Barriers with Valve Mechanisms Are Predicted to Protect Crops from Slug Carriers of Rat Lungworm Disease.

Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm disease) is an emerging parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of gastropods infected with the neurotropic nematode . The reduction of crop infestation with infected slug carriers may vary widely by protection method. We explored the application of barriers with valve mechanisms, whereby selective directional forces caused a greater number of slugs to exit than enter the protected plot, leading to decreased slug population densities at a steady state.

Introduction of an academic medical center's point-of-care ultrasound curriculum to internal medicine residents at a community-based teaching hospital.

Background: Despite its proven utility, integration of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into internal medicine (IM) residency training has been inconsistent. Due to their unique constraints, community-based teaching hospitals may face particular challenges in providing POCUS training to IM residents.

Objectives: To evaluate short-term educational outcomes of an academic center's POCUS curriculum following its adaptation and delivery to IM residents at a community-based teaching hospital.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Cusco Region of the Peruvian Highlands Diagnosed Using Focused Abdominal Ultrasound.

AbstractLatin America is among the highly endemic regions for cystic echinococcosis (CE). In Peru, an estimated 1,139 disability-adjusted life years are lost annually from surgical treatment of CE. This is comparable with the combined total for Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile.

Normal anatomic relationships in prepubescent female external genitalia.

Objective: Female congenital abnormalities and concomitant ambiguous genitalia constitute the primary reason for female genital reconstruction, however, objective data describing normal female anatomy is lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the normal anatomical relationships and size of the external genital structures in prepubescent females.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected prospectively from consecutive Tanner stage 1 females undergoing surgery unrelated to the genitalia.

Partial bladder outlet obstruction in mice may cause E-cadherin repression through hypoxia induced pathway.

Purpose: Posterior urethral valves are the most common cause of partial bladder outlet obstruction in the pediatric population. Posterior urethral valves is a devastating clinical problem that ultimately results in urinary incontinence, neurogenic bladder and renal impairment. Despite improvements in medical and surgical management at least a third of patients with this condition progress to end stage renal disease and half will have problems with urinary incontinence.

The effect of short-term dutasteride intake in early-stage prostate cancer: analysis of 148 patients who underwent three-dimensional prostate mapping biopsy.

Objectives: The effect of dutasteride on existing prostate cancer volume is largely unknown. In this study, we assessed the impact of dutasteride on tumor burden and Gleason score.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients from our institution was performed, examining men interested in surveillance for prostate cancer, who underwent transperineal three-dimensional mapping (TP-3DM) biopsy within 3-6 months after their initial cancer diagnosis.

The role of LHRH antagonists in the treatment of prostate cancer.

For patients with advanced prostate cancer, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists have provided successful androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for some 25 years. However, the benefits of LHRH agonists are limited in that these agents are agonists, not antagonists. The search for and development of an effective LHRH antagonist have proven difficult.

Targeted focal therapy for prostate cancer: a review.

Purpose Of Review: Prostate cancer screening has shifted the diagnosis of prostate cancer to lower grade, organ confined disease. Radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy has been shown to be overtreatment in 30% of patients. In this review, we will discuss targeted focal therapy (TFT) using the modalities of cryotherapy or high intensity focused ultrasound as an alternate treatment for low-risk prostate cancers.