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Furthermore, there was a 5-fold increase in PVSA processing costs. The first post-vasectomy semen sample demonstrated azoospermia or RNMS in 97.5% of patients.

British guidelines are more resource intensive, result in prolonged follow-up with increasing rates of special clearance. The European Association of Urology permits clearance, not special clearance, after a single non-centrifuged sample demonstrating azoospermia or RNMS. Bringing British recommendations in-line with European guidance would enable clearance in up to 97.5% of patients following a single sample at 12 weeks.
British guidelines are more resource intensive, result in prolonged follow-up with increasing rates of special clearance. The European Association of Urology permits clearance, not special clearance, after a single non-centrifuged sample demonstrating azoospermia or RNMS. Bringing British recommendations in-line with European guidance would enable clearance in up to 97.5% of patients following a single sample at 12 weeks.
The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective evaluation of long-term sustainability of a postoperative combined penile and sexual rehabilitation program involving a clinical sexologist (CS) for preoperative fully potent men undergoing daVinci robotic radical prostatectomy (dVRP) regardless of whether preservation of the neurovascular bundles was performed or not.

The study included 79 preoperatively potent and sexually active patients (aged 45-74 years, mean 61) that had undergone a dVRP due to localized prostate cancer and during the 1
postoperative year participated in a combined penile and sexual rehabilitation program involving a CS. The subjects were followed up with the same interview and questionnaires at approximately 1, 3 and 7 years postoperatively. The interview and questionnaires addressed erectile function (EF), erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment, frequency of penetrating sexual activity, patient's perceptions of sexual life (LISAT-8).

One year postoperatively, 84% of patients weove the possibility of an acceptable sexual life and function one year after surgery. These results appear to be sustainable in the long-term.
Urinary tract infections may be a severe complication after prostate biopsy. The aim of our study is to investigate the efficacy of cefixime versus prulifloxacin, as a prophylactic treatment in the era of fluoroquinolone resistance.

In this prospective randomized trial, patients were allocated into two groups. In Group A, patients received cefixime 400 mg p.o./day, while in Group B, prulifoxacin 600 mg p.o./day, both for three days, starting the day before procedure. Eligible for the study were men with a high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and/or a positive rectal examination. Exclusion criteria were allergy to cefixime or fluoroquinolones, low glomerular filtration rate and drug-resistance to these antibiotics. Patients were followed-up for seven days.

Finally, 120 patients were divided into 2 groups of 60 patients with a mean age of 68.6 years. A total of 16 (13.3%) men had already undergone another biopsy in the past, while 18 (15%) had received prulifloxacin and 8 (6.67%) cefixime, at least once in the last three months. During follow-up, hospital admission due to a severe urinary tract infection (UTI) was required in 2 of 60 (1.3%) and 1 of 60 (1.67%) patients from Group B and A respectively. The bacterial specimens detected in those urine cultures were resistant to prulifloxacin or cefixime. Among the remaining 117 patients (97.5%), nobody presented with a UTI.

Prophylactic cefixime could be suggested as effective in preventing severe UTIs after prostate biopsy in the era of high bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones.
Prophylactic cefixime could be suggested as effective in preventing severe UTIs after prostate biopsy in the era of high bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones.
Urinary system iatrogenic injuries appear because of urological, obstetric-gynecological, and surgical manipulations in the retroperitoneal space, pelvis, or perineum. The purpose of this research was to analyze and obtain knowledge about the issue of iatrogenic injuries, to apply injury prevention algorithms, and to assess multidisciplinary perspectives in modern surgery.

The research was interdisciplinary and consisted of several modules a prospective, single-centre study of urinary system iatrogenic injuries (476 patients) along with four interregional and international procedural types of research.

The analysis results indicate an extremely high significance of urinary system injuries evoking numerous negative consequences that are hard to eliminate. A comparative assessment of interdisciplinary interaction demonstrates the more effective interpretation of examination results, more comprehensive and credible clinical diagnosis, more qualitative evaluation of a patient's condition, more effective chotifying and eliminating procedural mistakes.
Hypospadias is one of the most common anomalies in boys. Many surgical techniques for reconstruction of distal hypospadias have been described, each method having a different success rate. Our objective in this study is the assessment of the surgical technique for repair of distal hypospadias by construction of a neourethra from the augmented urethral plate with two lateral strips of glanular skin, coverage with a dartos flap, and followed by skin closure with preputial skin flap.

From March 2016 to November 2018, repair of distal hypospadias was performed in 56 children with a mean age of 3.2 years (range 2 to 8 years old). Minimum follow-up was 12 months, maximum up to 24 months. Success was defined by cosmetic appearance of the penis, parent perception of penile appearance, and urinary function. Uroflowmetry was done in 22 children at the 12 months follow-up. LDN-212854 in vitro Parents evaluation of procedure was done by questionnaire using the pediatric penile perception score (PPPS).

The results were successful with study) staging system for surgical innovations.
The aim of this studywas to assess the efficacy of perioperative alpha-1 blockers on improving the success rate and decreasing complications of non-stented ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy for ureteric stones.

A randomized control trial was conducted at two high volume urological centers from September 2017 to December 2018. We enrolled 150 patients with lower ureteric stones. They were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in group A, underwent non-stented ureteroscopy using Ho-YAG laser for stone disintegration and received alpha-1 blockers for one week preoperatively and another two weeks postoperatively. Patients in group B, underwent non-stented ureteroscopy and laser and received a placebo.

One hundred and twenty patients were available for analysis at the end of our study. There was no statistically significant difference found between both groups regarding demographic data and stone parameters. The need for intraoperative ureteric dilatation was 32.7% and 51.6% for both groups A and B respectively with a statistically significant difference.
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