International Collaboration in Endourology: Multicenter Evaluation of Prestenting for Ureterorenoscopy.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with spinal neuropathy are at an increased risk for urolithiasis. Data on percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in this population are limited. Our objective is to review our experience in managing stones with PCNL in patients with spinal neuropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-one patien...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Nabbout P,Slobodov G,Mellis AM,Culkin DJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard laparoscopic surgery requires maintenance of the working cavity by continual carbon dioxide insufflation and exaggerated Trendelenburg positioning. Both cardiopulmonary and metabolic adverse effects may result from these maneuvers, which may be avoided by a gasless approach to laparoscopic surgery. We investi...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Hirsch IH,Moreno JG,Lotfi MA,Gomella LG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess factors that affect prostate biopsy results following salvage whole gland cryoablation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred seventy-four patients underwent prostate biopsy following salvage whole gland cryoablation of the prostate in the Cryo-OnLine Database registry. Wilcoxon rank-sum and χ2 tests and ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Nyame YA,Elshafei A,Greene DJ,Arora HC,Given RW,Tay KJ,Polascik TJ,Ross AE,Mouraviev VB,Lugnani F,Jones JS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because it is still a puzzling debate whether ligation of a unilateral varicose spermatic vein is worth performing by laparoscopy, even with the two-port technique, we conducted a study in which 280 patients with palpable left varicoceles were treated with spermatic vein ligation either by open surgery (120 patients) ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Mandressi A,Buizza C,Antonelli D,Chisena S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to validate a training model that combines the use of nonbiologic and biologic simulators as well as live porcine animal model in endoscopic retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 60 urologists took part in this study, and the activity lasted for 2 days....

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Soria F,Morcillo E,Serrano A,Cansino R,Rioja J,Fernandez I,de la Cruz J,Van Cleynenbreugel B,Sanchez-Margallo FM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of a ureteral access sheath (UAS) may provide significant advantages, particularly, in the treatment of a large renal stone burden. However, in some patients, the passage of a UAS up the ureter is impossible. We prospectively evaluated the ability to insert a 14F UAS and analyzed the possible predi...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Mogilevkin Y,Sofer M,Margel D,Greenstein A,Lifshitz D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and evaluate a novel method of direct ultrasonography (US)-guided percutaneous embolization of renal pseudoaneurysm. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fourteen patients with severe hematuria were included in this study from February 2005 to February 2006. They included five patients with penetrating renal traum...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sakr MA,Desouki SE,Hegab SE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Analgesic abuse is a potential cause of end-stage renal disease. Such patients bear an elevated risk of developing malignancies, predominantly transitional-cell carcinoma. We report our experience with laparoscopic nephroureterectomy carried out in patients with analgesic nephropathy to exclude u...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Doehn C,Fornara P,Fricke L,Jocham D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seminal vesicle cysts associated with other genitourologic abnormalities are rare. We describe the first known robot-assisted excision of a cystic seminal vesicle associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis in a symptomatic pediatric patient. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 1 and remains symptom fr...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Moore CD,Erhard MJ,Dahm P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman presented to us with complaints of paradoxical incontinence for a period of 6 months following a cesarean section for obstructed labor performed elsewhere and subsequently treated elsewhere. Clinical and urographic assessment revealed an iatrogenic ureterouterine fistula, which was successfully tre...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Singh I,Nabi G,Kumar R,Hemal AK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Laparoscopic urologic surgery is not widely practiced in South Africa. After presenting a laparoscopic training course, we evaluated how effectively this training translated into clinical practice. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Invitations to the course were sent to all South African urologists. Ten appl...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Naude AM,Heyns CF,Matin SF

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The best management of upper ureteral calculi is undefined. We performed a prospective randomized comparison between semirigid ureteroscopy (URS) and shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for upper ureteral stones <2 cm to evaluate safety and efficacy of both procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kumar A,Nanda B,Kumar N,Kumar R,Vasudeva P,Mohanty NK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Introduction: To compare short- and midterm outcomes of the first 55 patients undergoing robot-assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) with patients undergoing open kidney transplant (OKT) during the same period in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Maheshwari R,Qadri SY,Rakhul LR,Chaturvedi S,Desai P,Grover R,Chhabra G,Khullar D,Kumar A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether minimally invasive PCNL (MPCNL) is as safe and effective in the management of complex renal caliceal stones as it is for simple renal stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 5761(41.2%) simple caliceal stones (isolated renal pelvis including isolated calix) and 8223 (58.8%...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Zeng G,Zhao Z,Wan S,Mai Z,Wu W,Zhong W,Yuan J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of short-duration use of finasteride and dutasteride before transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) on intraoperative blood loss and microvessel density (MVD) of prostate stroma and suburethral tissues in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS:T...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Bansal A,Arora A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptorchidism is a common condition in boys. Approximately 20% of undescended testes are nonpalpable and may be located within the abdominal cavity. Given the potential of these gonads for malignant transformation and infertility, it is essential to determine the presence or absence of a nonpalpable testis....

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Godbole PP,Najmaldin AS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Robotic prostatectomy is exploding into popular utilization throughout much of the United States. It is expected that the rise in the number of these cases into 2006 will continue exponentially. A significant amount of research has begun to focus on the anastomosis, because the robot allows unpre...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Moran ME,Marsh C,Perrotti M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To define possible predictive factors for success and complications for ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All 105 ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy procedures performed between 1996 and 2005 were analyzed. Data recorded were sex, age, stone size, stone location, com...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Leijte JA,Oddens JR,Lock TM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Despite the frequency at which urologists endoscopically estimate lesion size, their accuracy has not been established. Our objectives were to determine the accuracy of cystoscopic and ureteroscopic estimates of lesion size using in vitro models of the urinary tract and to assess potential impact...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Massaro PA,Abdolell M,Norman RW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:New-generation flexible ureteroscopes allow the management of proximal ureteral and intrarenal pathology with high success rates, including complete removal of ureteral and renal calculi. One problem is that the irrigation pressures generated within the collecting system can be significantly elev...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Auge BK,Pietrow PK,Lallas CD,Raj GV,Santa-Cruz RW,Preminger GM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The centrality-index (C-Index), preoperative aspects and dimensions used for anatomic (P.A.D.U.A.) classification, and radius.exophyic/endophytic.nearness.anterior/posterior.location (R.E.N.A.L.) nephrometry schemes were developed as standardized scoring systems (SS) to quantify anatomic characte...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Okhunov Z,Rais-Bahrami S,George AK,Waingankar N,Duty B,Montag S,Rosen L,Sunday S,Vira MA,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Introduction and Objectives: After transurethral prostatectomy, erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory dysfunction are significant concerns for patients. We compared ejaculatory hood-sparing technique in patients who underwent photoselective vaporization of the prostate usin...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kini M,Te AE,Kashanian JA,Kaplan S,Chughtai B

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preoperative percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) has been commonly performed for patients with urinary stones complicated with pyelonephritis or obstructive uropathy; in fact, a considerable number of patients undergo ureteroscopic removal of stone (URS) in the presence of a PCN. We assessed the effectiveness of P...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kwon SY,Choi JY,Kim BS,Kim HT,Yoo ES,Park YK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic bladder augmentation has been limited because of the extensive suturing required. The use of robot-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) procedures may circumvent this limitation and allow more efficient suturing. The purpose of the study is to define the techniques and the potential pitfalls in performing R...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Passerotti CC,Nguyen HT,Lais A,Dunning P,Harrell B,Estrada C,Lee R,Retik AB,Peters CA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent evidence would suggest a low rate of metabolic assessment in stone formers, even in those deemed as high risk. We wished to assess the attitudes and practice patterns of metabolic work up in North American members of the Endourological Society as part of the management of stone-forming patients. ME...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： McGuire BB,Matulewicz RS,Zuccarino-Crowe R,Nadler RB,Perry KT

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effectiveness of palladium-103 brachytherapy in stage T1 and T2 adenocarcinoma of the prostate. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The charts of 1048 patients treated between 1991 and 1999 with transperineal realtime ultrasound-guided (103)Pd (Theraseed) implants were reviewed to assess the effects on serum pr...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sharkey J,Chovnick SD,Behar RJ,Perez R,Otheguy J,Rabinowitz R,Steele J,Webster C,Donohue M,Solc Z,Huff W,Cantor A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of previous open nephrolithotomy on the results and morbidity of subsequent percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between March 2005 and January 2006, 89 patients underwent PCNL at our institution. We compared the patients who had had previous open surgery on the sa...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sofikerim M,Demirci D,Gülmez I,Karacagil M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Purpose: To examine the dusting performance of a novel solid state Thulium laser device compared to a standard holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) device. Methods: This study compares a Dornier Medilas H Solvo 35 with an e...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Petzold R,Miernik A,Suarez-Ibarrola R

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Large bladder calculi are often outside the range of treatment with conventional endoscopic lithotrites because of either anatomic factors or the mechanical limits of available instruments. Alternative methods of cystolithotripsy: ultrasonic, electrohydraulic, or laser, can prove time-consuming or even hazardous, so t...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Husain I,el-Faqih SR,Shamsuddin AB,Atassi R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in the animal model for experimental purposes can be created either by open transvesical or endoscopic techniques. The concept of reflux creation is the same for both techniques: incision of the roof of the intramural portion of the ureter at the 12 o'clock position. The open method has the...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Elbahnasy AM,Shalhav AL,Hoenig DM,Maxwell K,Figenshau RS,McDougall EM,Clayman RV

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00