Ultrasound-guided Drainage vs Surgical Drainage of Deep Neck Space Abscesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: The most common cause of deep neck infections is dental infection. They are diagnosed with physical examination, imaging studies, ultrasound, or computed tomography. Surgical drainage of collections should always be performed early in a classical or percutaneous way, depending on the case.

Ultrasound-guided drainage vs surgical drainage of deep neck space abscesses: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: The most common cause of deep neck infections is dental infection. They are diagnosed with physical examination, imaging studies, ultrasound, or computed tomography. Surgical drainage of collections should always be performed early in a classical or percutaneous way, depending on the case.

Increased cholesterol efflux capacity in metabolic syndrome: Relation with qualitative alterations in HDL and LCAT.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with changes in HDL levels, composition and sub-fraction profile. Whether these alterations affect HDL anti-atherogenic function, specifically measured as its capacity to perform cholesterol efflux, is not yet clearly known.

Objective: To evaluate the relation between serum cholesterol efflux capacity and the changes in HDL composition and sub-fraction profile in MetS.

[Accidents due to Lepidoptera: Hylesia nigricans (Berg, 1875) or "mariposa negra"].

Lepidoptera (butterflies, caterpillars and moths) biologic features make possible the contact between different instars and humans. The moth Hylesia nigricans is responsible for epidemic outbreaks in our country. It is called erucism when the contact is with caterpillars and lepidopterism when the contact is with moths.

Role of SN1 lipases on plasma lipids in metabolic syndrome and obesity.

Objective: To assess the phospholipase activity of endothelial (EL) and hepatic lipase (HL) in postheparin plasma of subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS)/obesity and their relationship with atherogenic and antiatherogenic lipoproteins. Additionally, to evaluate lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and HL activity as triglyceride (TG)-hydrolyses to complete the analyses of SN1 lipolytic enzymes in the same patient.

Approach And Results: Plasma EL, HL, and LPL activities were evaluated in 59 patients with MS and 36 controls.

[Esophageal achalasia: what to do, the balloon or the scalpel?].

In this paper we review the different options published in the world literature regarding the treatment of achalasia of the esophagus. It is concluded that pneumatic dilatation and Heller's operation are the only valid possibilities for primary treatment of the disease. The specific indications for each procedure are also being set.

[Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis].

We discuss the features of a case of the unusual entity known as esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis. We believe that esophagography is the most appropriate diagnostic method for this disease, whereas endoscopy, electromanometry, computerized tomography and ultrasonography play a secondary role. The findings of esophageal ultrasonography described in our patient are, we believe, the first described in the literature.