[Operative management of penoscrotal elephantiasis].

Enormous oedema of the male genitals, such as penoscrotal elephantiasis, is a very rare condition. It is usually a result of recurrent inflammation, trauma or malignancy, although the main cause is lymphatic filariasis. Furthermore, it is a challenging condition for both patient as well as the attending healthcare team.

Robotic-assisted vs. open ureteral reimplantation: a multicentre comparison.

Purpose: Open ureteral reimplantation is considered the standard surgical approach to treat distal ureteral strictures or injuries. These procedures are increasingly performed in a minimally invasive and robotic-assisted manner. Notably, no series comparing perioperative outcomes and safety of the open vs.

[Successful laparoscopic robot-assisted surgical treatment of bilateral ureterosciatic hernias (Lindbom's hernia) and pelvic kidney].

Ureterosciaic hernia is a rarely described pathology that represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the treating physician. In this case report, we present a patient with symptomatic bilateral ureteroschial hernias and a pelvic kidney on the left. The definitive surgical treatment of the hernias was performed in the robotic-assisted laparoscopic technique.

Multicentric comparative analysis of Retzius versus Retzius sparing robotic assisted simple prostatectomy in the management of large prostate glands.

Aim: Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) is a minimally invasive alternative to open simple prostatectomy in the management of patients with large prostate glands suffering from moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Our study aimed to evaluate two transvesical robotic approaches in order to compare functional outcomes and postoperative complications.

Materials And Methods: Clinical data from 111 consecutive patients from three tertiary robotic centers were retrospectively collected.

MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HETEROGENEITY OF NON-INVASIVE PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL CARCINOMAS AND THE MARKERS OF THEIR RECURRENCE.

Urothelial carcinoma represents the most common type of bladder cancer (>90%) and is the most frequent malignancy of the urinary tract. Most of the urothelial carcinomas are non-invasive at the time of diagnosis, however they are characterised with the risk of recurrence after surgical treatment. The aim of our study was to investigate the characteristics of tumor heterogeneity and markers of its progression in urothelial papillary carcinomas.

[Robot-assisted laparoscopic bladder diverticulum resection (RABDR)].

Aims: Since October 2018, urinary bladder diverticulum resections at our Department of Urology have been carried out with robot assistance and with minimal invasivion, Paediatrical urological and robot-assisted minimally invasive urological surgery for the Bamberg Social Foundation were performed with the DaVinci robotic system. The aim of the present study was to record the surgical results of our patients and to compare these if necessary with available data on optimal diagnostic and therapy.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we included all patients who received RAHDR between October 2018 and March 2020.

[Uretero-iliac artery fistula as a urological emergency].

Uretero-iliac artery fistulae represent a urological emergency with considerable mortality. We present 2 cases of a uretero-iliac artery fistula. Nowadays, minimally-invasive endovascular therapy seems to be the treatment of choice.

[A rare case of renal ectopic thyroid tissue].

We present a rare case of ectopic thyroid tissue found during robotic nephrectomy of a kidney with a suspected malignant tumour. Such cases of ectopic thyroid tissue are extremely rare in the literature. If ectopic thyroid tissue occurs, it is usually found in the neck region or in the upper mediastinum.

Pap testing and direct immunofluorescence for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnant women.

The aim of the study was to determine the potential for both Pap testing and direct immunofluorescence assay for detection of chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnant women. A total of 351 pregnant women (first to second trimesters; age range: 15-30 years) were recruited. The background data relating to social and marital status, age, anamnestic data were recorded.