Aktuelle UrologiePub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2023-12-04DOI: 10.1055/a-2201-6302
Mathias Reichert, Adam Stepniewski, Marian Grade, Gunther Felmerer, Lutz Trojan, Mirjam Naomi Mohr
{"title":"[Closure of a prostatocutaneous urinary fistula while preserving sexual function using a perineal approach with Gracilis flap interposition].","authors":"Mathias Reichert, Adam Stepniewski, Marian Grade, Gunther Felmerer, Lutz Trojan, Mirjam Naomi Mohr","doi":"10.1055/a-2201-6302","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2201-6302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present the case of a 36-year-old man suffering from perianal loss of urine through a cutaneous pore while urinating. Appropriate diagnostic investigation showed a urethrocutaneous fistula of the prostatic urethra of unclear aetiology. Because of the patient's young age and sexual activity, surgical treatment was challenging. The fistula was isolated via a perineal access and ligated close to the prostate without endangering the neurovascular bundles. In order to achieve a secure closure of the fistula, a Gracilis flap was placed as an interposition between the dorsal prostate and the percutaneous fistula outlet. To date, no case has been described of a successful, function-preserving surgical treatment of a prostatocutaneous urinary fistula.</p>","PeriodicalId":7513,"journal":{"name":"Aktuelle Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"361-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138481761","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}
Aktuelle UrologiePub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-02-12DOI: 10.1055/a-2504-4215
Yanchun Ma, Friedemann Zengerling
{"title":"[Treatment of high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma].","authors":"Yanchun Ma, Friedemann Zengerling","doi":"10.1055/a-2504-4215","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2504-4215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare malignancy that is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage. The diagnostic methods include CT urography, cytology of the upper urinary tract, and ureterorenoscopy (URS). Treatment decisions are guided by risk stratification into low- and high-risk UTUC. In cases of high-risk UTUC, radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision is considered the surgical gold standard. However, organ-sparing procedures may also be considered in selected cases. Due to the significant reduction in kidney function following RNU and recent prospective data showing favourable radiological and pathological remission rates, the importance of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is being increasingly discussed. For tumours classified as pT2 to pT4 or those with positive lymph node involvement (pN+), adjuvant platinum-based combination chemotherapy is recommended, provided that neoadjuvant chemotherapy has not already been administered. Adjuvant immunotherapy with nivolumab demonstrated no significant therapeutic benefit in the UTUC cohort compared with its use for the treatment of bladder cancer. It should only be considered for patients with tumours ≥pT3 and/or pN+ (or≥ypT2 and/or ypN+ after neoadjuvant chemotherapy) who are either ineligible for or decline platinum-based combination chemotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7513,"journal":{"name":"Aktuelle Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"334-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405454","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}
Aktuelle UrologiePub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1055/a-2586-5554
Oliver Hahn, Hubert Kübler
{"title":"[Bladder sparing options for muscle invasive high risk bladder cancer].","authors":"Oliver Hahn, Hubert Kübler","doi":"10.1055/a-2586-5554","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2586-5554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radical cystectomy is not a suitable option for every patient with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Whereas radiotherapy (in combination with radio-sensitizing chemotherapy) is mentioned as an alternative in the current German S3 guideline, numbers are low in Germany compared to other countries. We try here to sum up the current evidence and data, especially regarding the definition of on optimal patient population to profit from this kind of therapy. Furthermore, we take a look at the role of cystectomy in the age of modern tumour therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7513,"journal":{"name":"Aktuelle Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"340-343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956388","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":"Role of the Triglyceride-Glucose Index as a Predictor of Therapeutic Response to Tadalafil in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction.","authors":"Ufuk Caglar, Oguzhan Yildiz, Resit Yusuf, Huseyin Burak Yazili, Abdullah Esmeray, Omer Sarilar, Faruk Ozgor","doi":"10.1055/a-2354-3573","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2354-3573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is an easily calculable indicator of endothelial dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate the effect of the TyG index on treatment response in patients using tadalafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).The data of patients who used tadalafil for ED in our urology clinic between January 2018 and January 2023 were reviewed. The patients completed the 5-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) questionnaire before treatment and in the 3rd month of treatment. Response to tadalafil treatment was accepted as an increase in IIEF category. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to treatment response. Factors affecting response to treatment were evaluated with a multivariate analysis.Of the 134 patients included in the study, 99 (73.3%) responded to tadalafil treatment. Mean age and body mass index (BMI) of the patient group responding to treatment were significantly lower than in the untreated group. The rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) were significantly lower in the group responding to treatment. Fasting glucose, triglyceride and total cholesterol values were significantly lower in the group responding to treatment than in the treatment-resistant group. The TyG index was 130.0 (102.0-180.0) in the group responding to treatment and 245.0 (182.0-320.0) in the treatment-resistant group (p=0.001). In the multivariate analysis, age, BMI, DM, MetS, and TyG index were affecting treatment response.A high TyG index negatively affects the response to treatment in patients using tadalafil for ED. In addition, age, BMI, presence of DM and MetS are other factors affecting the response to treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7513,"journal":{"name":"Aktuelle Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"349-353"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141756546","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}
Aktuelle UrologiePub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2023-03-14DOI: 10.1055/a-2024-0359
Tomasz Ozimek, Pauline Dellas, Benedikt Becker, Arkadiusz Miernik, Marie Christine Roesch, Axel Stuart Merseburger, Mario Wolfgang Kramer, Judith Riccarda Wießmeyer
{"title":"The Role of 12/14F Ureteral Access Sheath in Flexible Ureteroscopy for Moderate Nephrolithiasis.","authors":"Tomasz Ozimek, Pauline Dellas, Benedikt Becker, Arkadiusz Miernik, Marie Christine Roesch, Axel Stuart Merseburger, Mario Wolfgang Kramer, Judith Riccarda Wießmeyer","doi":"10.1055/a-2024-0359","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2024-0359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim was a retrospective analysis of 12/14F ureteral access sheath (UAS) usage on perioperative outcomes in patients with moderate nephrolithiasis (MN). MN was defined as a maximum of two unilateral kidney stones with a maximum stone diameter of 6-10 mm.We conducted a monocentric retrospective univariate and multivariate analysis of flexible ureteroscopies (fURS) performed for MN between 01/2014 and 12/2018.A total of 402 fURS were performed in patients with urolithiasis; 112 MN cases underwent further analysis. UAS was successfully applied in 33 MN cases [33/112 (29.46%)]. UAS was inserted regardless of the maximum kidney stone diameter and the presence of multiple kidney stones (p > 0.05). Univariate analysis revealed a prolonged median operation time (UAS: 94 min, non-UAS: 74 min, p = 0.04) and median fluoroscopy time (UAS: 75 s, non-UAS: 57.5 s, p = 0.04) in the UAS cohort. These differences were not confirmed on multivariate logistic regression.UAS was not associated with better stone-free rates in either the univariate or multivariate analysis (UAS: 26/33, non-UAS: 61/79, p = 1.0) nor with the occurrence of Clavien-Dindo ≥2 complications (UAS: 3/33, non-UAS: 9/79, p = 0.98) or median length of hospital stay (UAS: 2 days, non-UAS: 2 days, p = 0.169).We identified no statistical benefits from the usage of 12/14F UAS for MN. As no relevant UAS-associated complications were documented, both strategies (with and without UAS) are feasible.</p>","PeriodicalId":7513,"journal":{"name":"Aktuelle Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"354-360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9169408","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}