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Transrectal ultrasound is an important tool in detection and management of prostate cancer. Its role is to identify and characterize focal lesions before capsular invasion and metastases and to guide biopsy of the prostate. In this paper, we present a overview of the state of trans-rectal ultrasound imaging in prostate cancer.
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Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Biopsy , Humans , Male , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Neoplasm Metastasis , Ultrasonography, InterventionalABSTRACT
Anglomyolipoma is a benign kidney tumour that may be an isolated lesion or associated especially with tuberous sclerosis. The advancement of imaging technology allows a correct diagnosis in most cases before surgery. The management approach of angiomyolipoma should be aimed at parenchymal preservation: tumorectomy, partial nephrectomy and selective embolization. However, any doubt about the diagnosis should be clarified by classic surgery.
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Angiomyolipoma/surgery , Kidney Neoplasms/surgery , Angiomyolipoma/diagnosis , Angiomyolipoma/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Embolization, Therapeutic , Humans , Kidney Neoplasms/diagnosis , Kidney Neoplasms/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , NephrectomyABSTRACT
Epidermoid cyst of the testis is a rare, begnin intratesticular tumor. Through a case report of a patient who underwent an orchidectomy, we study clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects and particularities of this pathology.
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Epidermal Cyst/pathology , Testicular Diseases/pathology , Adult , Epidermal Cyst/surgery , Humans , Male , Orchiectomy , Testicular Diseases/surgeryABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Video camera-assisted transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is an invaluable teaching tool and provides physical comfort to the surgeon. However, whether it improves technical skills and reduces complications rates and hospital stay has not been well documented. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 100 cases of video camera-assisted (VCA) TURP and 100 cases of non-video camera-assisted (NVCA) TURP randomly chosen from 1490 cases performed over a 5-year period. The patients' mean age was similar in the two groups (70 years in the NVCA group and 71 years in the VCA group). RESULTS: The mean weight of prostatic chips was 33.2 g in the VCA and 19.02 g in the NVCA group (P < 0.05). The mean operative time was identical in the two groups (VCA 41 minutes and NVCA 42.2 minutes). The mean postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the VCA group than in the NVCA group (1.56 and 3.39 days, respectively) (P < 0.05), as was the urinary drainage time (1.68 and 4.04 days, respectively) (P < 0.05). In the NVCA group, three patients had profuse hemorrhage necessitating blood transfusions and two had TURP syndrome, while in the VCA group, one patient had TURP syndrome and no patient experienced intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage. Urethral stricture was less frequent in the VCA group than in the NVCA group (1% and 3%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: With video camera-assisted TURP, we resected larger prostate glands with minimal intraoperative bleeding, better hemostasis, and a shorter hospital stay.
