Publications by authors named "John B Rietbergen"
Background: Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare inflammatory condition of the renal parenchyma that is associated with long-term partial obstruction and infections of the urinary tract. Because its symptoms can be non-specific, a diagnosis is often made with delay.
Case Description: We describe 2 patients with frequently recurring urinary tract infections and urinary tract infections that were difficult to treat.
Objective: Controversial data are available as to whether to perform a simultaneous abdominal or vaginal colposuspension operation in laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy procedures. We wanted to evaluate the effect of a modified laparoscopic operation technique on urodynamic parameters and lower urinary tract symptoms.
Design: Prospective single center cohort study.
Objective: To evaluate the short-term outcomes of the prospective international Prostate Cancer Research International: Active Surveillance ('PRIAS') study (Dutch Trial Register NTR1718), as active surveillance (AS) for early prostate cancer might provide a partial solution to the current overtreatment dilemma in this disease.
Patients And Methods: The first 500 (of >950) participants with asymptomatic T1c/T2 prostate cancer, with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of < or =10.0 ng/mL, a PSA density of <0.
Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of robotically assisted laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty in an animal model. We also investigated whether the use of a device that lacks tactile feedback results in tissue damage and subsequent stenosis or leaking of the anastomosis.
Methods: Robotically assisted dismembered pyeloplasty was performed on 10 farm pigs.