Long term evaluation of continence after complete primary bladder exstrophy repair.

Introduction: Continence after bladder exstrophy (BE) repair remains a major debatable challenge to pediatric urologists, together with the lack of standard definitions and long-term results in large series.

Objective: We assessed the long-term urinary continence in 142 toilet-trained cases after one (1-) stage of complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy (CPRE) and consequent procedures to achieve this goal in a single tertiary referral center.

Study Design: The current retrospective study included 123 boys and 19 girls with BE that were repaired by (1-) stage CPRE.

Low-Power Hardware Implementation of a Support Vector Machine Training and Classification for Neural Seizure Detection.

In this paper, a low power support vector machine (SVM) training, feature extraction, and classification algorithm are hardware implemented in a neural seizure detection application. The training algorithm used is the sequential minimal optimization (SMO) algorithm. The system is implemented on different platforms: such as field programmable gate array (FPGA), Xilinx Virtex-7 and application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) using hardware-calibrated UMC 65 nm CMOS technology.

Utility of urine cytology in evaluating hematuria with sonographically suspected bladder lesion in patients older than 50 years.

Purpose: Investigate the utility of urine cytology (UC) in patients older than 50 years with hematuria and sonographically suspected bladder lesion.

Patients And Methods: Between April 2010 and June 2012, 152 patients above 50 years suffering from hematuria were included in this study. In all patients, ultrasound revealed a lesion suspected to be bladder cancer.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children: A preliminary report.

Objectives: The recurrence of pediatric nephrolithiasis, the morbidity of repeated open surgical treatment as well as our experience in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in adult patients, all derived us to shift to PNL for managing renal stones >1.5 cm in pediatric patients. Our aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PNL in pediatric patients.

Percutaneous suprapubic stone extraction for posterior urethral stones in children: efficacy and safety.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous suprapubic stone extraction (PSPSE) for pediatric posterior urethral stones.

Methods: Between July 2007 and June 2010, 54 boys presenting with acute urinary retention due to posterior urethral stones underwent PSPSE. Patients were a mean age of 66.

Ureteroscopic retrograde intrarenal surgery after previous open renal stone surgery: initial experience.

The management of renal calculi following previous open surgery represents a challenge for urologists. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes and safety of ureteroscopic laser retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal calculi following prior open renal surgery. The charts of 53 patients who underwent RIRS for renal calculi following prior open surgery for urolithiasis were reviewed.