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Is perineal hypermobility an independent predictor of obstructive defecation?
(Springer, 2021-09)
Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: Symptoms of obstructed defecation (OD) and anatomical abnormalities of the posterior compartment are prevalent in urogynecological patients. The aim of this study was to determine ...
International study on the outcome of locoregional therapy for liver transplant in hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria
(Elsevier, 2021-07)
Abstract
Background & aims: Good outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) have been reported after successfully downstaging to Milan criteria in more advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to compare post-LT ...
Practice-Changing Use of the 21-Gene Test for the Management of Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Latin America
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2021-08)
Abstract
Purpose: We present a physician survey of the impact of 21-gene Breast Recurrence Score test results on treatment decisions in clinical practice in Latin America.
Methods: This prospective survey enrolled ...
New recommendations for the care of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type I
(Sociedad argentina de pediatría, 2021-04)
Abstract in English, Spanish
Considering the advances made on mucopolysaccharidosis type I after the consensus study published by a group of experts in Argentina in 2008, recommendations about genetic testing, cardiological ...
Outcomes of surgical treatment for isolated adrenal metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer
(Ecancermedicalscience, 2021-11)
Abstract
Objective: Long-term survival of patients who undergo surgical resection of isolated adrenal metastasis instead of nonsurgical treatment has shown higher values than those described for stage IVA. The primary ...
Magnetic resonance lymphangiography in group 1 paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension
(Wiley Open Access, 2021-03)
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension could have thoracic lymphatic abnormalities caused by right ventricular failure. Since there is no description of such abnormalities, the purpose of this study was to investigate them with ...
Post-transplant cyclophosphamide demonstrates lower non-relapse mortality and better graft-versus-host disease/relapse-free survival compared with antithymocyte globulin in unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A single-center experience
(Springer Nature, 2021-04)
Post-transplant cyclophosphamide demonstrates lower non-relapse mortality and better graft-versus-host disease/relapse-free survival compared with antithymocyte globulin in unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell ...
The unfinished work of neonatal very low birthweight infants quality improvement: Improving outcomes at a continental level in South America
(Elsevier, 2021-02)
Abstract
Neonatal mortality rate varies between 4.2 and 18.6 per thousand by country in South America. There is little information regarding the outcomes of very low birth weight infants in the region and mortality rates ...
Failure in all steps of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance process is frequent in daily practice
(Elsevier, 2021-11)
Abstract
Introduction and objectives: Failures at any step in the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance process can result in HCC diagnostic delays and associated worse prognosis. We aimed to estimate the prevalence ...
Frequency, Risk Factors, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case-Control, Emergency Medicine-Based Multicenter Study
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Abstract
Background: Recent reports of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) developing pneumothorax correspond mainly to case reports describing mechanically ventilated patients. The real incidence, clinical ...