Shi-Wei Huang's research while affiliated with National Taiwan University Hospital and other places

... The concept of Senhance is an extension of laparoscopic surgery wherein the forceps used are the same as those used for laparoscopy without the articulating function, which is different from those of da Vinci. Because it uses the same forceps as laparoscopic surgery, it is reported to be less expensive than the da Vinci [15]. In addition, Senhance is a state-of-the-art surgical robot that offers higher quality and stability than laparoscopic surgery owing to its hand motion elimination, motion scaling, tactile feedback, gaze-following camera, 3D vision, and unique cockpit. ...

... Kết quả từ thử nghiệm COU -AA 302 [2] và các nghiên cứu đời thực cho thấy đặc điểm bệnh nhân mCRPC bao gồm [5], [6] tuổi, điểm Gleason, thể trạng (PS), đặc điểm di căn, giá trị PSA, PSA đáp ứng là những yếu tố có giá trị tiên lượng OS. Trong nghiên cứu của chúng tôi, tuổi (≥ 70), điểm Gleason (≥ 8), thể trạng (PS ≥ 2) triệu chứng đau (BPI -SF > 3), PSA (> 80), di căn tạng, de novo, thời gian từ khi điều trị ADT đến mCRPC (< 12 tháng), không đạt PSA đáp ứng là những yếu tố giá trị tiên lượng OS (p < 0,05), Tuy nhiên, kết quả phân tích đa biến cho thấy chỉ có điểm Gleason (≥ 8), di căn tạng, thời gian từ khi điều trị ADT đến mCRPC (< 12 tháng), không đạt PSA đáp ứng là những yếu tố tiên lượng độc lập với OS. ...

... 8 Subsequent reviews reported heterogeneous or even contradictory results, and the prevalence rates of cognitive decline during treatment varied between 10% and 69%. 9,10 Two recent meta-analyses focused on adverse events or the incidence of global cognitive impairment 11,12 without identifying the cognitive domains affected. In addition, to our knowledge, no meta-analysis has been performed on both the objective and subjective impact of ADT and NGHT. ...

... 12 The lifetime risk of HZ in the US population is approximately 33%, 13 and risk increases considerably with age; the incidence rate doubles from around 5-6 cases per 1000 person-years (PY) for people in their 50s to 10-11 cases per 1000 PY for people in their 70s and 80s. 14 Patients with PsA are at increased risk of HZ due to their underlying disease and the actions of some medications used to treat PsA, including systemic corticosteroids, [15][16][17][18][19] JAK inhibitors, 15,18,20,21 and TNF-alpha inhibitors. 18,22 In January 2018, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV; Shingrix, GSK, Belgium) for immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 years. ...

... Surgery is advised when pharmaceutical treatments prove ineffective or complications related to bladder outlet obstruction arise. 1 Since its introduction in the late 1930s, monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (M-TURP) has remained for many decades the primary surgical choice for patients with a prostate volume ranging between 30 and 80 mL. 2 Over the past 30 years, new transurethral enucleation and ablation techniques showed equal or even superior effectiveness, coupled with reduced morbidity, even in cases of large prostate volume. 3,4 Patient satisfaction after BPE surgery not only relies upon improvement of symptoms, micturition parameters, and quality of life in the early postoperative period but also on the long-term durability of the same. As life expectancy among patients increases, this arises a greater likelihood of requiring reoperation for recurrent LUTS owing to regrowth adenoma after initial BPE surgery. ...

... This risk was found to be directly proportional to the number of SWL treatment sessions; the more the sessions, the higher the risk. 16 There are two possible mechanisms: first, shockwave is a special form of renal trauma with high incidences of intrarenal and subscapular bleeding and intrarenal ischaemia, which cause nephron loss with interstitial fibrosis in the focal zone. 17 In addition, vasoconstriction with decreased renal blood flow and release of a vasoconstrictive substance might also account for hypertension after SWL. ...

... Whether hypertension is a late complication of SWL has remained a matter of debate over the years [80]. Although some studies have indicated such a relationship, there are now several studies demonstrating that SWL does not result in hypertension [81,82]. ...

... It is commonly known that aging plays an essential role in increasing serum PSA levels [5][6][7][8]. For instance, a study compared PSA levels in men aged 60 and above and found a significant increase in PSA levels with increasing age [5,6]. ...

... However, retropulsion rates of 10-40% for distal and proximal ureteric stones have been reported, respectively [4,5]. Although, the use of ARD such as Stone Cone and the NTrap, stone debris passing ARD, finally missed in the kidney and necessitating and the need for other procedures with subsequent increased cost [6,7], especially when the flexible URS is not available [3,4]. ...

... Although percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is defined as a safe, minimally invasive procedure, there have been reports of vascular injury, hemodynamic deterioration, parenchymal loss, and rarely the development of acute kidney injury following this treatment [3,4]. Technological advancements contribute to stone-free status and low morbidity rates in PNL procedures [5]. In addition, various modifications, such as the use of access sheaths and nephroscopes of smaller calibration, have been devised to reduce the associated morbidity [6]. ...