Quantitative Neuroanatomical Measurement on Photogrammetric Model: Validation Study.

Objective: To examine and compare the accuracy of measurements obtained from photogrammetric models versus direct measurements taken on dry skulls, with the aim to verify the feasibility of photogrammetry for quantitative analysis in microsurgical neuroanatomy.

Methods: Two dry human skulls were used. Each was scanned using the dual camera system of a smartphone The selected photos were separately processed using 2 different softwares to create three-dimensional models.

Neuroanatomical photogrammetric models using smartphones: a comparison of apps.

Objectives: A deep knowledge of the surgical anatomy of the target area is mandatory for a successful operative procedure. For this purpose, over the years, many teaching and learning methods have been described, from the most ancient cadaveric dissection to the most recent virtual reality, each with their respective pros and cons. Photogrammetry, an emergent technique, allows for the creation of three-dimensional (3D) models and reconstructions.

3-Dimensional Printed Model of the Temporal Bone for Neurosurgical Training.

Background And Objectives: The development of neurosurgical skills stands out as a paramount objective for neurosurgery residents during their formative years. Mastery of intricate and complex procedures is a time-intensive process marked by a gradually ascending learning curve. Consequently, the study and simulation on surgical models assume significant importance.

3-Dimensionally Printed Affordable Nose Model: A Reliable Start in Endoscopic Training for Young Neurosurgeons.

Background: Training neurosurgical skills is one of the most important tasks of a residency program. Techniques' complexity and pathology rarity define a long learning curve for mastering different surgical skills for which simulation on anatomic samples is extremely important. For this purpose, cadaver laboratory training is the most reliable tool.

Anti-inflammatory therapy in ischaemic heart disease: from canakinumab to colchicine.

Four large trials have recently evaluated the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs in the secondary prevention of major cardiovascular events (MACE) in over 25 000 patients followed for 1.9-3.7 years.

Evaluation of bleeding risk in patients on anticoagulation for mechanical cardiac valve operated for benign prostatic obstruction.

Objective: To evaluate bleeding risk in patients on anticoagulation for mechanical cardiac valve operated for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO).

Material And Method: Fifty-eight patients operated between 1998 and 2014, in seven French departments of Urology were included. Forty-five patients were operated by conventional surgery (transurethral resection of the prostate 38, open simple prostatectomies 7), and 13 patients were operated by Greenlight™ photovaporization of the prostate (PVP).

[Medicoeconomic aspects of benign prostatic hyperplasia medical treatment].

Introduction: The medicoeconomic issues of drug management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are essential due to the aging population and the increasing number of therapeutic options. It is thus essential to assess the cost-effectiveness in order to define the most appropriate therapeutic strategies economically. The objective of this work was to conduct a literature review on the medicoeconomic studies on the drug therapy of BPH.

Automatic three-dimensional detection of prostatic arteries using cone-beam CT during prostatic arterial embolization.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the automatic three-dimensional detection of prostatic arteries (PAs) with the use of dual-phase cone-beam computed tomography (CT) imaging and vessel-tracking software during prostatic artery (PA) embolization (PAE). In six patients, six right PAs and five left PAs were detected by using the software (sensitivity, 92%). The false-positive arteries (right side, 14%; left side, 25%) were deleted after cone-beam CT review.

[Evaluation of the impact of CTMH guidelines on the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Introduction: The French guidelines on the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have been published in 2012 by the LUTS committee of the French Urological Association. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of these guidelines on the BPH management by French urologists.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire has been distributed by email to 1141 urologists members of the French Association of Urologists in November 2013.

[Conservative treatment of male non-neurologic urinary incontinence: a review by the LUTS committee of the French Urological Association].

Purpose: To perform an update on the conservative treatment of male non-neurologic urinary incontinence.

Method: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE with the following keywords: "incontinence", "male stress urinary incontinence", "pelvic floor training", "biofeedback", "absorbant products", "life style", "penile clamp".

Results: Palliative devices like penile clamps, penile sheaths and absorbent products were transitory options that were poorly evaluated.

[Treatment of non-neurogenic masculine urinary incontinence due to overactive bladder: a review by the LUTS committee of the French Urological Association].

Purpose: To perform an update on the treatment of masculine urinary incontinence due to idiopathic overactive bladder.

Method: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE with the following keywords: "overactive bladder", "male urinary incontinence", "urgency", "antimuscarinic", "onabotulinumtoxinA", "neurostimulation", "cystoplasty".

Results: Antimuscarinic treatments were the first line option for overactive bladder incontinence (decreased incontinence under tolterodine versus placebo respectively -71% vs.

[Initial assessment of male non-neurogenic incontinence: systematic review of the literature by the LUTS committee of the French Urological Association].

Purpose: To perform an update on the initial evaluation of male urinary incontinence (MUI).

Method: A systematic review was conducted using Pubmed/Medline from 1995 to 2013.

Results: Definition of MUI and its prevalence is variable according its definition and the population.

Acute bacterial prostatitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: epidemiological, bacteria and treatment patterns from a 4-year prospective study.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence, and clinical and bacterial features of iatrogenic prostatitis within 1 month after transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy for detection of prostate cancer.

Methods: From January 2006 to December 2009, 3000 patients underwent a 21-core transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy at Henri Mondor Hospital (Créteil, France) and were prospectively followed. All patients had a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial prophylaxis for 7 days.

Long-term impact of positive surgical margins on biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: ten years of follow-up.

Objective: Positive surgical margins (PSMs) in men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer are associated with an increased risk of biochemical recurrence. This study evaluated the long-term (>10 year) impact of PSMs on biochemical recurrence after RP in adjuvant treatment-naïve pT2-pT4 N0 men and determined predictors of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure.

Material And Methods: The institutional registry of 1276 patients who underwent RP at Henri Mondor Hospital from 1988 to 2001 was reviewed, identifying 403 patients with regular follow-up at the time of analysis.

Impact of body mass index on perioperative morbidity, oncological, and functional outcomes after extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of obesity on the outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Methods And Materials: In a prospective urologic cancer database, 765 patients underwent extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. The patients were categorized into 3 groups of body mass index (kg/m(2)): <25.

Contemporary pathologic characteristics and oncologic outcomes of prostate cancers missed by 6- and 12-core biopsy and diagnosed with a 21-core biopsy protocol.

Purpose: To assess the pathological and the oncologic outcomes of the prostate cancer (PCa) missed by 6- and 12-core biopsy protocols by using a reference 21-core scheme.

Materials And Methods: Between 2001 and 2009, all patients who had PCa detected in an initial 21-core TRUS biopsy scheme and were treated by a radical prostatectomy (RP) were included. Patients were sorted in 3 groups according to the diagnosis site: sextant (6 first cores; group 1), peripheral zone (12 first cores; group 2) or midline/transitional zone (after 21 cores; group 3).

Evaluation of combined oncologic and functional outcomes after robotic-assisted laparoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy: trifecta rate of achieving continence, potency and cancer control.

Objectives: Outcomes of continence, erectile function, and oncologic control are well-described in isolation especially for the retropubic open approach. However, only few series have yet reported combined results after radical prostatectomy. To determine the proportion of men who are continent, potent, and cancer-free (trifecta rate) 2 years after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP).

[Pathological findings after radical prostatectomy in men eligible for active surveillance (French trial SURACAP): is the misclassification rate acceptable?].

Objective: To analyze pathological data of the radical prostatectomy specimen in patients operated for clinically-localized prostate cancer and who meet strict criteria for active surveillance necessary to be included in the French trial SURACAP.

Patients And Methods: The data of patients who underwent a radical prostatectomy at our institution between 1998 and 2010 were reviewed. We only included the patients that met the usual criteria for active surveillance: clinical stage T1-2a tumor, PSA ≤ 10 ng/mL, biopsy Gleason sum inferior or equal to 6 with no pattern of grade 4 or 5, cancer involvement inferior or equal to two biopsy cores, inferior to 3 mm of malignant tissue in each positive biopsy core.

[Giant retroperitoneal hydatid cyst].

Hydatidosis is an endemic, widely distributed anthropozoonosis, which involves the liver, lung and other organs [Int J Urol 13 (2006) 76-9]. We reported the case of a large retroperitoneal hydatid cyst, which is a rare situation [Hepatogastroenterology 48 (2001) 1037-9; Int Urol Nephrol 32 (2000) 41-6; J Urol (Paris) 94 (1988) 445-8]. Diagnosis was suspected with blood tests and radiological examinations.