Partial nephrectomy should be classified as an inpatient procedure: Results from a statewide quality improvement collaborative.

Objectives: To examine length of stay (LOS) and readmission rates for all minimally-invasive partial nephrectomy (MIPN) and MI radical nephrectomy (MIRN) performed for localized renal masses ≤7 cm in size (cT1RM) within 12 Michigan urology practices. Both RN and PN are commonly performed in treating cT1RM. Although technically more complex and associated with higher complication rates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services considers MIPN an outpatient procedure and MIRN is inpatient.

Radical prostatectomy: a single surgeon comparison of retropubic, perineal, and robotic approaches.

Objective: To compare perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes of a single surgeon's experience with retropubic (RRP), perineal (RPP), and robotic assisted (RARP) radical prostatectomy.

Methods: Results from 150 radical prostatectomies performed by a single surgeon were compared. The groups consisted of the last 50 consecutive RRP (group 1) and RPP patients (group 2) and his first 50 RARP patients (group 3).

Iliac artery aneurysm: a fatal cause of urinary retention.

Our institution recently encountered two patients with ruptured iliac artery aneurysms. The first patient died, but as a result of our increased awareness, the second patient's aneurysm was diagnosed immediately and operated on successfully. The urologic findings provided subtle clues to this life-threatening condition.