[Psychiatric manifestations of laughing gas].

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a compound which has long been used as an anesthetic. Due to its euphoric effect and legal status, its recreational use has become probably more and more common and could be considered a compound that presents a risk of abuse. Abuse of nitrous oxide can lead to well-known neurological manifestations but also to psychiatric symptoms that often remain unrecognized.

[Tobacco cessation treatment for people with schizophrenia].

Among patients suffering from schizophrenia, tobacco smoking prevalence is extremely high and represents a major burden in terms of morbidity and mortality. Tobacco smoking is under-diagnosed and under-treated by mental health professionals, mostly due to an overestimated risk of jeopardizing the patient's mental condition, but also due to a lack of expertise on tobacco cessation treatment. Despite the extent of this problem, pharmacological approaches haven't been studied enough.

Eighteen-month results of a randomized prospective study comparing transurethral photoselective vaporization with transvesical open enucleation for prostatic adenomas greater than 80 cc.

Conflict Of Interest: None Take Home Message: This is a prospective randomized study showing that for large prostatic adenomas, photoselective vaporization of the prostate requires less blood transfusions, shorter catheterization time and shorter hospital stay compared to open prostatectomy, while achieving similar functional results at the same time.

Aim: The effectiveness and the safety of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) was compared to that of open prostatectomy (OP) for the surgical treatment of large prostatic adenomas.

Methods: 125 patients with prostate glands>80 ml, were randomly allocated to PVP (n=65) or OP (n=60) and prospectively evaluated at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months postoperatively.

Renal colic due to spontaneous perirenal haematoma secondary to antiplatelet medication: two case reports.

We present two cases of spontaneous unilateral perirenal haematoma, following the administration of antiplatelet medication. Both patients reported no history of trauma. One patient was managed conservatively whereas the second patient needed an urgent nephrectomy.

Transurethral photoselective vaporization versus transvesical open enucleation for prostatic adenomas >80ml: 12-mo results of a randomized prospective study.

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness and the safety of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) to open prostatectomy (OP) for the surgical treatment of large prostatic adenomas.

Methods: A total of 125 patients with prostate glands >80ml were randomly allocated to PVP (n=65) or OP (n=60) and prospectively evaluated at 1, 3, 6, and 12 mo postoperatively. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and peak urinary flow rate (Q(max)) were chosen as primary treatment-related end points.