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To study the feasibility, safety, and effect of transperitoneal laparoscopic heminephrectomy in the duplex kidney.From December 2003 to January 2008, 18 patients with urinary tract duplex anomalies underwent laparoscopic heminephrectomy using a transperitoneal approach. The sites of surgery consisted of 6 right upper, 2 right lower, 9 left upper, and 1 left lower heminephrectomy. Follow-up studies...
To investigate the efficacy of the nuclear matrix protein (NMP) 22 BladderChek test (NMP22BC) in the detection and follow-up of urothelial carcinoma.A total of 1021 patients who underwent the NMP22BC, cytology, and cystoscopy, were studied. We divided the patients into 2 groups: group I consisted of 597 patients who were being followed up for previous urothelial carcinoma, and group II consisted of...
To evaluate the proportion of patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (UC) who would be eligible to receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy before and after radical cystectomy based on renal function.We identified 194 consecutive patients who underwent cystectomy for cT2-T4 UC. Serum creatinine (SCr) immediately before and nadir SCr 1-3 months after surgery were used to calculate creatinine...
To assess the functionality, occlusive efficiency, and biocompatibility of a novel artificial urinary sphincter, the tape mechanical occlusive device (TMOD), after implantation in a live canine model, as well as its occlusive efficiency and sizing parameters in human cadavers.Three female canines underwent implantation of the TMOD at the level of the bladder neck. Functionality was assessed starting...
This study used pooled data from 2 large, phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies for a subgroup analysis of the safety and efficacy of trospium chloride extended-release (XR) in men with overactive bladder (OAB).A subgroup analysis was performed on data from the 176 male patients (trospium XR, 94; placebo, 82) who participated in 1 of the 2 studies. Patients received either...
To examine the success rate of electroejaculatory stimulation in patients with acquired spinal injuries in a single Irish institution. The use of electroejaculatory stimulation is of benefit in patients with spinal cord injury who wish to have children.A retrospective review of the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry scheme database and the patients' medical notes was performed. Any patient who had undergone...
To assess the factors associated with the presence of idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO) in male patients with clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).We prospectively evaluated 193 men who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms. Each patient underwent urodynamic evaluation, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), uroflowmetry, residual volume check, and transrectal ultrasound for...
To assess the efficacy of enuresis alarm (EA) treatment in pharmacotherapy-resistant nocturnal enuresis (PRNE).A retrospective study was performed in children who received EA treatment as a form of combination treatment for PRNE from June 1999 to December 2007. The children included 54 monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) children who had partial response or nonresponse to desmopressin (group...
We report our experience on 127 kidney surgeries with the da Vinci surgical system and show the feasibility of a robotics application in a variety of kidney surgeries by both a laparoscopically-trained and a laparoscopically-naïve surgeon.Clinical data of patients who underwent kidney surgery with the da Vinci surgical system from September 2006 to April 2009 were reviewed. Data acquired from medical...
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