To determine if medical therapy affects long-term clinical outcomes in uric acid stone formers (UASF). We identified 53 UASF who had complete stone clearance following stone procedure by computed tomography (CT) and had ≥1 post-operative 24-hour urine collection and a clinical follow-up ≥6 months with a surveillance CT scan. Patients were divided into “adherent to […]
The prevalence of pure stress urinary incontinence (P-SUI) and the role of urodynamic investigation (UDI) prior to surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is debated. Since the exact prevalence of P-SUI is not clear, its clinical and economic impact is not well defined. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of P-SUI […]
Background and objectives: Urinary incontinence is defined as the involuntary leakage of urine. Studies have reported that the severity of urinary incontinence symptoms can cause decreased quality of life and female sexual dysfunction in women, but the association between the duration of the incontinence and the aforementioned disturbances has not been evaluated. The objective of […]
To investigate the long-term durability of retropubic suburethral sling procedure for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and to identify urodynamic factors that might predict long-term successful outcomes. Totally 286 women who underwent a retropubic suburethral sling for SUI were enrolled in this retrospective survey. Most patients received uroflowmetry, post-void residual volume (PVR) study and standardized […]
To explore the impact of education and training in international surgical partnerships on outcomes of urethral stricture disease in low- and middle-income countries. To encourage data collection and outcomes assessments to promote evidence-based and safe surgical care. Qualitative data were collected through observation of a reconstructive surgical workshop held by IVUmed at a host site […]
Several graft materials are available for use in the treatment of urethral stricture disease. Placental membrane is being used in a variety of settings as a graft in wound healing and tissue repair. We aim to evaluate the effect of implanting decellularized human placental membrane into rabbit urethras. Dorsal onlay graft urethroplasty using prepared human […]
A 72-year-old man presented with pain and swelling in the penis, indicating penile infection or abscess. An ultrasound was performed but unable to lead to a diagnosis of abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was strongly suggestive of penile abscess. The puncture of the abscess was unsuccessful. However, pus was drained spontaneously […]
With the rapid expansion of robot-assisted surgical procedures, the need for robot-compliant image guidance technologies has also increased. Examples hereof are the integrated firefly fluorescence camera, the drop-in ultrasound probe, and the recently introduced DROP-IN gamma probe.
The impact of biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical treatment of prostate cancer on oncological outcomes remains unclear. A new European Association of Urology BCR risk stratification (low and high risk) has been proposed. To validate these risk groups, we retrospectively analyzed data for 1125 post-radical prostatectomy (RP) BCR patients (surgery between 1992 and 2006). Univariable […]
Whether men with Gleason 3+4 prostate cancer are appropriate active surveillance (AS) candidates remains a matter of debate. to evaluate the effects of initial Gleason grade 3+3 or 3+4 on clinical outcomes during AS. We retrospectively reviewed outcomes for men on AS between 1990 and 2016 with Gleason 3+3 or 3+4 who had two or […]
