- Sunitinib Alone or After Nephrectomy for Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Is There Still a Role for Cytoreductive Nephrectomy?
The CARMENA trial in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) demonstrated […]
- European Association of Urology Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health-2021 Update: Male Sexual Dysfunction.
The present summary of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines is […]
- Comparative Outcomes of Salvage Retzius-Sparing Versus Standard Robotic Prostatectomy: An International, Multi-Surgeon Series.
Salvage prostatectomy (SRP) is rare due to the risk of postoperative complications. […]
- Prognostic Impact of Preoperative Plasma Levels of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Proteins on Disease Outcomes After Radical Cystectomy.
To validate the association of plasma-levels of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), its […]
- Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Approach in Children Presented With Urinary Tract Infection- Comparative Effectiveness Analysis Using RIVUR and CUTIE Data.
The initial imaging approach to children with urinary tract infection (UTI) is […]
- The Association Between Income Status and Treatment Selection for Prostate Cancer in a Universal Healthcare System: A Population-Based Analysis.
Treatment selection for localized prostate cancer is guided by risk stratification and […]
- The Urinary Microbiome in Postmenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections.
The etiology of postmenopausal recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) is not completely […]
- The Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression in Active Surveillance Patients With Bilateral Disease Detected by Combined MRI-Fusion and Systematic Biopsy.
To evaluate whether bilateral prostate cancer detected at Active Surveillance (AS) enrollment […]
- Circulating MicroRNAs, the Next-Generation Serum Biomarkers in Testicular Germ Cell Tumours: A Systematic Review.
Clinical management of testicular germ cell tumours (GCTs) is hampered by low […]
- Validation of the STAR-CAP Clinical Prognostic System for Predicting Biochemical Recurrence, Metastasis, and Cancer-specific Mortality After Radical Prostatectomy in a European Cohort.
The proposed international staging collaboration for cancer of the prostate (STAR-CAP) clinical […]
- Dose-intensified Versus Conventional-dose Salvage Radiotherapy for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Prostatectomy: The SAKK 09/10 Randomized Phase 3 Trial.
Salvage radiotherapy (SRT) is utilized for biochemical progression of prostate cancer after […]
- Erectile Function Following Surgery for Benign Prostatic Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.
Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is associated with sexual dysfunction. Furthermore, numerous BPO […]
- European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urethral Stricture Disease (Part 2): Diagnosis, Perioperative Management, and Follow-up in Males.
Urethral stricture management guidelines are an important tool for guiding evidence-based clinical […]
- Primary Renal Tumour Response in Patients Treated with Nivolumab for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the GETUG-AFU 26 NIVOREN Trial.
Primary tumour response may impact therapeutic strategies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma […]
- Elucidating Prostate Cancer Behaviour During Treatment via Low-pass Whole-genome Sequencing of Circulating Tumour DNA.
Better blood tests to elucidate the behaviour of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer […]
- Evaluation of Urinary Tract Dilation Classification System for Prediction of Long-Term Outcomes in Isolated Antenatal Hydronephrosis: A Cohort Study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the […]
- Freehand Versus Grid-Based Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: A Comparison of Anatomic Region Yield and Complications.
The freehand (FH) technique of transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy using commercialized needle […]
- Adjuvant Nivolumab versus Placebo in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma.
The role of adjuvant treatment in high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma after radical […]
- Efficacy of a Novel Penile Traction Device in Improving Penile Length and Erectile Function Post Prostatectomy: Results from a Single-Center Randomized, Controlled Trial.
RestoreX is a novel penile traction therapy device, with randomized, controlled data […]
- European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urethral Stricture Disease (Part 1): Management of Male Urethral Stricture Disease.
To present a summary of the 2021 version of the European Association […]
- Step-by-step Development of a Cold Ischemia Device for Open and Robotic-assisted Renal Transplantation.
Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best renal replacement treatment. The rewarming time […]
- Urinary Molecular Pathology for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Urothelial Bladder Cancer.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based profiling of both urinary tumor DNA (utDNA) and circulating […]
- Efficacy of a Novel Penile Traction Device in Improving Penile Length and Erectile Function Post Prostatectomy: Results from a Single-Center Randomized, Controlled Trial.
RestoreX is a novel penile traction therapy device, with randomized, controlled data […]
- European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urethral Stricture Disease (Part 1): Management of Male Urethral Stricture Disease.
To present a summary of the 2021 version of the European Association […]
- Step-by-step Development of a Cold Ischemia Device for Open and Robotic-assisted Renal Transplantation.
Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best renal replacement treatment. The rewarming time […]
- Urinary Molecular Pathology for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Urothelial Bladder Cancer.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based profiling of both urinary tumor DNA (utDNA) and circulating […]
- Is There a Detrimental Effect of Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab?
In locally advanced and metastatic malignancies, antibiotic (ATB) therapy has a negative […]
- Is There a Detrimental Effect of Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab?
In locally advanced and metastatic malignancies, antibiotic (ATB) therapy has a negative […]
- Apalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: Analysis of Pain and Fatigue in the Phase 3 TITAN Study.
Exploratory analysis of prostate cancer-related pain and fatigue on health-related quality of […]
- Cardiovascular Proteomics: A Post-hoc Analysis from a Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing GnRH Antagonist Vs GnRH Agonist Among Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Recent studies demonstrated reduced cardiovascular risk with GnRH antagonist, yet the underlying […]
- Disparate Practice Patterns and Survival Outcomes: The Impact of Centralization of Cancer Care for Adrenocortical Carcinoma in the United States.
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare but aggressive malignancy. While centralization of care […]
- Overall Survival of Men with Metachronous Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer Treated with Enzalutamide and Androgen Deprivation Therapy.
Men who initially present with localized prostate cancer and later develop metachronous […]
- In Vitro Fertilization Entails a High Prevalence of Erectile and Male Sexual Dysfunction-A Prospective Case-Control Study.
To evaluate the effect of in vitro fertilization (IVF) on sexual function […]
- Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome’s Correlations with Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes: A Study of a Population Database.
To evaluate the associations with interstitial cystitis during pregnancy using a United […]
- Oncologic Surveillance for Variant Histology Bladder Cancer after Radical Cystectomy.
Presently, major guidelines do not provide specific recommendations on oncologic surveillance for […]
- One-Stage Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty for Lichen Sclerosus Related Urethral Stricture Disease: A Systematic Review and Pooled Proportional Meta-Analysis.
Performing one-stage urethroplasty in patients with urethral strictures caused by lichen sclerosis […]
- Pathologic Downstaging and Survival Outcomes Associated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Variant Histology Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
Patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) of variant histology have a […]
- Patterns of Recurrence Following Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Penile Cancer: Optimizing Surveillance Strategies.
Our primary objective is to detail the incidence, site, and timing of […]
- Real World Practice Patterns and Predictors of Continuous versus Intermittent ADT Use for Prostate Cancer in Older Men.
Phase-III RCT evidence suggests intermittent ADT (IADT) is not significantly inferior to […]
- Sarcopenic Obesity and Its Prognostic Impact on Urologic Cancers: A Systematic Review.
Sarcopenia, an age-related loss of muscle mass and function, may predict adverse […]
- SIMPLifying Urology Residency Operative Assessments: A Pilot Study in Urology Training.
The Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning (SIMPL) app is an innovative, […]
- Standing Ultrasound Adds Clinical Utility for the Diagnosis of Varicoceles.
To assess the role of standing vs supine scrotal ultrasound (SUS) for […]
- A Contemporary Analysis of Urethral Recurrence following Radical Cystectomy.
Oncologic outcomes following UR remain incompletely described, with reports limited by small […]
- Testicular Temperature and the Effects of Orchiopexy in Infants With Cryptorchidism.
Testicular temperature should remain low to maintain optimal function of germ cells; […]
- A Predictive Pre- and Post-operative Nomogram for Post-operative Potency Recovery after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
Prediction of potency recovery following RARP is useful for better patient counselling […]
- Urinary Symptom Non-Response (“LUTS-Failure”) After Urethroplasty: Incidence and Associations.
An ill-defined proportion of patients undergoing urethroplasty fail to experience improvement in […]
- External Validation and Addition of Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography to the Most Frequently Used Nomograms for the Prediction of Pelvic Lymph-node Metastases: an International Multicenter Study.
Different nomograms exist for the preoperative prediction of pelvic lymph-node metastatic disease […]
- Pretreatment Risk Stratification for Endoscopic Kidney-sparing Surgery in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: An International Collaborative Study.
Several groups have proposed features to identify low-risk patients who may benefit […]
- Impact of the Implementation of the EAU Guidelines Recommendation on Reporting and Grading of Complications in Patients Undergoing Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review.
In 2012, the European Association of Urology (EAU) Ad Hoc Panel proposed […]
- Outcomes of EAU-endorsed Live Surgical Events over a 5-year Period (2015-2020) and Updated Guidelines from the EAU Live Surgery Committee.
Live surgery events (LSEs) have been used in all surgical fields for […]
- Reliability of Serial Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Prostate Cancer Progression During Active Surveillance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is broadly implemented into active surveillance (AS) […]
- Timing of Androgen Deprivation Treatment for Men with Biochemical Recurrent Prostate Cancer in the Context of Novel Therapies.
There were three recent FDA approvals for drugs to be used in […]
- Patterns of Clinical Progression in Radiorecurrent High-risk Prostate Cancer.
The natural history of radiorecurrent high-risk prostate cancer (HRPCa) is not well-described. […]
- Sample Size, Power, and Risk of Misclassification in Pediatric Urology Hospital Rankings.
We investigated 2019 and 2020 US News and World Report (USNWR) methodologies […]
- Digital Frozen Sections with Fluorescence Confocal Microscopy During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Surgical Technique.
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) involves a tradeoff between oncological control and functional […]
- A Systematic Review of the Impact of Surgeon and Hospital Caseload Volume on Oncological and Nononcological Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer.
The impact of surgeon and hospital volume on outcomes after radical prostatectomy […]
- Adolescent and Young Adult Urogenital Outcome following Childhood Hypospadias Repair: Perfection Revisited.
We assessed the long-term surgical, functional urinary and sexual outcome of adolescent […]
- Female Sexual Function following Sling Surgery: A Prospective Parallel Cohort, Multi-Center Study of the Solyx™ Single Incision Sling System Vs. the Obtryx™ II Sling System (FDA- Mandated 522 Results at 36 Months).
Limited data exist regarding sexual function after single incision sling surgery. We […]
- Combined Effect of a Polygenic Risk Score and Rare Genetic Variants on Prostate Cancer Risk.
Although prostate cancer is known to have a strong genetic basis and […]
- The Impact of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnostic Modality on Intravesical Recurrence after Radical Nephroureterectomy: A Single Institution Series and Updated meta-Analysis.
Diagnostic ureteroscopic biopsy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has been hypothesized […]
