Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The epidemiologic data regarding stone composition in Israel are based on anachronistic methods of stone analysis. Historically, Israel was noted for an unusually high percentage of…

Abstract BACKGROUND: To examine the contemporary role of ureteroscopy in the diagnosis of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.

Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Stone analysis should be performed in all first-time stone formers. The preferred analytical procedures are Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) or X-ray diffraction (XRD). However, due to…

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of semen analysis and other patients' characteristics to predict the presence of spermatozoa in radical orchiectomy pathological specimen, and describe potential implications for patients…

Abstract BACKGROUND: Primary robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (R-RPLND) has been studied as an alternative to open RPLND in single-institution series for patients with low-stage nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT).

Abstract Murine double minute-2 (Mdm2) is one of the E3-ligases of the androgen receptor besides being the major regulator of the p53 tumor suppressor. The testis-specific USP26 was demonstrated to…

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of obesity on perioperative outcomes between open radical prostatectomy (ORP) and minimally invasive prostatectomy (MIP).

Abstract To examine the ability of a new specimen handling technique to improve histopathological yield of ureteroscopic biopsies, performed in patients with suspected upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC)

Abstract BACKGROUND: The utility of renal mass biopsies (RMB) in the diagnosis of kidney tumors remains debatable.

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Radical cystectomy (RC) is the standard of care for invasive nonmetastatic bladder cancer. Unfortunately, it is a complex procedure and more than half of patients experience a complication.…