Convective Water Vapor Energy Ablation (Rezum) Versus Prostatic Urethral Lift (Urolift): A 2-Year Prospective Study.

To compare the clinical outcomes and complication rates of convective water vapor energy ablation (Rezum) and prostatic urethral lift (Urolift). To identify predictive factors for treatment failures in both treatments. Prospective clinico-epidemiological data of patients who underwent Urolift or Rezum in a single institution for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was collected.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy of the perineum for male patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a pilot study.

Background: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a complex condition that is often difficult to treat and may sometimes require a multidisciplinary team. Among the wide array of treatment options is extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT). However, its role in CPPS remains controversial.

Comparing outcomes of transperineal to transrectal prostate biopsies performed under local anaesthesia.

Objectives: To compare and review the outcomes of transperineal (TP) prostate biopsies with transrectal (TR) biopsies performed under local anaesthesia (LA). A review of the relevant published literature is presented.

Patients And Methods: We prospectively analysed 212 consecutive patients who underwent TP prostate biopsy using the PrecisionPoint™ access system under LA, at our institution from October 2018 to March 2020.

Visceral obesity in Asian living kidney donors significantly impacts early renal function after donor nephrectomy.

Introduction: Obesity may be a risk factor for kidney donors to develop reduced renal function. The Framingham heart study suggested that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) confers a more adverse metabolic profile compared with subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). Asians tend to have a higher VAT composition and it is unclear if their kidney function is affected differently.

Predictors and outcomes of laparoscopic nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Purpose: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease, and 20% of patients eventually require nephrectomies due to compressive symptoms or renal-related complications. Traditionally, nephrectomies were performed via the open approach in view of space constraints. We evaluate our institution's outcomes for laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) for ADPKD.