The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Feb 2014
The effect of restaging transurethral resection on recurrence and progression rates in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer treated with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
We determined whether restaging resection before initiating induction intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin improves the recurrence-free rate in patients with high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. ⋯ Failure to repeat resection before initiating intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer significantly increases the risk of recurrence. Therefore, we believe that restaging resection should be performed before initiating bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy in all patients with high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
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The Journal of urology · Feb 2014
A simple procedure to prevent postoperative inguinal hernia after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a plugging method of the internal inguinal floor for patients with patent processus vaginalis.
We introduce a simple procedure to prevent postoperative inguinal hernia after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. We developed the inguinal hernia prevention procedure based on our prior study. Patent processus vaginalis is an independent predictor of inguinal hernia after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. ⋯ Using our simple inguinal hernia prevention procedure, the preventive effect was remarkable. However, studies in a larger patient population with a longer followup should be performed to prove the ultimate clinical impact of this inguinal hernia prevention procedure.