Daniel Andrés Nieva-Posso

University of Valle | UNIVALLE · School of Medicine

Background Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio A syndrome, is a rare lysosomal storage disease characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of mutations in the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) gene. This leads to a deficiency of the GALNS enzyme, causing the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in tissues. Mor...

Urological cancers represent 13.1% of cancer cases in the world, with a mean age of diagnosis of 67 years, making it a geriatric disease. The lack of participation and evaluation of treatments by the geriatric oncologic population has made their mortality rate higher than that of other oncologic population groups, urologic cancers being no exceptio...

Cycling is one of the leading sports activities practiced in the Western world; its promotion, even from political spaces, as a non-polluting transportation alternative in urban spaces has led to its frequent practice among men and women. Our objective was to review the association between regular cycling and the development of urological and sexua...

Sociocultural, the penis has represented an essential element in the identity and masculinity of Western men. Therefore, its injury, damage, or even loss leads to psychosocial problems that affect these people's health and well-being. Penile cancer is a rare malignancy (it represents 1.44 % of the cases of genitourinary cancers) that has direct eff...

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a pathological condition characterized by increased plaMSa glucose levels, dyslipidemia, decreased HDL, and hypertension. Currently, MS represents one of the leading causes of risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and other types of diseases. The increase in the prevalence of this condition...

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. By 2022, 11.3 million people will die from a cardiovascular event. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are particles naturally secreted by cells. Objective: To determine the association between extracellular vesicles (EVs) and the diagnosis of cardiovascular events. Meth...

Background: Chronic pornography use is a public health problem that has considerable effects on men's health, especially on their sexual performance, having effects that can be encompassed from a biological, social, and psychological approach. Objective: Our objective was to conduct a literature review to evaluate the consequences in terms of sexua...

INTRODUCCIÓN El cáncer de piel, tanto melanoma como no melanoma, es una malignidad común en Colombia, especialmente en zonas rurales y entre agricultores, debido a la exposición prolongada a la luz solar (UV) y factores genéticos. La detección tardía conlleva tratamientos más agresivos y complicaciones. El Instituto Oncológico Ospedale S.A.S aborda...

Lack of confidence in medical students has led to the loss of clinical and surgical skills acquisition. Changing the education model and proposing mentoring in urology has led to the formation of new professionals with better skills.

Chatbots or conversational robots have become a strategy or support tool for urological patients' care, diagnostic communication, and treatment. Urological cancer has become one of the leading causes of malignancy in the world, with an average of 2.6 million cases in the world by 2022. Therefore, chatbots can be an alternative to support communicat...

Con respecto al artículo publicado por Botero-Mora y col. (2024) sobre los polimorfismos de las enzimas CYP3A5 y MDR-1 y su relación con el rechazo agudo de trasplante de hígado, tenemos la siguiente consideración: Estudios realizados en diversos países han demostrado que el rechazo agudo a trasplante de hígado es multifactorial y los polimorfismos...

Urological cancers are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, representing more than 10% of the total number of new cancer cases worldwide. Being a complex disease, several problems are currently related to its diagnosis, management, monitoring, and treatment. These problems require multidisciplinary solutions that encom...

Background: Sexuality in cancer patients is a complex area. It is estimated that 81% of patients with urological cancer develop problems in their sexual functionality, even from the moment of diagnosis and aggravated during treatment due to direct injury to the genitalia. Currently, there are few avenues of care within the field of urology that add...

BACKGROUND Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease resulting from mutations in the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) gene. This leads to a deficiency of the GALNS enzyme, causing the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in tissues. Morquio syndrome pri...

Medicine cannot be outside of the historical changes occurring in our society. The identity and sexual diversity of an individual is a critical aspects of their health. Creating inclusive units that allow access to health care for a population with different needs is the hallmark of improving their care.