Published in World journal of urology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent infections in clinical practice worldwide. Their frequency and burden must be higher than available data suggest because they are not among mandatory diseases to be notified. Although there are many different proposals for classifying UTIs, classifications based on acquisition settings and...
Published in World journal of urology
Published in World journal of urology
Candiduria is commonly seen in hospitalized patients and most of the patients are asymptomatic, but it may be due to cystitis, pyelonephritis, prostatitis, epididymo-orchitis or disseminated candidiasis. Major risk factors are diabetes mellitus, indwelling urinary catheters, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, urinary obstruction, and admission to i...
Published in World journal of urology
Published in World journal of urology
Published in World journal of urology
To identify urologic systematic reviews (SRs) registered to PROSPERO that resulted in a publication, and to evaluate their methodological quality and concordance with their stated a priori protocols. We searched PubMed to identify urologic SR protocols registered in PROSPERO that resulted in a publication and assessed their methodological quality a...
Published in World journal of urology
To compare the effectiveness of scoring systems in predicting stone-free rates (SFR) and complications following retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). We retrospectively analyzed 280 patients who underwent RIRS for kidney stones between 2016 and 2019. The Resorlu-Unsal Stone score (RUSS), Modified Seoul National University Renal Stone Complexity (S...
Published in World journal of urology
Patients harboring high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) experience high rates of both recurrence and progression. Currently, few treatment options besides cystectomy exist for this at-risk population, especially those with BCG-unresponsive disease. The purpose of this review is to present the current status and describe future dire...
Published in World journal of urology
Robotic surgery has revolutionized postoperative outcomes across surgical specialties. However, the use of pneumoperitoneum comes with known risks given the change in physiological parameters that accompany its utilization. A recent internal review found a 7% decrease in postoperative ileus rates when utilizing a pneumoperitoneum of 12 mmHg over th...
Published in World journal of urology
Applications of telehealth have been growing in popularity. However, there is little information on how telehealth is being used in Urology. In this review, we examine current applications of telehealth in urological practices as well as barriers to implementation. A review was conducted of original research within the past 10 years describing tele...
