Publications by authors named "Bensalah K"
Introduction And Hypothesis: We aimed to compare outcomes of open and robot-assisted artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in female patients.
Methods: The charts of all female patients who underwent an AUS implantation between 2008 and 2014 in a single center were retrospectively reviewed. From 2008 to 2012, AUS were implanted using an open approach and from 2013 to 2014 using a robot-assisted approach.
Context: The role of percutaneous renal tumour biopsy (RTB) remains controversial due to uncertainties regarding its diagnostic accuracy and safety.
Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the safety and accuracy of percutaneous RTB for the diagnosis of malignancy, histologic tumour subtype, and grade.
Evidence Acquisition: Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies providing data on diagnostic accuracy and complications of percutaneous core biopsy (CB) or fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of renal tumours.
Objective: Several small single-center studies have reported conflicting results on the prognostic value of survivin expression in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) following radical nephroureterectomy. We attempted to validate the prognostic utility of survivin using a large multi-institutional cohort.
Material And Methods: Survivin expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in tumor tissue from 732 patients with unilateral, sporadic UTUC treated with radical nephroureterectomy between 1990 and 2008 at 7 centers.
Objectives: To evaluate the oncological outcomes of papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) following nephron sparing surgery (NSS) and to determine whether the subclassification type of pRCC could be a prognostic factor for recurrence, progression, and specific death.
Materials And Methods: An international multicentre retrospective study involving 19 institutions and the French network for research on kidney cancer was conducted after IRB approval. We analyzed data of all patients with pRCC who were treated by NSS between 2004 and 2014.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to explain the relationship between urinary stones and bowel disease.
Methods: A systematic review was performed on Medline, Embase and Cochrane using following keywords: urinary stones; urolithiasis; bowel; enteric and digestive. The literature selection was based on evidence and practical considerations.
Objectives: The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in the treatment of patients harboring metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has become controversial since the emergence of effective targeted therapies. The aim of our study was to compare the overall survival (OS) between CN and non-CN groups of patients presenting with mRCC in the era of targeted drugs and to assess these outcomes among the different Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status subgroups.
Methods And Materials: A total of 351 patients with mRCC at diagnosis recruited from 18 tertiary care centers who had been treated with systemic treatment were included in this retrospective study.
Background And Objective: Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is an alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate in the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Our objective was to prospectively evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of ambulatory photoselective vaporization of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Materials And Methods: We prospectively collected data of all consecutive patients who underwent ambulatory PVP with the Greenlight(®) laser 180-W XPS at two centers between May 2012 and June 2013.
Purpose: We created a prognostic tool for the prediction of oncologic outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for high-grade non-metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Methods: UTUC collaboration was utilized to include 586 patients who underwent RNU for non-metastatic high-grade UTUC. Survival outcomes were compared according to a score defined based on the sum of the independent prognostic variables.
Purpose: To assess the impact of HA on robotic PN (RPN) outcomes.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from patients who underwent RPN in eight centers between 2009 and 2013. Hemorrhagic complications were defined as the occurrence of a pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula or hematoma requiring transfusion.
Introduction: Adherent perirenal fat (APF) can be defined as inflammatory fat sticking to renal parenchyma, whose dissection is difficult and makes it troublesome to expose the tumour. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of APF on the technical difficulty of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RPN).
Patients And Methods: We analysed data of 202 patients who underwent RPN for a small renal tumour.
Context: The European Association of Urology Guideline Panel for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) has prepared evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for RCC management.
Objectives: To provide an update of the 2010 RCC guideline based on a standardised methodology that is robust, transparent, reproducible, and reliable.
Evidence Acquisition: For the 2014 update, the panel prioritised the following topics: percutaneous biopsy of renal masses, treatment of localised RCC (including surgical and nonsurgical management), lymph node dissection, management of venous thrombus, systemic therapy, and local treatment of metastases, for which evidence synthesis was undertaken based on systematic reviews adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.