Experts' recommendations in laser use for the endoscopic treatment of prostate hypertrophy: a comprehensive guide by the European Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Training-Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.)-Group.

Purpose: To identify expert laser settings for BPH treatment and evaluate the application of preventive measures to reduce complications.

Methods: A survey was conducted after narrative literature research to identify relevant questions regarding laser use for BPH treatment (59 questions). Experts were asked for laser settings during specific clinical scenarios.

Current evidence of ThuLEP for BPH: A review of literature.

Endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (EEP) techniques for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have become increasingly popular among urologists over the past 23 years. Despite the energy source employed, the aim of all these procedures is to endoscopically remove the prostatic lobes by enucleating them from the prostate surgical capsule. The reasons for which EEP has gained popularity among urologists are the reduction in complications and hospital stay compared to endoscopic gold standard Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP), but especially the possibility to treat large prostates, allowing to abandon open simple prostatectomy (OP) and to avoid the burden related to open surgery.

Emerging minimally invasive transurethral treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review with meta-analysis of functional outcomes and description of complications.

Introduction: Several minimally invasive surgical procedures have been proposed as alternative therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The present systematic review aimed to describe the functional outcomes and complications of emerging minimally invasive transurethral treatments for BPH.

Evidence Acquisition: A comprehensive bibliographic search on the Medline and Cochrane Library databases was conducted.

Current practices regarding corporotomy localization during penoscrotal inflatable penile implant surgery: a multicenter cohort study.

Literature concerning corporotomy location in multicomponent inflatable penile prosthetic surgery via a penoscrotal approach is scarce if not nonexistent. Aim of our study was to report practices in low-, moderate-, and high-volume penile implant centers regarding corporotomy location and evaluate its potential impact on intraoperative and short-term postoperative complications. Data from 18 (13 European and 5 American) implant centers were collected retrospectively between September 1st, 2018 and August 31st, 2019.

The good, the bad, and the ugly about surgical approaches for inflatable penile prosthesis implantation.

The penoscrotal (PS), infrapubic (IP), and subcoronal (SC) incisions are used for inserting an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP). Each surgical approach has its advantages and disadvantages and experts continue to debate which technique has the best outcomes. We performed a critical review of the published English-language studies up to April 2020 investigating the PS, IP, or SC approach for IPP placement.

Prospective analysis of cultures from the Furlow insertion tool: a possible etiology for penile prosthesis infections.

The most dreaded complication of penile prosthesis (PP) implantation is device infection. We sought to assess whether inadequate cleaning and sterilization of the reusable Furlow inserter may represent one of the last etiologies of infection in PP patients. We performed a prospective analysis of cultures of the Furlow inserter used for PP surgeries from seven centers between May 1st and June 30th, 2019.

Is there a clinical role for frozen section analysis during partial nephrectomy? A multicenter experience over 10 years.

Background: Frozen section analysis (FSA) is frequently performed during partial nephrectomy (PN). We investigate the utility of intraoperative FSA by evaluating its impact on final surgical margin (SM) status.

Methods: Between January 1995 and December 2005, a series of patients who were treated with open PN for renal cell carcinoma was prospectively analyzed.

Delaying Surgical Treatment of Penile Fracture Results in Poor Functional Outcomes: Results from a Large Retrospective Multicenter European Study.

Background: Penile fracture is a rare clinical entity that represents a urologic emergency. It involves traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa due to twisting or bending of the penile shaft during erection.

Objective: To determine the differences in preoperative diagnostic evaluation patterns and outcomes of penile fracture patients to investigate the impact of surgical delay on functional outcomes.

Comparison of the patient and partner satisfaction with 700CX and Titan penile prostheses.

Most widespread three-component penile prosthesis models are 700CX™ and Titan ® . Our purpose is to assess patient and partner satisfaction after the first implant. This is a multicenter, retrospective, nonrandomized study in which all patients who met the inclusion criteria between 2009 and 2013 were included.

Use of a lyophilized bovine pericardium graft to repair tunical defect in patients with Peyronie's disease: experience in a clinical setting.

Many different materials are available for grafting during surgery for Peyronie's disease (PD). To study the outcomes associated with the use of a lyophilized bovine pericardium graft (Peri-Guard®) to repair tunical defects in patients with PD, descriptive study of 43 patients with disabling penile curvature was performed. Curvature was measured before and after the intervention using a standardized procedure.

[Hormonal treatment in biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy].

To date, the role of hormonal therapy (HT) after biochemical failure, when to initiate it, the therapeutic scheme and duration remains controversial due to the absence of well designed randomized trials analyzing the overall survival of patients. In clinical practice, the most widely spread treatment in this scenario is hormonal therapy with LH-RH analogues. However, the scientific support for this issue is very weak.

Recovery of urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: association with urethral length and urethral fibrosis measured by preoperative and postoperative endorectal magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Limited data on endorectal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and urinary continence after radical prostatectomy (RP) are available.

Objective: To assess whether recovery of urinary continence after RP is associated with endorectal MRI findings regarding preoperative and postoperative membranous urethral length (MUL), percent change in MUL, and postoperative urethral and periurethral fibrosis.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Sixty-four patients who received an MRI scan before and after RP for localized prostate cancer were evaluated in a retrospective study at a single institution.

Standard versus limited pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer in patients with a predicted probability of nodal metastasis greater than 1%.

Purpose: We determined the yield of standard vs limited pelvic lymphadenectomy in patients with a predicted risk of lymph node metastasis greater than 1% according to the Partin tables predicted probability of pathological stage. We also determined the feasibility of laparoscopic standard pelvic lymph node dissection.

Materials And Methods: Of 1,269 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy, 648 had a Partin's table predicted probability of lymph node invasion greater than 1%.