ALBERTO LUIZ MONTEIRO MEYER
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/37 - Laboratório de Transplante e Cirurgia de Fígado, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/37 - Laboratório de Transplante e Cirurgia de Fígado, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Laparoscopically excised retroperitoneal presacral Schwannoma: atypical pre and postoperative manifestations - case report(2019) CARVALHO, Barbara Justo; MEDEIROS, Kayo Augusto de Almeida; MARTINES, Diego Ramos; NII, Fernanda; PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; MESQUITA, Gustavo Heluani Antunes de; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto Carneiro; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, WellingtonBackground We are a reporting a rare case of retroperitoneal schwanomma with atypical pre and postoperative manifestations. Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare tumors that are difficult to preoperatively diagnose. Case presentation This is a case report of a male patient, 41 years old, with symptoms of hipogastric and lower right member pain, as well as a history of a papilliferous thyroid tumor. Computerized tomography exams were inconclusive, showing a mass in the presacral region with dimensions of 4.4 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm. Removal was carried out by laparoscopic surgery, with self-limited postoperative complications. Diagnosis was carried out by anatomopathological examination, and syndromic hypotheses were discarded. Conclusions The postoperative complications of schwanomma are little reported in the literature. In the simultaneous occurrence of schwanomma and other endocrine tumors, further studies are warranted to better differentiate the cases that need investigation of syndromic causes.
- The impact of properly diagnosed sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis(2020) PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; BAPTISTA, Carlos Guilherme; NASCIMENTO, Rafaela Farias Vidigal; TABA, Joao Victor; SUZUKI, Milena Oliveira; NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Sayuri do; MARTINES, Diego Ramos; NII, Fernanda; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, WellingtonBackground Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass combined with loss of muscle strength, with or without loss of muscle performance. The use of this parameter as a risk factor for complications after surgery is not currently used. This meta-analysis aims to assess the impact of sarcopenia defined by radiologically and clinically criteria and its relationship with complications after gastrointestinal surgeries. Materials and methods A review of the literature was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019132221). Articles were selected from the PUBMED and EMBASE databases that adequately assessed sarcopenia and its impact on postoperative complications in gastrointestinal surgery patients. Pooled estimates of pre-operative outcome data were calculated using the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Subgroup analysis were performed to assess each type of surgery. Results The search strategy returned 1323, with 11 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. A total of 4265 patients were analysed. The prevalence of sarcopenia between studies ranged from 6.8% to 35.9%. The meta-analysis showed an OR for complications after surgery of 3.01 (95% CI 2.55-3.55) and an OR of 2.2 (95% CI 1.44-3.36) for hospital readmission (30 days). Conclusion Sarcopenia, when properly diagnosed, is associated with an increase in late postoperative complications, as well as an increase in the number of postoperative hospital readmissions for various types of gastrointestinal surgery. We believe that any preoperative evaluation should include, in a patient at risk, tests for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and appropriate procedures to reduce its impact on the patient's health.
- Gastric fundus submucosa as a site for islets transplantation: An experimental study(2018) MESQUITA, Gustavo Heluani Antunes de; JARDIM, Yuri Justi; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; SUGUITA, Fabio Yuji; ESSU, Felipe Futema; OLIVEIRA, Lucas Torres; MEYER, Alberto; CRESCENZI, Alessandra; ROCHA-SANTOS, Vinicius; GALVAO, Flavio H. F.; ANDRAUS, Wellington; CHAIB, Eleazar; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto CarneiroBackground: Islets of Langerhans transplantation is a promising alternative for glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes. The graft site is a factor that has large impact on the functioning of this transplant, and the stomach appears to be a promising location. Our objective is to describe a new experimental model for the grafting of Islets of Langerhans in rat stomachs. Methodology: Islets of Langerhans were extracted from 45 isogenic male rats of the Lewis lineage and transplanted into 9 isogenic rats of the Wistar lineage; 5 in the gastric body submucosa, and 4 in the gastric fundus submucosa. Normoglycemia was defined as two successive measurements of < 250 mg/dL. No immunosuppression was used. The two groups glycemia control improvement were compared with t-student test. Results: The results obtained following the transplantation of the islets in 9 rats showed between 995 and 2310 islets transplanted (mean of 1367). The rats from the gastric submucosa group had a better glycemic level improvement, with a confidence equal to 83.94%. Conclusion: Islets graft into the gastric fundus submucosa is a viable model with potential for adequate glycemic control. This model gives potential for new perspectives and future studies in this area.
- Experimental model of portal hypertension and esophagogastric varices in minipigs: pressure and endoscopic pilot study(2022) MALUF-FILHO, Fauze; MEYER, Alberto; MARTINS, Pierre Pirchner Mathias; GALVAO, Flavio Henrique Ferreira; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto CarneiroIntroduction: Portal hypertension still represents an important health problem worldwide. In the search for knowledge regarding this syndrome, experimental studies with animal models have proven to be useful to point the direction to be taken in future randomized clinical trials. Purpose: To validate the experimental model of portal hypertension and esophagogastric varices in a medium-sized animal. Methods: This study included five minipigs br1. Midline laparotomy with dissection of the portal vein and production of a calibrated stenosis of this vein was performed. Measurement of pressure in the portal venous and digestive endoscopic were performed before and five weeks after the production of a stenosis. Results: All animals were 8 months old, average weight of 17 +/- 2.5 kg. The mean pressure of the portal vein immediately before the partial ligation of the portal vein was 8.9 + 1.6 mm Hg, with 26.6 + 5.4 mm Hg in the second measurement five weeks later (p < 0.05). No gastroesophageal varices or hypertensive portal gastropathy were seen at endoscopy procedures in our sample at any time in the study. Conclusion: Portal vein ligation in minipigs has been validated in the production of portal hypertension, but not in the formation of esophageal varices.
- Instrument to evaluate the knowledge of patient with cirrhosis on his disease: construction and validity(2021) STELMACH, Mariana; MEDEIROS, Kayo Augusto de Almeida; CARVALHO, Barbara Justo; PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; MESQUITA, Gustavo Heluani Antunes de; NII, Fernanda; MARTINES, Diego Ramos; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto Carneiro; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, WellingtonBackgroundThe application of measurement instruments is a strategy to evaluate the patient's knowledge about the disease. This study aims to build an instrument that evaluates the patient's knowledge about liver cirrhosis.MethodThis study includes three phases. The first one was the construction of the instrument based on a literature review. In the second phase, five experts were participated in the evaluation of the instrument, to check the validity of the content. Quantitative and qualitative analyzes were made. The tool used was the CVI (Content Validity Index) and it was used the semantic study of the questions. The third phase was the process of the restructuring the instrument.ResultsThe final version of the instrument consisted of 36 questions. The instrument was evaluated in 91.7 by the average CVI and 94.4% by the universal CVI.ConclusionsThe questions are properly structured and clear, therefore, understandable. Thus, the final instrument presented satisfactory content validity, so that, it reached the aim of this study.
- Parameters involved and viability of immunosuppression on islet allotransplantation procedure in rodents(2014) IUAMOTO, Leandro R.; MEYER, Alberto; CHAIB, Eleazar; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz ACINTRODUCTION: Autoimmunity and rejection after transplantation must still be overcome in the technical development of islet transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. It is therefore necessary to inhibit rejection of islet grafts while maintaining the graft's ability to secrete insulin. Although the use of immunosuppressants reduces the acute rejection rate in transplant patients, long-term side effects must be prevented. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study is to organize and analyze the parameters of immunosuppression involved in experimental attempts of allotransplantation in rodents. METHODOLOGY: This review was performed using the Pubmed database to search for published articles containing the keywords ""rodent islet transplantation"". The inclusion criteria involved allotransplantation with rodents' islets and the reference lists of the publications retrieved that were eligible. The exclusion criteria involved isotransplantation, autotransplantation, and xenotransplantation such as transplantation in other species. RESULTS: Twenty studies related to allotransplantation were selected for this systematic review based on immunosuppression. CONCLUSION: New immunosuppressive drugs increased the survival rates of allotransplantation in rodents by reducing the side effects. The advances in immunosuppression raise the possibility of overcoming autoimmunity and rejection after allotransplantation.
- Human islet xenotransplantation in rodents: A literature review of experimental model trends(2017) IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; FRANCO, Andre Silva; SUGUITA, Fabio Yuji; ESSU, Felipe Futema; OLIVEIRA, Lucas Torres; KATO, Juliana Mika; TORSANI, Matheus Belloni; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, Wellington; CHAIB, Eleazar; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto CarneiroAmong the innovations for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, islet transplantation is a less invasive method of treatment, although it is still in development. One of the greatest barriers to this technique is the low number of pancreas donors and the low number of pancreases that are available for transplantation. Rodent models have been chosen in most studies of islet rejection and type 1 diabetes prevention to evaluate the quality and function of isolated human islets and to identify alternative solutions to the problem of islet scarcity. The purpose of this study is to conduct a review of islet xenotransplantation experiments from humans to rodents, to organize and analyze the parameters of these experiments, to describe trends in experimental modeling and to assess the viability of this procedure. In this study, we reviewed recently published research regarding islet xenotransplantation from humans to rodents, and we summarized the findings and organized the relevant data. The included studies were recent reports that involved xenotransplantation using human islets in a rodent model. We excluded the studies that related to isotransplantation, autotransplantation and allotransplantation. A total of 34 studies that related to xenotransplantation were selected for review based on their relevance and current data. Advances in the use of different graft sites may overcome autoimmunity and rejection after transplantation, which may solve the problem of the scarcity of islet donors in patients with type 1 diabetes.
- Cirrhosis and hernia repair in a cohort of 6352 patients in a tertiary hospital Risk assessment and survival analysis(2022) PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; CORTEZ, Vitor Santos; TABA, Joao Victor; SUZUKI, Milena Oliveira; NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Sayuri do; MATTOS, Vitoria Carneiro de; MORAES, Walter Augusto; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; HSING, Wu Tu; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, WellingtonThe prevalence of hernias in patient with cirrhosis can reach up to 40%. The pathophysiology of cirrhosis is closely linked to that of the umbilical hernia, but other types are also common in this population. The aim of this study is to evaluate factors that influence in the prognosis after hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis. A historical cohort of 6419 patients submitted to hernia repair was gathered. Clinical, epidemiological data and hernia characteristics were obtained. For patient with cirrhosis, data from exams, surgery and follow-up outcomes were also analyzed. Survival curves were constructed to assess the impact of clinical and surgical variables on survival. 342 of the 6352 herniated patients were cirrhotic. Patient with cirrhosis had a higher prevalence of umbilical hernia (67.5% x 24.2%, P<.001) and a lower prevalence of epigastric (1.8% x 9.0%, P<.001) and lumbar (0% x 0.18%, P=.022). There were no significant differences in relation to inguinal hernia (P=.609). Ascites was present in 70.1% of patient with cirrhosis and its prevalence was different in relation to the type of hernia (P<.001). The survival curve showed higher mortality for emergency surgery, MELD>14 and ascites (HR 12.6 [3.79-41.65], 4.5 [2.00-10.34], and 6.1 [1.15-20.70], respectively, P<.05). Hernia correction surgery in patient with cirrhosis has a high mortality, especially when performed under urgent conditions associated with more severe clinical conditions of patients, such as the presence of ascites and elevated MELD.
conferenceObject Risk factors for acute kidney injury in the postoperative phase after herniorraphy in patients with cirrhosis(2019) DUCATTI, L.; ANDRAUS, W.; HADDAD, L.; MEYER, A.; NACIF, L.; ARANTES, R.; MARTINO, R.; ROCHA-SANTOS, V; WAISBERG, D.; PINHEIRO, R.; D'ALBUQUERQUE, L.- Analysis of biliary MICRObiota in hepatoBILIOpancreatic diseases compared to healthy people [MICROBILIO]: Study protocol(2020) NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Sayuri do; SUZUKI, Milena Oliveira; TABA, Joao Victor; MATTOS, Vitoria Carneiro de; PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Eugenia Machado Carneiro; IUAMOTO, Leandro; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, Wellington; PINHO, Joao Renato Rebello; MOURA, Eduardo Guimaraes Hourneaux de; SETUBAL, Joao Carlos; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz AugustoBackground The performance of the microbiota is observed in several digestive tract diseases. Therefore, reaching the biliary microbiota may suggest ways for studies of biomarkers, diagnoses, tests and therapies in hepatobiliopancreatic diseases. Methods Bile samples will be collected in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography patients (case group) and living liver transplantation donors (control group). We will characterize the microbiome based on two types of sequence data: the V3/V4 regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene and total shotgun DNA. For 16S sequencing data a standard 16S processing pipeline based on the Amplicon Sequence Variant concept and the qiime2 software package will be employed; for shotgun data, for each sample we will assemble the reads and obtain and analyze metagenome-assembled genomes. Results The primary expected results of the study is to characterize the specific composition of the biliary microbiota in situations of disease and health. In addition, it seeks to demonstrate the existence of changes in the case of illness and also possible disease biomarkers, diagnosis, interventions and therapies in hepatobiliopancreatic diseases. Trial registration NCT04391426. Registered 18 May 2020, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04391426.