Role of MRI for the detection of prostate cancer.

The use of multiparametric MRI has been hastened under expanding, novel indications for its use in the diagnostic and management pathway of men with prostate cancer. This has helped drive a large body of the literature describing its evolving role over the last decade. Despite this, prostate cancer remains the only solid organ malignancy routinely diagnosed with random sampling.

Urinary microbiome in uncomplicated and interstitial cystitis: is there any similarity?

Purpose: Acute/uncomplicated cystitis is the most common bacterial infection causing inflammation in the bladder tissues and predominantly diagnosed in women. Interstitial cystitis may too, cause inflammation in the bladder but its etiology has been elusive. Even though the site and symptoms of both diseases are largely shared, state of the urinary microbiome in these disorders have not been comparatively evaluated before.