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OBJECTIVES: Kidney transplant may be a good choice to treat chronic renal failure even in pagenumstients with two or more previous renal grafts. However, there might be several surgical complications and other difficulties we have to deal with. The aim of this report is to analyze the third, fourth and fifth transplants performed in our center focusing on the surgical complications and graft and patient survivals.METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the 73 third, fourth and fifth kidney transplants performed in our center between February 1975 and December 2015. Statistical analysis has been performed with IBM SPSS 23.0 software.RESULTS: 62 patients received a third graft, 10 received a fourth one and one patient received a fifth graft. The median age of the recipients was 48 years, while for donors it was 50. Median cold ischemia time was 21 hours. Transplantectomy was not necessary in 49.31% of the cases. In 59.7% of the cases the graft vessels were anastomosed to the external iliac vessels. There were 21 cases of relevant postoperative complications (27.4% of the total grafts). Vascular thrombosis appeared in 5.5%. After 49 months of follow-up, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year graft survival were 64.3%, 56.16% and 50.69%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: A new renal transplant in patients with two or more previous grafts is feasible, being necessary to individualize the cases. In spite of being more complex operations than previous transplants with a higher complication rate, we can obtain both acceptable graft and patient survival outcomes with an appropriate approach.
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Low dose rate brachytherapy (LDR-Br) with radioactive isotopes is a curative treatment and has shown to be comparable for the management of localized prostate cancer (PCa) to more conventional treatments such as radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects. The aim of this study is to show the global, specific and biochemical recurrence-free survival in 193 patients undergoing low dose rate Brachytherapy with permanent implants with iodine 125 and analyze the quality of life impact. 193 patients with localized PCa were consecutively treated over a period of 10 years (2005-2015). All of them were followed up on levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and 68 of them completed a quality of life survey. The average age was 62.8 years and the average PSA was 6.4 ng/dl at the time of Br. 29.5% of patients were classified as intermediate risk, with a Gleason score sum of 7 and/or a PSA between 10 and 20 ng/dl. Mean follow-up was 64.2 months; overall, specific and biochemical recurrence-free survival were 92.8%, 99.0% and 90.2% respectively. The most significant changes in the quality of life recorded were urinary incontinence, urinary and bowel irritative symptoms, in the first 6 months after brachytherapy. Sexual function shows significant changes but all with favorable response using phosphodiesterase inhibitors. This series of patients with PCa shows similar biochemical free survival rates BFSR in low risk patients to external beam radiotherapy and radical prostatectomy, but better BFSR in intermediate risk patients. The impact in the quality of life was significant in urinary incontinence, urinary irritate symptoms, and sexual function, but they were transitory with the exception of sexual function .
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OBJECTIVE: Technical improvements in prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have resulted in the use of MRI to target prostate biopsy. This allowed urologists to progress from blind biopsies to target biopsies with a better performance in prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis. We herein review the current status of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Biopsy (MRGB) for the detection of PC.METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was conducted using PubMed, Embase and Cochrane using the search criteria: “PC and MRI/US fusion” or “PC and guided biopsy” or “PC and multiparametric MRI” or “PC and MRI guided prostate biopsy”. Four reviewers independently assessed 8228 records and 38 records directly comparing MRGB with transrectal ultrasoundguided biopsy (TRUS) were chosen. However, a risk bias assessment was not performed.RESULTS: In naive patients, MRGB detected similar PC (51% vs 47.5%) than TRUS, more significant PC (SPC [41% vs 33%]) and less not significant PC (NSPC [7.7% vs 14.5%]) with less number of biopsies. In patients with previous negative prostate biopsy MRGB detected more PC (46.3% vs 26.6%), more SPC (32 % vs 16%) and less NSPC (9.5% vs 14.5%) than TRUS, with less number of biopsies. Besides, in previous biopsy patients group MRGB is better at detecting anterior PC than TRUS. CONCLUSION: MRGB increased PC detection in patients with previous biopsies and also increased SPC detection at the expense of decreasing NSPC detection in both groups of patients with fewer biopsies when compared with TRUS. These results demonstrate the value of MRGB in PC diagnosis.
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OBJECTIVE: We present the case of a patient diagnosed with a testicular extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), and perform a brief review of the literature of this pathology.METHODS: A 64 year-old male patient, with history of multiple myeloma successfully treated three years before, presented with left testicular swelling. Initial work-up was compatible with a testicular tumor and radical inguinal orchiectomy was performed. RESULTS: Histologic examination of the testis revealed extensive intertubular infiltration by CD138 and CD56 atypical plasma cells, with diffuse staining for IgA, compatible with EMP. CONCLUSIONS: Invasion of the testis in multiple myeloma patients as a recurrence of the disease is an extremely rare condition, as EMPs are more common in other organ systems. Initial treatment should be the same as a primary testicular tumor with radical inguinal orchiectomy, and definitive diagnosis is established in histologic analysis.
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OBJECTIVE: Lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease affecting lymphatic vessels that causes a marked increase of them in the affected area. The final objective of treatment of the genital disease is to preserve sexual function and voiding with a satisfactory aesthetic result with the aim to minimize the emotional impact. METHODS: For the first time in children, we report a case of local reconstruction using artificial dermis after the excision of a genital lymphatic malformation in an eight year old patient. RESULTS: We performed surgical excision of the lymphatic malformation genital component and reconstruction of the scrotal and penile area in two steps, using an autologous graft over artificial dermis. No complications were registered. Both aesthetic and functional results were excellent, and spontaneous erections that were not present before, were also evidenced. No local recurrence was seen at two year follow up. CONCLUSION: The use of artificial dermis for genital surface reconstruction enables radical excision of tissues involved by diffuse lymphangiomatosis in this location. Surgical technique is simple, postoperative care is easy, being ambulatory care feasible. Final result is an elastic, fine skin, very satisfactory aesthetically, and functionally normal, which even keeps local sensitivity. In the long term, this will benefit the sexual field, so damaged in this patients.
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OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aimed to evaluate ciprofloxacin resistance and the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms (ESBLs) in the population of patients with indication to undergo prostate biopsy. Our additional aim was to compare the targeted antibiotic prophylaxis and sepsis rates after transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy in patients who received routine ciprofloxacin prophylaxis and to evaluate the predictive factors of antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Between September 2012 and January 2014, 300 patients were randomized to two groups. The first group (Group 1, n=156) received routine ciprofloxacin prophylaxis and the second group (Group 2, n=144) received a targeted prophylactic antibiotic regime that was adequate for rectal swab culture results. Rectal swab cultures were collected two weeks before the procedure. After the procedure, patients were followed for one month and told to return to the hospital if they developed a fever (>38°C), shivering, dysuria or fatigue.RESULTS: In Group 1, four patients (2.6%) returned to our clinic with signs of sepsis; no patient in Group 2 returned to our clinic (p= 0.124). When the rectal swab culture results of Group 2 were evaluated, there were ESBLs in 18 patients (12.5%), quinolone resistance in 26 patients (18%), and both ESBLs and quinolone resistance in 15 patients (10.4%). There were no statistically significant differences between antibiotic resistance and urologic operations, urinary tract infections, prior catheterization history, the presence of a catheter during prostate biopsy and antibiotic usage history due to a high PSA level. CONCLUSION: In our study, the rates of ESBL presence and ciprofloxacin resistance in rectal flora were not negligible. However, by obtaining rectal swab cultures prior to performing transrectal prostate biopsies and using targeted prophylaxis before prostate biopsy, the sepsis rates were reduced; however, this effect was statistically insignificant. Additional studies with a larger patient population could help to evaluate the targeted prophylaxis procedure.
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