urethral stricture/diarrhea

OBJECTIVE Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease that predominantly affects the biliary tree, although the pancreas may also be affected. A review of the presenting features of all patients given a diagnosis of PSC at a single center was conducted. The aim was to clarify the presentation

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess complications, voiding patterns, and quality of life in patients with an orthotopic bladder substitution, using an N-shaped ileal neobladder. METHODS Between May 1996 and December 2002, 58 patients (52 men and 6 women) underwent an

Among American men, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Although prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has been used to screen for prostate cancer for more than 25 years, the test has low sensitivity and specificity, and there

OBJECTIVE We report on long-term health-related problems determined from extended follow-up of 86 children and adolescents who were treated for paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma on the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Studies I and II (IRS I-II). METHODS Patients were treated between 1972 and 1984, and

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity of the chosen adaptive radiotherapy (ART) dose-volume constraints while testing the hypothesis that toxicity would not be greater at higher tumor dose levels. METHODS In the ART dose escalation/selection trial, treatment was initiated with a generic planning target

No standard of care is currently recognized for treatment of canine prostatic carcinoma (PC). This retrospective study assesses outcome following definitive-intent, intensity-modulated radiation therapy in dogs with PC. Medical records review was performed, including 18 patients from 4 institutions

OBJECTIVE We analyzed the long-term complications (greater than 90 days postoperatively) in a large, single center series of patients who underwent cystectomy and substitution with an ileal neobladder. METHODS A total of 1,540 radical cystectomies were performed at our center between January 1986

OBJECTIVE With improved antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive patients are achieving a longer life expectancy. An increased incidence of anal squamous cell carcinomas has been noted in these patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of HIV-positive patients with anal squamous

OBJECTIVE We report the outcomes associated with 3 high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy regimens used as monotherapy for favorable-risk prostate cancer. METHODS Four hundred ninety-four patients with stage ≤T2b prostate cancer, Gleason score ≤7, and prostate-specific antigen levels ≤15 ng/mL underwent