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Transvaginal repair of neobladder vaginal fistula with martius flap

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Neobladder vaginal fistula (NVF) is a known complication after cystectomy and orthotopic diversion in women, occurring in 3-5% of women. Possible risk factors for fistula formation include compromised tissue vascularity due to surgical dissection and/or radiotherapy, suture line p...

Survival rates of advanced estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. Analysis of 211 cases

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (9), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: About 80% of breast cancer (BC) cases express estrogen receptor (ER), which has been correlated with good prognosis and response to estrogen deprivation Aim: To characterize ER positive advanced BC (ABC) patients treated at our institution assessing the impact of clinical pre-sentati...

Emprego da papilectomia endoscópica para tratamento de tumores precoces da papila duodenal maior - série de casos

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Endoscopic papillectomy has been conceived as a less invasive therapeutic option for treatment of early neoplastic lesions located at the major duodenal papilla. OBJECTIVE: Evaluating patients with early ampullary lesions who underwent curative intent endoscopic papillectomy rela...

Relación de las cinéticas del PSA en la detección de la recurrencia del cáncer de próstata post prostatectomía radical con la 18f-colina tomografía por emisión de positrones/tomografía computada [PET/TC colina (PETC)]

Rev. argent. radiol; 84 (3), 2020
Resumen Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la relación de las cinéticas del antígeno prostático específico (PSA por su sigla en inglés) con la positividad de la tomografía por emisión de positrones/tomografía computada [PET/TC colina (PETC)]en pacientes con una recaída de cánce...

Immunotherapy treatment against cervical cancer

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common gynecological tumors and an important health problem, especially in developing countries. The vast majority of patients in early stages are cured of the disease with surgical treatment and with concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced stage...

Which risk factors are associated with stomal recurrence after total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer? A meta-analysis of the last 30 years

Abstract Introduction Stomal recurrence is a troublesome complication after total laryngectomy. Despite a large number of studies having been performed, there is still controversy about which risk factors are most significant for the development of stomal recurrence. Objective The objective of the pres...

Detección ecográfica de remanentes del conducto tirogloso luego de tiroidectomía por cáncer de tiroides

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (5), 2020
Resumen Existen numerosas comunicaciones de hallazgo incidental de remanentes del conducto tirogloso (CTG) posteriores a una tiroidectomía total, pero se desconoce su implicancia en pacientes con cáncer diferenciado de tiroides (CDT). Nuestro objetivo fue determinar frecuencia de detección ecográfica...

Desmoid-type fibromatosis in children. Clinical features, treatment response, and long-term follow-up

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (5), 2020
Abstract Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) is a tumor with high local recurrence rate. Sixteen patients (18 desmoid tumors) were retrospectively evaluated. Initial surgery was performed in 13/18 tumors, with complete resection in 6 (one with free margin and five with microscopic residual disease); 10/13 had...

Consideration in the management of renal cell carcinoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Recently the COVID-19 pandemic became the main global priority; main efforts and health infrastructures have been prioritized in favor of COVID-19 battle and the treatment of benign diseases has been postponed. Renal cell cancer (RCC) patients configure a heterogenous populations:...