Comparison between open simple prostatectomy and green laser enucleation of the prostate for treating large benign prostatic hyperplasia: a single-centre experience.

Purpose: This study sought to compare perioperative outcomes and morbidities for open simple prostatectomy (OSP) and endoscopic green laser enucleation of the prostate (GreenLEP).

Methods: In a single department, all consecutive patients who underwent OSP between January 2005 and December 2010 were retrospectively reviewed, and all consecutive patients undergoing GreenLEP between July 2013 and January 2017 were prospectively enrolled. Perioperative data, information regarding early postoperative complications for up to 6 months and outcomes were collected and retrospectively compared.

[Is statin use associated with D'Amico risk groups and biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy?].

Objective: To examine the association between statin use and prostate cancer (PC) stratified with D'Amico risk groups and biochemical recurrence (BR) in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP).

Patients And Methods: All medical charts of patients managed from 2004 to 2008 for PC with RP were reviewed retrospectively. The use and the type of statin were identified.

[Predicting prostate cancer with dynamic endorectal coil MR and proton spectroscopic MR imaging].

Purpose: Determine the feasibility of dynamic gadolinium enhanced MRI and spectroscopic imaging in routine clinical practice using standard equipment and its usefulness for patients with negative biopsies and high degree of suspicion of prostate cancer.

Patients And Methods: Fifty five patients underwent endorectal MRI using T2W spin echo (SE) imaging, dynamic gadolinium enhanced imaging and proton spectroscopic imaging before repeat US-guided transrectal biopsies. The statistical analysis consisted in the correlation of the results obtained with each of the two MRI techniques and the results of the biopsies in the corresponding prostate lobe.

Trans-rectal ultrasonography (TRUS) with lipiodol injection for localization of the prostatic apex before radiotherapy planning.

Purpose: To evaluate reliability of Trans-rectal ultra-sonography (TRUS) guidance with lipiodol injection for prostate localization before radiotherapy planning.

Material And Methods: From October 1997 to March 2000, 31 patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma and six patients with anastomotic recurrence after radical prostatectomy had TRUS-guided injection of lipiodol. Two milliliters of lipiodol were injected into each side of the prostate and 1 ml into both seminal vesicles with a 22 Gauge CHIBA needle and US probe guide before radiotherapy planning.