Publications by authors named "Caio Cesar Citatini de Campos"

Background: Infection is the most feared complication of a penile prosthesis. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is widely known to increase the risk of several infections, but its role in the penile prosthesis is still controversial. This systematic review aims to show the contemporary scenario of penile prosthesis infection and present a meta-analysis about DM contribution to penile prosthesis infection.

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Purpose: To propose a new coating to silicone implants using Manganese dioxide. We present bacterial adhesion and proliferation when implants are challenged with Escherichia coli.

Methods: Coated and control silicon implants were placed in two independent subcutaneous pouches in the dorsum of Wistar rats.

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Purpose: To evaluate mini-sling long-term results and correlate them to failure predictors. Many studies show comparable results among different single-incision slings developed as an attempt to reduce complications while keeping good results, but there is a lack of evidence about mini-slings outcomes in the long term.

Methods: This prospective, single-center study evaluated 40 patients for long-term outcomes after mini-sling placement.

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Objectives: Report 20 years experience of bladder injuries after external trauma.

Methods: Gender, age, mechanism/location of damage, associated injuries, systolic blood pressure (SBP), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS), complications, and length of stay (LOS) were analyzed in a prospective collected bladder injuries AAST-OIS grade ≥ II database (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scaling) from 1990 to 2009 in a trauma reference center.

Results: Among 2,575 patients experiencing laparotomy for trauma, 111 (4.

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