Membranous urethral length and urinary incontinence following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To provide an update on the association between preoperative membranous urethral length (MUL) and postoperative urinary incontinence (UI) in men who undergo robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP)/robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Materials And Methods: Urinary incontinence is common after RARP/RALP, and early recovery of continence is one of the most important functional outcomes following surgery. MUL has been identified as a factor associated with continence recovery after RARP/RALP.

A prospective evaluation of the effect of transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) on low anterior resection syndrome.

Purpose: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a surgical alternative to transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), transanal excision and proctectomy in the management of benign rectal polyps and early rectal cancers. Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) describes the constellation of symptoms which result from and are common after distal colorectal resection. Symptoms include incontinence, frequency, urgency and evacuatory dysfunction.

The cost of testicular torsion care in Ireland 2009-2018: a novel cost estimation model using a national database.

Activity-based funding (ABF) is a reimbursement model for public hospitals in Ireland. Little data exist regarding cost estimates for acute surgical admissions in Ireland. This study presents a novel method of direct cost estimation for testicular torsion (TT) care in Ireland.

Testicular torsion in Ireland: a 10-year analysis of incidence and risk of orchidectomy.

Background: The estimated incidence of testicular torsion (TT) is 4 per 100,000 males under 25 years [1]. Age, region and health insurance status have been associated with a higher risk of orchidectomy following TT [2].

Aims: This study aimed to establish incidence rates for TT in Ireland for the first time.

Management of a ureteric stricture post ureteroileal anastomosis of a renal transplant.

A 58-year-old woman with a prior radical cystectomy and ileal conduit underwent a living-related donor renal transplant for end-stage renal disease secondary to autoimmune glomerulonephritis. She subsequently developed an ischaemic stricture of the transplant ureter. A successful ureteropyelostomy was performed with the native right ureter anastomosed to the pelvis of the renal transplant.

Visible haematuria-an unusual presentation of metastatic testicular mixed germ cell tumour.

A 29-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with haematuria and flank pain. Ten months agopreviously, he had undergone orchidectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for a testicular mixed germ cell tumour. Cystoscopy revealed a large bladder wall mass.

More Than Malnutrition: A Review of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Tuberculosis.

Despite a significant reduction in tuberculosis (TB) mortality over the past decade, TB remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Food insecurity-through pathways such as malnutrition, mental health impact, and high-risk health behaviors-affects the risk of TB disease, treatment failure, and mortality. We searched the literature for studies reporting on the links between food insecurity and TB.