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Robotic Renal And Adrenal Surgery: Present And Future (PDF)
From its initial use in cardiac surgery, robotically assisted surgery has progressively moved to urology such that at present, over half its application is for urological surgery.

Genitourinary Medicine and Surgery in Prisons During the Period of Reform (PDF)
Prison reform in England began in the 1770s; before that prisoners could obtain medical attention at their own expense or, if they were lucky, funded by the authorities: ‘In 1674, a Dr Hodges was paid 10 pounds: "to inform himself of the gravity of the distemper in Wood Street compter (an archaic term for a prison)", and approval was granted for settlement of an apothecary’s bill for certain medicines used in treating the disease’.

Management of Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass ("Incidentaloma")
Discovery of unexpected adrenal masses, because of abdominal investigations for other reasons, continues to create concern for physicians and their patients.
Dr. Grumbach and colleagues review current approaches to this problem.
Ann Intern Med 2003;138:424-9, comment in Ann Intern Med 2004;140:401 and 401-2.

Update on Minimally Invasive Management of Ureteral Strictures
The authors present a well balanced analysis of endourological versus open techniques.

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