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From Carrel to Robotics: Renal Transplantation and the Evolution of its Surgical Technique
From Carrel to Robotics: Renal Transplantation and the Evolution of its Surgical Technique
Renal transplantation has become the standard of care for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to significant ...
Strategies for Resolving Conflict Among Residents in Urology
Strategies for Resolving Conflict Among Residents in Urology
Conflict is inevitable in any setting where individuals must work towards a common goal. In the context of a surgical resi...
Modern Management of Fournier’s Gangrene
Modern Management of Fournier’s Gangrene
This review explores new evidence in Fournier’s Gangrene management, emphasizing survivorship. We highlight the shif...
Comparison of Robot-Assisted Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy for Treating Renal Malignancies With An Emphasis on Oncological Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of The Literature
Comparison of Robot-Assisted Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy for Treating Renal Malignancies With An Emphasis on Oncological Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of The Literature
Robotic assisted partial nephrectomy (RaPN) is the treatment of choice for small and resectable renal tumors offering bett...
Improving Outcomes in Urological Surgery for the Elderly: Strategies for Optimization and Risk Reduction
Improving Outcomes in Urological Surgery for the Elderly: Strategies for Optimization and Risk Reduction
The purpose was to present latest findings on factors that can help improve risk profiling for surgery in the elderly and ...
Vascular and Anatomical Challenges in Renal Transplant Surgery; What a Urologist Needs to know
Vascular and Anatomical Challenges in Renal Transplant Surgery; What a Urologist Needs to know
Every surgical procedure presents challenges for surgeons before, during, and after the operation. This review aims to exp...
Current Applications and Limitations of Augmented Reality in Urological Surgery: A Practical Primer and ‘State of the Field’
Current Applications and Limitations of Augmented Reality in Urological Surgery: A Practical Primer and ‘State of the Field’
To provide a primer for how augmented reality (AR)-guided surgical technology works at a fundamental level and discuss rec...
Acupuncture to reduce nocturia in survivors of prostate cancer
The efficacy of acupuncture to ameliorate nocturia in survivors of prostate cancer was assessed in a pilot randomized clin...
Turning back time in the testes
Leydig cells are particularly vulnerable to testis ageing, new preclinical data in Nature Communications have shown. The p...
Updated favourable-histology Wilms tumour risk stratification: rationale for future Children’s Oncology Group clinical trials
Patients with Wilms tumour have benefited from the results of decades of large collaborative clinical trials, leading to i...
Why women are not treated equally in healthcare and what can be done
Despite recognized sex-based differences in healthcare requirements, women continue to experience substantial disparities ...
Molecular and therapeutic landscape of non-clear cell renal carcinoma
Molecular and therapeutic landscape of non-clear cell renal carcinoma
Non-clear cell renal cell carcinomas (nccRCC) include diverse subtypes such as papillary, oncocytic and chromophobe, colle...
Non-human primates as a translational model for the study of male reproductive health
Non-human primates as a translational model for the study of male reproductive health
Male fertility is complex and influenced by genetic, hormonal, environmental and lifestyle factors. However, limitations t...
Sepsis criteria and kidney function: eliminating sex, age and economic status biases
Sepsis criteria and kidney function: eliminating sex, age and economic status biases
The kidney is a target organ for the dysregulated host response to infection that defines sepsis, and acute kidney injury ...
Nephrogenomics, precision medicine and the role of genetic testing in adult kidney disease management
Nephrogenomics, precision medicine and the role of genetic testing in adult kidney disease management
Genetic investigations in nephrology have long been viewed as the prerogative of paediatricians or restricted to archetypa...
Leveraging data as a patient–scientist: frustrations and opportunities
Leveraging data as a patient–scientist: frustrations and opportunities
The transition from data scientist to patient–scientist has given me new perspectives into clinical research and str...
Effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on the kidney and cardiovascular system
Effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on the kidney and cardiovascular system
Microplastics and nanoplastics are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that contaminate air, food and water supplies, resu...
Fibroblast activation and heterogeneity in fibrotic disease
Fibroblast activation and heterogeneity in fibrotic disease
Fibroblasts are a special type of interstitial cell that has an essential role in maintaining the structural framework of ...
Harnessing plant thylakoids to restore cellular function in AKI
The kidney tubule is highly metabolically active and requires a constant supply of ATP for electrolyte and solute transpor...
Superior efficacy of empagliflozin and finerenone combination therapy versus monotherapy in patients with CKD and T2DM
New data from the CONFIDENCE trial show that combination therapy with a sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, ...
The catastrophic costs of chronic kidney disease
The catastrophic costs of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with the highest occurrence of catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) both g...
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma – a rare kidney cancer with limited therapy options: a narrative review
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma – a rare kidney cancer with limited therapy options: a narrative review
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC) is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and is the most common form of no...
Double-J stenting during TURBT increases risk of metachronous upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Double-J stenting during TURBT increases risk of metachronous upper tract urothelial carcinoma
The potential impact of double-J (DJ) stenting during transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) on the occurrence o...
CpG dinucleotide methylation of the SPDEF gene as a blood-based epigenetic biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis
CpG dinucleotide methylation of the SPDEF gene as a blood-based epigenetic biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men and is projected to cause approximately 35,2...
Urethral hemangioma with carcinoma in situ: a case report
Urethral hemangioma with carcinoma in situ: a case report
Urethral hemangioma is an exceptionally rare benign vascular tumor, with scarce data available on its natural history and ...
Pediatric papillary urothelial neoplasm: 18-year single-center experience in diagnosis and treatment
Pediatric papillary urothelial neoplasm: 18-year single-center experience in diagnosis and treatment
This study outlines the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up protocols for pediatric bladder urothelial tumors, sharing ins...
Shared decision making and dialysis choice: an observational longitudinal cohort study
Shared decision making and dialysis choice: an observational longitudinal cohort study
The ‘Shared decision making and dialysis choice’ intervention has been part of usual care at two hospitals in ...
Glycolytic control proteins in urinary extracellular vesicles are elevated during kidney transplant T cell-mediated rejection
Glycolytic control proteins in urinary extracellular vesicles are elevated during kidney transplant T cell-mediated rejection
A priority in kidney transplant management is the ability to monitor allograft health accurately, frequently and less-inva...
Pre-earthquake kidney function is a predictor of outcomes in earthquake-related crush syndrome
Pre-earthquake kidney function is a predictor of outcomes in earthquake-related crush syndrome
The devastating earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, in February 2024, caused extensive trauma and loss of liv...
Self-management interventions for adult haemodialysis patients: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials
Self-management interventions for adult haemodialysis patients: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials
Effective self-management is crucial for individuals undergoing haemodialysis to prevent complications, which can lead to ...
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