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To provide new data, techniques, and safety and efficacy outcomes in patients undergoing Penuma® penile implant surgery at a large tertiary care center.

To quantify downstream healthcare utilization and revenue associated with a self-pay bi-parametric prostate MRI (bpMRI) program.

To evaluate patient understanding of risks, benefits, and alternatives (R/B/A) prior to urological procedures using the teachback method.

To assess feasibility and efficacy of local topical urethral anesthesia at optical internal urethrotomy (OIU) in patients with anterior and posterior urethral strictures at outpatient clinic.

To evaluate the applicant experience with preference signaling during the 2022 Urology Residency Match.

A 64-year-old man with hypertension (156/76mmHg) without associated tachycardia was admitted to our hospital for a one-week history of left-sided loin pain. Routine blood work indicated that hemoglobin was 10.3g/dL and the ratio of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) was 4.9. Complete metabolic panel and serum catecholamines were normal. CT revealed a round soft tissue mass measuring 55 × 45 × 35mm located beside the left renal hilum and 10mm away from the celiac trunk. 2 renal hilum lymph nodes were visible.

To investigate the financial toxicity (FT) related to kidney stone treatment.

Congenital bladder underdevelopment has detrimental genitourinary effects. We present a male infant with declining renal function, recurrent urinary tract infections, and epididymo-orchitis, in the setting of bilateral high grade hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral reflux. Cystoscopic evaluation revealed the presumed “bladder” to be a massively dilated prostatic urethra. The small dysplastic “true bladder” was found at the anterior surface of the prostatic urethra with massively dilated ureteral orifices.

To evaluate effect of patient and physician demographics on Press Ganey® (PG) survey ratings for urologists.

To characterize long-term outcomes for adults with cerebral palsy who have undergone catheterizable channel creation without concurrent bladder augmentation.

To further elucidate the relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) and larger, more complex stones requiring staged surgical interventions. Specifically, we aimed to determine if underinsurance (Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay insurance types) is associated with multiple surgeries within one year.

To report the clinical characteristics of patients who were incidentally diagnosed renal pelvic tumor during or after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

The most common causes of uretero-colonic fistulas are penetrating injury, iatrogenic trauma, and ureteric lithiasis.1,2,3 Spontaneous uretero-colonic fistula is a rare complication of foreign body ingestion. Most pass through the gastrointestinal tract without problems and less than 1% produces perforation.4Fish bones are among the most frequently reported foreign bodies to have caused a perforation and children are considered a risk group for foreign body ingestion.4,5The aim of this video was to report an unprecedented case of a uretero-colonic fistula secondary to foreign body ingestion in a pediatric patient treated using a laparoscopic approach.

To compare multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) to estimate prostate volume and prostate specific antigen density (PSAD) as well as subsequent impact on prostate cancer (PCa) detection.

To determine patient outcomes across a range of pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) severity. PFUI is a devastating consequence of a pelvic fracture. No study has stratified PFUI outcomes based on severity of the urethral distraction injury.

To survey 2022 Urology Residency Match applicants on their away rotation experiences to better understand the impact of pandemic changes, including the one in-person away rotation limit, on interviews and match outcomes.

The authors regret referencing Table 1 as number 5, the correct reference is number 7: Gorin M, González J, Garcia M, Ciancio G. Transplantation techniques for the resection of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus: A technical description and review. Urol Oncol-Semin Ori. 2013;31:1780-1787. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2012.06.013.

Interstitial Cystitis/ Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) is characterized by pelvic/bladder pain, associated with pelvic muscle tenderness, urgency, frequency, and dysuria. Prior studies show that transvaginal photobiomodulation (TV-PBM) reduces pain in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Our objective was to obtain preliminary data on treatment effect and adherence, in women with IC/BPS who selected TV-PBM therapy for management of pelvic pain.

To evaluate the role of botulinum toxin in treating erectile dysfunction as a novel treatment strategy avoiding morbid and irreversible surgeries.

To document the incidence, risk factors, and prevalence of sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) among patients who have undergone total pubectomy for osteomyelitis.