Long-term quality of life of testicular cancer survivors differs according to applied adjuvant treatment and tumour type.

Purpose: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in long-term testicular cancer (TC) survivors.

Methods: QoL was assessed in TC survivors treated between March 1976 and December 2004 (n = 625) using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire, including a TC module. The assessment was performed at two time points (2006: response rate: n = 201/625 (32.

Perioperative Outcomes of Transurethral Resection, Open Prostatectomy, and Laser Therapy in the Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Obstruction: A "Real-World" Data Analysis from the URO-Cert Prostate Centers.

Introduction: The aim of the study is to compare length of hospital stay, transfusion rates, and re-intervention rates during hospitalization for transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P), open prostatectomy (OP), and laser therapy (LT) for surgical treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO).

Methods: URO-Cert is an organization, in which clinical data of prostatic diseases from 2 university, 19 public, and 3 private hospitals and 270 office-based urologists are collected in order to document treatment quality. Data on diagnostics, therapy, and course of disease are recorded web based.

[Affiliated urologists-what motivates us].

The idea of affiliated urologists is a well-established and functional intersectoral patient care concept. Due to policy changes, there has been a steady decline in the number of practicing affiliated urologists which is putting this organisational structure at risk. Patients benefit from this organisational structure as they only have one treating urologist and their treatment plan is not dependent on different treatment sectors.