High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy as an Organ-Sparing Treatment for Early Penile Cancer.

Background: Low-dose-rate brachytherapy is an effective organ-sparing treatment for patients with early-stage penile cancer. However, only limited data are available on the role of high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in this clinical setting.

Methods: Between 2002 and 2020, 31 patients with early penile cancer were treated at our center with interstitial HDR BT at a dose of 18 × 3 Gy twice daily.

Urological surgery in elderly patients: results and complications.

Purpose: Owing to the large aging population, a growing number of elderly patients are undergoing surgical treatment. Surgical procedures in elderly patients are associated with a higher risk of complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of urological surgeries in old patients.

Radical prostatectomy in high-grade prostate cancer, salvage and adjuvant radiotherapy.

Introduction: Prostate cancer with a Gleason score (GS) of 8-10 is linked to a higher risk of recurrence and progression. The aim of this paper is to evaluate treatment results of our high-risk patient cohort.

Patients And Methods: The cohort of 42 patients with radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen histology GS 8-10 was assessed.

Bipolar transurethral resection of anastomotic strictures after radical prostatectomy.

Purpose: The efficacy of the bipolar endoscopic resection for anastomotic stricture was assessed and compared with holmium laser treatment.

Patients And Methods: We studied a cohort of 39 patients with anastomotic strictures in years 1999 to 2007. Twenty-two patients had undergone bipolar resection, and 17 patients had undergone holmium laser treatment.