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Alterations in the balance of sex hormones may affect rat prostatic inflammation and fibrosis, and osteopontin might be involved in this process
This study aimed to investigate the effects of sex hormone imbalance on rat prostatic inflammation and fibrosis and identify the key molecules involved.
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Open AccessClinical practice guideline for transurethral plasmakinetic resection of prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia (2021 Edition)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is highly prevalent among older men, impacting on their quality of life, sexual function, and genitourinary health, and has become an important global burden of disease. Tran...
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Imbalance in the estrogen/androgen ratio may affect prostate fibrosis through the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of an imbalance in the estrogen/androgen ratio on prostate fibrosis.
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Open AccessExternal validation of the Simplified PADUA REnal (SPARE) nephrometry system in predicting surgical outcomes after partial nephrectomy
Pentafecta is a major goal in the era of partial nephrectomy (PN). Simplified PADUA REnal (SPARE) nephrometry system was developed to evaluate the complexity of tumor. However, the predictive ability in pentaf...
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Open AccessMales are more sensitive to reward and less sensitive to loss than females among people with internet gaming disorder: fMRI evidence from a card-guessing task
Many studies have found an interesting issue in the Internet gaming disorder (IGD): males are always observed to be the majority. However, there are little research to exploring the differences in the neural m...
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Reply to the comments of Sudhir Khanna to the article: Holmium laser division of the suture causing entrapment of a drainage tube after laparoscopic nephrectomy
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Holmium laser division of a suture causing entrapment of a drainage tube after laparoscopic nephrectomy
Inability to remove a drainage tube is an uncommon complication after laparoscopic nephrectomy. We describe removal of a drainage tube that was entrapped by an abdominal wall suture. The procedure was safely p...