Urology

A Pilot Study to Determine the Role of Spatulating the Ureter During Pyeloplasty in Children for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in the Robotic Era.

Spatulation during ureteropelvic junction obstruction repair was evaluated in children treated by r...

Learning curve for robotic rectal cancer resection at a community-based teaching institution.

The surgical management of rectal cancer is shifting toward more widespread use of robotics across a...

Research related to the diagnosis of prostate cancer based on machine learning medical images: A review.

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is currently the second most prevalent cancer among men. Accurate diagno...

Emerging Directions for Carbon Capture Technologies: A Synergy of High-Throughput Theoretical Calculations and Machine Learning.

As the world grapples with the challenges of energy transition and industrial decarbonization, the d...

Patients' Trust in Artificial Intelligence-based Decision-making for Localized Prostate Cancer: Results from a Prospective Trial.

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and improv...

Robot-Assisted Extraperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy for Giant Multilocular Prostatic Cystadenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 48-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension and no family history of prostate cancer pr...

Baseline factors and surgical procedures affecting changes in lower urinary tract symptoms after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: the impact of nerve-sparing.

PURPOSE: To determine baseline factors and surgical procedures associated with clinically meaningful...

The Association of Ischemia Type and Duration with Acute Kidney Injury after Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is a robust su...

Robot-assisted Periprostatic Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation in Men with Neurogenic Stress Urinary Incontinence: Description of the Surgical Technique and Comparison of Long-term Functional Outcomes with the Open Approach.

BACKGROUND: Periprostatic artificial urinary sphincter implantation (pAUSi) is a rare yet relevant i...

Outcomes of salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients who had primary focal versus whole-gland ablation: a multicentric study.

In the present study, we present comparative outcomes of radical prostatectomy after whole-gland the...

Robust stochastic optimization of needle configurations for robotic HDR prostate brachytherapy.

BACKGROUND: Ideally, inverse planning for HDR brachytherapy (BT) should include the pose of the need...

Artificial intelligence in early detection and prediction of pediatric/neonatal acute kidney injury: current status and future directions.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has a significant impact on the short-term and long-term clinical outcomes...

Deep learning-based ultrasound auto-segmentation of the prostate with brachytherapy implanted needles.

BACKGROUND: Accurate segmentation of the clinical target volume (CTV) corresponding to the prostate ...

Trimester-specific exposure to triclocarban during pregnancy: Associations with oxidative stress and size at birth.

Triclocarban (TCC) is an extensively used antimicrobial agent that exhibits endocrine disrupt potent...

Da Vinci Robotic Assistance for Anterolateral Lumbar Arthrodesis: Results of a French Multicentric Study.

BACKGROUND: The da Vinci robot (DVR) is the most widely used robot in abdominal, urological, and gyn...

Laypersons versus experienced surgeons in assessing simulated robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: Feedback is important for surgical trainees but it can be biased and time-consuming. We ...

Application of statistical machine learning in biomarker selection.

In the recent JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase 3 trial, avelumab plus best supportive care significantly pr...

Low PSA radiographic disease progression on C11-choline PET.

BACKGROUND: For men with prostate cancer, radiographic progression may occur without a concordant ri...

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Prostate Treated with Frozen-Section Supported Robot-Assisted Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) of the prostate are extremely rare. We report on a 60-y...

Development and validation of artificial intelligence models to predict urinary tract infections and secondary bloodstream infections in adult patients.

BACKGROUND: Traditional culture methods are time-consuming, making it difficult to utilize the resul...

Re: Razdan et al.: The State of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Operative, Functional, and Oncological Outcomes From A Robust Multi-Institution Collaborative (Urology 2023;173:92-97).