Médicos do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), eles transplantaram o útero de uma doadora morta e conseguiram fazer com que a

Cesar Baima Procedimento de sucesso acaba de ser relatado em uma das principais publicações médicas do planeta. RIO – Uma menina paulistana prestes a completar

Objective To measure the association between readmission after liver transplantation and corresponding adverse drug reactions. Methods A total of 48 patients undergoing liver transplantation were

A 50-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease secondary to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was referred to a quaternary care center due to significantly increased

Background Cardiovascular surgeries are extensive procedures which patients are submitted to several types of morbidity during surgery and on post-operative period [1]. Sternotomy’s problems depend

Background: Ascites in cirrhotic patients interfere with accurate assessment of skeletal muscle when diagnosing sarcopenia. We hypothesized measurement of appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) with

Background Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently conducted surgical procedures worldwide. Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernioplasty has shown many advantages over traditional open

INTRODUCTION The first living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was performed in 1989 at our Institution15. Since then, surgical techniques and patient´s care improvements have established

INTRODUCTION Liver transplantation (LT) is the best option for patients with advanced cirrhosis, but its clinical application is often limited by the low availability of

INTRODUCTION Autologous intraoperative blood salvage (IBS) is used routinely in many surgical specialties to minimize the effects of intraoperative bleeding, avoiding the risks of allogeneic