... German evidence- and consensus-based clinical guideline on diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of germ cell tumours (GCT) of the testes in adult patients. We present the guideline content in 2 separate publications. The present second part summarizes the recommendations for the treatment of advanced...

...A. Spek; B. Szabados; B. Ziegelmüller; C. Stief; M. D'Anastasi; M. Staehler Objectives: To evaluate the usage of different guidelines and to estimate the impact of changed recommendation in routine management, therapy and follow-up of patients with renal cell cancer (RCC). Methods: An anonymous...

...Jian Guo Wen; Qing Long Chang; An Feng Lou; Zhen Zhen Li; Shan Lu; Yan Wang; Ya Lun Wang; Jin Hua Hu; Shu Ping Mao; Yan Zhang; Rui Xue; Chuanchuan Ren; Lu Xing; Guo Xian Zhang; Shengjun Zhang; Jens Christian Djurhuus; Jørgen Frøkiaer Objective: To summarize the clinical features and follow-up...

... of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children at postoperative follow-up. Material and Methods: We reviewed 178 children who underwent endoscopic therapy with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer in grade II or III VUR between 2002 and 2005. 4D-US was performed in all patients 1 day and 3, 9 and 18 months after...

...Ulla Geertsen; Søren Mommsen The results of clam ileocystoplasty in 32 patients were evaluated. Nineteen patients had a neuropathic (group N) and 13 a nonneuropathic disease (group NN). Mean follow-up was 75 months; 62 months for group N and 95 months for group NN. Mean age was 38 years...

...A. Carbone; M. Racioppi; A. Trucchi; R. Parascani; H. Gezeroglu; G. Delicato; D. Piccolotti; E. Alcini Introduction: The authors present the functional long-term follow-up by means of digital fluorographic video-urodynamics (DFVUDM) of two different surgical urinary diversions. Materials...

...G. Orlandini; S. Guizzardi; S. Ferretti; M. Simonazzi; G. Bucci; R. Gatti The morphological and functional basis of the excellent clinical outcome of ileal orthotopic neobladders are largely unknown. Only long-term follow-up studies will provide an adequate answer to this unsettled question. We...

...Jan Fichtner With modern forms of urinary diversion being widely employed during recent years, the awareness of possible complications and appropriate follow-up strategies gains rising importance and current follow-up strategies are reviewed herewith. Follow-up investigations after urinary...

...%). Complications included meatal stenosis in 8 cases (19%), urethral stricture in 1 case, death due to fulminant pulmonary embolism in 1 case and local infections in 2 cases. Follow-up of patients with initially nonmetastatic disease showed a progression to death in 4 of 35 patients (11.6%) with a mean survival...