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Renal Trauma: A 5-Year Retrospective Review from a Level 1 Trauma Center
Andrade, Vanessa; Medeiros, Mariana; Guerra, João; Gil, Miguel; Veloso, Nguete; Cunha, João; Silva, Pedro; Brito Lança, Miguel; Calais, FernandoIntroduction: Renal trauma accounts for about 1% to 5% of all trauma patients, the majority of which are due to blunt trauma. Based on the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) classification we can classify renal trauma into five grades of injury, which can help choosing the adequate treatment and anticipate the outcome. Management of renal trauma is evolving to a more conservative approach, av...
Improving the identification of high-risk non-metastatic castration-resistant p...
Rosinha, Alina; Rabaça, Carlos; Calais, Fernando; Pinto, João Moreira; Barreira, João Vasco; Fernandes, Ricardo; Ramos, Rodrigo; Fialho, Ana CristinaNon-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) represents a challenging disease state in prostate cancer care. nmCRPC patients with a high risk of progression to metastatic disease who are identified by a prostate-specific antigen doubling time (PSADT) ≤10 months are eligible for treatment with the novel androgen receptor inhibitors (ARIs), shown to delay disease progression and extend survival. H...