Publications by authors named "D A Lazica"
Background: Solid renal masses are increasingly treated with nephron-sparing surgery. As in other uro-oncological surgical techniques, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted techniques are becoming increasingly popular.
Objectives: The perioperative results from minimally invasive nephron-sparing surgery versus open surgery were retrospectively compared.
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- * Results showed that biopsies provided diagnostic tissue in 88% of cases, identifying various types of renal cell carcinomas and other tumors, with a sensitivity of 88% and perfect specificity.
- * The findings suggest that renal mass biopsy is a reliable method for determining tumor type and grade, correlating well with final pathology, and supports its use in patients opting for active surveillance or ablation therapy.
Background: Urethral pain syndrome is a symptom complex including dysuria, urinary urgency and frequency, nocturia and persistent or intermittent urethral and/or pelvic pain in the absence of proven infection. These symptoms overlap with several other conditions, such as interstitial cystitis bladder pain syndrome and overactive bladder. Urethral pain syndrome may occur in men but is more frequent in women.
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