Background: The double balloon enteroscopy is an important method for the endoscopic approach of the small bowel that provides diagnosis and therapy of this segment’s disorders, with low complication rate. Aim: Analysis of patients undergoing double balloon enteroscopy. The specific objectives were to establish the indications for this method, evaluate the findings by the double balloon enteroscopy, analyze the therapeutic options and the complications of the procedure. Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of 65 patients who underwent double balloon enteroscopy. Results: Sixty-five procedures were performed in 50 patients, 63.1% were women and 36.9% were men. The mean age was 50.94 years. The main indication it was gastrointestinal bleeding, followed by abdominal pain and Crohn’s disease. Most procedures were considered normal. Polyps were the most prevalent finding, followed by angioectasias and duodenitis. In 49.2% of the cases, one or more therapeutic procedures were performed, (biopsy was the most prevalent). There was only one case of acute pancreatitis, which was treated clinically. Conclusion: The enteroscopy is good and safe method for the evaluation of the small bowel, and its main indications are gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. It has low complications rates and reduces the necessity of surgery.

Objetivo: estabelecer a faixa etária média de diagnóstico de lesões malignas ou pré-malignas de colo de útero, em pacientes atendidas no Hospital Erasto Gaertner, em Curitiba/PR, entre os anos de 2009 e 2011, a fim de comparar estes dados com as diretrizes do Ministério da Saúde. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo de análise de 3136 prontuários de pacientes do Hospital Erasto Gaertner. Foram consultadas outras bibliografias para complementação do estudo. Resultados: a menor média de idade encontrada foi 29,24 anos, sendo 49,25 para câncer invasivo e 34,47 para neoplasia intraepitelial cervical (NIC). O diagnóstico mais encontrado entre as pacientes com menos de 25 anos foi NIC II. Observou-se que a menor média das idades ocorreu em pacientes com NIC I, estando acima de 25 anos e concordando com a literatura de referência. Entretanto, discordando desta, o diagnóstico mais presente em pacientes com menos de 25 anos foi NIC II. Conclusão: ao iniciar o rastreamento aos 25 anos de idade, o diagnóstico da maioria das lesões invasivas e pré-cancerosas seria realizado. Entretanto, existe a possibilidade de subdiagnóstico de NIC II, concordando parcialmente com as recomendações do Ministério da Saúde.

Background: The best technique for incisional hernioplasty has not been established yet. One of the difficulties to compare these techniques is heterogeneity in the profile of the patients evaluated. Aim: To analyze the results of three techniques for incisional hernioplasty after open bariatric surgery. Method: Patients who underwent incisional hernioplasty were divided into three groups: onlay technique, simple suture and retromuscular technique. Results and quality of life after repair using Carolina’s Comfort Scale were evaluated through analysis of medical records, telephone contact and elective appointments. Results: 363 surgical reports were analyzed and 263 were included: onlay technique (n=89), simple suture (n=100), retromuscular technique (n=74). The epidemiological profile of patients was similar between groups. The onlay technique showed higher seroma rates (28.89%) and used a surgical drain more frequently (55.56%). The simple suture technique required longer hospital stay (2.86 days). The quality of life score was worse for the retromuscular technique (8.43) in relation to the onlay technique (4.7) and the simple suture (2.34), especially because of complaints of chronic pain. There was no difference in short-term recurrence. Conclusion: The retromuscular technique showed a worse quality of life than the other techniques in a homogeneous group of patients. The three groups showed no difference in terms of short-term hernia recurrence.