MRI-TRUS fusion targeted biopsy is highligheted in International Brazilian Journal of Urology

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The May-June number of Int Braz J Urol is the 22 nd under my supervision. In this number the Int Braz J Urol presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Robotic Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Endometriosis, Translational Research, Male Health and Renal stones, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer and UPJ obstruction. The papers came from many different countries such as Brazil, Italy, China, Saudi Arab and USA, and as usual the editor´s comment highlights some of them. The editor in chief would like to highlight the following works:Dr. Wang and collegues from China, presented in page 281 (1) a nice systematic review about the impact of body mass index (BMI) on size and composition of urinary stones and concluded that the current evidence suggests a positive association between BMI and uric acid and calcium oxalate stones. It would be of great guiding significance to con-sider losing weight when treating and preventing urinary stones.Dr. Ribeiro-Julio and collegues from Brazil, presented in page 299 (2) a important review about the anatomy of the lower hypogastric plexus applied to endometriosis and concluded that the Accurate knowledge of the innervation of the female pelvis is of fundamental importance for prevention of possible injuries and voiding dysfunctions as well as the evacuation mechanism in the postoperative period. Imaging exams such as nuclear magnetic resonance are interesting tools for more accurate visualization of the distribution of the hypogastric plexus in the female pelvis.Dr. da Silva and collegues from Brazil, performed in page 320 (3) a interesting translational research about the effects of dutasteride and tamsulosin on penile morphology in a rodent model and concluded that both treatments with dutasterid and tamsulosin promoted penile morphometric modifications in a rodent model. The combination therapy resulted in more notable modifications. The results of this study may help to explain the erectile dysfunction observed in some men using these drugs.Dr. Moratti Gilberto and collegues from Brazil performed in page 334 (4) an interesting study