Urology

Stain-Independent Deep Learning-Based Analysis of Digital Kidney Histopathology.

Convolutional neural network (CNN)-based image analysis applications in digital pathology (eg, tissue segmentation) require a large amount of annotated data and are mostly trained and applicable on a single stain. Here, a novel concept based on stain augmentation is proposed to develop stain-independent CNNs requiring only one annotated stain. In this benchmark study on stain independence in digit...

Robotic versus open cystectomy with ileal conduit for the management of neurogenic bladder: a comparative study.

PURPOSE: Cystectomy associated with non-continent ileal diversion is a common surgery in patients with neurogenic bladder. Few data are available, especially for the robotic approach. Our purpose was to compare open cystectomy (OC) and robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with ileal conduit, regarding peri- and post-operative outcomes.

Association of nerve-sparing grading in robotic radical prostatectomy and trifecta outcome.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the neurovascular bundle preservation grades during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and compared to the trifecta combined ...

Multi-task deep learning based on T2-Weighted Images for predicting Muscular-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

BACKGROUND: An accurate preoperative assessment of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) and Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) in Bladder Can...

Perioperative Red Cell Line Trend following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer.

Background and Objective: Blood loss represents a long-standing concern of radical prostatectomy (RP). This study aimed to assess how red line cell va...

Survival analysis of localized prostate cancer with deep learning.

In recent years, data-driven, deep-learning-based models have shown great promise in medical risk prediction. By utilizing the large-scale Electronic ...

Perioperative outcomes of open and robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in patients with renal tumors of moderate to high complexity.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the perioperative outcomes of patients with complex renal tumors treated with open versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.

Laparoscopic simple prostatectomy versus robot-assisted simple prostatectomy for large benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative trials.

Laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP) and robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) are important approaches for large benign prostatic hyperplasia...

Pediatric robot-assisted extravesical ureteral reimplantation (revur) in simple and complex ureter anatomy: Report of a multicenter experience.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted extravesical ureteral reimplantation (REVUR) is a well established approach for surgical treatment of pediatric vesicourete...

Kidney Tumor Detection and Classification Based on Deep Learning Approaches: A New Dataset in CT Scans.

Kidney tumor (KT) is one of the diseases that have affected our society and is the seventh most common tumor in both men and women worldwide. The earl...

Design and kinematics of a tube-shaped multidirectional bending robotic device using slackened SMA wires for transurethral ureterolithotripsy.

PURPOSE: The complex and elaborate structure of the urinary system presents surgeons with difficulty in using a ureteroscope with a fixed optical fibe...

Reply to Shangqing Ren, Xu Hu, Kai Wang, Qian Lv, and Wang Dong's Letter to the Editor re: Jihad H. Kaouk, Ethan L. Ferguson, Alp Tuna Beksac, et al. Single-port Robotic Transvesical Partial Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Initial Series and Description of Technique. Eur Urol. 2022;82:551-58.

Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Retroperitoneal Single-Port and Multiport Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomies.

To report early institutional experience with the single-port robotic platform and compare perioperative outcomes between single-port robot-assisted ...

Deep learning-based prediction of coronary artery stenosis resistance.

Coronary artery stenosis resistance (SR) is a key factor for noninvasive calculations of fractional flow reserve derived from coronary CT angiography ...

Deep learning diagnostics for bladder tumor identification and grade prediction using RGB method.

We evaluate the diagnostic performance of deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) for bladder cancer, which used white-light images (WLIs) and narr...

Reply to Xiangyang Yao, Chen Duan, Bo Li, Xiaoliang Wu and Hua Xu's Letter to the Editor Re: Hilda A. de Barros, Matthias N. van Oosterom, Maarten L. Donswijk, et al. Robot-assisted Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen-radioguided Salvage Surgery in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Using a DROP-IN Gamma Probe: The First Prospective Feasibility Study. Eur Urol 2022;82:97-105.

Re: Jihad H. Kaouk, Ethan L. Ferguson, Alp Tuna Beksac, et al. Single-port Robotic Transvesical Partial Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Initial Series and Description of Technique. Eur Urol. 2022;82:551-58.

[The 90-day mortality and morbidity after open vs. robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion for nonmetastatic bladder cancer : Summary of the iROC study].

A high-performance method of deep learning for prostate MR-only radiotherapy planning using an optimized Pix2Pix architecture.

PURPOSE: The first aim was to generate and compare synthetic-CT (sCT) images using a conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) method (Pix2Pix...

Comparison of Early Urinary Continence, Oncological Outcomes, and Postoperative Complications in Retzius-Sparing and Standard Approach Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

The aim of the study is to compare the results of early urinary continence (UC), pathological results, console time (CT), and perioperative morbidity...