Transurethral Water Vapor Ablation: Potential for a Novel Prostate Cancer Management Strategy.

Purpose: Targeted and precise application of thermal energy stored in sterile water vapor is a novel approach to treat cancerous prostate tissue. We report safety and oncological results of transurethral hemigland vapor ablation in a prospective, single-arm study in men with unilateral, intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer.

Patients And Methods: Men with biopsy confirmed Gleason Grade Group 2 (GG2) adenocarcinoma of the prostate, mean age 64.

Lifestyle behaviors and mental health outcomes in sexual and gender minority graduate students.

Objective: There are well-documented health disparities among sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) individuals generally, but there is limited research investigating the disparities in health-related lifestyle factors and mental health among LGBTQ+ graduate students, which is a group that may be especially vulnerable.

Participants: This project was a secondary analysis of data from the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment's (NCHA) Fall 2019 wave, which included 7,766 graduate students.

Methods: Students self-reported engagement in health-related lifestyle factors and psychological distress.

Defining the association between the prolonged operative time and 90-day complications in patients undergoing radical cystectomy.

Objective: Radical cystectomy is a complex lengthy procedure associated with postoperative morbidity. We aimed to assess the operative time (OT) in patients undergoing radical cystectomy and its impact on 90-day postoperative complications and readmission rates.

Methods: The retrospective cohort study included 296 patients undergoing radical cystectomy and urinary diversion from May 2010 to December 2018 in our institution.

Under-representation of Diversity on American Urological Association and European Association of Urology Guideline Panels.

Objective: To assess the panel composition of the 2 most important guideline developers in urology as equity and acceptability, important domains in clinical guideline development, require broad stakeholder representation.

Methods: Following a predefined protocol, we identified all current AUA and EAU guideline documents. Two authors independently abstracted data including guideline topic, number and roles of panel members, voting status, and academic rank.

Prostate Tissue Microbiome in Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Some researchers have speculated that the prostatic microbiome is involved in the development of prostate cancer (PCa) but there is no consensus on certain microbiota in the prostatic tissue of PCa vs. healthy controls. This systematic review aims to investigate and compare the microbiome of PCa and healthy tissue to determine the microbial association with the pathogenesis of PCa.