Spatiotemporal analysis of gene flow in Chesapeake Bay Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin).

There is widespread concern regarding the impacts of anthropogenic activities on connectivity among populations of plants and animals, and understanding how contemporary and historical processes shape metapopulation dynamics is crucial for setting appropriate conservation targets. We used genetic data to identify population clusters and quantify gene flow over historical and contemporary time frames in the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). This species has a long and complicated history with humans, including commercial overharvesting and subsequent translocation events during the early twentieth century.

Evaluation of perirenal fat as a predictor of cT 1a renal cortical neoplasm histopathology and surgical outcomes.

Background And Purpose: With the increasing detection of small renal cortical neoplasms (RCNs), the preoperative prediction of histopathology has become increasingly important. Because perirenal fat (PF) is known to be metabolically active, we evaluated PF as a predictor of renal tumor histopathology.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated patients who underwent laparoscopic nephron-sparing procedures for cT(1a) RCN at two institutions.

Retrospective comparison of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy versus laparoscopic renal cryoablation for small (<3.5 cm) cortical renal masses.

Objective: We compared perioperative and short-term outcomes of renal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA) in patients with small (<3.5 cm) renal cortical neoplasms.

Methods: A retrospective analysis from our prospectively established database was performed.

Primary lymphoma of the spermatic cord: a case report and review of the literature.

Primary lymphomas of the spermatic cord are extremely rare. To date, only 15 cases have been reported in the international literature. Herein, we report a new case of a primary lymphoma of the spermatic cord.

Contemporary experience with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Introduction: We evaluated our contemporary outcomes with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for renal cortical neoplasms (RCN) by an experienced single surgeon in our last 100 consecutive patients.

Methods: We reviewed a prospectively established database and identified 378 patients who underwent LPN for RCN. Data from the most recent 100 consecutive patients (June 2007 to August 2009) were evaluated for oncologic, functional, and recovery outcomes, and tumors were stratified by size.