Peritoneal membrane status, clinical data and aging-related molecules were investigated as predictors of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) outcomes. A 5-year prospective study was conducted with the following endpoints: (a) PD failure and time until PD failure, (b) major cardiovascular event (MACE) and time until MACE. A total of 58 incident patients with peritoneal biopsy at study baseline were included. Peri...
Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy, being associated with metastatic disease in 50% of cases. The lung is the second organ most affected by metastasis in colorectal cancer. In this study, we aim to review the cases submitted to resection of pulmonary colorectal metastasis at Hospital Pulido Valente, comprised in the period from the 1st of January to the 31st of December 2017. Me...