European Urology - Are We Entering the Era of Truly Minimally Invasive Destructive Techniques for the Treatment of Urologic Tumours and Will These Therapies Stay in Urologists’ Hands?
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 296-298 (February 2007) When I was young, I had the good fortune to have a renowned paediatrician as one of my mentors. He was a source of a number of important axioms of life that I have found useful over the years, but the rather depressing “the graveyards are full of indispensable people,” which tended to put all life into perspective, and the important insight that at any one point in time the majority of medical practice is actually suboptimal as new and better therapies are currently available, is one that seems to have only grown in importance during my career.
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European Urology - Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Current Developments and Controversies
Monday, 01 January 2007
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 12-14 (January 2007) After the initial perplexity on the long-term oncologic efficacy of open nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), several studies in the past decade have shown that NSS offers equally effective local control and similar 5- and 10-yr disease-specific survival rates compared to radical nephrectomy [1].
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European Urology - Nerve-Sparing Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
Monday, 01 January 2007
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 90-97 (January 2007) Abstract -
Introduction:
In recent years, the surgical technique for open radical prostatectomy has evolved and increasing attention is paid to preserving anatomic structures and the impact on outcome and quality of life.
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European Urology - Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Analysis of Results
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 648-658 (March 2007)
Abstract -
Objectives:
Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect.
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