Patient-reported Outcome Measures and Decision Regret After Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen-targeted Radioguided Surgery for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer.

Background And Objective: In patients with oligorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa), prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted radioguided surgery (PSMA-RGS) prolongs treatment-free survival. Data on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are lacking.

Methods: A retrospective assessment of validated PROMs (12-item Short Form Health Survey [SF-12], 26-item Expanded Prostate Index Composite, and Decision Regret Scale [DRS]) was performed before and after PSMA-RGS for oligorecurrent PCa.

Navigating the Complexity of Stiff Person Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Stiff person spectrum disorder is a disease that involves a host of conditions that are associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65-kilodalton isoform autoantibodies. These conditions may include diabetes mellitus type 1, pernicious anemia, autoimmune leukoencephalopathy, cerebellar ataxia, and stiff-person syndrome. Clinical recognition and diagnosis of stiff person spectrum disorder are important early, as immunologic treatment options showing reliable efficacy in slowing disease progression are available.

A Destroyer of Tissues: A Case of Chronic Low-Dose Radiation Exposure and the Need for Frequent Screening in Exposed Populations.

The long-term effects of low-dose radiation exposure are a topic that has been lightly touched on in medical literature. We present a case of a 66-year-old male, who grew up near uranium mines, with several pathologies that are believed to be well explained by his chronic exposure to low-dose radiation. We postulate that screening for etiologies with known associations with radiation may help avoid long-term complications in at-risk populations.

Impact of the time interval between biopsy and radical prostatectomy on functional outcomes.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of the time interval between prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy (RP) on postoperative urinary continence (UC)/erectile function (EF). From a clinical point of view, an interval of several weeks seems to facilitate surgical preparation.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent RP for localized prostate cancer (PCa) in a tertiary care center between 2011 and 2020.

Urinary continence outcomes, surgical margin status, and complications after radical prostatectomy in 2,141 German patients treated in one high-volume inpatient rehabilitation clinic in 2022.

Purpose: To identify independent predictors of urinary continence and report early complications after radical prostatectomy (RP) in a large, contemporary German cohort.

Methods: Urinary incontinence data of patients undergoing 3-week inpatient rehabilitation (IR) after RP were prospectively assessed by 24-hr pad test and uroflowmetry at the beginning and the end of IR, respectively. Lymphoceles were assessed prospectively by ultrasound.