EDITORIAL SECTION
“Medicolegal courts” at The Institute of Social Security
J. Silva
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DISQUISITION
Discourse on a Book
1. F. Patiño .
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Candida spp in Health Care Personnel and Ambient Surfaces of Two Intensive Care Units
S. Gómez, S. Jaramillo, M. Mejía, W Sepúlveda, M. Velásquez
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
Biliary Lithiasis in the Male Gender
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
A. Palmeri, P. Pianeta
Perineal Soft Tissues Trauma
E. Mulett, C. Martínez, P. E. Pabón, J. Escobar
Traumatic abdominal hernia
Report of 4 Cases and Literature Review
J. P. Sedano, R. G. Prieto, A. Valencia
Traumatic Hernia of Diaphragm
Institutional Experience
R. G. Prieto, C. M. Zapata, G. A. Roa, A. G. Ponce
Intestinal Actinomycosis
Report of 1 Case and Literatura Review
A. Cabrales, R. Pava, L. A. Arango
Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy in the Ambulatory
Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure: Experience of Past 20 Years
J. C. Marín, O. H. Kagohara, J. A. dos Reis Jr., F. Cordeiro, F. A. Quilici, J. A. dos Reis Neto
ANALYTICAL STUDIES
Foreign Body in the Esophagus
Review of 500 Cases
F. Quiroz, M. Pérez, A. García, M. R. Mosquera
SUBJECT REVIEWS
Sebaceous Lymphadenoma of the Parotid Gland
Report of 1 Case and Literature Review
G. A. Fuentes, J. G. Barrera, C. Luna-Jaspe, C. T. Gómez
Preoperative Evaluation of Respiratory Function in Thoracic Surgical Patients .
O. Jaramillo .
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGIC PROGRESS
Prophylaxis of Deep Venous Thromboembolism Following Major Trauma:
Low doses of Heparin vs. Low Molecular Weight Heparin
Natural Course of Acute Pancreatitis
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
Changes in Surgery of the Gall Bladder: Comparative Study 4 years
Before and 4 Years After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
ETHICAL AND MEDICOLEGAL THEMES
Patients that constitute High Risk of Medico1ega1 Litigation
F. Guzmán
GLOSSARY
J. Silva
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