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{"title":"Differences in Clinical Outcomes between One-Stage and Staged Flexible Ureteroscopy for the Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Stones.","authors":"Tao Cheng, Jing Ning, Dawen Ye, Mingli Gu, Zeyu Zha, Weiqiang Xu, Wenge Fang, Likai Mao","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.71","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Upper urinary tract stones (UUTSs) are among the most common types of urinary stones, and their incidence rate has been increasing annually in recent years, seriously affecting the daily lives of patients. This study aimed to compare the treatment efficacy of one-stage and staged flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURL) for UUTSs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 142 patients with UUTSs admitted to our hospital between December 2019 and March 2023 were selected for retrospective analysis, including 76 patients who received staged FURL (control group) and 66 patients who received one-stage FURL (observation group). The duration of surgery, length of stay, stone clearance rate, incidence of postoperative complications (from postsurgery to discharge), and total hospitalization cost were analyzed in both groups. The visual analog scale (VAS) score and activities of daily living (ADL) score were assessed before surgery (T0), 3 days after surgery (T1), and 7 days after surgery (T2). Patients were followed up for 1 month after surgery, and their quality of life was assessed using the MOS Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no difference in the stone clearance rate or incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The operation time, hospitalization time and hospitalization cost in the observation group were 75.58 ± 15.91 min, 4.20 ± 1.24 days and 14312.62 ± 1078.89 yuan, respectively, which were lower than those in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, the VAS score at T3 was decreased to 1.49 ± 0.70, while the ADL and SF-36 scores were higher in the observation group (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>One-stage FURL shortens the duration of surgery and length of stay, reduces hospitalization costs, and improves the quality of life of patients with UUTSs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"517-524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564909","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":"Letter to the Editor Re: Progress in the Effect of Guided Pelvic Floor Exercise Before Radical Prostatectomy on Urinary Incontinence.","authors":"Yujie Jia, Yue Wang, Lu Liu, Xiaona Li, Zhen Duan","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.83","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"612-613"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564914","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":"Predictive Value of Preoperative PSA Levels Combined with MRI Features for BCR after Radical Prostatectomy: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Jiadong Xia, Liang Wang, Kelin Yao, Benzhen He","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.68","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Existing models for predicting that biochemical recurrence (BCR) will occur in patients after radical prostatectomy (RP) vary in their predictive results from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aimed to assess the predictive value of preoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels combined with MRI features in determining BCR following radical prostatectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort comprising 102 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy at our hospital between January 2019 and December 2019. On the basis of the outcomes observed during a 4-year follow-up after surgery, the patients were categorised into BCR group (n = 52) and non-BCR group (n = 50). Differences in preoperative PSA levels and MRI characteristics between the two groups were compared, and factors influencing postoperative BCR were analysed. The receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn, and the sensitivity, specificity, area under the curve (AUC) and Youden index were calculated to observe the predictive value of the combination of preoperative PSA level and MRI features for BCR following radical prostatectomy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative PSA level, postoperative Gleason score, data system (Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS)) score and clinical T stage were independent risk factors for BCR in patients following radical prostatectomy, with odds ratio (OR) greater than 1. The AUC value of preoperative PSA level combined with PI-RADS score was 0.921, surpassing the AUC values of 0.783, 0.822, 0.617 and 0.608 predicted by preoperative PSA level, postoperative Gleason score, PI-RADS score and clinical T stage alone, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Postoperative BCR in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy is associated with preoperative PSA level, postoperative Gleason score, PI-RADS score and clinical T stage. The combination of preoperative PSA level and MRI features can improve the predictive efficiency for postoperative BCR.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"491-497"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564915","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":"Analysis of Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Wanzhu Shen, Li Zhu","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.72","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infection during pregnancy. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors of UTI during pregnancy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, pregnant women who underwent prenatal examination in our hospital from October 2019 to October 2023 were divided into UTI group and non-UTI group in accordance with whether or not they had a UTI. The general data, clinical data and laboratory indicators of the participants were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyse the influencing factors of UTI in pregnant women, and the results were shown with odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 600 pregnant women were included in the study. The results found that 56 women (9.33%) had a combined UTI. The results of midstream urinary bacterial culture in the UTI group showed that Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 60.71% of all detected pathogenic bacteria, and <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> were common strains, accounting for 46.43% and 23.21%, respectively. The proportions of patients in the UTI group who were ≥35 years old, had a high school education or below, had a history of abortion, had gestational diabetes, had ≥three vaginal and anal examinations, had a history of UTI and had urinary tract stones were significantly higher than the non-UTI group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age ≥35 years (OR = 9.127; 95% CI: 4.668-17.810; <i>p</i> < 0.001), educational level of high school or lower (OR = 4.184; 95% CI: 2.448-7.160; <i>p</i> < 0.001), gestational diabetes (OR = 3.494; 95% CI: 1.789-6.803; <i>p</i> < 0.001), UTI history (OR = 2.074; 95% CI: 1.114-3.834; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and haemoglobin (Hb) <100 g/L (OR = 8.022; 95% CI: 4.532-14.325; <i>p</i> < 0.001) are risk factors for UTI in pregnant women.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The common pathogenic bacteria of pregnant women with UTI are mainly Gram-negative bacteria. Older pregnant women, low educational level, gestational diabetes mellitus, history of UTI and anaemia may be risk factors for UTI in pregnant women.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"525-530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564898","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":"Clinical Efficacy and Safety Meta-Analysis of Different Surgical Approaches for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence.","authors":"Liping Wang, Liya Ye","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.67","DOIUrl":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.67","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Meta-analysis was conducted to compare and evaluate the efficacy and safety of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), outside-in trans-obturator tape (TOT), inside-out tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) and transvaginal tension-free urethral sling surgery (TVT-S) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A computer-based systematic search of the PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, Web of Science and ScienceDirect databases for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing TVT, TOT, TVT-O and TVT-S for the treatment of SUI was performed from the time of library construction to November 2023. Two investigators performed data extraction and quality evaluation of the included RCTs, extracting information including the follows: First author, time of publication, intervention, sample size, age, duration of follow-up and objective cure rate, subjective cure rate, dyspareunia, vaginal mucosal perforation, urinary tract infection, sling exposure and postoperative thigh pain/groin pain. Review Manager (RevMan) 5.4 was used for data processing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 14 RCTs with 2665 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed no statistically significant differences in objective cure rate, urinary tract infection, sling exposure and postoperative thigh pain/groin pain. The subjective cure rate of TVT was higher than that of TOT (odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.37 (1.02, 1.84), <i>p</i> = 0.03); The incidence of TVT-O voiding difficulty was lower than that of TVT (OR, 95% CI = 2.94 (1.20, 7.20), <i>p</i> = 0.02); And the incidence of vaginal mucosal perforation of TOT was lower than that of TVT (OR, 95% CI = 0.11 (0.02, 0.61), <i>p</i> = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The four surgical procedures, TVT, TOT, TVT-O and TVT-S, were relatively similar in terms of SUI outcomes. TVT had a higher subjective cure rate than TOT and a higher incidence of postoperative dyspareunia and vaginal mucosal perforation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"479-490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564902","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":"Clinical, Pathological Characteristics and Progression of Urothelial Bladder Cancer in Young Adult Patients. Our Experience and Literature Review.","authors":"Sonia Pérez González, Victoria Heredia-Soto, Manuel Girón de Francisco, Elia Pérez-Fernandez, Rubén Casans-Francés, Virginia Del Rosario Rodríguez, Marta Mendiola Sabio, Pilar González-Peramato","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.65","DOIUrl":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.65","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bladder cancer is highly prevalent even though its incidence is considerably lower in patients younger than 40 years, thus raising the issue of the influence of age at diagnosis on the natural history of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and progression of young patients with urothelial bladder carcinoma with at least 10 years of follow-up and to compare the results with those of previously reported studies.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A retrospective study between 1990 and 2007 was conducted. The medical records and tissue samples of patients with urothelial bladder tumours were reviewed, and patients with a first diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder at age 40 years or younger were selected. Their clinical and pathological data and disease-free survival were analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 43 patients, with a median follow-up of 152 months (interquartile range (IQR): 96-222) and a mean age at diagnosis of 34 years (SD: 4.6). Thirty-five patients (81.4%) had non-muscle invasive tumours at diagnosis, and 53.5%, 27.9% and 18.6% had tumour grades of G1, G2 and G3, respectively. Fifteen patients (34.9%) experienced recurrence, and eight (18.6%) progressed. At 24 and 60 months, the recurrence-free survival rates were 84.8% (95% confidence interval (CI): 69.2%-92.9%) and 68.9% (95% CI: 51.7%-81%), respectively, and the progression-free survival rates were 94.9% (95% CI: 81%-98.7%) and 92.2% (95% CI: 77.8%-97.4%), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bladder cancer is an uncommon disease in young patients. In most cases, it consists of non-muscle-invasive tumours, with a low rate of recurrence and progression. The prognosis is based on the tumour's characteristics and not on the patient's age.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"463-470"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564905","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":"Clinical Advances and Current Status in the Treatment of Ureteral Calculi.","authors":"Yuanyao Du, Changsheng Yuan, Shaoping Cheng","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.64","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ureteral calculi are a common urological disease with a consistently high incidence and an increasing trend each year. Ureteral calculi treatment is an essential and hot topic in the urology field and holds a vital status in the urological work system. Recently, with rapid advances in urology, there have been continuous updates and developments in treatment modalities, and many new methods and techniques have emerged and are being applied in clinical settings; This has effectively improved the clinical treatment outcomes of individuals with ureteral calculi. However, each treatment modality has its specific indications, and owing to the uneven distribution of medical resources and the effect of the patients' conditions and nature of the stones, standardization and randomness in selecting the treatment regimens for ureteral calculi are lacking. Therefore, selecting the diagnostic and therapeutic plan is vital for improving treatment efficacy. In this review, we summarize the findings of recent domestic and international studies to provide an outline of the progress and current status of ureteral calculi treatment from aspects such as pharmacotherapy, surgery, and minimally invasive treatment to provide a basis for treating this disease in clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"455-462"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564901","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":"Clinical Study on Low-Frequency Electrical Pulse Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence after Radical Prostatectomy.","authors":"Shengqiang Huang, Wenjun Tian, Dawen Zheng","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.80","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common complication after radical prostatectomy (RP). It has a great influence on the postoperative quality of life of patients. This study aims to explore the clinical efficacy of low-frequency electrical pulse acupoint stimulation combined with pelvic floor muscle exercise in the treatment of UI after RP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The clinical data of 129 patients with UI after receiving RP in our hospital from July 2020 to July 2023 were retrospectively analysed. A total of 65 patients who received pelvic floor muscle exercise from July 2020 to January 2022 were set as the reference group. Of these patients, four were excluded, resulting in the inclusion of 61 cases. A total of 64 patients who received low-frequency electrical pulse acupoint stimulation combined with pelvic floor muscle exercise from February 2022 to July 2023 were classified into the observation group. Of these patients, four were excluded, and 60 cases were finally included. SPSS 23.0 was used to analyse the use of urine pads, recovery time of urinary control and improvement of urination in the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Before treatment, no significant difference existed in the use of urine pads, urination condition, maximum flow rate, maximum cystometric capacity, maximum urethral closure pressure, abdominal leak point pressure and scores on Short-Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) in both groups (<i>p</i> > 0.05). After treatment, the observation group had significantly lower use of urinary pads, urination frequency and leakage times; Significantly shorter recovery time of urinary control (<i>p</i> < 0.05); And significantly higher maximum flow rate, maximum cystometric capacity, maximum urethral closure pressure, abdominal leak point pressure and SF-36 scores than the reference group (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The combination of low-frequency electrical pulse acupoint stimulation and pelvic floor muscle exercise can improve clinical symptoms, shorten the recovery time of urinary control and improve urodynamics and quality of life in patients with UI after RP.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"591-597"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564903","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":"Correlation of Serum Bilirubin with Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Patients with IgA Nephropathy.","authors":"Haihong Xu, Gang Hao, Daoqin Liu, Yanlang Yang, Xiaomei Chen","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.73","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the correlations of total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), and indirect bilirubin (IBIL) with various clinical indicators and pathological features of patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients diagnosed with IgAN were included and divided into low and high TBIL/DBIL/IBIL groups. Correlation analysis was performed to assess the relationships between the bilirubin indices and other clinical and pathological variables. Logistic regression was applied to identify the independent risk factors of mesangial cell proliferation (corresponding to M1 in the Oxford classification of IgAN).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Totally 192 patients with IgAN were included, and the patient clinical indicators were compared between the different bilirubin subgroups. Compared to the groups with higher TBIL, DBIL, and IBIL levels, groups with lower values of these bilirubin indices exhibited a higher 24-hour urine protein (24hUP) concentration but a lower proportion of males as well as reduced total protein, albumin, haemoglobin, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase levels (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Moreover, the low-DBIL group displayed higher total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations (<i>p</i> < 0.05) than those in the high DBIL group. Spearman analysis further revealed that TBIL, DBIL, and IBIL were negatively correlated with 24hUP and positively correlated with haemoglobin, total protein, and albumin (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, DBIL exhibited negative correlations with total cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL (<i>p</i> < 0.05). From a pathological perspective, M1 incidence was higher in the low TBIL and IBIL groups (both <i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, the high IBIL group showed a lower occurrence of cellular/fibrocellular crescents (C1 (in at least one glomerulus) and C2 (in >25% of glomeruli) in the Oxford classification, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Lastly, the multivariate regression model suggested that IBIL was an independent protective factor for M1 (odds ratio = 0.563, 95% confidence interval = 0.344-0.921, <i>p</i> = 0.022).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with IgAN accompanied by low values of bilirubin indices exhibit worsened disease-related clinical indicators (24hUP, total protein, albumin, and haemoglobin levels). Reduced TBIL and IBIL concentrations are indicative of severe renal pathology, with IBIL being a protective factor against M1.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"531-539"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564908","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":"Factors Influencing Bladder Perforation during Transurethral Resection of Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Analysis.","authors":"Enis Mert Yorulmaz, Osman Kose, Serkan Ozcan, Sacit Nuri Gorgel, Yigit Akin","doi":"10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.66","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247705.66","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bladder perforation (BP) is one of the important complications during transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). Additionally, multiple factors can contribute to BP. Here, we investigated the rates of BP, specifically in variant histology of bladder cancer (BC), and examined the clinical follow-up of relevant patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Of the 797 patients who underwent TURBT between 2015 and 2023, they were divided into two groups according to BP during the operation. Group 1 (n = 744) consisted of patients without BP, whereas Group 2 (n = 53) consisted of patients with BP. Demographic, operative, postoperative and follow-up data were investigated and analysed. Groups were examined in terms of causes of BP. Significance was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significantly higher rate of BP was found in patients operated with bipolar energy (<i>p</i> = 0.027) than in their counterparts. In multivariable analysis, the presence of the obturator reflex during TURBT was significantly associated with an increased risk of BP (<i>p</i> < 0.001). We observed a statistically significant increase in the rate of BP in patients with a history of previous intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy (<i>p</i> = 0.023). Variant histology was reported in 32 patients (4%). However, we could not find any statistically significant relationship between the development of BP and the variant histology of BC (<i>p</i> = 0.641).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Multiple factors can affect BP during TURBT. Understanding the factors associated with BP is crucial for improving patient safety and outcomes. According to the results of the present study, the energy source, the presence of obturator reflex during TURBT and intravesical BCG therapy may increase BP. Nevertheless, the presence of variant histology was not significantly associated with BP.</p>","PeriodicalId":48852,"journal":{"name":"Archivos Espanoles De Urologia","volume":"77 5","pages":"471-478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564912","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}