Efficacy and Safety of Transurethral Enucleation with Bipolar Energy for Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Does Prostate Volume Matter?

Background: We evaluated the association of prostate volume (PV) with the efficacy and safety of transurethral enucleation with bipolar energy (TUEB) for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated data from 180 patients with symptomatic BPH who underwent TUEB between 2008 and 2015. Efficacy was assessed by perioperative changes in international prostate symptom score (IPSS), Quality of Life Score (QOLS), maximum flow rate on uroflowmetry (Qmax), and serum prostate-specific antigen level (PSA), which were recorded at 3 months postoperatively.

Concomitant use of tea catechins affects absorption and serum triglyceride-lowering effects of monoglucosyl hesperidin.

The present study investigated whether combined ingestion of green tea catechins (GTC) and monoglucosyl hesperidin (GHES) influences the pharmacokinetic parameters of polyphenols and serum triglycerides (TG). We conducted 2 randomized, controlled trials. Study 1: 8 healthy male subjects participated in a crossover study in which they ingested a test beverage containing GHES (0, 84, 168, or 336 mg GHES) with GTC, or 336 mg GHES without GTC.

Effects of heat-killed subsp. 327 intake on defecation in healthy volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.

subsp. 327 (. 327) was isolated from brown rice.