The relationship between type of urinary diversion and quality of life after radical cystectomy: Ileal conduit versus orthotopic bladder.

Objectives: We aimed to compare health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in patients who underwent ileal conduit (IC) vs orthotopic neobladder (ONB) as a method of urinary diversion (UD) after radical cystectomy (RC) for invasive bladder cancers.

Methods: The questionnaires of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bladder Cancer (FACT-BL) were used to evaluate and compare the HrQoL in 113 patients with 1 year follow-up.

Results: Forty-nine patients were included in the ONB group and 64 patients in the IC group.

Laparoscopic repyeloplasty after failed open repair of ureteropelvic junction obstruction: a case-matched multi-institutional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the experience and midterm results of laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) in patients with previous failed open pyeloplasty in comparison to primary LP.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two patients who had undergone previous failed open surgery for management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) were reviewed. The patients underwent transperitoneal dismembered LP.

Surgical outcomes and complications of Tube® (Promedon) malleable penile prostheses in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction.

Objective: To evaluate surgical outcome, complications, and patients satisfaction with the Tube® (Promedon, Cordoba, Argentina) malleable penile prosthesis in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with refractory erectile dysfunction (ED).

Patients And Methods: The records of 128 eligible patients who received Tube malleable penile prostheses at our institute between September 2008 and October 2015 were reviewed.

Results: Of the 128 patients, who received Tube penile prostheses at our institute, 53 were diabetics and 75 were non-diabetics.

Adjustable vs. ordinary transobturator tape for female stress incontinence. Is there a difference?

Objectives: To determine whether there are any significant differences in complications and success rate between adjustable transobturator tape (TOA) and ordinary transobturator tape (TOT) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (fSUI), as the TOA was recently introduced for the treatment of female SUI, its advantage being the ability to adjust the tape after surgery to address over- or under-correction.

Patients And Methods: In all, 96 women with SUI (mean age 53 years, SD 10) were included in the study. Patients were randomised into two equal groups (group 1, TOA, vs.

Reduced expression of erythropoietin-producing hepatocyte B6 receptor tyrosine kinase in prostate cancer.

Loss of erythropoietin-producing hepatocyte (Eph) B6 gene expression is associated with poor prognosis in neuroblastoma, melanoma and other tumors. The present study evaluated the expression of EphB6 receptor tyrosine kinase in normal and prostate cancer tissue using immunohistochemistry. The association between EphB6 expression, clinicopathological findings, proliferating-cell nuclear antigen (PCNA; another prognostic marker) and progression of prostate cancer was analyzed.

Upper urinary tract retroperitoneoscopic surgery under epidural anesthesia: Shifting towards outpatient treatment.

Objective: Laparoscopy for urological surgery is usually carried out under general anesthesia. However, laparoscopy under epidural anesthesia has been reported to be successful for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repair, gynecological procedures, renal biopsy and renal cyst unroofing.

Materials And Methods: From August 2011 to July 2013, 46 patients (26 male, 20 female) with a mean age of 35 years underwent retroperitoneoscopic surgery (15 nephrectomy, 21 ureterolithotomy, 10 renal cyst excision) under epidural anesthesia, performed by the same surgeon.

Cystoscopically guided percutaneous suprapubic cystolitholapaxy in children.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of endoscopically guided percutaneous suprapubic artery forceps litholapaxy for pediatric vesical and posterior urethral stone <1 cm in diameter.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective series study of 73 children (68 boys and 5 girls) with vesical and urethral stones less than 1 cm in diameter with an average age of 3.5 years (range 1-9 years) were included in this study.

Modified N-shaped ileal neobladder after radical cystectomy.

Objective: We report on the feasibility and outcomes of the N-shaped pouch with an afferent tubular isoperistaltic segment as a new technique for creating a capacious, low pressure bladder substitute following radical cystectomy.

Methods: Between April 2000 and April 2006, 42 patients (36 male, 6 female) with invasive bladder cancer were considered good candidates for orthotopic urinary diversion. All had radical cystectomy with bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy and orthotopic bladder substitution by an ileal low pressure reservoir (N-shaped) with an afferent isoperistaltic tubular segment.

Evaluation of ureteral stent placement after retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for upper ureteral stone: randomized controlled study.

Purpose: To determine the necessity of ureteral stent placement after retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (RLU) for upper ureteral stones more than 1 cm.

Patients And Methods: Between May 2006 and May 2009, 104 RLUs were performed as primary management of large upper ureteral stones. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: In group 1 (52 patients), RLU was performed without stent placement afterward, and in group 2 (52 patients), the stent was placed after RLU.

Solo ultrasonography-guided percutanous nephrolithotomy for single stone pelvis.

Purpose: To evaluate the success and outcomes of solo ultrasonography (US)-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for management of a single stone pelvis.

Patients And Methods: From April 2008 to April 2010, the procedure was applied to 34 patients (22 men and 12 women) whose ages ranged from 25 to 55 years (mean 29.5 y) with unilateral single stone pelvis in a moderately to markedly dilated pelvicaliceal system (PCS).

Penile fracture: long-term results of surgical and conservative management.

Background: Penile fracture usually results from direct trauma to the erected penis. We evaluate the outcomes of surgical and conservative treatment.

Methods: Between February 2000 and February 2007, 77 patients with mean age 29 ± 2.

The radius surgical system - a new device for complex minimally invasive procedures in urology?

Objective: Complex laparoscopic procedures in urology are technically demanding with an extended learning curve. Robotic systems add significant cost to laparoscopic procedures. We therefore evaluated the use of the Radius Surgical System (RSS), a mechanical manipulator, for complex laparoscopic cases in urology.

The effect of previous transperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy on transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Purpose: Previous laparoscopic herniorrhaphy has been considered a contraindication to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). In this study we analyzed the impact of previous laparoscopic or open inguinal hernia repair on the outcome of transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy using the Heilbronn technique.

Materials And Methods: In our database of 1,089 patients with LRP we identified 20 who underwent transperitoneal LRP and had a history of transperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using prosthetic mesh (group 1).

Comparison of transperitoneal and extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy using match-pair analysis.

Purpose: Based on the experience of 1000 cases of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, we compared the operative parameters of transperitoneal and extraperitoneal approaches in match-paired patient groups.

Patients And Methods: We reviewed the charts of 53 consecutive patients who underwent selectively extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy comparing it to 53 match-paired patients treated by transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. The patients were matched for age, PSA (ng/ml), prostate volume (g), pathologic stage, Gleason score, presence of pelvic lymph node dissection and type of nerve-sparing technique.