Lymph node staging in prostate cancer.

abstract：:Laparoscopic surgery was originally developed by gynecologists and general surgeons. Based on their experience, the first successful laparoscopic procedures in urology were performed transperitoneally. However, this novel technique transformed traditionally retroperitoneal procedures into transperitoneal procedures, g...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hoznek A,Salomon L,Gettman M,Stolzenburg JU,Abbou CC

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：: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：:Despite the proven efficacy of oral therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED), some patients are unable to take these medications because of drug interactions (ie, sildenafil and nitroglycerin) or a lack of response. Topical agents represent another minimally invasive option for the treatment of ED. This review discusses ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Yap RL,McVary KT

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Male urethral stricture disease is characterized by the formation of scar tissue within the urethra resulting in lower urinary tract symptoms, infection, and potentially kidney dysfunction. There is significant variability in clinical practice for the treatment of urethral stricture. We sought to summ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Shaw NM,Venkatesan K

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging, noninvasive, local treatment of prostate cancer with 15 years of clinical experience, during which about 30,000 HIFU treatments have been performed worldwide. In this paper, we review relevant publications regarding the means by which new and old prostate cancer...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Chaussy CG,Thüroff SF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes the latest reports in inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) complication management. RECENT FINDINGS:IPP complications are rare, and reports are limited to retrospective studies. However, recent multi-institutional studies and use of national databases have provided further insigh...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Yang DY,Kohler TS

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Preservation of postoperative urinary continence remains the primary concern of all men and their surgeons following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Without doubt, continence is the most important quality of life issue following radical prostatectomy. Identification of difficulties and lessons learned ove...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Ahlering TE,Gordon A,Morales B,Skarecky DW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Therapeutic options for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) have considerably increased in recent years. However, the ideal timing to initiate medical treatment of LUTS/BPE has not been fully established. The aim of this review was to s...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Presicce F,De Nunzio C,Tubaro A

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is aimed at focusing on the nerve-sparing aspect of the robotic prostatectomy. It reviews the existing principles and presents the arguments based on robotic fresh cadaver dissections and from actual robotic prostatectomy cases. ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Tewari A,El-Hakim A,Horninger W,Peschel R,Coll D,Bartsch G

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Increasing evidence recently has pointed toward a relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the presence of metabolic syndrome. This relationship has been supported by recent epidemiologic findings. Possible pathophysiologic links also have been proposed to explain the relationship between these two...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Kasturi S,Russell S,McVary KT

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Pediatric urolithiasis is on the rise globally and incidence rates have risen by 6-10% annually over the past couple of decades. Given the increasing incidence, high likelihood of recurrence, and long life expectancy of children, the use of ionizing radiation in the diagnosis, management, and follow up of pediatric ur...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Morrison JC,Kawal T,Van Batavia JP,Srinivasan AK

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The majority of enhancing renal masses cannot be characterized through imaging as malignant or benign; however, such characterization could save patients from unnecessary surgery and/or biopsy and associated morbidity. Herein, we review the recent literature on the emerging use of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Reynolds AM,Porter KK

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Positioning injuries in the perioperative period are one of the inherent risks of surgery, but particularly in robot-assisted urologic surgery, and can result in often unrecognized morbidity. Injuries such as upper or lower extremity peripheral neuropathies occur via neural mechanisms and injuries such as compartment ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Sukhu T,Krupski TL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodal staging in prostate cancer is suboptimal both with respect to current imaging modalities and pelvic lymph node dissection, and thus other techniques are being explored. Lymphotropic nanoparticle-enhanced MRI, also called magnetic resonance lymphography (MRL), is a technique that has shown high sensitivity (65-92...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Fortuin AS,Smeenk RJ,Meijer HJ,Witjes AJ,Barentsz JO

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous surgeries have been proposed for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence, with the goals to improve functional outcome and decrease complications and their associated morbidity. Two new, minimally invasive procedures, transvaginal retropubic urethropexy and transvaginal Cooper's ligament sling, are revie...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Koduri S,Sand P

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:Adrenal hemorrhage is a rare yet potentially life-threatening event that occurs both in traumatic conditions and in a variety of nontraumatic conditions. Clinical manifestations of adrenal hemorrhage can vary widely depending on the degree and rate of hemorrhage, as well as the amount of adrenal cortex compromised by ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Simon DR,Palese MA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common urologic affliction in aging men, leading to adverse clinical outcomes in a significant proportion of the population. Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been established as a marker for prostate cancer for the past two decades but more recently has been reco...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Levitt JM,Slawin KM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) was first described in 1992. Its increased use in recent years is a product of overall trends in surgery to minimize operative morbidity, as well as the downward stage migration of renal tumors detected incidentally through widespread medical imaging. Today the indications for LP...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Berkman DS,Taneja SS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a lymphocele after pelvic surgery is a well-documented complication, especially where pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is part of the operation. However, not all lymphoceles are symptomatic and require treatment. Most lymphoceles spontaneously resolve, and even lymphoceles that become symptomatic...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lee HJ,Kane CJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a sufficient amount of androgens is essential for adequate sexual function in men. Gonadal hormones profoundly affect cognitive functions and, therefore, are fundamental in maintaining sexual desire. The earliest manifestation of hypogonadism is diminished libido. Furthermore, androgens also act periph...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Morales A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:From health systems to individuals, nephrolithiasis is economically burdensome. The aim of the current paper is to characterize the financial burden of disease associated with nephrolithiasis with an emphasis on investigating treatment modality economic efficiency. RECENT FINDINGS:For small volume pr...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Roberson D,Sperling C,Shah A,Ziemba J

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bladder cancer care is costly due to long surveillance periods for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and comorbidities associated with the surgical treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). We reviewed current evidence-based practices and propose quality metrics for NMIBC and MIBC. ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Ristau BT,Smaldone MC

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Small renal masses (SRMs; < 4 cm in diameter) account for most renal tumors treated today. Incidental early detection of SRMs by abdominal imaging results in favorable grade and stage migration to renal cell carcinoma, and also increases detection of benign renal tumors. As a result, most SRMs manifest indolent biolog...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Mattar K,Jewett MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Amid the opioid crisis, postoperative pain management is a major challenge for practitioners. Recent pain management guidelines emphasize the importance of using regional anesthesia as part of opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia. This report aims to review recent evidence regarding the utilization of ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Shahait M,Lee DI

更新日期：2019-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a well-established treatment for locally advanced, biochemically recurrent and metastatic prostate cancer. However, it is associated with significant side effects including hot flashes, loss of libido and erectile function, muscular atrophy, metabolic abnormalities, and osteoporos...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Jaswal J,Crook J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00