Xpert® bladder cancer detection as a diagnostic tool in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: preliminary results.

Objectives: Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) represents about 5-10% of all urothelial malignancies with an increasing incidence. The standard diagnostic tools for the detection of UTUC are cytology, computed tomography (CT) urography, and ureterorenoscopy (URS). No biomarker to be included in the daily clinical practice has yet been identified.

Transarterial Embolization in the Management of Intractable Haemorrhage.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and long-term results of selective transarterial iliac embolization (STIE) in patients with intractable bladder haemorrhage (IBH).

Methods: Twenty-five patients with a median age of 84 (range 65-94) years underwent STIE because of IBH between 2002 and 2020. The median follow-up time was 3 (mean 13.

Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery-A Comprehensive Analysis of Treatment-Specific Variables and Trends in Latvia.

There are currently no data available regarding pediatric scoliosis surgery in Latvia. The aim of this article is to present treatment specific variables, investigate their interrelation, and identify predictors for the length of stay after surgical pediatric scoliosis correction. This retrospective study included all surgical pediatric scoliosis corrections in Latvia for the years 2012 to 2016.

Diagnostic predictive value of the Bladder EpiCheck test in the follow-up of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Bladder EpiCheck test in the follow-up of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and to compare it with the accuracy of urinary cytology, cystoscopy, and/or histology.

Methods: In total, 243 patients were enrolled in the current study. Patients were evaluated by voided urine cytology, by the Bladder EpiCheck test, and by white-light cystoscopy.

Malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis: Report of a very rare case with review of the literature.

Introduction: Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis is a extremely rare tumor and represents 0.3 to 0.5% of all malignant mesotheliomas.

Diagnostic predictive value of Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor in the follow-up of patients affected by non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Aims: Cystoscopy and urine cytology represent the gold standard for monitoring superficial bladder cancer (BC). Xpert BC Monitor is a new urinary marker based on the evaluation of five target mRNAs overexpressed in patients with bladder cancer. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert BC Monitor in follow-up of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Radical cystectomy: do we need standardization?

The first series of radical cystectomy with a definition of surgical landmarks was published in 1949 and was characterized by a high perioperative mortality and a 5-year survival rate around 50%. Decades later, nevertheless many surgical progresses were made and the perioperative mortality dropped to 2,5%, this had not lead to an improvement of long term survival rates, also because a standardization of the procedure is still missing. Areas covered: Radical cystectomy is performed with different surgical techniques obmitting a standardization.

Long-term follow-up of intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer sub-classified by multi-coloured FISH.

Aim: To examine the long-term follow-up of patients with that previously underwent risk stratification based on multicolour FISH testing.

Patients And Methods: On 81 patients with intermediate-risk urothelial carcinoma, a multicolour-FISH was performed. Patients were sub-divided into low- and high-risk groups based on chromosomal patterns.

Radical cystectomy and the implications of comorbidity.

Radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection constitutes the gold standard treatment for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and high-risk nonmuscle-invasive disease refractory to instillation therapy. Although RC is performed with curative intent, the overall 5-year survival has been reported to be as low as 62% in the current literature. Various clinicopathological parameters determine post-RC outcome, but besides these, the role of comorbidity has gained increasing attention.