Contemporary management of prostatic abscess: Our experience.

Introduction: Prostatic abscess is a serious urological problem that needs immediate attention due to its high morbidity and mortality in absence of appropriate treatment. The objective of our study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of various modalities of management of prostatic abscess: medical management (MM), transrectal ultrasound-guided aspiration (TRUS-GA), and transurethral deroofing (TU-DR.

Methods: This retrospective study was done in a tertiary care center after taking approval from the institutional review board.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplant: A single-center experience.

Introduction: Open ureteral reimplant has been the gold standard for management of lower ureteric strictures. With the widespread acceptance of robotic surgery, robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplant (RALUR) is becoming the preferred choice for performing ureteral reimplant. We present our single-institution and single-surgeon experience of performing RALUR.

Development of glutathione-conjugated asiatic acid-loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles for brain-targeted drug delivery.

Objective: Asiatic acid, a well-known plant-based neuroprotective pentacyclic triterpenoid, has major limitation for its bioavailability in the brain. The objective of this study is to develop novel bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanoparticles coupled with glutathione (natural tripeptide) to enhance drug delivery to brain.

Methods: Asiatic acid-loaded BSA nanoparticles were prepared by using modified desolvation technique.