Active stone removal is a safe option for ocotogenarians and nonagenarians with nephrolithiasis.

Purpose: To assess the contemporary in-hospital management of octogenarians and nonagenarians with renal calculi.

Material And Methods: A multicentric retrospective evaluation of patients aged ≥ 80 years hospitalized with kidney stones between 01/2000 and 12/2019. Stone and patient related data were collected, including stone size and location, geriatric status and comorbidities.

Ureteral calculi in octogenarians and nonagenarians: Contemporary in-hospital management-A joint study by the endourological section of the Austrian Association of Urology.

Aim: To assess contemporary in-hospital management of octogenarians and nonagenarians with ureteral calculi.

Materials And Methods: Review of patients aged ≥80 years hospitalized due to ureteral calculi. Data was extracted from eight Austrian centers of urology.

Transurethral resection of the prostate in 85+ patients: a retrospective, multicentre study.

Purpose: To determine the safety and efficacy of transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) in patients 85 years or older.

Methods: In this retrospective, multicentre study, patients equal or older than 85 years at the time of surgery (2015-2020) were included. Several pre-, peri- and postoperative parameters were collected.

Two Cases of Strictures after Percutaneous CT-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment option in selected patients with T1a tumors of the kidney with a low complication rate. We describe two cases that developed the rare but severe complication of thermal injury-induced strictures of the upper urinary tract and its consecutive management.

Overactive bladder symptoms in patients undergoing rigid and flexible cystoscopy.

Purpose: To evaluate overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in patients undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy. Overall changes in the entire study population were assessed, as well as broken down by various subgroups.

Methods: A prospective multi-center study among consecutive 450 adults undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy was conducted.

Renal Papillary Hyperplasia as a Cause of Persistent Asymptomatic Microhematuria.

Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH) is incidentally found during routine health screenings. In the clinical evaluation of persistent AMH imaging modalities, CT urography, MR urography, and retrograde pyelography are of diagnostic importance. In case of pathologic findings (e.

Bladder cancer in nonagenarians: a multicentre study of 123 patients.

Objective: To investigate the oncological outcome of nonagenarians with bladder cancer, as a substantial rise in bladder cancer in the old-old age group in the upcoming decades is expected, due to demographic changes and the peak incidence around the age of 85 years. The paucity of data of nonagenarians prompted us to investigate the outcomes of such patients.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective, multicentre study was designed to assess patient demographics, tumour patterns, treatment strategies and outcome in patients aged ≥90 years treated at participating centres.

A cost analysis of stenting in uncomplicated semirigid ureteroscopic stone removal.

Objective: To evaluate the outcome and the costs of stenting in uncomplicated semirigid ureteroscopic stone removal.

Materials And Methods: A decision tree model was created to evaluate the economic impact of routine stenting versus non-stenting strategies in uncomplicated ureteroscopy (URS). Probabilities of complications were extracted from twelve randomized controlled trials.

Anxiety and depression analyses of patients undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy.

Purpose: To prospectively assess anxiety and depression in patients undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy.

Methods: Patients presenting for outpatient diagnostic cystoscopy were recruited from four European urological departments. Anxiety and depression were assessed with the 'Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale' (HADS) before cystoscopy and after 1 week.

Prospective, multi-institutional pain assessment of 150 women undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy.

Background: The aim of this study was to prospectively assess women's pain during rigid and flexible diagnostic cystoscopy and afterwards during a one-week follow-up.

Methods: Prospective, multi-institutional trial analyzing numeric rating scales (NRS) of women undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy. Pain categories: no (0 points), mild (1-3), moderate (4-6) and severe pain (7-10).

Impact of hours worked by a urologist prior to performing ureteroscopy on its safety and efficacy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of hours worked by a urologist before performing ureteroscopy on its safety and efficacy.

Materials And Methods: Patients treated at a single institution from January 2010 to December 2013 were analyzed. The study assessed patient, stone and surgical parameters, stone-free rates and intraoperative complications performed in three work duration categories: less than 6 h, 6-12 h and more than 12 h of urologist's work.

Association between asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV and prostatic calcification in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of prostatic calcification and prostatitis NIH category IV in patients with obstructive BPH.

Methods: Ninety-six patients with obstructive BPH who had undergone transurethral electroresection of the prostate gland were evaluated. In accordance with a preoperative transrectal ultrasound examination, patients were divided into one group with prostatic calcification (N.

Tumor necrosis factor-α expression in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia is associated with a higher incidence of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV and prostatic calcification.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis National Institutes of Health (NIH) category IV and prostatic calculi, in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treated by transurethral electroresection of the prostate (TURP).

Materials And Methods: Ninety-six patients with obstructive BPH and TURP were evaluated in a prospective study. Based on a preoperative transrectal ultrasound examination of the prostate gland, patients were divided into two groups, one with prostatic calculi (n = 31) and one without (n = 65).

Disparities in the Use of Sacral Neuromodulation among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Purpose: Sacral neuromodulation with the InterStim® has been done to treat urinary and bowel control. There are limited data in the literature on use trends of sacral neuromodulation. We explored disparities in use among Medicare beneficiaries.

Prospective multi-institutional study analyzing pain perception of flexible and rigid cystoscopy in men.

Objective: To evaluate pain perception in men undergoing flexible or rigid diagnostic cystoscopy.

Methods: This is a prospective multi-institutional analysis of men undergoing cystoscopy in 4 European departments of urology. Pain perception was assessed with an 11-point numeric rating scale.

Renal calculi: trends in the utilization of shockwave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy.

Introduction: To assess trends in the usage of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) in the treatment of renal calculi.

Materials And Methods: An analysis of the 5% Medicare Public Use Files (years 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010) was performed to evaluate changes in the use of SWL and URS to treat renal calculi. Patients were identified using ICD-9 (cm) and CPT codes.

Immunohistochemical expression of interleukin-2 receptor and interleukin-6 in patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia: association with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV.

Objective: This study prospectively investigated the immunohistochemical expression of interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and a possible association of these conditions with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis National Institutes of Health (NIH) category IV.

Materials And Methods: The study included 139 consecutive patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate and transvesical enucleation of the prostate (n = 82) or radical prostatectomy (n = 57). To characterize inflammatory changes the criteria proposed by Irani et al.

Urodynamic characterization of lower urinary tract symptoms in women less than 40 years of age.

Introduction: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in young women is becoming a more recognized urologic issue that can arise from many causes, each with their own management strategy. The purpose of this study was to determine the rates of various etiologies for LUTS in women under 40 years of age.

Materials And Methods: Video urodynamic studies (VUDS) were performed in 70 women age 40 years or less with LUTS for greater than 6 months between March 2005 and June 2012 at Weill Cornell Medical College.

A meta-analysis of the performance of retropubic mid urethral slings versus transobturator mid urethral slings.

Purpose: We evaluate the efficacy and complications after retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.

Materials And Methods: A systematic literature review was performed using MEDLINE®, limited to randomized controlled trials with a minimum followup of 1 year and type 1 grafts. Statistical analyses were performed using StatsDirect Version 2.

Does a retrograde pyelography prior to ureteroscopy influence stone-free rates and complication rates in ureteral calculi?

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of retrograde pyelography (RPG) in patients treated with ureteroscopy (URS) for ureteral calculi.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients treated with and without RPG prior to URS at a single institution from 2010 to 2013. Assessment of stone-free rates and intraoperative complications.

Image-based simulation of urethral distensibility and flow resistance as a function of pelvic floor anatomy.

Aims: The goal of this study is to develop an image-based model of urethral distention and resistance in women with and without SUI.

Methods: A biomechanical vector force model was created to simulate the mechanical deformation of pelvic floor structures during cough and Valsalva in order to measure urethral distension and predict flow resistance patterns. Dynamic MRI images were used to create a spatial model to construct an accurate representation of tissue thickness and location, which was combined with tissue property values (MATLAB 2011a, MathWorks, Natick, MA).

Trends and inequalities in the surgical management of ureteric calculi in the USA.

Objective: To assess trends in the surgical management of ureteric calculi over a 10-year period.

Materials And Methods: An analysis of the 5% Medicare Public Use Files, from 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010, was performed to assess the use of ureteroscopy (URS), extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureterolithotomy (UL) in treating ureteric calculi. Patients were identified using International Classification of Diseases 9th edition (Clinical Modification) and Current Procedure Terminology codes.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors: a single-center experience.

Purpose: To evaluate the oncological outcomes, complications, and changes in renal function in patients treated with computed tomography-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for small renal tumors.

Materials And Methods: The charts of patients who underwent RFA from 2006 to 2011 at a single institution were reviewed. Oncological and functional outcomes were assessed.

A cost-effectiveness analysis of retropubic midurethral sling versus transobturator midurethral sling for female stress urinary incontinence.

Aims: To compare the cost-effectiveness (CE) of retropubic midurethral sling (RMS) versus transobturator midurethral sling (TMS) for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: A Markov chain decision model was created to simulate treatment of SUI with RMS versus TMS. Costing data were obtained from the Medicare RBRVS.

Urodynamic characterization of lower urinary tract symptoms in men less than 40 years of age.

Purpose: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in young men are becoming a more recognized urologic issue that can arise from many causes, each with their own management strategy. The purpose of this study was to determine the rates and types of voiding dysfunction causing LUTS in men under 40 years.

Methods: Videourodynamic studies (VUDS) of 87 men 40 years of age or less with LUTS for greater than 6 months, performed between July 2004 and June 2012 at Weill Cornell Medical College, were retrospectively analyzed.