OBJECTIVE: The use of lasers has been an important part of urology in the treatment of stone and prostate disease. The thermal effects of lasers in lithotripsy have been a subject of debate over the years. The objective of this review was to assess t...
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively follow up a cohort of anterior urethral stricture disease patients managed with balloon dilation (BD) for 3 years to evaluate the long-term outcomes and to study factors that contribute to recurrence.
OBJECTIVE: Secondary pyeloplasty for recurrent ureteropelvic junction obstructions may be a safe and feasible surgical option for patients. This study aimed to demonstrate outcomes of utilizing a non-transecting buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty for ...
OBJECTIVE: To highlight the role of hyper accuracy three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction in facilitating surgical planning and guiding selective clamping during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of reciprocating morcellation for removing giant benign prostatic hyperplasia during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, investigate whether performing morcellation as a two-st...
OBJECTIVE: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition of insufficient penile erection, consistently or recurrently, for sexual activity. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) induces transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), which causes the transition of...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) with Echolaser® (Echolaser® TPLA, Elesta S.p.A., Calenzano, Italy) as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa) using the Delphi consensus method.
OBJECTIVES: Hydrogel spacer (HS) was developed to reduce rectal toxicities caused by radiotherapy, but has been reported to cause major adverse events. Our institute has attempted to introduce a hyaluronic acid (HA) as an alternative spacer. This stu...
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of percutaneous ureteroscopy laser unroofing as an ambulatory surgery for symptomatic simple renal cysts under multilevel paravertebral nerve block anesthesia.
OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) development of in-hospital VTE in urological inpatients who underwent non-oncological surgery in a tertiary hospital in China.