International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION: The superiority of the functional results of robot-assisted radical prostatectomyis still controversial. Despite this, it is known that minimally invasive surgery obtains better results when analyzing blood loss, blood transfusion and l...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: The ectopic pelvic kidney, a common renal anomaly, is often smaller and malformed, with a shorter and sometimes tortuous ureter (1). Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), constituting 15-25% of bladder cancer cases (2), mandates radical ...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Historically, therapeutic avenues for patients with clinical stage II seminoma germ cell tumors (SGCT) were confined to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. While survival rates with these modalities are commendable, both entail substantial l...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
PURPOSE: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is a prevalent cause of hydronephrosis, especially in young patients. The treatment paradigm for this condition has shifted from open to minimally invasive pyeloplasty. In the present study we descri...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
PURPOSE: To compare the perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with pelvic lymph-nodes dissection (PLND) when the same surgeon performs RARP and PLND versus one surgeon performs RARP and another surgeon performs PLND.
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Robotic approach has shown its feasibility and safety with respect to open approach for radical cystectomy (1). The performances of HugoTM RAS system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, USA) have been demonstrated in several clinical scenarios (2-...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Bladder neck dissection is one of the most delicate surgical steps of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) [1, 2], and it may affect surgical margins rate and functional outcomes [3, 4]. Given the relationship between outcomes ...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Main renal artery clamping and selective arterial clamping are two conventional devascularization methods for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) (1, 2). Decreasing warm ischemic (WI) time (3, 4) and improving clear surgical visua...