PONDÉ, J. M.; ANDRADE, R. N.; VIA, J. M.; METZGER, P. & TELES, A. C. Anatomical variations of the frontal sinus. Int. J. Morphol., 26(4):803-808, 2008.SUMMARY: An anatomical study of the frontal sinus in 100 macerated skulls. The study introduces an innovation on the literature by means of the measurement of the sinus's volume. All the found information in the literature attained to other aspects including the diameters of the sinus and the geometric area of the same. Objective: Evaluation of the measures of the frontal sinus frequently involved in cranial base surgeries and supraorbital craniotomies in order to help the surgical approaches that cross this anatomical route Methods: The measurement included: sagital, transverse and antero-posterior diameter acquired with a paquimeter and the volume obtained after filling the sinus with sand. Results: They are in accordance with the literature that shows the male's predominance in all measurements done.

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Urinary incontinence is one of the main symptoms that affect women who suffer from the so-called Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. This symptom tends to worsen with increasing age and low amount of the hormone estrogen, and should therefore be treated appropriately. Laser therapy, both with the erbium laser (Er-YAG) and the CO² laser, are new modalities studied for the treatment of this symptom, which is a safe and totally outpatient procedure. Thus, this integrative literature review aimed to discuss and compare the effectiveness of each of these lasers in the treatment of urinary incontinence. For this, 17 original articles were used, in the period from 2015 to 2022, searched in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and PubMed platforms, through the use of descriptors and Boolean operator "and". Through the analysis of such studies, it was possible to verify that with the use of both lasers, there was an increase in collagen production, improvement in vascularization with the production of new blood vessels and microscopic reorganization of the vaginal structure. In addition, age and BMI have also become important factors for the success of this treatment. Therefore, it can be concluded, both through a microscopic analysis and through questionnaires that evaluated the degrees of urinary incontinence, that this new treatment is promising, since it was evident the improvement of patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

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Objetivo: descrever o panorama atual do câncer de boca na região Nordeste, com ênfase na taxa de mortalidade entre homens e mulheres, no período de 2015 a 2020. Método: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, que analisou os dados nos anos de 2015 a 2020 no site DATASUS (TABNET). Resultados: Foi observada uma maior prevalência em homens e ainda assim um leve crescimento de casos entre mulheres as quais possuem atualmente um maior contato com os fatores de riscos. Conclusão: O estudo verificou que o câncer de boca é mais incidente em homens do que em mulheres, tanto no Brasil (com diferença entre homens e mulheres de 11.363 casos), como no Nordeste (com diferença de 2.363 casos). As taxas de mortalidade vêm diminuindo no gênero masculino e feminino, no Brasil e no Nordeste (principalmente entre os anos de 2019 e 2020). Descritores: Câncer Bucal; Neoplasia; Mortalidade.

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