The diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound vs. contrast-enhanced computed tomography in local staging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a bi-national multicenter study.

Background: Identification of pancreatic cancer (PC) local invasion is crucial to optimize patients' selection for surgery.

Aims: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in local staging of PC.

Methods: We performed a multicenter study including all patients with PC who underwent surgery.

[CONTRIBUTION OF CONVENTIONAL CHEST/ABDOMINAL PLAIN FILMS FOR THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUS ABDOMINAL SURGERIES, WHO HAVE SUSPECTED GASTROINTESTINAL PERFORATION].

Introduction: Gastrointestinal perforation is a well-known phenomenon among patients presented to emergency rooms. Common causes for perforation are gastric and duodenal ulcers, colon tumors and trauma. Some patients are operated on immediately due to the clear clinical picture of acute abdomen.

Is there a protective role of testosterone against high-grade prostate cancer? Incidence and severity of prostate cancer in 553 patients who underwent prostate biopsy: a prospective data register.

This study investigated the role of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in prostate safety and cancer progression. A cohort of 553 patients, 42 treated and 162 untreated hypogonadal men, and 349 eugonadal men were included. Pathological analysis of prostate biopsies examining the incidence and severity of PCa revealed that: 16.

Early weight loss predicts the reduction of obesity in men with erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism undergoing long-term testosterone replacement therapy.

We and others have previously shown that testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) results in sustained weight loss in the majority of middle-aged hypogonadal men. Previously, however, a small proportion failed to lose at least 5% of their baseline weight. The reason for this is not yet understood.

RigiScan data under long-term testosterone therapy: improving long-term blood circulation of penile arteries, penile length and girth, erectile function, and nocturnal penile tumescence and duration.

Background: Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) presents with low serum testosterone (TT) levels and sexual and nonsexual symptoms. Erectile dysfunction affects a man's self-esteem and as a result partner relationship and quality of life.

Objectives: To investigate the andrological clinical profile outcomes of testosterone therapy (TTh) in men (n = 88) with symptomatic LOH complaints and symptoms.

Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in vascular patients undergoing angiography: a randomized controlled trial of intravenous N-acetylcysteine.

Objective(s): Apart from proper hydration, only oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has shown efficacy in reducing radiographic contrast media (RCM)-induced acute renal failure, though its benefit has been challenged. We investigated the effect of intravenous (i.v.

Measurement of critical lower limb tissue hypoxia by coupling chemical and optical techniques.

It has been a long-term goal to develop non-invasive methods that can detect critical levels of tissue hypoxia to help in the management of chronic lower limb ischaemia. In the present study, skeletal muscle oxygenation was measured using a new Clark-type TCPO2 [transcutaneous PO2 (partial pressure of O2)]/PCO2 (partial pressure of CO2) monitoring system and optical NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) at graded levels of hypoxaemia using a rabbit model (n=6). The TCPO2/PCO2 probe was placed on the shaved hindlimb to record SPO2 (skin PO2) and SPCO2 (skin PCO2) continuously.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury: a complication of central venous catheterization-a case report.

This case report highlights the emergence of new complications associated with old procedures as the frequency of their use increases. A 29-year-old man with aplastic anemia was admitted for a bone marrow transplant. Before this procedure, a Hickman line was inserted.

Venous Thrombolysis: Current Perspectives.

Venous thromboembolism is a common problem in hospital and community patients and is associated with longer hospital stays, significant morbidity, and mortality. It is the third most common cardiovascular disease after ischemic coronary artery disease and stroke. A quarter of patients with acute myocardial infarction and more than half of patients with acute ischemic stroke may develop venous thromboembolism.