Background/Objectives: Transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is the standard for diagnosing and treating non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. For lateral bladder wall tumors, obturator nerve stimulation can trigger sudden adductor contractions, raising the risk of perforation, hemorrhage, incomplete resection, and poor specimen quality. We evaluated the impact of obturator nerve block (ONB) on specimen quality and perioperative complications. Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, patients with lateral wall tumors treated by TURBT between October 2022 and December 2024 were divided into an ONB group (spinal anesthesia plus ONB) and a non-ONB group (spinal anesthesia alone). Specimen quality, perioperative complications, and 12-month recurrence were analyzed. Results: Of 219 patients (135 ONB, 84 non-ONB), high-quality specimens were more frequent with ONB (71.1% vs. 35.7%, p < 0.001). No perforations occurred with ONB versus 5 (6.0%) without (p = 0.008); hematuria (11.1% vs. 28.6%, p = 0.002) and 12-month recurrence (4.4% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.005) were also lower. Conclusions: ONB added to spinal anesthesia during TURBT for lateral wall tumors was associated with improved specimen quality and fewer perioperative complications. The lower recurrence rate should be considered hypothesis-generating, given the retrospective design and lack of multivariate adjustment; prospective studies are needed.

Background/Objectives: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) has a multifactorial aetiology, and the contribution of dental occlusion remains controversial. The objectives of the study were to estimate the proportion of students at the Faculty of Dentistry in Craiova with Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) scores suggestive of TMD-related manifestations and to highlight possible associations between dental occlusion and FAI scores in a selected subset. Methods: A total of 106 students completed the Romanian version of the FAI. Three participants declined further participation after completing the questionnaire and before FAI scoring; their responses were not scored. The remaining 103 questionnaires were included in the FAI analysis. Following the screening, a study group of 20 students was selected from the upper end of the recorded score distribution, and a control group of 20 was selected from the lower end; 17 controls scored zero and three scored five. Static and dynamic occlusal parameters were assessed with T-Scan III where valid recordings were available. Between-group comparisons and Spearman correlations were performed, with Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate adjustment within defined exploratory test families. Results: The study showed that 43 of 103 students (41.75%) had FAI scores suggestive of TMD-related manifestations after the discrepant totals had been reconciled with the source questionnaires. In the selected groups, maximum intercuspation occlusion time (p < 0.001; q = 0.015), protrusive disclusion time (p = 0.003; q = 0.020), and active premature contacts during right and left lateral excursions (both p = 0.002; q = 0.015) differed after adjustment. Conclusions: Occlusal assessment with the T-Scan III System showed that differences between the selected study and control groups were more evident for dynamic parameters than for static occlusal-force distribution. The FAI does not establish a clinical TMD diagnosis, and the exploratory cross-sectional design does not support causal or therapeutic conclusions.

Background/Objectives: Transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is the standard for diagnosing and treating non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. For lateral bladder wall tumors, obturator nerve stimulation can trigger sudden adductor contractions, raising the risk of perforation, hemorrhage, incomplete resection, and poor specimen quality. We evaluated the impact of obturator nerve block (ONB) on specimen quality and perioperative complications. Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, patients with lateral wall tumors treated by TURBT between October 2022 and December 2024 were divided into an ONB group (spinal anesthesia plus ONB) and a non-ONB group (spinal anesthesia alone). Specimen quality, perioperative complications, and 12-month recurrence were analyzed. Results: In this retrospective cohort of 219 patients (135 ONB, 84 non-ONB), high-quality specimens were more frequent with ONB (71.1% vs. 35.7%, p < 0.001). No perforations occurred with ONB versus 5 (6.0%) without (p = 0.008); hematuria (11.1% vs. 28.6%, p = 0.002) and 12-month recurrence (4.4% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.005) were also lower. Conclusions: ONB added to spinal anesthesia during TURBT for lateral wall tumors was associated with improved specimen quality and fewer perioperative complications. The lower recurrence rate should be considered hypothesis-generating, given the retrospective design and the small number of recurrence events; prospective studies are needed.

Background/Objectives: Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) recurs frequently, and clinicopathological tools predict recurrence imperfectly. We assessed whether six preoperative blood-count-derived inflammatory indices (SII, SIRI, PIV, NLR, PLR, and LMR) are associated with adverse histology and 12-month recurrence and whether SIRI adds prognostic information to established risk factors. Methods: We retrospectively analysed 180 consecutive NMIBC patients treated by transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) and immediate instillation. Indices were modelled per 1-SD in logistic (adverse histology: high grade, T1 or carcinoma in situ) and Cox (recurrence) models adjusted for established risk factors. Results: Adverse histology occurred in 121 patients (67.2%); 88 recurred (12-month Kaplan–Meier estimate: 49.2%). All six indices were univariably associated with both endpoints, with similar effects (SIRI: adverse histology OR: 2.35, 95% CI: 1.41–3.90; recurrence HR: 1.41, 1.19–1.67). After adjustment, SIRI was not independently associated with adverse histology (OR: 1.69, 0.92–3.11) or recurrence (HR: 1.10, 0.86–1.40) and did not improve discrimination (ΔC: 0.001, −0.006 to 0.016). Results were robust across sensitivity analyses, including propensity weighting for BCG (limited by positivity violations). Conclusions: SIRI added no demonstrable independent prognostic value. Given modest overfitting (optimism-corrected calibration slope: 0.79), neither the indices nor the model should be used clinically without external validation and recalibration.