Diagnosi precoce del carcinoma prostatico in sicilia e calabria. Dati preliminare di uno studio osservazionale del GSTU e della SSCU.

2004

Osservational Study on Early Diagnosis of Prostate Carcinoma in Sicily and Calabria

2004

The diagnosis of prostate carcinoma has been monitored in Sicily and Calabria for one year. Material e Methods Twenty-seven urological centres of Sicily and Calabria joined the study. Detailed informations about age, familiarity, PSA, Gleason score and TNM stage at diagnosis were centralized between november 2001 and november 2002. Results 721 patients have been recruited. The median age was 73 years. More than 80% of the patients were older than 65 years. Median PSA was 14 ng/ml. The clinical stage at diagnosis was T1c in 33% of patients and 67% had an organ confined prostate cancer (T1-T2). Familiarity was detected in 8% of cases. Age and PSA at diagnosis in these patients were similar t…

RISULTATI DI UNO STUDIO RANDOMIZZATO SULLA TOSSICITÀ E SUL RUOLO DEL MANTENIMENTO NELLA CHEMIOPROFILASSI ENDOVESCICALE PRECOCE DOPO TUR DI CARCINOMA …

2005

Open prostatectomy for benign prostatic enlargement in southern Europe in the late 1990s: A contemporary series of 1800 interventions

2002

Abstract Objectives Contemporary series of open prostatectomies from Western countries are rare. Frequently, the analysis of the outcome of open prostatectomy refers to old experiences or to series from developing countries. Any comparison with transurethral resection of the prostate can be invalidated by complications of open surgery because of the lack of an adequate healthcare system and technology. Methods The Sicilian-Calabrian Society of Urology performed a retrospective study to assess the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Sicily and Calabria in 1997 and 1998. A three-page questionnaire was sent to the 36 urologic units of these two Italian regions with more than…

Fumo di sigaretta e risorsa idrica in pazienti affetti da carcinoma vescicale superficiale. XV Congresso Nazionale SIUro, Giardini Naxos 3-6 novembre…

2005

Il carcinoma prostatico in Calabria e Sicilia.

2004

Management of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia in southern Italy: a retrospective analysis of the Sicilian-Calabrian Society of Urology (SSCU…

2002

<i>Introduction:</i> The availability of new pharmacological and surgical options is responsible for important changes in the management of symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). The Sicilian-Calabrian Society of Urology performed a retrospective survey to assess the management of BPH in southern Italy in 1997 and 1998. <i>Patients and Methods:</i> A 3-page questionnaire was sent to the 36 urological units of these two regions. The real number of patients treated was required. The numbers were checked with data obtained from the Health Regional Offices. <i>Results:</i> Twenty-six urological units (72.3%) replied. Almost all patients underwent urin…