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... 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

... Results: A total of 110 urologists responded (17% response rate) to the survey, although the email blast also included pediatric and retired urolo- gists. While 51% of respondents were <45 years of age, 18% were ... See full document

... Results: From August 2012 to September 2015, 12 patients were random- ized into one of the two groups. The bed rest group consisted of four patients while the early ambulation group consisted of eight. Median age overall ... See full document

... By 2 weeks and 3 months postoperatively, the difference in QOL scores between the 2 groups disappeared (p = ...the 2 groups (p = ...group 2 experienced an ileus; there were no conversions and ... See full document

... Methods and Materials: We present a series of treatment plans for patients with renal transplantation who developed prostate cancer and were treat- ed with radical radiation therapy using IMRT technique delivered via ... See full document

... Methods: Utilizing the subrenal prostatic recapitulation model for tis- sue recombination, rat urogenital mesenchyme (rUGM) was microdis- sected from rat embryos and combined with 10-20 mg slivers of prostate tumor or ... See full document

... GRA scale. There was mild improvement in additional 55 patients (20.2 %). Ninety-three patients (34.3%) decided to stop taking the medica- tion for various reasons. The most common reason to stop the medica- tion was ... 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

... Materials and Methods: Patients were stratified according to suspected depth of tumor invasion (< T1, > T2). The primary endpoint was reduc- tion in activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) as ... See full document

... Results: Three bilateral synchronous, 1 bilateral staged and 6 unilateral RPNs were performed. Mean operating times were 174 min (range 115- 250) for unilateral and 454 min (range 370-575) for bilateral RPNs, including 1 ... See full document

... Introduction and Objective: Sunitinib is an established treatment for metasta- tic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Neoadjuvant sunitinib may facilitate surgi- cal resection by reducing primary tumor size and may decrease ... See full document

... Results: Overall, times were recorded for 129 patients. For the four sur- geons, overall mean OR efficiency ranged from 38‒44%. The overall mean OR utilization for each surgeon ranged from 63‒75%. There were 45 late ... See full document

... Results: Four patients (22%) with suspected major vascular injuries required nephrectomy 1–21 days following the trauma. Two patients required selec- tive lower pole arterial embolization (11%). Three patients (17%) had ... 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

... 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 ... 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

... 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

... 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

... Background: Deleterious bladder effects after radical prostatectomy such as reduced compliance, decreased capacity, and hyperactivity influence recovery of urinary continence. NCT01371994 (Vanguard Trial) a multi- ... 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