3d urology

PURPOSE: To evaluate the gain of microsurgical skills and competencies by urology residents, using low-fidelity experimental models. METHODS: The study involved the use of training boards, together with a low-fidelity microsurgery simulator, developed using a 3D printer. The model consists in two silicone tubes, coated with a resin, measuring 10 cm in length and with internal and external diameters of 0.5 and 1.5 mm. The support for the ducts is composed by a small box, developed with polylactic acid...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of our new three-dimensional (3D) automatic augmented reality (AAR) system guided by artificial intelligence in the identification of tumour's location at the level of the preserved neurovascular bundle (NVB) at the end of the extirpative phase of nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. METHODS: In this prospective study, we enrolled patients with prostate cancer (clinical stages cT1c-3, cN0, and cM0) with a positive index lesion at target biopsy, suspicious for capsular contact or extracapsular extension at preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Simulation is a key component of surgical training, enabling trainees to develop their skills in a safe environment. With simulators broadly grouped into physical models and virtual-reality (VR) simulators, it is important to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of the simulator types in terms of validity as well as cost. The review aims to compare the benefits and drawbacks of novel VR and physical simulators within the broader themes of endourology, laparoscopic and robotic operations, and other urological procedures...

PURPOSE: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging treatment option for localized prostate cancer. There is increasing interest to reduce the number of fractions for prostate SBRT. METHODS: We provide a narrative review and summary of prospective trials of different fractionation schedules for prostate SBRT, focusing on efficacy, toxicities, and quality of life outcomes. RESULTS: There are two randomized phase 3 trials comparing standard external beam radiotherapy with ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy...

Background: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) has emerged as a new gold standard for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; however, its steep learning curve hinders generalization of this technique. Therefore, there is a need for a benchtop HoLEP simulator to reduce this learning curve and provide training. We have developed a nonbiohazardous HoLEP simulator using modern education theory and validated it in a multicenter study. Materials and Methods: Six experts established key components for a HoLEP simulator through a Delphi consensus over three rounds including 250 questions...

BACKGROUND: Bladder urothelial carcinoma is an alarming urologic malignancy. Complex factors like modelling and local staging can affect treatment strategy. However, local staging, particularly the muscle invasion status, significantly influences decisions regarding treatment strategies. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the novel advances of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) imaging to assess local staging in comparison with conventional cystoscopy. METHODS: Forty-three patients with painless haematuria and conventional cystoscopy findings of bladder mass underwent 3D US virtual cystoscopy...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review outlines recent innovations in simulation technology as it applies to urology. It is essential for the next generation of urologists to attain a solid foundation of technical and nontechnical skills, and simulation technology provides a variety of safe, controlled environments to acquire this baseline knowledge. RECENT FINDINGS: With a focus on urology, this review first outlines the evidence to support surgical simulation, then discusses the strides being made in the development of 3D-printed models for surgical skill training and preoperative planning, virtual reality models for different urologic procedures, surgical skill assessment for simulation, and integration of simulation into urology residency curricula...

PURPOSE: Given the shortcomings of current stone burden characterization (maximum diameter or ellipsoid formulas), we sought to investigate the diagnostic accuracy and precision of a University of California, Irvine-developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for determining stone volume determination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 322 noncontrast CT scans were retrospectively obtained from patients with a diagnosis of urolithiasis. The largest stone in each noncontrast CT scan was designated the "index stone...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) is the first-line management option for large kidney stones (>2 cm). It remains, however, a demanding procedure with considerable morbidity. The present narrative review summarizes recent knowledge from original research studies investigating navigation systems/three-dimensional (3D) imaging in PCNL, particularly on publications during the past 12-18 months. RECENT FINDINGS: Navigation systems and 3D imaging are primarily used for preoperative planning, with few intra-operative applications...

Despite the arising interest in three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction models from 2D imaging, their diffusion and perception among urologists have been scarcely explored. The aim of the study is to report the results of an international survey investigating the use of such tools among urologists of different backgrounds and origins. Beyond demographics, the survey explored the degree to which 3D models are perceived to improve surgical outcomes, the procedures mostly making use of them, the settings in which those tools are mostly applied, the surgical steps benefiting from 3D reconstructions and future perspectives of improvement...

BACKGROUND: Uroflowmetry is useful to screen for and manage many voiding disorders. Home-based uroflowmetry might better represent the patient's true voiding pattern and be more widely adopted if an accurate low-cost portable device was available. OBJECTIVE: Development and initial evaluation of an open-platform, open-source low-cost portable uroflowmeter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We designed and built an uroflowmeter comprising of a load cell and digital memory card unit connected to a programmable microcontroller board mounted upon a 3D printed frame...

Bladder cancer (BC) is the sixth most common worldwide urologic malignancy associated with elevated morbidity and mortality rates if not well treated. The muscle-invasive form of BC develops in about 25% of patients. Moreover, according to estimates, 50% of patients with invasive BC experience fatal metastatic relapses. Currently, resistance to drug-based therapy is the major tumble to BC treatment. The three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures are clearly more relevant not only as a novel evolving gadget in drug screening but also as a bearable therapeutic for different diseases...

BACKGROUND: Ureterolysis represents the surgical treatment for retroperitoneal fibrosis. The aim of the study was to review the outcomes of patients who had undergone radical hysterectomy and radiotherapy for cervical cancer that later developed retroperitoneal fibrosis, for whom 3D laparoscopic ureterolysis was performed in our department and to review current published studies. METHODS: We present a series of cases consisting of 6 patients with secondary retroperitoneal fibrosis...

AIM: To evaluate the possibilities of textural analysis of 3D models in differentiating the degree of nuclear dysplasia of the clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The specimens after surgical treatment of 190 patients with ccRCC were analyzed. In all cases, nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) was performed through laparoscopic access. The clinical characteristics were evaluated, including age, gender, tumor localization (side, surface and segments), absolute tumor volume, Charlson comorbidity index, body mass index, nephrometry scores (RENAL, PADOVA, C-index)...

OBJECTIVE: To report our step-by-step technique for 3D laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy for a right renal tumour with level IV venous thrombus.Worldwide experience in minimally-invasive approach for such complex cases is limited. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 66-year-old male was incidentally diagnosed with a right renal tumour. He had a medical history of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Blood test analysis showed a haemoglobin of 11.2 g/dl, creatinine of 0...

INTRODUCTION: Dynamic volumetric MRI was used to non-invasively assess voiding biomechanics in a healthy male volunteer. METHODS: Using 3D Differential Subsampling with Cartesian Ordering (DISCO) Flex acquisition sequence, volumetric bladder images were obtained throughout the voiding effort. These were subsequently segmented using MIMICS. Segmented anatomical volumes were used to quantify total voided volume, post-void residual, volumetric displacement of urine over time, bladder neck angle, sphericity index, and prostatic urethral angle through the voiding effort...

To investigate the value of 3D visualization reconstruction technology in pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma surgery.The clinical data of 87 patients with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma admitted to the Department of Urology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January 2019 and December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, and 3D visualization model reconstruction was performed preoperatively in 47 patients [Group A:males was 24 cases,the age M ( Q 1 , Q 3 )42.00(30.00, 54.00)]. while the remaining 40 patients [Group B: males was 23 cases,the age M ( Q 1 , Q 3 ) 44...

PURPOSE: This study aims to build a 3D reconstruction computed simulation model and to establish a regression equation for detecting the testis's temperature by its location after first staged open orchidopexy in children with abdominal undescended testis (UDT) and short spermatic cords. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 31 children with abdominal UDT and short spermatic cords who underwent first staged orchiopexy between 2017 and 2020. Using ultrasonography to obtain the testis's location distance from the skin surface (X1), external iliac vessel (X2), and internal inguinal ring (X3), we input the data into a 3D reconstruction computed simulation along with COMSOL to calculate the testicular temperature...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S): To create a magnetic resonance image (MRI)-based atlas of prostate bed recurrence for prostate cancer patients undergoing salvage radiotherapy (sRT) after radical prostatectomy and to evaluate the consistency of contouring guidelines for the prostatic fossa clinical target volume (PF-CTV) delineation. MATERIALS/METHODS: Patients with biochemical recurrence and prostate bed lesions at MRI before sRT were included. A reference patient was identified and the lesion(s) of each patient was mapped by a deformable co-registration among T2 weighted (T2w) images...

INTRODUCTION: Severity of penile curvature (PC) is commonly used to select the optimal surgical intervention for hypospadias, either alone or in conjunction with other phenotypic characteristics. Despite this, current literature on the accuracy and precision of different PC measurement techniques in hypospadias patients remains limited. PURPOSE: Assess the feasibility and validity of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model for automatic measurement of PC. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seven 3D-printed penile models with variable degrees of ventral PC were used to evaluate and compare interobserver agreement in estimation of penile curvatures using various measurement techniques (including visual inspection, goniometer, manual estimation via a mobile application, and an AI-based angle estimation app...