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To prospectively examine the influence of weight status on urinary and sexual function in clinically localized prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy (RP).

Uretero-inguinal hernia (UIH) is a rare condition in children. We present our experience with an unexpected UIH in a male infant with associated anomalies and a literature review of pediatric cases.A full-term male newborn was referred to our hospital for microcolon and right hydroureteronephrosis. Voiding cystourethrography showed grade-IV right vesicoureteral reflux and a dilated, convoluted, ureter protruding in the right inguinal canal, suggesting a right UIH, which was uneventfully repaired at two months of life.

To report the technique and preliminary results for extraperitoneal robot-assisted laparoscopic YV-plasty (RAYV) for refractory bladder neck stenosis (BNS) and vesicourethral anastomosis stenosis (VUAS).

To evaluate the Gleason grade (GG) discrepancy between biopsy (Bx) techniques (transperineal (TP) /transrectal (TR) approaches or multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) targeted biopsy (TBx) / standard template biopsies (SBx)) and prostatectomy (RP) specimens.

To determine if imaging with a thermal infrared camera might aid clinicians with diagnosis of equivocal necrotizing soft tissue infections of the genitalia (NSTIG) cases and help surgeons when determining appropriate surgical resection margins.

To assess efficacy, efficiency and safety in holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), we directly compared intraoperative performance, postoperative outcomes, and safety in the original three-lobe enucleation technique with the more recent en-bloc method. As HoLEP is widely accepted as a size-independent method for surgical treatment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), detailed understanding of its benefits is mandatory.

To assess the role of bladder emptying on outcomes of males undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).

To assess how the validated Prostate Health Index (PHI) risk stratifications perform with African American (AA) men and establish a threshold PHI value to potentially rule out the need for prostate biopsy.

A 78-year-old man with a BMI 28.7, a moon face and a medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and undefined adrenal insufficiency, has been in urological follow up for both prostate cancer (PCa) and a non-muscle invasive high-grade urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder (UCC). PSA remained low and stable after External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) and adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Cystoscopy revealed no recurrence of malignancy after transurethral resection of bladder tumour and instillation of BCG.

To determine the feasibility of epidural anesthesia in patients undergoing transvesical single-port (SP) robotic simple and radical prostatectomy.

To report our experience and outcomes using a novel robotic technique for the simultaneous repair of rectovesical fistula (RVF) with vesicourethral anastomotic stricture (VUAS) after radical prostatectomy (RP).

Testicular compartment syndrome (TCS) requires timely diagnosis and intervention but may be challenging. We present a case discussing the presentation and management of testicular compartment syndrome following testicular trauma in an 11-year-old male. The patient presented 24 hours after testicular trauma from a kick with testicular enlargement and sharp pain. Ultrasound showed markedly decreased blood flow and a reactive hydrocele. Testis-sparing intervention included emergent tunica albuginea incision, debridement, and tunica vaginalis flap.

To compare the efficacy and safety of mirabegron versus vibegron in postmenopausal women with treatment-naïve overactive bladder (OAB).

To compare intra-operative UDS results with UDS in the post-operative care unit (PACU) to assess the accuracy and efficacy of intra-operative UDS in children who cannot tolerate ambulatory urodynamic evaluation.

To assess contemporary adherence to the minimum data set proposed for future publication in the 1997 American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines on the surgical management of female SUI in 1997. guidelines among recently published literature.

To evaluate the functional efficacy of the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) -lymphatic pedicled flap in the treatment of advanced male genital lymphedema.

To evaluate influencing factors of preference signaling (PS) among urology residency applicants during the 2022 AUA Match.

To treat intractable hematuria with intravesical instillation of epinephrine.

To evaluate the effect of urologic surgical care team consistency on surgical efficiency and patient outcomes.

To. determine the impact of 5-α reductase inhibitors or α-blockers on IsoPSA performance for the detection of actionable prostate cancer.