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Nuevos factores de riesgo de hemorragia pulmonar que complican la biopsia pulmonar guiada por TC en técnica coaxial
Novel risk factors of pulmonary hemorrhage complicating CT-guided lung biopsy in coaxial technique

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (2), 2021
Objetivos: Evaluar la frecuencia y gravedad de la hemorragia parenquimatosa pulmonar tras la biopsia pulmonar con aguja transtorácica coaxial, según factores de procedimiento, aún no descritos en la literatura. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si la elección de la tecnología de biopsia coa...

Prostate volume measurement by multiparametric magnetic resonance and transrectal ultrasound: comparison with surgical specimen weight

ABSTRACT Objective To assess accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance of the prostate to estimate gland volume, comparing the results with transrectal ultrasound and surgical specimen. Methods A retrospective study of 85 patients who underwent multiparametric magnetic resonance and transrectal ...

Acute postoperative sepsis mimicking symptomology suspicious for malignant hyperthermia: case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (6), 2019
Abstract Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction with non-specific clinical features that can mimic other clinical conditions with hyper metabolic state such as malignant hyperthermia. Perioperatively anesthesia providers come across such scenarios, which are extremely challenging wit...

Biopsia percutánea core con aguja gruesa guiada por tomografía computada en lesiones retroperitoneales: Experiencia de 10 años

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background: CT-guided core biopsy is a widely used diagnostic technique for retroperitoneal lesions. Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic yield and safety of this procedure. Material and Methods: Review of medical records of 136 patients aged 57 ± 16 years (55% males) subjected to core biopsies performed b...

Is possible to rule out clinically significant prostate cancer using PI-RADS v2 for the assessment of prostate MRI?

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement of PI-RADS v2. Materials and Methods In this Institutional Review Board approved single-center retrospective study, 98 patients with clinically suspected PCa who underwent 3-T multiparametric MRI followed by MRI/TR...

Impact of PI-RADS v2 on indication of prostate biopsy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the group of patients who could safely avoid prostate biopsy based on the findings of multiparametric prostate resonance imaging (MRmp), parameterized with PI-RADS v2, using prostate biopsy as reference test and to assess the sensitivity and specificity of mpMR in identi...

Comparison of Gleason upgrading rates in transrectal ultrasound systematic random biopsies versus US-MRI fusion biopsies for prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: Ultrasound-magnetic resonance imaging (US-MRI) fusion biopsy (FB) improves the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa). We aimed to compare the Gleason upgrading (GU) rates and the concordance of the Gleason scores in the biopsy versus final pathology after surgery in...

Biópsia percutâneas de lesões hepática guiada por ultrassonografia: análise de 171 casos de um único centro oncológico

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Though strongly suggestive of metastasis, focal lesions on liver scans of oncological patients require histological confirmation for the prescription of adequate treatment. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of US-guided percutaneous core liver biopsy. METHODS: Desc...

Biopsias renales: experiencia de 9 años en el Hospital Fernández
Kidney autopsies: A 9 years experience in the "Fernandez Hospital"

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (6), 2018
Renal biopsy is a key procedure for the evaluation and management of the renal diseases, in order to establish a certainty diagnosis, to perform an adequate treatment and to determine the prognosis, while it results in a fundamental tool, but not all the medical centers have the necessary requeriments to...

CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of pulmonary nodules smaller than 2 cm: technical aspects and factors influencing accuracy

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (CT-CNB) of pulmonary nodules ≤ 2 cm, as well as to identify factors influencing the accuracy of the procedure and its morbidity. Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center study of 170 cons...