Open suprapubic versus retropubic prostatectomy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia during resident's learning curve: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: This study compared the suprapubic (SP) versus retropubic (RP) prostatectomy for the treatment of large prostates and evaluated perioperative surgical morbidity and improvement of urinary symptoms.

Materials And Methods: In this single centre, prospective, randomised study, 65 consecutive patients with LUTS and surgical indication with prostate volume greater than 75g underwent open prostatectomy to compare the RP (32 patients) versus SP (33 patients) technique.

Results: The SP group exhibited a higher incidence of complications (p=0.

Relation of uric acid with components of metabolic syndrome before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese subjects.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of hyperuricemia in morbidly obese subjects before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and its relationship with metabolic syndrome abnormalities.

Subjects And Method: We evaluated 420 morbidly obese patients. Pre and postoperative (8 months after RYGBP) blood samples were drawn.

Her-2/neu expression in prostate adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: HER-2/neu has been linked to the clinical progression of hormone independent prostate cancer. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the prognostic impact of HER-2/neu over expression in patients with prostate adenocarcinoma, and its correlation with other pathological and clinical variables.

Materials And Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, CancerLit and ASCO abstract databases for published studies of HER-2/neu protein expression in primary prostate cancer tissue with a median followup of greater than 2 years and data on survival in patients with and without HER-2/neu over expression.