Adrenal ganglioneuroma resected for suspicious malignancy: multicenter review of 25 cases and review of the literature.

Purpose: We reviewed the experience with adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) pathologically confirmed following adrenalectomy in medium- to high-volume medical centers.

Methods: The medical records of all adrenalectomy cases in 4 medical centers between 2006 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed for demographics, clinical, radiological and laboratory findings, surgical treatment, pathology results, and outcomes.

Results: Twenty-five out of 875 adrenalectomy cases (2.

Practice patterns of ureteral access sheath during ureteroscopy for nephrolithiasis: a survey among endourologists worldwide.

Background: The use of ureteral access sheath (UAS) during ureteroscopy is controversial. We aimed to explore practice patterns of UAS during ureteroscopy for nephrolithiasis among endourologists worldwide.

Methods: A 15-question survey was designed using the SurveyMonkey® platform.

Nephrectomy in children with wilms' tumor: 15 years of experience with "Tumor Delivery Technique".

Background: The contemporary surgical approach to Wilms' tumors follows that used in adults with renal cell carcinomas, namely, early occlusion of the renal vessels and then removal of the kidney as an intact mass. For years, the surgical approach at our institution has been different, starting with blunt separation of the kidney from the surrounding tissues, followed by its delivery outside the abdominal cavity while it is only attached to the major blood vessels which are subsequently ligated. We aimed to present this "tumor delivery technique" and evaluate its outcomes.