Germline genetic testing for prostate cancer: Ordering trends in the era of expanded hereditary cancer screening recommendations.

Purpose: The availability of targeted therapies for advanced prostate cancer led to the expansion of national guidelines recommending germline genetic testing. The aim of this study was to describe recent trends in germline test ordering patterns for patients with prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of patients with prostate cancer who underwent germline testing through a single commercial laboratory (Invitae Corporation) between 2015-2020 was performed.

Effects of the 2012 and 2018 US preventive services task force prostate cancer screening guidelines on pathologic outcomes after prostatectomy.

Background: In May 2018, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended prostate cancer (PCa) screening for ages 55-69 be an individual decision. This changed from the USPSTF's May 2012 recommendation against screening for all ages. The effects of the 2012 and 2018 updates on pathologic outcomes after prostatectomy are unclear.

Optimal PSA Threshold for Obtaining MRI-Fusion Biopsy in Biopsy-Naïve Patients.

Objective: The study investigates the prostate-specific antigen threshold for adding targeted, software-based, magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion biopsy during a standard 12-core biopsy in biopsy-naïve patients. It secondarily explores whether the targeted biopsy is necessary in setting of abnormal digital rectal examination.

Methods: 260 patients with suspected localized prostate cancer with no prior biopsy underwent prostate magnetic resonance imaging and were found to have Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System score ≥ 3 lesion(s).

Validated Models to Estimate Probability of Dialysis After Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy.

This cross-sectional study aims to develop validated models to estimate the probability of dialysis after nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy.

Idiopathic non-ischemic priapism in an infant: A case report.

Priapism is a pathologic erection lasting >4 hours that is unrelated to or persists beyond sexual stimulation. Priapism is rare in children, and rarely reported in infants. Although a small number of cases have been reported in neonates, even fewer have been reported in infants outside of the neonatal period.

Presentation and Diagnosis of Ureteral Quadruplication: Case Report and Analysis of the Literature.

Ureteral quadruplication is exceedingly rare. All except for 2 cases were symptomatic and nearly all underwent intervention. We present the first case of asymptomatic ureteral quadruplication in the presence of ureteral cyst.

Hemosuccus Pancreaticus: A Rare Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Treated with Embolization.

Hemosuccus pancreaticus is a very rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and can be life-threatening if not managed appropriately. Still thought to be a surgical problem, advances in medical therapy now afford these patients the opportunity to undergo less-invasive angiography techniques to manage this illness when it occurs. Here, we present a case of hemosuccus pancreaticus safely managed with liquid N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate embolization.

Patterns of care and outcomes for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Victoria: an update.

Background: To update patterns of care for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Victoria, Australia between 2008 and 2015.

Methods: From August 2008 to December 2015, 14 025 men diagnosed with prostate cancer were included. These data were obtained from the Prostate Cancer Outcome Registry - Victoria (PCOR-Vic).

Survival outcomes of younger men (< 55 years) undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Background: The aim of the paper is to investigate the outcomes of patients younger than 55 years in Victoria, Australia undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: Data on all men undergoing RP in Victoria between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2014 were obtained from the Victorian Cancer Registry. Tumor characteristics including Gleason grade, stage of disease (based on final pathology specimen), and cause of death were also obtained.

Survival outcomes in elderly men undergoing radical prostatectomy in Australia.

Background: To investigate the outcomes of patients older than 75 years of age in Victoria undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Methods: Data on all men undergoing radical prostatectomy in Victoria between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2014 were obtained from the Victorian Cancer Registry. Tumour characteristics including Gleason grade, stage of disease and cause of death were obtained.

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare but benign clinical entity. Its ability to mimic malignancy poses a diagnostic challenge. Here, we report the first case in Australia, of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the bladder in a 40-year-old male, removed via transurethral resection.

Incidental Finding of a Rare Urachal Pathology: Urachal Mucinous Cystic Tumour of Low Malignant Potential.

Urachal mucinous cystic tumours are rare pathological findings with only 23 previously reported cases in the literature. We present the case of a 54-year-old man with an incidentally found urachal mucinous cystic tumour laparoscopically excised. With its known potential to cause pseudomyxoma peritonei, complete surgical excision is important.

Three patterns of fronto-orbital remodeling for metopic synostosis: comparison of cranial growth outcomes.

Background: The authors compared cranial growth across three patterns of fronto-orbital remodeling for metopic synostosis.

Methods: The authors reviewed all patients who underwent fronto-orbital remodeling for isolated metopic synostosis between 2006 and 2009. Inclusion criteria consisted of patients with preoperative, short-term postoperative (4 to 12 months), and long-term postoperative (>36 months) three-dimensional photographs.

Two decades of percutaneous transjejunal biliary intervention for benign biliary disease: a review of the intervention nature and complications.

Objective: To assess outcomes of percutaneous transjejunal biliary intervention (PTJBI) in terms of success and effectiveness in patients with a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for benign biliary strictures and stones.

Methods: Clinical and radiographic records of 63 patients with a Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy or hepaticojejunostomy for benign disease who underwent at least one PTJBI between 1986 and 2007 were reviewed. Effectiveness was determined by successful access rate, rates of stricture dilatation and/or stone extraction, morbidity, complications and hospitalisation.