Salvage Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation for Localized Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer.

Background And Objective: Toxicity from local salvage therapy for radiorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa) remains a concern. This phase 2 study evaluates the outcomes of salvage magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (sTULSA).

Methods: Men with biochemically relapsed, biopsy-proven PCa following definitive radiotherapy underwent whole- or partial-gland sTULSA (NCT03350529).

National trends of surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia in Finland.

Purpose: To investigate national trends of surgical treatment for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO).

Methods: The Care Register for Healthcare in Finland was used to investigate the annual numbers and types of surgical procedures, operation incidence and duration of hospital stay between 2004 and 2018 in Finland. Procedures were classified using the Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee Classification of Surgical Procedures coding.

Enhancing Bioaccessibility of Plant Protein Using Probiotics: An In Vitro Study.

As plant-based diets become more popular, there is an interest in developing innovations to improve the bioaccessibility of plant protein. In this study, seven probiotic strains ( subsp. B420, Bl-04, NCFM, HN001, subsp.

Comparison of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Maintenance Therapy with Monthly Instillations and the Southwest Oncology Group Protocol in the Treatment of Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.

Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy using the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) maintenance protocol is the standard in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Maintenance with monthly instillations is also widely used, but evidence comparing the two maintenance protocols is scarce.

Objective: To compare monthly and SWOG instillation schedules in maintenance BCG therapy.

An in vitro model of the chicken gastrointestinal tract with special emphasis to the cecal microbiota.

An in vitro model of the upper gastrointestinal tract as well as the chicken cecum was developed to have a predictive tool for estimating the production performance of animals by analyzing the feeding value of a certain diet. The upper gastrointestinal tract consists of a batch type model, whereas the cecal model is comprised of 4 semi-continuous connected vessels inoculated with cecal or fecal microbes. The upper gastrointestinal tract and cecal simulations were both run with a corn- and a wheat-based diet to simulate 2 typical feed types.