Conferences - Results from #11420

EAU 2012 - Spontaneous contractile activity of human neurogenic bladder strips: Can we predict a correlation between clinical factors, urodynamics and histological features? - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - The pathophysiology of neurogenic detrusor overactivity is incompletely understood.

EAU 2012 - Urethral versus suprapubic catheter for patients with spinal cord injury induced neurogenic bladder: A study applying the eleven-year comprehensive nationwide database of Taiwan - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - This group out of Taiwan investigated long term outcomes of the patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)

EAU 2012 - The key role of time in predicting post-radical prostatectomy urinary continence recovery rate: Conditional survival analysis - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - In patients treated with radical prostatectomy (RP), the probability of urinary continence (UC) recovery is often higher during the initial months after surgery.

EAU 2012 - Dynamics of the pelvic floor in continent and stress urinary incontinent men after radical prostatectomy: A functional MRI study - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - MRI is increasingly used for the pre- and postoperative analysis of the anatomical factors of prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence (PPI).

EAU 2012 - Artificial urinary sphincter placement preserving the bulbospongiosus muscle: Is it possible to decrease urethral erosion/atrophy rate? - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - Artificial urinary sphincter AMS-800 ® (AUS) is an effective treatment for male stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

EAU 2012 - Clinical prognosis and predictive factors of the further recovery of urinary continence in patients who do not achieve continence within 1 year after radical prostatectomy: 42 months follow-up - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - In clinical practice, 10% of patients fail to recover urinary continence (UC) within 1 year after radical prostatectomy (RP).

EAU 2012 - Urodynamics practice workshop - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - The workshop provided a very good review of urodynamic studies including conventional or “office based,” ambulatory, and video UDS.

EAU 2012 - The EAUN releases new 2012 Guideline: Catheterisation - Indwelling Catheters in Adults, Urethral and Suprapubic - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - This is an extensive and comprehensive review of best practices for indwelling urinary (Foley) catheters.

EAU 2012 - Introducing a nurse-led trans-perineal saturation prostate biopsy (TPSBx) service - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - In 2011, the EAUN released evidence-based guidelines on transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate.

EAU 2012 - Injecting DIGNITY into your neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) patient treatment paradigm: The role of botulinum toxin type A - Session Highlights

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - The symposium was chaired by Prof. Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler, who, along with his colleagues, has over 10 years experience in the use of Botox treatment for patients with MS and spinal cord injuries.

GU Cancers Symposium 2012 - Active surveillance vs. watchful waiting for localized prostate cancer

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - In a recent issue of the ASCO Post, a NIH panel of experts released a document to guide physicians in their evaluation of active surveillance (AS) of localized prostate cancer.

WCE 2011 - Flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones >1cm - the method of choice? - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - The improvement in ureteroscopic technology along with continued interest in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) has expanded the indications and boundaries for its use.

WCE 2011 - Human versus robot: Who can perform more accurate prostate biopsy? - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - Recent innovation and technological advancements have allowed urologic surgeons to provide patients with less invasive, and often more effective, surgical options.

WCE 2011 - Anatomical variation between the prone, supine and supine oblique positions on computed tomography: Implications for percutaneous nephrolithotomy access - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - The debate continues as to what the best patient position is for PCNL – prone vs. supine vs. modified prone.

WCE 2011 - High fidelity team-based simulation training: Laparoscopic renal vein injury scenario - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - Applying simulation-based training at the team level has also gained significant interest, as optimized technical and non-technical (communication) skills are crucial in improving patient care outcomes, particularly during crisis situations in the operating room.

WCE 2011 - Portable simulators training enhances the laparoscopic skills acquisition: Randomised controlled trial - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - With decreasing hourly work-week regulations, increasingly complex surgical procedures, and a shift to mitigate the impact of training on patient outcomes, the integration of simulation-based surgical training has gained significant traction.

WCE 2011 - Prospective evaluation of patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes after shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for ureteral stones - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - In an interesting study by Jinsung Park and colleagues, 160 consecutive ureteral stone patients who underwent either shockwave lithotripsy (SWL, n=65) or ureteroscopy (URS, n=95) were evaluated for typical clinical outcomes.

WCE 2011 - Prospective evaluation of routine fluorescence cystoscopy demonstrates significantly increased CIS detection - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - A group from the University of Tuebingen, Germany presented another interesting abstract in which they prospectively evaluated the impact of routine use of fluorescence cystoscopy (PDD) in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma in situ (CIS).

WCE 2011 - The CROES Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study: Urinary tract infections and post-operative fever in percutaneous nephrolithotomy - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is the established treatment for large renal calculi, yet concrete risk factors for postoperative complications, such as fever and blood transfusion, are still being delineated.

WCE 2011 - What should we measure? Predicting outcomes with flexible ureteroscopy for large renal stones - Session Highlights

KYOTO, JAPAN (UroToday.com) - In another study, factors predicting success rates for RIRS for large (>1cm) stones was evaluated.

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