Dismembered and non-dismembered retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children.

Purpose: Open dismembered pyeloplasty according to Anderson-Hynes (AHP) is the gold standard treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children. However, during the last decade, the management has been revolutionized with introduction of laparoscopy and endourology yielding comparable results and less morbid outcomes.

Methods: Between 1997 and 2010, dismembered and non-dismembered retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty was performed in 41 children with a median age of 130 month (range 5-192).

Complications in 2200 consecutive laparoscopic radical prostatectomies: standardised evaluation and analysis of learning curves.

Background: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) represents an established treatment modality for localised prostate cancer.

Objective: To report standardised complication rates for LRP, evaluate the development of complication rates over time, and show changes within the learning curves of laparoscopic surgeons.

Design, Setting, And Participants: We conducted a standardised analysis of 2200 consecutive patients who underwent LRP between 1999 and 2008 at a single institution.

Quality monitoring of acute stroke care in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 2001-2006.

Background And Purpose: Quality monitoring projects are useful tools to improve the quality and to assess temporal trends of stroke care in larger populations.

Methods: In Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a statewide, hospital-based, acute stroke care quality monitoring project was started in 2001. Initially, participation was mandatory for all hospitals with dedicated stroke units and from 2006 onward was mandatory for all hospitals.