Publications (3)3.13 Total impact
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Article: [Retrorectal tumors in adults. Experience in five cases].
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ABSTRACT: The most frequent tumors that grow in the retrorectal space are embryological. Their management requires adequate knowledge of the characteristics of these lesions. We present five cases of retrorectal tumors.Cirugía Española 12/2006; 80(5):334-6. · 0.87 Impact Factor -
Article: [Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum].
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ABSTRACT: We report the case of a 48-year-old man who was admitted to the intensive care unit for acute respiratory distress. After discharge, the patient showed massive pneumoperitoneum. None of the complementary investigations provided information on the cause. The patient underwent surgery but no intraoperative diagnosis was reached. We believe that this case is of interest since pneumoperitoneum is a frequent entity that often leads to emergency laparotomy. The cause is usually perforation, although in a substantial proportion of cases the pneumoperitoneum is non-surgical, or idiopathic.Cirugía Española 09/2005; 78(2):112-4. · 0.87 Impact Factor -
Article: [Predictors of survival in patients with myasthenia gravis and thymoma].
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ABSTRACT: Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Thymoma have different clinical evolutions and survival. There are few studies grying to describe the prognosis factors in patients with both thymoma and MG. We have evaluated all patients with thymoma and associated MG who were treated in our unit in order to identify possible predictors of survival. There were 108 patients with thymoma and associated MG treated at our center from 1967 to 2000. All data were analyzed by multivariate Cox regression analysis, which allowed quantification of the independent predictive value of prognostic indicators. Median follow-up was 10 years. Mortality was 35.2% (38 patients). In 14 (36.8%) cases, death was related to MG, and 6 (15.8%) patients died from a cause directly related to thymoma. Cox regression analysis found a predictive value for both an age older than 55 years and the need for tracheostomy during the postoperative period. In our series of patients with thymoma and associated MG, age older than 55 years and the need for postoperative tracheostomy were independent predictors of poorer overall survival.Medicina Clínica 04/2003; 120(11):401-4. · 1.38 Impact Factor
