Introduction and Objective The R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry system (RNS) has been validated in multiple open, laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy series. The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry system in predicting perioperative outcomes in surgical treatment of kidney tumors <7.0cm in a prospective model. Materials and Methods Seventy-one patients were selected and included in this prospective study. We evaluate the accuracy of RNS in predicting perioperative outcomes (WIT, OT, EBL, LOS, conversion, complications and surgical margins) in partial nephrectomy using ROC curves, univariate and multivariate analyses. R.E.N.A.L. was divided in 3 groups: low complexity (LC), medium complexity (MC) and high complexity (HC). Results No patients in LC group had WIT >20 min, versus 41.4% and 64.3% MC and HC groups respectively (p=0.03); AUC=0.643 (p=0.07). RNS was associated with convertion rate (LC:28.6% ; MC:47.6%; HC:77.3%, p=0.02). Patients with RNS <8 were most often subjected to partial nephrectomy (93% x 72%, p=0.03) and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (56.8% x 28%, p=0.02), AUC=0.715 (p=0.002). The RNS was also associated with operative time. Patients with a score >8 had 6.06 times greater chance of having a surgery duration >180 min. (p=0.017), AUC=0.63 (p=0.059). R.E.N.A.L. score did not correlate with EBL, complications (Clavien >3), LOS or positive surgical margin. Conclusion R.E.N.A.L. score was a good method in predicting surgical access route and type of nephrectomy. Also was associated with OT and WIT, but with weak accuracy. Although, RNS was not associated with Clavien >3, EBL, LOS or positive surgical margin.
A gonorreia é a segunda infecção sexualmente transmissível (IST) mais prevalente no mundo. No Brasil, o diagnóstico e tratamento dessa infecção apresenta abordagem sindrômica, característica que dificulta a identificação da população usualmente acometida. O respectivo trabalho objetiva conhecer o perfil epidemiológico de paciente com Gonorreia no Centro de Triagem e Aconselhamento, referência em Campo Grande - MS. Foram incluídos no estudo pacientes com infecções causadas por N. gonorrhoeae atendidos no período de 03/05/2021 a 30/07/2021 no Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento "Dr. Gessírio Domingos Mendes" - CTA/DST em Campo Grande - MS. A análise microbiológica foi realizada no Laboratório do Hospital Universitário de Mato Grosso do Sul. A coleta de dados clínicos foi realizada em entrevista realizada pelo médico do serviço. Dos 21 pacientes incluídos no estudo, todos eram homens e solteiros, sendo a maioria situada na faixa etária entre 21 e 40 anos (85,7%). Quanto a escolaridade, 28,6% concluíram o ensino médio e 28,0% apresentaram ensino superior completo. Somente 19,0% dos entrevistados faziam regular uso da camisinha. Do total de pacientes, 19% mantinham relação com homens, 66,7% com mulheres e 14,3% com ambos. Cerca de 19,0% possuía parceiro fixo, enquanto 42% não trocaram de parceiro nos últimos 6 meses. Quanto aos sintomas, 91,0% referiram corrimento uretral e 42,8% relataram disúria. A bacterioscopia foi positiva em 12 amostras, sendo que somente 6 meios foi observado o crescimento em cultura e 3 obtiveram resultados negativos mesmo com secreção presente sugerindo a doença. O estudo demonstra que jovens heterossexuais, com média/alta escolaridade e parceiro/a fixo estão sendo acometidos por IST´s, visto que maioria destes pacientes não utilizam preservativo durante o ato sexual. O perfil epidemiológico observado difere daquele apresentado comumente na literatura nacional e internacional, as quais descrevem pacientes homossexuais, com baixa escolaridade e/ou com elevada troca de parceiro como população padrão dessa infecção. A mudança epidemiológica indica alterações das ações de prevenção, de modo que campanhas de conscientização façam-se mais presentes neste meio. O aumento da incidência em pacientes heterossexuais acende um alerta secundário para suas respectivas parceiras, uma vez que estas tendem a apresentar uma manifestação subclínica e complicações severas da doença.
Aim: To test the hypothesis that R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score is able to predict surgical conversion, from laparoscopic to open nephrectomy, or totalization, from partial to total nephrectomy. Methods:Between January 2010 and June 2012, 320 patients underwent radical or partial nephrectomy at a Tertiary Institution, of which 173 (54.1%) had a tumor <7cm.Of these, 71 (41%) patients were selected for the prospective study according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.Score's accuracy in predicting surgical conversion rate was analyzed by using ROC curve and it's best cutoff point was identified. Results:The accuracy of R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score in predicting conversion rate demonstrated an AUC of 0.715 (95% CI: 0.595-0.836;p=0.002).By evaluating a cutoff point, it was found 46% sensitivity and 78% specificity for R.E.N.A.L. >9.From patients who underwent totalization, 4/46 (8.9%) had a R.E.N.A.L. score <9 and 7/25 (28%) had a R.E.N.A.L. score ≥9, OR 4.08, p=0.03. Conclusion:R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score can help predicting the need of total nephrectomy or conversion to open surgery.Renal unit loss was associated with high complexity tumors (score ≥9), with this cutoff point representing a fourfold higher chance of conversion from partial nephrectomy to radical in treatment of renal cancer.
Background and Purpose: Despite recent improvements of bladder cancer treatment, recurrence and progression rates are still high, possibly related to residual or overlooked tumors at the first transurethral resection (TUR), which strongly emphasizes the importance of the quality of this method.In order to improve the effectiveness of the procedure, we sought to evaluate the impact of frozen section during TUR, aiming on increasing muscular layer sample in the specimen, which may minimize incomplete resections and understaging.Patients and Methods: We prospectively included 150 consecutive patients assigned to TUR which were randomized to undergo either frozen section biopsy of the tumor bed during the TUR procedure until muscle was obtained or standard resection procedure (no frozen section).Nineteen patients were excluded after randomization, leaving 131 for analysis.All patients underwent a second TUR performed 4-6 weeks later.Frozen sections and final pathology reports were centralized and all performed by pathologists, the doubtful cases were reviewed by one uropathologist.Exclusion criteria: incomplete resection at first TUR, no criteria for second TUR according to EUA Guideline Update 2011 and previous bladder cancer treatment.(Group w/ biopsy, n = 64; Group control, n=67).Results: Both groups were comparable regarding age, gender, size and number of lesions.The majority of patients had high grade tumor in both groups.In the group where frozen section was obtained, muscle-invasive disease was higher (23% x 3%, p<0,001).All patients in this group had muscle layer represented in the final pathology at the first TUR, while only 60% of patients in the control group (p <0.001), including 40,5% of patients with pTa, 81,5% with pT1 e 100% with pT2 and Cis.Ninety percent of patients in the biopsy group had no residual tumor compared to 65% of the control group at second TUR (p=0,002).While all 15 patients in the frozen section group with T2 disease were diagnosed at first Abstract TUR, only 2 of 6 patients (33%) in the control group were diagnosed initially.The surgery duration was longer in the study group with mean of 50 min x 42 min (p=0,037) and there were no significant differences regarding complications (perforation and transfusion rates).Conclusion: Our results support the prove of principal that standard TUR with frozen section biopsy of bladder tumor bed increase the disease control and improve the diagnosis of T2 tumors, which may lead to reduced the number of patients in need a second TUR and avoid pT2 disease diagnosis delay, with no more complications.
O propósito desta investigação foi caracterizar a condução e o tratamento de uma patologia, especificamente um caso raro de Neoplasia Renal bilateral, tendo como referência as informações obtidas no prontuário do paciente e no seguimento ambulatorial. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi o de relato de caso, no qual a metodologia adotada pautou-se na coleta cronológico de dados do prontuário médico, desde a admissão no hospital até os retornos ambulatoriais. O paciente em questão era do sexo masculino, 33 anos, sendo acompanhado desde o seu diagnóstico até a fase de tratamento em que se encontrava. Compareceu à unidade de Pronto Atendimento do Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian com quadro de hematúria macroscópica associada a dor em flanco bilateral. Realizou-se tomografia com contraste, tendo evidência de doença policística renal e pancreática, além de lesões neoplásicas bilateral. Realizou-se também Nefrectomia Parcial à direita e pesquisa genética com diagnóstico de doença de von Hippel-Lindau, a qual deve ser lembrada em pacientes com neoplasia renal, principalmente associada a outros comemorativos, sendo que o seu diagnóstico permite ao paciente uma condução clínica mais assertiva e individualizada.