ZACCHERO M

Introduction: In the last few years laparoscopic surgery has become the gold standard for the treatment of several urological diseases such as renal cancer and ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). A transmesenteric approach for left laparoscopic pyeloplasty has been recently described in order to avoid bowel manipulation and the...

The aim of the study was to test the effect of treatment type (nephron sparing surgery vs radical nephrectomy) on the risk of developing cardiovascular event (CVe) after accounting for individual cardiovascular risk. A multi-institutional collaboration including 1331 patients with a clinical T1a-T1b N0 M0 renal mass and normal renal function...

Objectives: To provide an analytical overview of contemporary indications, techniques, and outcomes of urologic minilaparoscopy (ML) in multiple European centers. Methods: Data of patients who had undergone a minilaparoscopic urologic procedure at nine European institutions between 2009 and 2012 were retrospectively gathered. Surgical...