Different surgical approaches for the treatment of localized prostate cancer affect the shortterm QoL results in different ways. Urinary, sexual, and bowel function and bother are affected to a similar degree by ORP, LRP, and dVP. In an older population, the tissue destruction resulting from PCryo appears to relieve obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms but at the sacrifice of sexual function compared with (103)Pd.
Counting the number of consecutive NCCT images depicting a ureteral stone is not an accurate method of stone measurement when a reconstruction interval of 5 mm is used. Urologists should consider stone measurement techniques carefully and understand the limitations of imaging studies when evaluating patients with symptomatic ureteral stones.
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