Urology Residency Applicant Selection: Program Directors' New Criteria.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the recent changes to the urology residency application process on the criteria utilized by residency program directors (PDs) for interview invitations and their perspectives concerning these changes.

Methods: One hundred thirty-seven urology residency PDs were invited to participate in an anonymous survey to explore interview selection criteria and the impact of the increase in preference signals (PS) per applicant.

Results: Fifty-eight PDs (42.

Long-term Outcomes and Complications of Trans-vaginal Mesh Removal: A 14-year Experience.

Objective: To assess the long-term patient outcomes, including the resolution of symptoms and need for subsequent procedures, after vaginal mesh removals (VMR) we evaluate our 14-year experience with VMR from a tertiary center with three FPMRS-trained surgeons. Although the use of transvaginal mesh (TVM) had decreased significantly before its ban in 2019, surgeons are still treating TVM complications and performing vaginal or open/robotic VMR for mesh-related complications.

Methods: A retrospective review of women undergoing VMR with 6 months minimum follow-up was undertaken.

Metastasis-directed radiation therapy after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.

Purpose: Metastasis-directed radiation therapy (MDRT) may improve oncologic and quality of life outcomes in patients with metastatic cancer, but data on its use in metastatic bladder cancer is severely limited. We sought to review our institutional experience with MDRT in patients with metastatic bladder cancer following radical cystectomy.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed records of patients who underwent radical cystectomy and subsequent MDRT at our institution between 2009 and 2020.

Feasibility and Safety of Robotic Excision of Ipsilateral Retroperitoneal Recurrence After Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: To determine feasibility and safety of robotic excision of local ipsilateral recurrences after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Surgical resection is an option for treatment of low burden locally recurrent RCC, potentially delaying the use of systemic therapy. This has historically been performed by open technique, which can impart significant morbidity.

A Novel Noninvasive Ultrasound Vibro-elastography Technique for Assessing Patients With Erectile Dysfunction and Peyronie Disease.

Objective: To translate a novel ultrasound vibro-elastography (UVE) technique for noninvasively measuring viscoelasticity of the penis.

Methods: A pilot study of UVE was performed in men with erectile dysfunction or Peyronie disease. Assessments were performed in triplicate on the lateral aspect of the penis (bilaterally) at 100, 150, and 200 Hz before and after erectogenic injection administration.

Assessment of a new kind of surgical simulator. The physical surgical simulator.

Purpose: To evaluate whether the use of the physical surgical simulator may benefit the development of laparoscopic skills.

Methods: Ten medical students were divided into two groups: the first one performed ten weekly training sessions with a physical surgical simulator - ETX A2 LAP and, afterwards, one laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a porcine model, while the second group performed only a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Both groups were compared regarding bleeding, total surgical time, time to perform each surgical step and qualitative parameters, based on a previously validated tool.