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 ...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: The key drugs of first-line chemotherapy for metastatic esophageal cancer are 5-FU and cisplatin(CF). However, the treatment strategy for unfit patients of CF regimen remains controversial.
Kidney disease affects a large number of people around the world, imposing a significant burden to people's health and life. If early prediction, rapid diagnosis and prognosis prediction of kidney disease can be carried out, the health of patients wi...
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Nov 30, 2023
BACKGROUND: Interstitial inflammation and peritubular capillaritis are observed in many diseases on native and transplant kidney biopsies. A precise and automated evaluation of these histological criteria could help stratify patients' kidney prognose...
BACKGROUND: The SPARE Nephrometry Score (NS) is described as easier to implement than the RENAL and PADUA NSs, currently more widely used. Our objective was to compare the accuracy of SPARE NS in predicting renal function outcomes following RAPN.
Nephron-sparing surgery is the standard treatment for small renal mass (SRM). Nephron-sparing surgery has evolved from an open to a minimally invasive technique. Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is the latest technique in this field and is r...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2023
Ultrasound (US) imaging is a widely used medical imaging modality for the diagnosis, monitoring, and surgical planning for kidney conditions. Thus, accurate segmentation of the kidney and internal structures in US images is essential for the assessme...
Single-port robot-assisted pyeloplasty (SP-RP) has been performed in recent years. However, the advantages and disadvantages of SP-RP compared with multiple-port robot-assisted pyeloplasty (MP-RP) remain unclear. The purpose of this meta-analysis wa...
To explore the preliminary safety and efficacy of the Shurui single-port (SP) surgical robot in partial nephrectomy (PN). This study prospectively enrolled patients with T1a renal tumors who met the inclusion criteria from February to July 2022 in ...