The occurrence of lateral capsular disruption as a cause of anterior shoulder instability has been reported previously. 1 It was suggested that this injury be considered in patients with instability and no injury or a minimal injury to the glenoid labrum. We now report the occurrence of lateral capsular disruption of the posterior aspect of the shoulder as a cause of pain and weakness. This Les...

Monoclonal antibodies to the capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans produce distinct capsular reactions and have biological activities that are determined by serotype specificity. In the present study, polyclonal rabbit anticapsular antibodies were cross-absorbed to produce serotype specificities similar to those of monoclonal antibodies. The results showed that polyclonal and monoc...

La mamoplastia de aumento consiste en insertar una prótesis dentro del tejido mamario con el fin alterar su tamaño y forma. Actualmente, se utilizan varios tipos implantes según forma, material, así como diferentes variaciones la técnica quirúrgica. Se han descrito complicaciones asociadas por ser considerados cuerpos extraños más común es contractura capsular. presenta caso paciente 41 años a ...

purpose: to compare the effect of implantation of a single-piece hydrophilic foldable acrylic intraocular lens (iol) with rectangular optic edge and a single-piece polymethyl methacrylate (pmma) iol with rounded optic edges on posterior capsular opacification )pco(. methods: this randomized clinical trial study comprised 74 eyes with senile cataract in an otherwise normal eye in patients older ...

purpose : to compare central corneal thickness (cct), corneal endothelial cell density, and lens capsule thickness in normotensive patients with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome (pxs) methods : this was a prospective, comparative, descriptive study. normotensive candidates for cataract surgery with (study group) and without (control group) pxs were enrolled in the study. cct and corneal e...