Outcomes and Cost Comparison of 3 Different Laparoscopic Approach for Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Retrospective, Single-Center, Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis of 551 Cases.

Background: At our institution, we switched from hand-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HRN) to hand-assisted transperitoneal laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HTN); we later switched to standard retroperitoneal laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SRN). This study was performed to evaluate outcomes and hospital costs among the 3 techniques.

Methods: This retrospective, observational, single-center, inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis study compared the outcomes among 551 cases of living donor kidney transplantation between 2014 and 2022.

[Analysis of Prognostic Factors Considering Absolute Lymphocyte Count of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients with Eribulin Mesylate Therapy-A Retrospective Study in a Single Institution].

Recently, a study for eribulin mesylate(ERI), which is a useful drug for metastatic and recurrent breast cancer, reported that the absolute lymphocyte count(ALC)before administration is a useful prognostic factor. We retrospectively examined whether the results were reproducible in the patients with ERI. We examined the effect of ERI on the overall survival(OS)in 21 patients with HER2-negative metastatic and recurrent breast cancer who underwent treatment with ERI at our hospital.

Intraperitoneal Rupture of the Urinary Bladder Mimics an Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage: A Case Report.

Hemorrhagic shock due to polytrauma is a life-threatening condition, requiring immediate diagnosis of the bleeding site and determination of an appropriate hemostatic procedure. Intra-abdominal injuries and pelvic fractures are major causes of massive hemorrhage, although the appropriate hemostatic procedures are different for each injury. We present a case of intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder associated with pelvic fracture, in which urine extravasation into peritoneal spaces mimics intra-abdominal hemorrhage.