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.

Short- and long-term risks of photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate: a population-based comparison with transurethral resection of the prostate.

Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the standard surgical treatment for benign prostate enlargement (BPE). Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is an alternative, but there is limited real-life evidence of PVP risks.

Objective: To compare short- and long-term risks of PVP to those of TURP in the treatment of BPE.

Catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 in blood plasma and pancreatic tissue perfusion in early experimental acute pancreatitis.

Background: To investigate the sequence of changes in the catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 in plasma and pancreatic tissue perfusion and oxygenation in mild and severe acute pancreatitis in pigs.

Methods: Twenty-four pigs were randomized into the groups of severe acute pancreatitis, mild acute pancreatitis, and controls. The pancreatic duct of eight anesthetized and mechanically ventilated pigs was cannulated, and taurocholic acid was infused into the pancreatic duct to induce severe acute pancreatitis.