[Obesity and radical prostatectomy: The enigma continues.].

Objective: To determine the association between surgical and postoperative outcomes as well as cancer follow-up of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy according to body mass index (BMI).

Methods: An analytical observational study with retrospective data collection was conducted. We reviewed the medical records of all the patients who underwent radical prostatectomy between the years 2012-2014.

[Efficacy of lycopene intake in primary prevention of prostate cancer: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of lycopene intake in primary prevention of prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods: A systematic search of the literature was conducted in March 2015 and the articles published between the years 1990-2015 were reviewed. The following search terms were used: prostate cancer, prostatic neoplasm, lycopene, prevention, effectiveness and efficacy (MeSH).

Impact of Rectal Swabs on Infectious Complications after Transrectal Prostate Biopsy.

Objectives: To determine the impact of rectal swabs (RSs) on infectious complications (IC) following prostate biopsy (PB).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted including all patients subjected to PB between 2009 and 2013. Group B consisted of patients with a RS and group A of patients without.