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Impact of Positive Surgical Margins After Partial Nephrectomy
Carvalho, João André Mendes; Nunes, Pedro; Silva, Edgar Tavares da; Parada, Belmiro; Jarimba, Roberto; Moreira, Pedro; Retroz, Edson; Caetano, RuiBackground: 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 ...
Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site adrenalectomy: A feasible and safe ...
Carvalho, João André; Nunes, Pedro Tiago; Antunes, Hugo; Parada, Belmiro; Retroz, Edson; Silva, Edgar Tavares da; Paiva, IsabelObjectives: 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...
Unclassified Sex Cord Testis Tumor
Grenha, Vânia; Serra, Paula; Coelho, Hugo; Retroz, Edson; Temido, Paulo; Mota, AlfredoUnclassified sex cord testis tumor is an extremely rare tumor, especially in the adult. It is characterized histologically for a nonspecific combination of testis stromal and epithelial elements, with varying degree of differentiation. Treatment usually consists of radical orchiectomy followed by clinical and imaging surveillance. The available literature about this pathology relies almost exclusively on clinic...