Recent Advances in Diagnosing and Treating Post-Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence.

Radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy are common first-line treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Despite advances in surgical technology and multidisciplinary management, post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI) remains a common clinical complication. The incidence and duration of PPI are highly heterogeneous, varying considerably between individuals.

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for unilateral synchronous multifocal renal carcinoma with different pathological types: A case report.

Background: The majority of renal cell carcinomas are single lesions; unilateral synchronous multifocal renal carcinoma (USMRC) is rarely reported and poses a treatment challenge for urological oncologists.

Case Summary: A 56-year-old man was hospitalized for pain and discomfort in the right kidney area for 6 d. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated cT1a renal tumors at the lower pole of the right kidney and a cT1b renal tumor at the middle dorsal portion of the right kidney.

Performance evaluation of treating oil-containing restaurant wastewater in microbial fuel cell using graphene/polyaniline modified titanium oxide anode.

Most studies conducted nowadays to boost electrode performance in microbial fuel cell (MFC) have focused on carbonaceous materials. The titanium suboxides (TiO, TS) are able to provide a new alternative for achieving better performance in MFC and have been tested and demonstrated in this study. The TiO electrode with high electrochemical activity was modified by graphene/polyaniline by the constant potential method.

[Insertion/deletion polymorphism of IL1A 3'-UTR associated with the susceptibility of prostate cancer ].

Objective: To identify the association between the insertion/deletion polymorphism of interleukin- 1A gene (IL1A) and the susceptibility of prostate cancer (PCA).

Methods: We performed a case-control study enrolling 131 PCA patients and 229 healthy control subjects in a Chinese Han population. The TTCA insertion/ deletion polymorphism (rs3783553) in 3'-UTR of IL1A gene was genotyped by PCR-RFLP method.

[UV-Vis spectroscopic characterization of Sudan series in organic solution].

The UV-Vis spectroscopic characterization of Sudan I, Sudan III and Sudan IV in nonpolar solvent ligarine, polar solvent acetonitrile, and acetonitrile-water mixture was studied. The characteristic absorption peaks of sudan series were a little red shifted in polar solvent compared to that in nonpolar solvent. In acetonitrile-water mixture the red shift of characteristic absorption peaks of sudan I and sudan III is respectively 13 and 8 nm, but the characteristic absorption peaks of sudan IV are red shifted before blue shifted.

[Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectral properties of Sudan III in different solvents].

Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectral properties of Sudan III in different solvents were studied. The results show that the main absorption peaks are located in 200-230 nm, 340-360 nm and 490-510 nm. When Sudan III is in polar solvent, two absorption peaks appear in the mid-ultraviolet region, 200-230 nm.