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Background: Pancreatitis is associated with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in 1.5-7% of cases. The relationship of cause and effect between the two diseases has been debated. Methods: To evaluate this relationship, the clinical, biochemical and pathological data on 1435 patients operated on for hyperparathyroidism (HPT) over the past 30 years were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 1224 of these patients had biologically proven and cured PHPT and 21 1 patients had renal HPT (RHPT). The diagnosis of pancreatitis (PTS) was based on a high serum amylase level andor abnormalities on ultrasound or computed tomography (CT) scan explorations. Only patients without biliary stones were included in the PTS group associated with HPT. Results: A total of 3.2% (n = 40) of patients with PHPT had PTS, which was acute in 18 cases, subacute in 8 cases and chronic in 14 cases. This rate of PTS is higher than in a random hospital population. Surgical cure of HPT was followed by the spontaneous healing of 17/18 acute PTS, whereas six of the 22 patients with subacute or chronic PTS developed complications due to the evolution of their disease (diabetes, pancreatic duct stenosis treated by surgery). A single diseased gland was found in 27 patients with PTS, which is in favour of primary parathyroid disease, being responsible for, and not a consequence of, PTS. Only the serum calcium (13.0 vs 12.1 g/dL) level was significantly increased in PHPT patients with PTS, when compared to those without PTS. The calcium level is probably of major importance in the development of PTS, which was never encountered in 21 I patients with RHPT, who had low calcium and high PTH levels. Conclusions: The data suggest that (i) the PTS-PHPT association is not incidental; (ii) PTS is the consequence and not the cause of PHPT; (iii) hypercalcaemia seems to be a major factor in the development of PTS in PHPT patients; and (iv) cure of PHPT leads to the healing of acute PTS, whereas it does not affect the evolution of subacute and chronic PTS.

Dentro dos Estudos de Linha de Base do Proesf, a partir de uma extensa análise de dados secundários e entrevistas com os principais atores do sistema de saúde municipal, identificaram-se modelos de atenção básica e graus de efetividade, eficácia, sustentabilidade e governabilidade dos sistemas municipais de saúde e de atenção básica dos municípios paulistas com mais de 100 mil habitantes. O artigo apresenta e discute ainda os principais obstáculos externos e internos (setoriais) enfrentados para a estruturação da Atenção Básica nesses municípios. Os obstáculos externos são decorrentes do perfil de urbanização e de velhos e novos problemas sociais expressos em situações de extrema desigualdade inter e intramunicipais, sabendo-se que o seu enfrentamento depende de uma série de políticas públicas intersetoriais, principalmente, no campo social e do trabalho. Já os obstáculos internos ou setoriais são decorrentes da forma como se distribuem os serviços e as tecnologias em saúde e do padrão de organização dos serviços, cuja solução depende de políticas de saúde específicas voltadas principalmente para a problemática das regiões metropolitanas e para maior eficácia e sustentabilidade dos sistemas municipais e de atenção básica.

OBJECTIVETo analyze vaccination coverage and factors associated with a complete immunization scheme in children < 5 years old.METHODSThis cross-sectional household census survey evaluated 1,209 children < 5 years old living in Bom Jesus, Angola, in 2010. Data were obtained from interviews, questionnaires, child immunization histories, and maternal health histories. The statistical analysis used generalized linear models, in which the dependent variable followed a binary distribution (vaccinated, unvaccinated) and the association function was logarithmic and had the children’s individual, familial, and socioeconomic factors as independent variables.RESULTSVaccination coverage was 37.0%, higher in children < 1 year (55.0%) and heterogeneous across neighborhoods; 52.0% of children of both sexes had no immunization records. The prevalence rate of vaccination significantly varied according to child age, mother’s level of education, family size, ownership of household appliances, and destination of domestic waste.CONCLUSIONSVulnerable groups with vaccination coverage below recommended levels continue to be present. Some factors indicate inequalities that represent barriers to full immunization, indicating the need to implement more equitable policies. The knowledge of these factors contributes to planning immunization promotion measures that focus on the most vulnerable groups.

Resumo ObjetivoEstudar os tipos de partos de acordo com a categoria de internação da paciente, bem como as indicações de cesarianas mais freqüentemente referidas. Métodos A partir dos dados de um sistema de informações hospitalares, foi feita uma análise retrospectiva dos partos ocorridos no município de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil, no período de 1986-1995. Foram estudados: tipo de parto, categoria de admissão e diagnósticos referidos. Resultados Ocorreram 86.120 partos no período estudado, sendo 5,4% na categoria privada, 28,7% na categoria de pré-pagamento e 65,9% no sistema público (Sistema Único de Saúde -SUS), observando-se uma diminuição nas categorias privada e SUS e aumento na categoria de pré-pagamento. A percentagem de cesáreas aumentou de 68,3% para 81,8% na categoria privada e de 69,1% para 77,9% na categoria pré-pagamento e diminuiu de 38,7% para 32,1% na categoria SUS. As principais indicações cesarianas referidas foram o sofrimento fetal, cujas incidências foram 9,5%, 10,9% e 9,0%, respectivamente, nas categorias particular, pré-pagamento e SUS; e distócia céfalo-pélvica cujas taxas foram 5,8%, 6,5% e 3,9%, respectivamente, nas mesmas categorias mencionadas. Conclusão A incidência de cesariana variou segundo a categoria de internação, observando-se um gradiente crescente à medida que se elevou o padrão social das gestantes, não havendo correspondência com o risco obstétrico. Abstract Objective

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The Baseline Studies on the Project for Expansion and Consolidation of the Family Health Strategy created primary health care indicators and models for the 62 municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in São Paulo State, Brazil, and identified varying patterns for these indicators and models in relation to different urban dynamics in the State. The studies showed the need to reflect on health in relation to urban land use. The main objective was to gain a better understanding of how urban dynamics influence the health system's profile, organization, and operation, based on which it was possible to extract some hypotheses and discussions regarding how urbanization in São Paulo State creates challenges for the expansion and consolidation of primary health care and the Family Health Program in these municipalities.

Abstract. In this paper we study almost Hermifian submersions with total space a locally conformal Kfihler (1.c.K.) manifold, i.e., 1.c.K. submersions. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the fibers of a 1.c.K. submersion to be minimal and for the horizontal distribution to be completely integrable. We give, under certain conditions, some relations between the Betti numbers of the total space and the base space of a 1.c.K. submersion and we obtain all the 1.c.K. submersions with totally geodesic fibers and total space a particular class of generalized Hopf manifolds. (1991). 53C55. Mathematics Subject Classification