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Laparoscopic urinary undiversion due to recurrent neobladder vaginal fistula: from orthotopic neobladder to ileal conduit

Objective: Describe our experience in laparoscopic urinary undiversion due to recurrent neobladder vaginal fistula (NBVF). Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent laparoscopic urinary undiversion. Complications were characterized according to the Clavien classification. The Patient Global...

The role of PET-PSMA in guiding prostate cancer radiation therapy: experience in a salvage and curative setting

Introduction: The role of positron emission tomography (PET) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in guiding radiation therapy treatment plans remains to be defined. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients with prostate cancer referred for radiotherapy. Our objective wa...

Coagulopatías por consumo en el paciente con cáncer
Consumptive Coagulopathies in the Patient with Cancer

Introducción: Los trastornos de la coagulación durante el perioperatorio de pacientes oncológicos, son eventos más frecuentes de lo que se conoce en realidad, debido a que un gran número de estos transitan de forma inadvertida. Objetivo: Describir los factores fisiopatológicos que propician la ocur...

Therapeutic role of memantine for the prevention of cognitive decline in cancer patients with brain metastasis receiving whole-brain radiotherapy: a narrative review

Dement. neuropsychol; 16 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT. Brain metastases are the most common central nervous system tumors. The mainstay treatment for this tumor in low to middle income countries is whole brain radiation therapy. Irreversible cognitive decline is associated with the use of whole brain radiotherapy. Several pharmacologic and nonpharm...

Expresión génica de mediadores moleculares para potencial terapia celular en el síndrome gastrointestinal inducido por radiación

Rev. ANACEM (Impresa); 16 (1), 2022
Antecedentes: Las células madres intestinales generan las distintas estirpes celulares a dicho nivel. Estas se regulan por interacciones entre el epitelio y las células del nicho celular anexo. Estas se pueden ver dañadas en tratamientos con radiación, generando el síndrome gastrointestinal inducido...