Publications by authors named "S Nikles"

Introduction: All malignancies, including prostate cancer, require accurate diagnosing and staging before making a treatment decision. The introduction of targeted biopsies based on prostate MRI findings has raised prostate biopsy accuracy. Guided biopsies target the tumor itself during the biopsy instead of the most common tumor sites as is the case with a systemic biopsy.

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Diagnosis of prostate cancer poses a significant challenge, due to several different key parameters that need to be evaluated, such as age, history of prostate specific antigen (PSA), clinical examination and more recently magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The current diagnostic pathway for prostate cancer has resulted in overdiagnosis and overtreatment as well as underdiagnosis and missed diagnoses in many men.

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Introduction: The aim of this article was to evaluate the personal monetary costs associated with the urology residency.

Material And Methods: The European Society of Residents in Urology (ESRU) designed a 35-item survey and distributed it via email and social media to urology residents in Europe.Monthly net salary and educational expenses (general expenses, literature, congresses and courses) and opinions regarding sponsorship and expenditure were evaluated.

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  • The study aimed to assess how delay in seeking treatment impacts biochemical and clinical outcomes for patients with acute renal colic presenting to the emergency department (ED).
  • Data from 397 patients were analyzed, dividing them into two groups based on whether they presented within or after 24 hours of symptom onset, with no significant differences in symptoms or management observed between the groups.
  • The findings concluded that a delay of more than 24 hours does not lead to worse clinical or biochemical outcomes, suggesting many patients could be managed through outpatient care instead of emergency services.
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