Severe infections with hospitalization after prostate biopsy are increasing in Sweden. The risk of post-biopsy infection is highest in men with a history of urinary tract infection and those with significant comorbidities.

Open anterior approach and surgery under local anesthesia are associated with less risk of postoperative complications.

Background:The effectiveness of different procedures in routine surgical practice for hernia repair with respect to chronic postoperative pain and reoperation rates is not clear. Conclusion:The risk of significant pain 1 year after groin hernia repair in routine surgical practice was 15⋅2 per cent. This figure was lower in patients who had surgery by an endoscopic technique, but at the price of a significantly higher risk of reoperation for recurrence.

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