A comparison of perioperative outcomes of transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a systematic review.

RAPN can be carried out via a transperitoneal or retroperitoneal approach. The choice between the two approaches is open to debate and usually based on surgeon preference. The perioperative outcomes of transperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy versus retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy were compared.

Fluoroless endourological surgery for high burden renal and proximal ureteric stones: A safe technique for experienced surgeons.

: To describe the feasibility of treating proximal ureteric and renal stones using flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) or a double approach (mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PCNL] + fURS) without any use of radiation. : We retrospectively reviewed the data of all patients operated by one surgeon for retrograde endoscopic removal of renal and ureteric lithiasis performed between June 2015 and January 2019 in our institution. Patients with anatomical complexities, high-burden stone disease (diameter >20 mm), and medical comorbidities (anti-platelet drug administration) were included in our study.

Diverticulectomy in the Management of Intradiverticular Bladder Tumors: A Twelve-Year Experience at a Single Institution.

Purpose. In this retrospective case review we analyze the outcomes of patients treated for intradiverticular bladder tumors (IDT). Materials and Methods.

[Tolerance of adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of stage I seminoma].

Objective: To assess the tolerance of adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of stage I seminoma post-orchiectomy.

Material And Methods: Between 2001 and 2006, 21 men with stage I seminoma underwent 3D conformal radiotherapy 3 to 4 weeks post-orchiectomy. The total radiation dose was 2490 cGy divided into 15 sessions.

[Partial nephrectomy for renal cancers larger than 4 cm].

Objective: To compare the results in patients operated by partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) for renal cancers < 4 cm, between 4 and 7 cm and > 7 cm.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study including 107 patients operated for renal cancer between 1998 and 2004. Demographic characteristics, TNM stage, tumour diameter and type of surgery (PN vs RN) were recorded.

[Paratesticular fibrous pseudotumours].

Paratesticular fibrous pseudotumours are a rare form of benign tumour with a slow course and a difficult preoperative diagnosis. The objective of treatment is to ensure optimal testis conservation, which is possible when the diagnosis is made on intraoperative frozen section examination. The authors report a case of diffuse fibrous pseudotumour in a 23-year-old man.

Etiology and medical management of urinary stone disease.

Urinary lithiasis is a worldwide very frequent disease, but its etiology is most frequently unclear. Calcium stones are predominant. The metabolic evaluation of urinary lithiasis may be difficult and inconclusive, but it can guide a specific treatment.

[von Hippel-Lindau syndrome: molecular diagnosis of two Lebanese families and analysis of the genotype-phenotype correlation].

The von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a dominantly transmitted hereditary disorder associating multisystemic tumors affecting mainly the central nervous system, the kidneys, the pancreas, as well as pheochromocytomas. Mutations of the tumor suppressor gene VHL on chromosome 3 are responsible for the disease. This article reports for the first time the study of two Lebanese VHL affected families, presenting particularly hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system.

[A five-year experience in conformational radiotherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. Evaluation of acute toxicity in 131 patients].

Purpose: To evaluate the urinary and rectal toxicity secondary to 3D conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

Material And Methods: Between 1998 and 2003, 131 men with prostate cancer underwent 3D conformal radiotherapy with or without androgen deprivation. The different stages were: 2 T1b ; 40 T1c; 19 T2a; 16 T2b; 18 T2c; 33 T3a; 1 T3b and 2 T3c with Gleason score: 4-6 = 47%, 7 = 36% and 8-9 in 17% of the cases.