Utilization and Outcomes of Surgical Castration in Comparison to Medical Castration in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. [PDF]
Clin Genitourin Cancer, 2020 288 Background: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the gold standard for metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) which can be achieved either by surgical or medical castration (SC, MC). In this study we evaluate the trends of utilization of SC and also assess survival difference compared to MC.
Garje R +6 more
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Surgical castration in large dogs: is closed castration safer than open? [PDF]
Veterinary EvidencePICO Question In large dogs weighing more than 20 kg undergoing elective orchidectomy, does a closed castration technique result in fewer postoperative complications than an open castration technique? Clinical bottom line Category of research
Florine Morrison
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Effect of Lignocaine and a Topical Vapocoolant Spray on Pain Response during Surgical Castration of Beef Calves [PDF]
Animals, 2019 This study assessed the efficacy of pre-operative injected lignocaine and peri-operative topical vapocoolant spray, administered as most practical for incorporation into routine calf castration procedures.
Dominique Van der Saag +4 more
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Affordable and underutilized: the paradox of surgical castration. [PDF]
Transl Androl Urol, 2022 Gatsinga R +5 more
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Extent and pattern of symptom relief following surgical castration in patients with advanced prostate cancer treated at a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Advanced prostate cancer leads to many symptoms, notably bone pain and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTs); however, the degree and duration of pain relief, changes in LUTs severity and underlying factors associated with the extent of symptom ...
Charles John Nhungo +8 more
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Surgical castration versus chemical castration in donkeys: response of stress, lipid profile and redox potential biomarkers [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Castration is a husbandry practice raising important questions on the welfare and physiological status of farm animals. Searching for effective castration methods that minimally compromise the body physiology is worthy of attention. Therefore,
Nasser S. Abou-Khalil +3 more
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Murine Prostate Micro-dissection and Surgical Castration. [PDF]
J Vis Exp, 2016 Mouse models are used extensively to study prostate cancer and other diseases. The mouse is an excellent model with which to study the prostate and has been used as a surrogate for discoveries in human prostate development and disease. Prostate micro-dissection allows consistent study of lobe-specific prostate anatomy, histology, and cellular ...
Valkenburg KC, Amend SR, Pienta KJ.
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Efficacy of buprenorphine for management of surgical castration pain in piglets. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2018 Surgical castration is a painful procedure, performed routinely on commercial pig farms to prevent boar taint and reduce aggression. The objectives of this study were to assess the efficacy of 0.04 mg/kg buprenorphine (BUP) in reducing pain in castrated piglets, using behavioral indicators and vocalization analysis.
Viscardi AV, Viscardi AV, Turner PV.
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ALTERNATIVES TO SURGICAL CASTRATION OF PIGS+ [PDF]
Животновъдни науки, 2015 Castration or gonadectomy is a surgical procedure performed on male pigs in which testis and epididymis are physically removed from scrotal sack, without anaesthesia or analgesia, in the first days of life, mainly to get calmer and fatter pigs that do ...
MARJETA ČANDEK-POTOKAR +1 more
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Quality of life in low-income men after surgical castration for metastatic prostate cancer. [PDF]
Urol Oncol, 2022 ObjectiveTo compare health-related quality of life in men who underwent surgical vs. medical castration for metastatic prostate cancer.MethodsWe analyzed data from a prospective cohort of men enrolled in a statewide public health program that provides ...
Gaither TW +3 more
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