Management of osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis following urinary fistula in patients with radiation-induced urethral strictures after prostate cancer treatment.

Introduction: Osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis is a rare condition often occurring in patients with radiation therapy-related urethral strictures after prostate cancer treatment.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who presented with osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis from November 2016 to September 2021. We investigated the factors leading to urosymphyseal fistulas, clinical presentation, radiological assessment, treatments, and outcomes.

The impact of visceral adipose tissue on postoperative renal function after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma.

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of pre-operative visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) evaluation in the prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) and decrease of eGFR at 12 months after radical nephrectomy (RN).

Methods: We relied on 112 patients who underwent RN between January 2010 and March 2017 at a single institution. Images from the pre-operatory CT scan were analyzed and both SAT and VAT assessments were carried out on a cross-sectional plane.

Transurethral endoscopic approach for large bladder diverticula: Evaluation of a large series.

Objective: To present the results of the largest series of patients with bladder diverticula > 4 cm managed with an endoscopic approach and give tips about the execution of the procedure.

Materials And Methods: Data of male patients undergone the endoscopic approach for an acquired bladder diverticula > 4 cm from December 2004 to August 2018 were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. The description of the monopolar and bipolar techniques are provided.

Risk factors for the delay in the diagnosis of penile lesions: results from a single center in Italy.

Background: Early diagnosis is fundamental for the investigation and treatment of penile lesions. There is an unfortunate documented delayed in presentation and diagnosis of penile lesions. Literature is scant regarding the risk factors contributing to this delay in a Mediterranean population.

Kaposi's sarcoma: An unusual penile lesion in a HIV negative patient.

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) of the penis is a very rare lesion and it is usually observed in HIV-infected patients. We introduce a case of KS of the penis in a 75 years old HIV negative patient with a peripheral T-cell lymphoma. He came to our attention with a painful ulcerated red lesion on the glans that stretched from the urethral meatus to the coronal skin.