Mini-Perc for Renal Stones-A Single Center Experience and Literature Review.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes of miniaturized nephrolithotomy (mini-perc) in the management of renal stones with a diameter smaller than 20 mm.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 102 patients who underwent mini-perc between March 2015 and March 2020 in our department. The primary objective was the stone-free rate, but we also analyzed the retreatment rate, complications, hospital stay, operative time and reduction in hemoglobin level.

The influence of toxic working environment on the urothelial bladder tumors characteristics, the experience of "Sf. Ioan" Clinical Emergency Hospital on selected series.

Introduction: A correlation between urothelial bladder tumor incidence and exposure to various occupational toxic factors was established for more than a century. The aim of our study was to establish the relationship between these two features.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed one hundred consecutive bladder tumor patients treated in "Sf.

Impact of obesity on retrograde ureteroscopic approach.

Introduction: High-grade obesity raises some specific problems regarding the endourological approach. The aim of our study was to determine if this pathology might influence the outcome of retrograde ureteroscopy.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated the outcome of 88 ureteroscopies performed in highly obese patients during the last 5 years.

Prognostic factors in laser treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial tumours.

Introduction: The standard treatment for upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UUT-UCCs) is radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision. The endoscopic treatment was introduced with promising results in selected cases. The purpose of this study was the retrospective analysis of the factors that can influence the prognosis of the patients with UUT-UCCs who underwent endoscopic treatment.

Innovative technique in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer-bipolar plasma vaporization.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a newly introduced endoscopic technique in the treatment of nonmuscle-invasive bladder tumors (NMIBT), the bipolar plasma vaporization of bladder tumors (BPV-BT), and to compare it with monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT).

Methods: A total of 120 patients with at least one bladder tumor larger than 3 cm were enrolled in the study and randomized for BPV-BT and TURBT. Resection biopsy followed by tumor plasma vaporization and biopsies of the tumoral bed were performed in the 60 cases of the BPV-BT arm.