Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism and Safety of Perioperative Subcutaneous Heparin During Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Surgery.

Objective: To identify the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk factors, postoperative VTE, and to assess the morbidity of perioperative pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis in men undergoing inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 215 patients undergoing IPP surgery between July 2017 and June 2019. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyzes were performed to assess pre-operative Caprini risk score and compare post-operative day 0 scrotal drain output, scrotal hematoma formation, and VTE in men who received subcutaneous heparin (SqH) vs those who did not receive SqH.

Sexual function in the penile cancer survivor: a narrative review.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis is a rare malignancy among men in North America and Europe with an incidence of <1 per 100,00 men. Of all genitourinary cancers, penile carcinoma has the potential to jeopardize sexual function the most. The treatment modalities of penile carcinoma span the gamut from organ-sparing treatments such as topical therapy, laser therapy, radiotherapy, glansectomy, wide-local excision and partial or total penectomy.

Predictive Risk Factors for Continued Smoking after the Diagnosis of a Genitourinary Malignancy.

Objective: To determine risk factors for continued smoking following a diagnosis of a genitourinary (GU) malignancy. Smoking is a well established risk factor in the development of cancers involving the GU tract. Unfortunately, a large percentage of patients continue to smoke or relapse after cancer diagnosis; by doing so, there is an increased risk of recurrence, poor survival rates, treatment complications, secondary primary cancers, and other chronic smoking related illnesses.

Low diagnostic sensitivity of cystoscopy and cystography of surgically confirmed vesicoenteric fistulae.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of cystoscopy and cystography, as compared to other diagnostic studies, in identifying vesicoenteric fistulae (VEF) in a contemporary series of patients with surgically confirmed VEF.

Methods: With institutional review board approval, we performed a single-center retrospective review of surgically confirmed VEF between 2002 and 2018. Demographic data, comorbidities, symptoms, and diagnostic evaluation were reviewed.

The Influence of Indentation Deformity on Outcomes With Intralesional Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Monotherapy for Peyronie's Disease.

Objective: To identify patient-specific factors associated with patient-reported improvements in functional outcomes after intralesional Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) for Peyronie's Disease (PD).

Methods: We retrospectively explored our prospectively maintained CCH registry. We sought to identify patient-specific factors that prevented the need for surgical straightening and/or improved ability to engage in penetrative intercourse.

Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Presenting as Renal Cortical Mass.

The authors present a rare case of primary diagnosis of metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer presenting as a solitary, large renal mass. Renal cortical masses which represent metastatic primary malignancies are often small, multifocal, and in the setting of active malignancy. Surgical excision of this patient's renal mass demonstrated the unexpected diagnosis and subsequent endocrine surgical intervention.

Cutaneous metastasis of bladder urothelial carcinoma.

Cutaneous metastases of genitourinary malignancies are an extremely rare phenomenon. Few cases of skin metastasis from urothelial carcinoma of the bladder have been reported. We report a case of 71-year-old female with primary bladder transitional cell carcinoma who presented with the initial presentation of cutaneous skin lesions that covered the entire lower abdominal wall.

Penoscrotal approach for IPP: still up-to-date after more than 40 years?

Inflatable penile prosthesis is the definitive operative intervention utilized for treatment of erectile dysfunction. There are a handful of surgical approaches to perform this operation in a safe and efficient manner. The aim of this review article is to discuss the surgical approaches described in the literature, and describe the preferred approach of authors.

Collagen organization of renal cell carcinoma differs between low and high grade tumors.

Background: The traditional pathologic grading for human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has low concordance between biopsy and surgical specimen. There is a need to investigate adjunctive pathology technique that does not rely on the nuclear morphology that defines the traditional grading. Changes in collagen organization in the extracellular matrix have been linked to prognosis or grade in breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, but collagen organization has never been correlated with RCC grade.

Urethral Foreign Bodies: Clinical Presentation and Management.

Objective: To review a single institution's 15-year experience with urethral foreign bodies, including evaluation, clinical findings, and treatment.

Materials And Methods: In total, 27 patients comprising 35 episodes of inserted urethral foreign bodies were reviewed at Cook County Hospital between 2000 and 2015. Retrospective chart review was performed to describe the clinical presentation, rationale for insertion, management, recidivism, and sequelae.