Objectives: To determine differences between the simplified surgical technique and the Richardson’s technique for abdominal hysterectomy, in relation to surgical time, presentation and type of complications. Design: Descriptive, transversal, prospective and comparative study. Setting: Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru. Participants: Patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Interventions: Twenty six patients underwent abdominal hysterectomy with a simplified technique from February 1st, 2005, through May 31st, 2006 and compared with same number of patients intervened with the Richardson’s technique. Main outcome measures: Causes of hysterectomy, surgical time, presentation and type of complications. Results: The most frequent indication for abdominal hysterectomy was uterine myomas (76,9%). Complications were present in 17,3% of patients, with similar frequency with ...

Objectives: To determine differences between the simplified surgical technique and the Richardson’s technique for abdominal hysterectomy, in relation to surgical time, presentation and type of complications. Design: Descriptive, transversal, prospective and comparative study. Setting: Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru. Participants: Patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Interventions: Twenty six patients underwent abdominal hysterectomy with a simplified technique from February 1st, 2005, through May 31st, 2006 and compared with same number of patients intervened with the Richardson’s technique. Main outcome measures: Causes of hysterectomy, surgical time, presentation and type of complications. Results: The most frequent indication for abdominal hysterectomy was uterine myomas (76,9%). Complications were present in 17,3% of patients, with similar frequency with ...

OBJECTIVE: The gastric protective abilities of dried sap and alkaloid fraction of Croton palanostigma and sucralfate against ethanol-induced necrosis was compared by means of standard experimental rat model. Subchronic toxicity was determined. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A pretreatment with either saline solution, dried sap of C. palanostigma 120 mg/kg, alkaloid fraction of C. palanostigma 20 mg/kg, 35 mg/kg y 50 mg/kg or sucralfate was given to 60 rats. Intragastric administration of 2 mL of 100% ethanol was accomplished one hour later. A gastrectomy was perfomed four hours later followed by macroscopic and histological evaluation of the gastric lesions. Subchronic toxicity was determined with doses of 0,12, 0,40 and 1,20 mL/kg of sap for a 30-day period with biochemical and histopathologic study of the organs. RESULTS: Pretreatment with dried sap and alkaloid fractions of C. palanostigma and...