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Introduction: Sialolithiasis is a common salivary gland disease most commonly occurring in submandibular gland. Calculi more than15 mm in size are considered giant or megalith. This case report describes a megalith of Wharton’s duct in 70 years old male, its pathophysiology and subsequent patient management. To our knowledge there are very few cases of megalith of such size has been described and sialolith presented in our study is perhaps the largest ever reported to date so far in the literature.

Introduction: Depression is one of the five most common diseases in the world, with a high degree of mortality related to suicide risk and also accompanied by a high degree of disability, depression is the main cause of DALY. Its clinical presentation differs according to the culture. Our study aims to describe its clinical presentation in Madagascar. Methods and patients: It is a prospective, observational and descriptive study over a 10-month period, from July 2013 to April 2014. 98 patients were retained.

The present work aims to be a reflexive analysis on the chronic conditions (MACC) model of attention as the organizing axis of primary health care teams with transversality in psychosocial attention. This is a descriptive study with reflexive analysis. The results were discussed in three categories: MACC as the guiding principle; Psychosocial Attention Network and MACC; the relevance of MACC in the training of health professionals. As results, for primary care to work integrated psychosocial care is necessary a reorientation of the model adopted in the network points.

The objective of the study is to analyze partograph’s fulfillment as a safety instrument in obstetric care accomplished by healthcare professionals. Transversal, retrospective and documental study in a maternity school of Brazil. The sample was made of 263 partographs. The records were analyzed as complete, partial or with no record. The average age group was of 24.86 years old. At the identification, only the name was filled on all partographs. Only 25.9% had serology for HIV and syphilis noted. The variety of position was not registered on most of them.

The ankle and foot complex play a critical role in maintaining erect posture, as also in adaptation to supporting surfaces, in correcting postural sway in single limb stance, in shock absorption and in transition of ground reaction force (GRF) in order to aid the push off during normal gait1. Functional variance and minimal biomechanical alterations in the ankle and foot complex in turn alters the contact with the surface area and the peripheral sensory input in weight bearing posture2, 3.

Introdução: o câncer de mama é um relevante problema de saúde pública, pois é a neoplasia maligna mais incidente em mulheres na maior parte do mundo. Quanto ao tratamento cirúrgico, a mastectomia é a que acomete os aspectos psicológicos de mulheres diagnosticadas com câncer de mama. Objetivo: compreender os sentimentos vivenciados por mulheres mastectomizadas. Materiaise Métodos: Estudo qualitativo, realizado em uma entidade de referência na área de oncologia. Os dados foram analisadospor meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo Temática.

The present study aims to understand the expectation to get pregnant in HIV-positive women. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted in 2017 in a Specialized Reference Unit on Infectious and Special Parasitic Diseases (URE-DIPE), in Belém do Pará. A semi - structured script was used for the interview, aiming to understand the expectations to get pregnant and later the content analysis was performed according to Bardin. Ten HIV-positive women were interviewed. The research results together with the discussion were based on Bardin, divided into four categories.

Cancer is one of the biggest public health concerns in the world. In Brazil, itis the second largest cause of mortality in Brazil, according to the National Cancer Institute (INCA). The prostate cancer accounted for approximately 68.2 thousand new cases in the biennium 2018-2019. The diagnosis and response to treatment in prostate cancer is a significant challenge faced by oncologists and radiologists worldwide.

Understanding the different perspectives reaffirm the guidelines advocated in the Primary Care area, especially in identifying user satisfaction. The Basic Health Units in Brazil play a central role in guaranteeing the population access to quality health care. The present investigation is a narrative review of the literature that aimed to Analyze what has been produced in the scientific literature about the satisfaction of users in the services offered in Primary Care - Primary Health Care.

Congenital infections have a direct impact on the development of the fetus, and can cause several complications. Among them is toxoplasmosis, which has a high prevalence in Brazil’s northern region. It is noteworthy that, in 2015, the epidemic of Zika virus emerged in the country, causing several cases of microcephaly in newborns. Thus, both infections cause damage to fetus nervous system and sometimes there is a risk of occurring simultaneously.