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To report the distribution of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) stages in adult spina bifida (SB) patients. The severity of POP in the SB population has not been previously reported.Retrospective review of SB patients ≥18 years with a documented POP quantification examination between 2006 and 2014 were included. Patient demographics, gestation, parity, POP quantification examinations and prolapse symptoms...
To compare recurrence after urethroplasty, identifying associated risk factors for early recurrence.Among 262 urethroplasties (2001-2010) with ≥6 months of follow-up, we identified 65 patients (24.8%) with recurrence (defined by obstruction in the area of repair on cystoscopy).Median stricture length was 4.5 cm (range 1-24 cm). Median follow-up was 85.2 (6.7-160.1) months, with median time to recurrence...
To review recent trends in the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD), we assess surgical practice patterns of urologists in the United States with emphasis on specialty training, demographics, and temporal changes.Six-month case log data of American urologists between 2004 and 2013 were obtained from the American Board of Urology. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were used to identify surgical...
To examine case volume characteristics among certifying urologists performing male sling and artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) procedures to evaluate practice patterns in male stress urinary incontinence (SUI).Six-month case log data of certifying urologists (2003-2013) were obtained from the American Board of Urology. Cases specifying Current Procedural Terminology code for male sling, AUS, and...
To examine surgical case volume characteristics among certifying urologists associated with treatment of urethral stricture to compare practice patterns of recent graduates to recertifying attending urologists and trends over time.Six-month case log data of certifying and recertifying urologists (2003-2013) were obtained from the American Board of Urology. Cases specifying a CPT code for urethral...
To report the long-term outcomes of urethroplasty using abdominal wall skin (AWS) grafts. Men with long-segment strictures, prior urethroplasty, and lichen sclerosus (LS) pose challenges in surgical management, including the choice of graft tissue for urethral reconstruction. AWS grafts are an alternative when buccal mucosa or penile grafts are not feasible or chosen by the patient.We retrospectively...
To compare expected and actual renal function after nephrectomy. Nuclear renal scan estimates differential kidney function and is commonly used to calculate expected postoperative renal function after radical nephrectomy. However, the observed postoperative renal function is often different from the expected.A retrospective review was performed on 136 patients who underwent radical nephrectomy or...
To determine the temporal relationship between vasectomy, varicocele, and hypogonadism diagnosis. Many young men undergo their first thorough genitourinary examination in their adult lives at the time of vasectomy consultation, providing a unique opportunity for diagnosis of asymptomatic varicoceles. Varicoceles have recently been implicated as a possible reversible contributor to hypogonadism. Hypogonadism...
To evaluate whether the use of silver-coated catheters increased the risk of developing urethral stricture disease after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). Recently, silver alloy-coated Foley catheters have been shown to decrease the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Other than the increased cost, no disadvantages to the use of these catheters have been...
To determine the effect of finasteride relative to placebo on prostate cancer (PCa) risk at each individual Gleason score in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial using a post hoc generalization of a prespecified, exploratory, biopsy sampling density-adjusted analysis.The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial enrolled 18 882 men aged ≥55 years with a prostate-specific antigen level of <3.0 ng/mL and...
Objectives. The recent introduction of novel molecular markers into clinical urology has created a need to evaluate the efficacy and utility of these potential markers. The ideal assay for bladder cancer should be noninvasive, sensitive, specific, and cost-effective. We compared the Matritech nuclear maxtrix protein (NMP)-22 assay, telomerase activity, and the Bard bladder tumor antigen (BTA) assay...
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