Publications by authors named "Nicolas Billordo Peres"
Objectives: To determine the oncological and functional results obtained after salvage radical prostatectomy (SRP) in patients with recurrence following radiotherapy (3 consecutive PSA rises after a nadir until the year 2006, then 2 ng/mL above nadir ) for prostate cancer (PC), and to analyze the impact of different pre-and postoperative variables on biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCR-free survival).
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 29 cases treated with SRP, 23 cases of conventional technique and 6 cases assisted by the Da Vinci surgical system between August 2004 and March 2012 at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. There was an attempt to preserve neurovascular bundles in cT1c patients with low tumor volume, Gleason score 7 or less, and favorable surgical anatomy.
Objectives: To determine if elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) in plasma are associated with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (LARCC) after surgery.
Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study conducted from May 2009 to January 2011. Altogether, 192 patients with non-disseminated disease and with preoperative quantitative determination of the CRP were evaluated.
Objectives: To evaluate the ability of non contrast computed tomography (NCCT) to predict stone composition and fragility for treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
Methods: 27 stones of about 10 mm from patients who had undergone different endourological procedures were collected. All patients had been evaluated with NCCT.