A Prospective Study on the Impact of Clinical Factors and Adjusted Triple D System for Success Rate of ESWL.

: Our study aimed to evaluate the success rate of ESWL and identify relevant treatment-specific factors affecting treatment outcomes, as well as to assess the accuracy of the updated Triple D scoring system and compare it with older systems. : A prospective study of 71 patients who received ESWL treatment for renal stones that were 5-15 mm in size was completed. The patient having no residual stones or residual stones lesser than 4 mm after ESWL was identified as a treatment success.

Fast and label-free intraoperative discrimination of malignant pancreatic tissue by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy.

Significance: Pancreatic surgery is a highly demanding and routinely applied procedure for the treatment of several pancreatic lesions. The outcome of patients with malignant entities crucially depends on the margin resection status of the tumor. Frozen section analysis for intraoperative evaluation of tissue is still time consuming and laborious.

Differentiation of Urothelial Carcinoma and Normal Bladder Tissues by Means of Fiber-Based ATR IR Spectroscopy.

Surgical treatment is widely applied curative approach for bladder cancer. White light cystoscopy (WLC) is currently used for intraoperative diagnostics of malignant lesions but has relatively high false-negative rate. Here we represent an application of label free fiber-based attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR IR) for freshly resected human bladder tissue examination for 54 patients.

A Novel Infrared Spectroscopy Method for Analysis of Stone Dust for Establishing Final Composition of Urolithiasis.

Background: The introduction of the holmium laser for lithotripsy and minimally invasive techniques in endoscopy increased the popularity of stone dusting techniques. Retrieving stone pieces for an analysis increases the economic burden of surgery and operative time. Novel methods are needed for the analysis of convenient urolithiasis composition.

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in treated organic wastes of Kaunas and Alytus regional waste management centres, Lithuania.

The widespread use of plastic without the sustainable management of the plastic waste has led to its accumulation in the environment. The presence of microplastics even in drinking water and food products is of immense concern. This situation is getting even more complicated due to the limited knowledge about the sources of microplastics and their impact on the environment and human health.