Mental Fatigue Evaluation of Surgical Teams during a Regular Workday in a High-Volume Tertiary Healthcare Center.

Introduction: Considering the complex set of manual and psychological tasks a surgeon has to perform during the day, it is very important to assess the surgeon's fatigability, reaction time, attention, and memory.

Objective: Here, we wanted to determine the mental fatigue status of surgeons and how their abilities are affected through a regular workday.

Methods: We included 3 senior urologists and 6 urology residents.

Urinary microRNAs for prostate cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment response: are we there yet?

Prostate cancer (PCa) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in men. Despite the tremendous progress in research over the years, a suitable minimally invasive PCa biomarker is yet to be discovered. The recent advances regarding the roles of microRNAs as biomarkers has allowed for their study in PCa as well, especially as blood-based markers.

In-vivo assessment of barbed suturing thread with regard to tissue reaction and material absorption in a rat model.

Aim: The laparoscopic approach in urological surgery demands a high degree of skill in intracorporeal suturing and knot tying. In an effort to reduce the amount of time required to perform a suture, new materials have been developed that through selfanchorage distribute tension more evenly across the suture and also eliminate the need of knot tying. The goal of this study was to assess the in vivo tissue response to a novel material (V-Loc tm; Covidien) in comparison to established materials (Vicryl, PDS II), in the case of bladder suturing, in a rat model.