Incidence, initial management and survival of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in Northern France.

Objective: Information on bladder cancer (BC) according to the risk scoring for recurrence or progression in a general population is scarce despite its clinical relevance. The objective was to describe the characteristics of incident BC in a general population, with a focus on the initial management of high-risk non-muscle invasive BC (HR-NMIBC).

Materials: BC incident in 2011-2012 recorded in a population-based cancer registry were studied.

Practice patterns and survival outcomes for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: real-life experience in a general population setting.

Bladder cancer (BC) is a common malignancy in Europe and North America. Among BCs, muscle-invasive BCs (MIBCs) are distinguished, as they require aggressive treatment due to their spreading potential and poor prognosis. Despite its clinical relevance, little information on MIBC in a general population setting is available.

Evaluation of a fibrin sealant free of bovine-derived components in an experimental vas anastomosis study.

Objectives: The risk of transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy cannot be excluded from the use of bovine-derived products. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of a new fibrin glue free of bovine-derived components in vas anastomosis and to compare this product to conventional vas anastomosis with fibrin glue.

Methods: Bilateral delayed vas anastomosis was performed in 40 Sprague-Dawley rats.

Correlation between genito-urinary anomalies, semen analysis and CFTR genotype in patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of renal and seminal vesicle (SV) abnormalities, and the presence or absence of CFTR gene mutations, in a cohort of patients referred for congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD).

Patients And Method: Forty-one patients with CBAVD, confirmed by surgical exploration, were evaluated by ultrasonography for renal and SV anomalies. Semen variables (pH, fructose level and ejaculate volume), sweat chloride levels and mutations of the 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14b, 17b, 19, 20 and 21 exons of the CFTR gene were determined.