Publications by authors named "Hester Haverdings"

Purpose: Current guidelines do not provide strong recommendations on preservation of the neurovascular bundles during radical prostatectomy in case of high-risk (HR) prostate cancer and/or suspicious extraprostatic extension (EPE). We aimed to evaluate when, in case of unilateral HR disease, contralateral nerve sparing (NS) should be considered or not.

Materials And Methods: Within a multi-institutional data set we selected patients with unilateral HR prostate cancer, defined as unilateral EPE and/or seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) on multiparametric (mp) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or unilateral International Society of Urologic Pathologists (ISUP) 4-5 or prostate specific antigen ≥20 ng/ml.

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The volume of ambulatory surgery in urology increases every year. Successful ambulatory care is defined by low hospital (re)admission rates, insuring optimal oncologic and functional outcomes. New medical techniques such as minimally invasive surgical approaches and less side effects of anesthesia have helped the development of ambulatory surgery.

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