Publications by authors named "P Schriefer"
Article Synopsis
- * Out of 258 patients monitored over 18 months, the M371 test achieved 100% sensitivity and 96.3% specificity for relapse detection, with some ability to detect relapses earlier.
- * While the M371 test shows promise for routine use in monitoring relapses, postoperative levels of M371 did not predict future relapses, and the time advantage for earlier detection was not significant.
Background: Conventional radiographic imaging may fail to safely distinguish clinical stage I from stage IIA germ cell cancer, to localize isolated tumor marker relapses, and to equivocally identify the viability of postchemotherapy residual masses.
Objectives: To provide an overview of the diagnostic value and limitations of functional imaging by positron emission tomography with 2‑deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-D-glucose with computed tomography (F-FDG-PET-CT) in male germ cell cancer.
Materials And Methods: A narrative review based on a literature search of PubMed/MEDLINE for original articles published from 1990-2018 and conference proceedings of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) and EAU (European Association of Urology) annual meetings 2014-2017 is presented.
Introduction And Objective: Renal tumor biopsy is recommended for histological diagnosis of radiologically indeterminate renal masses, to select patients with small-renal masses for surveillance approaches, before ablative treatments and to confirm metastatic spread of renal cell cancer (RCC), according to the EAU guidelines. We aimed to determine outcomes of patients with suspicious renal masses with initial finding of regular renal tissue in renal tumor biopsies.
Methods: Retrospective database analysis of 101 patients undergoing CT-guided-, percutaneous renal tumor biopsies in local anesthesia.
Purpose: Visual impairment represents an infrequent form of cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity; however, visual deterioration has been reported in several studies. To evaluate potential morphological and functional retinal alterations in patients with germ cell cancer (GCC) treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CBC).
Methods: Multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional study design.
Objective: To describe a modified surgical technique for treatment of highly recurrent bladder neck contracture (BNC) after transurethral surgery for benign hyperplasia and to evaluate success rate and patient satisfaction of this novel technique.
Methods: Ten patients with highly recurrent BNC and multiple prior attempts of endoscopic treatment underwent the T-plasty. Perioperative complications were recorded and classified according to the Clavien classification.