Robot-assisted anatrophic nephrolithotomy: description of technique and early results.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Expert-reported outcomes and complications may not reflect the standardized coding that can be provided by independent, third-party evaluations. The goal of this article is to compare expert-reported complications with standardized coding by the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). The pr...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Knight BA,Potretzke AM,Larson JA,Bhayani SB

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared experimental renal lesions created with temperature-based or impedance-based radiofrequency (RF) generators using normal renal parenchyma in an animal model with protocols recommended by the manufacturer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Bilateral renal mobilization was completed in seven farm pigs in prepara...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Gettman MT,Lotan Y,Corwin TS,Smith TG,Napper CA,Lindberg G,Cadeddu JA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to examine the effect of postoperative addition of a local anesthetic agent to irrigation fluid on the alleviation or prevention of pain after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective, double blind, placebo-controlled study included 50 patients aged...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Köse O,Sağlam HS,Altun ME,Sonbahar T,Kumsar Ş,Adsan Ö

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cystoscopy is a basic urologic skill necessary for the endoscopic evaluation of the urethra and bladder. Presented is a step-by-step guide for flexible cystoscopy of the male and female patient. MATERIALS/METHODS:Routine flexible cystoscopy was performed on a male patient with a history of upper tract uro...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Safiullah S,Lama DJ,Patel R,Clayman RV

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:During robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), patients remain in a steep Trendelenburg position. This can cause positioning injuries as well as rhabdomyolysis. The primary diagnostic indicator of rhabdomyolysis is elevated serum creatine kinase (CK). We investigate whether RARP with extende...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Mattei A,Di Pierro GB,Rafeld V,Konrad C,Beutler J,Danuser H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of glycemic control, including strict glycemic control, with 24-hour urine risk factors for uric acid and calcium calculi. MATERIALS AND METHODS:With institutional review board (IRB) approval, we identified 183 stone formers (SFs) with 459 twenty-four-hour urine c...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Maciolek KA,Penniston KL,Jhagroo RA,Best SL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cryoablation has demonstrated therapeutic effectiveness for selected renal tumors. We compared our perioperative and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic (LAP) v percutaneous (PERC) renal cryoablation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-four patients (18 men/16 women) underwent a LAP and 26 patients (19...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Derweesh IH,Malcolm JB,Diblasio CJ,Giem A,Rewcastle JC,Wake RW,Patterson AL,Gold R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Introduction: Nephrolithiasis is a known risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, it is unknown how CKD affects urinary parameters related to stone risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of diminishing glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sui W,Calvert JK,Kavoussi NL,Gould ER,Miller NL,Bejan CA,Hsi RS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy of lower caliceal stones is often unrewarding because of the difficulty of passing stone fragments. We report our results in SWL of lower pole stones in 219 patients and compare them with the results of SWL of middle (82 patients) and upper pole (85 patients) stones. The stone-free ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Ilker Y,Tarcan T,Akdas A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Radiation exposure during medical procedures continues to be an increasing concern for physicians and patients. We determined organ-specific dose rates and calculated effective dose rates during right and left percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) using a validated phantom model. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Lipkin ME,Mancini JG,Toncheva G,Wang AJ,Anderson-Evans C,Simmons WN,Ferrandino MN,Yoshizumi TT,Preminger GM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To compare urinary stone size as measured by abdominal plain radiography (AXR) with stone size as measured by noncontrast three-dimensional spiral CT in patients with acute renal colic. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients presenting to the emergency room of a single institution with urinary stones tha...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Parsons JK,Lancini V,Shetye K,Regan F,Potter SR,Jarrett TW

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose is to report our 10-year experience with surgical management of large or symptomatic adrenal myelolipoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients receiving surgical treatment for adrenal myelolipoma between December 2001 and September 2011 in our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were div...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Yin L,Teng J,Zhou Q,Liu Y,Yao Y,Gao Y,Cui X,Ren J,Xu D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) in patients with radiopaque and radiolucent ureteral calculi. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between September 2001 and August 2002, a total of 113 consecutive patients with ureteral calculi (58 radiopaque [Group 1], 55 radiolucent [Group 2]) were tre...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Cimentepe E,Unsal A,Saglam R,Balbay MD

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the use of virtual endoscopy (VE) for the investigation of the pelvicaliceal unit and the depiction of its anatomic deformities. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two study groups were prospectively enrolled in our protocol: ten patients with nonurologic pathologies, and thus without any known deformity of the ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Liatsikos EN,Siablis D,Kagadis GC,Karnabatidis D,Petsas T,Kalogeropoulou C,Voudoukis TP,Athanassopoulos A,Perimenis P,Nikiforidis G,Barbalias GA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objectives: Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) is a devastating complication of cancer, and it is commonly treated by drainage via percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN). The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy, safety, and functional outcome of tandem ureteral...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Haifler M,Shvero A,Zilberman D,Ramon J,Winkler H,Margel D,Kleinmann N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We have previously shown that men tolerate office flexible cystoscopy better when they simultaneously view the monitor during their procedure. We sought to demonstrate similar effects of distraction on women undergoing rigid office cystoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:100 consecutive women underwent...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Patel AR,Jones JS,Babineau D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe what appears to be the first case of a port-site hernia at the site of insertion of a 10-mm non-bladed trocar, which was discovered 4 days after laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy. We now close all 10-mm port sites in adults and all 5-mm port sites in children; this can be done easily using the Carter-Tho...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Lowry PS,Moon TD,D'Alessandro A,Nakada SY

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Functional losses near 20% are seen in the operated kidney during partial nephrectomy. Resected healthy margins are small and ischemia time limited in the modern era. We hypothesize that reconstruction following tumor resection is modifiable and a significant cause of renal function injury. MATE...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Bahler CD,Sundaram CP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Chronic unilateral hematuria is characterized by intermittent or continuous gross hematuria that cannot be diagnosed using standard radiology and hematology methods. In the past, it was managed with partial or total nephrectomy. In the age of minimally invasive procedures, however, endoscopy has ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Brito AH,Mazzucchi E,Vicentini FC,Danilovic A,Chedid Neto EA,Srougi M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the outcome of transperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty (LDP) in our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From April 2001 to April 2005, 36 men and 34 women underwent LDP for symptomatic and radiologically proved ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. A successful outcome was defined clin...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Vijayanand D,Hasan T,Rix D,Soomro N

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis and prostatodynia are troublesome disorders that are not responsive to any kind of treatment. Patients with treatment-resistant chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (n = 61) or prostatodynia (n = 17) for longer than 3 years underwent a single 1-hour session of transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUM...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Choi NG,Soh SH,Yoon TH,Song MH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The use of flexible ureteroscopy for diagnosis and management of upper urinary tract diseases is limited both by loss of maximum active deflection through the inserted working probes and a high frequency of damage with consequent costs. A newly developed ureteroscope (Flex-X, Karl Storz) with a m...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Wendt-Nordahl G,Trojan L,Alken P,Michel MS,Knoll T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Magnesium (Mg(2+)) has been shown to be a kidney stone inhibitor; however, the exact mechanism of its effect is unknown. Using theoretical models, the interactions of calcium and oxalate were examined in the presence of Mg(2+). METHODS:Molecular dynamics simulations were performed with NAMD and ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Riley JM,Kim H,Averch TD,Kim HJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Functional outcome and quality of life (QOL) domains are important outcomes after curative therapy for prostate cancer. Although useful for scientific purposes, QOL questionnaires may be too extensive for daily routine, and single questions or interview-assessed outcomes may be more practical alternatives....

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： van der Poel HG,Tillier C,de Blok WM,Acar C,van Muilekom EH,van den Bergh RC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objective: Kidney stone formers are at risk for opioid dependence. The aim of this study is to describe opiate exposure and determine predictors of prolonged opiate use among kidney stone formers after surgery. Materials and Methods: ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kang C,Shu X,Herrell SD,Miller NL,Hsi RS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:During laparoscopic surgery, scissors are used to cut a variety of tissue, including fibrotic or calcified tissue, sutures, and occasionally tissue containing staples. Disposable scissors may become dull and ineffective. The purpose of this study is to compare the durability and ergonomics of thr...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Harper JD,Figueroa H,Ebrahimi K,Baldwin DD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the biomaterials used in urology, in particular, the properties of urethral catheters and ureteral stents currently being used in clinical practice. The importance of biomaterial type, biocompatibility, and encrustations are discussed and explained. Current management of bacterial infection and ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Denstedt JD,Wollin TA,Reid G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the suitability of a bioabsorbable stent as a partial internal catheter after percutaneous endopyelotomy in ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction therapy. PATIENT AND METHODS:The material for the helical spiral stents was a copolymer of polylactide and glycolide (PLGA; L:G ratio 80/20). The self...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Talja M,Multanen M,Välimaa T,Törmälä P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Renal cysts are common in the adult population. Symptomatic cysts traditionally have been treated by percutaneous aspiration with injection of sclerosant agents. Our aim was to compare the efficacy and side effects of ethanol and sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STDS) as sclerosants for symptomatic sim...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Demir E,Alan C,Kilciler M,Bedir S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appropriate position of the hand-access device and trocars for hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery depends on several factors, including the surgeon's preference, physical stature, and handedness; the patient's anatomy; and the type of procedure being performed. This article reviews the options, including measures ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Lopez-Pujals A,Leveillee RJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00