Ureteric injury after laparoscopic hysterectomy: a report of 3 cases and brief literature review.

Objectives: The application of minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques in gynecologic surgery gained popularity due to quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays as well as lower risk of complications. Ureteric injuries at laparoscopic hysterectomies are incidental and occur in less than 1% of cases. They can be identified intra-operatively but most of them are undetected.

Preoperative pyuria predicts the presence of high-grade bladder carcinoma in patients with bladder tumors.

Introduction: Preoperative identification of high-grade bladder cancer presence can optimize patient management. The aim of this study was to assess the association between preoperative pyuria and the pathological features of bladder cancer.

Material And Methods: This retrospective analysis enrolled 943 patients undergoing transurethral resection of a bladder tumor.

Prediction of the risk of surgical complications in patients undergoing monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumour - a prospective multicentre observational study.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to identify predictors of surgical complications of transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT).

Material And Methods: We prospectively recruited 983 consecutive patients undergoing TURBT within 7 months in six academic institutions. All patients were followed up from the surgery up to 30 days postoperatively with at least one telephone contact at the end of the observation.

Preoperative Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Overall Survival in Patients with Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Purpose: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), as an indicator of the systemic inflammatory response, predicts adverse outcomes in many malignancies. We investigated its prognostic significance in patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated data of 196 consecutive non-metastatic RCC patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy between 2010 and 2012 at a single center.

Patterns of care in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer - a retrospective cohort study.

A potential reason for poor survival among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) in Poland is initial disqualification from curative treatment due to advanced stage of the disease or low performance status. The aim of this study was to describe patterns of care in patients with newly diagnosed MIBC. This is a multicentre retrospective cohort study involving 296 consecutive patients with primary histologically diagnosed MIBC.

Interobserver variability of Clavien-Dindo scoring in urology.

Objectives: To assess the interobserver variability of Clavien-Dindo scoring in urology.

Methods: A thematic survey was carried out simultaneously in nine Polish urological centers among 171 responders - 81 urologists and 90 urologists-in-training, made up of 16 women and 155 men. After Clavien-Dindo classification was presented, respondents were asked to grade nine typical urological complications according to Clavien-Dindo classification.