Predictors of Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis in Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Insights from a Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis accounts for approximately 95% of penile cancers and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. SCC typically develops in uncircumcised men, most commonly affecting the foreskin or glans. While slow-growing, early detection is crucial to improve survival outcomes.

COVID-19 outbreak impact on urolithiasis treatments: A multicenter retrospective study across 9 urological centers in Italy.

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has posed challenges to the global health care community, affecting the management of upper urinary tract stones.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study involved 9 Italian centers. We compared the 12-month period prior to COVID-19 (March 1, 2019, to February 28, 2020; Period A) with the COVID-19 period (March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, Period B).

Technical Modifications Employed in RARP to Improve Early Continence Recovery: A Literature Review.

Prostate cancer presents a substantial challenge, necessitating a delicate balance between effective treatment and preserving the overall quality of life for men, while robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) stands as the premier surgical approach, with a negligible rate of patients who remained incontinent. This review explores various technical modifications employed in RARP to improve early continence recovery, offering a summary of their implementation and potential benefits. Techniques like bladder neck preservation, subapical urethral dissection, and nerve-sparing approaches are critically discussed, highlighting their role in minimizing continence issues and ensuring a better post-operative experience for patients with prostate cancer.

Impact of YouTube® videos on knowledge on tracheal intubation for anesthesiologist trainees: a prospective observational study.

Background: Social media platforms, initially developed for recreational use, have evolved into major sources for disseminating information, including medical information for patients and healthcare providers in many disciplines. This study aimed to evaluate the educational potential of YouTube® videos in teaching tracheal intubation to first-year anesthesiology residents.

Methods: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of "University Federico II-AORN A.

Congenital penile curvature treatments in adults: a systematic review of techniques and outcomes.

Congenital penile curvature is a rare condition identified by an abnormal penile curvature present from birth. Surgical intervention is currently the most effective treatment and is generally deferred until after puberty; however, early correction is recommended by some due to its impact on psychosexual development. This systematic review aims to evaluate the literature on surgical techniques for congenital penile curvature correction, focusing on their efficacy, safety, and patient-reported outcomes.

Altieri modified Nesbit corporoplasty for the treatment of penile curvature: Comparison of local anesthesia vs loco-regional anesthesia on the clinical outcomes.

Objective: To compare the safety profile and clinical outcomes of Altieri-modified Nesbit corporoplasty using two different anesthesia methods including spinal anesthesia and local anesthesia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 40 patients with congenital penile curvature (CPC) and Peyronie's disease (PD) underwent Altieri-modified Nesbit corporoplasty. Group 1 (n = 20) received spinal anesthesia, and Group 2 (n = 20) received local anesthesia.

Life Expectancy in High-Grade Incidental Prostate Cancer Patients Versus Population-Based Controls According to Treatment Type.

Objective: To quantify the differences in 5-year overall survival (OS) between high-grade (Gleason sum 8-10) incidental prostate cancer (IPCa) patients and age-matched male population-based controls, according to treatment type: no active versus active treatment.

Materials And Methods: We relied on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2004-2015) to identify not actively treated and actively treated high-grade IPCa patients. For each case, we simulated an age-matched male control (Monte Carlo simulation), relying on Social Security Administration Life Tables (2004-2020) with 5 years of follow-up.

Ureteral access sheaths in RIRS: a retrospective, comparative, single-center study.

Objectives: To evaluate the use of ureteral access sheaths (UAS) in reducing operative time and complications, as well as improving stone-free rates (SFR), while assessing their overall safety and efficiency.

Methods: Data regarding 234 patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for stones up to 3 cm between January 2017 and March 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. About 52.

Survival of stage III non-seminoma testis cancer patients versus simulated controls, according to race/ethnicity.

Background: It is unknown whether 5-year overall survival (OS) differs and to what extent between the American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III non-seminoma testicular germ cell tumor (NS-TGCT) patients and simulated age-matched male population-based controls, according to race/ethnicity groups.

Methods: We identified newly diagnosed (2004-2014) stage III NS-TGCT patients within the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database 2004-2019. For each case, we simulated an age-matched male control (Monte Carlo simulation), relying on Social Security Administration (SSA) Life Tables with 5 years of follow-up.

Long-Term Oncological Outcomes after Nerve-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy for High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer: A Single-Center, Two-Arm Prospective Study.

Aims: To compare the oncological outcomes of patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer undergoing nerve-sparing and non-nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Methods: Between November 2002 and December 2018, we prospectively recorded the data of patients undergoing RARP for high-risk localized prostate cancer (PCa) at our tertiary referral center. NSS (nerve-sparing surgery) was carefully offered on the basis of the preoperative clinical characteristics of the patients and an intraoperative assessment.

Contemporary conditional cancer-specific survival rates in surgically treated nonmetastatic primary urethral carcinoma.

Background: We examined the effect of disease-free interval (DFI) duration on cancer-specific mortality (CSM)-free survival, otherwise known as the effect of conditional survival, in radical urethrectomy nonmetastatic primary urethral carcinoma (PUC) patients.

Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database 2000-2020, patient (age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status) and tumor (stage and histology) characteristics, as well as systemic therapy exposure status of nonmetastatic PUC patients were tabulated. Conditional survival estimates at 5-year were assessed based on DFI duration and according to stage at presentation (TN vs.

Telemedicine and social media: A contemporary analysis of the most shared content by internet users.

Objective: To evaluate the telemedicine information published on the most popular social media platforms, during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We queried the BuzzSumo tool to identify related telemedicine article links that were shared most on social media, from February 2021 to February 2022. The PEMAT-P was used for the quality assessment of the most shared links.

Unveiling intrinsic material and extrinsic pinning dimensionality in superconductors: Why Fe(Se,Te) is able to mimic YBCO.

Discovery of iron-based superconductors paved the way to a competitor of high-temperature superconductors, easier to produce, better performing in high fields, and promising to be less expensive. Critical parameters are investigated by resistivity measurements as a function of temperature, field, and angle (). This work presents a deep analysis of - phase diagram of PLD-processed Fe(Se,Te) superconducting films, thus revealing material and pinning anisotropy at once.

Unmarried status effect on stage at presentation and treatment patterns in primary urethral carcinoma patients.

Background: Unmarried status has been associated with advanced stage at presentation and lower treatment dose intensification rates in several urological and non-urological malignancies. However, no previous investigators focused of the association of unmarried status with locally advanced stage (TN) at presentation and lower bi-/trimodal therapy rates in primary urethral carcinoma (PUC) patients. To address these knowledge gaps, we relied on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

The Association between Urinary Diversion Type and Other-Cause Mortality in Radical Cystectomy Patients.

Background: It is unknown whether more complex UD, such as orthotopic neobladder and abdominal pouch, may be associated with higher OCM rates than ileal conduit. We addressed this knowledge gap within the SEER database 2004-2020.

Methods: All T1-T4aNM radical cystectomy (RC) patients were identified.

The spreading information of YouTube videos on Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors: a worrisome picture from one of the most consulted internet source.

Several previous studies on YouTube information on medical topics have already been published. The current study aimed to evaluate the quality information of YouTube videos on Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5-is). A systematic search on YouTube™ was conducted using 30 keyword combinations.

Nanodiamond Influence on the Nucleation and Growth of YBCO Superconducting Film Deposited by Metal-Organic Decomposition.

It was recently shown that the introduction of nanodiamond (ND) into a superconducting metal-organic deposited YBaCuO (YBCO) film produces an increase in critical current density in self-field conditions ( = 0 T). Such improvement appears to be due to the formation of denser and smoother films than the samples deposited without ND. This paper presents the work done to understand the role of ND during YBCO nucleation and growth.

Clinical and prostate multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging findings as predictors of general and clinically significant prostate cancer risk: A retrospective single-center study.

Background: To evaluate the predictive values of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 (PI-RADS v2), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, PSA density (PSAD), digital rectal examination findings, and prostate volume, individually and in combination, for the detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in biopsy-naive patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 630 patients who underwent transrectal systematic prostate biopsy following prostate multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging. A standard 12-core biopsy procedure was performed.

Telemedicine and YouTube™: Video quality analysis before and after COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To assess the quality content of YouTubeTM videos on telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: First, the frequency of worldwide YouTube™ and Google™ searches for telemedicine was analyzed. Second, we queried YouTube™ with telemedicine-related terms.

Two-Stage Penile Reconstruction after Paraffin Injection: A Case Report and a Systematic Review of the Literature.

Background: Penile injection of foreign materials is an obsolete practice often performed by non-medical personnel in order to enlarge penile size.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature from 1956 to 2022 was conducted in accordance with the general guidelines recommended by the Primary Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. We included full papers published from 1956 to 2022.

Mental Health of Prostate Cancer Patients: Content Review on YouTube.

The aim of this study is to evaluate YouTube™ content in terms of the quality of information available about prostate cancer (PCa) in relation to incidence, symptomatology, and potential treatments for patients' mental health. We searched on YouTube™ for terms related to mental health combined with those relating to prostate cancer. Tools for audio-visual-content PEMAT A/V, Global Quality Score, and DISCERN score were applied for the assessment of videos' quality.