abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and oncologic efficacy of extravesical laparoscopic stapling of the distal ureter and bladder cuff during nephroureterectomy for pelvicaliceal transitional-cell carcinoma (TCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with primary pelvicaliceal TCC and no history of TCC of the bladder or ureter wh...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Romero FR,Schaeffer EM,Muntener M,Trock B,Kavoussi LR,Jarrett TW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Until now, open colposuspension has been the gold standard in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence. However, the open procedure is associated with more complications and longer hospital stays and is hard to justify given the availability of minimally invasive alternatives. We rep...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Khan MS,Challacombe B,Rose K,Dasgupta P

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：PURPOSE:To review the success rate and complications of radiologically guided percutaneous nephrostomies (PCNs) performed by urologists and compare the complication rates with the standards recommended by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and the American College of Radiology (ACR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fr...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Rana AM,Zaidi Z,El-Khalid S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The gold standard treatment for upper-tract transitional-cell carcinoma is radical nephroureterectomy, but management of the distal ureter is not standardized. Two treatment options to detach the distal ureter are open cystotomy (OC) and excision of a bladder cuff or transurethral incision of the...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Ko R,Chew BH,Hickling DR,Razvi H,Luke PP,Chin JL,Izawa JI,Pautler SE

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the oncologic results of our operative technique, hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy (HRNU), for the treatment of upper-tract urothelial cancer, various perioperative parameters and oncologic outcomes were compared for HRNU and conventional open nephroureterectomy (CONU). PATIENT...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Nakashima K,Fujiyama C,Tokuda Y,Satoh Y,Nishimura K,Nakashima N,Uozumi J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the management approach to and results of severely encrusted retained ureteral stents and analyze predictive risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Medical records from January 1996 to March 2006 were reviewed for Double-J stent complications and their final outcome. A total of 876 stents were inserted i...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Rana AM,Sabooh A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Adequate urine production and excretion may be important for clearance of stone fragments after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). This study evaluated the impact of renal function, measured by preoperative serum creatinine concentration, on the efficacy of SWL. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Lee C,Ugarte R,Best S,Monga M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of doxazosin in inducing spontaneous passage of stones in the distal ureter and to compare its efficacy according to the size of the stone. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy-three patients with a mean age of 46.38 +/- 10.17 years who presented with a distal-ureteral stone were divided into ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Liatsikos EN,Katsakiori PF,Assimakopoulos K,Voudoukis T,Kallidonis P,Constantinides C,Athanasopoulos A,Stolzenburg JU,Perimenis P

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Several experienced practitioners of open surgery with limited or no laparoscopic background have adopted robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RLRP) as an alternative to open radical prostatectomy (RRP), demonstrating outcomes comparable to those in large RRP and laparoscopic prosta...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Zorn KC,Orvieto MA,Gong EM,Mikhail AA,Gofrit ON,Zagaja GP,Shalhav AL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous renal access is an integral step in percutaneous renal drainage and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urologists are increasingly obtaining access themselves, as this eliminates reliance on a second "surgeon" and increases flexibility with respect to procedure timing and the location of the access tract. Surp...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Stern J,Zeltser IS,Pearle MS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Laparoscopic radical cystectomy is confined to centers where advanced laparoscopy is performed, and its role is not yet well clear. Our aim was to evaluate, through a prospective comparative study, the advantages of the laparoscopic compared with an open approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From Novem...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Porpiglia F,Renard J,Billia M,Scoffone C,Cracco C,Terrone C,Scarpa RM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess whether intravenous magnesium sulfate infusion affects analgesic requirements during monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty patients in ASA class I or II undergoing SWL with MAC were randomized into two groups. Induction of MAC was produced by bolu...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kaymak C,Yilmaz E,Basar H,Ozcakir S,Apan A,Batislam E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the feasibility of retrograde endoscopy after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and its effects on post-prostatectomy continence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent RRP at our institution between 1999 and 2005, identifying those who subsequently requir...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Gibbons EP,Ricchiuti D,Nelson J,Averch T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman spectroscopic and microscopic techniques have been used for nondestructive characterization of tissues and to differentiate benign and malignant tissues. The discovery of the principles of spectroscopy is credited to Sir C.V. Raman of India, who in 1930 brought the Nobel Prize in Physics to the East side of Suez...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Rao AR,Hanchanale V,Javle P,Karim O,Motiwala H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of increasing age of urology patients on the outcome of laparoscopic procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of patients undergoing laparoscopic urologic procedures from 1998 to 2005, comparing patients 75 or older with all other patients undergoing the same ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Zhao LC,Rubenstein RA,Vardi IY,Tenggardjaja C,Smith N,Nadler RB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the collagen content and differentiation of the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) of patients who underwent Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty after failure of antegrade endopyelotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 12 UPJ obstructions were examined more than 12 months after endopyelotomy with bo...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sergi F,Flammia GP,Alcini A,Perrone G,Guaglianone S,Forastiere E,Rabitti C,Gallucci M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the acceptance rate of peer-reviewed journals, to describe the time course of subsequent full publication, and to identify those with characteristics associated with publication of the abstracts presented at the World Congress of Endourology (WCE). METHODS:All abstracts accepted for presentation at...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Autorino R,Quarto G,Sio MD,Lima E,Quarto E,Damiano R,Oliviero R,Osorio L,Marcelo F,D'Armiento M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of using the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser to perform laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a porcine model, with saline irrigation to reduce intraoperative smoke formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A high-power (80 W) KTP laser was used without hilar occlusion in 14 laparoscop...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Liu M,Rajbabu K,Zhu G,Petersen A,Muir GH,Poulson J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Clinically significant post-transplantation lymphoceles are not uncommon. Surgical marsupialization with internal peritoneal drainage is the treatment of choice. We describe the successful laparoscopic formation of a peritoneal window for post-transplantation lymphocele drainage as an effective a...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Abou-Elela A,Reyad I,Torky M,Meshref A,Morsi A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Ureteral stents are commonly used in urology today, but the biofilms that form on them within hours of placement may harbor bacteria that can result in infection or encrustation. Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly used in consumer and medical products that inhibits bacterial fatty-acid synthe...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Chew BH,Cadieux PA,Reid G,Denstedt JD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the morbidity of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) requiring multiple percutaneous tracts with that of procedures requiring a single tract for calculus clearance. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from 20 patients undergoing PCNL through two or more percutaneous renal tracts over a 1-year period were comp...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Hegarty NJ,Desai MM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) for the repair of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction provides results similar to those of open pyeloplasty with less morbidity, but its use has been limited, as it requires advanced laparoscopic skills. Robotic computer-assisted pyeloplasty (RAP) has the potent...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Weise ES,Winfield HN

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare blind access and totally tubeless percutaneous antegrade removal and pneumatic transurethral ureterolithotripsy for the management of impacted upper-ureteral calculi >1 cm. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy patients (41 male, 29 female) with impacted upper-ureteral calculi >1 cm were selected in randomiz...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Karami H,Arbab AH,Hosseini SJ,Razzaghi MR,Simaei NR

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications from laparoscopically placed staples are rare. We present two patients with ureteral obstruction secondary to eroded staples. Each patient had a remote history of laparoscopic abdominal or pelvic surgery and was treated with endoscopic removal and short-term ureteral stenting. The clinical presentation a...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Smith AL,Van Arsdalen K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Recent advances in endoscopy have enabled microscopic imaging of live bladdercancer cells in situ. The newly developed Endocystoscopy system (Olympus Medical Systems Co., Tokyo, Japan) is a flexible digital endoscope that has more than a 450-fold magnifying power on a video monitor. PATIENTS AND...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Ohigashi T,Kozakai N,Mizuno R,Miyajima A,Murai M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stones break better when the rate of shockwave (SW) delivery is slowed. It has been hypothesized that the greater cavitation accompanying a fast rate shields pulse propagation, thus interfering with the delivery of SW energy to the stone. We tested this idea by correlating waveforms measured at t...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Pishchalnikov YA,McAteer JA,Williams JC Jr,Pishchalnikova IV,Vonderhaar RJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To update our short-term potency outcomes from a cautery-free (CFT) versus bipolar cautery technique to preserve the neurovascular bundles (NVB) during robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RLP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Previously, we reported on 3-month potency outcomes in 23 men, which we now extend to 51...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Ahlering TE,Skarecky D,Borin J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects on semen of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for distal-ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined the semen of 62 patients 1 day before and 1 week and 3 months after SWL for distal-ureteral stones. The results were compared with those of 62 patients similarly treated for up...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sayed MA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:As many as 96% of patients report some kind of discomfort/pain during transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy, and when pain is severe, it may be necessary to decrease the planned number of biopsies or interrupt the procedure. Various modalities have been recommended to alleviat...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： De Maria M,Mogorovich A,Giannarini G,Manassero F,Selli C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the use of the hand-assisted laparoscopic (HAL) technique for removal of a horseshoe kidney in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). CASE REPORT:Hospital and outpatient records were reviewed for a 65-year-old man with end-stage renal disease secondary to ADPKD who under...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Hammontree LN,Passman CM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tubercular cold abscess of the seminal vesicle is very rare, and only a few cases are reported in literature. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult and to the best of our knowledge has not been reported. CASE REPORT:A 35-year-old man presented with a 7-year history of blood in the semen and a reddish brownish...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Dewani CP,Dewani N,Bhatia D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is a continuing reluctance among transplant surgeons to procure a right-kidney allograft laparoscopically. We describe our experience with right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (RLDN) by three techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed all seven RLDNs performed at our cent...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Sudhindran S,Bhat S,Sanjeevan KV,Sayeed CS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated whether epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a main constituent of green tea polyphenols, could protect against cellular toxicity by oxalate and whether green tea supplementation attenuates the development of nephrolithiasis in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cells of the NRK-52E line were incu...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Jeong BC,Kim BS,Kim JI,Kim HH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is no uniform consensus regarding the anatomic factors that influence the clearance rate of caliceal stones after SWL, as different authors have studied various independent factors separately. We correlated both favorable and unfavorable factors into a formula to predict the clearance rate....

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Desai MR,Raghunath SK,Manohar T,Prajay S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Vascular control is an important step in laparoscopic nephrectomy. The various options are titanium clips, Hem-o-lok clips (Weck Closure Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC), T-knot, and stapling devices. We report our experience with the use of Hem-o-lok clips. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Kapoor R,Singh KJ,Suri A,Dubey D,Mandhani A,Srivastava A,Kumar A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate prospectively the benefits of three-dimensional stereolithographic biomodeling produced from CT data as an aid to achieving optimal access for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eight patients with complex urinary calculi were selected. Multislice CT scans of the kidney ...

journal_title：Journal of endourology

authors： Radecka E,Brehmer M,Holmgren K,Palm G,Magnusson P,Magnusson A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00