Publications by authors named "Laura Ruger Jimenez"

Objective: To assess the non-pancreatic retroperitoneal pseudocyst in the differenctial diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic masses.

Methods: To report a case.

Results: We present a case of a 50-year-old woman with symptoms of pain and a palpable abdominal mass.

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Objective: Report a case of a scrotum-perinea lGranular Cell Tumor (GCT) in pediatric age.

Methods: To report a case.

Results: A 12 years old men with a multiple GCT history, located in both extremities, abdomen and scrotum perineal region.

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Obesity has been established as a risk factor for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Recently, studies have described obesity as a probable protecting factor in the metastatic stage of RCC. In this study, we assessed the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and overall survival in patients under systemic therapy.

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Objective: To assess the importance of long-term close follow-up in patients with breast carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: To present a case report.

Results: A case of a 55-year-old woman with history of lobular carcinoma of the breast is presented.

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Objectives: We present a new surgery based on the round ligament anatomy that is called laparoscopic abdominopexy, which uses a synthetic mesh without fixation at any pelvic point. The aim of this study is to provide a step-by-step description of the laparoscopic abdominopexy technique and present the first anatomical and functional results of the procedure.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included patients with apical and anterior vaginal prolapse who were subjected to laparoscopic abdominopexy.

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