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OBJECTIVE: To assess the non-inferiority of Low-power Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (LP-HoLEP) to high-power (HP-HoLEP) for enucleation efficiency pertaining to the advantages of lower cost and minimal postoperative dysuria, storage symptoms, and negative sexual impact. PATIENTS AND METHODS: HoLEP was performed using 100W Versapulse, Luminis Inc., with 2J/25Hz for LP-HoLEP (61 patients) and 2J/50Hz for HP-HoLEP (60 patients). Two surgeons with different experience performed equal number of both procedures. Non-inferiority of enucleation efficiency (enucleated weight/min) was evaluated. All perioperative parameters were recorded and compared. Dysuria was assessed at 2 weeks by dysuria visual analog scale, urinary (Q.max and IPSS) and sexual (sexual health inventory for men score) outcome measures were evaluated at 1, 4, and 12 months. RESULTS: Baseline and perioperative parameters were comparable between the two groups. Mean enucleation efficiency was 1.42±0.6 vs 1.47±0.6 gm/min, Pâ¯=â¯.6 following LP-HoLEP and HP-HoLEP, respectively. Patients reported postoperative dysuria similarly in both groups as per dysuria visual analog scale. There was significant comparable improvement in IPSS (international prostate symptom score) and Q.max in both groups at different follow-up points. At one year, median IPSS and Q.max were comparable in both groups (Pâ¯=â¯.4 and .7 following LP-HoLEP and HP-HoLEP, respectively). Median postoperative reduction in prostate specific antigen was 89% (42:99) following LP-HoLEP vs 81% (62:94) after HP-HoLEP, Pâ¯=â¯.92. Both groups showed comparable perioperative and late postoperative complications. There were no statistically significant changes in the last follow-up sexual health inventory for men score in comparison to baseline score. CONCLUSION: LP-HoLEP is non-inferior to HP-HoLEP in terms of all efficiency parameters regardless level of surgeon experience.
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Disuria , Terapia a Laser , Lasers de Estado Sólido/uso terapêutico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Hiperplasia Prostática , Qualidade de Vida , Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas , Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata , Idoso , Disuria/diagnóstico , Disuria/etiologia , Disuria/psicologia , Humanos , Terapia a Laser/efeitos adversos , Terapia a Laser/instrumentação , Terapia a Laser/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/psicologia , Próstata/diagnóstico por imagem , Próstata/patologia , Próstata/cirurgia , Hiperplasia Prostática/diagnóstico , Hiperplasia Prostática/psicologia , Hiperplasia Prostática/cirurgia , Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas/diagnóstico , Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas/etiologia , Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas/psicologia , Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata/efeitos adversos , Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata/instrumentação , Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Escala Visual AnalógicaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze gender-specific differences regarding clinical symptoms, referral patterns and tumor biology prior to initial diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB). METHODS: A consecutive series of patients with an initial diagnosis of UCB was included. All patients completed a questionnaire on demographics, clinical symptoms and referral patterns. RESULTS: In total, 68 patients (50 men, 18 women) with newly diagnosed UCB at admission for transurethral resection of bladder tumors were recruited. Dysuria was more often observed in women (55.6 vs. 38.0%, p = 0.001). Direct consultation of the urologist was conducted by 84.0% of males and 66.7% of females (p = 0.120). One third of the women saw their general practitioner and/or gynecologist once or twice (p = 0.120) before referral to the urologist. Furthermore, women were significantly more often treated for urinary tract infections than men (61.1 vs. 20.0%, p = 0.005). Cystoscopy at first presentation to the urologist was more often performed in men than women (88.0 vs. 66.7%, p = 0.068), with a more favorable tumor detection rate at first cystoscopy in men (96.0 vs. 50.0%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Delayed referral patterns might lead to deferred diagnosis of UCB and consequently to adverse outcome. Thus, primary care physicians might consider referring patients with bladder complaints to specialized care earlier.
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Carcinoma/complicações , Disuria/etiologia , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde/tendências , Encaminhamento e Consulta/tendências , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/complicações , Urotélio/patologia , Idoso , Áustria , Carcinoma/diagnóstico , Carcinoma/cirurgia , Cistoscopia/tendências , Disuria/diagnóstico , Feminino , Clínicos Gerais/tendências , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Atenção Primária à Saúde/tendências , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Especialização/tendências , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores de Tempo , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia , Urotélio/cirurgiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of bladder cancer relies on investigation of symptoms presented to primary care, notably visible haematuria. The importance of non-visible haematuria has never been estimated. AIM: To estimate the risk of bladder cancer with non-visible haematuria. DESIGN AND SETTING: A case-control study using UK electronic primary care medical records, including uncoded data to supplement coded records. METHOD: A total of 4915 patients (aged ≥40 years) diagnosed with bladder cancer between January 2000 and December 2009 were selected from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and matched to 21 718 controls for age, sex, and practice. Variables for visible and non-visible haematuria were derived from coded and uncoded data. Analyses used multivariable conditional logistic regression, followed by estimation of positive predictive values (PPVs) for bladder cancer using Bayes' theorem. RESULTS: Non-visible haematuria (coded/uncoded data) was independently associated with bladder cancer: odds ratio (OR) 20 (95% confidence interval [CI] =12 to 33). The PPV of non-visible haematuria was 1.6% (95% CI = 1.2 to 2.1) in those aged ≥60 years and 0.8% (95% CI = 0.1 to 5.6) in 40-59-year-olds. The PPV of visible haematuria was 2.8% (95% CI = 2.5 to 3.1) and 1.2% (95% CI = 0.6 to 2.3) for the same age groups respectively, lower than those calculated using coded data alone. The proportion of records of visible haematuria in coded, rather than uncoded, format was higher in cases than in controls (P<0.002, χ(2) test). There was no evidence for such differential recording of non-visible haematuria by case/control status (P = 0.78), although, overall, the uncoded format was preferred (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Both non-visible and visible haematuria are associated with bladder cancer, although the visible form confers nearly twice the risk of cancer compared with the non-visible form. GPs' style of record keeping varies by symptom and possible diagnosis.
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Dor Abdominal/diagnóstico , Disuria/diagnóstico , Hematúria/diagnóstico , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/diagnóstico , Dor Abdominal/etiologia , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Disuria/etiologia , Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde , Hematúria/etiologia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances , Medição de Risco , Reino Unido/epidemiologia , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The assessment of patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in everyday practice and clinical studies relies on National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) scores for symptom appraisal, inclusion criteria for clinical trials, follow-up, and response evaluation. OBJECTIVE: We investigated multiple databases of CP/CPPS patients to determine the prevalence and impact of pain locations and types to improve our strategy of individualized phenotypically guided treatment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Four major databases with CPSI scores for nonselected CP/CPPS clinic patients from Canada, Germany, Italy, and the United States. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Individual question scores and subtotal and total scores of CPSI were described and correlated with each other. Ordinal regression analysis was performed to define pain severity categories. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 1563 CP/CPPS patients were included. Perineal pain/discomfort was the most prevalent pain symptom (63%) followed by testicular pain (58%), pain in the pubic area (42%) and penis (32%); reports of pain during ejaculation and voiding were 45% and 43%, respectively. European patients had a significantly higher number of pain localizations and symptoms compared with North American patients (p<0.001). Severity of pain correlated well with frequency of pain (r = 0.645). No specific pain localization/type was associated with more severe pain. Correlation of pain domain with quality of life (QoL) (r = 0.678) was higher than the urinary domain (r = 0.320). Individually, pain severity (r = 0.627) and pain frequency (r = 0.594) correlated better with QoL than pain localization (r = 0.354). Pain severity categories results for NIH-CPSI item 4 (0-10 numerical rating scale for average pain) were mild, 0-3; moderate, 4-6; severe, 7-10; CPSI pain domain (0-21): mild, 0-7; moderate, 8-13; and severe, 14-21. CONCLUSIONS: Pain has more impact on QoL than urinary symptoms. Pain severity and frequency are more important than pain localization/type. Cut-off levels for disease severity categories have been identified that will prove valuable in symptom assessment and the development of therapeutic strategies.