Urology

Editorial Comment to Prevalence and predictors of postoperative detrusor underactivity after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A prospective observational study.

Characterizing chronological accumulation of comorbidities in healthy veterans: a computational approach.

Understanding patient accumulation of comorbidities can facilitate healthcare strategy and personali...

Simpson's Paradox in COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates: A Mediation Analysis of Age-Related Causal Effects.

We point out an instantiation of Simpson's paradox in COVID-19 case fatality rates (cfrs): comparing...

Impact of Surgeon-Controlled Suction During Robotic Prostatectomy to Reduce Dependence on Bedside Assistance.

Suction during robotic surgery has traditionally been performed by a bedside assistant. Adequately ...

Survival Analysis Using Surgeon Skill Metrics and Patient Factors to Predict Urinary Continence Recovery After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: It has been shown that metrics recorded for instrument kinematics during robotic surgery...

Autosegmentation of Prostate Zones and Cancer Regions from Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Images by Using Deep-Learning-Based Neural Networks.

The accuracy in diagnosing prostate cancer (PCa) has increased with the development of multiparametr...

Uncertainty-aware temporal self-learning (UATS): Semi-supervised learning for segmentation of prostate zones and beyond.

Various convolutional neural network (CNN) based concepts have been introduced for the prostate's au...

Comparison of Perioperative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of Three-Dimensional Versus Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Preliminary Study.

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the first-line treatment modality for prostate cancer and can be perf...

Robot-assisted Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion After Pelvic Irradiation for Prostate Cancer: Technique and Results from a Single High-volume Center.

BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PCa) treatment is burdened by high rates of ...

"Early-pull-out" technique for intracorporeal ileal conduit urinary diversion after robot-assisted radical cystectomy.

Deep learning-based molecular morphometrics for kidney biopsies.

Morphologic examination of tissue biopsies is essential for histopathological diagnosis. However, ac...

Role of AI and Histopathological Images in Detecting Prostate Cancer: A Survey.

Prostate cancer is one of the most identified cancers and second most prevalent among cancer-related...

Deep learning-based auto-segmentation of organs at risk in high-dose rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Delineation of organs at risk (OARs), such as the bladder, rectum and sigmoi...

Three-dimensional-printed soft kidney model for surgical simulation of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: A proof-of-concept study.

Machine learning-based investigation of the cancer protein secretory pathway.

Deregulation of the protein secretory pathway (PSP) is linked to many hallmarks of cancer, such as p...

Editorial for "A Deep Learning Approach to Diagnostic Classification of Prostate Cancer Using Pathology-Radiology Fusion".

Comparison of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels after robot-assisted laparoscopic and retropubic radical prostatectomy: an observational study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy are at increased risk of Acute ...

Derivation and validation of a machine learning risk score using biomarker and electronic patient data to predict progression of diabetic kidney disease.

AIM: Predicting progression in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is critical to improving outcomes. We s...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery combined with axitinib for renal cell carcinoma and inferior vena cava tumor thrombi in a patient with severe obesity and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: A case report.

Prediction of risk of acquiring urinary tract infection during hospital stay based on machine-learning: A retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are a major burden for the healthcare system and ...

Effect of a novel technique of posterior reconstruction of pubourethralis on 'early' return of continence after robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): A comparative study.

OBJECTIVE: To study the after robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).