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Luigi Vaccarella

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Does Exist A Correlation Between BMI and Gleason Patterns 4 and 5 At Prostate Biopsy?

2013

Background: Obesity has been related with higher Gleason grade and worse prognosis. Increasing proportion of Gleason pattern 4 or 5 is a critical factor for biochemical recurrence, progression and mortality. The endocrine activity of visceral fat could be responsible of the differentation of the prostatic malignant cell towards a more aggressive fenotype. The aim of our study was to correlate Body Mass Index with the presence of Gleason pattern 4 or higher at biopsy. Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients with positive prostate biopsy were included. A transrectal prostate biopsy procedure with 12 cores, was performed. All tissue samples were reviewed. Results: Out of 135 patients diagn…

Gleason gradeOncologyBiochemical recurrencemedicine.medical_specialtyProstate cancerProstate biopsymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryUrologyurologic and male genital diseasesGleason grademedicine.diseaseSettore MED/24 - UrologiaCorrelationBMIProstate cancerProstate BiopsyInternal medicineBiopsymedicineMalignant cellsObesitybusinessBody mass indexJournal of Cytology & Histology
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Sexual dysfunctions after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): evidence from a retrospective study on 264 patients

2015

Objectives: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and sexual dysfunctions are diseases with a high prevalence in aged men. Several studies have found a link between BPH and LUTS resulting from deterioration in sexual function in men aged 50 years and older for whom TURP is considered the gold standard. The impact of TURP on sexual functions still remain uncertain, nor is it clear what pathophysiological mechanism underlying the emergence of new episodes of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) following TURP in patients with normal sexual function before surgery, while retrograde ejaculation and ejaculate volume reduction represent a clear side effect; derived from BPH treatment. The aim of this study was…

MaleRetrograde ejaculationmedicine.medical_specialtyLongitudinal studyUrologymedicine.medical_treatmentProstatic Hyperplasialcsh:RC870-923urologic and male genital diseasesPreoperative careSettore MED/24 - UrologiaErectile DysfunctionErectile Dysfunction (ED)Surveys and QuestionnairesInternal medicinePreoperative CaremedicineHumansInternational index of erectile function (IIEF)Longitudinal StudiesSicilyTransurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)AgedRetrospective StudiesTransurethral resection of the prostateAged 80 and overPostoperative CareLibidoBenign prostatic hyperplasiabusiness.industryBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)Low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).Transurethral Resection of ProstateTransurethral resection of the prostateRetrospective cohort studyMiddle Agedlcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urologymedicine.diseaseInternational index of erectile functionLow urinary tract symptomsSurgeryErectile dysfunctionSexual functionbusinessArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
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