ALEXANDRE DANILOVIC
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Editorial Comment: Thulium fibre laser versus Holmium: YAG for ureteroscopic lithotripsy: outcomes from a prospective randomised clinical trial(2023) ULVIK, Oyvind; AESOY, Mathias Sorstrand; JULIEBO-JONES, Patrick; GJENGSTO, Peder; BEISLAND, Christian; DANILOVIC, Alexandre
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with spinal cord injury: should all these patients be automatically assigned a Guy's stone score of 4?(2021) TORRICELLI, Fabio C. M.; VICENTINI, Fabio C.; ZANETTI, Lucas; PERRELLA, Rodrigo; MARCHINI, Giovanni S.; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; BATAGELLO, Carlos A.; MURTA, Claudio B.; CLARO, Joaquim F. A.; SROUGI, Miguel; NAHAS, William C.; MAZZUCCHI, EduardoPurpose To assess the complication and stone-free rates of PCNL in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to evaluate whether this population should be assigned a Guy's stone score (GSS) of 4. Methods A case-control study was conducted, and electronic charts were reviewed to search for patients with SCI, bladder dysfunction, and kidney stones who had undergone PCNL. Control cases were randomly selected from among patients with complete staghorn calculus (GSS = 4). Results One hundred and seventeen patients were included. Patients with SCI had a significant shorter operative time (119 vs. 141 min;p = 0.018). There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of the patients' position, number of renal tracts, bleeding or transfusion rate; however, there was a significantly higher complication rate (23.1% vs. 7.8%;p = 0.009) and a longer hospital stay (5.8 vs. 3.1 days;p = 0.002) among patients with SCI. With regards to the stone-free rate in patients with different grades of GSS patients with SCI who had a GSS of 1 had a stone-free rate of 85.7%, while those with a GSS of 2, 3, or 4 had 50%, 50%, and 31.5%, respectively (p = 0.024). Only patients with a GSS of 4 in the SCI group had outcomes that were similar to those of control patients (31.5% vs. 31.6%). Conclusion Patients with SCI should not be automatically assigned GSS 4. Stone-free rate is related to stone burden in these patients, although they do show a higher complication rate and a longer hospital stay than non-neurological patients.
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of renal and ureteral stones(2015) TORRICELLI, Fabio Cesar Miranda; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; VICENTINI, Fabio Carvalho; MARCHINI, Giovanni Scala; SROUGI, Miguel; MAZZUCCHI, EduardoThe use of certain technical principles and the selection of favorable cases can optimize the results of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The aim of this study is to review how ESWL works, its indications and contraindications, predictive factors for success, and its complications. A search was conducted on the Pubmed (R) database between January 1984 and October 2013 using ""shock wave lithotripsy"" and ""stone"" as key-words. Only articles with a high level of evidence, in English, and conducted in humans, such as clinical trials or review/meta-analysis, were included. To optimize the search for the ESWL results, several technical factors including type of lithotripsy device, energy and frequency of pulses, coupling of the patient to the lithotriptor, location of the calculus, and type of anesthesia should be taken into consideration. Other factors related to the patient, stone size and density, skin to stone distance, anatomy of the excretory path, and kidney anomalies are also important. Antibiotic prophylaxis is not necessary, and routine double J stent placement before the procedure is not routinely recommended. Alpha-blockers, particularly tamsulosin, are useful for stones >10mm. Minor complications may occur following ESWL, which generally respond well to clinical interventions. The relationship between ESWL and hypertension/diabetes is not well established.
- Tratamento cirúrgico da litíase vesical: revisão de literatura(2013) TORRICELLI, Fabio Cesar Miranda; MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; COELHO, Rafael Ferreira; SROUGI, MiguelBladder stones are rare and most cases occur in adult men with bladder outlet obstruction. Currently, there are few data on the best treatment of this disease. The aim of this review is to discuss some aspects of pathogenesis and treatment approaches for bladder lithiasis. A comprehensive search of the database of the ""National Library of Medicine"" /pubmed was conducted with the following key words and descriptors: ""bladder"" or ""vesical"" associated with ""calculus"", ""stone"" or ""lithiasis"", and ""cistolithotripsy "". One hundred and seventy-one articles were identified. The articles were independently assessed by two reviewers with expertise in urolithiasis. They were included in the study when the results, complications and follow-up were clearly reported. In the end, 32 studies met the inclusion criteria. Several options for the treatment of bladder lithiasis are available, but no randomized trials comparing them. Different rates of calculus-free patients are described in each of them, as follows: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (75-100%), transurethral cistolithotripsy (63-100%), percutaneous cistolithotripsy (89-100%) and open surgery (100 %). The percutaneous approach has lower morbidity, with similar results to the transurethral treatment, while extracorporeal lithotripsy has the lowest rate of elimination of calculi and is reserved for patients at high surgical risk.
- Bilateral simultaneous percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus staged approach: a critical analysis of complications and renal function(2020) TORRICELLI, Fabio C. M.; CARVALHO, Regina S.; MARCHINI, Giovanni S.; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; VICENTINI, Fabio C.; BATAGELLO, Carlos A.; SROUGI, Miguel; NAHAS, William C.; MAZZUCCHI, EduardoINTRODUCTION: Patients with bilateral kidney stones and burdened by large stones are challenging cases for endourologists. Simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sbPCNL) is an option; however, it may be accompanied by important morbidity. An alternative is a staged PCNL, operating one side each time. Herein, we compare the impact of sbPCNL and staged PCNL on complication rates and renal function. METHODS: Patients who underwent sbPCNL or staged bilateral PCNL with a frame time of 6 months were searched in our prospectively collected kidney stone database. Groups were compared for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), comorbidities (classification by the American Society of Anesthesiology - ASA), stone size, Guy's score, stone-free status, renal function, blood loss, blood transfusion rate, complication rate, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS: Twenty-six patients and 52 kidney units were enrolled. The mean operative time was 134.7 min. Only 11.3% of cases had complications, all of them minor (Clavien <= 2). Overall, the stone-free rate was 61.50%. Comparing the groups, there was a significantly longer operative time in the sbPCNL group (172.5 vs. 126.3 min; p=0.016), as well as a higher transfusion rate (12.5% vs. 5.6%; p=0.036). There was no statistically significant difference in creatinine levels between the groups. Regarding the stone-free rate, there was a significantly higher proportion of patients in the staged PCNL group (64.9% vs. 43.8%; p=0.012). CONCLUSION: sbPCNL is a safe procedure; however, when compared to staged procedures it has a higher transfusion and lower stonefree rate.
conferenceObject THE GUY'S STONE SCORE: A VERY PRACTICAL AND USEFUL TOOL TO PREDICT THE OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL)(2012) VICENTINI, Fabio Carvalho; MARCHINI, Giovanni Scala; MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo; CHEDID NETO, Elias Assad; BRITO, Arthur Henrique; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; HISANO, Marcelo; CLARO, Joaquim Almeida; SROUGI, MiguelOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the applicability of the Guy’s stone score for complete supine PCNL. METHODS: 117 patients that underwent to complete supine PCNL were classified according the Guy’s stone score. The data were prospectively collected but the classification according to the score was done by review of the pre-operative CT scans. All patients were operated by the same surgeon and had a pre and post operative CT scan and at the final followup. The outcomes and complications were compared among the 4 groups. RESULTS: The table 1 shows the demographic and outcomes. The groups were similar except for the median stone diameter. The differences among groups were statistically different after stratification according to the Guy’s stone score in relation to operative time, hemoglobin drop, transfusions, complications, tubeless rate, immediate success, auxiliary procedures, PCNL revisions and final success rate. CONCLUSIONS: The Guy’s stone score showed to be a very practical and useful tool to predict the outcomes of PCNL.- Modified Complete Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Solving Some Problems(2013) VICENTINI, Fabio C.; TORRICELLI, Fabio C. M.; MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo; HISANO, Marcelo; MURTA, Claudio B.; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; CLARO, Joaquim F. A.; SROUGI, MiguelBackground and Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the gold standard treatment for patients with renal stones larger than 2 cm. In this article, we aim to describe our modified technique with the patient in a complete supine position for PCNL (csPCNL). Patients and Methods: A total of 117 patients (120 renal units) who underwent csPCNL for large stones from November 2008 to November 2011 were prospectively evaluated. One surgeon worked in two different institutions and performed all operations. All patients underwent CT preoperatively, and the stones were classified according to the Guy score. Patients were placed in the supine decubitus position with the posterior axillary line located just outside the border of the surgical table, and the flank was extended to increase the space between the last rib and the iliac crest. The csPCNL was performed without a rolled towel under the flank, and the patients remained in the same position during the entire procedure. Success was evaluated based on CT findings at the end of follow-up. Results: There was no failure of access. The median operative time was 100 (20-240) minutes. The immediate and final success rates were 72.5% and 90.4%, respectively. The complication rate was 16.8% (12.7% of Clavien I or II and 4.1% of Clavien III or IV). There were no colon injuries or deaths. The median hospital stay was 48 (24-840) hours. Conclusion: Modified csPCNL is a safe and effective procedure with excellent outcomes and a low rate of major complications. It provides a good area for renal puncture and surgical instrumentation.
- Predictors of surgical complications of nephrectomy for urolithiasis(2019) DANILOVIC, Alexandre; FERREIRA, Thiago Augusto Cunha; MAIA, Gilvan Vinicius de Azevedo; TORRICELLI, Fabio Cesar Miranda; MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo; NAHAS, William Carlos; SROUGI, MiguelObjectives: Nephrectomy due to stone disease may be a challenging procedure owing to the presence of significant inflammation and infection, involving high complication rate. The objective of our study was to identify predictors for complications of nephrectomy for urolithiasis. Patients and Methods: A retrospective review of 149 consecutive patients > 18y submitted to simple nephrectomy for urolithiasis from January 2006 to July 2012 was performed. Clinical data, computed tomography findings and pathology report were analyzed. Postoperative complications were categorized based on Clavien - Dindo classification. Logistic multivariate regression models assessed the predictors for surgical complications of nephrectomy for urolithiasis. Results: Eighty-three (55.7%) patients were submitted to laparoscopic nephrectomy and 66 (44.2%) to open procedure. Conversion to open surgery was necessary in 19.2% (16 / 83). On univariable analysis, higher preoperative chronic kidney stage (p = 0.02), Charlson comorbidity index >= 2 (p = 0.04), higher ASA score (p = 0.001), urgency due to sepsis (p = 0.01), kidney size >= 12 cm (p = 0.006), renal and perirenal abscess (p = 0.004 and 0.002 respectively) and visceral adhesion (p = 0.04) were associated with Clavien - Dindo score > 1. On multivariate analysis, higher ASA score (p = 0.01), urgency due to sepsis (p = 0.03), kidney size >= 12 cm (p = 0.04) and preoperative abscess (p = 0.04) remained significantly associated with complications. End - stage renal disease with dialysis was needed post - operatively in 3.4% (5 / 144) of patients. Conclusions: We identified that higher ASA score, urgency due to sepsis, kidney size >= 12 cm and preoperative abscess were associated with Clavien - Dindo score > 1.
- Irreversible Renal Function Impairment Due to Silent Ureteral Stones(2016) MARCHINI, Giovanni S.; VICENTINI, Fabio Carvalho; MONGA, Manoj; TORRICELLI, Fabio Cesar; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; BRITO, Artur Henrique; CAMARA, Cesar; SROUGI, Miguel; MAZZUCCHI, EduardoOBJECTIVE To evaluate if renal function loss and hydronephrosis due to a silent ureteral stone might be reversed. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively selected patients with silent ureteral stones between January 2006 and January 2014. A silent case was considered if there were no specific or subjective symptoms related to the ureteral stone. Patient, stone, and kidney characteristics were evaluated preoperatively, 3 and 12 months postoperatively. Renal function was accessed in the same intervals with serum creatinine (SCr), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and Tc-99m-dimercaptosuccinic acid. Patients without complete pre-and postoperative evaluation were excluded. Primary end point was midterm progress of global and ipsilateral renal function. Secondary end points included the evaluation of renal and collecting system anatomy from diagnosis to 12 months after treatment. Analysis of variance with repeated measures and marginal homogeneity test were used to evaluate renal function and hydronephrosis progression. RESULTS Twenty-six patients met our inclusion criteria. Mean preoperative SCr and GFR were 1.24 mg/dL and 72.5 mL/min, respectively. At initial scintigraphy, mean renal function was 33.4%. Laser ureterolithotripsy was performed in 84.6% of cases and all patients were rendered stone free. Two patients (8%) developed ureteral stenosis. There was no difference regarding SCr (P =.89), GFR (P =.48), and renal function at scintigraphy (P =.19) during follow-up. Hydronephrosis significantly improved from preoperatively to 3 months postoperatively (P < .0001), but not from 3 to 12 months (P =.065). CONCLUSION Patients with silent ureteral stones present with significant impairment of ipsilateral renal function and hydronephrosis at diagnosis. On midterm follow-up evaluation, renal function of the affected unit remains stable whereas hydronephrosis improves after treatment. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc.