Search Results - "Akbar Ashrafi"

Use of indocyanine green to minimise uretero‐enteric strictures after robotic radical cystectomy by Ahmadi, Nariman, Ashrafi, Akbar N., Hartman, Natalie, Shakir, Aliasger, Cacciamani, Giovanni E., Freitas, Daniel, Rajarubendra, Nieroshan, Fay, Carlos, Berger, Andre, Desai, Mihir M., Gill, Inderbir S., Aron, Monish

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of indocyanine green (ICG) for assessing ureteric vascularity on the rate of uretero‐enteric stricture formation after…”
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Which Patients with Negative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Safely Avoid Biopsy for Prostate Cancer? by Oishi, Masakatsu, Shin, Toshitaka, Ohe, Chisato, Nassiri, Nima, Palmer, Suzanne L, Aron, Manju, Ashrafi, Akbar N, Cacciamani, Giovanni E, Chen, Frank, Duddalwar, Vinay, Stern, Mariana C, Ukimura, Osamu, Gill, Inderbir S, Luis de Castro Abreu, Andre

“…We sought to determine whether there is a subset of men who can avoid prostate biopsy based on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and clinical…”
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Colovesical Fistula by Ashrafi, Akbar N, Sotelo, Rene

“…A 72-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of passing gas in her urine. Cystoscopy revealed an area of edematous bladder mucosa with a central orifice…”
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Retained Bullet in the Prostate Causing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms by Asanad, Kian, Nabhani, Jamal, Nassiri, Nima, Ashrafi, Akbar N.

“…A 41-year-old man presented with a 5-month history of bothersome urinary urgency and frequency. He sustained a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen 15 months…”
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High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Hemigland Ablation for Prostate Cancer: Initial Outcomes of a United States Series by Abreu, Andre Luis, Peretsman, Samuel, Iwata, Atsuko, Shakir, Aliasger, Iwata, Tsuyoshi, Brooks, Jessica, Tafuri, Alessandro, Ashrafi, Akbar, Park, Daniel, Cacciamani, Giovanni E, Kaneko, Masatomo, Duddalwar, Vinay, Aron, Manju, Palmer, Suzanne, Gill, Inderbir S

“…We report outcomes of hemigland high intensity focused ultrasound ablation as primary treatment for localized prostate cancer in the United States. A total of…”
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Hemigland Cryoablation of Localized Low, Intermediate and High Risk Prostate Cancer: Oncologic and Functional Outcomes at 5 Years by Oishi, Masakatsu, Gill, Inderbir S, Tafuri, Alessandro, Shakir, Aliasger, Cacciamani, Giovanni E, Iwata, Tsuyoshi, Iwata, Atsuko, Ashrafi, Akbar, Park, Daniel, Cai, Jie, Desai, Mihir, Ukimura, Osamu, Bahn, Duke K, Abreu, Andre Luis

“…We evaluated 5-year oncologic and functional outcomes of hemigland cryoablation of localized prostate cancer. We reviewed the records of 160 consecutive men…”
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Neoadjuvant therapy in high-risk prostate cancer by Ashrafi, Akbar, Yip, Wesley, Aron, Monish

“…High-risk prostate cancer (PCa) is associated with higher rates of biochemical recurrence, clinical recurrence, metastasis, and PCa-specific death, compared to…”
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Urachal adenocarcinoma following renal transplantation by David, Rowan, Chang, Sean, Cohen, Penelope, Miller, John, Ashrafi, Akbar N

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Timing, Patterns and Predictors of 90-Day Readmission Rate after Robotic Radical Cystectomy by Cacciamani, Giovanni E, Medina, Luis, Lin-Brande, Michael, Tafuri, Alessandro, Lee, Ryan S, Ghodoussipour, Saum, Ashrafi, Akbar N, Winter, Matthew, Ahmadi, Nariman, Rajarubendra, Nieroshan, Miranda, Gus, De Castro Abreu, Andre, Berger, Andre, Aron, Monish, Gill, Inderbir S, Desai, Mihir

“…We examine the timing, patterns and predictors of 90-day readmission after robotic radical cystectomy. From September 2009 to March 2017, 271 consecutive…”
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Minimally invasive radical nephrectomy: a contemporary review by Ashrafi, Akbar N, Gill, Inderbir S

“…Minimally invasive renal surgery has revolutionized the surgical management of renal cancer since the initial report of laparoscopic nephrectomy in 1991…”
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Assessing the Impact of Time to Cystectomy for Variant Histology of Urothelial Bladder Cancer by Lin-Brande, Michael, Pearce, Shane M., Ashrafi, Akbar N., Nazemi, Azadeh, Burg, Madeleine L., Ghodoussipour, Saum, Miranda, Gus, Djaladat, Hooman, Schuckman, Anne, Daneshmand, Siamak

“…To determine if the timing of radical cystectomy for variant histology of urothelial carcinoma has an impact on survival. Variant histology has been associated…”
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Aquablation therapy for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: a single‐centre experience in 47 patients by Desai, Mihir M., Singh, Abhishek, Abhishek, Shashank, Laddha, Abhishek, Pandya, Harshad, Ashrafi, Akbar N., Ganpule, Arvind P., Roehrborn, Claus G., Thomas, Andrew J., Desai, Mahesh, Sabnis, Ravindra B.

“…Objective To report procedure process improvements and confirm the preserved safety and short‐term effectiveness of a second‐generation Aquablation device for…”
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Primary Whole-gland Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer: Biochemical Failure and Clinical Recurrence at 5.6 Years of Follow-up by Oishi, Masakatsu, Gill, Inderbir S., Ashrafi, Akbar N., Lin-Brande, Michael, Nassiri, Nima, Shin, Toshitaka, Bove, Alfredo, Cacciamani, Giovanni E., Ukimura, Osamu, Bahn, Duke K., Abreu, Andre Luis de Castro

“…We retrospectively evaluated complications and functional and oncologic outcomes of 94 consecutive men who underwent primary whole-gland cryoablation for…”
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Assessing trends in urinary diversion after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in the United States by Lin-Brande, Michael, Nazemi, Azadeh, Pearce, Shane M., Thompson, Eli R., Ashrafi, Akbar N., Djaladat, Hooman, Schuckman, Anne, Daneshmand, Siamak

“…●Continent diversion (CD) rates have been steadily declining across the United States.●High-volume hospitals perform more open than robotic CD.●Academic and…”
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Upstaging to pT3a disease in patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy for cT1 kidney cancer: Outcomes and predictors from a multi-institutional dataset by Veccia, Alessandro, Antonelli, Alessandro, Minervini, Andrea, Mottrie, Alexandre, Dell'Oglio, Paolo, Ashrafi, Akbar N., Larcher, Alessandro, Eun, Daniel, Bradshaw, Aaron, Amparore, Daniele, Brassetti, Aldo, Hampton, Lance J., Simeone, Claudio, Mari, Andrea, Carini, Marco, De Naeyer, Geert, Yang, Kevin, Capitanio, Umberto, Simone, Giuseppe, Porpiglia, Francesco, Derweesh, Ithaar, Aron, Monish, Autorino, Riccardo

“…•Four % of cT1 renal masses were upstaged to pT3a.•Upstaged patients were more likely to present chronic kidney disease.•Upstaged tumors were more complex and…”
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Tri‐tubular penile fracture: A case of complete rupture of urethra and bilateral corpus cavernosa by Young, Edward, Ashrafi, Akbar N, Kahokehr, Arman A

“…Introduction Tri‐tubular penile fracture is a very rare subset of penile fractures, typically due to high‐energy trauma to the erect penis. Case presentation A…”
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Robotic Management of Rectourethral Fistulas After Focal Treatment for Prostate Cancer by Medina, Luis G., Cacciamani, Giovanni E., Hernandez, Angelica, Landsberger, Hannah, Doumanian, Leo, Ashrafi, Akbar N., Winter, Matthew, Gill, Inderbir, Sotelo, Rene

“…To describe our management strategy for rectourethral fistula (RUF) after focal treatment for prostate cancer (PCa) using 2 cases as an example. Almost 50% of…”
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One-Stop MRI and MRI/transrectal ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy: an expedited pathway for prostate cancer diagnosis by Tafuri, Alessandro, Ashrafi, Akbar N., Palmer, Suzanne, Shakir, Aliasger, Cacciamani, Giovanni E., Iwata, Atsuko, Iwata, Tsuyoshi, Cai, Jie, Sali, Akash, Gupta, Chhavi, Medina, Luis G., Stern, Mariana C., Duddalwar, Vinay, Aron, Manju, Gill, Inderbir S., Abreu, Andre

“…Purpose To assess the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of an expedited One-Stop prostate cancer (PCa) diagnostic pathway. Patients and methods We identified…”
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Focal therapy for prostate cancer: concepts and future directions by Ashrafi, Akbar N, Tafuri, Alessandro, Cacciamani, Giovanni E, Park, Daniel, de Castro Abreu, Andre Luis, Gill, Inderbir S

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWTo present a perspective on the current status and future directions of focal therapy for prostate cancer (PCa). RECENT FINDINGSFocal therapy…”
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Five-alpha reductase inhibitors in men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer: impact on treatment and reclassification after 6 years follow-up by Ashrafi, Akbar N., Shin, Toshitaka, Marien, Arnaud, Clifford, Thomas, Shoji, Sunao, Iwata, Tsuyoshi, Iwata, Atsuko, Oishi, Masakatsu, Chopra, Sameer, Cai, Jie, Ukimura, Osamu, Bahn, Duke, Gill, Inderbir S., Abreu, Andre Luis

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) on definitive treatment (DT) and pathological progression (PP) in patients on active…”
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