- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Global Health and Surgery
- Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Renal cell carcinoma treatment
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
University of Toledo
2023-2024
Background: Access to surgical equipment is critical providing safe and equitable operative care. This the first nationwide study provide data on availability of in Kenya. Methods: cross-sectional collected from May July 2018 non-pharmaceutical equipment, patient care, intra-operative, anesthesia supplies level 4 hospitals. Information regarding infrastructure such as number functional operating rooms, sterilization capacity, sources water electricity was also collected. Results: The...
A 71-year-old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia managed by self-catheterization presented gross hematuria. CT scan of abdomen and pelvis demonstrated abnormal bladder appearance right sided mass a diverticulum. Patient underwent transurethral resection tumor. Pathology was significant for high-grade muscle-invasive angiosarcoma. The malignant cells showed positive staining vimentin CD31. Given patient's underlying comorbidities following multidisciplinary discussion, hospice care...
Allosensitization (PRA+) has been reported after discontinuation of immunosuppression (IS) following graft failure (GF) in islet transplant (ITx) recipients. Persistence PRA+ GF is unknown. Thirteen ITx alone (IA) and 5 subjects who also received donor CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells (IBM) developed enrolled the study “Allosensitization After Islet Transplantation.” Panel reactive antibodies (PRA) were measured yearly while having function, within 1 year post-GF enrollment. Two but remained...