Unveiling Cardiac Amyloidosis, its Characteristics, and Outcomes Among Patients With MR Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge MV Repair.

Background: Mitral regurgitation (MR) and cardiac amyloidosis (CA) both primarily affect older patients. Data on coexistence and prognostic implications of MR and CA are currently lacking.

Objectives: This study sought to identify the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of MR CA compared with lone MR.

Pyeloureteral junction stenosis and ureteral valve causing hydronephrosis.

A young female patient underwent ureteral resection and Hynes-Anderson pyeloureteroplasty because of pyeloureteral junction stenosis and a ureteral valve (UV), which caused hydronephrosis. Despite using ultrasonography and intravenous urography the ureteral valve was observed only on exploration. UV should be considered as a possible cause of upper urinary tract obstruction; retrograde urography can be essential.

Plaque excision and dermal graft in the surgical treatment of plastic induration of the penis (Peyronie's disease).

Excision of the fibrous plaque from the full thickness of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa of the penis was performed in 16 patients with Peyronie's disease in the course of seven years. The resulting gap was covered with a dermal flap. The dorsal vascular and neural bundles were separated from the tunica albuginea together with Buck's fascia.

[Sabal serrulata extract in the management of symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy].

The effectiveness of Sabal serrulata (dwarf palm) extract was evaluated in the treatment of 38 patients with symptomatic prostatic hyperplasia. During a 12-month treatment controlled by investigations the subjective symptoms decreased in nearly three fourth of the patients. Side effects were not observed.

Sabal serrulata extract (Strogen forte) in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The effectivity of Sabal serrulata extract in the treatment of symptomatic prostatic hyperplasia was scrutinized in 38 patients. In the course of the 12-month treatment followed up by examinations, the subjective complaints abated in almost 3/4 of the cases. Adverse effects were not encountered.