Intracavernosal pressure of the erect penis in children with hypospadias.

This study objective is to examine the intracavernosal pressure (ICP) in hypospadias boys with and without previous corporotomies. Retrospectively, the ICPs that were measured routinely as part of the artificial erection test in boys who underwent hypospadias repair were collected. The measurement (mmHg) included a slow manual saline instillation and a 21-gauge needle in the corpora cavernosa, which was connected to a pressure monitor.

Prostate-specific antigen level association with COVID-19 infection and vaccination.

Introduction: The associations among SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination and total serum prostate serum antigen (PSA) levels in men undergoing screening for prostate cancer are unknown.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of data from a large health maintenance organization. Records of individuals aged 50 to 75 years with two serum PSA tests taken between March 2018 and November 2021 were included.

Association between COVID-19 Burden, Population Vaccination Status, and Urologic Oncology Surgery Volume: A National Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

Initial deleterious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on urologic oncology surgeries are well described, but the possible influence of vaccination efforts and those of pandemic conditions on surgical volumes is unclear. Our aim was to examine the association between changing vaccination status and COVID-19 burden throughout the pandemic and the volume of urologic oncology surgeries in Israel. This multi-center cross-sectional study included data collected from five tertiary centers between January 2019 and December 2021.

The accuracy of cystography under general anesthesia in children with vesicoureteral reflux.

Purpose: To examine the accuracy of cystography under general anesthesia in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Materials And Methods: A prospective study of children who had VUR on cystography without general anesthesia (i.e.

Neoadjuvant Lu-PSMA-I&T Radionuclide Treatment in Patients with High-risk Prostate Cancer Before Radical Prostatectomy: A Single-arm Phase 1 Trial.

Background: High-risk localized prostate cancer (HRLPC) has a substantial risk of disease progression despite local treatment. Neoadjuvant systemic therapy before definitive local therapy may improve oncological outcomes by targeting the primary tumor and micrometastatic disease.

Objective: To evaluate whether a lutetium-177 prostate-specific membrane antigen radioligand (LuPSMA) can be safely administered to patients with HRLPC before robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and to describe immediate oncological outcomes.

Trends in urological emergencies in the Era of COVID-19.

Purpose: To evaluate trends in emergency room (ER) urological conditions during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analyses of renal colic, hematuria, and urinary retention in ER's admissions of a tertiary hospital during the lockdown period (March 19 to May 4, 2020) in Israel. Patient's demographics and clinical characteristics were compared to those in corresponding periods during 2017-2019, with estimated changes in ER arrival and waiting times, utilization of imaging tests, numbers of hospitalizations, and urgent procedure rates.

The Modified Bosniak Classification for Intermediate-Risk Renal Cysts in Children.

Objectives: To examine correlations of the modified Bosniak categories assigned by radiologists to histological results and inter-rater reliability, focusing on intermediate-risk lesions.

Materials And Methods: The data of pediatric patients who underwent surgery for intermediate-risk complex renal cyst at a tertiary medical center in 2006-2019 were collected retrospectively. Four pediatric radiologists from 2 different medical centers reviewed the available imaging scans, and assigned each to one of the four modified Bosniak classification categories.

A comparison between Ga-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen-PET/CT and multiparametric MRI for excluding regional metastases prior to radical prostatectomy.

Objectives: To compare the ability of Ga -PSMA PET/CT (PSMA PET/CT) and multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to exclude lymph node invasion (LNI) in patients who undergo radical prostatectomy (RP).

Materials And Methods: A multicenter cohort of patients who underwent PSMA PET/CT and pelvic mpMRI prior to RP with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) was analyzed. Increased Ga68-PSMA uptake on PET/CT and enlarged (> 10 mm) or abnormal lymph nodes on mpMRI were considered positive findings.

Hodgkin lymphoma patients in first remission: routine positron emission tomography/computerized tomography imaging is not superior to clinical follow-up for patients with no residual mass.

There is no consensus regarding optimal follow-up mode for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients that achieve complete remission following chemotherapy or combined chemo- and radiation therapy. Several studies demonstrated high sensitivity of positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) in detecting disease progression; however, these techniques are currently not recommended for routine follow-up. This retrospective study conducted in two Israeli (N = 291) and one New Zealand academic centres (N = 77), compared a group of HL patients, followed-up with routine imaging every 6 months during the first 2 years after achieving remission, once in the third year, with additional dedicated studies performed due to symptoms or physical findings (Group I) to a group of patients without residual masses who underwent clinically-based surveillance with dedicated imaging upon relapse suspicion (Group II).