Journal Reviews

Outcomes of sarcomatoid differentiation in urothelial carcinoma

5 December 2022 | | Urologic Oncology | #BladderCancer, #scmsm, #uroonc, bladder cancer, neoadjuvant therapy, pathological outcomes, sarcomatoid differentiation, survival, urothelial carcinoma

Sarcomatoid differentiation is a rare variant of urothelial carcinoma (UC) seen in 0.6% of cases. Its response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has not been well reported. The authors have done a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing cystectomy between 1995 and...

Prostate biopsies without antibiotic cover – are we there yet?

12 October 2022 | | antibiotics, infection, outcomes, prophylaxis, prostate cancer, transperineal biopsy

Transperineal (TP) prostate biopsies are widely replacing the traditional transrectal route due to definite evidence of reduced infective complications. TP biopsies are usually performed with a single dose of antibiotic pre-procedure in most centres. In this article the authors attempt...

Hypospadias surgery complication rates

1 May 2018 | | Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology | Hypospadias, Postoperative complications, Surgical outcomes

These authors identified all children undergoing NHS hypospadias surgery between 1999 and 2009 in England using the hospital episode statistic database and looked at repair types and complications. High-volume centres (24/75) were classified as such if they did more than...

Patient-reported outcomes after prostate cancer treatment

1 January 2015 | | Urologic Oncology | Prostate cancer, patient-reported outcomes, incontinenc, erectile dysfunction, radiation, Internet, survivorship care plan

This study used the survivorship (LIVESTRONG) care plan tool to identify patient-reported toxicities that occurred following treatment for prostate cancer. All patients had undergone treatments, which were considered to have similar oncological endpoints. The tool asked patients questions with regard...