Publications by authors named "Eric Egong"
Article Synopsis
- Acute angle closure glaucoma is a serious eye condition that can cause blindness if untreated, and certain medications (like antidepressants and anticoagulants) can trigger it.
- The article highlights risk factors and how drugs can induce this condition, aiming to educate non-specialist clinicians on the importance of recognizing it.
- Most patients are unaware of their risk due to naturally narrow eye angles, so medical professionals should carefully review medications when patients show symptoms.
Objective: Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU) offers a superior morbidity profile compared with open nephroureterectomy (ONU) in treating upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma. Evidence of oncological equivalence between LNU and ONU is limited. We compare operative and oncological outcomes for LNU and ONU using matched-pair analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We compare the outcomes of endoscopic surgery to laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for the management of specifically noninvasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective database review identified consecutive patients with clinically noninvasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma who underwent endoscopic surgery (59, via ureteroscopic ablation or percutaneous resection) or laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (70) at a single center during 20 years (1991 to 2011). Overall survival, upper tract urothelial carcinoma specific survival, upper tract recurrence-free survival, intravesical recurrence-free survival, progression-free survival and renal unit survival were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods, with differences assessed using the log rank test.