ABSTRACT Background: The pyogenic liver abscess has an incidence of 1.1/1,000 habitants. Mortality can reach 100%. The use of less invasive procedures diminish morbidity and hospital stay. Aim: Identify risk factors in patients who underwent percutaneous drainage guided by ultrasound as treatment. M...
Pinto, Andressa S;
Chedid, Marcio F;
Guerra, Léa T;
Álvares-Da-Silva, Mario R;
Araújo, Alexandre de;
Guimarães, Luciano S;
Leipnitz, Ian;
Chedid, Aljamir D;
Kruel, Cleber R P;
Grezzana-Filho, Tomaz J M;
Kruel, Cleber D P.
ABSTRACT Background: Reliable measurement of basal energy expenditure (BEE) in liver transplant (LT) recipients is necessary for adapting energy requirements, improving nutritional status and preventing weight gain. Indirect calorimetry (IC) is the gold standard for measuring BEE. However, BEE may be es...
Abstract Introduction: The mineral bone disorder, particularly secondary hyperparathyroidism, in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a systemic impact affecting not only bone metabolism. Therefore its correction is important to prevent cardiovascular, inflammatory and immune diseases. Objective To assess ...
Summary Objective: To characterize the motor performance of newborns in a neonatal unit of tertiary level and compare the results to the values recommended by the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP). Method: Newborns between 34 and 416/7 weeks of corrected gestational age, breathing spontaneously a...
ABSTRACT Objective: SUI, involuntary loss of urine, occurs when intra abdominal pressure exceeds urethral pressure in women. Recent animal study has shown that there are therapeutic effects of Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1) on stress urinary incontinence in rats with simulated childbirth trauma. IG...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the incidence of anatomical anomalies in patients with retractile testis. Materials and Methods: We studied prospectively 20 patients (28 testes) with truly retractile testis and compared them with 25 human fetuses (50 testes) with testis in scrotal position. We analyzed ...
Criptorquidismo/complicaciones,
Criptorquidismo/embriología,
Criptorquidismo/cirugía,
Epidídimo/anomalías,
Epidídimo/cirugía,
Feto/embriología,
Edad Gestacional,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Hidrocele Testicular/complicaciones,
Hidrocele Testicular/cirugía,
Testículo/anomalías,
Testículo/embriología
ABSTRACT Introduction: Thulium laser VapoEnucleation of the prostate (ThuVEP) is an evolving surgical technique for BPH. Most studies have focused on outcomes in small to medium sized prostates and have originated from Europe and Asia. We sought to describe our experience with ThuVEP for very large pros...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the role of renal ultrasound (RUS) and urinary IL-6 in the differentiation between acute pyelonephritis (APN) and lower urinary tract infection (LUTI). Patients and methods: This prospective study was carried out at the Pediatric and urology outpatient and inpatient depa...
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of Doxazosin Oral Intake Therapy on urinary symptoms and pain in patients with indwelling ureteral stents Patients and Methods: A total of 239 patients with ureteral stone-related hydronephrosis who underwent a double-J stent insertion after ureteroscopic lithot...
Administración Oral,
Antagonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 1/administración & dosificación,
Doxazosina/administración & dosificación,
Litotricia/métodos,
Síntomas del Sistema Urinario Inferior/tratamiento farmacológico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida,
Stents/efectos adversos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ureteroscopía/efectos adversos
ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the minimum bladder diary's length required to furnish reliable documentation of LUTS in a specific cohort of patients suffering from neurogenic urinary dysfunction secondary to suprapontine pathology. Materials and Methods: From January 2008 to January 2014, patients suff...
