Orecchia, Luca Manfrin, Diego Germani, Stefano Del Fabbro, Dario Asimakopoulos, Anastasios D. Finazzi Agrò, Enrico Miano, Roberto
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3D Printing in Medicine
PurposeTraining in retrograde intrarenal surgery for the treatment of renal stone disease is a challenging task due to the unique complexity of the procedure. This study introduces a series of 3D printed models of upper urinary tract and stones designed to improve the training process.MethodsSix different models of upper urinary tract were algorith...
Blanc, Julien Roth, Beat
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Journal of Medical Case Reports
BackgroundClear cell renal carcinoma is known for its propensity for metastatic spread. Common sites of metastasis are the lungs, bones, lymph nodes, liver, adrenals and brain, but all organs can be affected. Contralateral ureteral metastasis is a rare phenomenon, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature.Case presentationWe present...
Esperto, Francesco Prata, Francesco Autrán-Gómez, Ana María Rivas, Juan Gomez Socarras, Moises Marchioni, Michele Albisinni, Simone Cataldo, Rita Scarpa, Roberto Mario Papalia, Rocco
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Current Urology Reports
Purpose of reviewWe aim to summarize the current state of art about 3D applications in urology focusing on kidney surgeries. In addition we aim to provide a snapshot about future perspective of intraoperative applications of augmented reality (AR).Recent findingsA variety of applications in different fields have been proposed. Many applications con...
Carralero-Martínez, A. Muñoz Pérez, M. A. Pané-Alemany, R. Blanco-Ratto, L. Kauffmann, S. Ramírez-García, I.
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Trials
BackgroundChronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a multifactorial disorder that affects 5.7% to 26.6% of women and 2.2% to 9.7% of men, characterized by hypersensitivity of the central and peripheral nervous system affecting bladder and genital function. People with CPPS have much higher rates of psychological disorders (anxiety, depression, and ca...
Tabourin, Thomas Sarfati, Judith Pinar, Ugo Beaud, Nicolas Parra, Jerôme Vaessen, Christophe Gomez, Florie Benamran, Daniel Canlorbe, Geoffroy Belghiti, Jérémie
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Urologic oncology
To assess potential nosocomial coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission in patients who underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures during the pandemic. Prospective study in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopy in urology or gynaecology within 2 academic hospitals. Patients underwent local preoperative COVID-19 screening usin...
Kowalewski, K F Müller, D Mühlbauer, J Hendrie, J D Worst, T S Wessels, F Walach, M T von Hardenberg, J Nuhn, P Honeck, P
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World journal of urology
The comprehensive complication index (CCI) is a new tool for reporting the cumulative burden of postoperative complications on a continuous scale. This study validates the CCI for urological surgery and its benefits over the Clavien-Dindo-Classification (Clavien). Data from a prospectively maintained data base of all consecutive patients at a unive...
Chalhoub, Marc Kohaut, Jules Vinit, Nicolas Botto, Nathalie Aigrain, Yves Héloury, Yves Lottmann, Henri Blanc, Thomas
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World journal of urology
The need for surgical removal of a double-J ureteral stent (DJUS) is considered one of its disadvantages. Apart from increased cost, repeated exposure to general anesthesia is a concern in children. Alternative techniques have been described, all failing to become integrated into mainstream practice. Stents with a distal magnetic end, although intr...
de Silva, Suresh Lockhart, Kathleen Rebecca Aslan, Peter Nash, Peter Hutton, Anthony Malouf, David Lee, Dominic Cozzi, Paul MacLean, Fiona Thompson, James
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BMC Urology
BackgroundMRI is playing an increasing role in risk stratification and non-invasive diagnosis of the undifferentiated small renal mass. This study was designed to assess the reliability of MRI in diagnostic evaluation of renal masses, specifically characterising lesions with diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ...
Spinoit, Anne-Françoise Waterschoot, Mieke Sinatti, Céline Abbas, Tariq Callens, Nina Cools, Martine Hamid, Rizwan Hanna, Moneer K Joshi, Pankaj Misseri, Rosalia
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World journal of urology
To review existing literature about fertility and sexuality of boys born with complex congenital genitourinary anomalies. A Pubmed review was performed in December 2018 to identify the most relevant original manuscripts regarding male complex congenital conditions affecting the urogenital system in male patients including spina bifida (SB), bladder...
De Win, Gunter Dautricourt, Stéphanie Deans, Rebecca Hamid, Rizwan Hanna, Moneer K Khavari, Rose Misseri, Rosalia Mueller, Margaret G Roth, Joshua Spinoit, Anne-Françoise
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World journal of urology
With advances in treatment modalities and medical knowledge, girls with congenital urologic disorders are living well into adulthood. Although, sexual and reproductive function in this population is still poorly understood. The aim is to review existing literature about fertility and sexuality in women with congenital genitourinary disorders, inclu...
