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View article: Rising metastatic prostate cancer rates but narrowing racial gap
Rising metastatic prostate cancer rates but narrowing racial gap Open
The racial gap in metastatic PCa narrowed over the study period, while overall incidence increased. Higher screening rates among Black men in the early 2010s may explain the narrowing gap. The subsequent more rapid decline among Black men …
View article: Carbon Emissions From Patient Travel for Health Care
Carbon Emissions From Patient Travel for Health Care Open
Importance The US health care sector accounts for about 8.5% of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reliable estimates of emissions associated with health care–related travel are essential for informing policy changes. Objective To ge…
View article: Information Behaviour and Knowledge of Patients Before Radical Prostatectomy
Information Behaviour and Knowledge of Patients Before Radical Prostatectomy Open
Background/Objectives: Robot-assisted and open radical prostatectomy (RARP and ORP) are established procedures for localized prostate cancer, with comparable oncological and functional outcomes. Little is known about patients’ knowledge of…
View article: Capabilities of ChatGPT-3.5 as a Urological Triage System
Capabilities of ChatGPT-3.5 as a Urological Triage System Open
We looked at the performance of ChatGPT-3.5 for patients seeking urology advice. We entered more than 400 German and English inputs and assessed the possible diagnoses suggested by this artificial intelligence tool. ChatGPT-3.5 scored well…
View article: Precise Prediction of Long-Term Urinary Incontinence after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy by Readily Accessible “Everyday” Diagnostics during Post-Surgical Hospitalization
Precise Prediction of Long-Term Urinary Incontinence after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy by Readily Accessible “Everyday” Diagnostics during Post-Surgical Hospitalization Open
Aim and Objectives: We aimed to test the predictive value of readily accessible and easily performed post-surgical “bedside tests” on their validity of long-term urinary incontinence (UI) (≥12 months) in patients following robot-assisted l…
View article: Treatment-changing news in urogenital cancer—a brief unstructured narrative review based on findings presented at the ESMO 2023 conference
Treatment-changing news in urogenital cancer—a brief unstructured narrative review based on findings presented at the ESMO 2023 conference Open
Summary This article gives an overview through the most promising and practise changing studies presented for urothelial cancer at ESMO 2023 conference.
View article: Enhancing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates through Better Knowledge? Insights from a Survey among German Medical Students
Enhancing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates through Better Knowledge? Insights from a Survey among German Medical Students Open
Introduction: Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) significantly reduces the risk for malignant diseases like cervix, anal, or penile cancer. However, although vaccination rates are rising, they are still too low mirroring a lack…
View article: Supplementary Material for: Enhancing HPV vaccination rates through better knowledge? - Insights from a survey among German medical students
Supplementary Material for: Enhancing HPV vaccination rates through better knowledge? - Insights from a survey among German medical students Open
Introduction: Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) significantly reduces the risk for malignant diseases like cervix, anal or penile cancer. However, although vaccination rates are rising, they are still too low mirroring a lack …
View article: Sunitinib for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Data from the STAR-TOR Registry and Detailed Literature Review
Sunitinib for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Data from the STAR-TOR Registry and Detailed Literature Review Open
Introduction: We evaluated the effectiveness and safety profile of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib in patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (a/mRCC) in a real-world setting. Methods: We analyzed data of adult a/…
View article: Charlson–Deyo Comorbidity Index as a Novel Predictor for Recurrence in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Charlson–Deyo Comorbidity Index as a Novel Predictor for Recurrence in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Open
Purpose: To test the association between the Charlson–Deyo Comorbidity Index (CCI) and the recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Methods: NMIBC (Ta, T1, TIS) patients who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tum…
View article: Impact of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging targeted biopsy on functional outcomes in patients following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Impact of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging targeted biopsy on functional outcomes in patients following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy Open
Introduction Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging guided prostate biopsy (mpMRI PBx) leads to a higher rate of successful nerve-sparing in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (ns-RALP) for prostate cancer (PCa). This study aime…
View article: Editorial Comment on Internet research of utilization of social media in patients with urological disease and their families in Japan
Editorial Comment on Internet research of utilization of social media in patients with urological disease and their families in Japan Open
The authors report that there is no conflict of interest.
View article: Axitinib beyond first-line therapy of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real World Data from the STAR-TOR registry
Axitinib beyond first-line therapy of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real World Data from the STAR-TOR registry Open
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor Axitinib for patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (a/mRCC) in a real-world setting. Methods: Adult patients from the German n…
View article: Impact of mpMRI targeted biopsy on intraoperative nerve‐sparing (NeuroSAFE) during robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Impact of mpMRI targeted biopsy on intraoperative nerve‐sparing (NeuroSAFE) during robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy Open
Background The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of prostate biopsy technique (transrectal ultrasound (US)—prostate biopsy (PBx) versus multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) targeted prostate biopsy (MRI‐PBx) on intr…
View article: Impact of comorbidities on acute kidney injury and renal function impairment after partial and radical tumor nephrectomy
Impact of comorbidities on acute kidney injury and renal function impairment after partial and radical tumor nephrectomy Open
Postoperative AKI is a non-negligible event especially after RN that can be further triggered by comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. Comorbidities should be considered in clinical decision-making for RCC surgery and patients n…
View article: Cystatin C predicts renal function impairment after partial or radical tumor nephrectomy
Cystatin C predicts renal function impairment after partial or radical tumor nephrectomy Open
Purpose To test the value of preoperative and postoperative cystatin C (CysC) as a predictor on kidney function after partial (PN) or radical nephrectomy (RN) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with normal preoperative renal function. …
View article: Mesorectal Lymph Node Metastases as Index Lesion in 68Ga-PSMA-PET/CT Imaging for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Mesorectal Lymph Node Metastases as Index Lesion in 68Ga-PSMA-PET/CT Imaging for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Open
Purpose: Several studies have demonstrated an advantage of 68 Ga-PSMA-PET/CT as staging modality for detection of prostate cancer (PCa) metastases. Data concerning metastatic manifestation and impact on PCa development of mesorectal lymph …