Urology

Identifying relevant group of miRNAs in cancer using fuzzy mutual information.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) act as a major biomarker of cancer. All miRNAs in human body are not equally important for cancer identification. We propose a methodology, called FMIMS, which automatically selects the most relevant miRNAs for a particular type of cancer. In FMIMS, miRNAs are initially grouped by using a SVM-based algorithm; then the group with highest relevance is determined and the miRNAs in ...

Identification of Risk Factors for Initial Elevated Vancomyin Trough Concentrations.

Recent literature suggests that elevated vancomycin trough concentrations (>20 µg/mL) may be associated with an increased risk of nephrotoxicity and lead to an increase in mortality and hospital length of stay. The purpose of this study was to identify variables that may be predictive of elevated initial vancomycin trough concentrations. Retrospective case-control study of all adult patients wh...

Medium-Term Renal Function in a Large Cohort of Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients Converted From Twice-Daily to Once-Daily Tacrolimus.

BACKGROUND: There is some evidence pointing toward better renal function in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) treated with once-daily tacrolimus (QD-...

Uroflow Stop Test and Potency Recovery: A Surrogate for Pelvic Floor Integrity Post Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy?

OBJECTIVE: To study the relation between uroflow Stop Test and early recovery of potency following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). We rec...

Retzius-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Critical appraisal of the anatomic landmarks for a complete intrafascial approach.

To provide an overview of the anatomical landmarks needed to guide a retropubic (Retzius)-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), an...

A risk management model for familial breast cancer: A new application using Fuzzy Cognitive Map method.

Breast cancer is the most deadly disease affecting women and thus it is natural for women aged 40-49 years (who have a family history of breast cancer...

Computational Discrimination of Breast Cancer for Korean Women Based on Epidemiologic Data Only.

Breast cancer is the second leading cancer for Korean women and its incidence rate has been increasing annually. If early diagnosis were implemented w...

Urinary Bother as a Predictor of Postsurgical Changes in Urinary Function After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize changes in indices of urinary function in prostatectomy patients with presurgical voiding symptoms.

Sexual and urinary functions after robot-assisted versus pure laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

Breast cancer detection and classification in digital mammography based on Non-Subsampled Contourlet Transform (NSCT) and Super Resolution.

Breast cancer is one of the most perilous diseases among women. Breast screening is a method of detecting breast cancer at a very early stage which ca...

Respiratory gas exchange during robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy requires patients to be secured in a steep Trendelenburg position for several hours. Adde...

Salvage robot assisted radical prostatectomy: A propensity matched study of perioperative, oncological and functional outcomes.

BACKGROUND: To report the perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes of salvage robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (s-RARP) in a propen...

Is peri-operative urethral catheter drainage enough? The case for stentless pediatric robotic pyeloplasty.

BACKGROUND: The necessity for urinary diversion with trans-anastomotic ureteral stenting during pyeloplasty is currently under debate. Performing a st...

Total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer with emphasis on pelvic autonomic nerve preservation: Expert technical tips for robotic surgery.

The primary goal of surgical intervention for rectal cancer is to achieve an oncologic cure while preserving function. Since the introduction of total...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment by Transurethral Enucleation of the Prostate Using a 2-μm Laser.

This study investigates the efficacy of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment by prostate transurethral enucleation using a 2-μm laser. A total...

Understanding safety-critical interactions with a home medical device through Distributed Cognition.

As healthcare shifts from the hospital to the home, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how patients interact with home medical device...

The impact of days off between cases on perioperative outcomes for robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.

PURPOSE: To examine the effect of days off between cases on perioperative outcomes for robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Lack of association between anemia and renal disease progression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.

AIMS/INTRODUCTION: Anemia has a close interaction with renal dysfunction in diabetes patients. More proof is still awaited on the relationship between...

Adherence of the indication to European Association of Urology guideline recommended pelvic lymph node dissection at a high-volume center: Differences between open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

PURPOSE: Contemporary adherence of the indication to European Association of Urology (EAU) guideline recommendation for pelvic lymph node dissection (...

Natural Language Processing for Real-Time Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance: Results of a Pilot Implementation Trial.

BACKGROUND: Incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a quality benchmark. To streamline conventional detection methods, an ...