Thoracic and diaphragmatic endometriosis: an overview of diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Purpose Of Review: Thoracic endometriosis is a rare disease that can lead to a variety of clinical manifestations. There are currently no guidelines for optimal diagnosis and management of the disease. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of thoracic endometriosis.

Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of High Concentration Intraurethral Lidocaine on Urodynamic Voiding Parameters.

Objective: To assess whether intraurethral anesthesia decreased voiding efficiency (VE), reduced catheterization pain, and impacted urodynamic parameters in healthy adult females.

Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, participants received two 5 mL doses of either intraurethral aqueous gel or 4% lidocaine gel. The primary outcome was VE during randomized condition uroflow, defined as voided volume/(voided volume + residual volume).

Systemic neutrophil activation in a mouse model of ischemic stroke and reperfusion.

As a natural response to injury and disease, neutrophils activate, adhere to the microvasculature, migrate into brain tissue, and release toxic substances such as reactive oxygen species and proteases. This neutrophil response occurs when blood flow is returned to brain tissue (reperfusion) after ischemic stroke. Thus, the presence of activated systemic neutrophils increases the potential for tissue injury during reperfusion after ischemic stroke.