Perioperative and continence outcomes of robotic radical prostatectomy in elderly Indian men (≥70 years): A sub-group analysis.

Introduction: Many healthy elderly Indian men seek surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. Quite often, radical surgery is not offered to the patients over 70 years of age due to the perception of increased side-effects and complications. We have previously reported our results of robotic radical prostatectomy in a study comprising 150 Indian patients, where almost a quarter of patients were elderly.

Continence outcomes following robotic radical prostatectomy: Our experience from 150 consecutive patients.

Introduction: Urinary continence is an important outcome parameter after robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). We evaluated the continence outcomes following RARP using a double-layered urethrovesical reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: One hundred fifty consecutive patients undergoing RARP and double-layered urethrovesical reconstruction were prospectively studied for preoperative, intraoperative and post operative parameters.

Axillary breast cancer in a Nigerian woman.

Ectopic breast cancer is rare and diagnosis is commonly delayed. We report the case of a 34-year-old Nigerian woman with a locally advanced invasive ductal carcinoma in the axillary breast. She underwent an axillary mastectomy and is due to receive adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Giant hydrocele--an epitome of neglect.

Hydrocele [Greek: water--sac] is abnormal fluid collection within the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum or a patent tunica vaginalis. It is a relatively common condition in surgical practice. However, a giant hydrocele, here defined for clinical purposes, as a hydrocele equal to or bigger than the patient's head, is rare as indicated by the limited number of reported cases in the literature.