Clinical significance of routine urinary bacterial culture after transurethral surgery: results of a prospective multicenter study.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the clinical outcomes of asymptomatic postoperative bacteriuria after transurethral operations, along with the need for postoperative urinalysis.

Methods: A prospective study of 456 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB) at 2 urological centers in France, between January 2008 and March 2009. All patients had urine cultures preoperatively, on the day of catheter removal, and at 1 month postoperatively.

[Management of side-effects of targeted therapies in renal cancer: cardiovascular side-effects].

Several types of cardiovascular complications can occur during treatment with targeted therapies: heart failure, QTc lengthening, arterial and venous thrombosis. A clinical examination, ECG and cardiac ultrasound are essential before starting treatment with targeted therapy. Patients with no medical history, who are asymptomatic with a normal ECG and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than 50% can begin molecular targeted therapy (MTT).

Generalized Caseview applied to prostate cancer prognosis.

The interpretation of results of any study using large tables with series of numbers is always difficult. Generalized Case View Method (GCm) allows translating these tables of numbers into an image. The Method identifies each informational entity in the table with a 'pixel', forming what we call an 'infoxel'.

[Renal imaging and biopsy for diagnosis of renal masses].

Incidental diagnosis of renal tumors is more and more common. Imaging is of paramount importance for the caracterization of these tumors. Ultrasound allows the diagnosis of solid tumors, thereby excluding cysts.

Renal cell carcinoma of native kidney in renal transplant recipients.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, prognosis and possible risk factors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) of the native kidney in renal transplant recipients.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively re-examined the follow-up data of 373 consecutive renal transplant recipients at our institution between August 1993 and September 2004. We collected the data of all de novo RCC of the native kidney in the current analysis.

The management of acute urinary retention in France: a cross-sectional survey in 2618 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Objective: To evaluate current practice in the management of acute urinary retention (AUR) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in France.

Patients And Methods: In all, 2618 men (median age 72 years) presenting with non-febrile AUR were enrolled by 658 French urologists in a prospective cross-sectional survey. The patients' demography, history of BPH, type of AUR and its management (trial without catheter, TWOC, use of alpha(1)-blockers, immediate or elective surgery, other alternatives) were collected.

Nephron-sparing surgery for de novo renal cell carcinoma in allograft kidneys.

Renal cell carcinomas account for 4.6% of post-transplant cancers, 10% of which occur in allograft kidneys. We report three such cases among kidney grafts that were performed or followed from 1970 to 2004.

[Laparoscopic nephrectomy for benign kidney disease. Review of a 12-year experience and review of the literature].

Based on 12 years of experience, laparoscopic nephrectomy has become the reference approach to benign kidney disease. This technique is effective, safe and reproducible. The complication rate is comparable or even lower than that of open nephrectomy and the postoperative course is more favourable.

Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: assessment after 550 procedures.

Purpose: To evaluate our experience in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Materials And Methods: Between January 1998 and December 2000, 550 consecutive patients eligible for radical prostatectomy, were operated laparoscopically. Data concerning surgery and post-operative course were assessed and recorded.

[Localized prostatic cancer: treatment with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: study with 841 cases].

The authors present their experience in the technique of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. After 841 operations done from January 1998 to april 2001. They use a trans peritoneal approach with 5 ports of 5 and 10 mm.

Perioperative complications of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the Montsouris 3-year experience.

Purpose: We prospectively evaluated the morbidity, and minor and major complications of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy performed by a single surgical team.

Materials And Methods: Between January 28, 1998 and February 28, 2001, 567 patients 42 to 77 years old (mean age plus or minus standard deviation 63.5 +/- 6) with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, including 458 (80.