Six Weeks of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Therapy for Patients With Elevated Serum Prostate-specific Antigen Is Not Clinically Beneficial: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Objective: To evaluate asymptomatic men with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to determine whether a 6-week course of fluoroquinolone antibiotics lowers serum PSA and affects recommendations for prostate biopsy.

Materials And Methods: A randomized, single-center prospective trial of 150 men with an initial elevated PSA was conducted. Patients were randomized to 6 weeks of ciprofloxacin or observation.

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy utilizing a hybrid-port technique.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy is increasingly being favored for treatment of small renal cortical neoplasms. The technique utilized varies based upon the institution and surgeon experience and several modifications have been proposed. We choose to utilize the fourth robotic arm as well as the Satinsky vascular clamp for these cases.

Predicting for postoperative incontinence following sling incision.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Our objective was to assess preoperative risk factors for developing recurrent stress urinary incontinence (SUI) following transvaginal sling incision (TVSI) for bladder outlet obstruction (BOO).

Methods: We identified 101 women who underwent TVSI and/or removal of a midurethral sling. Thirty-nine underwent TVSI for clinical and videourodynamic demonstrable BOO.