BJU international
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To assess the outcomes for patients with Gleason score 8-10 prostate cancer treated with brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and hormonal therapy (HT). ⋯ The 8-year outcomes after this regimen showed favourable biochemical and distant control, as well disease-specific survival rates for patients with Gleason scores of 8-10. This treatment approach should be considered as a viable option for this subset of patients with high-risk disease.
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To evaluate the role of the sympathetic skin response (SSR) in men with erectile dysfunction (ED), focusing on detecting SSR in the penis. ⋯ These results establish an indication of the SSR in patients with ED, registering responses not only in classic locations like the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, but also in the penis. The SSR% was useful as an indicator of the effect on efferent C fibres. Despite SSR being a polysynaptic potential of long latency and regulated by the cerebral cortex, the present results show that it is advisable to record the latencies of SSR in the three areas registered, and especially in the penis, where it seems be more useful as a marker of lumbosacral and/or pudendal alterations.