Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy vs. percutaneous cryoablation for T1a renal tumors: a single-center retrospective analysis of outcomes and costs.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes between robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and cryoablation (CRYO), based on a 3-year experience at our Institution. Additionally, a secondary aim is to conduct a comparative cost analysis between the two procedures.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted, including patients who underwent RAPN or CRYO between January 2020 and December 2023.

Correlation between detrusor collagen content and urinary symptoms in patients with prostatic obstruction.

Purpose: We used computerized imaging analysis to compare the collagen content of detrusor specimens between patients affected with symptomatic obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and asymptomatic controls.

Materials And Methods: In our study we enrolled 36 patients with symptomatic urodynamically obstructed BPH undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate. We also enrolled 28 men (mean age 61.