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Results of Repeat Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor After Macroscopicall...
Eliseu, Miguel; Marques, Vera; Antunes, Hugo; Lourenço, Mário; Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Temido, Paulo; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: Non-muscle invasive (NMI) bladder cancers (BC) account for 75% of BC cases, and most are initially diagnosed and treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURB). After primary TURB, a repeat resection (rTURB) should be carried out in cases of incomplete resection; however, rTURB is recommended by EAU guidelines in pT1 tumors even when the completeness of the original resection is beli...
Cold atmospheric plasma, a novel approach against bladder cancer, with higher s...
Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Pereira, Eurico; Pires, Ana S.; Neves, Ana R.; Braz-Guilherme, Catarina; Marques, Inês A.; Abrantes, Ana M; Gonçalves, Ana C.Antitumor therapies based on Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) are an emerging medical field. In this work, we evaluated CAP effects on bladder cancer. Two bladder cancer cell lines were used, HT-1376 (stage III) and TCCSUP (stage IV). Cell proliferation assays were performed evaluating metabolic activity (MTT assay) and protein content (SRB assay). Cell viability, cell cycle, and mitochondrial membrane potential (...
Is Pretransplantation Overweight and Obesity still a Nightmare for Kidney Trans...
Carvalho, João; Nunes, Pedro; Antunes, Hugo; Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Parada, Belmiro; Roseiro, António; Ferreira, Carlos; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: 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...
Predicting Factors of Unexpected Hospital Return Following Transurethral Resect...
Marques, Vera; Eliseu, Miguel; Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Rolo, Francisco; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: We intend to evaluate which factors are associated with unexpected hospital return (UHR) following transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Material and Methods: Exploratory cross-sectional study of all TURBTs performed between 2015-2016. Results: A total of 499 TURBTs were performed in 389 patients. Within 30 days of surgery, there was an UHR in 16.8% of cases, 4.2% demanding hospital re...
Multiple Renal Arteries in Kidney Transplantation: Is it a Problem Nowadays?
Carvalho, Joao; Nunes, Pedro; Parada, Belmiro; Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Antunes, Hugo; Roseiro, António; Ferreira, Carlos; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: Shortage of high quality donors led to an increasing need of compatible organs: grafts with multiple renal arteries (MRA) are one of the solutions, although being a potential risk factor that can impair outcomes. The aim of this study is to provide a view of our experience with multiple renal arteries grafts in renal transplantation and compare the outcome between multiple renal arteries and singl...
Supportive Care Network: Evaluation of Its Impact on the Performance of a Urolo...
Antunes, Hugo; Tavares-da-Silva, Edgar; Eliseu, Miguel; Parada, Belmiro; Cunha, Maria; Roseiro, António; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: Hospitals are dealing with patients who may have clinical discharge but cannot return to their home due to non-medical issues.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of all the cases referred to the Integrated Care Network during the year 2016. Evaluation of waiting times, typology, reason for referral and clinical parameters. IBM SPSS 24.0 software was used for all statisticalanalyses.Resu...