Impact of testicular cancer stage on semen parameters in patients before orchiectomy.

Objective: To study the impact of testicular cancer composite stage and histology with semen parameters in preorchiectomy cryopreservation samples.

Methods: We retrospectively collected semen parameter data, composite stage, and tumor histology for patients who cryopreserved sperm prior to orchiectomy for testicular cancer between 2006 and 2018. Stage I was considered localized disease, and Stages II and III were considered metastatic disease.

Disparities in Pre-Orchiectomy Sperm Cryopreservation Among Testicular Cancer Patients at a Public Safety Net Hospital and a Private Tertiary Care Center.

Objective: To compare pre-orchiectomy sperm cryopreservation use in testicular cancer patients at a private tertiary care academic center and an affiliated public safety-net hospital.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent radical orchiectomy for testicular cancer at a private tertiary-care hospital, which cared primarily for patients with private health insurance, and at a public "safety-net" facility, which cared for patients regardless of insurance status. Clinical and demographic predictors of cryopreservation use prior to orchiectomy were determined by chart review.

The Impact of Race and Gender on 30-Day Urologic Surgery Complications.

Objective: To assess the effect of race and gender on complications after urologic surgeries.

Materials And Methods: The American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data was utilized for patients undergoing urologic surgeries. Patient demographics and comorbidities were analyzed.

Simple Nephrectomy in a Tertiary Care Safety Net Hospital-Patient Characteristics, Causes, Cost, and Renal Function Implications.

Objective: To evaluate factors associated with simple nephrectomy at a safety net hospital with a diverse patient population and large catchment area. Simple nephrectomy is an underreported surgery. Performance of simple nephrectomy may represent a failure of management of underlying causes.

Percutaneous Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma in a Transplant Kidney.

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) accounts for approximately 5% of all urothelial cancers. The gold standard for managing UTUC is radical nephroureterectomy. Management options may vary depending on the overall clinical picture of the patient and it becomes particularly complex when UTUC develops in a transplanted kidney.