Prognosis impact and clinical findings in renal cancer patients: comparative analysis between public and private health coverage in a cross-sectional and multicenter context.

Purpose: Research on disparities in prognosis and clinical characteristics between public and private healthcare sectors in developing countries remains limited. The study aimed to determine whether patients with public health coverage (1) have a greater mean tumor size at diagnosis compared to those with private health coverage; (2) exhibit differences in clinical staging and TNM classification between groups; and (3) show variations in demographic, clinical characteristics, histopathological findings, and surgical approaches among cohorts.

Methods: A cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted on 629 patients from both private and public healthcare sectors, all histologically confirmed and surgically treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), between 2011 and 2021 in high-volume hospitals in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Objective: To estimate prostate cancer (PC) survival in Mexico and explore survival disparities according to the marginalization level of residence place.

Materials And Methods: A nationwide administrative claims database (4 110 men) whose PC treatment was financed by Seguro Popular between 2012-2016, was cross-linked to the National Mortality Registry up to December 2019. Patients were classified according to their oncological risk at diagnosis and the marginalization level of the residence municipality.

Metabolic Syndrome and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Population Case-control Study.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) with mixed dyslipidemia and prostate cancer (PC) are relevant health problems among Mexican men. However, there is no information regarding the association between MS and PC for this population.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate this association in a population case-control study in Mexico City.

Association between life-course leisure-time physical activity and prostate cancer.

Objective: To evaluate the association between life-course leisure-time physical activity (PA) and prostate cancer (PC) among males living in Mexico City. Materials and meth-ods. Information from 394 incident PC cases and 794 popula-tion controls matched by age (± 5 years), was analyzed.

Urological Cancers and Kidney Transplantation: a Literature Review.

Purpose Of Review: The aim of this review is to provide an overview of epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment of urological malignancies in renal transplant recipients (RTR).

Recent Findings: Although optimal immunosuppressive therapy and cancer management in these patients remain controversial, adherence to general guidelines is recommended. Kidney transplantation is recognized as the standard of care for the treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as it offers prolonged survival and better quality of life.

Urinary androgens excretion patterns and prostate cancer in Mexican men.

Epidemiological studies related to androgens and prostate cancer (PC) have focused on serum determination of testosterone, androstenedione (A4), and DHEA, with inconsistent results. Herein, we hypothesized that differences in androgen biosynthetic and metabolic pathways, rather than differences in specific androgen concentrations, are associated with prostatic carcinogenesis. Therefore, spot urine samples from 111 incident PC cases with Gleason score at diagnosis and 227 healthy population controls, were analyzed.

Short- and Mid-Term Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Donor Renal Function Following Living Kidney Donation at a Tertiary Referral Hospital.

Background: The negative impact of tobacco smoking on renal function has been widely studied. However, there is limited knowledge about the effect of smoking on pre-operative and post-operative renal function in living kidney donors.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the short- and mid-term impact of smoking on donor renal function.

Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes in Very Elderly Patients (≥75 years) with Renal Cell Carcinoma: Data from the Latin American Renal Cancer Group.

Background: The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is increasing globally due to an aging population and widespread use of imaging studies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and perioperative outcomes of RCC surgery in very elderly patients (VEP), ≥ 75 years of age.

Methods: This is a retrospective comparative study of 3656 patients who underwent the treatment for RCC from 1990 to 2015 in 28 centers from eight Latin American countries.

Small renal masses in Latin-American population: characteristics and prognostic factors for survival, recurrence and metastasis - a multi-institutional study from LARCG database.

Background: To evaluate demographic, clinical and pathological characteristics of small renal masses (SRM) (≤ 4 cm) in a Latin-American population provided by LARCG (Latin-American Renal Cancer Group) and analyze predictors of survival, recurrence and metastasis.

Methods: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of 1523 patients submitted to surgical treatment for non-metastatic SRM from 1979 to 2016. Comparisons between radical (RN) or partial nephrectomy (PN) and young or elderly patients were performed.

Summary and considerations in genitourinary cancer patient care during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: To provide a summary and recommendations for the set-up of strategies for cancer patients care in genitourinary oncology clinics during the pandemic and in the recovery period.

Material And Methods: A non-systematic review of available literature on the management of urological malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic was performed to summarize recommendations to improve the diagnosis and treatment of urological cancers during and after the contingence, including clinical and research aspects.

Results: Urological cancer diagnosis and management should be tailored according to the severity of the COVID-19 crisis in each region and the aggressiveness of each tumor.

Perioperative fosfomycin disodium prophylaxis against urinary tract infection in renal transplant recipients: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Fosfomycin (FOS) is an attractive alternative for prophylaxis because it does not interact with immunosuppressants; although 90% is excreted unchanged in the urine, it does not require adjustment for renal function for single dose prophylaxis.

Methods: RTRs were recruited into this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Prostate cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: the Mexican case.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based early detection for prostate cancer is the subject of intense debate. Implementation of organized prostate cancer screening has been challenging, in part because the PSA test is so amenable to opportunistic screening. To the extent that access to cancer screening tests increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is an urgent need to thoughtfully evaluate existing and future cancer screening strategies to ensure benefit and control costs.

Is delayed graft function associated with ureteral stenosis in the kidney transplant recipient? A case-control study.

Introduction: Ureteral stricture (US) in the kidney transplant recipient is a rare complication that can lead to morbidity and graft loss. Risk factor recognition is crucial in the prevention and management of this entity. Delayed graft function (DGF), as defined by the need for dialysis in the first week after transplantation, has been proposed as a risk factor in previous studies.

Incidence and treatment of malignant tumors of the genitourinary tract in renal transplant recipients.

Purpose: To provide data of the incidence and management of common urological malignancies in renal transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospective database from August 1967 to August 2015. A descriptive analysis of the sample was performed.

[The impact of donor-to-recipient gender match and mismatch on the renal function of living donor renal graft recipients].

Introduction: Donor-to-recipient gender match and mismatch may be a potential prognostic factor for living donor renal graft function.

Methods: A retrospective review of donor-to-recipient pairs undergoing living donor kidney transplantation was done. They were classified according to gender match as: male-to-male, female-to-female, male-to-female, and female-to-male.

[Donor/recipient age index (DoRAIn) as an independent predictor of long-term living-donor renal graft function].

Problem: The effect of donor/recipient age disparity on living-donor renal graft function is controversial. The objective of this study is to find new clinical predictors of renal graft function and evaluate the effect of donor/recipient age disparity in our series.

Methods: A retrospective review of our institutional renal transplantation database was performed.

[Urology training in Mexico: Residents' perspective].

Objective: To assess and identify from the resident's perspective the current state of the urology residency training in the surgical, research, affective domain and its working future.

Material And Methods: We performed an anonymous survey of 98 urology residents during 2014. The survey included 62 questions and assesses the surgical, the clinical research, and the affective domain, and also its working future.

Surgical treatment of renal-cell carcinoma in elderly people.

Objective: To describe the oncological characteristics and evolution of patients 65 years or older who underwent surgery for renal-cell carcinoma (RCC).

Methods: We reviewed our prospectively maintained database of patients with RCC treated surgically. Those ≥ 65 years old were selected.

History of gonorrhea and prostate cancer in a population-based case-control study in Mexico.

Unlabelled: We evaluated the association between a history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the risk for prostate cancer (PC) among Mexican males.

Methods: PC incident cases (n=402) that were identified at six public hospitals in Mexico City were matched by age (±5 years) with 805 population controls with no history of PC. By face-to-face interview, we obtained information about sexual history, previous STDs, sociodemographic characteristics, and familial history of PC.