GIULIANO BETONI GUGLIELMETTI
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/55 - Laboratório de Urologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/55 - Laboratório de Urologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Impact of Statin Use on Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Treated with Radical Cystectomy(2013) SILVA, Rodrigo Donalisio da; XYLINAS, Evanguelos; KLUTH, Luis; CRIVELLI, Joseph J.; CHRYSTAL, James; CHADE, Daher; GUGLIELMETTI, Giuliano Betoni; PYCHA, Armin; LOTAN, Yair; KARAKIEWICZ, Pierre I.; SUN, Maxine; FAJKOVIC, Harun; ZERBIB, Marc; SCHERR, Douglas S.; SHARIAT, Shahrokh F.Purpose: Statins are cholesterol lowering agents used to prevent cardiovascular disease. Evidence suggests a dichotomous effect of statins with cancer inhibiting and promoting properties. To our knowledge the effect of statins on the prognosis of muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder remains uninvestigated to date. We tested the hypothesis that statin use impacts oncological outcomes in patients treated with radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the records of 1,502 patients treated with radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy without neoadjuvant therapy at a total of 4 institutions. Cox regression models were used to determine the association of statins with disease recurrence and cancer specific mortality. Results: A total of 642 patients (42.7%) were on statins. At a median followup of 34 months 509 patients (33.9%) experienced disease recurrence and 402 (26.8%) had died of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Statin users were older (p = 0.003), had a higher body mass index (median 32 vs 28 kg/m(2), p < 0.001) and were more likely to have positive soft tissue surgical margins (9% vs 4%, p < 0.001). On univariable Cox regression analysis statins, female gender, advanced age, higher body mass index, smoking status, tumor stage, tumor grade, soft tissue surgical margin status, lymphovascular invasion, lymph node metastasis and adjuvant chemotherapy were associated with disease recurrence (p <= 0.05) and cancer specific mortality (p <= 0.02). On multivariable Cox regression analysis statin use was not associated with either outcome. Conclusions: Statin users were at higher risk for disease recurrence and cancer specific mortality on univariable but not multivariable analysis. These data do not support modification of statin use in patients with high risk urothelial carcinoma of the bladder who will be treated with radical cystectomy.
- Predicting calyceal access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy with computed tomography multiplanar reconstruction(2013) GUGLIELMETTI, Giuliano B.; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; TORRICELLI, Fabio C. M.; COELHO, Rafael F.; MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo; SROUGI, MiguelOBJECTIVES: Objective parameters in computed tomography (CT) scans that could predict calyceal access during percutaneous nephrolithotomy have not been evaluated. These parameters could improve access planning for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. We aimed to determine which parameters extracted from a preoperative multiplanar reconstructed CT could predict renal calyceal access during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy. METHODS: From January 2009 through April 2011, 230 patients underwent 284 percutaneous nephrolithotomies at our institution. Sixteen patients presented with complete staghorn calculi, and 11 patients (13 renal units) were analyzed. Five parameters were extracted from a preoperative reconstructed CT and compared with the surgical results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. RESULTS: Fifty-eight calyces were studied, with an average of 4.4 calyces per procedure. A rigid nephroscope was used to access a particular calyx, and a univariate analysis showed that the entrance calyx had a smaller length (2.7 vs. 3.98 cm, p = 0.018). The particular calyx to be accessed should have a smaller length (2.22 vs. 3.19 cm, p = 0.012), larger angles (117.6 vs. 67.96, p<0.001) and larger infundibula (0.86 vs. 0.61 cm, p = 0.002). In the multivariate analysis, the only independent predictive factor for accessing a particular calyx was the angle between the entrance calyx and the calyx to be reached (OR 1.15, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.053-1.256, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: The angle between calyces obtained by multiplanar CT reconstruction is the only predictor of calyx access.