Antibiotic is a safe and feasible option for uncomplicated appendicitis in pregnancy - A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the commonest surgical emergency during pregnancy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes between antibiotic therapy and appendectomy in the management of uncomplicated appendicitis during gestation.

Methods: From January 2015 to April 2019, there were 2174 emergency appendicitis diagnosed in the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital.

Resveratrol improves prostate fibrosis during progression of urinary dysfunction in chronic prostatitis.

Aim: We investigated whether prostate fibrosis was associated with urinary dysfunction in chronic prostatitis (CP) and whether resveratrol improved urinary dysfunction and the underlying molecular mechanism.

Methods: Rat model of CP was established via subcutaneous injections of DPT vaccine and subsequently treated with resveratrol. Bladder pressure and volume tests investigated the effect of resveratrol on urinary dysfunction in CP rats.