Abdominal wall closure in adult patients with untreated exstrophy of bladder
Conclusion: Abdominal wall reconstruction, for skin and fascial defects, in such complex cases can be performed by local skin and fascia using a relatively simple, safe, easy, and affordable technique as we have described. Our technique avoids the use of synthetic mesh, thereby reducing the chances of infection in such chronic open wounds. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ashish Kumar Gupta Amish Jayantilal Gohil Shashank Lamba Source Type: research

Thulium fiber laser versus holmium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser for stone lithotripsy during mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A prospective randomized trial
Conclusions: The TFL has significant less stone disintegration time which effectively reduced the operative time of Miniperc procedure. The stone-free rate is better, but the incidence of self-limiting hematuria is higher with TFL as compared to Holmium laser. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Abhay Dinkar Mahajan Sumeeta Abhay Mahajan Source Type: research

Safety and feasibility of freehand transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia: Our initial experience
Conclusions: Free-hand transperineal prostate biopsy by coaxial needle technique under LA is safe and feasible with good tolerability, high CDR, and minimal complications particularly reduced urosepsis. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman Vasantharaja Ramasamy P Aarthy Vinoth Sankar PB Sivaraman Source Type: research

Utility of WhatsApp in emergency urological practice: An interrater reliability study
Conclusions: WhatsApp Messenger serves to transmit good quality pictures of CT scan images. A reasonable diagnosis and management strategy can be formulated using this app with fair inter-rater reliability. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Aditya Prakash Sharma Saket Singh Sudheer Kumar Devana Kapil Chaudhary Tarun Pareek Shrawan K Singh Source Type: research

Raised prostate-specific antigen alone may not be a true predictor in high-risk prostate cancer: A retrospective cohort analysis
Conclusions: PSA >20 ng/ml is the single most common criterion for stratification as high-risk PCa. However, men with PSA >20 ng/ml in isolation, without another adverse criterion, have better outcomes than men with adverse clinical or pathological criteria for high-risk disease. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Harshit Garg Amlesh Seth Rajeev Kumar Source Type: research

Minimal invasive approaches in lymph node management of carcinoma of penis: A review
Conclusion: VEIL and R-VEIL are safe and have comparable oncological outcomes with open ILND. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shreedhar Gurunathan Kandasamy Kosur Ravi Chandran Ginil Kumar Pooleri Source Type: research

Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer & #8211; Current status
Shrikanth Atluri, Ali Mouzannar, Vivek Venkatramani, Dipen J Parekh, Bruno NaharIndian Journal of Urology 2022 38(1):7-14 Focal therapy (FT) has recently gained popularity for the treatment of localized prostate cancer (PCa). FT achieves cancer control by targeting the lesions or the regions of the cancer and avoids damage to the surrounding tissues thus minimizing side effects which are common to the radical treatment, such as urinary continence and sexual function, and bowel-related side effects. Various ablative methods are used to deliver energy to the cancerous tissue. We review the different modalities of treatment ...
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shrikanth Atluri Ali Mouzannar Vivek Venkatramani Dipen J Parekh Bruno Nahar Source Type: research

Round up
Swarnendu MandalIndian Journal of Urology 2022 38(1):3-6 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Swarnendu Mandal Source Type: research

Surveys in urology
Rajeev KumarIndian Journal of Urology 2022 38(1):1-2 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - January 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rajeev Kumar Source Type: research

VISION trial: 177Lu-PSMA-617 for progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Gorrepati RohithIndian Journal of Urology 2021 37(4):372-373 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gorrepati Rohith Source Type: research

Checkmate 274 trial: Is Nivolumab the new standard in adjuvant setting for high-risk muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma ?
Naveen KumarIndian Journal of Urology 2021 37(4):369-371 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Naveen Kumar Source Type: research

Pembrolizumab in bacillus Calmette-Gu & #233;rin unresponsive nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer; a difficult to treat disease (KEYNOTE-057)
Bhuwan KumarIndian Journal of Urology 2021 37(4):367-368 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bhuwan Kumar Source Type: research

Nectin-4 inhibitors: An ace up our sleeve against advanced urothelial carcinoma
Santosh KumaraswamyIndian Journal of Urology 2021 37(4):365-366 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Santosh Kumaraswamy Source Type: research

Miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Is smaller really better ?
Gopal SharmaIndian Journal of Urology 2021 37(4):363-364 (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gopal Sharma Source Type: research

Thrombus Masquerading a Double J Ureteric Stent
We present an interesting case of RCC with an atypical vermiform thrombus projecting into the urinary bladder. (Source: Indian Journal of Urology)
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - October 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ankit Misra Manoj Kumar Das Swarnendu Mandal Source Type: research