Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Mr. Ethan Wajswol began by introducing the reason for studying robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN). RPN has been gaining popularity in the last few years as a reliable way of performing nephrostomy sparing surgery (NSS). NSS is indicated for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, the incidence of local […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Mr. Ethan Wajswol began by introducing the reason for studying robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN). RPN has been gaining popularity in the last few years as a reliable way of performing nephrostomy sparing surgery (NSS). NSS is indicated for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, the incidence of local […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Alexander Small began by stating that acute kidney injury (AKI), in the previous series, have been identified in up to 10% of patients and it is associated with progression to chronic kidney failure, increased hospital stay, increased complications, and increased mortality. The goal of the study Dr. Small presented, […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Dr. Alexander Small began by stating that acute kidney injury (AKI), in the previous series, have been identified in up to 10% of patients and it is associated with progression to chronic kidney failure, increased hospital stay, increased complications, and increased mortality. The goal of the study Dr. Small presented, […]
Neuroendocrine-like trans-differentiation of prostate cancer adenocarcinomas correlates with serum levels of Chromogranin A (CgA) and drives treatment resistance. Aim of this work was to evaluate whether CgA could serve as a response predictor for 177Lu-PSMA617 radio-ligand therapy (PSMA-RLT) in comparison to the established tumor markers. Methods: 100 consecutive patients with metastasized castration resistant prostate cancer […]
Annual cancer-related healthcare expenditure in the United States is estimated to exceed $150 billion by 2020. As the prevalence of thyroid cancer increases worldwide, thyroid cancer survivorship is associated with increasing personal and cumulative costs. Few studies have examined the psychological and material economic costs experienced by thyroid cancer survivors. We seek to estimate the […]
Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) is an emerging technology for intraoperative margin assessment. Previous research only evaluated radionuclide 18-Fluorine (18F); however, for future applications in prostate cancer, 68-Gallium (68Ga) seems more suitable, given its higher positron energy. Theoretical calculations predict that 68Ga should offer a higher signal-to-noise ratio than 18F; this is the first experimental confirmation. […]
The diagnosis of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) is often delayed. This first UK population-based epidemiological study of NENs compares outcomes with non-NENs to identify any inequalities. Age-standardised incidence rate (ASR), 1-year overall survival, hazard ratios and standardised mortality rates (SMRs) were calculated for all malignant NENs diagnosed 2013-2015 from UK national Public Health records. Comparison with […]
Previous methods for biobanking prostate tissue, following radical prostatectomy, generally involved random sampling. In order to increase efficiency, and enable a greater range of downstream applications, a more targeted method of sampling prostate tissue was developed. Here we use both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy data to target specific areas of the organ for […]
We assessed the clinical utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnosis of benign and malignant small renal masses using a meta-analysis of diagnostic test. We performed a comprehensive online search in the following database including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure from the inception to August 25, 2019. the […]
