Impact of perioperative anticoagulation on artificial urinary sphincter device survival.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of perioperative anticoagulation on artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) device outcomes.

Methods: Following institutional review board approval, patients undergoing AUS surgery from 1983 to 2014 were evaluated to assess device survival in patients with warfarin use compared to individuals without warfarin use. Hazard regression analysis was used to determine the association between warfarin use and device outcomes.

Outcomes of Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate in the Re-Treatment Setting.

Purpose: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate can also be applied in the re-treatment setting when other benign prostatic hyperplasia therapies fail. We compared outcomes in men who underwent holmium laser enucleation of the prostate in the primary vs the re-treatment setting.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 2,242 patients who underwent holmium laser enucleation of the prostate at a total of 4 academic hospitals between 2003 and 2015.

Outcomes Following Radical Cystectomy for Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma: Defining the Need for Improved Local Cancer Control.

Objective: To evaluate oncological outcomes after radical cystectomy (RC) in patients with plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (UC) and to compare survival to that in patients with pure UC of the bladder.

Materials And Methods: We identified 46 patients with plasmacytoid UC and 972 with pure UC who were treated with RC between 1980 and 2009. All pathologic specimens were re-reviewed by a single GU pathologist.

Outcomes of Surgical Management in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence and/or Neovesicovaginal Fistula after Orthotopic Neobladder Diversion.

Purpose: To our knowledge there are no guidelines for the evaluation and management of incontinence in women with an orthotopic neobladder. We propose a treatment algorithm based on our experience with treating this patient population.

Materials And Methods: We identified women in whom orthotopic neobladder diversion and surgery for incontinence were performed from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2014.

Endoscopic Management of Urolithiasis in the Horseshoe Kidney.

Objective: To assess the endourologic outcomes of patients diagnosed with a horseshoe kidney (HK) and symptomatic urolithiasis.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of patients diagnosed with an HK who underwent endoscopic management from 2002 to present.

Results: We identified 45 patients with 64 stone-bearing moieties who underwent 56 procedures, of which 31 (69%) were male.