Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the
Bladder EpiCheck test in the follow‐up of patients with non–muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (…

Aims Cystoscopy and urine cytology represent the gold standard for monitoring superficial
bladder cancer (BC). Xpert BC Monitor is a new urinary marker based on the evaluation of five …

Objectives: Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) represents about 5–10% of all
urothelial malignancies with an increasing incidence. The standard diagnostic tools for the …

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and long-term
results of selective transarterial iliac embolization (STIE) in patients with intractable bladder …

Radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection constitutes the gold standard
treatment for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and high-risk nonmuscle-…

Materials and methods: a 40 years old patient was admitted to our department for routine
surgery of a left hydrocele. During the operation a frozen section analysis was requested …

Aim: To examine the long-term follow-up of patients with that previously underwent risk
stratification based on multicolour FISH testing. Patients and Methods: On 81 patients with …

Introduction: The first series of radical cystectomy with a definition of surgical landmarks was
published in 1949 and was characterized by a high perioperative mortality and a 5-year …

Background: To evaluate the quality of life in a bladder preservation strategy for patients
with invasive bladder cancer, who are not eligible or refuse surgery. Methods: From January …

Background and Objectives: There are currently no data available regarding pediatric
scoliosis surgery in Latvia. The aim of this article is to present treatment specific variables, …