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Editorial Comment: Bilateral single-session PCNL in pediatric patients; the devil is in the details. 编辑评论:儿童患者的双侧单次 PCNL;细节决定成败。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v21i02.8204
P. Shadpour
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Comparison between Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Traditional Open Nephrectomy to Treat Polycystic Kidney Disease before Kidney Transplantation. 腹膜后腹腔镜肾切除术与传统开放式肾切除术在肾移植前治疗多囊肾的比较
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7826
Jingcheng Lyu, Chun-Kai Du, Yichen Zhu
{"title":"Comparison between Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Traditional Open Nephrectomy to Treat Polycystic Kidney Disease before Kidney Transplantation.","authors":"Jingcheng Lyu, Chun-Kai Du, Yichen Zhu","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7826","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the efficiency and safety between retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and traditional open nephrectomy to treat autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease before kidney transplantation.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 57 patients diagnosed with huge autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease between 2000 and 2020 at our center were included in this study. Patients were divided into a retroperitoneal laparoscopic (RL; n=23) group and traditional open (TO; n = 34) group. We retrospectively analyzed and compared preoperative and perioperative variables between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in the RL group showed a longer operation time (201.09±83.76min) compared to patients in the TO group (113.38 ± 51.84min, p < 0.001). The RL group also showed significantly less intraoperative blood loss (p = 0.025) and less intraoperative blood transfusion volume (p = 0.016) compared to the TO group. Meanwhile, time of gastrointestinal function recovery, bed leave, catheter indwelling and postoperative hospitalization in the RL group were 2.13 ± 0.63, 1.30 ± 1.0, 5.22 ± 2.09, 7.35±2.48 days, respectively, which were significantly shorter than the TO group (p < 0.05). Pain degree of patients during the first 48 hours after operation was similar between the RL and TO groups, but the opioid use percentage in the RL group was 8.70% (2/23) and was lower than the 26.47% (9/34) in the TO group (p = 0.022). Meanwhile, 5 and 23 patients exhibited postoperative complications in the RL and TO groups, respectively (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and traditional open surgery are feasible to treat huge polycystic nephrectomy. However, patients who undergo retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy experience higher levels of safety and recover more rapidly.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"74-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404549","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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Prognostic Nomograms for Patients with Primary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of The Urinary Bladder: Based on The SEER Database. 膀胱原发性肉瘤样癌患者的预后提名图:基于 SEER 数据库。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7595
Chengyun Xu, Bing Xiong
{"title":"Prognostic Nomograms for Patients with Primary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of The Urinary Bladder: Based on The SEER Database.","authors":"Chengyun Xu, Bing Xiong","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7595","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The present study aimed to develop nomograms based on the SEER database to predict the prognosis for patients with primary sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCUB).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Patients with primary SCUB were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, between 1975 and 2017. Univariate and multivariable Cox analysis were conducted to identify the independent prognostic factors for developing the overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) nomograms. Then, concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve were used to evaluate the accuracy of the nomogram model. In addition, the model was further compared with TNM staging system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 238 eligible patients with primary SCUB were selected from the SEER database. As suggested by Cox-analysis, age, sex, T stage, M stage, tumor size, and surgery type of primary site were identified as the independent factors for predicting both OS and CSS. We developed OS and CSS nomograms with a favorable C-index by using these prognostic factors. The C-indexes of the OS and CSS nomogram in the present study were 0.738 (0.701-0.775) and 0.763 (0.724-0.802), which were superior to those of the AJCC TNM staging with 0.621 (0.576-0.666) and 0.637 (0.588-0.686) respectively, showing better discriminatory ability. Subsequently, the ROC curves showed that the 1-, 3- and 5-year AUCs (area under the curve) of OS nomogram (i.e., 0.793, 0.807 and 0.793) were higher than those of the TNM stage((i.e., 0.659, 0.676, 0.659). Similarly, as for CSS model, them ((i.e., 0.823, 0.804 and 0.804) were aslo exceed those of TNM stage((i.e., 0.683, 0.682, 0.682). Furthermore, the calibration curves indicated a good consistency between the predictive survival and the actual survival. Finally, patients were stratified by risk, and Kaplan-Meier survival curve suggested that the prognosis of the low-risk group was significantly better than that of the high-risk group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We developed nomograms with the SEER database, which could help predict the prognosis of SCUB individuals more accurately.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"87-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9527182","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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Sexual Function in Renal Transplant Recipients with Internal versus External Iliac Artery Anastomosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 髂内动脉与髂外动脉吻合肾移植受者的性功能:一项随机临床试验。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7738
Amir Javid, Narjes Saberi, Amir Behnamfar, Hosna Gharzi, Farshad Gholipour, Hossien Bahrami
{"title":"Sexual Function in Renal Transplant Recipients with Internal versus External Iliac Artery Anastomosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Amir Javid, Narjes Saberi, Amir Behnamfar, Hosna Gharzi, Farshad Gholipour, Hossien Bahrami","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7738","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The choice between using the internal or external iliac arteries to supply a transplanted kidney poses a dilemma during renal transplantation. As the internal iliac artery branches to the genital tract, cutting it could potentially result in sexual dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of these two surgical methods on sexual function.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>122 sexually active male patients under the age of sixty were randomly divided into two groups: the internal iliac anastomosis group and the external iliac artery anastomosis group. Before surgery and one year after the procedure, patients completed the International Index of Erectile Function-15 questionnaire (IIEF- 15), and the difference in scores of each domain was measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically, kidney transplantation improved all domains of IIEF in both groups, except for erectile function in patients who underwent internal iliac artery anastomosis group. Additionally, there were significant differences between the two groups in the domains of erectile function (p-value=0.04) and overall satisfaction (p-value = 0.002), while other domains such as orgasmic function, sexual desire, and intercourse satisfaction did not show any statistically significant differences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, the choice between using the internal or external iliac artery for arterial anastomosis during kidney transplantation does not significantly impact graft function. However, it may negatively affect erectile function in patients who undergo internal iliac artery anastomosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"121-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138291908","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 Fluorescences in Situ Hybridization Status in Excreted Urine Improve Diagnostic Efficacy for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinomas. 排出尿液中的多重荧光原位杂交状态可提高上尿路泌尿道癌的诊断效率
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7973
Feng Tang, Xia Wang, Tao Liu, Hao Wang, Ziyu Wan, Qiqi Fu, Zhangjie Zheng, Madanyeti Aersi, Jianping Peng
{"title":"Multiple Fluorescences in Situ Hybridization Status in Excreted Urine Improve Diagnostic Efficacy for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinomas.","authors":"Feng Tang, Xia Wang, Tao Liu, Hao Wang, Ziyu Wan, Qiqi Fu, Zhangjie Zheng, Madanyeti Aersi, Jianping Peng","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7973","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of single and multiple fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) tests for upper urinary tract cancer (UTUC), we analyzed the diagnostic efficacy of FISH in patients with UTUC and the difference between it and the Tumor Node Metastasis (TNM) stage and grade of the tumor.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Patients treated for UTUC at our institution between 2011 and 2021 who had not been previously diagnosed with UTUC were included. Patients were divided into single, two, and multiple (three times or four times) FISH groups based on the number of FISH tests performed on different samples from the same patient, and the diagnostic efficiency of single, two, and multiple FISH tests for muscle-invasive tumors and highgrade tumors were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included a total of 207 patients with UTUC, and when compared to single FISH, the sensitivity of multiple and double FISH for the diagnosis of UTUC increased from 62% to 76% and 78%, respectively. It went from 67% to 78% and 80% for muscle-invasive UTUC (> = pT2) and from 71% to 79% and 81% for the highest- grade UTUC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Multiple FISH improves the diagnostic efficacy of UTUC and helps to differentiate aggressive tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"107-113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139088744","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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Bilateral Single-session PCNL with Minimally Invasive Technique in Pediatric Nephrolithiasis. 采用微创技术治疗小儿肾结石的双侧单次 PCNL。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7767
Xiaochuan Wang, Youquan Zhao, Zhengguo Ji, Peiqian Yang, Jun Li, Ye Tian
{"title":"Bilateral Single-session PCNL with Minimally Invasive Technique in Pediatric Nephrolithiasis.","authors":"Xiaochuan Wang, Youquan Zhao, Zhengguo Ji, Peiqian Yang, Jun Li, Ye Tian","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v20i.7767","url":null,"abstract":"To assess outcomes of bilateral single-session percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with minimally invasive techniques in pediatric population.","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140583877","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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DNA Ploidy as a Potential Adjunct Prognostic Marker of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Progression after Radical Prostatectomy. DNA 倍性是前列腺癌根治术后低风险前列腺癌进展的潜在辅助预后标志。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7324
Miha Pukl, Matthieu George, Arash Javanmardi, Anita Carraro, Jagoda Korbelik, Rebecca White, Calum MacAulay, Branko Palcic, Mira Keyes, Metka Volavšek, Martial Guillaud
{"title":"DNA Ploidy as a Potential Adjunct Prognostic Marker of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Progression after Radical Prostatectomy.","authors":"Miha Pukl, Matthieu George, Arash Javanmardi, Anita Carraro, Jagoda Korbelik, Rebecca White, Calum MacAulay, Branko Palcic, Mira Keyes, Metka Volavšek, Martial Guillaud","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7324","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Post prostatectomy PSA kinetics and General Grade Groups (GGG) are the strongest prognostic markers of biochemical recurrence (BCR) and prostate cancer (PCa)-specific mortality after radical prostatectomy. Despite having low-risk PCa, some patients will experience BCR, for some, clinically significant BCR. There is a need for an objective prognostic marker at the time of prostatectomy to improve risk stratification within this population. In this study, we investigated the prognostic potential of DNA ploidy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Prostatectomy samples from 97 patients with GGG1 and GGG2 with a low-risk CAPRA-S score were included in this study. PCa tissue with the worst Gleason pattern underwent tissue disaggregation, cell isolation and staining with a DNA stoichiometric stain. Using image cytometry, DNA ploidy was measured and a Ploidy Score (PS) was generated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 97 patients, 79 had no BCR, 18 experienced BCR, of which 14 had a PSA doubling time (PSA-DT) >1 year (low-risk group) and 4 had a PSA-DT of <1 year (high-risk group). Using Logistic regression analysis, only pathological T stage (pT) and PS independently predicted BCR with PS being the most significant (p = 0.001). The number of aneuploid cells was significantly higher in the high-risk group compared to the other groups (p = 1.7x10-11). PS combined with GGG diagnosis further stratified risk groups of biochemical recurrence free survival within CAPRA-S low-risk cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DNA ploidy is an independent prognostic marker of BCR in low-risk PCa after radical prostatectomy, which could early on identify potentially aggressive PCa recurrences and introduce a more personalized approach to salvage treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"80-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9843538","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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Comparison of Postoperative Stress Urinary Incontinence between Anteroposterior Dissection and Modified Gilling Method in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate. 钬激光前列腺摘除术前后解剖与改良Gilling法术后应激性尿失禁的比较。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7746
Toshihide Shishido, Yosuke Hirasawa, Takeshi Kashima, Takeshi Hashimoto, Naoya Satake, Kenjiro Hayashi, Taku Aizawa, Kazuharu Harada, Masataka Taguri, Yoshio Ohno
{"title":"Comparison of Postoperative Stress Urinary Incontinence between Anteroposterior Dissection and Modified Gilling Method in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.","authors":"Toshihide Shishido, Yosuke Hirasawa, Takeshi Kashima, Takeshi Hashimoto, Naoya Satake, Kenjiro Hayashi, Taku Aizawa, Kazuharu Harada, Masataka Taguri, Yoshio Ohno","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7746","DOIUrl":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7746","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Few studies have evaluated the usefulness of anteroposterior dissection holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). Thus, this study investigated the incidence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after HoLEP and usefulness of anteroposterior dissection HoLEP in preventing postoperative SUI.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In total, 288 patients who underwent HoLEP performed by a single experienced surgeon between May 2014 and September 2021 were enrolled. Furthermore, 134 patients underwent retrograde dissection using the modified Gilling method (surgery 1) and 154 patients underwent anteroposterior dissection HoLEP (surgery 2). The risk factors for SUI, as well as the rates of SUI improvement for the two surgical procedures, were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Postoperative SUI was observed in 58 (20.1%) of 288 patients, of whom, 48 (82.8%) recovered continence within 6 months. Ten patients (17.2%) required more than 6 months to recover continence. SUI incidence 1 month after HoLEP was 29.9% (40/134 patients) for surgery 1 and 11.7% (18/154 patients) for surgery 2; a statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups (odds ratio [OR], 0.311; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.168-0.575; p < 0.001). In addition, surgery 2 was significantly associated with early recovery from SUI compared with surgery 1 (stratified hazard ratio, 0.782; 95% CI, 0.615------0.995; p < 0.001). The multivariable analysis demonstrated that only surgical procedure (OR, 0.350; 95%CI, 0.168-0.732; p=0.005) was an independent predictor of SUI.- Conclusion: We reaffirmed that anteroposterior dissection HoLEP is a useful procedure for reducing the risk of postoperative SUI and early recovery of urinary continence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":"133-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138291904","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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Penile Enhancement Using Biodegradable Scaffolds Covered with Platelet-rich Plasma-Fibrin Glue, Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Micropenis. 利用富血小板血浆-纤维蛋白胶、间充质干细胞覆盖的可生物降解支架增强阴茎,治疗小阴茎症。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7915
Kamyar Tavakkoli Tabassi, Nooshin Tafazoli, Daryoush Hamidi Alamdari, Salman Soltani
{"title":"Penile Enhancement Using Biodegradable Scaffolds Covered with Platelet-rich Plasma-Fibrin Glue, Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Micropenis.","authors":"Kamyar Tavakkoli Tabassi, Nooshin Tafazoli, Daryoush Hamidi Alamdari, Salman Soltani","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.7915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v20i.7915","url":null,"abstract":"Evaluation of preliminary cosmetic and functional outcomes of biodegradable scaffolds covered with platelet-rich plasma in penile girth augmentation.","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140584058","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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Tele-Urology in the Era of COVID-19: an Experience of the Reconstructive Urology Department in Iran. COVID-19 时代的远程泌尿外科:伊朗泌尿外科整形部门的经验。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Urology Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-17 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.8096
Jalil Hosseini, Amir Hossein Eslami, Shahrzad Nematollahi, Rayka Sharifian, Arezoo Sheikh Milani, Alireza Fatemi
{"title":"Tele-Urology in the Era of COVID-19: an Experience of the Reconstructive Urology Department in Iran.","authors":"Jalil Hosseini, Amir Hossein Eslami, Shahrzad Nematollahi, Rayka Sharifian, Arezoo Sheikh Milani, Alireza Fatemi","doi":"10.22037/uj.v20i.8096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v20i.8096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The outbreak of coronavirus has put additional pressure on the health care systems of many countries; but telemedicine can be an important way to deal with it, especially for people whose health has been affected by the virus. The present study aims to investigate the Implementation of a Tele-urology Program for Reconstructive Urologic Referrals: Initial Results and Patient Satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>All patients with a history of a urethral reconstructive surgery during last year was entered to our study and two nurses collected data of demographic and past medical history of patients by existed. Telephone visits:Fellowship of reconstructive urology was connected to patients during a phone call and filled the USS-PROM and COVID-19 questionnaires. Face to face visits: All patients were asked to answer the questionnaire about recent exposure and infection by corona virus, recent travel and other risk factors of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean of USSPROM scale was calculated as 1.65 (+2.91) with a range of 0-15. Based on categorization for USSPROM scale, 74 patients (94.8%) had mild symptoms while 4 patients (5.1%) had moderate symptoms and needed further medical attention. Four patients with moderate USSPROM score were required to cystoscopic evaluation, which one patient with moderate USSPROM score had severe stricture and candidate for redo urethroplasty. Two other patients need for urethral stricture dilatation. Cost was calculated based on taxi-service fee. Accordingly, the average (+SD) cost for in-person visits to the physician was estimated as 4.80 + 4.32 million Rials. In terms of distance, the average distance for receiving medical services according to the patient`s residence area was 373.2 +348.79 kilometres.In terms of the patient`s opinion regarding virtual examination, inappropriateness of virtual visits for physical examination, and patient`s inability to explain the problem correctly, patient`s condition at the time of the virtual visit were the main challenges reported by the respondent.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considering that the present COVID-19 emergency will likely last for months, telehealth could be the safest way to deliver urological care for a large percentage of the patients, such as those who are more at risk of unfavorable outcomes of COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":23416,"journal":{"name":"Urology Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140793","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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