Journal Reviews archive for July 2022

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Biopsy should be considered for older boys (>10 years) undergoing orchidopexy for intra-abdominal testes

1 July 2022 | | Paediatric Urology, Urologic Oncology | cryptorchidism, orchiopexy, testicular neoplasms

Cryptorchidism is associated with a 3 to 10-fold increase in malignancy and the age at which it is undertaken matters; the risk of testicular cancer is doubled in patients undergoing orchidopexy at 13 years of age compared to that treated...

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To clamp or not to clamp – outcomes of the CLOCK trial for robotic partial nephrectomy

1 July 2022 | | Urologic Oncology | off-clamp, on-clamp, partial nephrectomy, renal tumour, robotic

The benefits of partial over radical nephrectomy are well established. The CLOCK trial (CLamp vs. Off Clamp the Kidney during robotic partial nephrectomy) was designed as a multicentre, randomised controlled trial to generate evidence on the role of the off-clamp...

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BUS for urethral stricture

1 July 2022 | | Andrology, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology

The earliest description of urethral stricture and its treatment occurred in the sixth century BC in India. A wide variety of factors can lead to stricture disease e.g. iatrogenic, urinary tract infection (UTI), sexually transmitted infections, catheters, trauma to the...