Publications by authors named "F Gaboardi"
Objectives: A radiation-induced ureteral stricture (RIUS) is a challenging condition in urologic surgery, and the optimal surgical strategy is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to report post-operative outcomes of minimally invasive management of this condition from a multi-institutional cohort.
Methods: Data of patients with diagnoses of RIUS at five referral robotic centers between January 2017 and December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.
Article Synopsis
- Supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has emerged as a safe and effective alternative to the traditionally used prone position for treating urinary stones in patients with horseshoe kidneys (HSK).
- A study analyzed data from 35 HSK patients who underwent 48 PCNL procedures from June 2016 to June 2023, reporting a stone-free rate of 72.9% after one month.
- Complications were relatively low, with 22.9% of procedures resulting in minor complications (Grade I-II) and only one case of a more severe complication (Grade IIIa).
Background And Objective: Recently, the new pulsed thulium:yttrium aluminum garnet (p-Tm:YAG) laser technology has been introduced in endourology for lithotripsy. The aim of this study was to assess and validate the clinical laser performance and safety profile of p-Tm:YAG laser in a series of patients with renal and ureteral stones who underwent flexible ureteroscopy (fURS).
Methods: Prospective data were collected for patients who underwent fURS with the p-Tm:YAG laser Thulio (Dornier MedTech Systems GmbH, Wessling, Germany) at our institution by using two different laser fiber core diameters (270 and 200 μm).
Objective: To assess the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for patients with variant histology (VH) muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).
Methods: Retrospective review of 988 patients who underwent RARC (2004-2023) for MIBC. Primary outcomes included the utilization of NAC among this cohort of patients, frequency of downstaging, and discordance between preoperative and final pathology in terms of the presence of VH.
We describe two cases of stones with unusual radiological characteristics in transplanted kidneys that originated from a blood clot as the nidus for lithogenesis. Both patients presented years after renal transplant, with gross haematuria. CT of the urinary tract showed a stone with a peripheral hyperdense shell (Hounsfield unit, HU >500) and a radiolucent centre (HU <100).
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