Katarina Koss Modig, Rebecka Arnsrud Godtman, Fredrik Langkilde, Marianne Månsson, Jonas Wallström, Johan Stranne
{"title":"Study design and procedures in the incontinence post robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: anatomical and functional causes (IPA) - a prospective observational clinical trial.","authors":"Katarina Koss Modig, Rebecka Arnsrud Godtman, Fredrik Langkilde, Marianne Månsson, Jonas Wallström, Johan Stranne","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40051","DOIUrl":"10.2340/sju.v59.40051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the study design and procedures of the incontinence post robot- assisted radical prostatectomy, anatomical and functional causes (IPA) trial. This trial aims to identify and study patient and procedure specific factors leading to urinary incontinence post robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The IPA study is a prospective, multicentre, open non-randomised surgical trial, including patients prior to RALP and registered on-line (ISRCTN67297115). IPA is administered from the Department of Urology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Patients undergo an anatomical and functional evaluation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), urodynamics including cystometry, pressure-flow and urethral pressure profile, and dynamic transrectal ultrasound prior to and 3 months after RALP. The incontinence data are gathered using patient reported outcome measure questionnaires. The primary endpoint is incontinence at 3 months after RALP, defined as need of any pad. The secondary endpoints are incontinence 12 months post RALP defined as need of any pad, and 3- and 12-months post RALP, defined as use of more than a safety pad.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Until October 2023, 207 patients have been included of the stipulated 1,000, with an increasing rate of accrual. Out of these patients,187 have had a pre- and post-operative MRI and 177 have undergone pre- and post-operative urodynamics.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The design of the IPA study, together with promising accrual and coming multicentre inclusion, will hopefully result in the identification, and deeper understanding, of the various risk-factors for post-RALP incontinence. This could improve information and decision making regarding adequate treatment for patients with prostate cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"156-161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142353113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Flor Galtung,Peter Mæhre Lauritzen,Gunnar Sandbæk,Dag Bay,Eduard Baco,Erik Rud
{"title":"Urinary stone assessment in a single-phase may replace the unenhanced and multiphase computed tomography protocol in painless visible haematuria.","authors":"Kristina Flor Galtung,Peter Mæhre Lauritzen,Gunnar Sandbæk,Dag Bay,Eduard Baco,Erik Rud","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40679","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEPainless visible haematuria (VH) necessitates a computed tomography (CT) usually consisting of one unenhanced and two to three contrast enhanced acquisitions to detect urinary tract stones and malignancy. Recently, we demonstrated that a single nephrographic phase (NP) CT sufficed in detecting malignancy in patients with painless VH. Now, we aim to evaluate the diagnostic performance of single NP CT in stone detection and size measurements in the same cohort.MATERIAL AND METHODS\"A Prospective Trial for Examining Haematuria using Computed Tomography\" (PROTEHCT) was a single-center prospective diagnostic study in patients with painless VH between September 2019 and June 2021. All underwent four-phase CT (reference standard) from which a single NP CT (experimental) was extracted. Two randomised readers independently assessed the experimental CT for urinary stones and size. Statistical analysis included diagnostic accuracies and inter-reader agreement (kappa) of experimental CT, and size correlation (Spearman's ρ) between experimental CT and reference standard.RESULTSIn 308 included patients (median age: 68 years, 250 males), urinary stones (median size 5 mm) were diagnosed in 21%. The per-patient experimental CT sensitivity was 86% (97% for stones ≥ 5 mm), specificity was 98% and accuracy was 96%. The experimental CT sensitivity for detecting kidney stones was 78% (89% for stones ≥ 5 mm), and 100% for bladder and ureteral stones. No missed stone required active treatment. The inter-reader agreement was almost perfect (96%, k = 0.85). The correlation in stone size was very strong (ρ = 0.91). Conclusions: A single NP CT is sufficient in detecting and measuring urinary stones in patients with painless VH.","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"91 1","pages":"147-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bassam Mazin Hashima,Abbas Chabok,Börje Ljungberg,Erland Östberg,Farhood Alamdari
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy and safety of renal tumour biopsy in patients with small renal masses and its impact on treatment decisions.","authors":"Bassam Mazin Hashima,Abbas Chabok,Börje Ljungberg,Erland Östberg,Farhood Alamdari","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40844","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVETo assess the safety and diagnostic accuracy of renal tumour biopsy (RTB) in patients with small renal masses (SRM) and to assess if RTB prevents overtreatment in patients with benign SRM.MATERIAL AND METHODSIn a retrospective, single-centre study from Västmanland, Sweden, 195 adult patients (69 women and 126 men) with SRM ≤ 4 cm who had undergone RTB during 2010-2023 were included. The median age was 70 years (range 23-89). The sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of RTB were calculated using the final diagnosis as the reference standard. Treatment outcomes were recorded for a median 42-month follow-up. Complications following the biopsies were assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo system.RESULTSThe overall sensitivity of RTB was 95% (95% confidence interval [CI] 90% - 98%) and specificity was 100% (95% CI 95% - 100%). The positive predictive value was 100% and negative predictive value was 92%. The rate of agreement between RTB and the final diagnosis measured using kappa statistics was 0.92. Of the 195 patients, 62 underwent surgery and 48 were treated with ablation. The concordance rate between the RTB histology and final histology after surgery was 89%. Treatment was withheld in 67 of 195 patients with a benign or inconclusive RTB. No patients developed renal cell carcinoma or metastasis during follow-up. Complications occurred in two patients that were classified with Clavien-Dindo grades I and IV.CONCLUSIONSPercutaneous renal tumour biopsy appears to be a safe diagnostic method that provides accurate histopathological information about small renal masses and reduces overtreatment of benign SRM.","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"17 1","pages":"141-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142211054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oscar Laurin, Simona Baculea, Sarah Côté, Samuel Spigelman, Robert Szulkin, Kelvin Hm Kwok, Frida Schain, Christina V Jones, Markus Aly
{"title":"A population-based registry cohort study on the correlation between bladder-intact event-free survival and overall survival in cystectomy-ineligible/refusal muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients in Sweden.","authors":"Oscar Laurin, Simona Baculea, Sarah Côté, Samuel Spigelman, Robert Szulkin, Kelvin Hm Kwok, Frida Schain, Christina V Jones, Markus Aly","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>N/A.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"137-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142111584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ovidiu S Barnoiu, Hamid R Yazdani Arazi, Aage V Andersen
{"title":"Minimising warm ischaemia time during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. A video-based assessment of tumour excision, kidney reconstruction and intermediate time.","authors":"Ovidiu S Barnoiu, Hamid R Yazdani Arazi, Aage V Andersen","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40397","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Surgical video review is an emerging tool for assessing patient outcomes, especially in complex surgeries such as robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). Assessing and measuring warm ischaemia time (WIT) during RAPN by dividing it into the time used for tumour excision time (ExcT), time used for kidney reconstruction time (RecT) and intermediate time (IntT) has not been performed before. This study aimed to analyse the factors that can influence all surgical times and assess their impact on positive surgical margins (PSMs) and complication rates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated 32 surgical video recordings from patients undergoing RAPN and measured WIT, ExcT, RecT and IntT with a stopwatch. Factors such as tumour characteristics and surgeon experience were also recorded. SPSS software was used to identify the predictors for all surgical times and to correlate ExcT with PSM and RecT with complication rate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We recorded a median WIT of 1,048 s (17 min and 28 s). The median of ExcT, RecT and IntT was 398 s (37.1% of WIT), 518 s (46.7% of WIT) and 180 s (16.2% of WIT), respectively. We found a significant correlation (P < 0.001) between R.E.N.A.L. score and all surgical times. No correlation was found between ExcT and PSM (P = 0.488) and between RecT and the probability of developing complications (P = 0.544).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tumour morphology influences all surgical times, and surgeon experience influences only ExcT. We observed a short RecT during RAPN though at the cost of increased ExcT, and we believe that improving surgical experience, especially for the excision of more complex tumours, can reduce WIT during RAPN.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"126-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioannis Patras, Johan Abrahamsson, Axel Gerdtsson, Martin Nyberg, Ymir Saemundsson, Elin Ståhl, Anne Sörenby, Åsa Warnolf, Johannes Bobjer, Fredrik Liedberg
{"title":"Violation of onco-surgical principles is associated with survival outcomes in upper tract urothelial carcinomas after radical nephroureterectomy.","authors":"Ioannis Patras, Johan Abrahamsson, Axel Gerdtsson, Martin Nyberg, Ymir Saemundsson, Elin Ståhl, Anne Sörenby, Åsa Warnolf, Johannes Bobjer, Fredrik Liedberg","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.25973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.25973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Disease recurrence, particularly intravesical recurrence (IVR) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), is common. We investigated whether violations of onco-surgical principles before or during RNU, collectively referred to as surgical violation (SV), were associated with survival outcomes. Material and methods: Data from a consecutive series of patients who underwent RNU for UTUC 2001-2012 at Skåne University Hospital Lund/Malmö were collected. Preoperative insertion of a nephrostomy tube, opening the urinary tract during surgery or refraining from excising the distal ureter were considered as SVs. Survival outcomes in patients with and without SV (IVR-free [IVRFS], disease-specific [DSS] and overall survival [OS]) were assessed using multivariate Cox regression analyses (adjusted for tumour stage group, prior or concomitant bladder cancer, comorbidity and preoperative urinary cytology).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 150 patients, 47 (31%) were subjected to at least one SV. Overall, SV was not associated with IVRFS (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.4-1.6) but with worse DSS (HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.03-3.7) and OS (HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3) in multivariable analysis. Additional analyses with a broader definition of SV including also preoperative instrumentation of the upper urinary tract (ureteroscopy and/or double J stenting) showed similar outcomes for DSS (HR 2.1, 95% CI 1.1-4.3).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Worse survival outcomes, despite no difference in IVR, for patients that were subjected to the violation of sound onco-surgical principles before or during RNU for UTUC strengthen the notion that adhering to such principles is a cornerstone in upper tract urothelial cancer surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"131-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lars Fredrik Qvigstad, Lars Magne Eri, My Diep Lien, Sophie Dorothea Fosså, Kirsti Aas, Viktor Berge
{"title":"Reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.","authors":"Lars Fredrik Qvigstad, Lars Magne Eri, My Diep Lien, Sophie Dorothea Fosså, Kirsti Aas, Viktor Berge","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Problem: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in LUTS in patients treated with RALP and to assess factors that may predict an improvement of LUTS.</p><p><strong>Materials and method: </strong>In our institutional prospective research registry, 1935 patients operated in the period between 2009 and 2021 with complete baseline- and 12-month EPIC-26 questionnaire were eligible for the study. Also SF-12 data estimating general quality of life (QoL) were analyzed. A LUTS summary score was constructed from the two questions concerning voiding stream/residual and frequency, and transformed linearly to a 0-100 scale with higher scores representing less symptoms A change of 6 points or more were considered Meaningful Clinical Differences (MCD). Two summary scores were calculated from the SF-12 - a mental component score (MCS-12) and a physical component score (PCS-12). Multivariate regression was used to estimate covariates associated with postoperative MCD, MCS-12 and PCS-12.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean change of LUTS-score showed an increase of 10 points 12-months post-RALP. 52% of patients achieved MCD. In multivariate logistic regression, preoperative LUTS was statistically significant associated with MCD. Reduction of LUTS was associated improved mean score of MCS-12 and PCS-12.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Along with information about risk for urinary incontinence after RALP, patients with LUTS at baseline must be informed that these symptoms may be reduced after RALP. In our study, this LUTS reduction was associated with better general QoL.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"121-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanna Hallamies, Raija Auvinen, Heikki Junkkari, Nicolas Kluger
{"title":"Cutaneous adverse reactions associated to apalumide: two case reports of DRESS syndrome and maculopapular exanthema.","authors":"Sanna Hallamies, Raija Auvinen, Heikki Junkkari, Nicolas Kluger","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40198","DOIUrl":"10.2340/sju.v59.40198","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"119-120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141311546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Don't throw out the baby with the bath water!","authors":"Amir Sherif","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"117-118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141071390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Åkerlund, Börje Ljungberg, Sven Lundstam, Ralph Peeker, Erik Holmberg, Marianne Månsson, Anna Grenabo Bergdahl
{"title":"End-stage renal disease after renal cancer surgery: risk factors and overall survival.","authors":"John Åkerlund, Börje Ljungberg, Sven Lundstam, Ralph Peeker, Erik Holmberg, Marianne Månsson, Anna Grenabo Bergdahl","doi":"10.2340/sju.v59.40322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v59.40322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Several risk factors for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), in patients undergoing surgical treatment for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), have been suggested by others. This study aimed to investigate such risk factors and disclose the effect of developing ESRD, postoperatively, on overall survival. The risk of developing ESRD after RCC diagnosis was also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The data of 16,220 patients with RCC and 162,199 controls were extracted from the Renal Cell Cancer Database Sweden, with linkages across multiple national registers between 2005 and 2020. Cox proportional hazards regression, Kaplan-Meier curves and cumulative incidence were used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 5-year cumulative incidence of ESRD following RCC diagnosis was 2.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.1-2.6) and 0.4% (95% CI 0.3-0.4) for the patients with RCC and controls, respectively. Age, chronic kidney disease, higher T-stage and radical nephrectomy (RN) were significant risk factors for ESRD within 1-year of surgery. A total of 104 and 12,152 patients with and without ESRD, respectively, survived 1-year postoperatively. The 5-year overall survival rates of patients with ESRD and those with RCC only were 50% (95% CI 0.40-0.60) and 80% (95% CI 0.80-0.81), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients who developed ESRD following renal cancer surgery had significantly poorer survival outcomes. Advanced age, comorbidities, higher-stage tumours and RN were identified as risk factors for developing ESRD. Surgical decisions are crucial. Efforts to spare renal function, including nephron-sparing surgery and active surveillance in appropriate cases, are highly relevant to reduce the development of severe kidney dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":21542,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Urology","volume":"59 ","pages":"109-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}