conclusion with thorough technical knowledge and an adequate learning curve, pra could serve as the surgeon’s preferred surgical approach to the adrenal gland within the confines of its selection criteria. background since the early 1990s, endoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard surgical approach for the adrenal gland. also, lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (lta) which is the...

Address correspondence to Dr. Daniel Canter, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 USA Transrectal implantation of electromagnetic transponders following radical prostatectomy for delivery of IMRT Daniel Canter, MD,1 Alexander Kutikov, MD,1 Eric M. Horwitz, MD,2 Richard E. Greenberg, MD1 1Department of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase C...

Although the need for formalisation of modelling techniques is generally recognised, not much literature is devoted to the actual process involved. This is comparable to the situation in mathematics where focus is on proofs but not on the process of proving. This paper tries to accomodate for this lacuna and provides essential principles for the process of formalisation in the context of modell...

Address correspondence to Dr. Jack Barkin, Humber River Regional Hospital, 404-960 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto, ON M6A 3B5 Canada UroLift system for relief of prostate obstruction under local anesthesia Jack Barkin, MD,1 Jonathan Giddens, MD,2 Peter Incze, MD,3 Richard Casey, MD,3 Stephen Richardson, MD,4 Steven Gange, MD4 1Humber River Regional Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontar...

T HE development of routine doublecontrast techniques for examining the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract has dramatically improved our ability to diagnose a variety of inflammatory and neoplastic diseases in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Despite increasing acceptance of this technique, many radiologists still use conventional single-contrast radiography as the primary modality for exam...

Address correspondence to Dr. James A. Brown, University of Iowa, Department of Urology, 200 Hawkins Dr., 3 RCP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1089 USA Ureteroileal anastomotic strictures after a Bricker ileal conduit: 50 case assessment of the impact of conversion from a slit incision to a “shield shaped” ileotomy Marina Cheng, MD,1 Stephen W. Looney, MD,2 James A. Brown, MD1 1Division of Urology, Medic...

© 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd tion for nerve biopsy refl ects the diagnosis most often sought in this context, namely a multifocal neuropathy due to vasculitis, which may be tissue-specifi c. Many other conditions, however, can be diagnosed or suggested by the fi ndings on nerve biopsy (Box 1). The potential usefulness of the investigation must be balanced against the risk of complications (l...

The management of post-prostatectomy erectile function has been debated since the nerve sparing radical prostatectomy was fi rst introduced. A number of penile rehabilitation protocols have been proposed with varying degrees of success and patient satisfaction. My management of postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction has evolved based on an honest and critical appraisal of the literature and my ...

THE PARAMETERS OF SINGLE FIBRE EMG To detect abnormal neuromuscular transmission, two parameters are analysed: ‘jitter’ as an indicator of irregularity of neuromuscular transmission, and ‘blocking’ as an indicator of failure of transmission (Stålberg and Trontelj 1994). Each lower motor neurone arising from an anterior horn of the spinal cord connects with a number of muscle fi bres via the ter...