1,000 Retroperitoneoscopic Procedures of the Upper Urinary Tract: Analysis of Complications.

Background And Objective: To evaluate risk factors and complications of retroperitoneoscopic procedures of upper urinary tract and adrenal gland.

Methods: From 1994 to 2016, 1,000 retroperitoneal laparoscopies were performed - 476 nephrectomies, 201 adrenalectomies, 103 partial nephrectomies, 91 pyeloplasties, 70 nephro-ureterectomies, and 59 miscellaneous surgeries (diverticulectomy). Data collection was prospective.

Kidney autotransplantation after nephrectomy and work bench surgery as an ultimate approach to nephron-sparing surgery.

Background: Kidney autotransplantation (KAT) is the ultimate approach for nephron-sparing surgery. It is a rarely used method in renal tumor surgery today as minimal invasive and open techniques for nephron-sparing surgery improve constantly. In this publication, the complication rate and the long-term functional and oncological outcome at a single center are analyzed.

Quality of Preoperative Biopsy Is a Risk Factor for Positive Surgical Margins in Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer Treated with Nerve-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Purpose: Positive surgical margins (PSM) during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) negatively influence patients' prognosis. The aim of our study was to identify risk factors for PSM in patients with organ-confined prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods: A clinical database of all patients that underwent a RARP at our institution was used.

Highly sensitive and specific novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of transitional bladder carcinoma.

Transitional bladder carcinoma (BCa) is prevalent in developed countries, particularly among men. Given that these tumors frequently recur or progress, the early detection and subsequent monitoring of BCa at different stages is critical. Current BCa diagnostic biomarkers are not sufficiently sensitive for substituting or complementing invasive cystoscopy.

Is it worth continuing sexual rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy with intracavernous injection of alprostadil for more than 1 year?

Introduction: Intracavernous alprostadil injection (IAI) is a widely used treatment for sexual rehabilitation (SR) after radical prostatectomy (RP). It is unknown whether the continuation of IAI beyond 1 year continues to improve erectile function.

Aims: To assess evolution of sexual function in patients using IAI who are nonresponsive to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) between 12 (M12) and 24 (M24) months after RP.

Adjustable continence therapy (ProACT™) after male sling failure for patients with post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a prospective study with one-year follow-up.

Purpose: To assess the effects of the ProACT™ device as a second-line treatment for persistent incontinence after male sling insertion.

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients were treated with the ProACT™ device due to persistent urinary incontinence following male sling insertion (9 AdVance™, 9 TOMS™, 2 InVance™). All balloons were implanted using a combination of fluoroscopic imaging and fibroscopic retrovision.

Update on 2-year outcomes of the TOMS™ transobturator male sling for the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence.

Aims: To update the 2-year outcomes of the TOMS™ transobturator male sling for treating post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (pRP-UI) in a group of patients previously evaluated at 1 year.

Methods: We prospectively followed 40 patients with pRP-UI before and 6, 12, and 24 months after implantation of the TOMS™ transobturator male sling. Urinary symptoms were evaluated using the following questionnaires: USP, ICIQ, UCLA-PCI (urinary bother domain), PGI-I, and daily pad use.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy: surgical and oncological outcomes.

Purpose: Our first 91 consecutive cases undergoing a robotic assisted cystectomy were analyzed regarding perioperative outcomes, pathological stages and surgical complications.

Materials And Methods: Between 2007 and 2010 a total of 91 patients (76 male and 15 female), 86 with clinically localized bladder cancer and 5 with non-urothelial tumors underwent a radical robotic assisted cystectomy. We analyzed the perioperative factors, length of hospital stay, pathological outcomes and complication rates.

A single center prospective study: prediction of postoperative general quality of life, potency and continence after radical retropubic prostatectomy.

Purpose: We investigated the importance of patient and tumor characteristics to predict continence, potency, and physical and mental health 1 year after radical prostatectomy.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study included 236 patients who underwent open radical retropubic prostatectomy at a single institution between January 2005 and October 2007. We used validated questionnaires, including the Short Form General Health Survey, the International Index of Erectile Function and the International Consultation of Incontinence Questionnaire, to evaluate postoperative health related quality of life, erectile function and continence, respectively.