Editorial comment
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Dobbs vs. Jackson Women ’s Health Organization in July 2022 stated that there is no constitutional right to abortion, thus overturning nearly 50 years of precedent set by Roe vs. Wade. As a consequence, a growing number of states have passed laws to significantly limit women’s access to reproductive health services, in cluding 15 with a near total ban on abortion. The impact of this decision has affected the lives and futures of many, including urologists and the patients they care for. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 6, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lindsay A. Hampson, Emily C. Hacker Source Type: research
Editorial Comment
The authors ’ attempt to shed light on gender-based disparity in the training experience of urology residents is laudable. However, the bias introduced by the method of study entry is significant. Voluntary inclusion indicates confidence in the absence of undesirable findings or a genuine quest for programmat ic assessment. It is concerning that in this voluntary cohort, a gender-based discrepancy was identified, suggesting a more significant disparity if all programs were examined. Reports in which an entire surgical specialty training cohort (ophthalmology) has been examined have demonstrated significa nt differences i...
Source: Urology - February 6, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: O. Lenaine Westney Source Type: research
Medications mostly associated with ejaculatory disorders: assessment of the EudraVigilance (EV) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pharmacovigilance databases entries
To identify which medications are mostly associated with ejaculatory disorders through a disproportionality analysis. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 6, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Antonio Nacchia, Antonio Franco, Antonio Cicione, Sara Riolo, Giuseppe Santoro, Matteo Romagnoli, Luca Sarcinelli, Daniele Fiasconaro, Nicola Ghezzo, Giacomo Gallo, Giorgia Tema, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Yazan Al Salhi, Andrea Fuschi, Antonio Carbone, Giorg Source Type: research
Novel Prostate Biopsy Technique Using Imaging Fusion in a Patient With Absent Rectum
A 70-year-old male with prior total colectomy for ulcerative colitis was referred for elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) (8.01) with PIRADS 4 lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Described is a novel technique using pre-operative multi-parametric prostate MRI and intraoperative computed tomography (CT) 3D/3D fusion for systematic and targeted prostate biopsy in a patient lacking a rectum. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mark D. Sawyer, Fernando J. Kim, Brett Wiesen, Granville L. Lloyd Tags: Surgical Techniques in Urology Source Type: research
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Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
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Editorial Board
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Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Incidence of Ureteroenteric Anastomotic Strictures After Robotic vs Open Cystectomy in Adults
To synthesise the evidence comparing the incidence rates of UAS post-RARC vs Open Radical cystectomy (ORC) in adults undergoing cystectomy and to compare differential stricture rates between Extracorporeal and Intracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD vs ICUD). The primary outcome was incidence rate of UAS post RARC vs ORC and the secondary outcome was incidence rate of UAS in RARC post ECUD vs ICUD. Review authors conducted comprehensive search for studies comparing RARC with ORC in terms of incidence of UAS. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Dhruv Satya Sahni, Ajit Singh Oberoi, Srishti Ramsaha, Seamus Teahan, Simon Morton Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Editorial comment
Quantitative tissue perfusion assessment with near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging using indocyanine green was first introduced for angiography in ophthalmology, and since has gained popularity amongst many surgical subspecialties including reconstructive urology. Use of tissue perfusion assessment in robotic ureteral reconstruction is well-established,1 and its use has been associated with decreased ureteroenteric stricture rates after ileal conduit creation.2 Due to its ability to provide objectivity to a historically subjective assessment, it is not surprising that it is being applied to other reconstructive cases. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alexandr M. Pinkhasov, Katherine T. Anderson Source Type: research
Novel Prostate Biopsy Technique Using Imaging Fusion in a Patient With Absent Rectum.
To describe a novel technique using pre-operative multi-parametric prostate MRI and intraoperative CT 3D/3D fusion for systematic and targeted prostate biopsy in a patient lacking a rectum. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mark D. Sawyer, Fernando J. Kim, Brett Wiesen, Granville L. Lloyd Source Type: research
Renal hypodysplasia/aplasia 3 caused by a rare variant of GREB1L with incomplete penetrance in a Chinese family
Renal agenesis (RA) represents the most severe form of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). Bilateral renal agenesis (BRA) is almost invariably fatal at birth and has high genetic heterogeneity. Here we report on a Chinese family with two pregnancies affected by a prenatal form of BRA. Trio-WES was conducted to explore the underlying genetic cause and identified a novel nonsense variant (c.2621G>A: p. Trp874Ter) in the GREB1L gene. Based on previous research, pathogenic mutations in GREB1L can cause renal hypodysplasia/aplasia-3 (RHDA3) with autosomal dominant inheritance. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lihong Fan, Guosong Shen, Mingsong Liu, Yufei Liang, Juan Yao, Zhongying Ding, Zhi Li, Xiangping Feng, Jinghui Zhang, Xueping Shen Source Type: research
Incidence of ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures after robotic versus open cystectomy in adults
To synthesise the evidence comparing the incidence rates of UAS post-RARC vs ORC in adults undergoing cystectomy and to compare differential stricture rates between Extracorporeal and Intracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD vs ICUD). (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - February 1, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Dhruv Satya Sahni, Ajit Singh Oberoi, Srishti Ramsaha, Seamus Teahan, Simon Morton Source Type: research
Malignancy in the public life: the story of Hubert Humphrey ’s bladder cancer
Hubert Horatio Humphrey was the 38th Vice President of the United States and a political leader on the national scene for 30 years. In 1967 he developed hematuria and many years later was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was treated with radiation, surgical resection and chemotherapy but died in 1978 from metastatic transitional cell carcinoma. This manuscript reviews Humphrey ’s political career, his medical history and how information about his medical condition was used in the lay press. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - January 30, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Kostantinos E. Morris, Theodore N. Pappas Source Type: research
Oxybutynin-Associated Cognitive Impairment: Evidence and Implications for Overactive Bladder Treatment
Anticholinergic medications have long been mainstays of overactive bladder (OAB) treatment. Oxybutynin, a first-generation anticholinergic, still accounts for more than half of all OAB medication prescriptions, despite associations with impaired memory and cognition, as well as mounting evidence that it may increase the risk of incident dementia. This review details the current literature regarding oxybutynin and cognition, including evidence from preclinical, clinical, and real-world studies that show that oxybutynin binds nonspecifically to muscarinic receptors in the brain and is associated with adverse cognitive outcom...
Source: Urology - January 29, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael B. Chancellor, Alvaro Lucioni, David Staskin Source Type: research
