ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term recurrence rate in patients with a first-ever ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) in a Brazilian population. Methods: All stroke patients admitted to the hospital between October 2012 and September 2015 we...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Incidencia,
Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal/complicaciones,
Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal/diagnóstico,
Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal/epidemiología,
Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal/fisiopatología,
Recurrencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología
Abstract: The latest Brazilian guideline recommended the reduction of routine CD4+ T cell counts for the monitoring of patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) under combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of monitoring response to cART...
Fármacos Anti-VIH/administración & dosificación,
Fármacos Anti-VIH/efectos adversos,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/efectos adversos,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/métodos,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4/métodos,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico,
VIH-1/efectos de los fármacos,
VIH-1/inmunología,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Carga Viral/efectos de los fármacos,
Carga Viral/inmunología
ABSTRACT Introduction: We report on the surgical results of a series of 91 patients who received gastric neobladders as urinary diversion after radical cystectomies performed for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancers. Materials and Methods: We report on a retrospective case series of 91 pati...
Mattiolli, Aline B;
Santos, Allan;
Vicente, Andreia;
Queiroz, Marcelo;
Bastos, Diogo;
Herchenhorn, Daniel;
Srougi, Miguel;
Peixoto, Fabio A;
Morikawa, Lisa;
Silva, João Luiz Fernandes da;
Etchebehere, Elba.
ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical impact of 68Ga-PSMA PET / CT in the setting of biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 125 prostate cancer patients submitted to the 68Ga-PSMA PET / CT due to biochemical recur...
Ácido Edético/análogos & derivados,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Clasificación del Tumor,
Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico por imagen,
Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/terapia,
Oligopéptidos,
Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos,
Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangre,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/sangre,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/terapia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Resumen: Introducción: La picnodisostosis es una rara enfermedad secundaria en una mutación en el gen 1q21 que codifica la catepsina K, enzima implicada en el metabolismo de osteonectina, osteopontina y colágeno I. La incidencia mundial es de 1-1.7 casos por millón, sin prevalencia por género, se ...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: The aim of the present clinical review was to illustrate the diagnostic difficulty associated with psychotic experiences during adolescence, in the light of the multiplicity of circumstances interplaying during this period. It was also intended to illustrate the observation that not a...
Abstract Introduction: Various surgical procedures for minimally invasive cardiac surgery have been described in recent decades as alternatives to median sternotomy. Cardiopulmonary bypass via femoral arterial and venous cannulation is the foundation of these procedures. In this study, we evaluated the ...
Abstract Objective To evaluate the long-term subjective cure rate of the transobturator sling, including an analysis of the risk factors and of the impact of increased surgical experience on the results. Methods A retrospective cohort study of women who underwent transobturator sling surgery from 200...
Abstract: Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. TNMB system is the staging method used in MF, and it not only guides therapeutic management, but represents the main prognostic factor. In order to improve the prognostic evaluation, the Cutaneous Lymph...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Linfoma Cutáneo de Células T/mortalidad,
Linfoma Cutáneo de Células T/patología,
Micosis Fungoide/mortalidad,
Micosis Fungoide/patología,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Síndrome de Sézary/patología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/mortalidad,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología,
Tasa de Supervivencia
Abstract: Background: There is a lack of evidence to support acyclovir administration in pityriasis rosea. Objective: To determine the efficacy of acyclovir in patients with typical pityriasis rosea. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies was performed in MEDLINE, SCOPU...
