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Preoperative care of Polypoid exposed mucosal template in bladder exstrophy: the role of high-barrier plastic wraps in reducing inflammation and polyp size

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the role of high-barrier plastic wrap in reducing the number and size of polyps, as well as decreasing the inflammation and allergic reactions in exstro- phy cases, and to compare the results with the application of low-barrier wrap. Materials and Methods Eight patients wit...

Nephrogenic adenoma of the bladder: a single institution experience assessing clinical factors

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Nephrogenic adenoma (NA) was first described by Davis in 1949 as a "hamartoma" of the bladder. There are many proposed predisposing factors for NA including chronic inflammation, renal transplantation, and bladder cancer. We examined our experience with NA to determine predisposin...

Evaluation of apoptosis indexes in currently used oral alpha-blockers in prostate: a pilot study

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objectives: Apoptosis effect of oral alpha-blockers is known in the prostate. Apoptosis index of silodosin has not been proved, yet. Aims are to present apoptosis index of silodosin in prostate and to compare this with other currently used alpha-blocker's apoptosis indexes together with their c...

The protective effect of Papaverine and Alprostadil in rat testes after ischemia and reperfusion injury

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effect of papaverine and alprostadil on testicular torsion-detorsion injury in rats. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 male Wistar-Albino rats were used in this study. Four hours of right testicular torsion was applied to each group, excluding sham oper- ated g...

Clinical and pathologic factors predicting reclassification in active surveillance cohorts

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT The incidence of small, lower risk well-differentiated prostate cancer is increasing and almost half of the patients with this diagnosis are candidates for initial conservative management in an attempt to avoid overtreatment and morbidity associated with surgery or radiation. A proportion of pat...

Panhipopituitarismo y escotoma perimacular como presentación de enfermedad relacionada a IgG4
IgG4 related disease presenting as panhypopituitarism and perimacular scotoma

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
La enfermedad relacionada a IgG4 (IgG4-RD) constituye una entidad sistémica recientemente descrita, de causa desconocida. Afecta predominantemente a hombres mayores y presenta características histopatológicas distintivas, como fibrosis estoriforme, flebitis obliterante y denso infiltrado linfoplasmoci...

Diagnóstico oportuno de paracoccidioidomicosis diseminada en un adulto inmunocompetente
Timely diagnosis of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis in an immunocompetent adult

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Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
La paracoccidioidomicosis es endémica en bosques húmedos subtropicales de América Latina. En sus formas agudas/subagudas se disemina agresivamente por el sistema linfoganglionar, pero en sus formas crónicas (más frecuentes) se presenta como diagnóstico diferencial de otras enfermedades que comprome...

A rare case of gastric mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract We report the case of a 23-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented at the emergency department of a Brazilian hospital with epigastric pain and fever. After an investigation that included a computed tomography scan and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy, a diagnosis of mucormyco...

Genotipificación de cagA y de la región intermedia de vacA en cepas de Helicobacter pylori aisladas de pacientes adultos colombianos y su asociación con enfermedades gástricas

Resumen Objetivo: este estudio caracteriza la diversidad de los genes de virulencia cagA (gen asociado con la citotoxina A) y vacA (citotoxina vacuolizante) en pacientes colombianos para determinar posibles asociaciones entre estos 2 genes y la severidad de los hallazgos endoscópicos teniendo en cuent...