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While much has been published on vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), little is known about the urinary, bowel, and sexual functional outcomes following successful anatomical closure. We assessed the medium- to long-term urological, sexual, and bowel function outcomes following the successful anatomical closure of VVF. We conducted interviews with 36 women (median age – 47.5 years) who […]

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) fails to discriminate between benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and Prostate Cancer (PCa), resulting in large numbers of unnecessary biopsies and missed cancer diagnoses. Nanovesicles called exosomes are directly detectable in patient plasma and here we explore the potential use of plasmatic exosomes expressing PSA (Exo-PSA) in distinguishing healthy individuals, BPH, and […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate a single institution’s experience with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in treating malignant adrenal lesions, as well as the prognostic value of systemic inflammation biomarkers. From November 2007 to February 2018, 27 patients with malignant adrenal lesions received 31 SBRT treatments. Outcomes, measured from the date of SBRT, […]

Despite the use of sterile technique for indwelling urinary catheter insertion, as well as use of the defined catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) bundle elements per Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety, the CAUTI rate in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at a free-standing pediatric hospital was increasing. In 2017, the PICU accounted for […]

Many hospitals struggle to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). To evaluate the effect of a multimodal initiative on CAUTI in hospitals with high burden of health care-associated infection (HAI). Prospective, national, nonrandomized, clustered, externally facilitated, pre-post observational quality improvement initiative, for 3 cohorts active between November 2016 and May 2018. Acute care, long-term acute […]

Introduction: The surgical management of nephrolithiasis can be challenging due to multiple appropriate and feasible approaches. One advantage of urologists’ increasing social media use is the opportunity for crowdsourcing or aggregating feedback from remote participants. This study assesses the purposes and extent of online crowdsourcing by urologists for surgical stone disease. Methods: Twitter was queried […]

Objectives: To evaluate if the use of a photographic handbook (PH) can be a useful tool to improve the detection of disorders during cystoscopy training, as several hands-on tools have been proposed to improve technical skills but very few aim to improve specificity and sensitivity. Subjects and methods: Eight junior residents (JRs) were divided into […]

Our purpose has been to investigate by an ad hoc questionnaire the knowledge of several aspects of male sexual dysfunction in a significant sample of men and women (largely not physicians) attending an International Health Care Exhibition, held in Italy. The survey took place during Exposanità, 2018 edition, aimed at medical and non-medical professionals. We […]

Since their popularization, genitourinary prosthetics have remained a gold-standard therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and stress urinary incontinence and in cases of testicular loss or dysfunction. They have also represented an area of significant innovation, which has contributed to excellent long-term outcomes. Given this history, the objective of the current review was to […]

Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Li-ESWT) has been reported to improve erectile function in patients with moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction (ED) or even convert phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors nonresponders to responders. ED is highly prevalent in hypertensive patients. The effect of Li-ESWT on an animal model of hypertension-associated ED has not been reported. To investigate the […]