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Comparison of procedural anxiety and pain associated with conventional transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy to magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy: a prospective cohort trial
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Incidence and management of BPH surgery-related urethral stricture: results from a large U.S. database
Urethral stricture (US) is a well-known complication after surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This study aimed to evaluate the contemporary incidence of the US after different types of B...
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia during active surveillance for prostate cancer: is it time to define management strategies?
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Open AccessAssessing the perioperative outcomes of abdominal drain omission after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
The study aimed to evaluate the impact of abdominal drain placement (vs. omission) on perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN), focusing on complications, time to canalization, deamb...
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Implementation of single-port robotic urologic surgery: experience at a large academic center
The Single-Port (SP) robotic system is increasingly being implemented in the United States, allowing for several minimally invasive urologic procedures to be performed. The present study aims to describe our s...
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Novel non-MRI imaging techniques for primary diagnosis of prostate cancer: micro-ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, elastography, multiparametric ultrasound, and PSMA PET/CT
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) provides enhanced diagnostic accuracy in the detection of prostate cancer, but is not devoid of limitations. Given the recent evolution of non-MRI imaging tec...
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Open AccessPostoperative outcomes of transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal robotic partial nephrectomy: a propensity-score matched comparison focused on patient mobilization, return to bowel function, and pain
Literature meta-analyses comparing transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal approach to robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) suggested some advantages favoring retroperitoneoscopy. Unfortunately, patient-centered d...
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Single-port robot-assisted simple prostatectomy: techniques and outcomes
To describe the surgical techniques and to analyse the outcomes of single-port robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (SP RASP) procedure for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
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Gender-affirming hormone therapy in transgender women and risk of prostate cancer: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications
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Single port robot-assisted radical and simple prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aim of our study was to review the current evidence on single port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (SP-RARP) and SP robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (SP-RASP) procedures.
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Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Challenges
To systematically review the evidence on prostate cancer (PCa) in transgender women (TGW).
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Open AccessThe impact of a second MRI and re-biopsy in patients with initial negative mpMRI-targeted and systematic biopsy for PIRADS ≥ 3 lesions
To evaluate the proportions of detected prostate cancer (PCa) and clinically significant PCa (csPCa), as well as identify clinical predictors of PCa, in patients with PI-RADS > = 3 lesion at mpMRI and initial...
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Impact of peritoneal reconfiguration on lymphocele formation after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Different strategies have been proposed to prevent lymphocele (LC) formation after radical prostatectomy (RARP) with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). According to several recently published randomized cont...
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Open AccessPrognostic impact of palpable prostate tumors on disease progression after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a single-center experience
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of palpable prostate tumors on digital rectal exam (DRE) on the disease progression of prostate cancer (PCa) treated with RARP surgery in a tertiary referral center.
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Open AccessAdvanced age is an independent prognostic factor of disease progression in high-risk prostate cancer: results in 180 patients treated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection in a tertiary referral center
This study aimed to assess more clinical and pathological factors associated with prostate cancer (PCa) progression in high-risk PCa patients treated primarily with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) ...
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Open AccessEndogenous testosterone density associates with predictors of tumor upgrading and disease progression in the low through favorable intermediate prostate cancer risk categories: analysis of risk factors and clinical implications
The study aimed to test the hypothesis that endogenous testosterone density (ETD), in the low through favorable intermediate PCa risk classes patients undergoing surgery, might be associated with disease progr...
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Preoperative endogenous total testosterone predicts prostate cancer progression: results in 580 consecutive patients treated with robot assisted radical prostatectomy for clinically localized disease
To test the role of endogenous total testosterone (ETT) as a predictor of prostate cancer (PCa) progression in patients treated with robot assisted radical prostatectomy for clinically localized disease.
