Minimally invasive techniques for the management of benign thyroid nodules: Efficacy and impact on quality of life of percutaneous ethanol injection. Results from a high-resolution thyroid nodule unit.

Background And Objective: The high incidence of thyroid nodular disease has raised concerns on the therapeutic management of benign thyroid nodules. The development of minimally invasive techniques is an alternative to surgery and has a low rate of complications. Our objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy profile of percutaneous ethanol injections (PEI) with ethanol aspiration of symptomatic cystic and predominantly cystic thyroid nodules (cystic component > 50%) treated in the thyroid nodule high-resolution unit (TNHRU) of Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.

Efficacy and safety of Optilume® paclitaxel-coated urethral dilatation balloon in real-life: experience in a Spanish multicenter study.

Introduction: The Optilume® Paclitaxel-coated urethral dilatation balloon is an alternative to conventional endoscopic treatments that combines mechanical dilatation with local delivery of paclitaxel.

Objective: To describe the success rate and analyze the safety of the device in real clinical practice. To evaluate possible predictors of treatment failure.

Management of deceased and living kidney donor with lithiasis: a multicenter retrospective study on behalf of the renal transplant group of the Spanish urological association.

Background: To maximize the availability of suitable grafts and ensure effective management, several reports have demonstrated successful outcomes when using kidney grafts with urolithiasis. This multicenter study reports on the management and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation using renal grafts with lithiasis.

Methods: Retrospective data from three Spanish hospitals were analyzed for kidney transplants involving grafts with nephrolithiasis performed between December 2009 and August 2023.

Postoperative troponin surveillance to detect myocardial infarction: an observational cohort modelling study.

Background: Clinical presentation of postoperative myocardial infarction (POMI) is often silent. Several international guidelines recommend routine troponin surveillance in patients at risk. We compared how these different guidelines select patients for surveillance after noncardiac surgery with our established risk stratification model.