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Pena-Casanova J, Quinones-Ubeda S, Gramunt-Fombuena N, Quintana-Aparicio M, Aguilar M, Badenes D, Cerulla N, Molinuevo JL, Ruiz E, Robles A, Barquero MS, Antunez C, Martinez-Parra C, Frank-Garcia A, Fernandez M, Alfonso V, Sol JM, Blesa R. Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): Norms for Verbal Fluency Tests. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2009; 24:395-411. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Conde E, Cara C, Moure A, Ruiz E, Castro E, Domínguez H. Antioxidant activity of the phenolic compounds released by hydrothermal treatments of olive tree pruning. Food Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ruiz E, Rodríguez L, Alonso-Azcárate J. Effects of earthworms on metal uptake of heavy metals from polluted mine soils by different crop plants. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 75:1035-1041. [PMID: 19232427 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2008] [Revised: 01/13/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A pot experiment was conducted in order to assess the effect of the earthworm Eisenia fetida on the uptake of Pb, Zn, Cd and Cu from soils polluted by mining activities using maize (Zea mays) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). Results from single and sequential extractions showed that the soil chemical partitioning of heavy metals was significantly changed by E. fetida, leading to a higher concentration of metals in the non-residual fractions of the soil. Earthworm activities significantly increased shoot biomass (65% for maize and 73% for barley) and root metal concentration for all the metals under study in both maize and barley. The total accumulation rate values for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were significantly higher in the presence of E. fetida for both crop plants. Those latter effects led to an increase in Zn extraction yields of up to 3.7-fold and 2.3-fold for barley and maize, respectively.
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Rodríguez L, Ruiz E, Alonso-Azcárate J, Rincón J. Heavy metal distribution and chemical speciation in tailings and soils around a Pb-Zn mine in Spain. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2009; 90:1106-16. [PMID: 18572301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 04/19/2008] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Soil pollution by lead, zinc, cadmium and copper was characterized in the mine tailings and surrounding soils (arable and pasture lands) of an old Spanish Pb-Zn mine. Sixty soil samples were analyzed, determining the total metal concentration by acid digestion and the chemical fractionation of Pb and Zn by the modified BCR sequential extraction method. Samples belonging to mine waste areas showed the highest values, with mean concentrations of 28,453.50 mg kg(-1) for Pb, 7000.44 mg kg(-1) for Zn, 20.57 mg kg(-1) for Cd and 308.48 mg kg(-1) for Cu. High concentrations of Pb, Zn and Cd were found in many of the samples taken from surrounding arable and pasture lands, indicating a certain extent of spreading of heavy metal pollution. Acidic drainage and wind transport of dust were proposed as the main effects causing the dispersion of pollution. Sequential extraction showed that most of the Pb was associated with non-residual fractions, mainly in reducible form, in all the collected samples. Zn appeared mainly associated with the acid-extractable form in mine tailing samples, while the residual form was the predominant one in samples belonging to surrounding areas. Comparison of our results with several criteria reported in the literature for risk assessment in soils polluted by heavy metals showed the need to treat the mine tailings dumped in the mine area.
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Manko VS, Rodchenko ED, Ruiz E, Sadovnikov BI. Exact solutions for a system of two counter-rotating black holes. Int J Clin Exp Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.78.124014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Perez-Castellano N, Villacastin J, Salinas J, Moreno J, Doblado M, Ruiz E, Isa R, Macaya C. Cooled ablation reduces pulmonary vein isolation time: results of a prospective randomised trial. Heart 2008; 95:203-9. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.125898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Lobos P, Ormaechea M, Urquizo Lino M, Moldes J, deBadiola F, Ruiz E, Boer M, Giuseppucci C, Alarcon M. POD-1.05: Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Children: A Safe and Effective Procedure. Urology 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.08.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bautista G, Cabrera JR, Regidor C, Forés R, García-Marco JA, Ojeda E, Sanjuán I, Ruiz E, Krsnik I, Navarro B, Gil S, Magro E, de Laiglesia A, Gonzalo-Daganzo R, Martín-Donaire T, Rico M, Millán I, Fernández MN. Cord blood transplants supported by co-infusion of mobilized hematopoietic stem cells from a third-party donor. Bone Marrow Transplant 2008; 43:365-73. [PMID: 18850019 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2008.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This open label clinical study provides updated evaluation of the strategy of single unit cord blood transplants (CBTs) with co-infusion of third-party donor (TPD) mobilized hematopoietic stem cells (MHSC). Fifty-five adults with high-risk hematological malignancies, median age 34 years (16-60 years) and weight 70 kg (43-95 kg), received CBTs (median 2.39 x 10(7) total nucleated cell (TNC) per kg and 0.11 x 10(6) CD34+ per kg) and TPD-MHSC (median 2.4 x 10(6) CD34+ per kg and 3.2 x 10(3) CD3+ per kg). Median time to ANC and to CB-ANC >0.5 x 10(9)/l as well as to full CB-chimerism was 10, 21 and 44 days, with maximum cumulative incidences (MCI) of 0.96, 0.95 and 0.91. Median time to unsupported platelets >20 x 10(9)/l was 32 days (MCI 0.78). MCI for grades I-IV and III-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) were 0.62 and 0.11; 12 of 41 patients (29%) who are at risk developed chronic GVHD, becoming severely extensive in three patients. Relapses occurred in seven patients (MCI=0.17). The main causes of morbi-mortality were post-engraftment infections. CMV reactivations were the most frequent, their incidence declining after the fourth month. Five-year overall survival and disease-free survival (Kaplan-Meier) were 56 % and 47% (63% and 54% for patients <or=40 years). In conclusion, CBT with single units of relatively low cell content and 0-3 HLA mismatches is feasible as a first choice option for adult patients who lack a readily available adequate adult donor.
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Rubio C, Feito M, Martin MA, Vidaurrazaga C, Ruiz E, Quesada A, Campos L, González-Beato M, Casado M. Interdigital pilonidal sinus in the foot. Clin Exp Dermatol 2008; 33:656-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02860.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Basterreche N, Zumarraga M, Davila R, Arrue A, Goienetxea B, Gonzalez-Torres M, Bustamante S, Ruiz E, Guimon J. Lithium in combination with Olanzapine: Effect on plasma Homovanillic Acid. Eur Psychiatry 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Segarra AB, Ramirez M, Banegas I, Alba F, Vives F, Gasparo MD, Ortega E, Ruiz E, Prieto I. Dietary fat influences testosterone, cholesterol, aminopeptidase A, and blood pressure in male rats. Horm Metab Res 2008; 40:289-91. [PMID: 18548389 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1046800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Blazquez A, Ruiz E, Vazquez A, de Sevilla TF, Garcia-Quintana A, Garcia-Quintana J, Alegre J. Sexual dysfunction as related to severity of fatigue in women with CFS. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2008; 34:240-247. [PMID: 18398762 DOI: 10.1080/00926230701866232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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To assess sexual function in women with chronic fatigue syndrome. The study included 27 women, aged 20 to 45 years, with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 15 healthy female controls. Sexual function was measured with the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) questionnaire and five clinical questions. In the patient group, total fatigue impact scale (FIS) score correlated with the GRISS satisfaction (r:-0.471, P < .005), avoidance (r: 0.632, P < .001) and sensuality (r: -0.445, P = .008) subscales. The GRISS satisfaction, avoidance, and sensuality subscale results and the fact of seeing the sexual act as a negative experience correlated with the intensity of fatigue in women with CFS.
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Quesada J, Aceituno L, Segura M, Barqueros A, Rodríguez-Zarauz R, Delgado L, Ruiz E. Propuesta de un protocolo quirúrgico y control del postoperatorio en la cesárea. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN GINECOLOGIA Y OBSTETRICIA 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0210-573x(07)74504-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Alvarez S, Cirera J, Ruiz E. Combined use of structural databases, density functional calculations and continuous shape measures: application to four-coordinate transition metal compounds. Acta Crystallogr A 2007. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767307098455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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López JC, Vigil-De Gracia P, Vega-Malek JC, Ruiz E, Vergara V. A randomized comparison of different methods of analgesia in abortion using manual vacuum aspiration. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2007; 99:91-4. [PMID: 17628562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2007] [Revised: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the effectiveness of different methods of analgesia among women treated with manual vacuum aspiration for spontaneous abortion. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 113 patients diagnosed with incomplete abortion and considered candidates for manual vacuum aspiration were randomly assigned to 3 groups of analgesic administration: diclofenac plus paracervical block; meperidine plus diclofenac; and meperidine alone. Pain levels were evaluated using the Wong Scale of Pain. RESULTS The mean pain scores for the three groups were: diclofenac and paracervical block 5.4; meperidine plus diclofenac 5.0; meperidine 5.7 (P=0.57). Analysis of pain using the levels mild (0-3), moderate (4-6), and severe (7-10) showed no statistical significance among the 3 groups of analgesics. Adverse effects were more common in the groups using analgesia containing meperidine. CONCLUSIONS There was no significant difference between the analgesics used among the 3 groups. Most of the patients, regardless of the analgesic used, reported moderate pain.
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Rodríguez A, Villuendas R, Yáñez L, Gómez ME, Díaz R, Pollán M, Hernández N, de la Cueva P, Marín MC, Swat A, Ruiz E, Cuadrado MA, Conde E, Lombardía L, Cifuentes F, Gonzalez M, García-Marco JA, Piris MA. Molecular heterogeneity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is dependent on BCR signaling: clinical correlation. Leukemia 2007; 21:1984-91. [PMID: 17611561 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most frequent form of adult leukemia in Western countries, is characterized by a highly variable clinical course. Expression profiling of a series of 160 CLL patients allowed interrogating the genes presumably playing a role in pathogenesis, relating the expression of functionally relevant signatures with the time to treatment. First, we identified genes relevant to the biology and prognosis of CLL to build a CLL disease-specific oligonucleotide microarray. Second, we hybridized a training series on the CLL-specific chip, generating a biology-based predictive model. Finally, this model was validated in a new CLL series. Clinical variability in CLL is related with the expression of two gene clusters, associated with B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, including nuclear factor-kappaB1 (NF-kappaB1). The expression of these clusters identifies three risk-score groups with treatment-free survival probabilities at 5 years of 83, 50 and 17%. This molecular predictor can be applied to early clinical stages of CLL. This signature is related to immunoglobulin variable region somatic hypermutation and surrogate markers. There is a molecular heterogeneity in CLL, dependent on the expression of genes defining BCR and MAPK/NF-kappaB clusters, which can be used to predict time to treatment in early clinical stages.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/metabolism
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/mortality
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Multigene Family
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prognosis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcr/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcr/metabolism
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Alemán C, Sanchez L, Alegre J, Ruiz E, Vázquez A, Soriano T, Sarrapio J, Teixidor J, Andreu J, Felip E, Armadans L, Fernández De Sevilla T. Differentiating between malignant and idiopathic pleural effusions: the value of diagnostic procedures. QJM 2007; 100:351-9. [PMID: 17525131 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Which diagnostic procedures should be used to differentiate between idiopathic and malignant pleural effusions, is not well established. AIM To identify which parameters allow differentiation between idiopathic and malignant pleural effusions. DESIGN Case-note review. METHODS Over a 12-year period, we treated 1014 consecutive pleural effusion patients, of whom 346 were diagnosed as having an idiopathic or malignant aetiology. We analysed medical history, chest X-ray, pleural fluid analysis (biochemical, microbiological and cytological), chest CT scan and additional examinations that were used according to clinical findings, and compared them with the eventual diagnosis and outcome. RESULTS Eighty-three patients with idiopathic effusions and 263 with malignant effusions were included. Idiopathic pleural effusion resolved in 47 patients, improved in 20 and persisted in 16. Biochemical pleural fluid analysis did not predict these outcomes. A history of neoplasm, chest X-ray and CT features, as well as additional examinations according to clinical findings, established a diagnosis or suspicion of malignancy in 256 (97.7%) of the 263 patients who received a diagnosis of malignant effusion. Diagnostic thoracoscopy was helpful in seven patients in whom malignant disease was strongly suspected, despite the absence of other pathological findings. DISCUSSION Non-invasive complementary examinations generally allowed accurate differentiation between malignant and idiopathic effusions. Patients with idiopathic pleural effusions generally had favourable outcomes.
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Campos-Muñoz L, Quesada-Cortés A, Ruiz E, Casado M, Pizarro A. Primary melanoma of the umbilicus appearing as omphalitis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2007; 32:322-4. [PMID: 17335551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bermejo R, Ruiz E, Acien F. Recovery of B-phycoerythrin using expanded bed adsorption chromatography: Scale-up of the process. Enzyme Microb Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Forés R, Sanjuán I, Portero F, Ruiz E, Regidor C, López-Vélez R, Linares M, Gil S, Ojeda E, Krsnik I, Bautista G, Vallejo C, García-Marco J, Fernández MN, Cabrera JR. Chagas disease in a recipient of cord blood transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 39:127-8. [PMID: 17213850 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ruiz E, Puigdevall J, Moldes J, Lobos P, Boer M, Ithurralde J, Escalante J, de Badiola F. 14 years of experience with the artificial urinary sphincter in children and adolescents without spina bifida. J Urol 2006; 176:1821-5. [PMID: 16945659 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The efficacy of the artificial urinary sphincter to treat sphincteric incontinence in pediatric patients with spina bifida has been clearly reported. The possibility of maintaining spontaneous voiding has usually been the main reason for prosthetic device surgery. We reviewed our experience with the artificial urinary sphincter in patients without spina bifida who had had previous surgery of the bladder neck or proximal urethra. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1990 to 2004, 112 children and adolescents underwent implantation of an AMS 800 artificial urinary sphincter. Of the patients 19 males and 4 females (20.5%) between ages 4 and 17 years (mean 8.1) had no spina bifida. Instead there were bladder exstrophy in 12 patients, anorectal malformation with a rectourethral or vesical fistula in 7 and epispadias in 4. A bladder neck cuff between 5.5 and 7.5 cm, and a 61-70 balloon were used in all patients. RESULTS Only 1 patient was lost to followup. In 22 patients (95.6%) mean followup was 80 months (range 4 to 155). Three sphincters in patients with exstrophy were removed because of erosion and/or infection 5, 49 and 60 months after initial surgery, respectively. A total of 19 sphincters remained in place (86.3% survival rate) with 5 revisions (26.3%) because of the pump (2), the cuff (2) or balloon fluid leakage. In this group 13 patients (68.4%) voided spontaneously and 6 (31.6%) performed clean intermittent catheterization, although 3 also voided spontaneously. Overall continence was good in 87% of patients because 2 were still incontinent at night. CONCLUSIONS The artificial urinary sphincter is a good long-term solution to urinary incontinence secondary to sphincter incompetence despite multiple previous surgeries of the bladder neck or proximal urethra. Patients with bladder exstrophy and many previous bladder procedures are more exposed to complications such as erosion compared with patients with epispadias or anorectal malformation. The high percent of patients maintaining spontaneous voiding and the good rate of continence are the most important benefits of this type of surgical option for sphincter incompetence.
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Ruiz E, Romero I, Moya M, Sánchez S, Bravo V, Castro E. Sugar fermentation by Fusarium oxysporum to produce ethanol. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9222-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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de Luis D, Ballesteros M, Cano I, Fernández M, Izaola O, de la Lama G, López Guzmán A, Maldonado A, Martín MA, Muñoz C, Ruiz E. [Current status of clinical nutrition at the network of public hospitals from Castilla y León]. NUTR HOSP 2006; 21:357-61. [PMID: 16771118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Clinical nutrition is an activity realized in most of Health Centres of France, Canada, Great Britain and USA. The aim of our work was to determine activity and resources of Nutrition Units of Hospitals in the Community of Castilla y León. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire was send to all Hospitals of Castilla y León (SACYL); Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Hospital Comarcal de Medina del Campo, Hospital General Yagüe-Divino Vallés (Burgos), Complejo Hospitalario de Le6n, Hospital General de Segovia, Hospital Virgen de Sonsoles de Avila, Hospital Virgen de la Concha de Zamora, Hospital Comarcal de Aranda de Duero, Hospital Comarcal de Miranda, Hospital General de Soria, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca. RESULTS Nine Centres responded questionnaire (75%). A total of 5 Hospitals had a Unit of Nutrition (55.6%). The results showed an average of 0.37 +/- 0.55 specialists for each 400 beds, 0.87 +/- 0.63 nurses for each 400 beds and 1.91 +/- 2.3 auxiliaries for each 400 beds, with an average of 0.21 +/- 0.41 specialists for each 100,000 habitants, 0.49 +/- 0.36 nurses for each 100,000 habitants and 1.09 +/- 1.2 auxiliaries for each 100,000 habitants. The activity of these Units is demanded by other Units, with an average of 3.2 +/- 3.4 consultations per day. The main diseases of this activity were 33.3% tumoral pathology, 55.6% surgery and 11.1% neurological pathology. Oral supplements were the first intervention tool. Only 3 Centres had a home artificial nutrition consultation. The main diseases of this activity were post surgical patients (33,3%), tumoral pathology (33,3%), neurological pathology (22%) and inflammatory bowel disease (11%). CONCLUSION Resources in Units of Nutrition of Castilla y Leon were limited. However, activity in Hospital an in home is equal than other areas. New actions of Local Administration are necessaries to follow recommendations of Council of Europe.
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Martínez L, De Ceano-Vivas M, González-Reyes S, Fernández-Dumont V, Calonge WM, Ruiz E, Rodríguez JI, Tovar JA. [Thyroid C cells are decreased in experimental CDH]. CIRUGIA PEDIATRICA : ORGANO OFICIAL DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE CIRUGIA PEDIATRICA 2006; 19:101-5. [PMID: 16846133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Experimental CDH is often associated with malformations of neural crest origin. Several of these features are present in human CDH and therefore likely similar pathogenic mechanisms should be explored. The aim of the present study is to examine whether thyroid C-cells, another neural crest derivative, are abnormal in this rat model. METHODS Pregnant rats were exposed either to 100 mg of 2-4-dichlorophenyl-p-nitrophenyl ether (nitrofén) or vehicle (controls) on 9.5 day of gestation. Fetuses were recovered on day 21st and the thyroids of those with CDH (68%) were immuno-histochemically stained with anti-calcitonin antibody. The number of positively stained cells per high power field were counted using a computer-assisted image analysis method in at least 5 sections per thyroid. The distribution of the cells within the gland was assessed as well. Comparisons between CDH and control rats were made by non-parametric tests with a significance threshold of p<0.05. RESULTS The number of c-cells was dramatically reduced in CDH animals in comparison with controls (101.2 +/- 61.3 vs 23.1 +/- 37, p<0.0001). Histology of the thyroid was similar in both groups, but the distribution of positive C-cells within the gland followed an abnormal pattern in CDH rats with the cells tending to be located at the periphery rather than at the core of the lobes. CONCLUSIONS Nitrofén induces a severe decrease in thyroid C cells accompanied by abnormal distribution patterns. These results add further evidence of the involvement of a neural crest dysregulation as a component of the pathogenesis of experimental CDH. Whether there is or not a clinical counterpart to these findings is still unknown, but the nature of the cardiovascular and craneo-facial malformations in some babies with CDH strongly support further research in this field.
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Cabrera R, Krsnik I, Forés R, Ruiz E, Bautista G, Navarro B, Gayoso J, Gil S, Regidor C, Sanjuan I, Ojeda E, Garcı́a-Marco J, Fernández M. Post-engraftment infections in adult patients transplanted with single cord blood units supported by co-infusion of mobilized purified hematopoietic stem cells from a third party donor. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.11.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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