[PDF] Top 20 Moderated Poster Session 3: Assorted Urology Topics

... of Pittsburgh Department of Pharmacology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Background: Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is a relatively new approach used to treat medically refractory overactive bladder. However, its ... See full document

... patients, 3 presented for their procedure without first obtaining their KUB and 2 reported that they had passed their stones and did not undergo a procedure or ... See full document

... Results: IPP surgery utilizing penoscrotal access, at approximately 3 months post T-shunt, was complicated in all cases by dense distal fibrosis. A second small (<3 cm) distal ventral incision allowed ... See full document

... Background: A prospective randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of a once-daily titrable dose transdermal oxybutynin gel (TTOG) formulation for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). To date there are no ... See full document

... Results: A total of 60 megaureteres (57 patients) underwent TUR, 2 patients were excluded owing to lack of follow-up. Average patient age at sur- gery was 5.3 years (3 mo–15 yr) and the mean follow-up was 49.7 ... See full document

... for urology postgradu- ate training, surgical simulation is an established training platform that is voluntarily integrated into the curriculum of many ...simulation session during the interview day and ... See full document

... within urology, this system was developed using a cohort of 6,336 adult general surgery ...pediatric urology cases of the same Clavien-Dindo grade except for an added disability suffix in two cases, and we ... See full document

... Results: The response rate from the questionnaire was 100%. The vast majority of residents had some experience in research prior to residen- cy and have published at least one paper (92.3% and 84.6% respec- tively), with ... See full document

... Results: Although most infants have been managed conservatively, a total of 110 pyeloplasties have been performed in infants either imme- diately or during follow-up. Among these, 30 patients were withdrawn from this ... See full document

... Methods: We have electronic charts on all patients who have under- gone Conventional Urodynamic Studies from 1996-2007 at our institu- tion contained in an urodynamic (UD) database. Using this database, MCC, volume at ... 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 degree of ... See full document

... Results: There were no differences in patient demographics between the groups, but there was a difference in tumour grade distribution (p<0.001). The mean localized tumour size was 5.9 cm (95% CI 5.7-6.0 cm), where- ... See full document

... Median operative time was 225 minutes for OSRP and 299 minutes for RSRP (p<0.0001). Estimated blood loss (RSRP 225ml; ORSP 1600ml) and length of hospital stay (RSRP 1 day; OSRP 4 days) favored RSRP (both p<0.0001). ... See full document

... Results: 696 pts were treated; 58% received all 6 Ra-223 injections. At BL, median age was 72 years; 88% of pts were ECOG PS 0-1; pain was reported as no pain, mild-moderate, and severe in 21%, 52%, and 27%, ... See full document

... Results: A total 198 renal tumours had histological and radiological information available for analysis. Thirty-five masses were benign (18%), accounting for 19 % of all low and 14% of intermediate complexity mass- es. ... 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

... 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

... 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

... Materials and Methods: Multicenter randomized, phase III study con- ducted in the US, Canada and Europe. Eligible patients at high risk for recurrence had initial or recurrent multiple papillary tumors, or patients with ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: 786-0 cells with stable expression of non-spe- cific shRNA (NS) were plated in DMEM with 10% FBS with serial dilu- tions of GKT136901 ranging from 10 µM to 0.1 nM. Cells expressing Nox4 shRNA (KD) ... See full document