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V Ficarra

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Telehealth in Urology: A Systematic Review of the Literature. How Much Can Telemedicine Be Useful During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic?

2020

Context Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused increased interest in the application of telehealth to provide care without exposing patients and physicians to the risk of contagion. The urological literature on the topic is sparse. Objective To perform a systematic review of the literature and evaluate all the available studies on urological applications of telehealth. Evidence acquisition After registration on PROSPERO, we searched PubMed and Scopus databases to collect any kind of studies evaluating any telehealth interventions in any urological conditions. The National Toxicology Program/Office of Health Assessment and Translation Risk of Bias Rating Tool for Human and A…

Coronavirus; COVID-19; E-health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Telehealth; Telemedicinemedicine.medical_specialtyTelemedicineTelemedicine.UrologyUrinary systemCoronaviru030232 urology & nephrologyPsychological interventionUrinary incontinenceContext (language use)TelehealthArticleCOVID-19; Coronavirus; E-health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Telehealth; Telemedicinelaw.invention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawHealth caremedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Intensive care medicineE-healthCOVID-19; Coronavirus; E-health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Telehealth; Telemedicine.business.industryCOVID-19COVID-19 Coronavirus E-health Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Telehealth Telemedicine.TelemedicineCoronavirusTelehealth030220 oncology & carcinogenesismedicine.symptombusinessCoronavirus COVID-19 E-health Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Telehealth TelemedicineEuropean Urology
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Erratum: Validation of the 2009 TNM version in a large multi-institutional cohort of patients treated for renal cell carcinoma: Are further improveme…

2011

A new edition of the TNM was recently released that includes modifications for the staging system of kidney cancers. Specifically, T2 cancers were subclassified into T2a and T2b (10 cm), tumors with renal vein involvement or perinephric fat involvement were classified as T3a cancers, and those with adrenal involvement were classified as T4 cancers. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to validate the recently released edition of the TNM staging system for primary tumor classification in kidney cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Our multicenter retrospective study consisted of 5339 patients treated in 16 academic Italian centers. INTERVENTION: Patients underwent either radical or partial nephrecto…

Oncologymedicine.medical_specialtyCorrigendum to ‘‘Validation of the 2009 TNM Version in a Largebusiness.industryUrologyUrologyRenal Cell Carcinomamedicine.diseaseTNMTNM; Renal Cell CarcinomaRenal cell carcinomaInternal medicineCohortmedicinebusinesserratum error priority journal
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Features Associated with Recurrence Beyond 5 Years After Nephrectomy and Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Development and Internal V…

2014

Background: Approximately 10-20% of recurrences in patients treated with nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) develop beyond 5 yr after surgery (late recurrence). Objective: To determine features associated with late recurrence. Design, setting, and participants: A total of 5009 patients from a multicenter database comprising 13 107 RCC patients treated surgically had a minimum recurrence-free survival of 60 mo (median follow-up [FU]: 105 mo [range: 78-135]); at last FU, 4699 were disease free (median FU: 103 mo [range: 78-134]), and 310 patients (6.2%) experienced disease recurrence (median FU: 120 mo [range: 93-149]). Interventions: Patients underwent radical nephrectomy or nephron-…

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Validation of the 2009 TNM Version in a Large Multi-Institutional Cohort of Patients Treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Are Further Improvements Neede…

2010

Background: A new edition of the TNM was recently released that includes modifications for the staging system of kidney cancers. Specifically, T2 cancers were subclassified into T2a and T2b ( 10 cm), tumors with renal vein involvement or perinephric fat involvement were classified as T3a cancers, and those with adrenal involvement were classified as T4 cancers. Objective: Our aim was to validate the recently released edition of the TNM staging system for primary tumor classification in kidney cancer. Design, setting, and participants: Our multicenter retrospective study consisted of 5339 patients treated in 16 academic Italian centers. Intervention: Patients underwent either radical or part…

MaleNephrologyOncologyIMPACTmedicine.medical_treatmentValidation of the 2009 TNM version in a large multi-institutional cohort of patients treated for renal cell carcinoma: are further improvements needed?Kidney neoplasm; Nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma; TNM; UrologyNephrectomyTNMCohort StudiesTNM; renal cell carcinomarenal cell carcinoma; staging systemPROPOSALKidney neoplasm; Nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma; TNMRenal cell carcinomaPRIMARY TUMOR CLASSIFICATIONstaging systemNEPHRECTOMYRECLASSIFICATIONkidney cancerRADICAL NEPHRECTOMYMiddle AgedKidney neoplasmPrimary tumorKidney NeoplasmsNephrectomyREVISIONclassificationCohortCUTOFFKidney neoplasm; Nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma; TNM; Aged; Carcinoma Renal Cell; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Retrospective StudiesFemalekidney neoplasmHumanrenal cell carcinomamedicine.medical_specialtyUrologyTNM staging systemSTRATIFICATIONInternal medicinemedicineHumansCarcinoma Renal CellAgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industrykidney neoplasm; renal cell carcinoma; TNM; NEPHRECTOMYCarcinomaRenal CellRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseSurgerySIZECohort StudiebusinessKidney cancerKidney diseaseEuropean Urology
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