Distal ureteral stricture: An unexpected complication of further adjuvant intravesical mitomycin C thermotherapy.

We present a case of distal ureteral obstruction in relation to further adjuvant intravesical thermochemotherapy with mitomycin C (MMC) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We also discuss the diagnostic procedures and management of this recurrent case.

A preoperative prognostic model predicting recurrence-free survival for patients with kidney cancer.

Objective: To develop a preoperative prognostic model in order to predict recurrence-free survival in patients with nonmetastatic kidney cancer.

Methods: A multi-institutional data base of 1889 patients who underwent surgical resection between 1987 and 2007 for kidney cancer was retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative variables were defined as age, gender, presentation, size, presence of radiological lymph nodes and clinical stage.

Does cisplatin-based chemotherapy effect on blood lipid levels of patients with germ cell testicular tumor in long-term follow-up?

Purpose: Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is widely used in the treatment for germ cell testicular tumors. However, long-term complications of this treatment have gained importance, and hypercholesterolemia is one of these. In some studies, hypercholesterolemia is reported following the cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

Is a second transurethral resection necessary for newly diagnosed pT1 bladder cancer?

Purpose: We evaluated the potential benefit of a second transurethral resection in patients with newly diagnosed pT1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2001 and May 2003, 80 patients with stage T1 bladder cancer were included in this protocol in which all patients prospectively received second TUR within 2 to 6 weeks following the initial resection. Patients with incomplete resections were excluded from study.