Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Current Status and Future Proposals.

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common condition with a significant impact on the quality of life of female patients. The limitations of current treatment strategies have prompted the exploration of new effective and minimally invasive alternative approaches, including cell therapy.

Methods: A literature search was conducted to update the current clinical status of stem cell therapy in the management of female stress urinary incontinence.

Long-Term Outcomes of the Altis® Single-Incision Sling: Up to 10 Years' Follow-up.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Single-incision slings (SIS) have emerged as a less invasive alternative to conventional slings for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treatment. However, long-term efficacy and safety results remain uncertain owing to a lack of studies.

Material And Methods: A retrospective review of 155 patients treated with Altis® for SUI between February 2012 and June 2017, held in 2022, as a continuation of a prospective study in which all patients (197) were reviewed for 2 years after surgery (1, 6, 12, and 24 months).

A Novel Penile Splint as Early Traction Therapy After Grafting Techniques for Peyronie's Disease.

Background: Some studies showed encouraging results on the efficacy and safety of penile traction therapy after Peyronie's disease (PD) surgery. The early traction therapy (ETT) could be an effective and safe approach to minimize penile shortening in patients undergoing PD surgery.

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of a novel penile splint as ETT in patients with PD undergoing grafting techniques.

Clinical Applications of Molecular Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer.

There is clinically relevant molecular heterogeneity in prostate cancer (PCa), but this biological diversity has had only a minimal impact on clinical practice. Treatment outcomes in patients with localised PCa are often highly variable, even among patients stratified to the same risk group or disease state based on standard clinical and pathological parameters. In recent years, the development of gene panels has provided valuable data on the differential expression of genes in patients with PCa.

Ureteral injury during abdominal and pelvic surgery: immediate versus deferred repair.

Introduction: The incidence of ureteral damage during abdominal surgery is <1%. Repair of these lesions can be performed immediately when the injury is detected or deferred when it has been missed.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed ureteral injuries that required surgical repair and were made during gynaecological and general surgery procedures between the years 2004 and 2016.