The Perspectives of Biomarkers in Predicting the Survival of the Renal Graft.

Kidney transplantation (KT) is currently the elective approach for patients with end-stage renal disease. Although it is a safe choice for these patients, the early complications can lead to graft dysfunction. One of the most redoubtable complications is delayed graft function (DGF), having no specific treatment.

[Identification and investigation of clusters during the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences from the canton of Vaud].

Persons with SARS-CoV2 can be contagious with few or no symptoms. They can infect others in private, during education or work without knowing it. Few so-called super-propagators can thus initiate clusters of infections and chains of transmission.

Angle grinder as surgical tool for incarcerated penoscrotal steel ring.

Penile strangulation with concomitant scrotal entrapment by a steel ring is an extremely rare urological emergency that requires immediate intervention. Any delay may lead to irreversible complications. Metal rings increase penile engorgement and are usually associated with an attempt to improve sexual pleasure or to maintain a prolonged erection.

Coronary stent entrapment.

A 64-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery bypass and coronary angioplasty with unexpanded stent entrapment blocked in the circumflex coronary artery and left main is now presenting with crescendo angina pectoris. The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery established that a new surgical intervention presents a very high risk. In this condition, we decide for elective percutaneous coronary intervention for stent restenosis, which is a very difficult procedure in the particular condition of unexpanded stent blocked in the circumflex coronary artery and left main.