The scientists of the National Research University “BelSU” attended two medical congresses as experts

The 20th “Men's Health” congress in Sochi, which united leading specialists in the field of urology, oncourology and andrology, was held under the motto “Healthy man – strong family”. The scientific program of the large-scale forum covered a wide range of issues – from presenting the results of fundamental and applied research and their implementation in everyday clinical practice to discussing the possibilities of digital and AI technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of urogenital diseases.

Sergei Shkodkin, professor of the Department of Hospital Surgery of BSU, urologist, high level certificate surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, associate professor, and Alexey Polishchuk, lecturer of the department, acted as experts in several sections. In one of the reports on the topic “Metabolic syndrome and quality of micturition” the results of a three-year research devoted to the study of pathologies that cause impaired urinary were presented.

“Impaired urinary is one of the factors that have a very negative impact on the quality of life. The study showed that patients with metabolic syndrome are at risk for the development and presence of dysuria. According to few data 20.6% of citizens aged 30-69 suffer from metabolic. But if we analyze the results of medical examination of the population at the end of 2023, the numbers are certain to be much higher. Based on the results obtained, we can say that in 25 years the number of people suffering from metabolic syndrome will increase by 50%” – commented Sergei Shkodkin.

The study, which involved 115 men, showed that testosterone deficiency can contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome. An effective way to eliminate complications was the use of hormone replacement therapy.

At the XII Congress of Siberian Urologists, Prof. Shkodkin within the School of the Russian Society of Urologists, dedicated to the topic of benign prostatic hyperplasia, made a report on “Prostate adenoma. Many options in search of the optimal one".

“Congress of Siberian Urologists is a polythematic conference, where almost all sections of urology were presented. It is not only a platform for experience exchange. For young scientists, especially for students, participants of the Urology Olympiad, it is a qualitative immersion in the specifics of the future profession. Here everyone can get answers to the most ambiguous questions not just from experienced practicing doctors, but, I’d go as far as saying, from big names of urology” – he commented.