Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator. Applications in urologic surgery.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare our initial robotic-assisted nephroureterectomy (RAN) experience with a well-established practice of performing laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LN) to treat upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS:We reviewed our prospectively maintained minimally invasive surgery database. Patients who ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ambani SN,Weizer AZ,Wolf JS Jr,He C,Miller DC,Montgomery JS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three cases of germinal testicular tumors with urinary gonadotropin (HCG) values, estimated by biologic or radioimmunoassay techniques, were reviewed. Preoperative values of HCG and subsequent postoperative values were related to response to treatment and prognosis. Twenty-five patients (26.9 per cent) comprise...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Keogh B,Hreshchyshyn MM,Moore RH,Merrin CE,Murphy GP

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine estrogen receptor-beta (ERbeta) expression in prostate cancer (CaP) metastases, thereby providing a basis for conducting estrogen therapy studies in patients with metastatic CaP. Advanced androgen-independent CaP is a serious health problem with no effective treatment at present. Estrogens have be...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lai JS,Brown LG,True LD,Hawley SJ,Etzioni RB,Higano CS,Ho SM,Vessella RL,Corey E

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome occurs with the steroidal antiandrogen cyproterone acetate. METHODS:Cyproterone acetate was withheld in 12 patients with progressing androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer. Eight patients had been receiving cyproterone acetate concomitant wi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sella A,Flex D,Sulkes A,Baniel J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Laser tissue soldering (LTS) in the urinary tract provides an immediate leak-free seal and may avoid complications seen with conventional repair (such as fistula and stricture). We have begun a Phase I clinical trial investigating the use of LTS in performing urologic reconstructive surgery. METHODS:Ten pat...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kirsch AJ,Miller MI,Hensle TW,Chang DT,Shabsigh R,Olsson CA,Connor JP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous perforation complicating augmentation cystoplasty is reported to occur in ≤ 13% of cases. The standard treatment is open surgical repair of the perforation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of laparoscopic repair of a perforated augmentation cystoplasty. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chang JI,Gilbourd D,Louie-Johnsun M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypernephroma arising in a kidney infiltrated by sarcoidosis is unusual. To date, there has been no such case reported. The hypernephroma was suspected by the presence of localized parenchymal calcifications and confirmed by selective renal angiography. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bottone AC,Labarbera M,Asadourian A,Barman A,Richie C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen children who had vesicoureteral reflux underwent urodynamic and rectal manometric studies. All had uninhibited bladder contractions. All had rectal dilatation confirming the presence of constipation by rectal balloon manometry. The recurrent association of constipation with ureteral reflux suggests the possi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： O'Regan S,Schick E,Hamburger B,Yazbeck S

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 53-year-old man with a multilocular solid and cystic mass measuring 19 cm on cross-sectional imaging. After undergoing pelvic mass excision, final histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of primary prostatic stromal tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP). Prostatic STUMPs are rare mesenchymal tumor...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Leong JY,Chandrasekar T,Sebastiano C,Rshaidat H,Steward JE,Trabulsi EJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urethral dilatation has long been the standard treatment for patients with urethral stricture. However, in many patients such dilatations may be difficult, painful, or have to be done at frequent intervals. The alternative techniques of direct vision urethrotomy or urethroplasty have been considered in 101 patients ov...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Smith PJ,Dunn M,Roberts JB

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To better understand the outcomes and management of patients when there is a failure to visualize kidneys on prenatal ultrasound. METHODS:Nine thousand five hundred twelve prenatal ultrasound studies performed on 4900 patients were reviewed retrospectively for the findings of a failure to visualize kidneys....

journal_title：Urology

authors： Latini JM,Curtis MR,Cendron M,Crow HC,Baker E,Marin-Padilla M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective review of patients who underwent salvage cystectomy, patients with muscle-invasive cancers who had initially presented with tumors that were pathologically TA or T1 appeared to have a better prognosis than those who had muscle-invasive (T2 or T3) cancers on initial clinical presentation. Prognosis i...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Droller MJ,Walsh PC

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) as a predictive factor for adverse clinical outcomes in patients treated with dutasteride for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). METHODS:In total, 111 patients treated with dutasteride for symptomatic B...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yoshida T,Kinoshita H,Yoshida K,Mishima T,Taniguchi H,Yanishi M,Komai Y,Yasuda K,Sugi M,Matsuda T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an update on SpaceOAR System, a Food and Drug Administration-approved hydrogel indicated to create distance between the prostate and the rectum which has been studied in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials. Here, we review and summarize these clinical results including the safety of prostate-rectum space...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Karsh LI,Gross ET,Pieczonka CM,Aliotta PJ,Skomra CJ,Ponsky LE,Nieh PT,Han M,Hamstra DA,Shore ND

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesoblastic nephroma is the most common solid renal neoplasm in the first few months of life. It has been recognized only recently as a distinct entity, having been classified previously as Wilms tumor. There are relatively few ultrasonic descriptions of this entity in the literature. We present an additional case fea...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Slasky BS,Penkrot RJ,Bron KM

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the relationship between serum interleukin (IL)-6 and cachexia in patients with prostate cancer. METHODS:Serum levels of IL-6, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, and hemoglobin concentration were determined in 164 blood samples from patients with prostate cancer. The body mass index and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kuroda K,Nakashima J,Kanao K,Kikuchi E,Miyajima A,Horiguchi Y,Nakagawa K,Oya M,Ohigashi T,Murai M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and patient impact of using standardized video presentations concerning alternative treatments for managing localized prostate cancer. METHODS:One hundred eleven men with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer were shown a video tape concerning the risks and benefits of four tre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Onel E,Hamond C,Wasson JH,Berlin BB,Ely MG,Laudone VP,Tarantino AE,Albertsen PC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness and morbidity of salvage brachytherapy for locally recurrent or persistent prostate cancer after radiotherapy failure. METHODS:In this retrospective study, 49 patients of median age 73.3 years (range 52.9 to 86.9) with biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer underwent interacti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grado GL,Collins JM,Kriegshauser JS,Balch CS,Grado MM,Swanson GP,Larson TR,Wilkes MM,Navickis RJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of wound infiltration with bupivacaine and i.m. diclofenac administration on patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) tramadol consumptions and postoperative pain in patients who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) under general anesthesia. Previous studies have found only limited...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bilgin TE,Bozlu M,Atici S,Cayan S,Tasdelen B

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present our technique of ureteral replacement with an appendicovesicostomy for the treatment of extended ureteral stricture after kidney transplantation. Ureteral stricture represents a urologic complication that may cause progressive function impairment and graft loss. Symptomatic ureteral stenosis is gen...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Adani GL,Pravisani R,Baccarani U,Bolgeri M,Lorenzin D,Terrosu G,Girometti R,Cherchi V,Risaliti A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the relationship between the number of Twitter mentions and the number of academic citations a urologic publication receives. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hundred and thirteen papers from 7 prominent urologic journals were examined 37 months after publication. Articles were evaluated with 2 citation...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hayon S,Tripathi H,Stormont IM,Dunne MM,Naslund MJ,Siddiqui MM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reassess the incontinence and urge complaints in adults who had undergone inpatient urotherapy during childhood and compare the results with the short-term outcomes. METHODS:From 1987 to 1990, 95 children (13 boys and 82 girls; age 6-17 years) underwent hospitalized urotherapy to treat functional lower ur...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Vijverberg MA,Stortelder E,de Kort LM,Kok ET,de Jong TP

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concomitant existence of a branched (partial staghorn) calculus and clear cell carcinoma (hypernephroma) in the same kidney is rare. Herein, we report the eighth such case in the world literature, and to our knowledge, the first patient with a parenchymal tumor identified preoperatively. In all of the previous 7 c...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Oesterling JE,Kerr LA,Segura JW

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The pediatric application of ureteroscopy was initially hindered by the size of the instruments and the fear of damaging the urethra and ureterovesical junction during endoscopic maneuvers. This review of our experience is focused on the usefulness of thin and ultrathin ureteroscopes such as the 7 F Gautier ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Scarpa RM,De Lisa A,Porru D,Canetto A,Usai E

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiologic findings in bilharzial contracted bladder are presented. Calcifications of the bladder were seen in only 4.3 per cent, hydronephrosis in 37.2 per cent, and reflux in 62.8 per cent. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Al-Ghorab MM,Rahman MA,El-Rifaie M,Hanafy HM,Abou El Azm T,Arafa A,Saad SM

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transrectal ultrasound may establish the diagnosis of prostatic abscess in an ambiguous clinical setting. Transurethral resection (deroofing) is the treatment preferred by many clinicians, yet intraoperative complete abscess obliteration may be difficult to confirm endoscopically. We report on a patient with a complex...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kinahan TJ,Goldenberg SL,Ajzen SA,Cooperberg PL,English RA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is one of the treatment options for localized prostate cancer, with an excellent disease control rate. However, these patients can experience late disease recurrence with metastatic dissemination. Peritoneal metastases are an uncommon recurrence site. Here, we discuss ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Achard V,Achard G,Friedlaender A,Roth A,Tille JC,Miralbell R,Zilli T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man complained of a constellation of prostatitis-like symptoms for 4 years. Physical examination revealed a firm nodule within the scrotum. Surgical excision was performed under local anesthesia and microscopic examination confirmed scrotal calcinosis. The patient remained symptom free for at least 12 mo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tsai YS,Tzai TS,Lin JS,Tong YC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify genomic markers that are reliable in predicting lymph node metastases in clinical stage 1 non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs). METHODS:Comparative genomic array technology was used to identify regions of genomic amplification or deletion in clinical stage 1 NSGCTs. Twelve stage 1 mixed ger...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mohamed GH,Gelfond JA,Nicolas MM,Brand TC,Sarvis JA,Leach RJ,Johnson-Pais TL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roentgenographic procedure of choice in delineating lymphatic channels has been lymphangiography. Recently, radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy has been used to outline lymphatics in patients with various lymphatic disorders. We present and compare the results of lymphangiography and lymphoscintigraphy in 2 patients w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pettit J,Sawczuk IS

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00