Three-Year Outcomes of a Multicenter Study of Japanese-Style Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy(LSC) is widely performed and has been reported to safe and effective. However, statistical data on this technique are unavailable. Therefore, we designed the Japanese-style LSC, a further evolution of the French-style LSC, and initiated this multicenter study to prospectively evaluate its efficacy and safety.

Clinical utility of intraductal carcinoma of the prostate in treatment selection for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Background: In recent years, the usefulness of androgen receptor axis-targeted agents (ARATs) such as abiraterone, enzalutamide, and apalutamide for the upfront treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) has been demonstrated. However, it remains unclear which patients would truly benefit from these treatments. Furthermore, intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P) is a known poor prognostic factor in patients with prostate cancer.

Relationship of pathologic factors to efficacy of sorafenib treatment in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Objectives: To evaluate the predictive value of growth patterns in patients undergoing sorafenib treatment for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomas (CCRCCs).

Methods: Forty-eight patients were analyzed, each of whom underwent nephrectomy and received sorafenib treatment for metastatic CCRCC. Progression-free survival (PFS) was predicted using pathologic parameters, including pathologic stage, Fuhrman nuclear grade (FNG), the presence of a sarcomatoid component, lymphovascular invasion, tumor necrosis, and growth pattern.

Laparoscopic pyeloplasty using endoscopic GIA stapler for ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Purpose: We applied laparoscopic pyeloplasty in 10 patients with ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. To evaluate the efficiency and safety of this procedure using an endoscopic GIA stapler, the clinical outcomes and our procedures are presented.

Patients And Methods: From August 1996 to March 2003, eight female and two male patients with a mean age of 22.

Early experience of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for T3b renal cell carcinoma.

We report our experience with laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for a 79-year-old man who had renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a renal vein thrombus. For the transaction of the renal vein with the thrombus, we used an endoscopic gastrointestinal anastomosis stapler. The operating time was 4 h and blood loss was 400 mL.