is infrequent, with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old primigravida presenting at 35 weeks of gestation, with prenatal finding of hydrometrocolpos associated with hypotelorism and microphthalmia.
Objectives: The true incidence of anaplastic ganglioglioma during pregnancy is extremely rare, very few cases have been reported in the literature.
Case Presentation: This is a report of a case of anaplastic ganglioglioma diagnosed in pregnancy. The patient is a 23-year-old primigravida who presented at 19 weeks of gestation headache and a convulsive episode.
Objective: To report a case of pure red-cell aplasia secondary to pregnancy and to conduct a review of the literature regarding diagnosis and treatment, as well as maternal and perinatal prognosis.
Methods: This is the case of a 24-year-old patient at 34 weeks of gestation, referred to a regional public referral hospital due to anemia. Bone marrow biopsy was performed, leading to the diagnosis of pregnancy-related pure red-cell aplasia.