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To describe the complexities of diagnosis and management of neobladder-vaginal fistula (NVF) following orthotopic urinary diversion in women. Multiple recent single-institution series confirm the variability of outcomes for NVF repairs and caution regarding comorbid stress urinary incontinence which may necessitate further interventions including conversion to alternate diversions. Although both abdominal and transvaginal approaches have been […]

To determine if treatment of non-obstructing urolithiasis is effective in management of recurrent UTI. A retrospective review was performed of patients undergoing elective management of non-struvite upper tract urinary calculi with recurrent UTI from 2009 to 2016. Recurrent UTI was defined at ≥ 3 UTI in 12 months, with symptoms and documented urine culture. Preoperative CT was performed […]

Lower pole kidney stones have been associated with poor shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) outcomes due to its location. However, the real impact of collecting system anatomy on stone clearance after SWL is uncertain. There is a lack of prospective well-controlled studies to determine if lower pole kidney stones have inferior outcomes compared to non-lower pole […]

Laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy (LESSDN) is a feasible and effective procedure because of its non-invasiveness and better cosmetic outcomes. However, there have been few multi-institutional studies conducted by multiple surgeons on LESSDN. We retrospectively compared the clinical data and outcomes between LESSDN and conventional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) at multiple institutes in Japan. From 2009 […]

The development of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in Urology includes transurethral techniques, endourology and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, uroradiology as well as laparoscopy and robot-assisted suregry. Based on personal experiences with the introduction of minimal-invasiven procedures since the late seventees we present a historical analysis of the literature aiming to work out the most important […]

To identify trends in the management of urethral stricture disease in Australia, assess changes in the standard of care, and examine the availability of genitourinary reconstructive surgery. Data on eight stricture management procedures were collected online via Medicare Item Reports from the Australian Government Department of Human Services, and then matched to population data from […]