Volume 7, Number 3Review ArticlesOpen Versus Laparoscopic Radical ProstatectomyTechnique UpdateHerbert LeporProstate cancerLaparoscopyPostoperative painUrinary incontinenceRadical retropubic prostatectomyPotencyBlood lossCatheterization
Volume 7, Number 2Meeting ReviewsEndourology: A Basic Science and Clinical UpdateDean G AssimosLaparoscopyMetabolic evaluationHemostasisShock wave lithotripsyEndourologyTissue sealantsUreteral obstructionTraining
Volume 7, Supplement 2Review ArticlesA Review of Surgical Techniques for Radical ProstatectomyHerbert LeporProstate cancerRobotic surgeryLaparoscopyNerve-sparing techniqueRadicalprostatectomy
Volume 7, Number 1Point-CounterpointLaproscopic Radical Prostatectomy in Obese Patients: Feasible or Foolhardy?Richard E LinkProstatic neoplasmsObesityLaparoscopyProstatectomy
Volume 7, Number 1Point-CounterpointRadical Perineal Prostatectomy: A More Optimal Treatment Approach Than Laproscopic Radical Prostatectomy in Obese PatientsAlbert C LeungArnold MelmanObesityLaparoscopyRadical perineal prostatectomy
Volume 8, Number 2Meeting ReviewsEndourology: A Basic Science and Clinical UpdateMeeting ReviewDean G AssimosHighlights from the 23rd World Congress on Endourology and the Shockwave Lithotripsy 21st Basic Research Symposium August 23–26, 2005 Amsterdam, The Netherlands [Rev Urol. 2006;8(2):83-86]LaparoscopyOncologyNephrolithiasisShock wave lithotripsyEndourologyUreteral physiologyUreteral stents
Volume 12, Number 1Review ArticlesOpen Versus Laparoscopic Versus Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: The European and US ExperienceTreatment UpdateBob DjavanHelen SadriJulia FinkelsteinElisabeth EckersbergerSamir S TanejaHerbert LeporOpen radical prostatectomy (ORP) is the reference standard for the surgical management of localized prostate cancer. With wider availability of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy techniques, there is a debate regarding the standard treatment of the management of localized prostate cancer. Therefore, we reviewed the current status of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) as compared with ORP. Because no prospective, randomized trials comparing the different techniques have been performed, outcomes must be assessed from published series by centers that focus on ORP, LRP, and RALRP. Aside from reducing the amount of blood loss, current data suggest that the most significant outcomes (cure, continence, and potency) are no better with LRP or RALRP than with conventional ORP. Therefore, in experienced hands, ORP remains the gold standard procedure. However, there is a trend toward consistently better outcomes following RALRP in comparison with LRP. In the end, individual patient outcomes can be maximized by choosing the best modality based on the patient’s comorbid medical conditions, cancer characteristics, and surgeon experience. Future studies are needed to further investigate long-term cancer control as well as functional outcomes for RALRP series.[Rev Urol. 2010;12(1):35-43 doi: 10.3909/riu0470]Prostatic neoplasmsLaparoscopyProstatectomyRobotics
Volume 13, Number 2Case ReviewLaparoscopic Nephrectomy for Pyonephrosis During Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAnand DharaskarKutub AliSurbhi SahayShilpi Singh GuptaNand Kishore ArvindOnkar SinghThe maternal and fetal complications of pyonephrosis during pregnancy can be devastating, thus the call for urgent but safe intervention. Laparoscopic nephrectomy has been used safely and effectively in nonpregnant patients with pyonephrotic kidney. We report on a case of a 28-year-old pregnant woman with pyonephrotic kidney that we believe to be the first such case managed by transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy. A review of the reported cases of laparoscopic nephrectomy for different indications and by different approaches during pregnancy is also presented. [Rev Urol. 2011;13(2):98-103 doi: 10.3909/riu0505] © 2011 MedReviews®, LLCLaparoscopyNephrectomyPregnancyPyonephrosis
Volume 22, Number 1Review ArticlesObesity and Kidney Stone ProceduresManagement ReviewDean G AssimosNikhi P SinghCarter J BoydWilliam PooreKyle WoodObesity is a chronic disease that has increased in prevalence in the United States and is a risk factor for the development of nephrolithiasis. As with other medical conditions, obesity should be considered when optimizing surgical management and choosing kidney stone procedures for patients. In this review, we outline the various procedures available for treating stone disease and discuss any discrepancies in outcomes or complications for the obese cohort. [Rev Urol. 2020;22(1):24–29] © 2020 MedReviews®, LLCPercutaneous nephrolithotomyShockwave lithotripsyObesityUreterorenoscopyRobotic surgeryKidney stonesLaparoscopyOpen surgery