... Portuguesa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Key Words Prostate cancer Androgen Osteoporosis Metastasis Abstract Background: Bisphosphonates were incorporated as agents for the long-term effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) but no comparative study was established for the optimal schedule...

... reserve (BE) values were evaluated. This study showed that after approximately 6 years from a ureterosigmoidostomy there was significant bone demineralization. These data, supported by a parallel increase of serum osteocalcin, show that ureterosigmoidostomy represents a risk factor for osteoporosis...