OBJECTIVES:Histopathology is the ‘gold standard’ for diagnosing renal cell carcinoma but is limited by sample size. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can differentiate malignant and benign lesions, but the Chinese guidelines on the management of renal cell carcinoma do not include this method. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic parameters of contrast-enhanced...
EDITORIALCOVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and advances in the Physical Therapy, Speech-Language-Hearing Science, and Occupational Therapy undergraduate programs in BrazilAlessandra G. SamelliI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-8942Carla G. MatasI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9408-7172Naomi K. NakagawaI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7826-6798Talita N Rossi da SilvaI http://orcid.org...
EDITORIALTherapeutic Education Program for Children and Adolescents with chronic diseases - Letter to the EditorLiz Avlasevicius OliveiraI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-3208Magda Maria Sales Carneiro-SampaioII http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1924-4043Angela Midori MatuharaIII http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8181-7837Louise CominatoIV http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-1117Regina Celia...
EDITORIALEnabling liver transplantation during the COVID-19 era: More than screening donors and recipients for SARS-CoV-2Edson AbdalaI II III * http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0765-6654Daniel Reis WaisbergI II http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-0633Luciana Bertocco HaddadI II http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-9037Liliana DucattiI II http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-4974Vinicius...
EDITORIALAre ophthalmologists being trained for Brazil’s social needs?Newton Kara-Junior1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-66401Disciplina de Oftalmologia, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de Sao Paulo, SP, BRConsidering the characteristics and social needs of Brazil, I believe that most of our ophthalmologists should meet the following requirements:- Be...
EDITORIALRenal involvement in patients with COVID-19Márcia F. Arantes1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2020-513XCamila E. Rodrigues1 Victor F. Seabra1 Paulo R.G. Lins1 Bernardo V. Reichert1 Gabriel T.M. Sales1 Igor Smolentzov1 Carla P.S. Cabrera1 Lúcia Andrade1 1Divisao de Nefrologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao...
EDITORIALThe interference of COVID-19 in the male reproductive system: Important questions and the future of assisted reproduction techniquesRenata Cristina de CarvalhoI * http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-803XMatheus Ferreira GronerI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-6443Jacqueline CamilloI http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-7623Paulo Roberto Abrão FerreiraII http://orcid.org/0000...
EDITORIALThe influence of bitter-taste receptor (TAS2R) expression in pharmacological response to Chloroquine in obese patients with COVID-19Lígia Moriguchi WatanabeI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-6165Izabella Ferreira PiresI Natália Yumi NoronhaI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9589-8586Marcela Augusta de Souza PinhelI II http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3645-3709Carla Barbosa...
EDITORIALUse of telemedicine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in BrazilCarlos Roberto Ribeiro CarvalhoI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-8509Paula Gobi ScudellerI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9935-9990Guilherme RabelloII http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7100-7897Marco Antonio GutierrezIII http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0964-6222Fabio Biscegli JateneII http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175...
EDITORIALThe COVID-19 pandemic: time for medical teachers and students to overcome griefPatricia Tempski1 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-055XArthur H. Danila1 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1323-1994Fernanda M. Arantes-Costa1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-4357Marina A.M. Siqueira1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7394-1010Matheus B. Torsani1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630...
EDITORIALEpidemiologic Surveillance in an academic hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil: the key role of epidemiologic engagement in operational processesIzabel MarcilioI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-6535Anna Miethke-MoraisI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-4122Leila HarimaI Amanda C. MontalI Beatriz PerondiI Jose Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita...
EDITORIALManagement of patients with spinal cord injury during the coronavirus disease pandemicRicardo Teixeira e Silva1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-373XAlexandre Fogaça Cristante1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-5274Raphael Martus Marcon1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-5646Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros-Filho1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7969-78451Instituto de...
EDITORIALWhat You Gain and What You Lose in COVID-19: Perception of Medical Students on their EducationLucas Albuquerque Chinelatto1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-5075Thamara Rodrigues da Costa1 Vitor Macedo Brito Medeiros1 Gustavo Henrique Pereira Boog1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8176-4787Flávio Carneiro Hojaij1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-3592Patricia Zen Tempski1...
EDITORIALOvercoming barriers to providing comprehensive inpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemicAnna Miethke-Morais1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-4122Beatriz Perondi1 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-642XLeila Harima1 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-6560Amanda C. Montal1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-6925Renato Madrid Baldassare1 Danielle P. Moraes1 Lucila...
EDITORIALManagement of benign and suspicious breast lesions during the coronavirus disease pandemic: recommendations for triage and treatmentFlávia Abranches Corsetti PurcinoI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-0559Carlos Alberto RuizI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6635-5478Isabel C.E. SorpresoII http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-5957Ana Maria Massad CostaI http://orcid.org/0000...
EDITORIALHuman Leukocyte Transcriptional Response to SARS-CoV-2 InfectionSandra Elisabete VieiraI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-8713Silvia Yumi BandoI http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3794-2440Gerhard da Paz LauterbachII http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1448-8153Carlos Alberto Moreira-FilhoI * http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3433-4714IDepartamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP...
EDITORIALGynecology and women’s health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Patient safety in surgery and preventionJosé Maria Soares-JúniorI http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-9404Isabel C.E. SorpresoI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-5957Eduardo Vieira MottaI http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5864-8801Edivaldo Massazo UtiyamaII http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8376-975XEdmund Chada...
EDITORIALVisceral Leishmaniasis diagnosis: a rapid test is a must at the hospital bedsideLucia Maria Almeida BrazI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6493-465XRoozbeh TahmasebiII http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9631-5530Philip Michael HeffordIII http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5437-6693José Angelo Lauletta LindosoI IV http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-4401IInstituto de Medicina Tropical...
OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to analyze clinical and laboratory parameters and their association with long-term outcomes in patients who underwent liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment, according to the etiology of the underlying chronic liver disease, in order to identify predictors of response to this therapeutic modality.METHODS:Demographic, clinical, and...
OBJECTIVES:The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has recently increased in Taiwan, and depression is common among these patients. Moreover, a lack of health literacy may lead to depression. In this study, we explored the correlation between health literacy and depression in diabetic women.METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 152 women with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited...
EDITORIALHow Institutions Can Protect the Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being of Their Healthcare Workers in the Current COVID-19 PandemicPedro FukutiI Caroline Louise Mesquita UchôaI Marina Flaborea MazzocoI * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-3822Felipe CorchsI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9935-5658Carla Satie KamitsujiI Luciane De RossiII Izabel Cristina RiosII...
EDITORIALCOVID-19, Vascular Diseases, and Vascular ServicesPedro Puech-Leão1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6974-9509Luiz Antonio Machado César1 Nelson De Luccia1 1Instituto Central (ICHC) e Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that causes severe...
EDITORIALLung transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemicMarcos N. Samano1 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-0569Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-53431Disciplina de Cirurgia Toracica, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.While Brazil is second only to the United States in terms of the...
OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the association between platelet (PLT) count and the risk and progression of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).METHODS:In total, 122 HFMD patients and 40 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The differences between variables among the different subgroups were compared. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship...
OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials in square-edged acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) on the development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after pediatric cataract surgery.METHODS:Patients were randomly assigned to group 1 (hydrophobic acrylic square-edged IOLs; 13 eyes) or group 2 (hydrophilic acrylic square-edged IOLs; 13 eyes). The...