Can endourology fellowship training enhance minimally invasive surgery in urology practice?

Objective: To evaluate the influence of fellowship training in endourology on different endourological procedures in a single institution.

Subjects And Methods: The operative records of endourological and open surgeries were reviewed. Data analysed included numbers, types, and technical issues related to surgeries.

Effects of proximal and distal ends of double-J ureteral stent position on postprocedural symptoms and quality of life: a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of the position of the proximal and distal ends of Double-J ureteral stents on postprocedural flank pain, lower urinary-tract symptoms, and quality of life.

Patients And Methods: The study included 120 patients who required unilateral Double-J ureteral stents for various indications. They were randomized into two equal groups.

Comparison of outcomes of different varicocelectomy techniques: open inguinal, laparoscopic, and subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy: a randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: To compare the outcomes of the different surgical techniques used in varicocelectomy.

Methods: The study included 120 patients with 147 clinically palpable varicoceles who underwent varicocelectomy. The patients were randomly allocated to one of three equal groups according to the varicocelectomy technique, which included the open inguinal approach, a laparoscopic approach, and subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy.

Rupture of the renal pelvis of a ureteropelvic junction hydronephrosis after blunt abdominal trauma.

In the present case report, we present the unusual occurrence of traumatic rupture of a ureteropelvic junction hydronephrosis, and discuss the potential mechanisms producing such a rupture and the management options.

Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder: case report.

A case of leiomyoma of urinary bladder, a rare benign tumour, is presented. The patient was a 42 year old female who presented with dysuria and frequency of micturition. The radiological features, diagnosis and management are discussed and the literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.