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The genu valgus is the variation of the shaft of the lower extremities in the frontal plane in which there is an increased space between the ankles to keep the knees together. Knees is known as X or as scissors, so that the knees are close together and no great separation between the ankles. During growth produced a series of normal variations (physiological changes) and also various forces acting on tips given by modifying the way that the supporting structures are still developing joint....

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Gallstones or vesicular, also called stones are solid deposits of salts of variable size (from a bit to a nut) calcium compounds and bilirubin, cholesterol or a combination of the three, that form in the gallbladder gall. The gallstones cause no symptoms in many cases, although the patient may have a yellowish skin color (jaundice), fever or abdominal pain and even make stools whitish or have dizziness and vomiting. If the stones in the gallbladder symptoms occur, the patient usually...

Gallbladder surgery the surgical procedure is performed to remove the gallbladder, an organ located in the bottom serving liver and bile reserve. Removal is indicated when the patient has pain or symptoms caused by the formation of calculi (stones) in the gallbladder. Gallbladder operation can be minimally invasive or open. In the first case, the surgeon will make three or four incisions in the abdomen and one of the holes, insert a laparoscope (a thin, lighted tube...

Behavioral addictions are a number of disorders related dependency several daily activities of entertainment in people that cause compulsive and irrepressible need for certain repetitive and persistent behavior linked to the specific activity that generates addiction. It is considered that a subject suffers from this disorder as life focuses on the origin of addictive behavior gradually, while presenting behavioral and mood, aggression changes, and neglect of social relations and common...

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Gangrene is a process in which living tissue (skin, muscle or bone) dies and enters putrefaction. The most affected parts are often the extremities (legs, arms, fingers) but can also affect internal organs such as the intestine, gallbladder, or any body with lack of blood supply, causing the growth in the area of certain types of bacteria destroy tissue. You can also produce a gangrene after freezing, exposure to extreme cold, or a...

The adjustable gastric band is a silicone ring that is placed around the upper stomach to limit capacity. It is therefore a type of restrictive barátirca surgery. With this transaction the limited amount of food and the speed with which they pass into the stomach, thus ensures that the patient can sate before and lose weight. It is a simple operation that is performed laparoscopically and is reversible. In these cases, in which must be removed gastric band, stomach...