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To investigate the impact of sleep quality in hypogonadal symptoms and sexual function in men working nonstandard shifts.Men treated at a single andrology clinic between July and October 2014 completed questionnaires assessing sleep quality, hypogonadal symptoms (Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male [ADAM/qADAM]), and sexual function (International Index of Erectile Function [IIEF]). Serum hormone...
To evaluate the clinicopathologic features and predictors of pelvic metastasis in patients with germ cell tumors.Between 1990 and 2009, 2722 patients undergoing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) were prospectively included in our institution's testis cancer database. Patients with pelvic disease were identified and clinicopathologic features were analyzed.Of the 134 patients, 14.5% had...
Wilms tumor is the most common renal tumor in children. However, tumor extension into the ureter is exceedingly rare. We present a case of bilateral Wilms tumor with unilateral ureteral extension into the bladder. This case illustrates the importance of thoughtful diagnostic evaluation and surgical planning to obtain a good oncologic outcome while preserving renal function.
To determine whether the recently introduced Lumenis Pulse 120H laser platform, which offers a dual-pedal footswitch and preset energy modes to easily switch among laser settings, facilitates a more efficient process in holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Patients at a single institution who underwent HoLEP with the new Lumenis Pulse...
To compare findings in NBI to findings in WL and PDD in a high-risk patient population.A total of 171 patients were included in the study from 4 different urology departments in Denmark and Norway. Patients were scheduled for a PDD-guided transurethral tumor resection or cystoscopy-guided biopsy in accordance with Danish guidelines, on the suspicion of primary or concomitant CIS.All patients were...
To predict the risk of cancer-specific mortality (CSM) or other-cause mortality (OCM) for T1 kidney cancer patients, aiming at identifying those who would benefit from surgery over observation.Overall, 11,192 T1 kidney cancer patients treated with surgery or observation in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database were assessed. A competing risk regression (CRR) model was fitted...
To quantify user variability and manufacturer variability in urinary catheter anchoring balloon inflation pressure and to mitigate any significant variance by incorporating flow resistance into the anchoring balloon inflation process.Inflation of a urinary catheter anchoring balloon was performed at atmospheric pressure by different users (n = 8) to investigate user variability. A calibrated pressure...
Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare benign lymphoid disorder with unknown etiology. There are 2 major forms of this disease, unicentric (ie, localized CD) and multicentric, which play a major role in determining therapy. The mediastinum is the most common localization for the localized CD, whereas its occurrence in the pelvis is even rarer. We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who had a pelvic...
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous renal mass biopsy (RMB) performed in the office setting by urologists.This is a retrospective study involving patients who underwent office-based US-guided percutaneous RMB between April 2010 and October 2015. Baseline vital signs and US were performed prior to the procedure. Patients were then observed for 1 hour after the...
To compare the clinical outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) between spermatozoa retrieved from testicular biopsy and from ejaculate in cryptozoospermia patients.The clinical data of 285 cryptozoospermia patients who underwent ICSI treatment in our center during the period from March 2009 to November 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Within them, ejaculated sperms were used in 214...
To identify and validate novel prognostic marker genes in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that are increasingly expressed during tumor progression.Total RNA was isolated from normal renal tissue, primary G1 and G3 tumors, 14 samples each, and 32 metastases from RCC patients. Expression profiles were created using oligonucleotide microarrays. Significant gene expression differences (P < .05)...
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