In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of testicular vein ligation level on complications encountered; i.e. high-level ligation cranial to the linea terminalis vs ligation caudal to the linea terminalis. A total of 47 unilateral adolescent patients, treated with laparoscopic varicocelectomy between January 2004 and December 2017, were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were divided […]
Traditionally, surgery has been considered the gold standard treatment for Peyronie’s disease (PD). Less-invasive alternatives, such as collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) and traction therapy, have been proposed and proven effective. To compare cost-effectiveness of management options for PD. A Markov analytic model was created to compare the cost-effectiveness of treatment with a novel traction device, […]
To compare the patient’s satisfaction and long-term results of 2 penile plication procedures in patients with penile curvature. This retrospective study included 387 patients with congenital penile curvature (n = 260) and Peyronie’s disease (n = 127) who underwent surgical correction of penile curvature with penile plication procedures. Of the patients, 202 underwent plication of tunica albuginea with the […]
Objectives: To investigate whether male patients with depression are at an increased risk of prostatitis. Methods: We used a universal insurance claims database in Taiwan from 2000 to 2010 to identify patients with newly diagnosed depression (n = 13,019) (depression cohort) and those without depression (n = 53,026) (comparison cohort). Both cohorts were matched by age and index year […]
To estimate the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ-LUTSqol) using both anchor-based and distribution-based methods for women with stress urinary incontinence undergoing non-surgical treatment. Data from a randomised clinical trial […]
Over 50 different types of midurethral slings have been marketed. They have generally been considered comparable in performance. Many studies have compared retropubic with obturator slings, but few have compared different makes of retropubic slings with each other. We have compared the performance of retropubic slings using data from the Norwegian Female Incontinence Registry. From […]
To determine the long-term outcome of transobturator sling for male Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) clustered according to pre-operative SUI severity, and to identify predictors of treatment success durability and failure occurrence in long-term follow-up. A non-concurrent study was conducted on all transobturator male sling cases performed from August 2006 to June 2012 by a single […]
To analyze functional outcomes and complication rates of artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation with a distal bulbar double-cuff (DC) for the treatment of severe urinary incontinence (SUI) in patients with a history of external beam radiotherapy (RT). Data of all patients undergoing AUS implantation with a DC (DC-AUS) were collected prospectively from 2009-2015. Indications for […]
The advent of minimally invasive surgery introduced the laparoscopic and robotic approaches to performing radical prostatectomy with advantages such as less blood loss and shorter length of stay compared to the open version of this procedure.
A worldwide mounting in the incidence and prevalence of urolithiasis has been observed. The standard treatment of urologic stone disease (USD) has changed from open surgery to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), or ureteroscopy depending on the size and location of the stone.
