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Joint Effect of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with the Female Urinary Incontinence: An Analysis of NHANES 2011-2016. 体力活动和久坐行为对女性尿失禁的共同影响:对 2011-2016 年国家健康调查(NHANES)的分析。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1159/000538339
Chen Sun, Zhengrong Duan
{"title":"Joint Effect of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with the Female Urinary Incontinence: An Analysis of NHANES 2011-2016.","authors":"Chen Sun, Zhengrong Duan","doi":"10.1159/000538339","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Our study aimed to assess the independent and joint effects of leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior with urinary incontinence (UI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2016. The primary endpoint was the risk of different subtypes of UI, including stress UI, urgency UI, and mixed UI. The primary exposures were leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior. Sedentary behavior was assessed by screen time. Weighted univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to observe the independent and joint relationship of leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior with UI risk (including stress UI, urgency UI, and mixed UI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 6,927 female participants were included in this analysis. 3,377 females did not have UI, 1,534 had stress UI, 836 had urgency UI, and 1,180 had mixed UI. Screen time with ≥5 h/day was associated with increased odds of urgency UI (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.06-1.61), which indicated the relationship of sedentary behavior and urgency UI. Engaging in leisure-time physical activity with of ≥750 metabolic equivalent (MET)·min/week was found to be significantly associated with reduced likelihood of mixed UI (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.55-0.85). Additionally, the interaction term of leisure-time physical activity&lt;750 MET·min/week and screen time ≥5 h/day was observed to be linked with increased odds of urgency and mixed UI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Participants experiencing a lower level of leisure-time physical activity and a higher level of sedentary behavior together might enhance the urgency and mixed UI risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"349-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11305517/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140185700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Why Do Men Reject Adjuvant Radiotherapy following Radical Prostatectomy? A Systematic Survey. 前列腺癌根治术后男性为何拒绝辅助放疗?一项系统调查。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1159/000536609
Silvan Sigg, Winfried Arnold, Nico Christian Grossmann, Philipp Baumeister, Christian Daniel Fankhauser, Mike Wenzel, Agostino Mattei, Christoph Würnschimmel
{"title":"Why Do Men Reject Adjuvant Radiotherapy following Radical Prostatectomy? A Systematic Survey.","authors":"Silvan Sigg, Winfried Arnold, Nico Christian Grossmann, Philipp Baumeister, Christian Daniel Fankhauser, Mike Wenzel, Agostino Mattei, Christoph Würnschimmel","doi":"10.1159/000536609","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of this study was to investigate non-adherence rates to adjuvant radiotherapy (aRT) after radical prostatectomy (RP) and to obtain patient reported reasons for rejecting aRT despite recommendation by a multidisciplinary team discussion (MTD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a retrospective monocentric analysis, we identified 1,197 prostate cancer patients who underwent RP between 2014 and 2022 at our institution, of which 735 received a postoperative MTD recommendation. Patients with a recommendation for aRT underwent a structured phone interview with predefined standardised qualitative and quantitative questions and were stratified into \"adherent\" (aRT performed) and \"non-adherent\" groups (aRT not performed).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 55 patients receiving a recommendation for aRT (7.5% of all RP patients), 24 (44%) were non-adherent. Baseline tumour characteristics were comparable among the groups. \"Fear of radiation damage\" was the most common reason for rejection, followed by \"lack of information,\" \"feeling that the treating physician does not support the recommendation\" and \"the impression that aRT is not associated with improved oncological outcome.\" Salvage radiotherapy was performed in 25% of non-adherent patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High rates of non-adherence to aRT after RP were observed, and reasons for this phenomenon are most likely multifactorial. Multidisciplinary and individualized patient counselling might be a key for increasing adherence rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"211-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139703580","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}
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Advancing Intraoperative Assessment of Urethral Stricture Anatomic Variation: A Prospective Proof-of-Concept Study. 推进尿道狭窄解剖变异的术中评估:一项前瞻性概念验证研究。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.1159/000536565
Phillip Marks, Roland Dahlem, Peer Daniels, Jakob Klemm, Lennart Kühnke, Benedikt Kranzbühler, Frederik König, Liucheng Ding, Oliver Engel, Armin Soave, Margit Fisch, Malte W Vetterlein
{"title":"Advancing Intraoperative Assessment of Urethral Stricture Anatomic Variation: A Prospective Proof-of-Concept Study.","authors":"Phillip Marks, Roland Dahlem, Peer Daniels, Jakob Klemm, Lennart Kühnke, Benedikt Kranzbühler, Frederik König, Liucheng Ding, Oliver Engel, Armin Soave, Margit Fisch, Malte W Vetterlein","doi":"10.1159/000536565","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Urethral strictures, particularly those refractory to endoscopic interventions, are commonly treated through open urethroplasty. However, predicting recurrence in homogeneous patient populations remains challenging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To address this, we developed an intraoperative urethral stricture assessment tool aiming to identify comprehensive risk predictors. The assessment includes detailed parameters on stricture location, length, urethral bed width, spongiosum thickness, obliteration grade, and spongiofibrosis extension. The tool was prospectively implemented in 106 men with anterior one-stage augmentation urethroplasty from April 2020 to October 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An intraoperative granular assessment of intricate stricture characteristics is feasible. Comparative analyses revealed significant differences between bulbar and penile strictures. Bulbar strictures exhibited wider urethral beds and thicker spongiosum compared to penile strictures (all p &lt; 0.001). The assessment showed marked variations in the degree of obliteration and spongiofibrosis extension.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our tool aligns with efforts to standardize urethral surgery, providing insights into subtle disease intricacies and enabling comparisons between institutions. Notably, intraoperative assessment may surpass the limitations of preoperative imaging, emphasizing the necessity of intraoperative evaluation. While limitations include a single-institution study and limited sample size, future research aims to refine this tool and determine its impact on treatment strategies, potentially improving long-term outcomes for urethral strictures.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"254-258"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724193","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}
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Multiple Penile and Scrotal Schwannomas in an Adult Patient: A Case Report. 一名成年患者的多发性阴茎和阴囊分裂瘤:病例报告。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-30 DOI: 10.1159/000535093
Muhammet Şahin Yılmaz, Mahmut Ulubay, Fatih Kuru, Ömer Salih Akar
{"title":"Multiple Penile and Scrotal Schwannomas in an Adult Patient: A Case Report.","authors":"Muhammet Şahin Yılmaz, Mahmut Ulubay, Fatih Kuru, Ömer Salih Akar","doi":"10.1159/000535093","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Schwannomas originate from the peripheral nerve sheaths and are mainly detected in the head, neck, or extremities. They are rarely encountered in the penoscrotal region.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>Herein, we present a case of a penoscrotal schwannoma diagnosed and successfully treated in our center. A 40-year-old patient with a history of resection of a dorsal penile schwannoma presented with multiple nodular lesions at the scrotum, penile shaft, and radix, which were first noticed 5 years before his current presentation. He complained about penile pain and dyspareunia. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed for preoperative diagnosis. All nodular lesions were resected while preserving the neurovascular structures. The histopathological examination revealed benign lesions. The patient's complaints were resolved, and there was no recurrence during the 1-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The primary treatment is surgical excision. The patients need close follow-up regarding the risks of recurrence and malignant transformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"259-263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139642972","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}
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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Penis as a First Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report. 作为多发性骨髓瘤首发表现的阴茎髓外浆细胞瘤--病例报告。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1159/000535870
Maciej Orzechowski, Paweł Kowal, Krzysztof Ratajczyk, Michal Borucki, Katarzyna Blaszczyszyn
{"title":"Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Penis as a First Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report.","authors":"Maciej Orzechowski, Paweł Kowal, Krzysztof Ratajczyk, Michal Borucki, Katarzyna Blaszczyszyn","doi":"10.1159/000535870","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535870","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Plasmacytoma is a rare plasma-cell neoplasm, which includes bone and extramedullary types. While most cases occur in the head and neck, our report presents an unusual case of extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) in the penis, emphasizing the diverse locations of this condition.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>An 88-year-old man, post-hydrocelectomy, presented with a palpable penile mass causing urinary symptoms. CT scans revealed a tumor with extracapsular spread and potential urethral involvement. Biopsy confirmed lymphoma, later identified as extramedullary plasmacytoma. A follow-up whole-body CT scan was performed, revealing multiple areas of bone rarefaction of the dens of the axis. His diagnosis has been further specified as multiple myeloma. Treatment with lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone led to significant penile tumor reduction and improved voiding symptoms after three cycles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A rare case of primary EMP in the penis is reported, with only two documented cases of EMP in this location. The etiology of EMP remains unclear, possibly linked to chronic infection, irritation, or inflammation. EMP typically occurs in soft tissues, commonly in the head and neck, presenting as submucosal masses with symptoms in individuals aged 50-70. Diagnosis requires demonstrating monoclonal plasma cell infiltration and excluding multiple myeloma. While EMPs are often treated with radiotherapy, a patient with bone rarefaction suggestive of multiple myeloma requires first-line chemotherapy. This case highlights the importance of recognizing myeloma-defining events for appropriate treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"168-171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138809324","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}
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Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article "Treatment of Ureteral Stent-Related Symptoms": Systematic Review. 致编辑关于文章“输尿管支架相关症状的治疗”的信:系统评价。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.1159/000535547
Vilas Sabale, Vikram Satav, Prabhav Agarwal
{"title":"Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article \"Treatment of Ureteral Stent-Related Symptoms\": Systematic Review.","authors":"Vilas Sabale, Vikram Satav, Prabhav Agarwal","doi":"10.1159/000535547","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"80-82"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138462883","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}
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The Prognostic Value of Perioperative Platelet and Leukocyte Values in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy: A Prospective Long-Term Cohort Study. 根治性膀胱切除术患者围手术期血小板和白细胞值的预后价值:一项前瞻性长期队列研究。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1159/000539181
Nikolaos Pyrgidis, Gerald B Schulz, Yannic Volz, Benedikt Ebner, Severin Rodler, Thilo Westhofen, Lennert Eismann, Julian Marcon, Christian G Stief, Friedrich Jokisch
{"title":"The Prognostic Value of Perioperative Platelet and Leukocyte Values in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy: A Prospective Long-Term Cohort Study.","authors":"Nikolaos Pyrgidis, Gerald B Schulz, Yannic Volz, Benedikt Ebner, Severin Rodler, Thilo Westhofen, Lennert Eismann, Julian Marcon, Christian G Stief, Friedrich Jokisch","doi":"10.1159/000539181","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Studies assessing the impact of preoperative and first-day postoperative values of leukocytes, thrombocytes, and platelet/leukocyte ratio (PLR) after radical cystectomy (RC) are sparse. We aimed to assess the impact of these factors on long-term survival after RC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An analysis of patients undergoing open RC from 2004 to 2023 at our center was performed. Leukocytosis was defined as ≥8,000 leukocytes/μL and thrombocytosis as ≥400,000 thrombocytes/μL. Similarly, the cutoff for PLR was set at 28. A multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed to assess the role of leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and PLR on long-term survival after RC. For all analyses, hazard ratios (HRs) with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,817 patients with a median age of 70 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 62-77) were included. Overall, 804 (44%), 175 (10%), and 1,296 (71%) patients presented with leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and PLR ≥28 preoperatively. Accordingly, 1,414 (78%), 37 (2%), and 249 (14%) patients presented with leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and PLR ≥28 on the first day after RC. At a median follow-up of 26 months (IQR: 8-68) after RC, 896 (49%) patients died. In the multivariate Cox regression analysis after adjusting for major perioperative risk factors, only preoperative leukocytosis (HR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1-1.6, p = 0.01), as well as both preoperative and first-day thrombocytosis (HR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.5-2.9, and HR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.6-5.1, p &lt; 0.001, accordingly) were associated with worse overall survival.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PLR should not be used as a prognostic marker for survival after RC. On the contrary, preoperative leukocytosis, as well as preoperative and first-day thrombocytosis should raise awareness among clinicians performing RC since they were independently associated with worse survival after RC.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"421-428"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877449","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}
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Bladder Stones in Renal Transplant Patients: Presentation, Management, and Follow-up. 肾移植患者的膀胱结石:肾移植患者的膀胱结石:表现、处理和随访
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-04-29 DOI: 10.1159/000539091
Maxwell Sandberg, Adam Cohen, Megan Escott, Davis Temple, Claudia Marie-Costa, Rainer Rodriguez, Alex Gordon, Anita Rong, Brian Andres-Robusto, Emily H Roebuck, Wyatt Whitman, Christopher J Webb, Robert J Stratta, Dean Assimos, Kyle Wood, Maajid Mirzazadeh
{"title":"Bladder Stones in Renal Transplant Patients: Presentation, Management, and Follow-up.","authors":"Maxwell Sandberg, Adam Cohen, Megan Escott, Davis Temple, Claudia Marie-Costa, Rainer Rodriguez, Alex Gordon, Anita Rong, Brian Andres-Robusto, Emily H Roebuck, Wyatt Whitman, Christopher J Webb, Robert J Stratta, Dean Assimos, Kyle Wood, Maajid Mirzazadeh","doi":"10.1159/000539091","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The study aim was to analyze the presentation, management, and follow-up of renal transplant patients developing bladder calculi.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who underwent renal transplant with postoperative follow-up at our institution were retrospectively analyzed (1984-2023) to assess for the development of posttransplant bladder stones. All bladder stones were identified by computerized tomography imaging and stone size was measured using this imaging modality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of bladder calculi post-renal transplantation during the study window was 0.22% (N = 20/8,835) with a median time to bladder stone diagnosis of 13 years posttransplant. Of all bladder stone patients, 6 (30%) received deceased donor and 14 (70%) living donor transplants. There were 11 patients with known bladder stone composition available; the most common being calcium oxalate (N = 6). Eleven (55%) patients had clinical signs or symptoms (most commonly microhematuria). Fourteen of the bladder stone cohort patients (70%) underwent treatment including cystolitholapaxy in 12 subjects. Of these 14 patients, 9 (64%) were found to have nonabsorbable suture used for their ureteroneocystostomy closure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of bladder stones post-renal transplant is low. The utilization of nonabsorbable suture for ureteral implantation was the main risk factor identified in our series. This technique is no longer used at our institution. Other factors contributing to bladder stone formation in this population warrant identification.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"399-405"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140861962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Music from Noise-Canceling Headphones Is Beneficial against Anxiety in Male Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Follow-Up Cystoscopy: A Prospective Randomized Trial. 降噪耳机播放的音乐可缓解接受膀胱镜随访检查的男性膀胱癌患者的焦虑情绪:前瞻性随机试验
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1159/000539312
Hyun-Jin Cho, Ho Seok Chung, Eu Chang Hwang, Seung Il Jung, Dongdeuk Kwon, Kwangsung Park, Darshan P Patel, Tung-Chin Hsieh
{"title":"Music from Noise-Canceling Headphones Is Beneficial against Anxiety in Male Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Follow-Up Cystoscopy: A Prospective Randomized Trial.","authors":"Hyun-Jin Cho, Ho Seok Chung, Eu Chang Hwang, Seung Il Jung, Dongdeuk Kwon, Kwangsung Park, Darshan P Patel, Tung-Chin Hsieh","doi":"10.1159/000539312","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539312","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bladder cancer, with a greater incidence in males than in females, requires frequent cystoscopies. We aimed to evaluate the effect of music played through noise-canceling headphones on male bladder cancer patients during follow-up cystoscopy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 160 male bladder cancer patients undergoing follow-up flexible cystoscopy were randomly divided into the noise-canceling headphones without music group and the noise-canceling headphones with music group (groups 1 and 2, respectively; n = 80 per group). The patients' clinical characteristics were examined, and objective and subjective measurements were compared before and after cystoscopy. The primary outcomes that were evaluated included the visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10) and the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI, 20-80). Other outcomes, including vital signs and scores for assessing satisfaction and the willingness to repeat the procedure, were also examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The characteristics of the patients in groups 1 and 2, and their pre-cystoscopy status, did not differ significantly. Although post-cystoscopy vital signs for the objective parameters and VAS pain scores were similar between the groups, subjective parameters were not. When compared with group 1, post-cystoscopy STAI-state scores were significantly lower in group 2, whereas patients' satisfaction scores and the willingness to repeat the procedure were significantly higher in group 2 (p = 0.002, 0.001, and 0.001, respectively). Additionally, in group 2, STAI-state scores changed significantly after the procedure when compared with before the procedure (p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Providing music to male bladder cancer patients through noise-canceling headphones was found to reduce anxiety during cystoscopy and to improve patient satisfaction and willingness to undergo repeat cystoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"414-420"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449191/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Correlation between Prostate Cancer Positive Cores and 68Ga-PSMA Distribution in Prostate Gland. 前列腺癌阳性核与前列腺68Ga-PSMA分布的相关性
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Urologia Internationalis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.1159/000535466
Süleyman Çankaya, Ahmet Ender Caylan, Funda Aydin, Murat Uçar, Ömer Kutlu
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