Management of osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis following urinary fistula in patients with radiation-induced urethral strictures after prostate cancer treatment.

Introduction: Osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis is a rare condition often occurring in patients with radiation therapy-related urethral strictures after prostate cancer treatment.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who presented with osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis from November 2016 to September 2021. We investigated the factors leading to urosymphyseal fistulas, clinical presentation, radiological assessment, treatments, and outcomes.

The dramatic COVID 19 outbreak in Italy is responsible of a huge drop of urological surgical activity: a multicenter observational study.

Objective: To describe the trend in surgical volume in urology in Italy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, as a result of the abrupt reorganisation of the Italian national health system to augment care provision to symptomatic patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A total of 33 urological units with physicians affiliated to the AGILE consortium (Italian Group for Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery; www.agilegroup.

Urology in the Time of Coronavirus: Reduced Access to Urgent and Emergent Urological Care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Italy.

Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put a substantial burden on the Italian healthcare system, resulting in the restructuring of hospitals to care for COVID-19 patients. However, this has likely impacted access to care for patients experiencing other conditions. We aimed to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on access to care for patients with urgent/emergent urological conditions throughout Italy.

Classification of Histologic Patterns of Pseudocapsular Invasion in Organ-Confined Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Unlabelled: A standardized histologic definition and classification of the patterns of renal tumor pseudocapsular invasion (RTPI) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not available. We classified RTPI into 2 main histologic patterns: expansive and infiltrative RTPI. Patients with organ-confined RCC and infiltrative RTPI had a greater risk of cancer-specific death and might require stricter postoperative surveillance strategies.