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Radical cystectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy: pathologic, operative and morbidity outcomes in a Brazilian cohort

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction and Objective Radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection is the standard treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer and the oncologic outcomes following it are directly related to disease pathology and surgical technique. Therefore, we sought to analyze these feat...

Dipstick spot urine pH does not accurately represent 24 hour urine PH measured by an electrode

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine whether spot urine pH measured by dipstick is an accurate representation of 24 hours urine pH measured by an electrode. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed urine pH results of patients who presented to the urology stone clinic. For each patient we record...

Safety and feasibility of radiofrequency ablation for treatment of Bosniak IV renal cysts

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose To describe our initial experience with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of Bosniak IV renal cysts. Materials and Methods From 2010 to 2014, 154 renal tumor cases were treated with percutaneous thermal ablation, of which 10 cases (6.4%) from nine patients were complex renal cysts and we...

Fatores prognósticos de pacientes internados por cirrose hepática no Sul do Brasil

Introdução: a cirrose hepática é uma das doenças crônicas mais prevalentes na população, com alta taxa de morbidade e mortalidade. Objetivos: descrever os fatores prognósticos dos pacientes internados por cirrose hepática em um hospital do Sul de Santa Catarina. Métodos: estudo de coorte retro...

Demanda del servicio de ginecología infanto-juvenil en la atención primaria de salud (1996-2011)
Demand for infant-juvenile gynecology service in the primary health care from 1996 to 2011

Introducción: los servicios multidisciplinarios de la ginecología infanto-juvenil tienen la finalidad de promover la salud sexual y reproductiva de niñas y adolescentes, estrategia en la cual la atención primaria de salud juega un papel fundamental. Objetivo: determinar la demanda de un servicio de G...

Resección transoral-transnasal de tumores del espacio parafaríngeo
Transoral-transnasal approach to parapharyngeal space tumors

Objetivos: Determinar la tasa de resección quirúrgica completa en tumores seleccionados del Espacio parafaríngeo tratados por vía transoral o transnasal o por ambas. Diseño: descriptivo, retrospectivo. Materiales y métodos: Se incluyeron en este estudio los pacientes que tuvieron neoplasias locali...

Myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical, laboratory, radiological and progression findings in a cohort of 1,193 patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To describe clinical, laboratory, radiological and progression characteristics of myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients and methods A retrospective analysis was performed on a cohort of 1193 patients with SLE (ACR criteria) in order to identify patients with myel...

Hemorragia subaracnóidea espontânea não aneurismática: perimesencefálica versus não perimesencefálica

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a evolução clínica da hemorragia subaracnóidea perimesencefálica com a da hemorragia subaracnóidea não perimesencefálica. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, que incluiu pacientes portadores de hemorragia subaracnóidea sem causa conhecida em um hospital terciário local...

Mortality among children under the age of one: analysis of cases after discharge from maternity *

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (3), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze infant death after discharge from maternity in the time period between 2000 and 2013. METHOD A cross-sectional retrospective quantitative study in a municipality northward in the state of Paraná. Data were analyzed using the SPSS®, and were subjected to Chi-square test, ...

The destruction complex of beta-catenin in colorectal carcinoma and colonic adenoma

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the destruction complex of beta-catenin by the expression of the proteins beta-catetenin, adenomatous polyposis coli, GSK3β, axin and ubiquitin in colorectal carcinoma and colonic adenoma. Methods Tissue samples from 64 patients with colorectal carcinoma and 53 pat...