M Remzi

..This assumption is mainly based on the low tendency to increase in size on serial imaging studies, but histopathological parameters of progression in larger patient series are scant...

..Morbidity and postoperative pain after extraperitoneal (E-LRPE) and transperitoneal (T-LRPE) laparoscopic radical prostatectomy was compared to open extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (O-RPE)...

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..To compare histopathological findings as a function of radiological tumour size, as published data suggest that small renal tumours are often benign and large tumours are renal cell cancer (RCC)...

..Standard treatment for SRMs is nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). New techniques like energy ablation and surveillance have been introduced...

..Percutaneous renal mass biopsy has an accuracy of over 90% for detecting benign lesions and can influence therapeutic decisions, especially in patients with higher surgical risk...

..5 and 10 ng/ml and to evaluate its impact on prostate cancer (PCa) detection in men undergoing first and repeat biopsies...

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..No differences were noted in pain apprehension or early and delayed morbidity, suggesting that TRUS-guided biopsies can be performed safely in these patients...

..We evaluated results obtained from patients undergoing a modified laparoscopic approach and open procedures in this respect...

..Aim of this prospective study was to determine whether patients with a higher body mass index (BMI) will benefit more from laparoscopic procedures in respect to postoperative morbidity and pain as compared to regular patients...

..Re-biopsy can be performed 6 weeks later with no significant difference in pain or morbidity. Patients younger than 60 years should be counseled in regard to a higher level of discomfort, and local and topical anesthesia if desired...

..The more favorable results in patients who underwent microwave treatment were maintained for at least 18 months...

..To compare the pathological features of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with papillary RCC (pRCC) and further differentiate type I and II pRCC as independent prognosticators for survival...

..The objective of this study is to provide a bi-center external validation of this classification using the technique of hilar arterial clamping during open and laparoscopic NSS and to correlate the PADUA score to the ischemia time...

..To investigate the relationship between delay in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) after a first colic and subsequent time to complete stone clearance...

..We investigated the relation between the presence and degree of stone induced hydronephrosis and the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in patients with solitary proximal ureteral stones...

..We developed and externally validated a prognostic nomogram specifically for papillary renal cell carcinoma...

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..Information that would be helpful when choosing the most appropriate management strategy for this patient group could be obtained from pretherapeutic image-guided biopsy...

..Power Doppler TRUS will further enhance prostate cancer detection as will artificial neural networks as patient selecting tools...

..By combining the individual clinical and biochemical markers into the ANN, 68% specificity at 95% sensitivity was achieved. The ANN allows more accurate and individual counseling of patients with a negative initial biopsy...

..Indications and ideal number of biopsy cores to take when repeating biopsies in patients who already underwent extensive biopsy protocols on the first biopsy remains to be determined...

..3 cm3) and large (greater than 41 cm3) TZ volumes, was very low. Therefore, a repeat prostate biopsy within 6 weeks is unnecessary. These patients should be followed up by serial PSA determination...

..5 to 4 ng/mL and from 4 to 10 ng/mL were prospectively developed. The predictive accuracy of the ANN was compared with that obtained by use of conventional statistical analysis of standard PSA parameters...

..Study Type - Prognosis (case series) Level of Evidence 4..

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..To outline the features and outcomes of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in native kidneys of renal transplant recipients, who are at increased risk of developing this disease...

..In addition, cPSA and cPSA volume-related parameters (cPSAD, cPSAD of the transition zone) further improved the specificity of PSA in early detection of prostate cancer...

..For the initial biopsy, the optimal number of biopsy cores for detecting prostate cancer in prostate biopsy remains controversial; it is also often unclear who should undergo a repeat prostatebiopsy and when to stop biopsying...

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..Placing a percutaneous nephrostomy often is the only and final solution for patients with metastatic disease, where internal ureteral stenting proved to be impossible...

..Pathological and biochemical features of prostate cancers detected on repeat biopsies in men with total PSA level between 2.0 and 4 ng/ml were evaluated and compared to those cancers detected on first biopsy...

..To evaluate the outcome of 16 patients after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors...

..High-grade PCa is associated with a low serum testosterone level, and the testosterone level has been negatively correlated with the expression of PSA...

..Aim of this study was to evaluate laparoscopic dismembering pyeloplasty compared with other laparoscopic techniques and open surgery in this respect...

..We outlined the putative significance of GST in renal cell carcinoma biology by investigating the influence of its deletion polymorphisms on renal cell carcinoma progression...

..At last, the use of artificial neural networks will certainly enhance the selection of patients submitted to radical treatments as well as the selection of relapsing patients to allow a more appropriate adjuvant therapy...

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..In the future artificial neural networks may represent a significant step for improved staging of prostate cancer when counseling patients referred for radical prostatectomy or other curative treatments...

..The aim of this review is to give insight into the most important tools and strategies to achieve sufficient haemostasis during advanced urologic laparoscopy...

..Therefore, for each patient population, PSA assay-specific ANNs should be used to optimize the ANN outcome in order to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies...

..The authors conclude that both methods should continue to be used in a complementary manner. ANNs still do not prove always better as to replace standard statistical analysis as the method of choice in interpreting medical data...