CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRAINING TO THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN STATE HEALTH SERVICES: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN EIGHT STATES IN MEXICO

Contributions of training to the promotion of health in State Health Services: comparative analysis in eight states in Mexico

Objective.To evaluate the results of the training provided by the National Public Health Institute (INSP per its abbreviation in Spanish) in health promotion to institutional staff of local health services during 2007 and 2008.Materials and methods.A non-experimental evaluative research with comparison group was conducted, in which quantitative and

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Laparoscopy-Assisted Transgastric ERCP: A Challenging Technique for Biliary Clearance Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Biliary complications after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are not uncommon.Managing choledocholithiasis in this subset of patients is challenging as conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is not possible due to lack of peroral access to the second part of duodenum.Enteroscopic approach, however, theoretically feasible

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Challenging Management of an Acute Traumatic Carotid-Cavernous Fistula in a 2-Year-Old Child with Literature Review

Beauty Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula (TCCF) is a rare occurrence in the pediatric population.However, the neurological sequelae of TCCF are associated with higher morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients.We report the case of a 2-year-old child with TCCF treated at a public hospital in Peru.The etiology of the injury was due to a fall of

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