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Falsification and Cheating in Scientific Publishing

Surveillance as a safe and effective option for treatment of stage I seminoma

Introduction: Stage I seminoma has a very good prognosis, yet approximately 15% have subclinical metastatic disease and will relapse after orchidectomy alone. Several management approaches have been investigated. We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of real-world patients with stage I seminoma, analysing prognostic factors influencing treatment choice and oncological outcomes. Methods: Retrospective, sing...

The Effect of Circumcision on Male Sexual Function

Introduction: The effect of circumcision on male sexual function is controversial and may have positive or negative effects on various domains of sexuality (erectile function, ejaculation, orgasm, desire). We aimed to assess the sexual function before circumcision and after circumcision. Methods: The sample was composed for all patients circumcised by the same surgeon (principal investigator) in the last 26 mon...

The Importance of Science in the Misinformation Infodemic Associated with COVID-19

Using Data Mining to Assist in Predicting Reproductive Outcomes Following Varic...

We carried out a retrospective analysis of infertile couple data using several methodologies and data analysis techniques, including the application of a novel data mining approach for analyzing varicocele treatment outcomes. The aim of this work was to characterize embolized varicocele patients by ascertaining the improvement of some of their clinical features, predicting the success of treatment via pregnancy...

Impact of Positive Surgical Margins After Partial Nephrectomy

Background: The impact of positive surgical margins (PSMs) after partial nephrectomy (PN) is controversial. Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for a PSM and its impact on overall survival. Design, setting, and participants: This is a retrospective study of 388 patients were submitted to PN between November 2005 and December 2016 in a single centre. Two groups were created: PSM and negative surgical margin ...

Is Pretransplantation Overweight and Obesity still a Nightmare for Kidney Trans...

Introduction: Obesity is an increasingly common disease in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease candidates for renal transplantation. It is an important factor that should be addressed in the period before renal transplantation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of pretransplantation body mass index (BMI) in graft and recipient outcomes. Material and Methods: An observational retrospecti...

The Rigor (or Lack) of Scientific Journals

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Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site adrenalectomy: A feasible and safe ...

Objectives: Standard multi-port laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is considered the gold standard for benign adrenal tumors. Single-site LA has been proposed as a feasible and safe alternative because of lower invasiveness, improved cosmetics, less pain and shorter hospital stay. The objective was to evaluate and compare results of single-site transumbilical laparoendoscopic adrenalectomy with standard LA for adr...