Journal Reviews archive for May 2019

Is routine renal tumour biopsy associated with lower rates of benign histology following nephrectomy for small renal masses?

1 May 2019 | | Basic Science Research, Urologic Oncology | biopsy, carcinoma, kidney neoplasms, nephrectomy, pathology, renal cell, surgical

There has been a considerable increase in the detection of small renal masses (SRM). Approximately 20% of these turn out to be benign lesions on final histopathological analysis. Therefore upfront surgery can be overtreatment in such a group of patients....

Comparing treatment modalities for transplant kidney VUR in the paediatric population

1 May 2019 | | Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology | Deflux injection, Renal transplant, Ureteral reimplantation, Urinary tract infection, Vesicoureteral reflux

The management of Transplant kidney vesicoureteral reflux in the paediatric population is a heavily debated issue and Deflux® injection to manage VUR is both widely described in the literature and commonly practised. In this paper, these authors have put forth...

Dilemma of second primary tumour

1 May 2019 | | Urologic Oncology

Long-term survival in localised prostate cancer (CaP) can be achieved with treatment by either radical prostatectomy (RP) or external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). The development of second primary tumour is poorly understood in such cases. This retrospective study included 84,397 cases...