Santa Casa Hospital

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Young Men: A Brazilian Society of Urology (SBU) Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract Purpose of review This scoping review protocol aims to map evidence on clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, underlying mechanisms, and management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men aged 19–50 years, and to identify gaps requiring further study and con...

Screening strategies for the early detection of non-cardia gastric cancer in low- to moderate-prevalence regions: Asia-Pacific gastroesophageal cancer congress consensus 2026

Abstract Background Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major global health burden, and early detection is essential for improving patient outcomes. Although GC screening has been widely implemented in East Asian countries with a high disease burden, the optimal screening strategy for...

Migraine in Real-World Clinical Practice: Patient Burden, Healthcare Utilization and Unmet Needs—A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the I-GRAINE Study

What are the main findings?Migraine care in Italy is characterized by a mismatch between healthcare resource utilization and clinical needs, with limited primary-care involvement, repeated specialist consultations, and healthcare nomadism.Healthcare resource utilization is substa...

Prevalence of meeting aerobic physical activity and resistance training guidelines in advanced prostate cancer: a descriptive study of racial and regional disparities in the IRONMAN registry

Abstract Purpose To estimate guideline-based aerobic physical activity and resistance training participation in an international population of people with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive or castration-resistant prostate cancer, and to assess racial and regional diffe...

Interlaminar Contralateral Endoscopic Foraminotomy Reduces Postoperative Dysesthesia in Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Deformity: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study

Study Design Retrospective-prospective multicenter comparative cohort study. Objectives Postoperative dysesthesia (POD) is a recognized complication of transforaminal endoscopic lumbar surgery, with reported rates up to 21.5%. Degenerative lumbar deformity may amplify this risk t...

Reference Ranges for Fetal Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) Using Bidimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A Systematic Review

Background/Objectives: The primary objective was to assess reference intervals for fetal Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) using bidimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), including only prospective studies specifically designed for this purpose. An additional objec...