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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Rezum procedure with Exime stent: a step forward to micro-invasiveness

Luca CINDOLO *, Riccardo FERRARI, Salvatore RABITO, Giampaolo SIENA, Pietro SPATAFORA, Giovanni FERRARI

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for BCG-resistant NMIBC: the dawn of a new era

Simone ALBISINNI *, Nieves MARTINEZ CHANZA, Fouad AOUN, Romain DIAMAND, Georges MJAESS, Jean-Michel AZZO, Francesco ESPERTO, Joaquim BELLMUNT, Thierry ROUMEGUÈRE, Cosimo DE NUNZIO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal male patients with hypogonadism and heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Rossella CANNARELLA, Federica BARBAGALLO, Andrea CRAFA, Laura M. MONGIOÌ, Antonio AVERSA, Emanuela GRECO, Rosita A. CONDORELLI, Sandro LA VIGNERA *, Aldo E. CALOGERO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Can shock wave lithotripsy lead to impaction of ureteral stones?

Fatih AKKAS *, Emre SAM, Ali AYTEN, Feyzi A. ATAR, Ekrem GUNER

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Effect of vacation on urinary symptoms in health care workers: an Italian multicenter study

Cosimo DE NUNZIO *, Antonio NACCHIA, Riccardo LOMBARDO, Aldo BRASSETTI, Angela SICA, Valeria BALDASSARRI, Giorgio GUARNOTTA, Al Salhi YAZAN, Gabriele TUDERTI, Vincenzo LI MARZI, Enrico FINAZZI AGRÒ, Antonio PASTORE, Antonio CARBONE, Giuseppe SIMONE, Andrea TUBARO, on behalf of the publications committee of Italian Society of Urodynamics (SIUD)

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional laparoscopic pyeloplasty in adults: a two-center comparative study

Franco PALMISANO *, Andrea LISSIANI, Carlotta NEDBAL, Enrica VERZOTTI, Antonio M. GRANATA, Roberto KNEZ, Marco ROSSO, Ai L. ROMANÒ, Carlo TROMBETTA, Andrea GUARNERI, Andrea GREGORI

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Single stage Xi® robotic radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: surgical technique and outcomes

Alessandro VECCIA, Umberto CARBONARA, Ithaar DERWEESH, Reza MEHRAZIN, James PORTER, Firas ABDOLLAH, Elio MAZZONE, Chandru P. SUNDARAM, Mark GONZALGO, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Alireza GHOREIFI, Giovanni E. CACCIAMANI, Devin PATEL, Jamil MARCUS, Alyssa DANNO, James STEWARD, Amit S. BHATTU, Aeen ASGHAR, Adam C. REESE, Zhenjie WU, Robert G. UZZO, Andrea MINERVINI, Koon H. RHA, Matteo FERRO, Vitaly MARGULIS, Lance J. HAMPTON, Giuseppe SIMONE, Daniel D. EUN, Hooman DJALADAT, Alexandre MOTTRIE, Riccardo AUTORINO *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Non-adherence assessment to immunosuppressant therapy with a self-report questionnaire and intra-patient variability in renal transplantation: risk factors and clinical correlations

Alberto MELLA, Maria Cristina TORAZZA, Daniela FINOCCHIETTI, Fabrizio FOP, Anna ALLESINA, Caterina DOLLA, Roberta GIRAUDI, Luigi BIANCONE *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Comparison of safety and efficacy between single-tract and multiple-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy treatment of complex renal calculi: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhenghao WANG, Dechao FENG, Dehong CAO, Yu ZHANG, Wuran WEI *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Oncological outcomes of active surveillance and percutaneous cryoablation of small renal masses are similar at intermediate term follow-up

Paolo UMARI *, Michele RIZZO, Michele BILLIA, Fulvio STACUL, Michele BERTOLOTTO, Maria Assunta COVA, Gianmarco BONDONNO, Davide PERRI, Giovanni LIGUORI, Alessandro VOLPE, Carlo TROMBETTA

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Delay in surgery for cT1b-2 kidney cancer beyond 90 days is associated with poorer survival: Implications for prioritization during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wei-Shen TAN, Maya MARCHESE, Marco PACIOTTI, David-Dan NGUYEN, Eugene B. CONE, Matthew MOSSANEN, John J. WEBSTER, Ravi BAROD, Axel BEX, Adam S. KIBEL, Steven L. CHANG, Quoc-Dien TRINH *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Prognostic role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer treated with Abiraterone or Enzalutamide

Chiara PISANO, Marcello TUCCI *, Rosario F. DI STEFANO, Fabio TURCO, Alessandro SAMUELLY, Maristella BUNGARO, Francesca VIGNANI, Federica TARENGHI, Giorgio V. SCAGLIOTTI, Massimo DI MAIO, Consuelo BUTTIGLIERO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Green Light laser enucleation of the prostate with early apical release is safe and effective: single center experience and revision of the literature

Giovanni FERRARI, Salvatore RABITO *, Lorenzo GATTI, Nicolas N. NTEP, Ferdinando D. VITELLI, Michele MARCHIONI, Bernardo M. ROCCO, Salvatore MICALI, Riccardo FERRARI, Luca CINDOLO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

Penile allotransplantation: early outcomes from reported cases and survivorship considerations

Taylor P. KOHN, Vanessa PEÑA, Richard J. REDETTrd, Arthur L. BURNETT *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 29

The efficacy and tollerability of pollen extract in combination with hyaluronic acid and vitamins in the management of patients affected by chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a 26 weeks, randomized, controlled, single-blinded, phase III study

Tommaso CAI *, Luca GALLELLI, Erika CIONE, Paolo VERZE, Alessandro PALMIERI, Vincenzo MIRONE, Gernot BONKAT, Florian M. WAGENLEHNER, Truls E. BJERKLUND JOHANSEN

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

IncobotulinumtoxinA versus OnabotulinumtoxinA intradetrusor injections in patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity incontinence: a double-blind, randomized, non-inferiority trial

Antonella GIANNANTONI, Marilena GUBBIOTTI *, Emanuele RUBILOTTA, Matteo BALZARRO, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Vittorio BINI

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

3D imaging technologies in minimally-invasive kidney and prostate cancer surgery: which is the urologists’ perception?

Daniele AMPARORE *, Angela PECORARO, Enrico CHECCUCCI, Sabrina DE CILLIS, Federico PIRAMIDE, Gabriele VOLPI, Alberto PIANA, Paolo VERRI, Stefano GRANATO, Michele SICA, Matteo MANFREDI, Cristian FIORI, Riccardo AUTORINO, Francesco PORPIGLIA

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Proton pump inhibitors use and risk of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Carolina S. VENGRUS, Vinícius D. DELFINO, Paulo R. BIGNARDI *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

How many procedures are needed to achieve learning curve of Millin simple laparoscopic prostatectomy

Riccardo LOMBARDO *, Anton ZARRAONANDIA ANDRACA, Giorgia TEMA, Fabiana CANCRINI, Almudena CARRION VALENCIA, Juan A. GONZÁLEZ-DACAL, Higinio RODRÍGUEZ NÚÑEZ, Cristina PLAZA ALONSO, Roberto GIULIANELLI, Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Andrea TUBARO, Manuel RUIBAL MOLDES

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

The emerging landscape of tumor marker panels for the identification of aggressive prostate cancer: the perspective through bibliometric analysis of an Italian translational working group in uro-oncology

Matteo FERRO, Giuseppe LUCARELLI, Ottavio de COBELLI, Francesco DEL GIUDICE, Gennaro MUSI, Francesco A. MISTRETTA, Stefano LUZZAGO, Gian Maria BUSETTO, Carlo BUONERBA, Alessandro SCIARRA, Simon CONTI, Angelo PORRECA, Michele BATTAGLIA, Pasquale DITONNO, Matteo MANFREDI, Cristian FIORI, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Daniela TERRACCIANO *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

The impact of visceral adipose tissue on post -operative renal Function after Radical Nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma

Alberto OLIVERO *, Luca BASSO, Emanuele BARABINO, Paolo MILINTENDA, Nicolò TESTINO, Francesco CHIERIGO, Paolo DELL’OGLIO, Carlo E. NEUMAIER, Nazareno SUARDI, Carlo TERRONE

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Introducing Trifecta for percutaneous nephrolithotomies: a proposal for standard reporting outcomes after treatment for renal stones

Giorgio MAZZON *, Simon CHOONG, Nicola PAVAN, Guohua ZENG, Wenqi WU, Otas DURUTOVIC, Marco PIROZZI, Jiehui ZHONG, Maida BADA, Antonio CELIA

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

“VirtualBasket” ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy: intraoperative and early postoperative outcomes

Giorgio BOZZINI, Matteo MALTAGLIATI *, Lorenzo BERTI, Umberto BESANA, Alberto CALORI, Antonio L. PASTORE, Ali GOZEN, Alexander GOVOROV, Evangelos LIATSIKOS, Salvatore MICALI, Bernardo ROCCO, Lütfi TUNC, Carlo BUIZZA

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Prognostic effect of preoperative systemic immune-inflammation index in patients treated with cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Ekaterina LAUKHTINA, Benjamin PRADERE, David D'ANDREA, Giuseppe ROSIELLO, Stefano LUZZAGO, Angela PECORARO, Carlotta PALUMBO, Sophie KNIPPER, Pierre I. KARAKIEWICZ, Vitaly MARGULIS, Fahad QUHAL, Reza SARI MOTLAGH, Hadi MOSTAFAEI, Keiichiro MORI, Victor M. SCHUETTFORT, Dmitry ENIKEEV, Shahrokh F. SHARIAT *

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Percutaneous cryoablation for high-complexity renal masses: complications, functional and oncological outcomes

Michele RIZZO *, Andrea PIASENTIN, Giacomo REBEZ, Gianluca GIANNARINI, Paolo UMARI, Camilla SACHS, Antonio CELIA, Nicola PAVAN, Luca BALESTRIERI, Giorgio ARTUSO, Michele BERTOLOTTO, Carlo TROMBETTA, Giovanni LIGUORI

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Review of Nomograms to counsel patients after oncologic surgery: a support for telemedicine to stratify the risk of relapse and customize the follow up scheduling

Maria Chiara SIGHINOLFI *, Ahmed ZOEIR, Ahmed EISSA, Luca SARCHI, Simone ASSUMMA, Tommaso CALCAGNILE, Beatrice FILIPPI, Marcio MOSCHOVAS, Bath SEETHARAM, Stefano PULIATTI, Salvatore MICALI, Giorgio BOZZINI, Vipul PATEL, Bernardo ROCCO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Single-Port robot assisted partial nephrectomy: initial experience and technique with the da Vinci Single-Port platform (IDEAL Phase 1)

Simone FRANCAVILLA *, Michael R. ABERN, Ryan W. DOBBS, Hari T. VIGNESWARAN, Susan TALAMINI, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Claudio SIMEONE, Simone CRIVELLARO

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Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2021 Mar 26

Diagnostic performance of MRI/TRUS fusion-guided biopsies vs. systematic prostate biopsies in biopsy-naïve, previous negative biopsy patients and men undergoing active surveillance

Marco BORGHESI, Lorenzo BIANCHI *, Umberto BARBARESI, Valerio VAGNONI, Beniamino CORCIONI, Caterina GAUDIANO, Michelangelo FIORENTINO, Francesca GIUNCHI, Francesco CHESSA, Marco GAROFALO, Alessandro BERTACCINI, Stefano ANGELINI, Amelio ERCOLINO, Carlo CASABLANCA, Matteo DROGHETTI, Rita GOLFIERI, Riccardo SCHIAVINA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Totally intracorporeal robotic ileal ureter replacement: focus on surgical technique and outcomes

Antonio A. GROSSO *, Fabrizio DI MAIDA, Andrea MARI, Riccardo CAMPI, Alfonso CRISCI, Graziano VIGNOLINI, Lorenzo MASIERI, Marco CARINI, Andrea MINERVINI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

A systematic review of nerve-sparing surgery for high-risk prostate cancer

Andrey MOROZOV, Eric BARRET, Domenico VENEZIANO, Vagarshak GRIGORYAN, Georg SALOMON, Igor FOKIN, Mark TARATKIN *, Elena PODDUBSKAYA, Juan GOMEZ RIVAS, Stefano PULIATTI, Zhamshid OKHUNOV, Giovanni E. CACCIAMANI, Enrico CHECCUCCI, José Luis MARENCO JIMÉNEZ, Dmitry ENIKEEV, in collaboration with ESUT-YAUWP Group

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Molecular biomarkers in the context of focal therapy for prostate cancer: recommendations of a Delphi Consensus from the Focal Therapy Society

Giancarlo MARRA, Maria Pilar LAGUNA, Jochen WALZ, Christian P. PAVLOVICH, Fernando BIANCO, Justin GREGG, Amir H. LEBASTCHI, Herbert LEPOR, Petr MACEK, Soroush RAIS-BAHRAMI, Cary ROBERTSON, Daniel RUKSTALIS, Georg SALOMON, Osamu UKIMURA, Andre L. ABREU, Yann BARBE, Xavier CATHELINEAU, Giorgio GANDAGLIA, Arvin K. GEORGE, Juan Gomez RIVAS, Rajan T.Gupta *, Nathan LAWRENTSCHUK, Veeru KASIVISVANATHAN, Derek LOMAS, Bernard MALAVAUD, Daniel MARGOLIS, Yoh MATSUOKA, Sherif MEHRALIVAND, Marco MOSCHINI, Marco ODERDA, Hazem ORABI, Ardeshir R. RASTINEHAD , Mesut REMZI, Ariel SCHULMAN, Toshitaka SHIN, Takumi SHIRAISHI, Abhinav SIDANA, Sunao SHOJI, Armando STABILE, Massimo VALERIO, Varaha S. TAMMISETTI, Wei Phin TAN, Willemien Van Den BOS, Arnaud VILLERS, Peter-Paul WILLEMSE, Jean de la ROSETTE, Thomas POLASCIK, Rafael SANCHEZ-SALAS *, on behalf of the Focal Therapy Society

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic and robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for complex renal tumors (RENAL score ≥ 7 or maximum tumor size > 4cm): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pengxiu LIN, Minhong WU *, Hongyong GU, Lanzhen TU, Shilan LIU, Zhiling YU, Qingsheng CHEN, Cailing LIU

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

A comparison of perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Luca AFFERI *, Mohammad ABUFARAJ, Francesco SORIA, David D’ANDREA, Evanguelos XYLINAS, Thomas SEISEN, Morgan ROUPRET, Chiara LONATI, Alexandre De la TAILLE, Benoit PEYRONNET, Ekaterina LAUKHTINA, Benjamin PRADERE, Andrea MARI, Wojciech KRAJEWSKI, Mario ALVAREZ-MAESTRO, Eiji KIKUCHI, Keisuke SHIGETA, Piotr CHLOSTA, Francesco MONTORSI, Alberto BRIGANTI, Giuseppe SIMONE, Paola I. ORNAGHI, Maria Angela CERRUTO, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Kazumasa MATSUMOTO, Pierre I. KARAKIEWICZ, Livio MORDASINI, Agostino MATTEI, Shahrokh F. SHARIAT, Marco MOSCHINI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Spontaneous ureteral stone passage: a novel and comprehensive nomogram

Nassib ABOU HEIDAR, Muhieddine LABBAN, Jad NAJDI, Anwar AL SHAMI, Oussama NASRALLAH, Rami NASR *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Classification and Standardized Reporting of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL): International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) consensus statements

Simon CHOONG, Jean de la ROSETTE, John DENSTEDT, Guohua ZENG, Kemal SARICA, Giorgio MAZZON *, Iliya SALTIROV, Shashi K. PAL, Madhu AGRAWAL, Janak DESAI, Aleš PETRIK, Noor BUCHHOLZ, Marcus V. MAROCLO, Stephen GORDON, Ashwin SRIDHAR

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Impact of chronic exposure to 5-alpha reductase inhibitors on the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: a case-control study in male population from two COVID-19 regional centers of Lombardy (Italy)

Massimo LAZZERI *, Stefano DUGA, Elena AZZOLINI, Vittorio FASULO, Nicolò BUFFI, Alberto SAITA, Giovanni LUGHEZZANI, Elvezia M. PARABOSCHI, Rodolfo HURLE, Alessandro NOBILI, Maurizio CECCONI, Giorgio GUAZZONI, Paolo CASALE, Rosanna ASSELTA, The Humanitas COVID-19 Task Force; The Humanitas Gavazzeni COVID-19 Task Force

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Association of statin use and oncological outcomes in patients with first diagnosis of T1 high grade non-muscle invasive urothelial bladder cancer: results from a multicentre study

Matteo FERRO*, Michele MARCHIONI, Giuseppe LUCARELLI, Vartolomei M. DORIN, Francesco SORIA, Daniela TERRACCIANO, Francesco A. MISTRETTA, Stefano LUZZAGO, Carlo BUONERBA, Francesco CANTIELLO, Andrea MARI, Andrea MINERVINI, Alessandro VECCIA, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Gennaro MUSI, Rodolfo HURLE, Gian Maria BUSETTO, Francesco DEL GIUDICE, Benjamin I. CHUNG, Francesco BERARDINELLI, Sisto PERDONÀ, Paola DEL PRETE, Vincenzo MIRONE, Marco BORGHESI, Angelo PORRECA, Pierluigi BOVE, Riccardo AUTORINO, Nicolae CRISAN, Abdal R. ABU FARHAN, Michele BATTAGLIA, Pasquale DITONNO, Giorgio I. RUSSO, Matteo MUTO, Rocco DAMIANO, Matteo MANFREDI, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Ottavio DE COBELLI, Luigi SCHIPS

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

Health-related quality of life 24-month after prostate cancer diagnosis: an update from the Pros-IT CNR prospective observational study

Carlotta PALUMBO, Alessio BRUNI, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Walter ARTIBANI, Pier Francesco BASSI, Filippo BERTONI, Paolo BORGHETTI, Sergio BRACARDA, Alessandro CICCHETTI, Renzo CORVÒ, Mauro GACCI, Gianluca INGROSSO, Stefano M. MAGRINI, Marco MARUZZO, Vincenzo MIRONE, Rodolfo MONTIRONI, Giovanni MUTO, Marianna NOALE *, Angelo PORRECA, Elvio RUSSI, Luca TRIGGIANI, Andrea TUBARO, Riccardo VALDAGNI, Stefania MAGGI, Giario N. CONTI, for the Pros-IT CNR Study Group

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

External validation of SPARE nephrometery score in predicting overall complications, trifecta and pentafecta outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

Gopal SHARMA, Shantanu TYAGI, Ravimohan MAVUDURU, Girdhar S. BORA *, Aditya P. SHARMA, Sudheer K. DEVANA, Ujjwal GORSI, Nandita KAKKAR, Shrawan K. SINGH

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

The timing of initial imaging in testicular cancer: impact on radiological findings and clinical decision making

Robert DOTZAUER *, Arash SALAMAT, Nikita D. NABAR, Anita THOMAS, Katharina BÖHM, Maximilian P. BRANDT, René MAGER, Hendrik BORGMANN, Martin KUROSCH, Thomas HOEFNER, Igor TSAUR, Andreas HÖTKER, Axel HAFERKAMP, Wolfgang JÄGER

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2021 Jan 13

The role of RENAL score in predicting complications after robotic partial nephrectomy

Jorge DAZA,Kennedy E. OKHAWERE,Olajumoke IGE, Amr ELBAKRY, John P. SFAKIANOS, Ronney ABAZA, Akshay BHANDARI, Daniel D. EUN, Ashok K. HEMAL, James PORTER, Ketan K. BADANI *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

Intravesical ureteral stent position is highly variable over time and with patient position: an analysis of 1’466 radiographic images

Ahmet C. TEKIN, Manolis PRATSINIS *, Valentin ZUMSTEIN, Sabine GÜSEWELL, Hans-Peter SCHMID, Dominik ABT, Patrick BETSCHART

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

The impact of anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs therapy on perioperative outcomes of purely off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a single-center experience

Umberto ANCESCHI *, Aldo BRASSETTI, Giulia TORREGIANI, Gabriele TUDERTI, Manuela COSTANTINI, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Alfredo M. BOVE, Maria Consiglia FERRIERO, Michele GALLUCCI, Giuseppe SIMONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

Non-papillary percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of staghorn stones

Panagiotis KALLIDONIS *, Athanasios VAGIONIS, Marco LATTARULO, Constantinos ADAMOU, Arman TSATURYAN, Despoina LIOURDI, Theofanis VRETTOS, Claudio SIMEONE, Evangelos LIATSIKOS

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

The surgical learning curve for salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a prospective single-surgeon study

Xavier BONET *, Marcio C. MOSCHOVAS, Fikret F. ONOL, Kulthe R. BHAT, Travis ROGERS, Gabriel OGAYA-PINIES, Bernardo ROCCO, Maria Chiara SIGHINOLFI, Tracey WOODLIEF, Francesc VIGUÉS, Vipul PATEL

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

Development and validation of a simple stone score (SSS) to estimate the probability of residual stones prior to percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Ahmed M. HARRAZ *, Ahmed R. EL-NAHAS, Mohamed A. NABEEH, Mahmoud LAYMON, Khalid Z. SHEIR, Hamdy A. EL-KAPPANY, Yasser OSMAN

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

Predictive factors for opioid-free management after robotic radical prostatectomy: the value of the SP® Robotic Platform

Guilherme SAWCZYN, Louis LENFANT, Alireza AMINSHARIFI, Soodong KIM, Jihad KAOUK *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Dec 01

Percutaneous tumor ablation versus partial nephrectomy for small renal mass: the impact of histologic variant and tumor size

Lorenzo BIANCHI *, Federico MINEO BIANCHI, Francesco CHESSA, Umberto BARBARESI, Carlo CASABLANCA, Pietro PIAZZA, Angelo MOTTARAN, Matteo DROGHETTI, Carlo ROVERONI, Eleonora BALESTRAZZI, Giorgio GENTILE, Caterina GAUDIANO, Alessandro BERTACCINI, Emanuela MARCELLI, Angelo PORRECA, Bernardino DE CONCILIO, Carla SERRA, Antonio CELIA, Eugenio BRUNOCILLA, Riccardo SCHIAVINA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 27

Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of open radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava thrombectomy with liver mobilization and Pringle maneuver for Mayo III level tumor thrombus: single institution experience

Alessandro NINI, Fabio MUTTIN, Francesco CIANFLONE, Cristina CARENZI, Roberta LUCIANÓ, Marco CATENA, Alessandro LARCHER, Marco SALVIONI, Walter CAZZANIGA, Filippo PEDERZOLI, Rayan MATLOOB, Renzo COLOMBO, Michele PAGANELLI, Andrea SALONIA, Alberto BRIGANTI, Claudio DOGLIONI, Alberto ZANGRILLO, Francesco DE COBELLI, Patrizio RIGATTI, Massimo FRESCHI, Guglielmo CORNERO, Roberto NICOLETTI, Luca ALDRIGHETTI, Francesco MONTORSI, Umberto CAPITANIO, Roberto BERTINI *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 27

Comparing the risk of cardiovascular disease following GnRH agonist and GnRH antagonist therapy for patient with prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chengquan MA, Iruni R. ABEYSEKERA, Xu WENBIN, Ying WANG, Jia PENG, Hongjun LI *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: 7-year outcomes

Umberto CARBONARA, Giuseppe SIMONE, Umberto CAPITANIO, Andrea MINERVINI, Cristian FIORI, Alessandro LARCHER, Enrico CHECCUCCI, Daniele AMPARORE, Fabio CROCEROSSA, Alessandro VECCIA, Samuel WEPRIN, Pasquale DITONNO, Aldo BRASSETTI, Alfredo BOVE, Andrea MARI, Antonio A. GROSSO, Marco CARINI, Francesco MONTORSI, Lance J. HAMPTON, Michele GALLUCCI, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Riccardo AUTORINO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

The importance of anatomical reconstruction for continence recovery after robot assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and pooled analysis from referral centres

Enrico CHECCUCCI *, Angela PECORARO, Sabrina DE CILLIS, Matteo MANFREDI, Daniele AMPARORE, Roberta AIMAR, Federico PIRAMIDE, Stefano GRANATO, Gabriele VOLPI, Riccardo AUTORINO, Cristian FIORI, Francesco PORPIGLIA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Outcomes of combination therapy with daily Tadalafil 5mg plus Tamsulosin 0.4mg to treat lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction in men with or without metabolic syndrome

Arcangelo SEBASTIANELLI, Simone MORSELLI *, Pietro SPATAFORA, Andrea LIACI, Luca GEMMA, Claudia ZACCARO, Linda VIGNOZZI, Mario MAGGI, Kevin T. McVARY, Steven A. KAPLAN, Christopher CHAPPLE, Stavros GRAVAS, Sergio SERNI, Mauro GACCI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Ultrasound prostate parameters as predictors of successful trial without catheter after acute urinary retention in patients ongoing medical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a prospective multicenter study

Cosimo DE NUNZIO *, Olivia VOGLINO, Antonio CICIONE, Giorgia TEMA, Luca CINDOLO, Maida BADA, Riccardo LOMBARDO, Antonio NACCHIA, Alberto TRUCCHI, Luigi SCHIPS, Mauro GACCI, Martina MILANESI, Gianmartin CITO, Sergio SERNI, Andrea TUBARO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Evaluating the utility of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to ESWL in patients with sterile urine: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dimitrios MEMMOS, Ioannis MYKONIATIS, Petros SOUNTOULIDES *, Anastasios ANASTASIADIS, Nikolaos PYRGIDIS, Francesco GRECO, Luca CINDOLO, Dimitrios HATZICHRISTOU, Evangelos LIATSIKOS, Panagiotis KALLIDONIS

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Single overnight stay after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a bi-center experience

Umberto CARBONARA, Jennifer LEE, Fabio CROCEROSSA, Alessandro VECCIA, Lance J. HAMPTON, Daniel EUN, Riccardo AUTORINO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Robot-assisted versus open surgery for radical nephrectomy with level 1-2 vena cava tumor thrombectomy : a French monocenter experience (UroCCR study #73)

Nam-Son VUONG *, Jean-Marie FERRIERE, Clément MICHIELS, Laura CALEN, Lorenso TESI, Grégoire CAPON, Henri BENSADOUN, Eric ALEZRA, Vincent ESTRADE, Grégoire ROBERT, Franck BLADOU, Jean-Christophe BERNHARD

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Holmium laser enucleation of prostate versus minimally invasive simple prostatectomy for large volume (≥ 120 ml) prostate glands: a prospective multicenter randomized study

Andrea FUSCHI, Yazan AL SALHI, Gennaro VELOTTI, Lorenzo CAPONE, Alessia MARTOCCIA, Paolo P. SURACI, Silvio SCALZO, Filippo ANNINO, Saba KHORRAMI, Anastasios ASIMAKOPOULOS, Giorgio BOZZINI, Mario FALSAPERLA, Antonio CARBONE, Antonio L. PASTORE *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

The impact of anterior calyceal stones on the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy for complex kidney stones: a comparative study

Ahmet SAHAN *, Erdinc DINCER, Orkunt ÖZKAPTAN, Alkan CUBUK, Kasim ERTAS, Bilal ERYILDIRIM, Oktay AKCA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Impairment of autophagy may represent the molecular mechanism behind the relationship between obesity and inflammation in patients with BPH and LUTS

Cosimo DE NUNZIO *, Simona GIGLIO, Valeria BALDASSARRI, Roberto CIROMBELLA, Giuseppe MALLEL, Antonio NACCHIA, Andrea TUBARO, Andrea VECCHIONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

The waiting time for prostate cancer treatment in Italy: analysis from the Pros-IT CNR study

Mauro GACCI *, Isabella GRECO, Walter ARTIBANI, Pierfrancesco BASSI, Filippo BERTONI, Sergio BRACARDA, Alberto BRIGANTI, Giorgio CARMIGNANI, Luca CARMIGNANI, Giario CONTI, Renzo CORVÒ, Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Ferdinando FUSCO, Pierpaolo GRAZIOTTI, Stefania MAGGI, Stefano M. MAGRINI, Vincenzo MIRONE, Rodolfo MONTIRONI, Giovanni MUTO, Marianna NOALE, Stefano PECORARO, Angelo PORRECA, Umberto RICARDI, Elvio RUSSI, Andrea SALONIA, Alchiede SIMONATO, Sergio SERNI, Andrea TUBARO, Vittorina ZAGONEL, Gaetano CREPALDI, the Pros-IT CNR Study Group

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 17

Postoperative outcomes of Fast Track enhanced recovery protocol in open radical cystectomy: comparison with standard management in a high-volume center and Trifecta proposal

Amelio ERCOLINO, Matteo DROGHETTI, Riccardo SCHIAVINA, Lorenzo BIANCHI *, Francesco CHESSA, Federico MINEO BIANCHI, Umberto BARBARESI, Andrea ANGIOLINI, Carlo CASABLANCA, Angelo MOTTARAN, Enrico MOLINAROLI, Cristian PULTRONE, Hussam DABABNEH, Alessandro BERTACCINI, Eugenio BRUNOCILLA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 12

Fusion US/MRI prostate biopsy using a Computer Aided Diagnostic (CAD) system

Mariaconsiglia FERRIERO *, Umberto ANCESCHI, Alfredo M. BOVE, Luca BERTINI, Rocco S. FLAMMIA, Guglielmo ZECCOLINI, Bernardino DE CONCILIO, Gabriele TUDERTI, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Leonardo MISURACA, Aldo BRASSETTI, Salvatore GUAGLIANONE, Michele GALLUCCI, Antonio CELIA, Giuseppe SIMONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Nov 12

Penile prosthesis implant in the management of Peyronies’ disease: a systematic review of the literature

Paolo VERZE *, Ioannis SOKOLAKIS, Celeste MANFREDI, Claudia COLLÀ RUVOLO, Georgios HATZICHRISTODOULOU, Javier ROMERO-OTERO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Oct 05

The train has already left the station: analyzing the rise of PSMA PET/CT as new standard for staging high risk prostate cancer

Simone ALBISINNI *, Romain DIAMAND, Cosimo DE NUNZIO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Oct 05

Fluoroless versus conventional ureteroscopy for urinary stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Liao PENG, Wei WANG, Xiaoshuai GAO, Xingpeng DI, Deyi LUO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Oct 05

Comparison of multiple abbreviated multiparametric MRI-derived protocols for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer

Lorenzo CERESER, Gianluca GIANNARINI *, Filippo BONATO, Stefano PIZZOLITTO, Giuseppe COMO, Claudio VALOTTO, Vincenzo FICARRA, Fabrizio DAL MORO, Chiara ZUIANI, Rossano GIROMETTI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Oct 05

Semi-closed-circuit vacuum-assisted mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the pediatric population: the initial experience of two tertiary referral centers

Andrea GALLIOLI *, Alfredo BERRETTINI, Gianluca SAMPOGNA, Erika LLORENS, Yesica QUIRÓZ, Michele GNECH, Elisa DE LORENZIS, Giancarlo ALBO, Joan PALOU, Gianantonio MANZONI, Anna BUJONS, Emanuele MONTANARI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Oct 05

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal neobladder: impact of learning curve and long-term assessment of functional outcomes

Gabriele TUDERTI *, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Aldo BRASSETTI, Alfredo M. BOVE, Leonardo MISURACA, Umberto ANCESCHI, Mariaconsiglia FERRIERO, Michele GALLUCCI, Giuseppe SIMONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Sep 29

Prognostic value of preoperative albumin to globulin ratio in patients treated with salvage radical prostatectomy for radiation recurrent prostate cancer

Fahad QUHAL, Benjamin PRADERE, Reza SARI MOTLAGH, Keiichiro MORI, Ekaterina LAUKHTINA, Abdulmajeed AYDH, Hadi MOSTAFAEI, Ivan LYSENKO, Victor M. SCHUETTFORT, Franziska STOLZENBACH, Carlotta PALUMBO, Axel HEIDENREICH, Alberto BRIGANTI, Pierre I. KARAKIEWICZ, Piotr CHLOSTA, Shahrokh F. SHARIAT *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Sep 29

Evaluation of a 3-item screening tool to identify men with benign prostatic enlargement/obstruction in a primary care cohort

Andrea TUBARO, Mauro NIERO, Burkay ADALIG, Zrinka LULIC, Janet PLASTINO, Carie KIMBROUGH, Michael J. MANYAK *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Sep 29

Active surveillance for small renal masses in elderly patients does not increase overall mortality rates compared to primary intervention: a propensity score weighted analysis

Michele MARCHIONI, Joseph G. CHEAIB, Toshio TAKAGI, Nicola PAVAN, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Wouter EVERAERTS, Matthias HECK, Koon H. RHA, Alexandre MOTTRIE, Jihad KAOUK, Umberto CAPITANIO, Estevão Lima, Alessandro VECCIA, Simone CRIVELLARO, Estefania LINARES, Antonio CELIA, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Riccardo AUTORINO, Marta DI NICOLA, Luigi SCHIPS, Phillip M. PIERORAZIO, Maria Carmen MIR *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Aug 04

Radium-223 in mCPRC patients: a large real-life Italian multicenter study

Viviana FRANTELLIZZI *, Fabio MONARI, Manlio MASCIA, Renato P. COSTA, Giuseppe RUBINI, Angela SPANU, Alessio FARCOMENI, Elisa LODI RIZZINI, Luca CINDOLO, Vincenzo TRIPOLI, Valentina LAVELLI, Susanna NUVOLI, Mariano PONTICO, Valeria DIONISI, Cristina FERRARI, Giuseppe DE VINCENTIS

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Aug 04

The performance improvement-score algorithm applied to endoscopic stone. Treatment step 1 protocol

Domenico VENEZIANO *, Giulio PATRUNO, Michele TALSO, Theodore TOKAS, Silvia PROIETTI, Angelo PORRECA, Guido KAMPHUIS, Shekhar BIYANI, Esteban EMILIANI, Marcos CEPEDA DELGADO, Lopez MARIA DE MAR PEREZ, Roberto MIANO, Stefania FERRETTI, Nicola MACCHIONE, Panagiotis KALLIDONIS, Emanuele MONTANARI, Giovanni TRIPEPI, Achilles PLOUMIDIS, Giovanni CACCIAMANI, Estevão LIMA, Bhaskar K. SOMANI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Aug 04

Impact of positive surgical margins on survival after partial nephrectomy in localized kidney cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database

Stephen T. RYAN, Devin N. PATEL, Fady GHALI, Sunil H. PATEL, Reith SARKAR, Kendrick YIM, Ahmed ELDEFRAWY, Brittney H. COTTA, Aaron W. BRADSHAWH, Margaret F. MEAGHER, Zachary A. HAMILTON, James D. MURPHY, Ithaar H. DERWEESH *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Aug 04

Enzalutamide in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer: retrospective, multicenter, real life study

Mauro GACCI, Michele MARCHIONI, Piergustavo DE FRANCESCO, Clara NATOLI, Fabio CALABRÒ, Tania LOSANNO, Cito GIAMMARTIN, Sergio SERNI, Laura DONI, Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Michele DE TURSI, Maurizio VALERIANI, Silvana GIACINTI, Mario ALVAREZ-MAESTRO, Marcello SCARCIA, Giuseppe M. LUDOVICO, Gabriella DEL BENE, Giuseppe SIMONE, Mariaconsiglia FERRIERO, Gabriele TUDERTI, Pierluigi BOVE, Anastasia LAUDISI, Giuseppe CARRIERI, Luigi CORMIO, Paolo VERZE, Roberto LA ROCCA, Mario FALSAPERLA, Viviana FRANTELLIZZI, Francesco GRECO, Marta DI NICOLA, Luigi SCHIPS, Luca CINDOLO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jul 07

Artifacts and abnormal findings may limit the use of asymptomatic volunteers as controls for studies of multi-channel urodynamics

Natalie R. SWAVELY, John E. SPEICH, Adam P. KLAUSNER *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jul 07

Four dilation techniques in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a single-institute comparative analysis

Francesco CHIANCONE *, Clemente MECCARIELLO, Maurizio FEDELINI, Riccardo GIANNELLA, Paolo FEDELINI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jun 22

Urologic surgery in a safe hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic scenario

Rocco PAPALIA, Rita CATALDO, Rossana Alloni, Karl H. PANG, Antonio ALCINI, Gerardo FLAMMIA, Annamaria Salerno, Maria Grazia NOTARANGELO, Silvia ANGELETTI, Antonella VENDITTI, Lorenzo SOMMELLA, Roberto M. Scarpa, Francesco ESPERTO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jun 22

Bipolar plasmakinetic transurethral enucleation and resection versus bipolar plasmakinetic transurethral resection for surgically treating large (≥ 60 g) prostates: a propensity score-matched analysis with a 3-year follow-up

Wen DENG, Luyao CHEN, Xiaoqiang LIU, Hao JIANG, Zhengtao ZHOU, Yulei LI, Gongxian WANG, Bin FU *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jun 22

Is urodynamic evaluation able to change and improve the management of women with idiopathic overactive bladder?

Maurizio SERATI, Simona CANTALUPPI, Anna C. COLUCCIA, Chiara SCANCARELLO, Chiara CIMMINO, Andrea BRAGA *, Stefano SALVATORE, Enrico FINAZZI AGRÒ, Fabio GHEZZI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jun 22

On-clamp versus purely off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in solitary kidneys: comparison of perioperative outcomes and chronic kidney disease progression at two high- volume centers

Umberto ANCESCHI *, Aldo BRASSETTI, Riccardo BERTOLO, Gabriele TUDERTI, Maria C. FERRIERO, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Rocco S. FLAMMIA, Manuela COSTANTINI, Jihad KAOUK, Costantino LEONARDO, Michele GALLUCCI, Giuseppe SIMONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Apr 16

Androgen deprivation therapy prescription, blood and bone-density testing in a French population-based study exploring adherence to the French prostate cancer guidelines

Lucie-Marie SCAILTEUX *, Frédéric BALUSSON, Emmanuel OGER, Sébastien VINCENDEAU, Romain MATHIEU

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Apr 10

Night shift workers refer higher urinary symptoms with an impairment quality of life: a single cohort study

Cosimo DE NUNZIO *, Antonio NACCHIA, Antonio CICIONE, Angela SICA, Valeria BALDASSARRI, Olivia VOGLINO, Elisa MANCINI, Giorgio GUARNOTTA, Alberto TRUCCHI, Andrea TUBARO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Apr 10

Pure Retroperitoneoscopic Extravesical Standardized Seeable (PRESS) excision of distal ureter and bladder cuff in radical nephroureterectomy: step-by-step technique

Zhenjie WU, Mingmin LI, Jianchao WANG, Alessandro VECCIA, Yifan XU, Chao ZHANG, Jizhong REN, Lei YIN, Ming CHEN, Junkai WANG, Dongliang XU, Zongqin ZHANG, Bing LIU, Bo YANG, Liping XIE, Le QU, Linhui WANG *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Mar 16

Impact of learning curve on perioperative outcomes of off-clamp minimally invasive partial nephrectomy: propensity score matched comparison of outcomes between training versus expert series

Mariaconsiglia FERRIERO *, Alfredo M. BOVE, Gabriele TUDERTI, Umberto ANCESCHI, Aldo BRASSETTI, Manuela COSTANTINI, Riccardo MASTROIANNI, Salvatore GUAGLIANONE, Michele GALLUCCI, Giuseppe SIMONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Mar 16

64CuCl2 PET/CT as a potential new imaging method in prostate cancer: illusion or reality?

Francesco CANTIELLO, Fabio CROCEROSSA *, Giuseppe L. CASCINI, Giorgio I. RUSSO,
Matteo FERRO, Sebastiano CIMINO, Giuseppe LUCARELLI, Rocco DAMIANO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Feb 19

Conservative treatment of upper urinary tract carcinoma in patients with imperative indications

Silvia PROIETTI *, Michele MARCHIONI, Brian H. EISNER, Roberta LUCIANÒ, Giuseppe SAITTA, Moises E. RODRÍGUEZ-SOCARRÁS, Carlo D’ORTA, Piera BELLINZONI, Luigi SCHIPS, Franco GABOARDI, Guido GIUSTI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Feb 19

Adverse events related to Radium 223 treatment: “real life” data from Eudra-Vigilance database

Giorgia TEMA, Riccardo LOMBARDO, Olivia VOGLINO, Angela SICA, Valeria BALDASSARRI, Antonio NACCHIA, Roberto IACOVELLI, Andrea TUBARO, Cosimo DE NUNZIO *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Feb 19

Predictive value of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in localized prostate cancer: results from a surgical series at a high-volume institution

Carlo A. BRAVI *, Giuseppe ROSIELLO, Giuseppe FALLARA, Emily VERTOSICK, Amy TIN, Daniel SJOBERG, Marco BIANCHI, Elio MAZZONE, Alberto MARTINI, Paolo DELL’OGLIO, Armando STABILE, Giorgio GANDAGLIA, Nicola FOSSATI, Alberto BRIGANTI, Francesco MONTORSI, Andrew VICKERS

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Feb 19

Percutaneous cryoablation vs SoC in small kidney cancers: the Italian experience

Antonio CELIA, Claudio PUSCEDDU, Tommaso SILVESTRI, Giovanni B. GIDARO, Fabrizio IANNELLO *, Elena P. LANATI, Anna D'AUSILIO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Feb 19

Impact of sarcopenia status of muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients on kidney function after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and post cystectomy complications

Pierre REGNIER, Valeria DE LUCA, Serge BRUNELLE, Patrick SFUMATO, Jochen WALZ, Stanislas RYBIKOWSKI, Thomas MAUBON, Nicolas BRANGER, Sami FAKHFAKH, Matthieu DURAND, Gwenaelle GRAVIS, Geraldine PIGNOT *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 30

Clinical predictors and significance of adherent perinephric fat assessed with Mayo Adhesive Probability (MAP) score and Perinephric Fat Surface Density (PnFSD) at the time of partial nephrectomy for localized renal mass. A single high-volume referral centre experience

Fabrizio DI MAIDA, Gianni VITTORI, Riccardo CAMPI, Andrea MARI, Riccardo TELLINI, Simone SFORZA, Francesco SESSA, Silvia LUCARINI, Vittorio MIELE, Linda VIGNOZZI, Lorenzo MASIERI, Marco CARINI, Andrea MINERVINI *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 30

Neoadjuvant vs adjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a propensity matched analysis

Joshua S. JUE *, Tulay KORU-SENGUL, Feng MIAO, María C. VELÁSQUEZ, Luís F. SÁVIO, Mahmoud ALAMEDDINE, Zachary A. KROEGER, Sanoj PUNNEN, Dipen J. PAREKH, Chad R. RITCH, Mark L. GONZALGO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 30

Incidence, predictive factors and survival outcomes of incidental prostate cancer in patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer

Francesco CLAPS, Nicola PAVAN *, Paolo UMARI, Michele RIZZO, Fabio BARBONE, Manuela GIANGRECO, Giovanni LIGUORI, Carmen M. MIR, Rossana BUSSANI, Carlo TROMBETTA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 29

How to manage a partial detachment of the ureter - too close to the anastomosis line- during robotic radical prostatectomy?

Fabrizio DAL MORO *, Federico GOFFO, Giordana FERRAIOLI, Carlotta ZABORRA, Claudio VALOTTO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 29

Incidental prostate cancer after transurethral resection of the prostate: analysis of incidence and risk factors in 458 patients

Antonio B. PORCARO *, Alessandro TAFURI, Davide INVERARDI, Nelia AMIGONI, Marco SEBBEN, Marco PIROZZI, Tania PROCESSALI, Riccardo RIZZETTO, Aliasger SHAKIR, Clara CERRATO, Leone TISO, Andrea PANUNZIO, Mario DE MICHELE, Matteo BRUNELLI, Salvatore SIRACUSANO, Walter ARTIBANI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2020 Jan 07

The utilization status of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wei LIU, Jinhui TIAN, Su ZHANG, Enguang YANG, Haixiang SHEN, Fudong LI, Kailing LI, Tao ZHANG, Hanzhang WANG, Robert S. SVATEK, Ronald RODRIGUEZ, Zhiping WANG *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2019 Dec 12

Possible role of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors in non-invasive bladder urothelial neoplasm: multicentre study

Antonio L. PASTORE *, Andrea FUSCHI, Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Matteo BALZARRO, Yazan AL SALHI, Gennaro VELOTTI, Alessia MARTOCCIA, Lorenzo CAPONE, Nelia AMIGONI, Mario FALSAPERLA, Consalvo MATTIA, Walter ARTIBANI, Andrea TUBARO, Antonio CARBONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2019 Sep 05

3D mixed reality holograms for preoperative surgical planning of nephron-sparing surgery: evaluation of surgeons' perception

Enrico CHECCUCCI *, Daniele AMPARORE, Angela PECORARO, Dario PERETTI, Roberta AIMAR, Sabrina DE CILLIS, Federico PIRAMIDE, Gabriele VOLPI, Pietro PIAZZOLLA, Diego MANFRIN, Matteo MANFREDI, Cristin FIORI, Francesco PORPIGLIA

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2019 Sep 04

Real-life data on long-term follow-up of patients successfully treated with percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS)

Daniele BIANCHI *, Valerio IACOVELLI, Isabella PARISI, Filomena PETTA, Gabriele GAZIEV, Luca TOPAZIO, Pierluigi BOVE, Giuseppe VESPASIANI, Enrico FINAZZI AGRÒ

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2015 Oct 16

Ho:YAG Laser Endopyelotomy is effective for primary and secondary UPJOs

Feng C. C., Dong G., Hang Z., Jiang H., Ding Q., Zhang Y., Wu Z.

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2014 Jul 11

Patients with cardiac failure and female gender are most likely to start hemodialysis using a double lumen catheter

Grapsa E., Pantelias K., Vourliotou A., Tseke P., Pipili C., Deda E., Chiousi E., Tzanatos H.

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