Introduction: Aquablation and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) have evolved as established therapeutic options for men with benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). We sought to compare the rates of incidental prostate cancer (iPCa) after aquablation and HoLEP.
Methods: At our center, between January 2020 and November 2022, 317 men underwent aquablation, and 979 men underwent HoLEP for BPO.
Radical cystectomy with intracorporeal neobladder formation is a well-established treatment for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial cancer of the bladder. After the wide implementation of robotic systems, numerous centers increasingly offer intracorporeal neobladder construction using robotic staple devices. Stone formation at the area of staple material migration is a long-term complication, as staple material may migrate through the neobladder wall and act as a nidus for urine crystal aggregation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: There is a recent paradigm shift to extend robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) to very senior prostate cancer (PCa) patients based on biological fitness, comorbidities, and clinical PCa assessment that approximates the true risk of progression. Thus, we aimed to assess misclassification rates between clinical vs. pathological PCa burden.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReports in the literature have presented the feasibility of a minimally invasive resection of retroperitoneal or pelvic schwannomas. However, there are only a few reports in the literature about a robot-assisted nerve-sparing approach towards obturator schwannomas. We present a case of a concomitant excision of a symptomatic obturator nerve schwannoma in a patient undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrol Oncol
December 2019
Objectives: The aim of our study is to evaluate the role of preoperative quality of life (QL) as a possible risk factor for post robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) urinary incontinence. The secondary aim is to evaluate the possible effect of preoperative QL on post RARP lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Methods And Materials: Between 2012 and 2017, all patients undergoing RARP for prostate cancer were enrolled.
Since the publication of this paper, the authors noticed that Amar Ahmad was not credited as contributing equally to the paper. He should be considered as a joint first author with Lorenzo Dutto. In addition, the author Ashwin Sridhar was incorrectly listed as Ashwin Shridhar, and the author Gregory L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Active surveillance is recommended for insignificant prostate cancer (PCa). Tools exist to identify suitable candidates using clinical variables. We aimed to develop and validate a novel risk score (NRS) predicting which patients are harbouring insignificant PCa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the differences between the old and the new Gleason score classification systems in upgrading and downgrading rates.
Materials And Methods: Between 2012 and 2015, we identified 9703 patients treated with retropubic radical prostatectomy (RP) in four tertiary centers. Biopsy specimens as well as radical prostatectomy specimens were graded according to both 2005 Gleason and 2014 ISUP five-tier Gleason grading system (five-tier GG system).
Psychoneuroendocrinology
September 2004
Previous experimental studies in humans have reported that the administration of cortisol impairs retrieval of hippocampal dependent, episodic memory. In particular, cortisol impaired recall of previously learnt words. In the present study, we investigated if cortisol also affects autobiographical memory, which reflects a subcategory of hippocampal dependent, episodic memory.
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