Short-Term and Long-Term Morbidity after Radical Cystectomy in Patients with NMIBC and Comparison with MIBC: Identifying Risk Factors for Severe Short-Term Complications
Conclusion: Patients who underwent RC for NMIBC are exposed to a comparably high perioperative risk than patients with MIBC. RC seems to be a viable treatment option for certain NMIBC patients with a significant histological upstaging in both groups. In patients with obesity, a high ASA score, and with medical drug anticoagulation, the indication for surgery should be confirmed especially strict and possible treatment alternatives should be considered particularly thorough.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 24, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for Response Evaluation of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer following Neoadjuvant or Induction Chemotherapy
Conclusion: FDG-PET/CT has over 95% sensitivity for distinguishing complete responders from patients with residual disease. Thus, FDG-PET/CT can be used for early response evaluation following NAIC to identify patients that did not completely respond to chemotherapy and may require alternative treatment pathways.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 19, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Thirty-Year-Old Male Patient with Non-Seminoma and Coincidental Rectal Cancer
We present the case of a 31-year-old male patient with non-seminoma (90% embryonal carcinoma, 10% teratoma) pT1b L1 V0 Pn0 R0 cN2 cM0, Clinical Stage IIb and “good prognosis group” according to IGCCCG of the left testis. According to EAU guidelines, he received three cycles of BEP. After the second cycle, he developed recurrent, clinically not significant rectal bleeding, which we associated with deep thrombocytopenia. Following chemotherapy, there w as one lymph node in the CT scan left, with a diameter of 0.9 cm at the inferior mesenteric arteria and the rectal bleeding did not stop; so coloscopy and staging revealed...
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 18, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Clinical Study on Gonococcal Infection of the Penile Raphe
Conclusion: Gonococcal infection of the penile raphe is a rare, atypical type of involvement of the male urogenital tract byNeisseria gonorrhoeae. It may be a local complication of urethral gonorrhea or an independent primary infection. The proximal end, distal end, and median aspect of the penile raphe can be infected byN. gonorrhoeae. Cutaneous lesions present as abscesses, ulcers, nodules, and sinus-like lesions. Ceftriaxone is effective, but sinus-like lesions require surgery.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 17, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Efficacy of Intravesical Instillation Therapy with Low-Dose Tokyo-172 Bacillus Calmette-Gu érin to Prevent Recurrence of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer and Treat Carcinoma in situ: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study
Conclusion: There was no difference in efficacy between the low- and full-dose Tokyo-172 strains, but to minimize adverse events, the low-dose Tokyo-172 strain may be worth considering.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 16, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Increasing Biomarker Guidance in the Treatment of Urothelial Carcinoma: Systematic Review of International Clinical Trials
Conclusion: There has been an increase in the number of studies using biomarker-guided interventions for the treatment of advanced UC over the past 25 years. Studies investigating druggable targets in actual UC biopsies immediately before treatment are still rare. Standardized criteria for tissue-based biomarker testing may further accelerate personalized treatment of patients with advanced UC.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - January 11, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
The Misdiagnosis of Intravesical Ectopic Prostatic Tissue as a Tumor
Ectopic prostatic tissue is rare, and it is usually only discovered by chance during imaging examinations or surgery. However, between 1967 and 2021, reports of ectopic prostatic tissue in the medical literature increased. It is rarely reported that ectopic prostatic tissue can be misdiagnosed as a nephrogenic adenoma (NA). This case study aimed to increase the awareness of ectopic prostatic tissue to improve its rates of diagnosis. This paper is focused on a 45-year-old male patient with a history of bladder lesions that were accidentally discovered through a health examination. A computed tomography scan revealed a homog...
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 23, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
A Scientometric Visualization Analysis for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia from 2016 to 2022
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urological disorder leading to dysuria in middle-aged and elderly men and significantly reduces the quality of life of patients. Technology for BPH has made a great progress, while there is still a lack of visual and summary literature to make the summary.Summary: The aims of the study were to identify the cooperation of authors, countries, institutions, and explore hot topics ’ prospects regarding research of BPH. Relevant original articles were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database between 2016 and 2022. CiteSpace software was used to perform the anal...
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 22, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Interaction between Pelvic Bone Mineral Density and Sex Steroid Hormone on the Risk of Urinary Incontinence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013 –2014
Conclusion: Our study found negatively multiplicative interactions between testosterone, SHBG, and pelvic bone mineral density on UI, MUI, and SUI. Similar results were found in women aged #x3c;45 years old and in women who had more than one-time vaginal delivery. Clinicians may consider testosterone or SHBG supplementation and pelvic density enhancement in women with SUI, MUI, and low endogenous testosterone levels.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 16, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Radical Prostatectomy: “Single-Shot” versus Multiday Regimen
Conclusion: The present study shows that perioperative single-shot AP does not entail any disadvantage compared to the multiday AP in terms of postoperative infections after RP.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 14, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Acknowledgement to Reviewers
Urol Int 2022;106:1313 –1314 (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 12, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
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Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 12, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Glans Penis Ischemia after Circumcision in a 15-Year-Old Patient Managed with Intravenous Pentoxifylline: A Case Report and a Diagnostic-Therapeutic Guideline Proposal
Glans ischemia is an extremely infrequent complication characterized by a total or partial compromise in the penile arterial perfusion. A 15-year-old male patient suffered an episode of ischemia in the glans penis post-circumcision 24 h after surgery. Intravenous treatment with continuous perfusion of pentoxifylline was started for 4 days, with favorable evolution. Complete resolution was observed with no sequelae. There is no consensus on the best therapeutic management. The favorable evolution reported in most of the cases despite different therapeutic approaches leads us to think that the role of the treatments proposed...
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 9, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Prospective, Randomized Comparative Evaluation of a Novel Hands-On Endourology Training Curriculum
Conclusion: Modifying endourological teaching towards hands-on teaching resulted in stronger course interest, greater confidence regarding endourologic procedures, and significantly increased urologic knowledge transfer.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 8, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Predicts Relevant Outcomes in Palliative Urological Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions: CT-defined LSMM predicts OS and PFS in RCC and UC in the palliative setting. The effect was higher in UC. Therefore, LSMM assessment should be included as a relevant prognostic biomarker in clinical routine.Urol Int (Source: Urologia Internationalis)
Source: Urologia Internationalis - December 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
