Traumatic ureteral injury: an initial outcome and experience.

Traumatic ureteral injury is a rare and challenging condition of the urinary system. To summarize the clinical features of patients with traumatic ureteral injury and examine the literature on traumatic ureteral injuries from the past 20 years. The clinical data of 30 patients with traumatic ureteral injury in Peking University First Hospital, Beijing Jiangong Hospital, as well as Emergency General Hospital from August 2015 to August 2023 were retrospectively collected.

The modified Whitaker test in evaluating the surgical effect after ileal ureter replacement.

Purpose: To develop a novel adaptation of the Whitaker test for assessing the surgical effects of ileal ureter replacement (IUR), and to evaluate its feasibility and effect in the postoperative evaluation.

Patients And Methods: From November 2021 to September 2023, patients undergoing the modified Whitaker test following IUR were prospectively enrolled. The relative pressure was defined as the pelvis pressure minus the bladder pressure.

[Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteroplasty with buccal mucosa graft for complex ureteral stricture].

Objective: To investigate the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of robot-assisted laparoscopic buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty in the treatment of complex long proximal ureteral stricture.

Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients with proximal ureteral stricture undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty admitted to the Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital and Beijing Jiangong Hospital from July 2022 to January 2023 were prospectively collected and analyzed. Intraoperative conditions, postoperative complications and follow-up data were also recorded and analyzed.

Semi-automatic computed tomography angiography quantification assessment is an alternative method to digital subtraction angiography in intracranial stenosis: a multicenter study.

Background: The recent randomized controlled trials studying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) have used digital subtraction angiography (DSA) to quantify stenosis and enroll patients. However, some disadvantages of DSA such as invasive features, contrast agent overuse, and X-ray radiation overexposure, were not considered in these studies. This study aimed to explore whether computed tomography angiography (CTA) with semi-automatic analysis could be an alternative method to DSA in quantifying the absolute stenotic degree in clinical trials.

Modified Ileal Conduit for Pelvic Lipomatosis: Technique Description and Outcome.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to present the surgical technique and clinical outcomes of modified ileal conduit for pelvic lipomatosis (PL).

Methods: From 2020 to 2022, we prospectively enrolled 9 patients with PL undergoing modified ileal conduit. The patient characteristics, perioperative variables, and follow-up outcomes as well as the description of surgical technique were reported.

Minimal-invasive ileal ureter replacement for the management of multiple ureteral polyps: the initial experience.

Purpose: To present our initial experience in the management of multiple ureteral polyps with robotic or laparoscopic ileal ureter replacement (IUR).

Methods: Eight consecutive patients diagnosed with multiple ureteral polyps underwent robotic or laparoscopic IUR between July 2019 and November 2022. Unilateral IUR was performed in 5 patients with polyps in the left (n = 3) or right (n = 2) side, and 3 patients with bilateral multiple polyps underwent bilateral IUR.

Minimally invasive ureteroplasty with lingual mucosal graft for complex ureteral stricture: analysis of surgical and patient-reported outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate objective treatment efficacy and safety, and subjective patient-reported outcomes in patients with complex ureteral strictures (US) undergoing minimally invasive lingual mucosal graft ureteroplasty (LMGU).

Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients underwent robotic or laparoscopic LMGU between May 2020 and July 2022. Clinical success was defined as symptom-free and no radiographic evidence of re-obstruction.

Xuanfei Baidu decoction in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Efficacy and potential mechanisms.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide and become a major global public health concern. Although novel investigational COVID-19 antiviral candidates such as the Pfizer agent PAXLOVID™, molnupiravir, baricitinib, remdesivir, and favipiravir are currently used to treat patients with COVID-19, there is still a critical need for the development of additional treatments, as the recommended therapeutic options are frequently ineffective against SARS-CoV-2. The efficacy and safety of vaccines remain uncertain, particularly with the emergence of several variants.

Carotid artery direct access for intracranial stenting of a stroke patient with an aberrant left common carotid artery and right aorta.

A right aortic arch is present in 0.1% of the population and can occur in isolation or be associated with congenital heart disease.1 Moreover, the most common form of right aortic arch in adults is associated with an aberrant left subclavian artery.

Laparoscopic bilateral ileal ureter replacement for bilateral long-segment ureteral strictures: a case series of nine patients.

Background: The treatment of bilateral long segment ureteral strictures is challenging. Minimally invasive bilateral ileal ureter replacement has been presented with limited experience. This study presents the results of the largest known sample size of minimally invasive bilateral ileal ureter replacement as well as the very first experience of minimally invasive bilateral ileal ureter replacement.

Cine magnetic resonance urography as a new approach for postoperative evaluation of the reconstructed upper urinary tract: a multicenter study.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of cine magnetic resonance urography (cine MRU) as a novel postoperative examination after upper urinary tract reconstruction surgery.

Methods: Ninety-six patients underwent cine MRU for postoperative evaluation between August 2015 and August 2020. The morphological observations included regular peristalsis, anastomosis, urine flow signals, and reflux.

Corneal deposits and nerve alterations in Bietti Corneoretinal Crystalline Dystrophy imaged using in vivo confocal microscopy.

Purpose: To evaluate the imaging features of corneal deposits and nerve alterations in Chinese patients with Bietti Corneoretinal Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD) using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).

Methods: Twenty patients with BCD and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled in this retrospective, observational study. Corneal deposits and sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP) were observed by IVCM.

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety and depression in patients with ureteral stricture: a multi-institutional study.

Purpose: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety and depression levels in patients with ureteral stricture (US) and to further investigate factors independently affecting this.

Methods: We prospectively recruited a cohort of 275 consecutive patients with US between June 2020 and April 2021. The participants were required to provide complete sociodemographic, clinical and pathologic information.

Robotic versus laparoscopic ureteroplasty with a lingual mucosa graft for complex ureteral stricture.

Purpose: Ureteroplasty with a lingual mucosa graft (LMG) for complex ureteral stricture was reported promising. We aimed to compare outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic ureteroplasty using a LMG (RU-LMG vs. LU-LMG, respectively).

Efficacy and safety of Songling Xuemaikang capsule for essential hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Hypertension is one of the most significant public health challenges worldwide. An increasing number of patients prefer to incorporate traditional Chinese medicine into their hypertensive care. The Songling Xuemaikang capsule (SXC), a Chinese herbal formula, is widely used in China for essential hypertension.

[Ureteral stenosis following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A case report].

Ureteral stenosis is a comparatively rare complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The etiology is still unclear and most believe that this may be due to the reactivation of BK virus in a state of immunodeficiency. In the later stages of ureteral stenosis with scarring, invasive interventions must be taken to relieve the hydronephrosis.