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Asian Journal of Urology 2019年第3期6卷 270-274页

作者： Luca Carmignani Maria Chiara Clementi Claudia Signorini Gloria Motta Sebastiano Nazzani Franco Palmisano Elisa De Lorenzis Michele Catellani alessandro francesco mistretta Andrea Conti Valeria Tringali Maria Beatrice Costa Damiano Vizziello Policlinico San Donato UrologySan DonatoMilaneseItaly Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico UrologyMilanItaly Istituto Europeo di Oncologia UrologyMilanItaly Ospedale San Giuseppe UrologyMilanItaly

Objective:We aimed to determine safety and feasibility of thulium laser transurethral vapoenucleation of prostate(ThuVEP)for treatment of obese patients affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).Methods:We retrospectively analysed data of 452 patients with BPH who underwent ThuVEP from February 2012 to March 2016 in a single *** were divided into three groups according to body mass index(BMI,kg/m^2):Normal weight(18.5≤BMI0.05).There was no statistically significant difference among three groups as for hospital stay and days of catheterization(p>0.05).Conclusion:Our results showed that ThuVEP was safe and feasible even in overweight patients with substantially enlarged prostate.

关键词： Laser Thulium Prostate Overweight

Non-conventional sorption materials for the removal of legacy and emerging PFAS from water:A review

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Emerging Contaminants 2024年第3期10卷 1-31页

作者： francesco Calore Elena Badetti alessandro Bonetto Anna Pozzobon Antonio Marcomini Department of Environmental Sciences Informatics and StatisticsUniversity Ca’Foscari of VeniceVia Torino 155Venezia-Mestre30172Italy

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS)are a class of ubiquitous,persistent,and hazardous pollutants that raise concerns for human health and the ***,PFAS removal from water relies on adsorption techniques using conventional sorption materials like activated carbons(ACs)and ion exchange resins(IERs).However,there is a continuous search for more efficient and performing adsorbent materials to better address the wide range of chemical structures of PFAS in the environment,to increase their selectivity,and to achieve an overall high adsorption capacity and faster uptake *** this context,results from the application of non-conventional sorption materials(i.e.,readily available biological-based materials like proteins and advanced materials like nanocomposites and cyclodextrins)are reported and discussed in consideration of the following criteria:i)removal efficiency and kinetics of legacy PFAS(e.g.,PFOA,PFBA)as well as newly-introduced and emerging PFAS(e.g.,GenX),ii)representativity of environmental conditions in the experimental setup(e.g.,use of environmentally relevant experimental concentrations),iii)regenerability,reusability and applicability of the materials,and iv)role of the material modifications on PFAS *** this review,it emerged that organic frameworks,nano(ligno)cellulosic-based materials,and layered double hydroxides are among the most promising materials herein investigated for PFAS adsorption,and it was also observed that the presence of fluorine-and amine-moieties in the material structure improve both the selectivity and PFAS ***,the lack of data on their applicability in real environments and the costs involved means that this research is still in its infancy and need further investigation.

关键词： Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS) adsorption Ion-exchange activated carbon Short-chain GenX

Final results of the first phase of the PROTO-SPHERA experiment: obtainment of the full current stable screw pinch and first evidences of the jet + torus combined plasma configuration

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Plasma Science and Technology 2024年第2期26卷 31-43页

作者： Paolo MICOZZI Franco ALLADIO alessandro MANCUSO Vincenzo ZANZA Gerarda APRUZZESE Francesca BOMBARDA Luca BONCAGNI Paolo BURATTI francesco FILIPPI Giuseppe GALATOLA TEKA francesco GIAMMANCO Edmondo GIOVANNOZZI Andrea GROSSO Matteo IAFRATI alessandro LAMPASI Violeta LAZIC Simone MAGAGNINO Simone MANNORI Paolo MARSILI Valerio PIERGOTTI Giuliano ROCCHI alessandro SIBIO Benedetto TILIA Onofrio TUDISCO FSN Dipartimento Fusione e tecnologie per la Sicurezza Nucleare ENEA Agenzia Nazionale per Le Nuove Tecnologie Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico SostenibileFrascati(Rome)00044Italy IAPS Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali INAF Istituto Nazionale di AstrofisicaRome O133Italy Physics Department University of Pisa Faculty of Natural Sciences Mathematics and PhysicsPisa 56127 Italy

In astrophysics, the boundary conditions for plasma phenomena are provided by nature and the astronomer faces the problem of understanding them from a variety of observations [Hester J J et al 1996 Astrophys. J. 456 225], on the other hand, in laboratory plasma experiments the electromagnetic boundary conditions become a major problem in the set-up of the machine that produces the plasma, an issue that has to be investigated step by step and to be modified and adapted with great patience, in particular in the case of an innovative plasma confinement experiment. The PROTO-SPHERA machine [Alladio F et al 2006 Nucl. Fusion 46 S613] is a magnetic confinement experiment, that emulates in the laboratory the jet + torus plasma configurations often observed in astrophysics: an inner magnetized jet of plasma centered on the(approximate) axis of symmetry and surrounded by a magnetized plasma torus orthogonal to this jet. The PROTO-SPHERA plasma is simply connected, i.e., no metal current conducting rod is linked to the plasma torus, while instead it is the inner magnetized plasma jet(in the following always called the plasma centerpost) that is linked to the torus. It is mandatory that no spurious plasma current path modifies the optimal shape of the plasma centerpost. Moreover, as the plasma torus is produced and sustained, in absence of any applied inductive electric field, by the inner plasma centerpost through magnetic reconnections [Taylor J B and Turner M F 1989 *** 29 219], it is required as well that spurious current paths do not surround the torus on its outboard, in order not to lower the efficiency of the magnetic reconnections that maintain the plasma torus at the expense of the plasma centerpost. Boundary conditions have been corrected,up to the point that the first sustainment in steady state has been achieved for the combined plasma.

关键词： laboratory plasmas magnetic confinement astrophysical plasmas

Development of deep-learning-based autonomous agents for low-speed maneuvering in Unity

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Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles 2024年第3期7卷 229-244页

作者： Riccardo Berta Luca Lazzaroni Alessio Capello Marianna Cossu Luca Forneris alessandro Pighetti francesco Bellotti Electrical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture Department(DITEN)University of GenoaGenoa 16145Italy

This study provides a systematic analysis of the resource-consuming training of deep reinforcement-learning (DRL) agents for simulated low-speed automated driving (AD). In Unity, this study established two case studies: garage parking and navigating an obstacle-dense area. Our analysis involves training a path-planning agent with real-time-only sensor information. This study addresses research questions insufficiently covered in the literature, exploring curriculum learning (CL), agent generalization (knowledge transfer), computation distribution (CPU vs. GPU), and mapless navigation. CL proved necessary for the garage scenario and beneficial for obstacle avoidance. It involved adjustments at different stages, including terminal conditions, environment complexity, and reward function hyperparameters, guided by their evolution in multiple training attempts. Fine-tuning the simulation tick and decision period parameters was crucial for effective training. The abstraction of high-level concepts (e.g., obstacle avoidance) necessitates training the agent in sufficiently complex environments in terms of the number of obstacles. While blogs and forums discuss training machine learning models in Unity, a lack of scientific articles on DRL agents for AD persists. However, since agent development requires considerable training time and difficult procedures, there is a growing need to support such research through scientific means. In addition to our findings, we contribute to the R&D community by providing our environment with open sources.

关键词： automated driving autonomous agents deep reinforcement learning curriculum learning modeling and simulation

Gate-controlled supercurrent effect in dry-etched Dayem bridges of non-centrosymmetric niobium rhenium

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Nano Research 2024年第7期17卷 6575-6581页

作者： Jennifer Koch Carla Cirillo Sebastiano Battisti Leon Ruf Zahra Makhdoumi Kakhaki alessandro Paghi Armen Gulian Serafim Teknowijoyo Giorgio De Simoni francesco Giazotto Carmine Attanasio Elke Scheer Angelo Di Bernardo Department of Physics University of KonstanzUniversitätsstraße 1078464 KonstanzGermany CNR-Spin c/o Universitàdegli Studi di Salernovia Giovanni Paolo II 13284084 Fisciano(SA)Italy NEST Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale SuperiorePiazza San Silvestro 1256127 PisaItaly Dipartimento di Fisica“E.R.Caianiello” Universitàdegli Studi di SalernoVia Giovanni Paolo II 13284084 Fisciano(SA)Italy Advanced Physics Laboratory Institute for Quantum StudiesChapman UniversityBurtonsvilleMD 20866USA

The application of a gate voltage to control the superconducting current flowing through a nanoscale superconducting constriction,named as gate-controlled supercurrent(GCS),has raised great interest for fundamental and technological *** gain a deeper understanding of this effect and develop superconducting technologies based on it,the material and physical parameters crucial for the GCS effect must be ***-down fabrication protocols should also be optimized to increase device scalability,although studies suggest that top-down fabricated devices are more resilient to show a ***,we investigate gated superconducting nanobridges made with a top-down fabrication process from thin films of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor niobium rhenium with varying ratios of the constituents(NbRe).Unlike other devices previously reported and made with a top-down approach,our NbRe devices systematically exhibit a GCS effect when they were fabricated from NbRe thin films with small grain size and etched in specific *** observations pave the way for the realization of top-down-made GCS devices with high *** results also imply that physical parameters like structural disorder and surface physical properties of the nanobridges,which can be in turn modified by the fabrication process,are crucial for a GCS observation,providing therefore also important insights into the physics underlying the GCS effect.

关键词： superconductivity non-centrosymmetric superconductors superconducting devices gated devices gate-controlled supercurrent top-down fabrication

Prognostic role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with non-metastatic and metastatic prostate cancer:A meta-analysis and systematic review

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Asian Journal of Urology 2024年第2期11卷 191-207页

作者： Stefano Salciccia Marco Frisenda Giulio Bevilacqua Pietro Viscuso Paolo Casale Ettore De Berardinis Giovanni Battista Di Pierro Susanna Cattarino Gloria Giorgino Davide Rosati francesco Del Giudice alessandro Sciarra Gianna Mariotti alessandro Gentilucci Department of Urology Sapienza Rome UniversityPoliclinico Umberto I00161 RomeItaly Department of Urology Humanitas20089 RozzanoMIItaly

Objective: To analyze data available in the literature regarding a possible prognostic value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients stratified in non-metastatic and metastatic ***: A literature search process was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. In our meta-analysis, the pooled event rate estimated and the pooled hazard ratio were calculated using a random effect ***: Forty-two articles were selected for our analysis. The pooled risk difference for non-organ confined PCa between high and low NLR cases was 0.06 (95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.03-0.15) and between high and low PLR cases increased to 0.30 (95% CI: 0.16-0.43). In non-metastatic PCa cases, the pooled hazard ratio for overall mortality between high and low NLR was 1.33 (95% CI: 0.78-1.88) and between high and low PLR was 1.47 (95% CI: 0.91-2.03), whereas in metastatic PCa cases, between high and low NLR was 1.79 (95% CI: 1.44-2.13) and between high and low PLR was 1.05 (95% CI: 0.87-1.24).Conclusion: The prognostic values of NLR and PLR in terms of PCa characteristics and responses after treatment show a high level of heterogeneity of results among studies. These two ratios can represent the inflammatory and immunity status of the patient related to several conditions. A higher predictive value is related to a high NLR in terms of risk for overall mortality in metastatic PCa cases under systemic treatments.

关键词： Prostatic neoplasm Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio Platelet-to-lymphocyteratio Meta-analysis Radical prostatectomy Metastatic

The association of type and number of high-risk criteria with cancer-specific mortality in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy

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Current Urology 2024年第2期18卷 128-132页

作者： francesco Chierigo Rocco Simone Flammia GabrieleSorce Benedikt Hoeh Lukas Hohenhorst Andrea Panunzio Zhe Tian Fred Saad Marcus Graefen Michele Gallucci Alberto Briganti francesco Montorsi Felix K.H.Chun Shahrokh F.Shariat alessandro Antonelli Giovanni Guano Guglielmo Mantica Marco Borghesi Nazareno Suardi Carlo Terrone Pierre I.Karakiewicz Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences University of GenovaGenovaItaly IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino GenovaItaly Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit Division of UrologyUniversity ofMontréal Health CenterMontréalQuébecCanada Department of Urology IRCCS Policlinico San MartinoGenovaItaly Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences Sapienza Rome UniversityPoliclinico Umberto I HospitalRomeItaly Department of Urology University Hospital FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center University Hospital Hamburg-EppendorfHamburgGermany Department of Urology University of VeronaAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di VeronaVeronaItaly Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology URIUrological Research InstituteIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly Department of Urology Comprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA Department of Urology University of Texas SouthwesternDallasTXUSA Department of Urology Second Faculty of MedicineCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscowRussia Division of Urology Department of Special SurgeryJordan University HospitalThe University of JordanAmmanJordan

Objectives:This study aimed to test the association between of type and number of D'Amico high-risk criteria(DHRCs)with cancer-specific mortality(CSM)in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with radical *** and methods:In the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database(2004–2016),we identified 31,281 radical prostatectomy patients with at least 1 DHRC,namely,prostate-specific antigen(PSA)>20 ng/mL(hrPSA),biopsy Gleason Grade Group(hrGGG)score of 4 and 5,or clinical tumor stage≥T3(hrcT).Multivariable Cox regression models and competing risks regression models(adjusting for other cause mortality)tested the association between DHRCs and 5-year ***:Of 31,281 patients,14,394(67%)exclusively harbored hrGGG,3189(15%)harbored hrPSA,and 1781(8.2%)harbored *** 2132 patients(6.8%)harbored a combination of the 2 DHRCs,and 138(0.6%)had all 3 ***-year CSMrates ranged from 0.9%to 3.0%when any individual DHRC was present(hrcT,hrPSA,and hrGGG,in that order),1.6%to 5.9%when 2 DHRCs were present(hrPSA-hrcT,hrcT-hrGGG,and hrPSA-hrGGG,in that order),and 8.1%when all 3 DHRCs were *** regression models and competing risks regression confirmed the independent predictor status of DHRCs for 5-year CSM that was observed in univariable analyses,with hazard ratios from 1.00 to 2.83 for 1 DHRC,2.35 to 5.88 for combinations of 2 DHRCs,and 7.13 for all 3 ***:Within individual DHRCs,hrcT and hrPSA exhibited weaker effects than hrGGG ***,a dose-response effect was identified according to the number of ***,the type and number of DHRCs allow further risk stratification within the high-risk subgroup.

关键词： High risk prostate cancer Radical prostatectomy Cancer-specific mortality Staging SEER

Enhancing sensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer to DNA-damaging therapy through chemical inhibition of the m6A methyltransferase METTL3

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Cancer Communications 2024年第2期44卷 282-286页

作者： Bianca Cesaro Alessia Iaiza Fabio Piscopo Marco Tarullo Eleonora Cesari Dante Rotili Antonello Mai Alberto Diana Michela Londero Luca Del Giacco Riccardo Masetti Alba Di Leone Chiara Naro Silvia Masciarelli Giulia Fontemaggi Claudio Sette francesco Fazi alessandro Fatica Department of Anatomical HistologicalForensic&Orthopedic SciencesSection of Histology&Medical EmbryologySapienza University of RomeRomeItaly Department of Biology and Biotechnologies“Charles Darwin” Sapienza University of RomeRomeItaly GSTeP Organoids Research Core Facility Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico(IRCCS)RomeItaly Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies Sapienza University of RomeRomeItaly Pasteur Institute Cenci-Bolognetti FoundationSapienza University of RomeRomeItaly Department of BioSciences University of MilanMilanItaly Multidisciplinary Breast Center Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino e di SanitàPubblicaCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly Department of Neuroscience Section of Human AnatomyCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly Oncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer InstituteRomeItaly

Dear Editor,N 6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is a critical mRNA modi-fication catalyzed by the enzyme methyltransferase-like 3(METTL3),with implications in RNA ***3 upregulation is associated with cancer progres-sion,metast... 详细信息

关键词： cancer methyltransferase metastasis

Extravasated contrast volumetric assessment on computed tomography angiography in gastrointestinal bleeding:A useful predictor of positive angiographic findings

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World Journal of Radiology 2024年第5期16卷 115-127页

作者： Laura Maria Cacioppa Chiara Floridi Alessandra Bruno NicolòRossini Tommaso Valeri Alessandra Borgheresi Riccardo Inchingolo francesco Cortese Giacomo Novelli alessandro Felicioli Mario Torresi Pietro Boscarato Letizia Ottaviani Andrea Giovagnoni Division of Interventional Radiology Department of Radiological SciencesUniversity Politecnica Delle MarcheAncona 60126Italy Department of Clinical Special and Dental SciencesUniversity Politecnica Delle MarcheAncona 60126Italy Division of Radiology Department of Radiological SciencesUniversity Hospital"Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche"Ancona 60126Italy Interventional Radiology Unit "F Miulli"Regional General HospitalAcquaviva delle Fonti 70021Italy Department of Radiology IRCCS INRCAAncona 60126Italy

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal bleeding(GIB)is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition,especially in cases of delayed *** tomography angiography(CTA)plays a pivotal role in the early identification of upper and lower GIB and in the prompt treatment of the *** To determine whether a volumetric estimation of the extravasated contrast at CTA in GIB may be a predictor of subsequent positive angiographic *** In this retrospective single-centre study,35 patients(22 men;median age 69 years;range 16-92 years)admitted to our institution for active GIB detected at CTA and further submitted to catheter angiography between January 2018 and February 2022 were ***-three(65.7%)patients underwent endoscopy before *** volumetry was evaluated in both arterial and venous phases via a semi-automated dedicated *** rate was obtained from volume change between the two phases and standardised for unit *** were divided into two groups,according to the angiographic signs and their concordance with *** Upper bleeding accounted for 42.9%and lower GIB for 57.1%.Mean haemoglobin value at the admission was 7.7 g/dL.A concordance between positive CTA and direct angiographic bleeding signs was found in 19(54.3%)*** no significant differences in terms of bleeding volume in the arterial phase(0.55 mL vs 0.33 mL,P=0.35),a statistically significant volume increase in the venous phase was identified in the group of patients with positive angiography(2.06 mL vs 0.9 mL,P=0.02).In the latter patient group,a significant increase in bleeding rate was also detected(2.18 mL/min vs 0.19 mL/min,P=0.02).CONCLUSION In GIB of any origin,extravasated contrast volumetric analysis at CTA could be a predictor of positive angiography and may help in avoiding further unnecessary procedures.

关键词： Gastrointestinal haemorrhage Computed tomography angiography Volumetric analysis Computer-assisted image interpretation Therapeutic embolization Transcatheter arterial embolization

Transperineal laser ablation of the prostate as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer: The results of a Delphi consensus project

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Asian Journal of Urology 2024年第2期11卷 271-279页

作者： Andrea Cocci Marta Pezzoli Fernando Bianco Franco Blefari Pierluigi Bove Francois Cornud Gaetano De Rienzo Paolo Destefanis Danilo Di Trapani alessandro Giacobbe Luca Giovanessi Antonino Laganà Giovanni Lughezzani Guglielmo Manenti Gianluca Muto Gianluigi Patelli Novello Pinzi Stefano Regusci Giorgio I.Russo Juan I.M.Salamanca Matteo Salvi Luigi Silvestri Fabrizio Verweij Eric Walser Riccardo GBertolo Valerio Iacovelli alessandro Bertaccini Debora Marchiori Hugo Davila Pasquale Ditonno Paolo Gontero Gennaro Iapicca Theo M De Reijke Vito Ricapito Pierluca Pellegrini Andrea Minervini Sergio Serni francesco Sessa Department of Urology Careggi HospitalUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly Urology Section University of FlorenceFlorenceItaly Urological Research Network MiamiFLUSA Urology Section Prato HospitalPratoItaly Torvergata Oncoscience Research Centre of Excellence TORDepartment of Experimental MedicineUniversity of Rome Tor VergataRomeItaly Department of Urology San Carlo di Nancy HospitalRomeItaly Department of Radiology Hôpital CochinParis Descartes UniversityParisFrance Urology and Andrology Unit II Department of Emergency and Organ TransplantationUniversity of BariBariItaly Unit of Urology Cittàdella Salute e della Scienza HospitalUniversity of TurinTurinItaly Urology Unit Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli HospitalPalermoItaly Department of Urology Humanitas Gradenigo HospitalTurinItaly Urology Unit Surgical DepartmentFondazione Poliambulanza Istituto OspedalieroBresciaItaly Departement of Urology “S.Giovanni Evangelista”HospitalTivoliItaly Humanitas Clinical and Research CentereIRCCS Department of UrologyRozzanoItaly Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas UniversityPieve EmanueleItaly Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome“Tor Vergata”RomeItaly Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology University of Rome“Tor Vergata”RomeItaly Department of Interventional Radiology Pesenti-Fenaroli Hospital-ASST Bergamo EstAlzano LombardoItaly Department of Urology University of SienaSienaItaly Swiss International Prostate Center GenevaSwitzerland Clinique Générale Beaulieu GenevaSwitzerland Department of Urology University of CataniaItaly Department of Urology Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda University HospitalMadridSpain Lyx Institute of Urology Universidad Francisco de VitoriaMadridSpain Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Sapienza University of RomeFaculty of Pharmacy and MedicineUrology Unit ICOTLatinaItaly Department of Urology European Institute of Oncology(IEO)IRCCSMilanItaly Department of Radiology D

Objective: To evaluate transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) with Echolaser® (Echolaser® TPLA, Elesta S.p.A., Calenzano, Italy) as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa) using the Delphi consensus ***: Italian and international experts on BPH and PCa participated in a collaborative consensus project. During two rounds, they expressed their opinions on Echolaser® TPLA for the treatment of BPH and PCa answering online questionnaires on indications, methodology, and potential complications of this technology. Level of agreement or disagreement to reach consensus was set at 75%. If the consensus was not achieved, questions were modified after each round. A final round was performed during an online meeting, in which results were discussed and ***: Thirty-two out of forty invited experts participated and consensus was reached on all topics. Agreement was achieved on recommending Echolaser® TPLA as a treatment of BPH in patients with ample range of prostate volume, from 80 mL (80%), comorbidities (100%), antiplatelet or anticoagulant treatment (96%), indwelling catheter (77%), and strong will of preserving ejaculatory function (100%). Majority of respondents agreed that Echolaser® TPLA is a potential option for the treatment of localized PCa (78%) and recommended it for low-risk PCa (90%). During the final round, experts concluded that it can be used for intermediate-risk PCa and it should be proposed as an effective alternative to radical prostatectomy for patients with strong will of avoiding urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Almost all participants agreed that the transperineal approach of this organ-sparing technique is safer than transrectal and transurethral approaches typical of other techniques (97% of agreement among experts). Pre-procedural assessment, technical aspects, post-procedural catheterization, pharmacological therapy, and expected outcomes were discussed, leading t

关键词： Transperineal laser ablation Prostatecancer Benignprostatic hyperplasia Delphi consensus