Introduction. It has been established that prolonged androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) of prostate cancer leads to a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) and increases the risk of fractures, which is an important medical and social problem. Zoledronic acid (ZA) is most often used for the...
Introduction. Minimally invasive radical cystectomy replicates principles of open surgery and has similar oncological outcomes. In addition, it may reduce the incidence of early postoperative complications and confer earlier patients’ recovery.
Materials and methods. We prospectively...
Introduction. Glansectomy is one of the organ-sparing surgeries for localized penile cancer (PC) treatment. Glanuloplasty with urethral flap was made to achieve good cosmetic results. Unfortunately, this method is inevitably leads to micropenia, and therefore penile elongation should be considered...
Introduction. Urethral cancer is a rare disease that often occurs under the mask of cystitis and urethritis, which can lead to late diagnosis, progression and poor prognosis.
Purpose of the study. On the example of a clinical case, to demonstrate the difficulties of diagnosing urethral cancer in...
Introduction. In recent years, it has been established that the study of the content of molecular genetic biomarkers in blood serum, tissues characterizing the activity of tumor-infiltrating immune cells or tumor microenvironment makes it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of immunogenic...
Introduction. Currently, the possibilities of cell therapy using stem cells for the correction of functional disorders of organs, including kidneys, are being widely investigated. The main mechanism of action of stem cells is considered to be the activation of cellular regeneration and the...
Introduction. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is a complex and multifaceted problem located at the junction of several specialties, the main of which are: urology, andrology and endocrinology. This condition requires making a decision and carrying out appropriate therapeutic measures even before the...
Introduction. The trend of modern medicine in the last decade is the increasingly frequent priority of minimally invasive technologies and the maximum possible delay of extensive surgical interventions according to indications, which is especially important in pediatric urological practice....
Introduction. The pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection has presented public health challenges with adequate health care delivery. As a respiratory infection, COVID-19 is multisystemic in nature and can affect the organs of the urinary system. The purpose of this article is to present...
Introduction. One of the actual problems of modern urology and andrology is the study of the diagnostic significance of cystic formations of the epididymis. However, there are singal indications in the literature on the study of the composition of the contents of the cysts of the epididymis, and at...