Renal Tumors Undergoing Active Surveillance Demonstrate Gompertzian Growth Kinetics
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Crispen and colleagues examined growth pattern kinetics in their series of renal masses under surveillance. This report describes 161 lesions in 146 patients with a median follow up of 26 months (12 - 156 months). The tumors in the series had the following characteristics: median diameter 2.
Simple Effective Pure Laparoscopic Method For Surface Application Renal Hypothermia To Aid In Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Clinical Application
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - The authors have brought to clinical fruition a body of laboratory work originally performed by the senior author during his fellowship with Dr. David Albala. Using near frozen normal saline in a 3 liter bag, kept cool by wrapping it with an inexpensive camping type of insulator, the authors proceed to place a simple Codman sponge into the abdomen over the dissected kidney and flush the area with the ice cold saline.
Oncologic Outcomes For Patients With Positive Surgical Margins At Partial Nephrectomy
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr Thompson presented the long-term oncologic outcomes for patients with positive surgical margin (PSM) following partial nephrectomy. 1, 344 patients who underwent partial nephrectomy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering or Mayo Clinic between 1972 and 2005 were identified.
Partial Nephrectomy For T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Using A Microwave Tissue Coagulator
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - When should one clamp the renal hilum at partial nephrectomy? Never -- according to investigators from Nara, Japan. Fujimoto and colleagues report a series of 162 patients (167 renal units) who underwent partial nephrectomy for tumors 4 cm or less.
Positive Surgical Margins Appear To Have Negligible Impact On Survival Of Renal Cell Carcinomas Treated By Nephron Sparing Surgery
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Pathology results after partial nephrectomy reveal a positive margin. What should the urologist tell the patient? Is immediate reoperation warranted? Patard and colleagues addressed these questions by examining data from a large international multi-institution surgical series that included 811 patients who underwent partial nephrectomy (PN) for tumors with a mean size of 3cm (0.
Predicting Development Of Chronic Renal Impairment After Nephrectomy For Malignancy
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Lim presented a study attempting to identify factors that predict post-operative deterioration to stage 4 chronic renal disease (GFR
Predicted Climate-Related Increase In The Prevalence And Cost Of Nephrolithiasis In The U.S.
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Stone disease in the United States has been shown to be more prevalent in the southern states due to the warmer climate. Pearle and colleagues from Dallas, Texas report that an unanticipated consequence of global warming may be an increase in stone disease resulting in a rise in health care expenditures.
Pathological T3a B Bladder Cancer Prognosis: Primarily Invasive Initially Superficial But Subsequent Progressive Invasive Disease, No Difference
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - A Swiss group sought to determine if a prognostic difference exists between primary and initially superficial but subsequently progressive invasive pathological pT3a and b transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder.
Prospective Evaluation Of Pancreatic Enzyme Levels Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - These investigators have created four treatment arms to include patients undergoing SWL, URS, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL) from a control group who have had urologic surgeries unrelated to kidney stones. They anticipate enrolling 20 patients in each arm to collect a baseline, one month and three month serum samples in order to measure circulating levels of amylase and lipase.
Safety And Efficacy Of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy And Holmium:YAG Lithotripsy For Intrarenal Stones In Anticoagulated Cases
UroToday.com - Among 37 patients fully anticoagulated at the time of ureteroscopic lithotripsy, all successfully completed their procedure; none required a postoperative transfusion and there were no instances of clot retention or reoperation. When compared to a matched cohort of nonanticoagulated urolithiasis ureteroscopy patients with similar size stones and stone location, the stone free rate 81% vs.