Change in Postoperative Storage Symptoms and Urge Incontinence After Thulium:YAG Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: Results from a Prospective Multicenter Study.

To assess the change of storage symptoms (SS) and their impact on quality of life in men undergoing thulium:YAG laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH patients requiring surgery were prospectively evaluated (April 2019-October 2020). Inclusion criteria: International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) ≥8, maximum urinary flow rate ≤15 mL/s, and urinary retention.

Mild acute biliary pancreatitis: the timing of cholecystectomy should not exceed index admission.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to treat mild biliary acute pancreatitis (MBAP) during index admission is recommended. However, the optimal surgical timing is controversial, considering that patients are actually often discharged from hospital and readmitted for elective cholecystectomy. Moreover, previous studies showed an uneven patients' stratification for pancreatitis severity.