Background: This study aims to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate volume, utilizing pre and postoperative measurements.
Methods: A retrospective, observational study was conducted at a single site using data from an institutional database. Medical records of patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy were reviewed.
Background: Immunotherapy is an emerging treatment modality for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC). As a molecule involved in the prognosis of CCRCC, the effect of complement C3a expression levels on immunotherapy is unclear. This study aims to investigate the correlation between C3a and clinicopathological features in early CCRCC, as well as the alterations in complement C3a during immunotherapy for advanced CCRCC and its influence on therapeutic outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vesicourethral anastomosis stenosis (VUAS) is a well-known complication of prostate cancer treatments, observed in up to 26% of the cases after radical prostatectomy. Conservative management, with single or even repeated transurethral dilation or endoscopic incision of the stenosis, is successful in many cases, but up to 9% of patients are destined to fail after endoscopic treatment. In these cases, a revision of the vesicourethral anastomosis is necessary and can be realized with different surgical approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe advancements of technological devices and software are putting mixed reality in the frontline of teaching medical personnel. The Microsoft HoloLens 2 offers a unique 3D visualization of a hologram in a physical, real environment and allows the urologists to interact with it. This review provides a state-of-the-art analysis of the applications of the HoloLens in a medical and healthcare context of teaching through simulation designed for medical students, nurses, residents especially in urology.
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