HighlightsWe describe basal cell carcinoma in the perianal area.Complete resection of perianal tumor with reconstruction of the area.Surgical management of perianal basal cell carcinoma.
To quantify the impact of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) on the surgical volume of residents’ medical practice in Costa Rica's General Surgery Residency Program.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant disruption in people's lives. Health systems worldwide have been forced to adapt to the new normal, which has posed a challenge for medical residency programs, especially in the surgical field.
This transversal study includes the surgical records of all residents of the General Surgery program who worked as main surgeons at the Mexico Hospital of the Costa Rican Social Security between December 23, 2019, and June 25, 2020.
As main surgeons, a total of 10 residents performed 291 pre-pandemic surgeries and 241 pandemic surgeries.
When comparing the distribution of procedures performed by residency levels, it is observed that the postgraduate year -2 increased the number of procedures performed during the pandemic period (pre-pandemic 19% vs pandemic 27%,
P
= .028). There was no statistically significant difference between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods in the remaining levels.
When comparing the procedures by unit, a statistically significant decrease was observed in the Endocrine-Abdominal Wall Unit (pre-pandemic 18.3% vs pandemic 5.4%,
P
< .001). Conversely, a statistically significant increase was identified in Surgical Emergencies Unit procedures (40.0% vs post 51.7%,
P
= .007). No statistically significant differences were observed in the remaining the Units.
The COVID-19 pandemic had no statistically significant effect on surgeries performed by residents of the General Surgery Residency Program as main surgeons in a national training center in Costa Rica. The Department's timely measures and pro-resident attitude were the key reasons for the above results.
El colgajo del recto abdominal miocutáneo vertical, es un excelente colgajo que rellena el gran defecto en la pelvis luego de una resección abdominoperineal isquioanal, siendo libre de tensión y reduciendo significativamente la incidencia de complicaciones de la herida perineal y la estancia hospitalaria, con el cual se puede reconstruir la pared posterior de la vagina. Se reporta aquí el primer caso en Costa Rica de una resección abdominoperineal isquioanal, con reconstrucción de pared posterior de vagina con colgajo del recto abdominal miocutáneo vertical, practicada con éxito en una paciente de 62 años, con un adenocarcinoma rectal localmente avanzado con infiltración de pared posterior de vagina.
La microcirugía endoscópica transanal (TEM, por sus siglas en inglés) es una técnica que se ha desarrollado desde los años 80 y tiene múltiples indicaciones. La cirugía transanal mínimamente invasiva (TAMIS, por sus siglas en inglés) se ha introducido como un enfoque alternativo al TEM, con las mismas indicaciones y algunas ventajas. Se reporta aquí el primer caso en Costa Rica de TAMIS, practicada exitosamente en un paciente de 85 años con una tumoración rectal de 4 cm de diámetro.
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