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Barorezeptorakivierungstherapie bei therapierefraktärer Hypertonie: Indikation und Patientenselektion
Zur Behandlung der therapierefraktären Hypertonie (trHTN) steht seit einigen Jahren die Möglichkeit der Barorezeptoraktivierungstherapie (BAT) zur Verfügung. Das Verfahren wird derzeit in Deutschland an einer ...
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Computed tomography after nephron-sparing surgery
The increased use of abdominal cross-sectional imaging has contributed to a greater detection of incidental small renal masses. Treatment options for localized disease renal cell carcinoma include radical neph...
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Preoperative anemia is associated with adverse outcome in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder following radical cystectomy
Radical cystectomy (RC) can be associated with significant blood loss, whereas many patients are presenting with anemia preoperatively. To date, there is a lack of data addressing the impact of preoperative an...
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Positive urine cytology and carcinoma in situ prior to second transurethral resection of the bladder correlate with positive second resection histology and the need for subsequent cystectomy
A second transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB) is recommended for high-grade bladder cancer (BC) yet yields negative results in over half of the cases. Aim of this study was to identify prognostic indi...
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Nutritional status in the healthy longeval population from Sardinia (Italy)
The aim of this study was to evaluate sex- and age-related variations of the nutritional status in the aged population of central Sardinia, a geographical area with a high frequency of long-lived people, parti...
