Nityam Rathi, Rabindra Gautam, Jason Hyman, Daniel Nethala, W. Marston Linehan, Mark W. Ball, Sandeep Gurram
{"title":"Growth kinetics of renal tumours during pregnancy in patients with hereditary renal cancer syndromes","authors":"Nityam Rathi, Rabindra Gautam, Jason Hyman, Daniel Nethala, W. Marston Linehan, Mark W. Ball, Sandeep Gurram","doi":"10.1111/bju.16593","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16593","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"591-593"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ihtisham Ahmad, Dheidan Alshammari, Priyank Yadav, Michael Chua, Margarita Chancy, Mohd S. Ansari, Mohan S. Gundeti
{"title":"Robotic surgery for paediatric neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: a systematic review","authors":"Ihtisham Ahmad, Dheidan Alshammari, Priyank Yadav, Michael Chua, Margarita Chancy, Mohd S. Ansari, Mohan S. Gundeti","doi":"10.1111/bju.16658","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16658","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To evaluate in a systematic review the outcomes, benefits, and limitations of robot-assisted surgeries for paediatric neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD), as robot-assisted techniques have emerged as a potential alternative, offering enhanced precision, dexterity, and visualisation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO identifier CRD42023464849) and adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We included studies of paediatric patients (aged <18 years) with neurogenic LUTD undergoing robot-assisted continence surgery, assessing safety and efficacy. Literature searches in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), and Scopus were conducted until 12 July 2024. Data extraction included surgical procedures, complications, operative times, lengths of stay, and bladder function outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 42 studies (20 case reports, 10 case series, six cohort studies, six comparative cohort studies) were included. Robotic procedures for continent catherisable channel construction, augmentation cystoplasty, and bladder neck reconstruction showed comparable peri- and postoperative outcomes. Meta-analysis of five studies comparing robotic vs open appendicovesicostomy indicated a significant reduction in length of stay for robotic groups, while operative time, complications, and re-intervention rates were not significantly different. Conversions to open surgery were rare, indicated by adhesions or small appendices during channel constructions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Robot-assisted surgeries for paediatric neurogenic LUTD demonstrate potential benefits, including reduced hospital stays and comparable complication rates to open surgery in certain contexts. However, the available evidence is limited by heterogeneity in study designs, small sample sizes, and single-centre experiences, which constrain generalisability. Standardised reporting of complications and outcomes, alongside multicentre studies, is essential to clarify the long-term efficacy and broader applicability of these techniques.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"557-566"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bju.16658","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bushra Abdelqader, Archie McGrath, Pinky Kotecha, John S McGrath, Joseph John
{"title":"Improving environmental sustainability in urology as a resident","authors":"Bushra Abdelqader, Archie McGrath, Pinky Kotecha, John S McGrath, Joseph John","doi":"10.1111/bju.16657","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16657","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"546-548"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maximilian Pallauf, Michael Rezaee, Roy Elias, Tina Wlajnitz, Sean A. Fletcher, Joseph Cheaib, Khalid Alkhatib, Peter Chang, Andrew A. Wagner, James M. McKiernan, Mohamad E. Allaf, Phillip M. Pierorazio, Nirmish Singla
{"title":"Tumour size is associated with growth rates of >0.5 cm/year and delayed intervention in small renal masses in patients on active surveillance","authors":"Maximilian Pallauf, Michael Rezaee, Roy Elias, Tina Wlajnitz, Sean A. Fletcher, Joseph Cheaib, Khalid Alkhatib, Peter Chang, Andrew A. Wagner, James M. McKiernan, Mohamad E. Allaf, Phillip M. Pierorazio, Nirmish Singla","doi":"10.1111/bju.16651","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16651","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To evaluate the association between tumour size and the growth rate (GR) of small renal masses (SRMs) in patients managed by active surveillance (AS).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We queried the prospective, multi-institutional Delayed Intervention and Surveillance for Small Renal Masses (DISSRM) registry for patients on AS with an imaging interval of ≥6 months, identifying 456 patients. We tracked tumour size over time; a GR >0.5 cm/year was defined as a GR event. We used multivariable recurrent events and time-to-event Cox regression modelling to evaluate the association between tumour size and GR events (primary outcome) and tumour size and delayed intervention (DI; secondary outcome). We tested tumour size as a continuous variable and dichotomised tumour size by predefined (2-cm) and calculated (2.9-cm) cutoffs. We calculated the cutoff using maximally selected rank statistics and time to progression, defined according to the DISSRM registry.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The median (interquartile range) follow-up of patients on AS was 40.1 (26.4–71.2) months, during which 128 patients (28%) had ≥1 GR event, and 80 (18%) underwent DI. Larger tumour size was an independent predictor for GR events and DI when tested as a continuous and a dichotomous variable in multivariable analyses (all <i>P</i> < 0.05). The association was strongest when accounting for the change in tumour size over time and when applying the 2.9-cm cutoff. The study is limited by the mixed tumour pathology inert to SRMs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Larger tumour size was independently associated with GR events and DI for patients with SRMs on AS. A 2.9-cm cutoff may provide valuable information for patient counselling.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 5","pages":"860-868"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivy Beeren, Hilde Meijer, Antoine G. van der Heijden, Katja K.H. Aben, J. Alfred Witjes, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Alina Vrieling
{"title":"Fluid intake and recurrence and progression risk of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer","authors":"Ivy Beeren, Hilde Meijer, Antoine G. van der Heijden, Katja K.H. Aben, J. Alfred Witjes, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Alina Vrieling","doi":"10.1111/bju.16665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16665","url":null,"abstract":"To evaluate the association of pre- and post-diagnosis fluid intake with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) recurrence and progression risk.","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria S. Edmonds, Daniel J. Heidenberg, Connor Mayes, Carolyn Mead-Harvey, Mitchell R. Humphreys
{"title":"Metabolic syndrome is associated with postoperative complications after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate","authors":"Victoria S. Edmonds, Daniel J. Heidenberg, Connor Mayes, Carolyn Mead-Harvey, Mitchell R. Humphreys","doi":"10.1111/bju.16663","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16663","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To compare postoperative complication rates of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) with patients without MetS after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Patients and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We retrospectively reviewed patients aged >40 years who underwent HoLEP at our institution from 2007 to 2022. Criteria for MetS were diagnoses of at least three of the following: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, or obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Uni- and multivariable logistic regression were used to compare the likelihood of immediate, 30-day, and 90-day complications between groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 1500 patients were included with a median (interquartile range) age of 70 (65–76) years. Patients with MetS were more likely to develop complications at both 30 and 90 days, including urinary incontinence, irritative voiding symptoms, and bleeding (<i>P</i> < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, patients with MetS had a greater than three times odds of both 30- and 90-day complications compared to patients without MetS (30-day adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.21–5.01, <i>P</i> < 0.001; and 90-day aOR 3.64, 95% CI 2.49–5.31, <i>P</i> < 0.001).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Metabolic syndrome was associated with a three-fold likelihood of 30- and 90-day complications after HoLEP. This could be an important factor to consider in preoperative counselling and patient selection.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"684-690"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143026434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caio Vinícius Suartz, Richard Dobrucki de Lima, Luiza Rafih Abud, Pedro Henrique Souza Brito, Ketlyn Assunção Galhardo, Thalita Bento Talizin, André Lopes Salazar, Fernando Korkes, Giuliano Guglielmetti, Stênio de Cássio Zequi, Leopoldo Alves Ribeiro-Filho, Paul Toren, Michele Lodde
{"title":"Comparing open and video endoscopic lymphadenectomy for penile cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies","authors":"Caio Vinícius Suartz, Richard Dobrucki de Lima, Luiza Rafih Abud, Pedro Henrique Souza Brito, Ketlyn Assunção Galhardo, Thalita Bento Talizin, André Lopes Salazar, Fernando Korkes, Giuliano Guglielmetti, Stênio de Cássio Zequi, Leopoldo Alves Ribeiro-Filho, Paul Toren, Michele Lodde","doi":"10.1111/bju.16661","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16661","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To conduct the first meta-analysis using only prospective studies to evaluate whether video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (VEIL) offers advantages in perioperative outcomes compared to open IL (OIL) in patients with penile cancer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted across multiple databases, including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Latin America and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Scopus, Web of Science, and several trial registries up to June 2024. Only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective cohort studies were included. Data extraction focused on operative time, perioperative complications, drainage time, hospital stay, number of nodes retrieved and oncological outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Four prospective studies, including three RCTs and one non-randomised study, were included in the analysis, totalling 95 patients and 174 operated limbs. VEIL demonstrated significantly fewer wound infections (<i>P</i> < 0.001; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.01–0.18; <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 0), skin necrosis (<i>P</i> = 0.002; 95% CI 0.04–0.49; <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 0), and lymphoedema (<i>P</i> = 0.05; 95% CI 0.09–0.99; <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 27%) compared to OIL. The VEIL group also had a shorter drainage period (<i>P</i> = 0.001; mean difference [MD] –1.94, 95% CI −3.15 to −0.74) and hospital stay (<i>P</i> < 0.01; MD –5.48, 95% CI −6.34 to −4.62). Pain intensity and operative time were lower in the VEIL group, contributing to fewer postoperative complications overall. Oncological outcomes showed no significant differences between the groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The meta-analysis indicates that VEIL offers significant advantages over OIL in terms of reducing wound infections, skin necrosis, and lymphoedema, leading to shorter hospital stays and overall improved perioperative outcomes. However, the limited sample of 95 patients across four studies underscores the need for further randomised trials and a cautious interpretation of the results, which currently support the use of VEIL in managing patients with penile cancer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"567-576"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wilson Sui, Heiko Yang, Maria C. Velasquez, Marshall L. Stoller, Thomas Chi
{"title":"Re-defining the interpretation of 24-h urine studies for stone formers","authors":"Wilson Sui, Heiko Yang, Maria C. Velasquez, Marshall L. Stoller, Thomas Chi","doi":"10.1111/bju.16659","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16659","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To identify associations between 24-h urine abnormalities and clinical risk factors for recurrent stone formers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Patients and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Registry for Stones of the Kidney and Ureter was queried for all patients who underwent 24-h urine studies. Patients were categorised by the number of clinical risk factors for recurrent stone disease. Stone recurrence was calculated by stone events per person-year. We utilised a novel method to calculate an overall severity score for 24-h urine parameters. The stone recurrence and 24-h urinary analyte values were then compared using Student's <i>t</i>-tests, chi-square analysis and negative binomial regression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 614 stone patients met our inclusion criteria and were categorised by the number of clinical stone risk factors. On adjusted and unadjusted analysis, an escalating number of clinical risk factors predicted increased stone recurrence risk. However, there were no differences in mean 24-h urine analyte values amongst these groups aside from higher urinary calcium. However, after calculation of a 24-h urine severity score there was a significantly higher mean severity as the number of clinical risk factors increased. This severity score also independently predicted stone recurrence on adjusted negative binomial regression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Utilising a novel 24-h urine scoring system, we showed that higher-risk stone patients have more severe 24-h urine characteristics, which was not apparent using conventional analysis. Both the severity score and clinical characteristics independently identified those at risk of stone recurrence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 4","pages":"691-699"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143021011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reuben Ben-David, Francesco Pellegrino, Reza Mehrazin, Joel Thomas, Jack Geduldig, Sarah Lidagoster, Evan B. Garden, Kyrollis Attalla, Ahmed Eraky, Paolo Zaurito, Marco Moschini, Alberto Briganti, Francesco Montorsi, John P. Sfakianos, Peter Wiklund
{"title":"Immunotherapy-based neoadjuvant treatment and complication rates after radical cystectomy","authors":"Reuben Ben-David, Francesco Pellegrino, Reza Mehrazin, Joel Thomas, Jack Geduldig, Sarah Lidagoster, Evan B. Garden, Kyrollis Attalla, Ahmed Eraky, Paolo Zaurito, Marco Moschini, Alberto Briganti, Francesco Montorsi, John P. Sfakianos, Peter Wiklund","doi":"10.1111/bju.16662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16662","url":null,"abstract":"To assess 30- and 90-day postoperative complication rates in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) after receiving novel immunotherapy-based neoadjuvant treatment.","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143021109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juho Pylväläinen, Kirsi Talala, Jani Raitanen, Antti Rannikko, Anssi Auvinen
{"title":"Association of prostate-specific antigen density with prostate cancer mortality after a benign systematic prostate biopsy result","authors":"Juho Pylväläinen, Kirsi Talala, Jani Raitanen, Antti Rannikko, Anssi Auvinen","doi":"10.1111/bju.16641","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bju.16641","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To assess the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density (PSAD) and prostate cancer mortality after a benign result on systematic transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Patients and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This retrospective study used data from the Finnish Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (FinRSPC) collected between 1996 and 2020. We identified men aged 55–71 years randomised to the screening arm with PSA ≥4.0 ng/mL and a benign systematic TRUS-guided biopsy result. The cumulative prostate cancer mortality of men stratified by a PSAD cutoff of 0.15 ng/mL/cm<sup>3</sup> was modelled with competing risk functions. The ability of PSAD, PSA, and base variables (age at biopsy, DRE result, socioeconomic status, 5α-reductase inhibitor usage, family history, and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)) to predict prostate cancer death was compared using <i>c</i>-statistics and a likelihood ratio test.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>After excluding 10 men without PSA data within 2 years of the biopsy and 65 without prostate volume data, 2276 men were eligible for inclusion in the study. A total of 50 men died from prostate cancer and 1028 from other causes during a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 17.4 (13.2–20.9) years. The cumulative prostate cancer mortality of men with PSAD <0.15 ng/mL/cm<sup>3</sup> was significantly lower than that of men with PSAD ≥0.15 ng/mL/cm<sup>3</sup>: 0.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.2%–1.1%) vs 2.0% (95% CI 1.2%–3.1%) at 15 years (Grey's test, <i>P</i> = 0.001). The model consisting of PSAD, PSA and the base variables predicted prostate cancer mortality (<i>c</i>-statistic 0.781) significantly better than either the base variables alone (<i>c</i>-statistic 0.737; likelihood-ratio test, <i>P</i> = 0.003) or the base variables and PSA (<i>c</i>-statistic 0.765; likelihood-ratio test, <i>P</i> = 0.039).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prostate cancer mortality after a benign systematic TRUS-guided biopsy is low. In these patients, PSAD predicts prostate cancer mortality and provides additional value to other clinical variables. PSAD-based stratification can be used to guide follow-up strategy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8985,"journal":{"name":"BJU International","volume":"135 5","pages":"841-850"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bju.16641","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142992062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}