The appropriate integration of surgery and chemotherapy in the management of non-seminomatous germ-cell tumors (NSGCT) has resulted in overall survival rates of over 90% for all stages of the disease.
Since the introduction of shockwave lithotripsy in 1980 for the management of renal stones, minimally invasive therapy for urolithiasis has improved and various new techniques have been introduced. [3 ...
Robotic assistance has been rapidly adopted by urologists for a wide range of surgical procedures involving the retroperitoneal space The rapid dissemination of robot-assisted techniques is ...
Current evidence on the efficacy of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is limited and there are safety concerns about the procedure. It should therefore not be used without special ...
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard of surgical treatment for benign adrenal masses. Two alternative surgical approaches are currently advocated: the lateral transperitoneal ...
Shockwave lithotripsy or endourologic treatments such as percutaneous nephrostolithotomy are the primary options in most cases of renal stones. Open and laparoscopic procedures are also applied for ...
Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes ...