Gustavo José Leirós, Silvia Galliano, Mario Eduardo Sember, Tomas Kahn, Elisabeth Schwarz, Kumiko Eiguchi
Abstract Background Infections with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs),
causatively linked to cervical cancer, might also play a role in the development
of prostate cancer. Furthermore, the polymorphism at codon 72 (encoding either
arginine or proline) of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene is discussed as a possible
determinant for cancer risk. The HPV E6 oncoprotein induces degradation of the
p53... hiện toàn bộ
John B. Malcolm, Ithaar Derweesh, Reza Mehrazin, Christopher J. DiBlasio, David D. Vance, Salil Joshi, Robert W. Wake, R. E. Gold
Abstract Background There is no consensus on the role of routine follow-up
imaging during nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma. We reviewed our
experience with nonoperative management of blunt renal injuries in order to
evaluate the utility of routine early follow-up imaging. Methods We reviewed all
cases of blunt renal injury admitted for nonoperative management at our
institution betwee... hiện toàn bộ
Louis S. Liou, Ting Shi, Zhong Hui Duan, Provash Chandra Sadhukhan, Sandy D. Der, A. Novick, John G. Hissong, Marek Skacel, Alexandru Almasan, Joseph A. DiDonato
Sarah Ortega, Fernado S Netto, Paul Hamilton, Peter Chu, Homer Tien
Abstract Background Blunt ureteral and ureteropelvic (UPJ) injuries are
extremely rare and very difficult to diagnose. Many of these injuries are missed
by the initial trauma evaluation. Methods Trauma registry data was used to
identify all blunt trauma patients with ureteral or UPJ injuries, from 1 April
2001 to 30 November 2006. Demographics, injury information and outcomes were
determined. Char... hiện toàn bộ