Recommendations on robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a Brazilian experts' consensus.

Radical prostatectomy is a commonly adopted treatment for localized/locally advanced prostate cancer in men with a life expectancy of ten years or more. Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is comparable to open radical prostatectomy on cancer control and complication rates; however, new evidence suggests that RARP may have better functional outcomes, especially with respect to urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Some of the surgical steps of RARP are not adequately described in published literature and, as such, may have an impact on the final outcomes of the procedure.

B-1 Cells May Drive Macrophages Susceptibility to Infection.

B-1 cells can directly and indirectly influence the immune response. These cells are known to be excellent producers of natural antibodies and can secrete a variety of immunomodulatory molecules. They are also able to differentiate into B-1 cell-derived phagocytes (B-1CDP).

Canine Macrophage DH82 Cell Line As a Model to Study Susceptibility to Infection.

is an obligatory intracellular protozoan parasite, and it is the etiological agent of Chagas' disease that is endemic in the Americas. In addition to humans, a wide spectrum of mammals can be infected by , including dogs. Dogs develop acute and chronic disease, similar to human infection.

[Anesthesia recovery comparison between remifentanil-propofol and remifentanil-desflurane guided by Bispectral Index monitoring].

Background And Objectives: There is a strong demand for fast and predictable anesthesia recovery with few side effects. Choice of the hypnotic agent could impact on that. This study investigated the differences between recoveries after remifentanil-propofol and remifentanil-desflurane anesthesias guided by bispectral index (BIS).

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP): a new way to training.

The implementation of RALP program is usually associated with a steep learning curve (LC). Fellows are proctored for few cases, with long operating times, inferior outcomes and an increased number of complications. We report the initial results of 100 RALP procedures performed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the implementation of a structured program.

Use of alloplastic meshes in abdominal wounds of rats with induced peritonitis.

Background: The use of alloplastic meshes has been historically contra-indicated in patients with infection.

Aim: To evaluate the use of polypropylene meshes in the treatment of abdominal wall defects in rats with peritonitis.

Methods: Twenty Wistar female rats were divided into two groups: induction of peritonitis (test group) and without peritonitis (control group).

Potassium iodide capsule treatment of feline sporotrichosis.

Sporotrichosis is a mycosis caused by Sporothrix schenckii. The most affected animal is the cat; it has played an important role in the zoonotic transmission of this disease, especially in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1998. In order to evaluate the treatment of feline sporotrichosis with potassium iodide, an observational cohort was conducted in 48 cats with sporotrichosis at Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz.

Support system for management of shares ergonomic.

This article discusses the development of a computerized support to demands for treatment of a wide spectrum and diverse nature. Developed under SPM platform (Situação, Problema e Melhoria), the practitioner seeks to provide an ergonomic aid from the identification and characterization of the processes of analysis demands. The interest of a technological support the practice of ergonomics is a domestic origin, which already features a wide universe.