Apparently isolated ventricular septal defect, prenatal diagnosis, association with chromosomal aberrations, spontaneous closure rate in utero and during the first year of life: a systematic review.

To evaluate the incidence of chromosomal aberrations in apparently isolated ventricular septal defects (VSD), quantify the timing of diagnosis of prenatally diagnosed VSDs, and define the spontaneous closure rate prenatally both in utero and during the first year of life.

Diagnostic Value of ERG in Prostate Needle Biopsies Containing Minute Cancer Foci.

Background: Prostate carcinoma (PC) is the second most diagnosed cancer in men population worldwide. The small amount of the tissue in prostate needle biopsy is often sufficient for the correct interpretation. Novel antibodies, as ERG, could add to the diagnostic value of IHC study in analysing difficult core biopsies.

Repeat transrectal prostate biopsies in diagnosing prostate cancer.

Unlabelled: Patients with negative prostate biopsy and persistent suspicion of prostate cancer (PCa) can pose a serious diagnostic problem. The AIM of our study was to determine the frequency of PCa found on repeat prostate biopsy and the factors leading to higher possibility of cancer positive histological result.

Patients And Methods: We studied retrospectively 113 patients (82 from University Clinic, Jena, Germany and 31 from Department of Urology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria) with initial negative biopsy for cancer who underwent repeat biopsies.