Publications by authors named "Sara Riolo"

The aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a sutureless off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (sl-oc RAPN), particularly its impact on renal function. A multicenter study was conducted from April 2021 to June 2022. Patients diagnosed with a renal mass of >2 cm and a PADUA score of ≤6 consecutively underwent an sl-oc RAPN procedure.

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To compare perioperative outcomes of patients treated with sutureless off-clamp robotic partial nephrectomy (sl-oc RAPN) by either a novice or an expert robotic surgeon at two different institutions. Data concerning two continuous series of patients with cT1-2N0M0 renal tumors treated with sl-oc RAPN either by a novice or an expert surgeon were extracted from prospectively populated institutional databases over the last 4 years. Perioperative outcomes as well as the baseline characteristics of patients and tumors were compared by using χ and Mann-Whitney tests for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.

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Objective: To identify which medications are mostly associated with ejaculatory disorders through a disproportionality analysis.

Methods: The Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FDA-FAERS) and the Eudra-Vigilance (EV) database were queried to identify medications more commonly associated to ejaculatory disorders from September 10, 2012 to June 1, 2023. Proportional Reported Ratios (PRRs) were computed for all the selected drugs.

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Article Synopsis
  • Chat-GPT, developed by Open-AI, was analyzed for its ability to provide accurate information about prostate cancer compared to the 2023 guidelines from the European Urology Association (EAU).
  • A total of 195 questions were evaluated by two expert urologists, leading to a scoring system that categorized responses from completely correct to completely incorrect.
  • The results showed Chat-GPT's accuracy was low, with only 26% of responses completely correct, while it performed best on follow-up and quality of life questions but poorly on diagnosis and treatment topics.
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The aim of our study is to assess the long-term outcomes and safety of bipolar transurethral plasma enucleation of the prostate (B-TUEP) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a single-center cohort study. Our focus is to evaluate the impact on outcomes after 10 years of follow-up (FUP) in terms of recurrence, LUTS, and patients' quality of life after B-TUEP in prostates between 30 and 80 cc. Between May 2010 and December 2011, all consecutive patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia undergoing B-TUEP were prospectively enrolled in our study.

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Purpose: To confirm the correlation between post-void residual urine ratio (PVR-R) and BOO diagnosed by pressure-flow studies (PFS) in males with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to develop a clinical nomogram.

Methods: A consecutive series of patients aged 45 years or older with non-neurogenic LUTS were prospectively enrolled. Patients underwent standard diagnostic assessment for BOO including International Prostatic Symptoms Score, uroflowmetry, urodynamic studies, suprapubic ultrasound of the prostate, and ultrasound measurements of the bladder wall thickness (BTW).

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