Perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing urological elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national overview across 28 Italian institutions.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the safety of elective urological surgery performed during the pandemic by estimating the prevalence of COVID-19-like symptoms in the postoperative period and its correlation with perioperative and clinical factors.

Material And Methods: In this multicenter, observational study we recorded clinical, surgical and postoperative data of consecutive patients undergoing elective urological surgery in 28 different institutions across Italy during initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (between February 24 and March 30, 2020, inclusive).

Results: A total of 1943 patients were enrolled.

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with 3D preoperative surgical planning: video presentation of the florentine experience.

Purpose:: Three-dimensional (3D) virtual models have recently gained consideration in the partial nephrectomy (PN) field as useful tools since they may potentially improve preoperative surgical planning and thus contributing to maximizing postoperative outcomes (1-5). The aim of the present study was to describe our first experience with 3D virtual models as preoperative guidance for robot-assisted PN.

Materials And Methods:: Data of patients with renal mass amenable to robotic PN were prospectively collected at our Institution from January to April 2020.

Robot assisted radical cystectomy with Florence robotic intracorporeal neobladder (FloRIN): Analysis of survival and functional outcomes after first 100 consecutive patients upon accomplishment of phase 3 IDEAL framework.

Introduction: Aim of the study was to evaluate the Florence intracorporeal neobladder (FloRIN) oncological and functional outcomes at the end of assessment phase (phase 3) IDEAL-Guidelines.

Materials And Methods: This single-institution prospective series included consecutive patients treated with robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and FloRIN reconfiguration technique from February 2016 to June 2020. Functional features were evaluated six months after surgery.

Fibronectin urothelial gene expression as a new reliable biomarker for early detection of local toxicity secondary to adjuvant intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Background: A marker of urothelial damage could be helpful for early detection and monitoring of local toxicity due to intravesical therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between fibronectin (FN) gene expression in bladder washings and local toxicity secondary to adjuvant intravesical therapy.

Materials And Methods: Patients undergoing adjuvant intravesical therapy for NMIBC and age-matched healthy patients were enrolled.

A Preoperative Nomogram to Predict Renal Function Insufficiency for Cisplatin-based Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Minimally Invasive Radical Nephroureterectomy (ROBUUST Collaborative Group).

Background: Postoperative renal function impairment represents a main limitation for delivering adjuvant chemotherapy after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU).

Objective: To create a model predicting renal function decline after minimally invasive RNU.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A total of 490 patients with nonmetastatic UTUC who underwent minimally invasive RNU were identified from a collaborative database including 17 institutions worldwide (February 2006 to March 2020).