Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000077
Jennifer Espinales, Firas G. Petros
{"title":"Editorial Comment: Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Maxillary Sinus Presenting As Recurrent Epistaxis","authors":"Jennifer Espinales, Firas G. Petros","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":" 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138610059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000054
Evan Prakoso Gandakusuma, S. Pramod, H. Agustina
Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor of the skin that typically arises in areas rich in apocrine glands. In our report, a 64-year-old man came to the emergency department with a complaint of an enlarging, tender mass in the scrotum growing over the previous 3 months associated with discomfort. Tumor markers were checked, and elevation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) was found. The patient was initially diagnosed with testicular cancer with infiltration to the scrotum. Wide mass excision with bilateral orchidectomy was performed. Results from histopathological examination revealed an apocrine adenocarcinoma of the scrotum. We report a case of primary apocrine adenocarcinoma of the scrotum initially suspected as testicular cancer.
{"title":"Scrotum Apocrine Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Testicular Cancer with Infiltration to the Scrotum: A Case Report with Literature Review","authors":"Evan Prakoso Gandakusuma, S. Pramod, H. Agustina","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000054","url":null,"abstract":"Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor of the skin that typically arises in areas rich in apocrine glands. In our report, a 64-year-old man came to the emergency department with a complaint of an enlarging, tender mass in the scrotum growing over the previous 3 months associated with discomfort. Tumor markers were checked, and elevation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) was found. The patient was initially diagnosed with testicular cancer with infiltration to the scrotum. Wide mass excision with bilateral orchidectomy was performed. Results from histopathological examination revealed an apocrine adenocarcinoma of the scrotum. We report a case of primary apocrine adenocarcinoma of the scrotum initially suspected as testicular cancer.","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"118 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138988934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000065
Alberto Benitez Cano, Karl-Dietrich Sievert
{"title":"Editorial Comment: The Minimal Utility of Analyzing Ureteropelvic Junction Tissue at the Time of Pyeloplasty","authors":"Alberto Benitez Cano, Karl-Dietrich Sievert","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"436 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139021766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000055
F. J. Aschwanden, Dominic Ditsch, F. von Wallenberg, Andres Affentranger, Thomas Treumann, Agostino Mattei, C.D. Fankhauser
We describe a surgical technique for robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy, including 3 novel steps to facilitate resection and suturing. This approach minimizes positive surgical margins and the risk of postoperative bleeding. This article describes a retrospective study of a single-surgeon series, including 49 patients. The study approach includes descriptive analysis of the Intraoperative Adverse Incident Classification, analysis of postoperative complications using the Clavien-Dindo Classification, and description of pathological and oncological outcomes. The median operative time was 221 minutes (IQR: 196-263), and the median ischemia time was 20 minutes (IQR: 12-24). Intraoperative Adverse Incident Classification Grade 1 complications occurred in 2 patients (4%). Conversion to open partial nephrectomy was necessary in 1 patient (2%). Postoperative complications were reported in 7 patients (14%). Of these, 3 patients (6%) experienced a Clavien-Dindo Classification Grade 2 complication, 2 patients (4%) experienced a Grade 3a complication, 1 patient (2%) experienced a Grade 3b complication, and 1 patient (2%) experienced a Grade 4a complication. Endovascular coiling and blood transfusion were necessary in 2 patients (4%), and 2 patients (4%) were readmitted. A positive surgical margin was reported in 1 patient (2%). Metastatic relapse occurred in 1 patient (2%) 535 days after surgery who did not have a positive surgical margin. Our novel 3 surgical steps during robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy allow an oncologically safe resection with a low risk of postoperative complications.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000092
Huma K. Sadulla, Henry H. Woo
{"title":"Editorial Comment: Utilization of Instagram by Urology Residency Programs for Applicant Recruitment","authors":"Huma K. Sadulla, Henry H. Woo","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":" 62","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138614057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000067
Samuel A. Gold, Vitaly Margulis
We thank the reviewers for providing these editorial comments that highlight the question posed to urologists, the FDA, and patients as to whether ranitidine increases the risk of renal malignancies.1,2 We believe preclinical data and limited population data demonstrate an association between this now-recalled medication and kidney cancer but not causation.3 As this issue spills into the legal system and regulatory bodies, it is incumbent on all the parties involved to carefully evaluate the dynamic stream of information and seek out further answers on this topic.
{"title":"Reply by Authors: Carcinogenic Effects of Nitrosodimethylamine Contamination in Ranitidine: Defining the Relationship with Renal Malignancies","authors":"Samuel A. Gold, Vitaly Margulis","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000067","url":null,"abstract":"We thank the reviewers for providing these editorial comments that highlight the question posed to urologists, the FDA, and patients as to whether ranitidine increases the risk of renal malignancies.1,2 We believe preclinical data and limited population data demonstrate an association between this now-recalled medication and kidney cancer but not causation.3 As this issue spills into the legal system and regulatory bodies, it is incumbent on all the parties involved to carefully evaluate the dynamic stream of information and seek out further answers on this topic.","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"46 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135615306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000081
Michel A. Pontari
{"title":"Editorial Comment: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Common Cause of Chronic Orchialgia","authors":"Michel A. Pontari","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139298020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000064
A. Shukla
{"title":"EDITORIAL COMMENT for: The Minimal Utility of Analyzing Ureteropelvic Junction Tissue at the Time of Pyeloplasty, Has Been Accepted for Publication in JU Open Plus","authors":"A. Shukla","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139305346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000068
Jesse Persily, Katie S. Murray
Female exclusion from clinical trials has been a topic of debate and discussion for well over 30 years, with an ever-growing body of literature to support ongoing disparities related to female patient enrollment, along with concerns about downstream effects on treatment efficacy and health outcomes in this patient population.1-3 Awareness of this disparity is the first step in correction. In this edition of JU Open Plus, Miyagi et al4 took a multipronged approach to assess gender representation in major urologic clinical trials, focusing on advanced bladder cancer (BC). To assess the scope of the problem, the team reviewed all trials included as evidence in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network BC guidelines on systemic therapies and found a lower percentage of female participants (20%) than would be expected based on the proportion of female patients with BC in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (26.9%, P < .001). There was also lower female representation in later-stage trials and randomized controlled trials. They then looked at the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to assess how these findings translated to actual patient care and found a significant difference between the proportion of male and female patients who received systemic and immunotherapy for advanced BC (42.6% vs 46% and 1.9% vs 2.8%, respectively, both P < .001). We commend the group for tackling this important and timely topic. The advanced BC management landscape has begun to shift from an almost exclusively chemotherapy-focused treatment paradigm to one that includes immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and antibody-drug conjugate-based therapies.5 A proper understanding of the state of clinical trial recruitment will allow for proactive strategy development to ensure recruitment of under-represented groups, thus ensuring adequate access to these emerging therapies. This is even more important in BC clinical trials. The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin shortage in non–muscle-invasive disease and platinum ineligibility in advanced BC each result in a larger cohort of patients who could potentially benefit from early clinical trial enrollment.6 By outlining the details of the gender disparity in one disease cohort, the authors lay the groundwork for working toward gender equality in trial recruitment. We offer some additional thoughts to build upon their analysis and discussion. Although we agree that factors influencing patient decision to participate in clinical trials should be assessed, we feel that the gender discrepancy likely extends beyond individual patient choice. The consistent and persistent finding of gender, racial, and ethnic disparities in clinical trial enrollment suggests the need for a systematic correction.7 This may come in the form of explicit differential recruitment of female participants and racial minorities with a goal of over-representation to combat historic under-representation. More dramatic adjustments to predetermined secondary or ev
30多年来,女性被排除在临床试验之外一直是争论和讨论的话题,越来越多的文献支持与女性患者入组相关的持续差异,以及对该患者群体治疗疗效和健康结果的下游影响的担忧。意识到这种差异是改正的第一步。在本期的《JU Open Plus》中,Miyagi等人4采用了多管齐下的方法来评估主要泌尿外科临床试验中的性别代表性,重点是晚期膀胱癌(BC)。为了评估问题的范围,研究小组回顾了国家综合癌症网络BC系统治疗指南中作为证据的所有试验,发现女性参与者的比例(20%)低于基于监测、流行病学和最终结果数据库中女性BC患者比例(26.9%,P < 0.001)的预期。在后期试验和随机对照试验中,女性的代表性也较低。然后,他们查看了国家癌症数据库(NCDB),以评估这些发现如何转化为实际的患者护理,并发现接受系统性和免疫治疗晚期BC的男性和女性患者比例之间存在显著差异(分别为42.6%对46%和1.9%对2.8%,P < 0.001)。我们赞扬工作组处理这一重要和及时的问题。先进的BC管理格局已经开始从几乎完全以化疗为中心的治疗范式转变为包括免疫治疗,靶向治疗和基于抗体-药物偶联治疗的治疗对临床试验招募状况的正确理解将有助于制定积极的战略,以确保招募代表性不足的群体,从而确保充分获得这些新兴疗法。这在BC临床试验中更为重要。在非肌肉侵袭性疾病中卡介苗芽孢杆菌的短缺和晚期BC中铂的不适合性都导致更大的患者队列可能从早期临床试验中获益通过概述一个疾病队列中性别差异的细节,作者为在试验招募中实现性别平等奠定了基础。在他们的分析和讨论的基础上,我们提供了一些额外的想法。虽然我们同意应该评估影响患者参与临床试验决定的因素,但我们认为性别差异可能超出了患者个人选择的范围。在临床试验入组中,性别、种族和民族差异的一致和持续的发现表明需要进行系统的纠正这可能会以明确的区别招募女性参与者和少数民族的形式出现,目的是增加代表性,以解决历史上代表性不足的问题。由于研究表明,在过去的20年里,这些人群的入学人数甚至没有上升的趋势,因此可能还需要对预定的中学甚至小学终点进行更大幅度的调整随着新药物在二线、三线和四线的应用,以及基于既往治疗暴露的不同纳入和排除标准,这些考虑将变得越来越重要。尽管绝对差异很小,但女性患者接受全身治疗的可能性较低这一发现既令人惊讶又意义重大。虽然缺乏数据,但考虑到各种假设及其含义将是减轻这种差异的关键,如果真的存在的话。在这方面缺失的关键数据包括这种差异是否反映了未能提供标准治疗化疗或不适合化疗。如果有更多的女性患者不符合条件,那么必须进行进一步的工作来了解为什么会出现这种情况。这一发现可能反映了先前的研究表明,女性BC患者的诊断延迟,并且可能更频繁地出现晚期疾病Marinaro等人在2021年发表的ndb分析提供了相互矛盾的结果。该小组没有发现显著的性别相关治疗差异,但确实发现女性90天死亡率较高,总体存活率较低。综上所述,显然必须开展更多的工作,也许可以使用更多样化的数据来源,以更好地评估这一潜在趋势。本研究仅关注BC的全身治疗范围是合适的,但仍有需要进一步研究的领域。关于临床试验招募的差异,我们所知甚少,因为它涉及到晚期BC的膀胱定向治疗。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000069
Kevin Krughoff, Jordan Foreman, Thomas Dvergsten, Andrew C. Peterson
Purpose: For patients undergoing urethroplasty with buccal mucosa grafting, the impact of oral care pathways on infection and pain control remains unstudied. We hypothesize that the elimination of dietary restrictions and mouthwash regimens from the oral care pathway would not alter the rate of donor site complications. Materials and Methods: One hundred urethroplasty cases using buccal mucosa were retrospectively reviewed for donor site and perineal wound complications. No preoperative or intraoperative antibiotic oral cleanses were used in any case. Records were categorized by use of postoperative dietary restrictions and mouthwash regimens. Graft harvest size, preexisting oral issues, baseline comorbidities, dental assessments, perioperative antibiotics, and postoperative pain control regimens were accounted for. Results: Forty patients were included in the oral care pathway and 60 in the nonoral care pathway. Baseline demographics, dental assessment, and graft harvest details were similar between groups. There were no cases of graft site infection, with a median follow-up of 226 days. All graft site issues resolved in 3 to 4 weeks or less. Perineal wound infections for oral care pathway 2 (5%), and no oral care pathway 4 (6.7%), P = .6. Urinary tract infections for oral care pathway 7 (17.5%), and no oral care pathway 2 (3.3%), P = .027. Conclusions: Postoperative oral complications remain low without the use of oral cleanses, dietary restrictions, or mouthwash regimens. Routine use of donor site care pathways is likely unnecessary in this patient population.
{"title":"Postoperative Oral Care Pathways Are Not Required at the Time of Buccal Mucosa Harvest","authors":"Kevin Krughoff, Jordan Foreman, Thomas Dvergsten, Andrew C. Peterson","doi":"10.1097/ju9.0000000000000069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000069","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: For patients undergoing urethroplasty with buccal mucosa grafting, the impact of oral care pathways on infection and pain control remains unstudied. We hypothesize that the elimination of dietary restrictions and mouthwash regimens from the oral care pathway would not alter the rate of donor site complications. Materials and Methods: One hundred urethroplasty cases using buccal mucosa were retrospectively reviewed for donor site and perineal wound complications. No preoperative or intraoperative antibiotic oral cleanses were used in any case. Records were categorized by use of postoperative dietary restrictions and mouthwash regimens. Graft harvest size, preexisting oral issues, baseline comorbidities, dental assessments, perioperative antibiotics, and postoperative pain control regimens were accounted for. Results: Forty patients were included in the oral care pathway and 60 in the nonoral care pathway. Baseline demographics, dental assessment, and graft harvest details were similar between groups. There were no cases of graft site infection, with a median follow-up of 226 days. All graft site issues resolved in 3 to 4 weeks or less. Perineal wound infections for oral care pathway 2 (5%), and no oral care pathway 4 (6.7%), P = .6. Urinary tract infections for oral care pathway 7 (17.5%), and no oral care pathway 2 (3.3%), P = .027. Conclusions: Postoperative oral complications remain low without the use of oral cleanses, dietary restrictions, or mouthwash regimens. Routine use of donor site care pathways is likely unnecessary in this patient population.","PeriodicalId":74033,"journal":{"name":"JU open plus","volume":"36 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136102249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}