Prospective controlled assessment of men's sexual function changes following Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia.

Objectives: To assess how much Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is detrimental on men sexuality.

Methods: Between January and December 2013, all patients presented for BPH surgery were assessed using IIEF-15 (international index of erectile function-15) and Ej-MSHQ (ejaculatory domain-male sexual health questionnaire). Changes in men's sexuality following HoLEP in relation to control procedure were prospectively assessed.

Prostatic abscess: Objective assessment of the treatment approach in the absence of guidelines.

Objective: To assess the outcome of the drainage procedure used for treating a prostatic abscess, and to propose a treatment algorithm to reduce the morbidity and the need for re-treatment. Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed patients who were admitted and received an interventional treatment for a prostatic abscess. All baseline relevant variables were reviewed.

Weekly intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) alternating with epirubicin in Ta and T1 urothelial bladder cancer: An approach to decrease BCG toxicity.

Context: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy is the standard treatment for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, its toxicity is a major concern.

Aim: If we reduce the number of BCG doses by half and replace the second half with epirubicin, we may have a lower toxicity while maintaining the same efficacy of BCG.

Construction of predictive models for recurrence and progression in >1000 patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) from a single centre.

Objective: To construct predictive models based on the objectively calculated risks of progression and recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in a large cohort of patients from a single centre.

Patients And Methods: Between October 1984 and March 2009 a cohort of 1019 patients (877 males; 142 females; median age 44 years) with histologically confirmed NMIBC was included in this study. Among these patients, 74% received bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-based therapy.

Survival after primary and deferred cystectomy for stage T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Context: The optimal time of cystectomy for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is controversial.

Aim: This study aims at comparing cancer-specific survival in primary versus deferred cystectomy for T1 bladder cancer.

Settings And Design: Between 1990 and 2004, a retrospective cohort of 204 patients was studied.

Does timing of presentation of penile fracture affect outcome of surgical intervention?

Objective: To assess the effect of timing of presentation of cases with penile fracture on the outcome of surgical intervention.

Patients And Methods: Between January 1986 and May 2010, 180 patients with penile fracture were treated surgically in our center. To assess the effect of timing of presentation, patients were classified into 2 groups: group I with early presentation (≤24 hours) and group II with delayed presentation (>24 hours).

Penile fracture: long-term outcome of immediate surgical intervention.

Objectives: To assess the etiology and the late effects of penile fractures treated by immediate surgical intervention.

Methods: Between 1986 and 2008, a total of 155 patients with penile fracture were treated surgically in our center. The interval from injury to presentation was between 1 and 96 hours.

Bladder tumour staging: comparison of diffusion- and T2-weighted MR imaging.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the clinical feasibility of diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI in detection and staging of urinary bladder tumour and to compare DW MRI with the T(2)-weighted technique. One hundred and six patients with bladder tumour were prospectively included in our study. All patients were evaluated with MR imaging.

The use of local anesthetic gel during retrograde urethrography: does it cause a false negative result?

Purpose: To investigate the implication of topical urethral anesthetic gel on the evaluation of retrograde urethrography (RGU) MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective study, 20 patients with a mean age of 46 years were enrolled. All these patients were subjected to RGU because of suspecting a urethral stricture. Of these 13 had a history of open or endoscopic urethral manipulation, while seven had no such history.