Surgical Strategies for Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis With Severe Osteoporosis: A Case Illustrating the Challenges of Delayed Intervention.

Tuberculous spondylodiscitis (Pott's spine) is a complex extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) that poses significant medical challenges, characterized by vertebral destruction affecting approximately 2% of all TB cases. The management of this condition involves a multidisciplinary approach, with surgical intervention indicated for specific cases, including those with neurological complications, spinal instability, and kyphosis. We report a case of a 49-year-old female with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculous spondylodiscitis who had undergone eight months of tuberculostatic therapy.

EFFICACY OF CURCUMA LONGA IN THE TREATMENT OF DIVERSION COLITIS IN RATS.

Background: Diversion colitis is still very common in our country, since the stoma creation is a common practice especially in situations of trauma. needing treatment for this condition.

Aim: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of rectal infusion of Curcuma longa (turmeric) in the excluded intestinal segment of rats.

Thirteen years of medication alerts issued by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA): What is the profile?

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: As a pharmacovigilance measure, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) monitors the postmarketing events of medication and issues alerts on actions to be taken and information updates. The present study has the objective of analysing the profile of all the alerts on medication issued by ANVISA between 2006 and 2018.

Methods: A descriptive documentary analysis was carried out through the ANVISA website and double checked with two researchers in order to avoid discrepancies in data collection and interpretation of information.

Minimally invasive resection of an extradural far lateral lumbar schwannoma with zygapophyseal joint sparing: surgical nuances and literature review.

Introduction. Spinal schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors. Completely extradural schwannomas of the lumbar spine are extremely rare lesions, accounting for only 0,7-4,2% of all spinal NSTs.