The aim of this study was to review recent development in urethra and ejaculation preserving laparoscopic and robotic simple prostatectomy. Since Madigan prostatectomy original description in 1990, to recent reports of robotic-assisted surgery using this urethra-sparing technique, many studies have suggested the advantages of the preservation of urethra, bladder neck and ejaculatory ducts, when removing […]
This study was performed to evaluate the outcome of complete retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision (RLNU-BCE), which is performed to treat urothelial carcinomas in the renal pelvis or in the ureter higher than the crossing of the common iliac artery without patient repositioning.
To evaluate the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual activity of patients after undergoing nerve sparing (NS) robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). We prospectively obtained two-years longitudinal Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score data from 99 patients.
The current standard surgical treatment for non-metastatic upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with bladder cuff excision (BCE). Typically, BCE techniques are classified in one of the following three categories: An open technique described as intrasvesical incision of the bladder cuff, a transurethral incision of the bladder cuff (TUBC), and an extravesical […]
To determine the clinical outcomes and toxicities of proton beam therapy (PBT) versus 3D-conformal photon radiation therapy (XRT) in patients with testicular seminoma. This observational study evaluated consecutive patients with testicular seminoma who were treated with inguinal orchiectomy and radiation therapy at a single, tertiary, high-volume center in 2008-19.
We observed associations of IQGAP1 downregulation with poor overall survival (OS) in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs, n = 611) were derived from ccRCCs with (n = 111) and without IQGAP1 (n = 397) reduction using the TCGA PanCancer Atlas ccRCC dataset.
To evaluate the outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in cystic renal tumors. We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent RAPN for either cystic (n = 46) or solid (n = 271) renal tumors at Fujita Health University between 2010 and 2019.
It remained unclear whether tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) related renal impairment had impact on the survival of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Clinicopathological parameters of patients with mRCC treated with TKIs were retrospectively reviewed.
The functional and oncological outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy [RARP] in octogenarians are not well studied. We sought to study the perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes of RARP in octogenarian men.
The optimal treatment for oligorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa) is a matter of debate. We aimed to assess oncologic outcomes of patients treated with metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) vs. androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for oligorecurrent PCa.
