Robotic surgical systems in urology: What is currently available?
Robotic assistance in laparoscopic surgery was introduced at the turn of this millennium, marking a milestone in the history of surgery. Urologists were early adopters of robotic technology and the indications of robot-assisted surgery in urology are ...
P. Koukourikis, K. Rha
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Perception, career choice and self-efficacy of UK medical students and junior doctors in urology [PDF]
Introduction: there is a growing concern about the reduced clinical exposure to urology at undergraduate level in the United Kingdom. As a consequence, the competencies of junior doctors are considered inadequate.
Jones, Patrick+4 more
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Developmental Status and Perspectives for Tissue Engineering in Urology [PDF]
Tissue engineering technology and tissue cell-based stem cell research have made great strides in treating tissue and organ damage, correcting tissue and organ dysfunction, and reducing surgical complications. In the past, traditional methods have used biological substitutes for tissue repair materials, while tissue engineering technology has focused ...
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Estimation of urinary stone composition by automated processing of CT images [PDF]
The objective of this article was developing an automated tool for routine clinical practice to estimate urinary stone composition from CT images based on the density of all constituent voxels. A total of 118 stones for which the composition had been determined by infrared spectroscopy were placed in a helical CT scanner.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training in Italy.
In the global emergency scenario caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Urology residents' training might be critically affected. To provide insights on this issue, a 25-items online Survey was sent to all Italian residents one month after the first case of ...
D. Amparore+11 more
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RJUA-QA: A Comprehensive QA Dataset for Urology [PDF]
We introduce RJUA-QA, a novel medical dataset for question answering (QA) and reasoning with clinical evidence, contributing to bridge the gap between general large language models (LLMs) and medical-specific LLM applications. RJUA-QA is derived from realistic clinical scenarios and aims to facilitate LLMs in generating reliable diagnostic and advice ...
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Current status of nanotechnology in urology [PDF]
Nanotechnology has been investigated for its applications in medicine. The objective of this review was to summarize the current applications of nanotechnology in Urology.
Bhat, Amilal+2 more
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Patients With Kidney Cancer [PDF]
To develop a preoperative prognostic model in order to predict recurrence-free survival in patients with nonmetastatic kidney cancer.A multi-institutional data base of 1889 patients who underwent surgical resection between 1987 and 2007 for kidney cancer
B. Soyupak+9 more
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Projected US Urology Workforce per Capita, 2020-2060
Key Points Question What are the projected size and demographic characteristics of the urology workforce per capita in the US through 2060? Findings In this cross-sectional study, 2 stock and flow models of continued (13.8%) and stagnant (0%) growth of ...
Catherine S. Nam+3 more
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Prognostic Outcomes and Risk Factors for Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Tumor Thrombus after Radical Nephrectomy and Thrombectomy: The Prognostic Significance of Venous Tumor Thrombus Level. [PDF]
IntroductionTo evaluate the prognostic outcomes and risk factors for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with venous tumor thrombus in China.Materials and methodsWe reviewed the clinical information of 169 patients who underwent radical nephrectomy and ...
He, Zhisong+7 more
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