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Natural history of renal angiomyolipoma in a high-volume center: our experience during more than 15 years of follow up
To describe the natural history of AML, the clinical results and the need for treatment during long-term follow-up of renal AML.
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Second TURB, restaging TURB or repeat TURB in primary T1 non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: impact on prognosis?
A re-transurethral resection of the bladder (re-TURB) is a well-established approach in managing non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) for various reasons: repeat-TURB is recommended for a macroscopically in...
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Robotic kidney transplantation
Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease owing to improved survival and quality of life compared with dialysis. The surgical approach to kidney transplantat...
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Open AccessDefining the role of multiparametric MRI in predicting prostate cancer extracapsular extension
To identify the predictive factors of prostate cancer extracapsular extension (ECE) in an institutional cohort of patients who underwent multiparametric MRI of the prostate prior to radical prostatectomy (RP).
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Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) has been proposed as an alternative to open RC (ORC) to improve perioperative outcomes, without compromising oncological results. Several randomized controlled trials (...
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A new machine-learning model to predict long-term renal function impairment after minimally invasive partial nephrectomy: the Fundació Puigvert predictive model
To provide a new model to predict long-term renal function impairment after partial nephrectomy (PN).
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The DEpth of Endoscopic Perforation scale to assess intraoperative perforations during transurethral resection of bladder tumor: subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Bladder perforation (BP) is the most important intraoperative adverse event of transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). It is frequently underreported despite its impact on the postoperative course. T...
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The importance of second-look ureteroscopy implementation in the conservative management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of second-look ureteroscopy (SU) in the endoscopic operative work-up of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
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Energy source comparison in en-bloc resection of bladder tumors: subanalysis of a single-center prospective randomized study
Different energy sources are employed to perform en-bloc transurethral resection of bladder tumor (ERBT). No study compared different energy sources in ERBT. The aim is to compare the different ERBT sources in...
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Expanding inclusion criteria for active surveillance in intermediate-risk prostate cancer: a machine learning approach
To develop new selection criteria for active surveillance (AS) in intermediate-risk (IR) prostate cancer (PCa) patients.
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Initial experience of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with Hugo™ RAS system: implications for surgical setting
Hugo™ RAS system is one of the most promising new robotic platforms introduced in the field of urology. To date, no data have been provided on robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) performed with Hugo™ RAS...
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Optimizing decision-making process of benign uretero-enteric anastomotic stricture treatment after radical cystectomy
To identify preoperative predictors of endo-urological treatment (EUT) failure while promoting a new diagnostic and therapeutic pathway for benign uretero-enteric anastomosis stricture (UES) management after r...
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Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney and Other Non-clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinomas
The majority of malignant renal tumors (85%) are renal cell carcinomas (RCC) arising from the different areas of tubular epithelium. Clear cell RCC (cc-RCC) accounts for 80% of renal tumors in adults while the...
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Overactive Bladder Syndrome in Men
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Open AccessEfficacy and tolerability of the hexanic extract of Serenoa repens compared to tamsulosin in moderate-severe LUTS-BPH patients
In a subset analysis of data from a 6-month, multicenter, non-interventional study, we compared change in symptoms and quality of life (QoL), and treatment tolerability, in men with moderate to severe lower ur...
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Open AccessAssociation of patients’ sex with treatment outcomes after intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy for T1G3/HG bladder cancer
To investigate the association of patients’ sex with recurrence and disease progression in patients treated with intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) for T1G3/HG urinary bladder cancer (UBC).
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Onabotulinumtoxin a injection with or without hydrodistension for treatment of bladder pain syndrome
Onabotulinumtoxin A (BoNT-A) injection has been used for bladder pain syndrome (BPS) treatment with good results. Our aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of BoNT-A injection with or without hydrodistensi...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a short version of the Female Sexual Function Index in the Spanish population
The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is a commonly used scale for the assessment of female sexual function. Our aim was to develop and validate a Spanish short version of the FSFI.
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Salvage Lymph Node Dissection
Metastatic lymph node dissection (LND) in nodal recurrent PCa after radical treatments has become a feasible salvage approach, and salvage LND (sLND) has been proposed in patients with “node-only” biochemical ...
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Salvage Re-irradiation Therapy After Loco-regional Failure for Radiotherapy
After primary RT for PCa, treatment failure can be distinguished in biochemical and clinical relapse. According to the available literature, cancer is confined to the prostate and seminal vesicles in over one-...
