Spider surgical system versus multiport laparoscopic surgery. Performance comparison on a surgical simulator [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The rising interest towards minimally invasive surgery has led to the introduction of laparo-endoscopic single site (LESS) surgery as the natural evolution of conventional multiport laparoscopy.
BERNIERI, MARIA GIULIA +8 more
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Hydrocelectomy via scrotal incision is a valuable alternative to the traditional inguinal approach for hydrocele treatment in boys [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2018 Purpose: Few studies have explored the treatment of isolated communicating hydroceles via scrotal incision. We prospectively evaluated the surgical outcomes of such treatment in boys with hydroceles compared with that using traditional, inguinal incision
Jeong Hoon Oh +5 more
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Successful Endoscopic Closure of Pyeloduodenal Fistula Using an Over-the-Scope Clip. [PDF]
, 2019 A 62-year-old woman underwent a series of urologic procedures for nephrolithiasis and was diagnosed with a pyeloduodenal fistula (PDF) on computed tomography urography.
Asensio +11 more
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2018 Background Indications for restaging transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (reTURBT) in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) remain controversial.
Piotr Zapała +5 more
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Renal carcinoma infiltrating inferior vena cava and combined valvular heart disease - one-stage uro-cardiological procedure: a case report [PDF]
, 2010 Standard treatment of patients with coexisting cardiac and non-cardiac diseases includes two separate operations. We report a case of 55-year-old man with combined valvular heart disease and renal carcinoma infiltrating inferior caval vein, who underwent
Andrzej Biederman +4 more
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Infectious Diseases and TherapyIntroduction Little is known about the risk of invasive E. coli disease (IED) after elective urologic procedures. We estimated the risk of IED after selected urologic procedures in patients with or without antibiotic prophylaxis, and in controls with no ...
Maureen P. Neary +9 more
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Simulated training of a laparoscopic vesicourethral anastomosis [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2018 Purpose: To develop a model and curriculum for simulated training of an effective and well accepted laparoscopic vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA). Methods: Experimental longitudinal study of quantitative character.
Eudes Fontenele Moraes Pinheiro +4 more
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Infrapubic approach for malleable penile implant
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2011 PURPOSE: Today, we find that the implant of malleable prostheses still plays a leading role in the surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction. These may involve patients for which the cosmetic advantages of inflatable devices are not as important as low ...
Oswaldo L. D. Berg
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Outcomes of a virtual-reality simulator-training programme on basic surgical skills in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery [PDF]
, 2016 Background The utility of the virtual-reality robotic simulator in training programmes has not been clearly evaluated. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of a virtual-reality robotic simulator-training programme on basic surgical skills.
Abboudi +23 more
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Penile fracture: A rare case of simultaneous rupture of the one corpus cavernosum and complete urethral rupture [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Introduction. Penile fracture is a traumatic rupture of tunica albuginea and the tumescent corpora cavernosa due to the nonphysiological bending of the penile shaft, presenting with or without rupture of corpus spongiosum and urethra.
Nale Đorđe +2 more
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