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Shear wave elastosonography (SWE) is a non-invasive ultrasound (US) imaging modality used to assess the mechanical properties of tissues such as rigidity and elasticity. 1 This technique allows the evaluation of the degree of fibrosis caused by parenchymal alterations in several organs such as liver, kidney, muscle, thyroid and breast. 2-8 As a semi-quantitative elastographic technique, SWE compares the elasticity and stiffness of target tissues with nearby normal ones. 9 As described by Aigner et al, the use of SWE for the evaluation of testicular tissues is a new concept with high sensitivity rate

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Background: The aim of this study was to compare the peri-operative and functional results between trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in middle-old patients. Materials and Methods: This prospective single-center study included patients over 75 years old treated with B-TURP or HoLEP for BPH associated with LUTS with prostate volume (PV) <100 mL. Primary endpoints were the intra-operative blood loss, percentage of loss of hemoglobin, blood transfusion, complications, and the comparison of functional outcomes. All patients were evaluated at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. Results: Overall, 96 patients undergoing HoLEP and 104 B-TURP were eligible and enrolled for the study. Post-operative results showed statistically significant differences between the two groups, all in favor of HoLEP group, specifically in terms of removed prostate tissue, PV reduction rate, hemoglobin values at 24 h, hemoglobin loss, operative time, length of hospitalization, days of catheterization, and urinary flow rates. There was no significant difference in terms of postvoid residual urine volume, perioperative complication, blood transfusion, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and IPSS quality of life scores. Conclusions: In middle-old patients, the HoLEP technique represents a prostate size-independent treatment option with a more favorable safety profile defined by less bleeding, lower blood transfusions, and a significantly lower hemoglobin drop than B-TURP.

On the current economic situation, an institution that seeks growth will, at a certain point of its development, have to be accessible on the internet to spread its beliefs and/or products to possible consumers through geographically long distances, that wouldn’t be possible in the past as fast as it is now, for this reason APOMS -’Associação de Produtores Orgânicos de Mato Grosso do Sul’ was looking for a website, which, now, is being provided by UFGD - ’Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados’ through a academic project that aims the learning of students and other people from different university courses. The site acts as a platform for selling organic and/or agro economic products of high quality from its production till the consumer’s home, besides being a way of giving a proper destination to products grown by small scale family farmers together with people involved to academic projects from UFGD, some of those provided by PROEXT, PROEX and CNPq. This activity is going to bring product directly to consumers, instead of passing by marketing intermediaries, making the commercial process faster and increase the accessibility to those organic and/or agro economic products. This paper describes the approaches done till this moment on the website.