Modified Circumcision Using the Disposable Circumcision Suture Device in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the surgical outcomes and complications of the modified circumcision using disposable circumcision suture device (device group) and the conventional dorsal slit circumcision (conventional group) in children.

Methods: A total of 284 patients were randomized to either device group or conventional group. All patients were preoperatively assessed and evaluated at 4 weeks after surgery.

Association between benign prostatic hyperplasia, body mass index, and metabolic syndrome in Chinese men.

Previous studies have showed that men suffering from diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity have a higher risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The present study aimed to examine the association between BPH, obesity, and features of MetS among men of the Hunan area of China. For this cross-sectional study, 904 males (aged 50-59 years) were included.

Did prostate size affect the complication and outcome of plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate?

Objective: To evaluate surgical complications and outcomes based on prostate size in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treated with plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate (PKEP).

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of PKEP performed between July 2008 and January 2013. According to the prostate size on preoperative transrectal ultrasonography measurement, patients were divided into three groups: group 1: <40 ml, group 2: 40-80 ml and group 3: >80 ml.

Plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate versus transvesical open prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia >80 mL: 12-month follow-up results of a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate perioperative results and 12-month follow-up after plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate (PKEP) and transvesical open prostatectomy (OP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) >80 mL.

Methods: A total of 83 patients with a prostate >80 mL were randomized to either PKEP or OP. Perioperative and postoperative outcome data were obtained during a 12-month follow-up.

Factors influencing the diagnosis and treatment of chronic prostatitis among urologists in China.

Aim: To identify the factors influencing diagnosis and treatment of chronic prostatitis (CP) among Chinese urologists.

Methods: A sample of 656 urologists from 29 provinces of China were asked to complete a questionnaire that explored attitudes towards CP as well as diagnosis and treatment patterns in the management of CP. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis schemes were used to determine the factors that influence the diagnosis and treatment of CP.

Hypothetic association between greater sympathetic activity and prostate cancer.

Among men, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed, and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the industrialized countries. In spite of substantial progress in research, diagnosis and treatment, the causes of prostate cancer remain largely unknown. In this paper, we propose the hypothesis that prostate cancer represents another entity in the constellation of disease incited by the greater sympathetic activity that develops with age.

[Expression of Ki-67, Bcl-2,Bax and caspase-3 in benign prostatic hyperplasia combined with prostatitis and their significances].

Objective: To detect the expression of Ki-67, Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 in simple benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and BPH combined with prostatitis,and to evaluate the effect of inflammation on the development and progression of BPH.

Methods: All specimens were obtained from patients undergoing surgical resection of the prostate. The paraffin section of the specimens was stained with hemotoxyline and eosin, and observed under light microscope to examine the inflammation hispathological changes.