Urology

Re: Xavier Biardeau, Jérôme Rizk, François Marcelli, Vincent Flamand. Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Approach for Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation in 11 Women with Urinary Stress Incontinence: Surgical Technique and Initial Experience. Eur Urol 2015;67:937-42.

Reply to Véronique Phé, Morgan Rouprêt, and Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler's Letter to the Editor re: Xavier Biardeau, Jérôme Rizk, François Marcelli, Vincent Flamand. Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Approach for Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation in 11 Women with Urinary Stress Incontinence: Surgical Technique and Initial Experience. Eur Urol 2015;67:937-42.

A Genetic Algorithm Based Support Vector Machine Model for Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration Prediction.

Blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly complex physical barrier determining what substances are allow...

Minilaparoendoscopic Single-site Pyeloplasty: The Best Compromise Between Surgeon's Ergonomy and Patient's Cosmesis (IDEAL Phase 2a).

BACKGROUND: Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery and minilaparoscopy (ML) represent the evolu...

Artificial urinary sphincter implantation in women with stress urinary incontinence: preliminary comparison of robot-assisted and open approaches.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: We aimed to compare outcomes of open and robot-assisted artificial urin...

Evaluation of positive surgical margins in patients undergoing robot-assisted and open radical prostatectomy according to preoperative risk groups.

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies showed that robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) represents an onc...

Predictive Value of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Catheterization: A Meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) accumulates in cortical tubules in acu...

Effect of bladder wall thickness on miniature pneumatic artificial muscle performance.

Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are actuators known for their high power to weight ratio, natura...

Single baseline serum creatinine measurements predict mortality in critically ill patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

BACKGROUND: Acute heart failure (AHF) is a leading cause of death in critically ill patients and is ...

Analysis of the Transperitoneal Approach to Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for the Treatment of Anterior and Posterior Renal Masses.

OBJECTIVE: Few studies have directly assessed the impact of tumor anterior/posterior location during...

Adaptive optimization by 6 DOF robotic couch in prostate volumetric IMRT treatment: rototranslational shift and dosimetric consequences.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude and dosimetric relevance of translational...

Investigating the clinical advantages of a robotic linac equipped with a multileaf collimator in the treatment of brain and prostate cancer patients.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a commercially avail-able CyberKnife sy...

Editorial Comment from Dr. Jain to Early unclamping might reduce the risk of renal artery pseudoaneurysm after robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Editorial Comment from Dr. Fujii to Early unclamping might reduce the risk of renal artery pseudoaneurysm after robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging with digital histopathology in prostate.

PURPOSE: We propose a systematic approach to correlate MRI and digital histopathology in prostate.

Transurethral versus suprapubic catheter at robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a prospective randomized trial with 1-year follow-up.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate urethral catheter (UC) versus suprapubic tube (SPT) without stenting the anas...

Editorial Comment from Dr. Peyronnet and Dr. Bensalah to Early unclamping might reduce the risk of renal artery pseudoaneurysm after robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation: our first case.

PURPOSE: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease...

A Soft Computing Approach to Kidney Diseases Evaluation.

Kidney renal failure means that one's kidney have unexpectedly stopped functioning, i.e., once chron...

Real-Time Classification of Bladder Events for Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence.

Diagnosis of lower urinary tract dysfunction with urodynamics has historically relied on data acquir...

Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activities of Benzimidazole-Based Sulfide and Sulfoxide Derivatives.

The design, synthesis, and in vitro antiproliferative activity of a novel series of sulfide (4a-i) a...