DRUG-COATED BALLOONS VERSUS DRUG-ELUTING STENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS WITH TRIAL SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS

Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an updated meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Abstract Background Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are an established strategy for coronary artery disease.However, the new generation drug-eluting stent (DES) is recommended for patients with Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for coronary artery revascularization.Our aim is to provide a comprehensive appraisal of the efficacy of DCBs in patients with

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Long-term experience on laparoscopic incontinent urinary diversion unrelated to cystectomy in radiated or recurrent pelvic malignancies

Background: There are few reports describing series of cases about development on laparoscopic urinary diversions no related to cystectomy.The aim of this paper is to show the experience of our reference institutions for treatment of pelvic malignancies when laparoscopic techniques were applied to perform only urinary diversion without cystectomy o

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