Robotic-Assisted Bladder Diverticulectomy: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes-A Case Series.

This case series describes the experiences and outcomes of multiple Australian surgeons performing robotic-assisted bladder diverticulectomy (RABD), highlighting the procedural effectiveness and safety, for both benign and malignant indications for diverticulectomy. Outcomes were analyzed from 13 experienced Australian urologists who performed RABD between 2016 and 2023. Retrospective analysis was performed on prospectively collected data, which included patient demographics, diverticulum characteristics, surgical approaches, and post-operative outcomes.

A Chance Finding of High Grade Prostate Cancer in a 35-Year-Old Male - A Case Report and Outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Young Men with Prostate Cancer.

Background: Prostate cancer is often considered a disease of older men and this indeed fits with its peak incidence between 65-79 years of age. Reports of prostate cancer in men younger than 40 years of age and the outcomes of this age group following treatment are few in the literature. Here, we present the case of an unusual diagnosis of high grade prostate cancer in a very young man and outline early outcomes following treatment with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Incidence, Predictive Factors and Preventive Measures for Inguinal Hernia following Robotic and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: Inguinal hernia is a known sequel of radical prostatectomy which contributes to patient morbidity and health care expenditure. In this systematic review we evaluated the incidence of inguinal hernia associated with minimally invasive radical prostatectomy, in addition to predictive factors and preventive measures.

Materials And Methods: We searched PubMed® and Embase® between 2000 and February 2018 using the search terms inguinal hernia and radical prostatectomy.

Challenging situations in partial nephrectomy.

Although most partial nephrectomies are performed as primary procedures in the elective or semi-imperative setting on kidneys with relatively normal anatomy, this is not always the case. The indications for partial nephrectomy continue to expand and it is becoming particularly relevant in patients with single functioning kidneys, poor kidney function, anatomical anomalies and hereditary syndromes predisposing to multiple kidney cancers, such as Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. These, along with previous abdominal surgery, pose surgical challenges.

Renal cell carcinoma: stage, grade and histology migration over the last 15 years in a large Australian surgical series.

Objective: • To verify whether migration towards earlier-stage renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which has been observed in the USA over the last decade, also applies to Australia.

Patients And Methods: • Between January 1993 and December 2007, 547 nephrectomies performed in public and private hospitals in western Sydney were analysed from a retrospectively collected database. • Data were divided into three consecutive time groups.