[PDF] Top 20 Moderated Poster Session 2: Pediatrics

... Background: Although use of the Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications is becoming more widespread within urology, this system was developed using a cohort of 6,336 adult general surgery patients. We ... See full document

... Background: Recently, hospital antibiograms have reported quinolone- resistant E. coli in 25% of cases and the reported increased rate of infec- tious complications following transrectal needle prostate biopsy (TRUS− Bx) ... 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

... 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

... 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: 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

... 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

... Materials and Methods: Among the 103 women having SUI, 60 were assigned to Composix™, 21 to TVT™, and 22 to TVT-O™. patients pre- senting a complete set of data were included in the analysis. Preoperative workup included ... 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: Serum and prostate samples from 86 patients undergoing sur- gery for prostate cancer and from 25 cancer-free organ donors were uti- lized to measure serum and/or prostate tissue folate concentrations, and assess ... See full document

... Background: While not mandated by the ACGME for urology postgradu- ate training, surgical simulation is an established training platform that is voluntarily integrated into the curriculum of many programs. Following the ... See full document

... Overall, the 23 discrepant pathology reports that lead to significant change in management could be summarized as follows: T category change after review lead to 13 radical cystectomies being proposed and an additional ... See full document

... (1+, 2+, 3+) were correlated with clinical (PSA recurrence) and pathologic features (Gleason score, extraprostatic extension, seminal vesicle invasion, lymph node metastasis, surgical margin ... See full document

... Methods: Patients who were undergoing prostate brachytherapy as mono- therapy were included in the study, and patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy were excluded. Patients received prednisone 5 mg q day for ... See full document