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Reply from Authors re: Michel Bolla. Adjuvant or Immediate External Irradiation After Radical Prostatectomy with Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for High-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Decision. Eur Urol 2013;63:1009-10
No full textReply to Chris Parker, Matthew R. Sydes and Howard Kynaston's Letter to the Editor re: Firas Abdollah, Nazareno Suardi, Cesare Cozzarini, et al. Selecting the Optimal Candidate for Adjuvant Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer: A Long-term Survival Analysis. Eur Urol 2013;63:998-1008.
No full textReply from Authors re: Christian Stief. Mere Extension of the Field of Resection Cannot Be the Answer to Surgery for Metastatic Spread: We Need Individualized Approaches Based on Modern Imaging Techniques. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2014.07.026: Does Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Really Improve Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients with Node-positive Disease? Or Is It the Will Rogers Phenomenon Again?
No full textErectile Function Outcome after Bilateral Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: Which Patients May Be Left Untreated?
No full textIntroduction. Several studies have shown that erectile function (EF) recovery in patients undergoing bilateral nerve sparing radical prostatectomy (BNSRP) improves significantly when phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5) are administered following surgery. Methods. We included 293 patients treated with BNSRRP at a single center. Postoperative EF recovery was defined as an EF domain score of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) >= 22. No patient received any treatment for postoperative erectile dysfunction (ED). Kaplan-Meier curves assessed time to EF recovery according to patient age, preoperative EF, and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models tested the association between predictors and EF recovery. Finally, the rate of EF recovery of untreated patients after BNSRP was compared with a subset of patients with similar preoperative characteristics but receiving PDE5. Main Outcome Measure. The main outcome measure of this article was the IIEF-EF domain score. Results. Overall, 105/293 (35.8%) reached an IIEF-EF >= 22 after a mean follow-up of 26.8 months. At multivariable analyses, age, preoperative IIEF-EF, and CCI achieved independent predictor status (all P 70 years (P = 26) had a 56.6% chance of recovering EF after surgery compared with 18% of patients with severe ED before surgery (P = 22 was higher but did not differ significantly from comparable patients receiving PDE5 (P = 0.11). Conclusions. Overall, the rate of EF postoperative recovery in patients left untreated after surgery is modest (35.8%). Although younger patients with a good preoperative EF may experience good EF recovery rates even without any treatment, use of PDE5 after surgery further improved their functional outcomes. Therefore, a therapy for ED should be offered to all patients treated with BNSRP. Gallina A, Ferrari M, Suardi N, Capitanio U, Abdollah F, Tutolo M, Bianchi M, Sacca A, Salonia A, Rigatti P, Montorsi F, and Briganti A. Erectile function outcome after bilateral nerve sparing radical prostatectomy: Which patients may be left untreated? J Sex Med 2012; 9: 903-908
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
HOW CAN WE PREDICT LYMPHORRHOEA AND CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT LYMPHOCELES AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY AND PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY? CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS REPLY
No full textVariations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Choosing the Best Candidates for Penile Rehabilitation after Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy
No full textIntroduction. Controversy exists regarding the ideal candidates for penile rehabilitation after bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (BNSRP). Aim. To test the effect of penile rehabilitation according to preoperative patient characteristics. Methods. We included 435 consecutive patients treated with BNSRP between 2004 and 2008. Preoperative age, International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were used to subdivide patients into three groups according to foreseen risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) after surgery: low (age = 26, CCI = 70 or IIEF-EF = 22. Results. No difference in terms of EF recovery was found between patients receiving on-demand vs. daily PDE5-I (P = 0.09) in the overall population. Similarly, comparable efficacy of the two treatment schedules (on-demand vs. chronic) was demonstrated in patients with low and high risk of ED (all P < 0.8). Conversely, daily therapy with PDE5-I showed significantly higher efficacy for the EF recovery rate compared with the on-demand PDE5-I administration schedule in patients with intermediate risk of ED (3-year EF recovery: 74% vs. 52%, respectively; P = 0.02). Conclusion. The ideal candidates for penile rehabilitation after surgery are patients at intermediate risk of ED. Briganti A, Di Trapani E, Abdollah F, Gallina A, Suardi N, Capitanio U, Tutolo M, Passoni N, Salonia A, DiGirolamo V, Colombo R, Guazzoni G, Rigatti P, and Montorsi F. Choosing the best candidates for penile rehabilitation after bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. J Sex Med 2012;9:608-617
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