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Prostatectomy

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Volume 4, Number 1 Review Articles

Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Where Do We Stand?

Treatment Update

Mesut Remzi Bob Djavan

Prostate cancer Laparoscopy Prostatectomy

Volume 6, Number 4 Review Articles

Evaluation and Surgical Management of Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency After Radical Prostatectomy

Treatment Review

George D Webster Brian J Flynn

Male sling Urinary incontinence Prostatectomy Artificial urinary sphincter

Volume 6, Number 4 Meeting Reviews

Report From The Society of Urologic Oncology

Highlights From The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology, December 5-6, 2003

Oleg Shvarts John S Lam Arie S Belldegrun

Renal cell carcinoma Chemotherapy Laparoscopy Urologic oncology Prostatectomy

Volume 7, Number 1 Point-Counterpoint

Laproscopic Radical Prostatectomy in Obese Patients: Feasible or Foolhardy?

Prostatic neoplasms Obesity Laparoscopy Prostatectomy

Volume 8, Number 4 Meeting Reviews

Advances in the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Meeting Review

Claus G Roehrborn

Highlights from the 21st European Association of Urology Congress, April 5–8, 2006, Paris, France [Rev Urol. 2006;8(4):216-225]

Benign prostatic hyperplasia Nocturia Lower urinary tract symptoms Alfuzosin Prostatectomy PDE-5 inhibitors TURP Dutasteride Sexual dysfunction Acute urinary retention Chronic inflammatory infiltrates PVP High-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy

Volume 8, Supplement 3 Review Articles

Expanding the Role of Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate

Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate

Steven A Kaplan

The use of the potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser for the ablative treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has gained wide acceptance in the urologic community. The efficacy and safety of photoselective vaporization of the prostate using 60-W or 80-W KTP have been demonstrated in multiple trials, with significant impact on special high-risk surgical populations (ie, patients with large prostates and anticoagulated patients with multiple comorbidities) with symptomatic BPH. The high-power KTP laser technique has also shown encouraging results in the management of urethral strictures. With catheter removal, improvement in voiding may not immediately occur; however, with the efficient vaporization and limited coagulation necrosis that are routinely noted with high-power KTP applications, improvement may occur in as early as a few days to 1 week. Because of the superior surgical hemostasis associated with laser prostatectomy, no restrictions on physical activity are required after the procedure, even in the immediate postoperative period. [Rev Urol. 2006;8(suppl 3):S3-S8]

BPH Urethral strictures Prostatectomy KTP laser Vaporization

Volume 10, Number 4 Case Review

Management of Localized Prostate Cancer and an Incidental Ureteral Duplication With Upper Pole Ectopic Ureter Inserting into the Prostatic Urethra

Case Review

Bachir Taouli Michael D Stifelman Tracy P Marien Jonathan Melamed Herbert Lepor Ellen Shapiro

Ectopic ureters are rare congenital malformations of the renal system that most commonly present in females. It is extremely rare to encounter an ectopic ureter in an older man undergoing radical prostatectomy. We report herein a case of a 66-year-old man with prostate cancer and a complete duplication of the left renal collecting system, with an upper pole ectopic ureter and associated normal functioning renal parenchyma entering into the prostatic urethra. This anomaly was incidentally discovered on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate. Open radical retropubic prostatectomy and a left ureteroureterostomy were performed. [Rev Urol. 2008;10(4):297-303]

Prostate cancer Prostatectomy Ectopic ureter Prostatic urethra

Volume 11, Number 4 Review Articles

Focal Therapy: A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Treatment Update

Guilherme Godoy Basir Tareen Samir S Taneja

Focal therapy has been proposed in recent years as a means of bridging the gap between radical prostatectomy and active surveillance for treatment of prostate cancer. The rationale for focal therapy comes from its success in treating other malignancies. One of the challenges in applying such an approach to the treatment of prostate cancer has been the multifocal nature of the disease. This review addresses the selection of potentially ideal candidates for focal therapy and discusses which modalities are currently being used and proposed for focal therapy. Setting and meeting guidelines for oncologic efficacy is a challenge we must embrace to safely deliver this potentially revolutionary approach to treating men with prostate cancer.[Rev Urol. 2009;11(4):203-212 doi: 10.3909/riu0475]© 2009 MedReviews®, LLC

Prostatic neoplasms Focal therapy Prostate-specific antigen Prostatectomy Photodynamic therapy Ultrasound, high-inten sity focused, transrectal Cryosurgery

Volume 11, Number 1 Meeting Reviews

Treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome and Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Yao-Chi Chuang Michael B Chancellor

Highlights of the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence, July 5-8, 2008, Paris, France[Rev Urol. 2009;11(1):28-32]

Interstitial cystitis Stress urinary incontinence Pelvic organ prolapse Prostatectomy Pregnancy Painful bladder syndrome

Volume 12, Number 1 Review Articles

Open Versus Laparoscopic Versus Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: The European and US Experience

Treatment Update

Julia Finkelstein Helen Sadri Elisabeth Eckersberger Bob Djavan Samir S Taneja Herbert Lepor

Open 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 neoplasms Laparoscopy Prostatectomy Robotics