Five-year follow-up of active surveillance for prostate cancer: A Canadian community-based urological experience.

Introducton: We assessed oncological outcomes of active surveillance (AS) using a community database and identified factors associated with disease reclassification on surveillance biopsy.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 200 men on AS. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was measured every 3 to 6 months.

Treatment of phimosis with topical steroids in 194 children.

Purpose: Topical steroids have been advocated as an effective economical alternative to circumcision in boys with phimosis. We evaluated the effectiveness of topical steroid therapy as primary treatment in 194 patients with phimosis.

Methods: Between January 1996 and November 2000, 228 boys 16 years old or younger were referred for consideration of circumcision.