Complete intraureteral stent placement reduces stent-related symptoms: Systemic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The distal coil of a double-J ureteral stent is considered the major cause of stent-related symptoms. We noticed that some recent studies investigated whether complete intraureteral stent placement (CIU-SP) reduced these symptoms. The current systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the safety and the effectiveness of CIU-SP, as compared to conventional stent placement (C-SP).

RNase 7 Inhibits Uropathogenic -Induced Inflammation in Bladder Cells under a High-Glucose Environment by Regulating the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are natural antibiotics, protect against pathogens invading the urinary tract. RNase 7 with antimicrobial properties has rapid and powerful suppressive effects against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, its detailed antibacterial mechanisms have not been fully determined.

The Association of Serum Testosterone Levels With Recurrence and Mortality After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Males.

The current study aimed to investigate whether low testosterone predicted the recurrence and clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in males. From June 2015 through August 2017, the study prospectively enrolled 110 male AIS patients. All received detailed evaluations at admission and were followed for at least 1 year.

The predictive value of serum testosterone level on the functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in males.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of sex hormone levels on 3-month functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in males.

Materials And Methods: A total of 110 male AIS patients were included in this prospective study. Serum levels of testosterone and estradiol were measured at admission.

Testosterone Threshold for Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men: A Locally Weighted Regression Analysis.

Introduction: Although testosterone deficiency has a well-known association with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the threshold remains to be determined.

Aim: To investigate whether there is a discriminatory testosterone level below which the CVD risk increases.

Methods: The study included 876 men 45 to 74 years old who underwent a general health checkup.

Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) retroperitoneal partial adrenalectomy using a custom-made single-access platform and standard laparoscopic instruments: technical considerations and surgical outcomes.

Background: We previously reported our initial experience with laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) retroperitoneal partial adrenalectomy using a custom-made single-port device and conventional straight laparoscopic instruments.

Methods: Between December 2010 and February 2012, LESS retroperitoneal partial adrenalectomies were performed in 11 patients. Six patients had aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) and five patients had nonfunctioning tumors.

The use of porcine small intestine submucosa implants might be associated with a high recurrence rate following laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.

Background/purpose: The efficacy of porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS) implants in hernia repair has rarely been reported and remained elusive. We herein report our experience to further elucidate the efficacy of SIS mesh in herniorrhaphy.

Methods: Between June 2008 and October 2009, a total of 82 patients with 125 inguinal hernias undergoing endoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) herniorrhaphy were included.

Multiple cerebral and cerebellar infarcts as the first clinical manifestation in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome: case report and literature review.

Purpose: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare autoimmune disease with small-vessel vasculitis. Neurological manifestation of CSS is common. Central nervous system is less frequently involved than that of peripheral nervous system.

Tuberculosis with meningitis, myeloradiculitis, arachnoiditis and hydrocephalus: a case report.

Purpose: Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by tuberculosis is rare; it can affect either immunocompromised or immunocompetent people.

Case Report: Here, we report a case of tuberculosis with CNS involvement. We present the case of an immunocompetent young man who developed fever, subacute headache, disturbance of consciousness, paraparesis, sphincter dysfunction, and hypoesthesia.