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... Methods: Patients scheduled to undergo partial or radical nephrectomy with suspicion for renal cell cancer were consented for our study. Immediately following nephrectomy, MPI was performed on excised kid- ney specimens. ... See full document

... group 1 throughout the immediate postoperative period (p = ...rare: 1 patient in group 2 experienced an ileus; there were no conversions and no bleeding ... See full document

... Results: A total of 2571 patients were analyzed. There were 730 men between the ages of 16 and 29 with an 18.6% rate of hypogonadism, and of these hypogonadal men, 54.3% reported fatigue. There were 446 men between the ... See full document

... Results: Of 1481 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, 486 (33%) had Gleason 6 cancer based on biopsies performed at our centre. Active surveil- lance was chosen by 215 patients (44%), while 244 (50%) chose imme- ... See full document

... of 1 mg/kg and greater, however, significantly reduced the AA bladder capacity and eliminated the inhibition of bladder overactivity induced by low intensity (1T) pudendal nerve stimulation but did not ... See full document

... Results: A total of 9 patients underwent urachal remnant excision with partial cystectomy, with median age 10.9 years (range 2.6-18.5 years). 33% of the urachal anomalies were symptomatic, with drainage or history of ... See full document

... Methods: Men with localized prostate cancer who received care from 2007‒2013 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Oncology clinics were included in the study (N=411). All subjects received an information packet ... See full document

... ASA 1/2/3 (7.2/72.7/20 vs. 10.9/69/20, p=0.8), clinical T-stage 1/2 (89/11 ...group 1 and 2 respectively. The mean prostate weight in group 1 was 120 g, while it was ...group 1 compared ... See full document

... Results: Overall, the average cost for a laparoscopic pyeloplasty was Can$6240 compared with Can$5079 for an open procedure with a medi- an hospital stay of 2 days for both groups (range OA: 1–18, LP: 1–7). ... See full document

... Introduction and Objective: Dismembered pyeloplasty through dorsal lumbotomy for the correction of ureteropelvic junction obstruction is mainly performed successfully in children less than 5 years old for tech- nical ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: The analyses relied on 3,560 patients with RCC of all stages treated with nephrectomy (NT). We applied the condition- al survival methodology to a previously reported post-treatment nomo- gram ... See full document

... Results: 41 patients accepted the pessary trial and 26 were able to retain > 1 week. Mean age was 65 (range 44 to 80); median cystocele grade was 2 (range 2-4) and median vault grade was 2 (range 2-4). Mean ... See full document

... Layout 1 CUAJ ? October 2009 ? Volume 3(5Suppl3) S149 P50 A Comparative Survival Analysis of Nonbilharzial Squamous Cell Carcinoma vs Transitional Cell Carcinoma After Radical Cystectomy Nawar Hanna1,[.] ... See full document

... Layout 1 CUAJ ? October 2009 ? Volume 3(5Suppl3) S137 P18 Evaluation of Hedgehog Signaling in Human Transitional Carcinoma Cell Lines Clay W Mechlin1, Matt Tanner2, Badar Mian3, Ralph Buttyan2 1Albany[.] ... See full document

... Results: 31 cases were identified. Average age at surgery was 50.5 years (range 27-84 years). Follow-up ranged from 3-222 weeks (median 8). The etiology of 26 (84%) was hysterectomy [19 abdominal (73%), 7 vaginal (27%)]. ... See full document

... follow up was 7.8 months (2-11). Tumor size averaged 3.2 cm (0.9-6.5). Tumors were peripheral and exophytic in 8 and hilar in 5 patients. Average R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score was 7.7 (5-11). A total of 13 lesions were ... See full document

... Background: The mechanisms of the host-tissue response as it relates to mesh complications have not been well-delineated. The host response to midurethral slings (MUS) has been even less studied. TGF-β is a dominant ... See full document

... Results: Of the 153 patients identified, 108 and 45 underwent MRN and MPN, respectively. Pre-operative patient and tumor characteristics were similar between the groups including: age, gender, race, smok- ing status, ... See full document

... Group I had the first 65 patients treated with CRYO between 1995 and 1998, Group II was composed of the last 65 patients treated with CRYO from 2002 to 2004 and Group III contained 65 patients who underwent HIFU ... See full document

... Introduction and Objective: Several studies have examined the rela- tionship between insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), and its binding pro- teins 2 (IGFBP-2) and 3 (IGFBP-3) with prostate cancer risk. A ... See full document