Justin Manuel Refugia

Journal Article Urologia · August 2024 INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to stratify preoperative immune cell counts by cancer specific outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and a tumor thrombus after radical nephrectomy with tumor thrombectomy. METHODS: Patients with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgeon-administered regional nerve blocks during radical cystectomy: a feasibility study.

Journal Article Int Urol Nephrol · July 2024 OBJECTIVE: To describe the technique for surgeon-administered, ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (SU-TAP) blocks performed during radical cystectomy as a component of multimodal, perioperative pain management. METHODS: Retrospective, case serie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ileal Conduit versus Cutaneous Ureterostomy after Open Radical Cystectomy: Comparison of 90-Day Morbidity and Tube Dependence at Intermediate Term Follow-Up.

Journal Article J Clin Med · February 5, 2024 Background: This study aims to compare perioperative morbidity and drainage tube dependence following open radical cystectomy (ORC) with ileal conduit (IC) or cutaneous ureterostomy (CU) for bladder cancer. Methods: A single-center, retrospective cohort st ... Full text Link to item Cite

Single instillation intravesical chemotherapy after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: current evidence and future directions

Journal Article Translational Andrology and Urology · November 30, 2023 Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) accounts for 5% to 10% of urothelial carcinomas and two-thirds are high-grade at the time of diagnosis. The gold standard management of high-grade UTUC is radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Despite primary tre ... Full text Cite

TGF-β-mediated enhancement of TH17 cell generation is inhibited by bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1α signaling.

Journal Article Sci Signal · August 28, 2018 The cytokines of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family promote the growth and differentiation of multiple tissues, but the role of only the founding member, TGF-β, in regulating the immune responses has been extensively studied. TGF-β is critical ... Full text Link to item Cite