Journal Reviews archive for May 2022

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Effects of orchidopexy upon testicular temperature

3 May 2022 | | Paediatric Urology | cryptorchidism, laparoscopy, orchiopexy, temperature

The undescended testis (cryptorchidism) is the most common correctable disorder in paediatric urology (1-4.6% of newborns). An important role of the scrotum is to keep the temperature of the testes 2-40C below core body temperature. Here, Shiraishi et al. from...

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Upper tract urothelial carcinoma following cystectomy

3 May 2022 | | Urologic Oncology | carcinoma, transitional cell, cystectomy, recurrence, ureteral neoplasms, urinary bladder neoplasms

Metachronous upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) is encountered in about 5% of patients after radical cystectomy (RC) with a median time to diagnosis of 24-36 months after RC, and most are asymptomatic and detected by surveillance protocols. In this multivariate...

Is Retzius-sparing prostatectomy the way forward?

3 May 2022 | | Urologic Oncology

Urinary incontinence is a common complication of conventional robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Retzius-sparing RARP is performed through the pouch of Douglas to avoid destroying the pelvic fascia and the prostate’s anatomical structures. It has shown early favourable results in terms...