CONTEXT Robotic surgery is rapidly evolving and has become an essential part of surgical practice in several parts of the world. Robotic technology will expand globally and most of the surgeons around the world will have access to surgical robots in the future. It is essential that we are updated about the outcomes of robot assisted surgeries which will allow everyone to develop an unbiased opi...

Guidelines are available for the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis in open operative procedures to prevent postoperative wound infections.1 However, the field of urology uses unique surgical approaches to treat various urologic conditions. Quite often, our approach does not require incisions; instead we use transluminal (endoscopy and catheter manipulation), transrectal (biopsy of the prostate) ...

CONTEXT MicroRNAs (miRNA) are noncoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Their altered expression and function have been observed in most urologic cancers. MiRNAs represent potential disease biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets. OBJECTIVE To review and evaluate the evidence implicating miRNAs in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer (PCa), bladder cancer (BCa), and...

Cholesterol determinations in morning urine samples were taken in 235 selected patients with a positive test for microscopic hematuria. Values ranged from 0.2 to 76.0 mg (median 5.5) in 23 patients with urologic malignancies and from 0.1 to 33.4 mg (median 1.1) in 38 patients with various benign diseases of the kidney or urogenital tract. In the 28 patients with urinary tract infections and 146...

BACKGROUND Expectedly, daycase surgery (DCS) is today witnessing a boom in developing countries as a reasonable option in the face of global economic recession, although with limited scope. AIM The aim of this study was to describe the urologic day surgery experience at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. MATERIALS AND METHODS All day-case urologic surgeries done between Ja...

Patients with urologic conditions may present to a primary care physician (PCP) in the emergency department or in the PCP's office. Some conditions are true emergencies that require immediate surgical intervention. Others may require medical treatment or possibly simply reassuring the patient that there is no serious medical problem. Sometimes the diagnosis can be easily made, whereas other tim...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review recent developments at Vanderbilt University of new robotic technologies and platforms designed for minimally invasive urologic surgery and their design rationale and potential roles in advancing current urologic surgical practice. RECENT FINDINGS Emerging robotic platforms are being developed to improve performance of a wider variety of urologic interventions beyo...