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Lack of evidence of HPV etiology of prostate cancer following radical surgery and higher frequency of the Arg/Pro genotype in turkish men with prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the possible role of HPV in the development of prostate cancer (PCa) and investigate the distribution of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in PCa in a Turkish population. Materials and methods A total of 96 tissues, which had been obtained using a r...

Evaluation of anomalous coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery

Abstract Objective: This study evaluated clinical and diagnostic findings, treatment methods, and follow-up of cases of anomalous coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery. Methods: The study included all cases diagnosed with anomalous coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery between January 2012 ...

Totally percutaneous access using perclose proglide for endovascular treatment of aortic diseases

Abstract Objective: To evaluate our experience following the introduction of a percutaneous program for endovascular treatment of aortic diseases using Perclose Proglide® assessing efficacy, complications and identification of potential risk factors that could predict failure or major access site compl...

Coronary arteriovenous fistulas in adult patients: surgical management and outcomes

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the demographic, clinical and anatomic characteristics of coronary arteriovenous fistulas in adult patients who underwent open cardiac surgery and to review surgical management and outcomes. Methods: Twenty-one adult patients (12 female, 9 male;...

Chronic atrial fibrillation ablation with harmonic scalpel during mitral valve surgery

Abstract Objective To evaluate surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with ultrasound in patients with mitral valve disease, considering preoperative clinical characteristics of patients undergoing surgical procedure and follow-up in the immediate postoperative period, in hospital and up to 6...

Emergence of colistin resistance in the largest university hospital complex of São Paulo, Brazil, over five years

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract Colistin resistance involving Gram-negative bacilli infections is a challenge for health institutions around of the world. Carbapenem-resistance among these isolates makes colistin the last therapeutic option for this treatment. Colistin resistance among Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter spp., a...

Incidence and treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection in cystic fibrosis patients: a cohort study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract In Brazil the knowledge about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in cystic fibrosis patients is scarce. This study aimed to determine the incidence of respiratory tract colonization and the identification rates after a standardized treatment. A retrospective cohort was perform...

Descriptive analysis of mycological examination of patients with onychomycosis treated in private practice

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT This is a retrospective study of 160 patients treated in private practice in São Paulo from March 2003 to March 2015. We analyzed 171 results of direct mycological examinations and fungal cultures from nail scrapings. The agreement between direct mycological examination results and fungal cultu...

Revascularización coronaria sin circulación extracorpórea: Supervivencia alejada
Off-pump coronary revascularization. Late survival

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (1), 2017
Aunque los ensayos clínicos aleatorizados han comparado los resultados de la cirugía de revascularización coronaria (CRM) con y sin circulación extracorpórea (CEC), el efecto a largo plazo con la utilización de estas técnicas no ha sido evaluado. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la supervivenci...

Estudio restrospectivo de 48 casos de linfoma primario del sistema nervioso central

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (1), 2017
Los linfomas primarios del sistema nervioso central (LPSNC) son neoplasias infrecuentes confinadas al SNC. Más del 90% son de tipo B y afectan principalmente a pacientes entre 50-70 años. La inmunodeficiencia es el factor de riesgo más importante. El objetivo de nuestro trabajo fue evaluar las caracte...