Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging to ultrasound for prostate sizing.

Introduction: To compare pelvic ultrasound (PUS) and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the estimation of prostate size.

Materials And Methods: After IRB approval, we performed a single-center, retrospective study of 91 patients who had prostate sizing between August, 2013 and June, 2017. Correlation, reliability, and agreement between PUS, TRUS, and MRI were calculated through the Pearson coefficient, intraclass correlation coefficient, and Bland-Altman analysis, respectively.

Comparison of Transabdominal and Transrectal Ultrasound for Sizing of the Prostate.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of prostate sizing between pelvic abdominal (PUS) and transrectal (TRUS) ultrasound in a large, diverse cohort of men at our institution. Prostate volume plays a vital role in all types of prostate disease. American Urological Association guidelines (2018) for surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia now include consideration of prostate volume measurement prior to surgical intervention.

Robotic dismembered pyeloplasty surgical simulation using a 3D-printed silicone-based model: development, face validation and crowdsourced learning outcomes assessment.

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an uncommonly encountered pathology, posing a challenge for resident training. We describe the development and face validation of a robotic pyeloplasty simulation using a 3D-printed silicone-based model of UPJO for surgical training, in combination with crowdsourced scoring to objectively assess performance and learning outcomes. The organs were created using 3D modeling software and printed using a silicone-based material by Lazarus 3D, LLC.

Closed suction drain outputs at 12 and 24 hours after primary three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis surgery.

This is a single-institution retrospective study of closed suction drain outputs in primary three-piece IPP cases performed between 2014 and 2017 by a single surgeon. The aim was to investigate the impact of closed suction drains (CSD) during penile prosthesis placement. One hundred and sixty-nine patients underwent intraoperative placement of a closed suction drain.

Overall Survival in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer in the US Veterans Health Administration: Is PIVOT Generalizable?

Unlabelled: A better understanding of overall survival among patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is critical to inform PCa treatment decisions, especially in light of data from the Prostate Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT). We sought to describe patterns of survival for all patients with clinically localized PCa treated by the VHA. We created an analytic cohort of 35 954 patients with clinically localized PCa diagnosed from 1995 to 2001, approximating the PIVOT inclusion criteria (age of diagnosis ≤75 yr and clinical stage T2 or lower).

Shock wave lithotripsy associated with greater prevalence of hypertension.

Objectives: To determine whether shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) increases the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) at intermediate follow-up.

Methods: All patients were treated with the Medstone STS electrohydraulic lithotripter, and the data were recorded prospectively in a centralized database. The data on the development of HTN after SWL was obtained from a questionnaire mailed to the patients who had undergone SWL from November 1999 and January 2002.