[PDF] Top 20 Moderated Poster Session 2: Basic Science

... Methods: We included 290 patients from three university hospitals (Dallas, N=132; Toronto, N=104; Turku, N=54) who underwent radical cystectomy with at least a bilateral pelvic lymph-adenectomy. Patients who received ... See full document

... Methods: In 2006, the Champlain Regional Prostate Cancer Surgery CoP formed with representatives from five hospitals, 4 of which perform radi- cal prostatectomy (RP). The CoP includes all surgeons performing RP, ... See full document

... carcinoma with possible lymphatic invasion. Patient declined radical cys- tectomy and chose combination radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In order to outline a bladder tumour margins, the patient agreed to undergo an ... See full document

... Methods: A retrospective cohort of 99 patients underwent HIFU at the medical center “Zdorovie” for localized prostate cancer (T1-2, N0, M0, PSA at first diagnosis less than 15 ng/ml) and follow-up longer than 12 ... See full document

... Methods: A decision-analytic model was developed to compare costs and outcomes associated with four different prophylaxis strategies using inpatient hospital costs associated with VTE events and outpatient phar- ... See full document

... Background: Monocytes and macrophages are the most common tumor- infiltrating cells in a majority of tumor types, yet the role these cells play in determining the course of human disease remains an understudied area of ... See full document

... Background: It has been speculated that bulbospongiosus muscle (BSM) bisection may negatively affect ejaculatory function. New dissection techniques were proposed with the intent of minimizing neuromuscular damage. We ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: Sixty-nine (of a preplanned sample size of 74) patients scheduled to undergo LapDN were enrolled and randomized. All patients underwent a transperitoneal, 3 trocar, LapDN performed by 2 sur- ... See full document

... including 2 cases called “desperation” procedures when the markers were still raising instead the use of appropriate sys- temic ...from 2 to 4 ...between 2 and 156 months with a mean of 47 months. ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: Two tunica albuginea models were created. Human fibroblasts were isolated from a small skin biopsy and cultured in vitro until formation of fibroblast sheets. Seven days before sheets have reached ... See full document

... from 2 university hospitals (Rotterdam, the Netherlands, n = 69 and Toronto, Canada, n = 95) were reviewed by 1 pathologist for stage and grade (WHO 1973 and ...the 2 hospitals for stage review ( χ 2 ... See full document

... Results: The 5-year survival of patients immediately after NT was 74.2%. It increased to respectively 80.4, 85.1, 90.6 and 89.6% for RCC-survivors at 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after NT. The predicted probabilities ... See full document

... Results: One hundred and eighty patients were diagnosed with Wilms tumor during the study period. Of those, 91 underwent initial radical nephrectomy as primary treatment. The mean age at diagnosis was 46.7 +/- 38 months ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: We collected and pooled a database of 2,287 patients who have undergone radical cystectomy for carcinoma of the bladder between 1993 and 2008 in 8 different centers across Canada. Complete ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 305 consecutive patients undergoing PB from 1997 to 2003 was performed. Patients with pubic arch interference seen on planning transrectal ultrasound were given a short ... See full document

... Methods: Cases of surgically treated renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at CoC- accredited facilities were identified from the Participant User File (PUF) from 2004‒2013 obtained from the NCDB (a joint project of the CoC of the ... See full document

... into the upper pole. The pre- and post-test sessions were separated by a minimum of 2 weeks. Performances were video-recorded and later reviewed by 2 blinded, experts using a validated assessment device. ... See full document

... Background: Improved prostate cancer (CaP) detection using targeted Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Ultrasound (MRI-US) fusion compared to conventional biopsy has been shown in patients with repeat prostate biopsies. In this ... See full document

... Methods: Abdominal laparotomy and UUO were performed in female CD-1 mice for 24 hours (Group 1; n=22), 48 hours (Group 2; n=22), or 72 hours (Group 3; n=22) using a non-traumatic vascular micro clip. Expression of ... See full document

... (group 2; n=42) February 2012 were compared in terms of VUR grade, kidney bipolar size standardized for age, and renal ...and 2 were similar for all three variables, and for both the median VUR grades ... See full document