Publications by authors named "Elcio Silva"
Article Synopsis
- A 17-year-old patient experienced severe testicular pain and ultrasound showed no blood flow, indicating potential bilateral testicular torsion.
- During emergency surgery, it was discovered that the patient had four testicles, two on each side, all of which were twisted.
- After untwisting the testicles, blood circulation returned, and three testicles were saved while one underdeveloped testicle was surgically removed.
Objective: To evaluate total testosterone (TT) kinetics and its predictors 6 months after the discontinuation of clomiphene citrate (CC) in patients with hypogonadism.
Materials And Methods: Consecutive patients with normal testicles and male hypogonadism defined by TT < 300 ng/dl in the presence of signs or symptoms according to the previous consensus were prospectively evaluated in a urologic outpatient clinic by TT levels at baseline (T), after a daily dose of 50 mg CC for 40 days (T), and after the washout period of 6 months of CC discontinuation (T).
Results: Among 75 patients, mean age 56.
To assess total testosterone and prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics among diverse chemical castrations, advanced-stage prostate cancer patients were randomized into three groups of 20: Group 1, Leuprolide 3.75 mg; Group 2, Leuprolide 7.5 mg; and Group 3, Goserelin 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To compare positive surgical margins in both radical retropubic prostatectomies and laparoscopic surgery in two reference centres in Brazil.
Materials And Methods: One hundred and seventy nine pathological studies from patients, who underwent radical prostatectomy due to prostate adenocarcinoma, 89 submitted to retropubic surgery and 90 to laparoscopic surgery, were analyzed. Inclusion criteria Patients with PSA View Article and Find Full Text PDF