Management of patients who opt for radical prostatectomy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: an international accelerated consensus statement.

Objective: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused delays in definitive treatment of patients with prostate cancer. Beyond the immediate delay a backlog for future patients is expected. The objective of this work is to develop guidance on criteria for prioritisation of surgery and reconfiguring management pathways for patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer who opt for surgical treatment.

Establishing a successful robotic surgery program and improving operating room efficiency: literature review and our experience report.

The benefits and outcomes of robotic surgery are well established in the literature across multiple specialties. The increasing need for and dissemination of this technology associated with high costs, demand adequate planning during its implementation. Therefore, after years of training several robotic surgeons and establishing multiple robotic programs worldwide, the purpose of this article is to focus on the necessary elements in the initial phase of establishing a robotics program.

Safer Surgery by Learning from Complications: A Focus on Robotic Prostate Surgery.

Background: The uptake of robotic surgery has led to changes in potential operative complications, as many surgeons learn minimally invasive surgery, and has allowed the documentation of such complications through the routine collection of intraoperative video.

Objective: We documented intraoperative complications from robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with the aim of reporting the mechanisms, etiology, and necessary steps to avoid them. Our goal was to facilitate learning from these complications to improve patient care.

Prostate histoscanning in clinically localized biopsy proven prostate cancer: an accuracy study.

Purpose: To assess the accuracy of prostate histoscanning (PHS) for spatial detection and localization of prostate cancer (PCa).

Patients And Methods: Prospective, single center study from January to September 2012 was conducted. Inclusion criterion was biopsy confirmed PCa in patients scheduled for radical prostatectomy.

Proposal of a method to assess and report the extent of residual neurovascular tissue present in radical prostatectomy specimens.

Objective: To propose a method to assess and report the amount of neurovascular tissue present in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens.

Patients And Methods: The data of 133 consecutive patients who underwent robot-assisted RP by a single surgeon (V.R.

Perioperative and early oncological outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in morbidly obese patients: a propensity score-matched study.

Objective: To evaluate the perioperative and pathological outcomes associated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in morbidly obese men.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2008 and March 2012, 3041 patients underwent RARP at our institution by a single surgeon (V.P.

Laparoscopic anatrophic nephrolithotomy: developments of the technique in the era of minimally invasive surgery.

Background And Purpose: The complete removal of the stone is the ultimate goal in management, a result that might not be attained even after several sessions of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and/or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and/or retrograde intrarenal surgery (ureteroscopy). The objective of this study is to assess our technique of anatrophic nephrolithotomy, with decreased renal ischemia and reduced patient morbidity.

Patients And Methods: From 2007 to 2010, we performed eight anatrophic laparoscopic nephrolithotomies in adult patients with staghorn renal calculus.

Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in urology: worldwide multi-institutional analysis of 1076 cases.

Background: Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) has gained popularity in urology over the last few years.

Objective: To report a large multi-institutional worldwide series of LESS in urology.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Consecutive cases of LESS done between August 2007 and November 2010 at 18 participating institutions were included in this retrospective analysis.

Robotic extended pyelolithotomy for complete staghorn calculus.

Staghorn stones represent a therapeutic challenge to urologists. We present our experience with laparoscopic extended pyelolithotomy for treatment of staghorn and complex renal calculi in highly selected cases. This approach provides the principles of open surgery with the advantages of minimally invasive surgery.