BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) followed by high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for patients with huge prostate adenoma and localized prostate cancer (CaP) and compare the morbidity and efficacy results with those observed in a similar population treated only with HIFU for a follow-up period of up to 5 years. METHODS The present re...

retrorectal tumors are rare lesions in adults, which remains a difficult diagnostic and management problem. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of surgical management of retrorectal tumors in our institution. in a retrospective study, a consecutive series of patients who underwent surgical excision of a retrorectal tumor were identified from a database. medical records, radiol...

Is minimally invasive transanal surgery an alternative for rectal-urinary fistula correction? ଝ ¿Es la cirugía transanal mínimamente invasiva una alternativa para la corrección de fístulas recto-urinarias? Dear Editor, Rectal injury is a serious and rare complication in the radical treatment of prostate cancer. The incidence reported in radical prostatectomy 1 (RP) is 0-9% in the open surgery 2...