Quality of bladder cancer treatment information on YouTube: May the user's profile affect the quality of results?

Background: Social media are widely used information tools, including the medical/health field. Unfortunately, the levels of misinformation on these platforms seem to be high, with a medium-low quality of the proposed content, as evidenced by previous studies. You Tube is one of the most important platforms for audio/video content.

Effect of patient positioning on anesthesiologic risk in endourological procedures.

Objective: The objective is to compare supine and prone positions in terms of arterial blood gas during lithotripsy endourology procedures in different stages.

Material And Methods: Cases of during lithotripsy endourology procedures in our department from March to September 2020 were included prospectively. The variables registered were body mass index, age, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, diabetes mellitus, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), FiO, stone size, stone location, procedural type, position, procedure duration, PaO, SaO, PaCO, pH, and dynamic compliance.

Holmium: Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser lithotripsy: Is there a difference in ablation rates between short and long pulse duration?

Introduction: The high-power holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers provide a wide variety of settings for stone disintegration. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of short and long pulse duration on ablation rates on urinary stones.

Materials And Methods: Two types of artificial stones were created by BegoStone™ with different compositions (15:3 and 15:6, stone/water ratio).

Endoscopic management of encrusted ureteral stents: outcomes and tips and tricks.

Purpose: To report our experience in the management of encrusted ureteral stents (EUS) and provide technical insight of our endourological approaches for difficult scenarios posed by this entity.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective evaluation of a longitudinally collected database of 58 patients with encrusted US between December 2012 and May 2022 was performed. The ureteral stents were initially inserted due to obstructive uropathy, pyelonephritis or after a successful endoscopic procedure for urolithiasis.

Early diagnosis and management of arterio-ureteral fistulas: A literature review.

Objectives: Arterio-ureteralfistula (AUF) is an infrequent but potentially life-threatening condition. The aim of this study was reviewing the literature to build a flow-chart useful for an early and effective diagnosis and treatment of this pathology.

Materials And Methods: A literature search in PubMed was conducted.

Comparison between standard, mini and ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy for single renal stones: a prospective study.

Purpose: Based on the current trend of miniaturization of instruments used in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), it is necessary to compare different PCNL modalities regarding their access sheath size used. Thus, the safety and efficacy among standard, mini and ultra-mini PCNL (s-PCNL, m-PCNL, um-PCNL) were compared.

Methods: We performed a prospective, non-randomized trial between January 2018 and July 2020.

Position-related anesthesiologic considerations and surgical outcomes of prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a review of the current literature.

The aim of the current study was to perform a critical review of existing literature and report the potential morbidity of patient positioning during urological surgeries as well as evaluate the surgical outcomes and anesthesiologic benefits and risks of prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). A narrative review of the current literature has been performed. Articles related to position-related injuries and complications under general anesthesia in prone positions were selected, studied, and considered for the current review.

Does ureteral access sheath have an impact on ureteral injury?

Objective: To present a well-organized review about ureteral access sheath impact on ureteral injury.

Materials And Methods: Systemic search on literature was done. Total of 3766 studies observed by two urologists and results were unified.

The use of 14/16Fr ureter access sheath for safe and effective management of large upper ureteral calculi.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of ureteroscopic lithotripsy for the management of large proximal ureteral stones > 10 mm using 14/16 Fr ureteral access sheath (UAS).

Materials And Methods: Patients' data from prospective database undergoing ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy with a use of 14/16Fr UAS were collected. All patients were pre-stented prior to the procedure.

Could the High-Power Laser Increase the Efficacy of Stone Lithotripsy During Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery?

To compare a high-power setting in holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser lithotripsy with the established low-power setting approach during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Our study analyzed the data of consecutive patients managed with RIRS. The patients were divided into two groups according to the employed laser settings of power, energy, and frequency; dusting (20 W = 0.

The use of ureteral access sheath during mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy with high-power holmium YAG laser.

Purpose: To present our preliminary results and describe a technical modification of mini-PCNL (12Fr) with the insertion of a ureteral access sheath (UAS) to facilitate the procedure.

Methods: A prospective study for the time period of January 2020 to January 2021 was conducted including patients with renal stones sized ≤ 25 mm in whom prone mini-PCNL (tract size 12Fr) together with the retrograde insertion of UAS was performed. All patients had been prestented at least 1 week prior to the planned surgery.

Oncological and functional outcomes of extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: An 18-years, single-center experience.

Objective: To present a retrospective analysis on the oncological and functional outcomes of a single-center experience on a large series of extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomies (eLRP) with an extended follow-up.

Materials And Methods: Herein we present a retrospective review of patients who underwent eLRP. Oncological and functional follow-up data were collected by means of outpatient visits and telephone interviews, assessing overall mortality and biochemical recurrence-free survival.

Technical aspects to maximize the hyperaccuracy three-dimensional (HA3D) computed tomography reconstruction for kidney stones surgery: a pilot study.

The aim of the current prospective pilot study was to describe a hyperaccuracy three-dimensional (HA3D) model reconstruction technique, specifically developed to maximize the visualization of the renal collecting system's anatomy, and its relationship with the stones, vessels and renal parenchyma, and to compare the HA3D virtual models with the intraoperative findings. The image acquisition was performed using a CT scanner (Toshiba, Aquilion Prime) and included the unenhanced, arterial, venous and excretory phases. The DICOM format CT images were processed by MEDICS Srl ( www.

Comparative Evaluation Between One Ultrasonic and Two Single-Probe Dual-Energy Lithotripters: and Experiment in a Porcine Model.

To investigate the efficiency of three advanced lithotripters during the treatment of artificial stones (hard and soft) in an experimental and setting. An experimental configuration was created to treat artificial stones, made from BegoStone Plus in a weight ratio of 15:3 or 15:6 powder to water, replicating hard and soft urinary stones, respectively. Experimental data of three lithotripters, the Lithoclast Master, the Lithoclast Trilogy, and the ShockPulse-SE, were assessed.

Non-papillary percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of staghorn stones.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-papillary puncture for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the treatment of staghorn stones in terms of safety and efficacy.

Methods: Data of 53 patients undergoing PCNL for staghorn stones were retrospectively collected from January 2015 to December 2019. A non-papillary puncture was performed with a two- step track dilation technique up to 30Fr.

Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL): Techniques and outcomes.

Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was introduced to decrease the morbidity of the standard PCNL (sPCNL). Thereafter, many modifications and techniques have been presented with the introduction of different miniaturized PCNL (mPCNL) techniques, such as micro-PCNL and ultra-mini-PCNL (UMP). As of present, none of the techniques has displaced the sPCNL.

Role of cultural analysis in patients with indwelling ureteral stent submitted to ureteroscopy for stones.

Background: Aim of our study is to analyze the incidence of postoperative infectious complications and to assess its predictors in patients with indwelling ureteral stent treated with ureteroscopy (URS).

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated data of patients treated with URS from January 2017 to July 2018 at our center. We included 88 consecutive patients with available stent culture (SC) and urine culture (UC).

Standard vs delayed ligature of the dorsal vascular complex during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Prospective randomized trial to compare standard vs delayed approach to dorsal vascular complex (s-DVC vs d-DVC) in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Methods: Patients scheduled for RARP were randomized into a 1:1 ratio to receive either s-DVC or d-DVC by two experienced surgeons. In s-DVC arm an eight-shaped single stitch was given at the beginning of the procedure and the DVC was subsequently cut at time of apical dissection; in d-DVC arm the plexus was transected at the end of prostatectomy, prior to apex dissection and then sutured.

Prognostic role of delay before radical cystectomy: retrospective analysis of a single-centre cohort with 376 patients.

Background: According to International Guidelines radical cystectomy (RC) should not be delayed over 90 days to prevent the risk of intercurrent progression and worse survival. Nevertheless, such a recommendation relies on a few retrospective studies reaching non-univocal conclusions. Aim of the present study was to investigate if the latency between diagnosis and cystectomy (LDC) is related to prognosis after RC.