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To assess the effect of varicocele and subsequent varicocelectomy on testosterone-estradiol ratio in patients presented with infertility or testicular pain.In this prospective, controlled, clinical study, 135 men were assigned to 3 equal groups (n = 45 per group). The varicocele-treated “varicocelectomy” group included patients with varicocele who underwent loupe-assisted subinguinal varicocelectomy...
To determine, via a randomized comparison study, whether robotic simulator-acquired skills transfer to performance of a urethrovesical anastomosis (UVA) on a 3-dimensional-printed bladder model using the da Vinci Robot.Medical students, surgical residents, and fellows were recruited and divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (G1) (junior trainees) and Group 2 (G2) (senior trainees). Participants were randomized...
To validate the Advanced Scope Trainer (AST; Mediskills, Northampton, UK). The AST is a currently unvalidated simulator, developed for flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) training. This study aims to assess the face, content, construct, and concurrent validity to assess the level of transferability of skills to the operating room.This prospective, observational, and comparative study recruited novices...
To compare, functionally and aesthetically, stented and unstented tubularized incised plate urethroplasty (TIPU). In addition, predictors of repair success were investigated.One hundred ten children with distal hypospadias were included in this study. The length and width of the urethral plate (UP) and transverse glans diameter (TGD) were measured. Patients were randomized into two groups: stented...
To evaluate the urethral mobilization procedure as the main technique in management of glanular, coronal, subcoronal, and distal penile hypospadias.Sixty patients with distal hypospadias were included in this prospective study between January 2013 and January 2015. All of them had urethral mobilization. All patients were followed up at 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Duration...
To assess the need for postnatal evaluation and the long-term consequences in patients with prenatal diagnosis of unilateral renal agenesis (URA).A retrospective review of the records of all patients with prenatal diagnosis of URA between 2004 and 2013 was done. We included all patients who underwent postnatal evaluation with renal bladder ultrasound (RBUS), dimercaptosuccinic acid scan, and a voiding...
Solitary renal tumours are often primary clear cell carcinoma. A 48-year-old man with chronic hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and orthotropic liver transplant 6 years ago presented with a solitary left renal mass. Histology revealed metastatic HCC of the left kidney with extensive reactive changes in lymph nodes. Interestingly, biopsy of the transplanted liver showed no evidence of HCC...
To assess rates of treatment-related hospitalizations following surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer, given the importance of hospitalizations in healthcare resource utilization.We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of patients aged 65-79 years receiving radical prostatectomy (open or minimally invasive) or radiotherapy (brachytherapy...
To examine trends in international medical graduate (IMG) representation within urology and compare these trends to those of other specialties.Urology match data were obtained from the American Urological Association from 1987 to 2015. IMG representation among residencies was extracted from reports on Graduate Medical Education published in Journal of the American Medical Association from 1978 to...
To investigate whether exogenous angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) administration can protect against the damaging consequences of testicular ischemia reperfusion (tIR) injury.Eighteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally among the following 3 groups: sham, unilateral tIR injury (1 hour of ischemic treatment and 4 hours of reperfusion), and tIR + Ang-(1-7) (0.3 mg/kg). Testicular tissues obtained from...
To assess the effect of ejaculatory abstinence (EA) periods on routine and advanced sperm tests.Men with normozoospermia provided semen samples after 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11 days of abstinence. A standard semen analysis was performed on all samples. Each specimen was assessed for levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and sperm DNA fragmentation. Comparison was also made by grouping EA periods into...
To investigate recent trends in mesh use for pelvic organ prolapse (POP)-related reconstruction procedures.Using the 2001-2011 5% Medicare claims database, we identified POP diagnoses and related procedures. Transvaginal mesh use and sacrocolpopexy were first reported in 2005 and 2004, respectively.A total of 613,160 cases of vaginal and abdominal POP repair procedures were identified. The majority...
To study the relation between uroflow Stop Test and early recovery of potency following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). We recently showed that the ability to completely stop urine flow during voiding, measured objectively by uroflowmetry at the time of catheter removal (uroflow Stop Test) can predict early urinary continence recovery following RARP.In this prospective observational cohort,...
To compare survival outcomes and diversion-related complications of patients with and without a history of pelvic irradiation who underwent radical cystectomy.Three hundred sixty-four patients underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer (BCa) from July 2001 to September 2013. Thirty-seven patients (10%) had a history of pelvic irradiation, and 327 (90%) did not. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox...
To investigate the impact of cystectomy for the treatment of refractory benign disease secondary to radiation therapy on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL).A retrospective review was performed on patients undergoing cystectomy for the management of treatment-refractory disease secondary to radiation therapy. Overall, 29 patients underwent cystectomy for refractory fistulas (n = 12, 41.4%),...
To examine the cost-effectiveness of endoscopic treatment of low-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) via office-based fulguration vs operating room–based transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB).A Markov state-transition model was created to simulate and compare the economic burden of managing patients with office-based fulguration vs TURB. Direct procedural and hospitalization costs...
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