2022
Retzius-sparing technique independently predicts early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Kadhim H, Ang K, Tan W, Nathan A, Pavan N, Mazzon G, Al-Kadhi O, Di G, Dinneen E, Briggs T, Kelkar A, Rajan P, Nathan S, Kelly J, Sooriakumaran P, Sridhar A. Retzius-sparing technique independently predicts early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2022, 16: 1419-1426. PMID: 35192106, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-022-01383-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomySocial urinary continenceBody mass indexNeurovascular bundle sparingRetzius-sparing techniqueRS-RARPUrinary continenceNeurovascular bundleRadical prostatectomyEarly recovery of urinary continenceRecovery of urinary continenceMedian body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisMembranous urethral lengthLocalised prostate cancerHigh-volume institutionsSurgical treatment optionsFollow-up dataLogistic regression analysisConsecutive patientsAssociated with recoveryPad useUrethral lengthMedian ageProstate cancer
2021
Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era?
Tan W, Wong A, Mahmalji W, Raza A. Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era? The Aging Male 2021, 24: 92-94. PMID: 34319201, DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2020.1786047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Digital Rectal ExaminationHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsDigital rectal examinationProstate cancer diagnostic pathwayProstate specific antigenSuspicion of prostate cancerCancer diagnostic pathwayDiagnostic pathwayProstate cancerRectal examinationClinical suspicion of prostate cancerAbnormal digital rectal examinationProstate specific antigen measurementsRaised prostate specific antigenReferral to secondary careClinical suspicionSpecific antigenClinical examinationClinical assessmentCOVID-19 eraCancerMRISecondary careCOVID-19ExaminationRadiology servicesCoronavirus-19
2020
Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies
Berg S, Tully K, Sahraoui A, Tan W, Krimphove M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Noldus J, Trinh Q. Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2020, 38: 582-589. PMID: 32217041, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsBladder cancerPredictors of treatmentCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerMuscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancerNegative predictors of treatmentBlack raceNational Cancer DatabaseNonmetastatic prostate cancerUrothelial bladder cancerProstate cancer patientsBladder cancer patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelAssociated with lower ratesKidney cancer patientsPrivate insurance statusAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with greater oddsLow-volume hospitalsRadical cystectomyReceipt of treatmentGenitourinary malignanciesPerioperative morbidity
2019
Variation in Positive Surgical Margin Status After Radical Prostatectomy for pT2 Prostate Cancer
Tan W, Krimphove M, Cole A, Marchese M, Berg S, Lipsitz S, Löppenberg B, Nabi J, Abdollah F, Choueiri T, Kibel A, Sooriakumaran P, Trinh Q. Variation in Positive Surgical Margin Status After Radical Prostatectomy for pT2 Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2019, 17: e1060-e1068. PMID: 31303561, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive surgical marginsFactors associated with positive surgical marginsPositive surgical margin statusPT2 prostate cancerRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerCancer-specific factorsSurgical approachMargin statusHigher hospital surgical volumeSurgical margin statusNational Cancer DatabaseHospital surgical volumeCancer-specific featuresPSM rateSurgical marginsCancer DatabaseImprove patient outcomesEvaluating patientsContribution of patientLogistic regression modelsSurgical volumeProstatectomyPatientsPatient-specificPathological Findings and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Concordance at Salvage Radical Prostatectomy for Local Recurrence following Partial Ablation Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound.
Thompson J, Sridhar A, Tan W, Freeman A, Haider A, Allen C, Moore C, Orczyk C, Mazzon G, Khetrapal P, Shaw G, Rajan P, Mohammed A, Briggs T, Nathan S, Kelly J, Sooriakumaran P. Pathological Findings and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Concordance at Salvage Radical Prostatectomy for Local Recurrence following Partial Ablation Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. Journal Of Urology 2019, 201: 1134-1143. PMID: 30730409, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomyRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyPositive surgical marginsSalvage prostatectomyRadical prostatectomySensitivity of magnetic resonance imagingField recurrenceMagnetic resonance imagingInfield recurrenceSurgical marginsHigher risk of positive surgical marginsGleason 3+3 diseasePrimary robotic assisted radical prostatectomyRisk of positive surgical marginsMagnetic resonance imaging concordancePositive surgical margin ratePartial ablationSalvage radical prostatectomyMagnetic resonance imaging sensitivityResonance imagingSurgical margin rateRisk of recurrenceCharacteristics of recurrenceProstatectomy histopathologyHigh-intensity focused ultrasound
2015
Is Prebiopsy MRI Good Enough to Avoid Prostate Biopsy? A Cohort Study Over a 1-Year Period
Lamb B, Tan W, Rehman A, Nessa A, Cohen D, O'Neil J, Green J, Hines J. Is Prebiopsy MRI Good Enough to Avoid Prostate Biopsy? A Cohort Study Over a 1-Year Period. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2015, 13: 512-517. PMID: 26231912, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingPrebiopsy multiparametric magnetic resonance imagingNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkProstate multiparametric magnetic resonance imagingTransrectal ultrasound prostate biopsySignificant prostate cancerTransrectal ultrasound biopsyProstate biopsyTransrectal ultrasoundProstate cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer Network high-riskSensitivity of multiparametric magnetic resonance imagingDetect clinically significant prostate cancerSystematic 12-core prostate biopsyClinically significant prostate cancerMRI scansPredictive valueNegative MRI scansGleason score 8High-risk diseasePositive MRI scansNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueComprehensive Cancer NetworkRisk of complications