Association of ABC and RENAL Scoring Systems With Morbidity in Partial Nephrectomy.

Background/aim: Different nephrometry scoring systems (NSSs) are used to evaluate the surgical complexity and outcomes of partial nephrectomy (PN) in patients with small renal tumors. This study aimed to assess the validity of nephrometry scoring systems towards aiding the preoperative planning of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (PN).

Patients And Methods: Data of 77 patients who underwent partial nephrectomy at the Puerto Real University Hospital between January 2011 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.

Development and assessment of an ex-vivo bench model aimed at laparoscopic ureteric reconstructive techniques.

Introduction/background: Reconstructive and ablative urologic techniques require special technical mastery, especially the intracorporeal suturing.

Objective: To report the subjective evaluation of a versatile ex-vivo model aimed to practice laparoscopic ureteric reconstructive techniques (LURT) on box-trainer.

Study Design: The model is a continuous portion of porcine urinary bladder ("dilated pelvis"), the vesico-ureteral joint ("stenosis") and healthy ureter.

Treatment of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Patients With Abiraterone Acetate and Prednisone and Corresponding Survival Prognostic Factors.

Background/aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the combined treatment with abiraterone acetate and prednisone (AA+P) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCPRC), and to identify the survival prognostic factors.

Patients And Methods: Patients diagnosed with mCPRC not previously treated with chemotherapy and administered with AA+P were classified into two groups: those with lower and higher survival rates (at 30 months vs. 60 months).

Mimicking the temperature gradient between the sow's oviduct and uterus improves in vitro embryo culture output.

This work was designed to determine temperature conditions within the reproductive tract of the female pig and study their impact on ARTs. Temperatures were recorded using a laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery assisted approach and a miniaturized probe. Sows and gilts were used to address natural cycle and ovarian stimulation treatments, respectively.

[Validity studies in laparoscopic simulation. Methodology and design considerations.].

Objectives: To describe a roadmap of the most representative milestones and considerations in the validation of surgical simulators, especially those of laparoscopic surgery. And additionally, help determine when in this process a simulator can be considered as validated.

Methods: A non-systematic review was carried out searching terms like simulation, validation, training, assessment, skills and learning curve, as well as providing the experience accumulated by our center.