Discontinuous unilateral involvement of 12 part core biopsies by adenocarcinoma predicts bilateral involvement of subsequent radical prostatectomy.

At our institution, percent tumor burden in prostate core biopsies is quantified using variations of one of two methods. Measurement by the Aggregate method reports only adenocarcinoma and omits intervening stroma and benign prostatic glands while the Discontinuous method includes the intervening stroma and benign glands between distinct foci of adenocarcinoma. In this study, we selected cases with 12-part core biopsies that were followed by a radical prostatectomy within two years.

Long-term subjective continence status and use of alternative treatments by women with stress urinary incontinence after collagen injection therapy.

This study examined subjective continence status and use of subsequent alternative therapeutic procedures at long-term follow-up after collagen injection for stress incontinence (SI) in women. Seventy women who underwent collagen injection for SI were identified by retrospective chart review and surveyed by mail questionnaire for subjective continence status, daily pad usage pre- and post-treatment, and use of anticholinergics and alternative procedures. Questionnaire responders' versus non-responders' mean age, follow-up, and pad usage were compared.

Preliminary report on analysis of bladder-wall vasculature using conjunctival microvascular analysis in patients with and without transitional-cell carcinoma.

Purpose: To develop a technique to analyze the bladder microvasculature during cystoscopy to assess the conjuctival microvascular morphology at the capillary level. This technique could be an adjunct to visual examination of the bladder during cystoscopy for diseases that are presumed to affect the vasculature.

Patients And Methods: Subjects with transitional-cell carcinoma (TCC) were chosen because of their frequency of cystoscopy.