Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The predictive accuracy of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on the prognosis of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy (BCG) after transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) remains unknown. Therefore, the current study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the relationship between preoperative NLR and the prognosis of patients with NMIBC with intravesical BCG immunotherapy.

Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, articles were retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase databases from their inception to 14 May 2024.

Prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction in female participants with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in female participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were reported with inconsistent results. However, no systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled data provide reliable estimates of FSD prevalence in female participants with RA.

Aim: To investigate the global prevalence and risk factors of FSD in female participants with RA and to analyze the association between FSD risk and RA.

Predictive value of controlling nutritional status score for prostate cancer diagnosis.

Objective: This study aims to explore the predictive value of the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis.

Methods: The data of 114 patients who underwent prostate needle biopsies from June 2020 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The relationship between CONUT score and various clinical factors as well as PCa diagnosis was evaluated.

Recurrent paratesticular giant liposarcoma: A case report and literature review.

Background: Primary paratesticular liposarcoma is rarely diagnosed among urinary tumors. In this study, through the retrospective analysis of clinical data and literature review, a case of recurrent paratesticular liposarcoma with lymph node metastasis after radical resection has been reported to explore novel strategies for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this rare disease.

Case Summary: The present case involved a patient who was misdiagnosed as a left inguinal hernia for the first time two years ago, but was later diagnosed as mixed liposarcoma by using postoperative pathology.

A Rare Case of Spontaneous Bladder Rupture in a Herpes Zoster Patient.

Herpes zoster infection in the sacral area accounts for a considerable number of all herpes zoster cases, and cases of acute urinary retention and defecation disorders caused by herpes zoster infection in the sacral area have been reported. However, no clinical case of spontaneous bladder rupture has been reported. In this report, we describe a 77-year-old male patient with severe complications of spontaneous bladder rupture caused by herpes zoster-associated urinary retention.

Development of a New Recurrence-Free Survival Prediction Nomogram for Patients with Primary Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Based on Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status Score.

Background: Bladder cancer is the second most prevalent neoplasm in the urogenital system in terms of morbidity and mortality, and there is an urgent need for a more accurate assessment of individual prognosis in patients with primary non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is an emerging biomarker score which has been confirmed to have prognostic value in various malignant tumors. The study attempted to systematically identify the prognostic role of preoperative CONUT score on posttreatment recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with NMIBC, and determine the predictive value and feasibility of the new prognostic prediction model.

Controlling Nutritional Status Score Evaluates Prognosis in Patients With Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Objective: We investigated the clinical value of the Controlling Nutritional Status score in evaluating the prognosis of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 88 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumor or partial cystectomy between January 2011 and May 2015 in a single center. The patients were divided into groups base on high (>1) and low (≤1) Controlling Nutritional Status score.

Prostate stromal tumor with prostatic cysts after transurethral resection of the prostate: A case report.

Background: A prostatic stromal tumor is deemed to be a rare oncology condition. Based on the retrospective analysis of clinical data and scientific literature review, a case of prostatic stromal tumor was reported in this article to explore the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this rare disease.

Case Summary: The present case involved an older male patient who was admitted to our department for a medical consultation of dysuria.

Numb had anti-tumor effects in prostatic cancer.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explain the Numb anti-cancer effects in the prostatic cancer.

Methods: Collecting the 20 prostatic cancer patients and analyzing the correlation between Numb and Glease score. Transfection Numb into DU-145 and PC-3 cells, measuring the proliferation rate of difference groups by MTT assay, evaluating the cell apoptosis and cell cycle of difference group by Flow cytometry; measuring the invasion and migration abilities by transwell and wound healing assays.