Patient positioning and prevention of injuries in patients undergoing laparoscopic and robot-assisted urologic procedures.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article explores the anatomy, management options, and outcomes of pelvic organ prolapse with a female cystectomy patient. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a lack of data on surgical management outcomes for prolapse following radical cystectomy. However, most case series from tertiary referral centers sh...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lee D,Zimmern P

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTI) remain one of the most prevalent and frustrating morbidities for neurogenic bladder patients, and death attributed to urosepsis in the spinal cord injury (SCI) patient is higher when compared to the general population. Risk factors include urinary stasis, high bladder pressures, bladder ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Jahromi MS,Mure A,Gomez CS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant clinical and basic science advances in the field of sexual medicine have facilitated investigation of the link between endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction. Most sexual medicine practitioners accept the premise that in aging men with risk factors such as increased waist circumference, diabetes,...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Goldstein I,Lurie AL,Lubisich JP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques enable noninvasive assessment of renal function. Diffusion-weighted imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, blood oxygen level-dependent MRI, magnetic resonance elastography, and arterial spin labeling are some of the emerging techniques that have potential to investi...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Mannelli L,Maki JH,Osman SF,Chandarana H,Lomas DJ,Shuman WP,Linnau KF,Green DE,Laffi G,Moshiri M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We reviewed the literature to determine what role, if any, radical prostatectomy should play in the treatment of high-risk and/or node-positive prostate cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:The AUA, NCCN, and EAU all include radical prostatectomy as a treatment option for high-risk prostate cancer based on eviden...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Matulay JT,DeCastro GJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important change in urology during the past decade was the development of minimally invasive surgery, particularly laparoscopy. However, the main drawback of laparoscopy is a steep learning curve, which results from the significant changes in the surgical environment. Although laparoscopy can provide importan...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hoznek A,Katz R,Gettman M,Salomon L,Antiphon P,de la Taille A,Yiou R,Chopin D,Abbou CC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) is an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction in patients' refractory to oral or injectable treatment. While the rate of infection has decreased over the past decade, it is still the most feared complication of IPP placement. Here, we assemble possible patient and surgical facto...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Holland B,Kohler T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conservative treatment of stress urinary incontinence for women has many facets. Each intervention may have value and patients may benefit from simple, reversible recommendations and techniques versus invasive surgery. Starting with a thorough history, lifestyle modifications may lead to decreased incontinence. De...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Dwyer NT,Kreder KJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most adrenal tumors are found incidentally and appear as small solitary nodules on abdominal imaging. Occasionally, work-up demonstrates multifocal or bilateral adrenal tumors. Certain patients are predisposed to multiple lesions, such as those with hereditary forms of pheochromocytoma as seen in von Hippel-Lindau dis...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Pavlovich CP,Linehan WM,Walther MM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) including urinary incontinence, frequency, and urgency are among the most common reasons children are referred to pediatric urologists. Despite this, the workup for LUTD is often time consuming and a source of frustration for patients, parents, an...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Van Batavia JP,Combs AJ

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates are part of a class of high-volume industrial chemicals used ubiquitously in health care as well as household products. Biomarker studies have confirmed the widespread presence of these chemicals in both humans and animals. As a class, phthalates have been implicated in diseases and birth anomalies of the g...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Grady R,Sathyanarayana S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common category of clinical prostatitis. The etiologic factors of CP/CPPS still remain unknown, and standard therapies often fail to achieve sustainable amelioration of symptoms; therefore, various treatment therapies have been approached. Recently...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lee SH,Lee BC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Targeted therapy for genitourinary cancer is being used at an increasing rate. These medications show great survival benefit but are relatively lacking in long-term adverse effect data. With increasing survivability, measures to improve quality of life must be considered for GU cancer and a large prop...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Holland BC,Shetty Z,Alanee S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of intracytoplasmic injection, the management of azoospermia has become ever more important. Gametic manipulation to produce biological offspring is not feasible unless sperm from the azoospermic male patient is obtainable. This article provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of azoospermia...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lin WW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal therapy for prostate cancer has emerged an interesting concept as a less morbid option for the treatment of localized low-risk disease. Despite the growing interest in focal therapy, this approach has not yet gained sufficient popularity nor provided enough data to be discussed outside the experimental applicati...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Tsivian M,Polascik TJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the decision to undergo radical cystectomy or bladder preservation treatment must incorporate survival differences, toxicity, and quality of life. Our objective was to review patient-reported outcomes for bladder preservation treatment with a focus on patients eligible...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Feuerstein MA,Goenka A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital abnormalities, cancer, trauma, infection, inflammation, iatrogenic injuries, and other conditions may lead to genitourinary organ damage or loss, requiring eventual reconstruction. Tissue engineering follows the principles of cell transplantation, materials science, and engineering toward the development of...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Atala A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:This review targets the latest literature on bladder preservation therapy with emphasis on trimodal therapy (TMT), highlighting its role in the management of muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and outlining future directions in bladder preservation research. RECENT FINDINGS:TMT is the most pro...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： El-Achkar A,Souhami L,Kassouf W

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We sought to determine whether infertile men can accurately be identified within a large insurance claims database to validate its use for reproductive health research. RECENT FINDINGS:Prior literature suggests that men coded for infertility are at higher risk for chronic disease though it was previo...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Khandwala YS,Zhang CA,Li S,Cullen MR,Eisenberg ML

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each of the three most common contemporary treatments for localized prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy, can have adverse effects on sexual health. Sexual health outcome can be improved by treatment-specific factors, such as the use of nerve-sparing technique during ra...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hollenbeck BK,Dunn RL,Wei JT,Sandler HM,Sanda MG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common cause of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men. Patients with BPH often present with a combination of obstructive and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. It is postulated that bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) from BPH results in concomitant OAB symptoms through ischem...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Suarez O,Osborn D,Kaufman M,Reynolds WS,Dmochowski R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease (PD) is the occurrence of a fibrous inelastic scar of the tunica albuginea of the penis. It is a relatively common disorder among men, with a reported prevalence of 3% to 8%. It is often associated with penile pain, anatomical deformities in the erect state, and difficulty with intromission. Because...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Serefoglu EC,Hellstrom WJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have cast doubt on the reliability of serum total prostate-specific antigen as a biomarker for the detection and prognosis of prostate cancer. Biomarkers that can identify those men at risk for clinically significant prostate cancer are desperately needed. The search for biomarkers that may improve the ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hernandez J,Canby-Hagino E,Thompson IM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) era has increased the rates of prostate cancer detection and treatment, while reducing the risk of death from prostate cancer in the US. Image-guided prostate biopsy techniques have led to stage migration and the detection and treatment of lower risk prostate cancers. Improved techn...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Berglund RK,Jones JS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urgency and urinary urge incontinence are troublesome and complex symptoms that can complicate the diagnosis and treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Despite this fact, first-line intervention frequently is directed toward the incompetent bladder neck using surgical approaches. Persistent urgency or detrusor inst...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Anger J,Rodríguez LV

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The clinical role of fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still evolving. Use of FDG PET in RCC is currently not a standard investigation in the diagnosis and staging of RCC due to its renal excretion. This review focuses on the cl...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Karivedu V,Jain AL,Eluvathingal TJ,Sidana A

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the past 25 years, lasers have transitioned from merely destructive or ablative tools to those with reconstructive uses. It has been shown that the application of laser thermal energy to tissue will result in welding of the approximated areas. Furthermore, the addition of protein solder and chromophores (tissue...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Schalow EL,Kirsch AJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testosterone (T) deficiency syndrome (TDS) is a prevalent condition, commonly managed with exogenous T. Despite an abundance of T formulations, alternative treatments are often sought for various reasons. To evaluate outcomes of alternative therapies, a PubMed search was performed of all publications that included men...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Trost LW,Khera M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of reliable imaging tools in detecting prostate cancer makes a random biopsy still the standard of care to detect prostate cancer. To reduce the number of cores during a biopsy and therefore the risk of biopsy-related complications, an imaging tool which provides reliable guided biopsies is required. Transrec...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Salomon G,Schiffmann J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is considered to be the standard of care for the surgical excision of the adrenal gland. Since the initial report of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in 1992, it has evolved into a feasible and reproducible minimally invasive procedure for benign adrenal tumors. Transperitoneal and retroperitoneal...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Munver R,Ilbeigi P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00