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J Endovasc Ther
January 2025
Division of Angiology, Department of Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Purpose: To report the occurrence of acute postrenal kidney failure caused by external ureteral obstruction after iliac venous stent placement.
Case Report: A 73-year-old male patient presented with a chronic swelling and feeling of heaviness of his right leg. The presence of venous thrombosis was excluded by duplex ultrasound (DUS).
Cureus
November 2024
Urology, Division of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, TTO.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis is generally difficult to treat. It may involve multiple courses of antibiotics and may be difficult to eradicate with high rates of recurrence. We present the case of a 33-year-old male patient with a previous history of renal tract calculi, stent insertions, and perinephric abscess with percutaneous drainage, which then led to a right nephrectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Educ
February 2025
Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs of New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey. Electronic address:
Purpose: Surgical resident autonomy in procedures has been eroding over time, due to multiple factors that include duty hour restrictions, focus on operating time, complication rate, and trust among supervising physicians. This study examines whether urology residents at the Veterans Affairs hospitals (VA) have experienced decreased surgical autonomy and contributing factors.
Methods: The national VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) was queried for the most common urologic procedures between 2004 to 2019 with resident involvement.
Cureus
October 2024
2nd Pediatric Surgery Department, Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Childrens' Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
November 2024
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
Background: This review aims to identify and summarize the current literature on the use of prostatic stents or nitinol devices as minimally invasive techniques for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Methods: A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted until October 2023. Only original articles written in English were considered for inclusion.
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