Publications by authors named "Damiano Stracci"
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- A new digital single-use flexible ureteroscope, the Pusen direct in scope suction (DISS) 7.5Fr, was evaluated in a study across six medical centers for parameters like manoeuvrability, visibility, and efficiency during laser lithotripsy for kidney stones.
- The study included 57 patients with a majority undergoing pre-stenting; results showed a high satisfaction rate among surgeons, with an initial stone free rate of 84.21% and quality parameters rated positively on a Likert scale.
- The Pusen DISS scope demonstrated overall good performance and satisfaction, prompting all participating surgeons to express a willingness to use it in future procedures, indicating potential benefits for future
According to the current definitions of recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer after bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), patients in the BCG-exposed and late relapse categories might benefit from further instillations. Patients with BCG-unresponsive disease could be included in clinical trials, but otherwise radical cystectomy is the preferred treatment. BCG-intolerant disease still represents an area of debate, with limited evidence regarding the best treatment for these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report the outcomes of surgery for a contemporary series of patients with locally advanced non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treated at a referral academic centre, focusing on technical nuances and on the value of a multidisciplinary team.
Methods: We queried our prospective institutional database to identify patients undergoing surgical treatment for locally advanced (cT3-T4 N0-1 M0) renal masses suspected of RCC at our centre between January 2017 and December 2020.
Results: Overall, 32 patients were included in the analytic cohort.