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Ahmadieh N, Zeidan T, Chebel JA, Haddad FG, Nemr E. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer in a Lebanese experience: in all aspects. Gulf J Oncolog 2023; 1:33-39. [PMID: 37732525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer (BC) is the most common malignant tumor of the urinary tract and the 11th most frequent cancer worldwide. BC is the 2nd most common cancer in Lebanon in men and women. MATERIALS AND METHODS After searching for patients records in the pathology and oncology database, we identified those who underwent a cystectomy between 2017 and 2019 in our hospital, Hotel Dieu de France - Beirut. We selected for the study the patients who have undergone a cystectomy for MIBC. We excluded patients who initially had a pelvic tumor, or a prostate cancer invading the bladder, and patients with absent medical record from the study. We also noted the gender of the patients, if they are smokers and the number of pack years at the time of diagnosis, as well as their age, the histological type of the tumor, its stage according to the TNM classification and its grade. We also noted whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy was taken by the study 's subjects. RESULTS The total number of patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria was 38. The median age of the population was 66 (± 10) years and the median number of pack years at diagnosis was 60 (± 36). 79% of study 's patients were males and 21% were females. Regarding the tumor 's histological type, the urothelial type predominated with 92% while the remaining 8% were of the squamous type. Regarding treatment modalities, only 20% of patients in the study received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before cystectomy. 80% of patients underwent a cystectomy directly without neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant chemotherapy. No patient received adjuvant chemotherapy. Among the 7 patients, 2 patients (29%) presented a pathological complete response (pCR; equivalent to pT0N0M0). 14% had a pT3 stage post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 43% had a pT4 stage. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS We can note a reluctance of urologists at our institution to prescribe neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It would therefore be interesting to extend the study to the national level with a larger number of patients, as well as to evaluate survival in patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, especially in those presenting a pCR. Our study can serve as a point of change in the practice of urologists in Lebanon regarding BC.
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- Nizar Ahmadieh
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Abi Tayeh G, Chebel JA, Semaan A, Sarkis J, Alkassis M, Khalil N, Chalouhy C, Moukarzel M. Pure Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Institution Experience From a Middle Eastern Country. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:2109-2111. [PMID: 36116945 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is the most adopted technique for kidney transplantation. Several obstacles preclude brain-dead organ transplantation in the Middle East, going from social and cultural barriers to economical and structural difficulties. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report Lebanese experience with pure LLDN, and kidney transplantation. METHODS We included 120 cases of pure LLDN performed at our center. Demographic, perioperative, and immediate postoperative data were analyzed. Surgical particularities of the technique are described. RESULTS The reported laparoscopic technique allowed for minimal perioperative morbidity, with an overall complication rate of 3%. Operative time averaged 146 minutes and warm ischemia time averaged 4 minutes. Mean hospital stay was 3 ± 1 days. Postoperative hemoglobin and creatinine showed a mean absolute variation of 0.09 ± 0.06 g/dL for hemoglobin and 0.51 ± 015 μmoles/L increase for creatinine. No Clavien-Dindo III-V complications were recorded. CONCLUSIONS Strict adherence to the reproducible pure LLDN technique allowed for the performance of almost 45 cases per year with minimal morbidity and results comparable to similar series.
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- Department of Urology, Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Aoun F, Alkassis M, Tayeh GA, Chebel JA, Semaan A, Sarkis J, Mansour R, Mjaess G, Albisinni S, Absil F, Bollens R, Roumeguère T. Sexual dysfunction due to pudendal neuralgia: a systematic review. Transl Androl Urol 2021; 10:2500-2511. [PMID: 34295736 PMCID: PMC8261452 DOI: 10.21037/tau-21-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background The pudendal nerve is considered as the main nerve of sexuality. Pudendal neuralgia is an underdiagnosed disease in clinical practice. The aim of this systematic review is to highlight the role of pudendal neuralgia on sexual dysfunction in both sexes. Methods A PubMed search was performed using the following keywords: “Pudendal” AND “Sexual dysfunction” or “Erectile dysfunction” or “Ejaculation” or “Persistent sexual arousal” or “Dyspareunia” or “Vulvodynia”. The search involved patients having sexual dysfunction due to pudendal neuralgia. Treatment received was also reported. Results Five case series, seven cohort studies, two pilot studies, and three randomized clinical trials were included in this systematic review. Pudendal nerve and/or artery entrapment, or pudendal neuralgia, is a reversible cause of multiple sexual dysfunctions. Interventions such as anesthetic injections, neurolysis, and decompression are reported as potential treatment modalities. There are no studies describing the role of pudendal canal syndrome in the pathophysiology or treatment of delayed ejaculation or penile shortening. Discussion Pudendal neuralgia is an underestimated yet important cause of persistent genital arousal, erectile dysfunction (ED), premature ejaculation (PE), ejaculation pain, and vulvodynia. Physicians should be aware of this entity and examine the pudendal canal in such patients before concluding an idiopathic cause of sexual dysfunction.
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- Fouad Aoun
- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.,Urology Department, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Hôtel Dieu de France, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.,Urology Department, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Urology Department, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Urology department, Centre Hospitalier EpiCURA, Site de Ath, Ath, Belgium
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- Urology department, Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde, Tournai, Belgium
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- Urology Department, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Urology Department, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Nawfal G, Sarkis J, Assaf S, Mjaess G, Abi Chebel J, Semaan A, Alkassis M, Nemr E, Kamel G, Ayoub N, Sarkis P. Multiparametric MRI with in-bore targeted biopsy in the diagnostic pathway of prostate cancer: Data from a single institution experience. Urol Oncol 2021; 39:781.e9-781.e15. [PMID: 33676850 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accuracy of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for the detection of significant prostate cancer (CaP) varies in the literature as only few studies use radical prostatectomy specimens as their gold standard. On another hand, MRI-targeted prostate biopsy is emerging as an alternative to the traditional randomized biopsy, with a higher detection rate of high-grade cancers. However, data on MRI guided in bore biopsy is lacking. MATERIAL AND METHODS We reviewed every patient that had his mpMRI, MRI guided in bore biopsy and radical prostatectomy performed in our hospital between November 2015 and December 2020. The diagnostic performances of both mpMRI and MRI targeted biopsy in sampling PIRADS index lesions were studied, using radical prostatectomy specimens as the gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of mpMRI for detecting T3 stage, extra-capsular extension, seminal vesicles involvement and lymph node disease were also evaluated. RESULTS Sixty-two met our inclusion criteria. For PIRADS≥3 lesions, sensitivity and positive predictive value for detecting clinically significant CaP were of 83.5% and 94.7%. A total of 32.2% prostate cancers on targeted biopsy were upgraded on final pathology, with an upgrading to ISUP≥2 in 3.2% and to ISUP≥3 in 14.5%. A total of 20.9% of cancers were downgraded but without any downgrading to ISUP 1. When final pathology is taken as a gold standard, sensitivity of mpMRI was 31.8% for T3 staging prediction, 30.0% for extra-capsular extension, 28.7% for seminal vesicles involvement and 66.7% for lymph node disease prediction. Specificity was 89.3%, 93.1%, 95.3%, and 92.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION mpMRI has an acceptable accuracy for the prediction of significant CaP and index lesion detection but is unreliable for CaP staging. Comparison between pathology and biopsy results revealed that the in-bore biopsy technique has an upgrading and downgrading rate comparable in the literature to fusion biopsy, but higher than the combined biopsy approach.
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- Georges Nawfal
- Department of Radiology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dawra, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Department of Radiology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Urology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dawra, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dawra, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dawra, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dawra, Lebanon
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Abi Chebel J, Sarkis J, El Helou E, Hanna E, Abi Tayeh G, Semaan A. Minimally invasive simple prostatectomy in the era of laser enucleation for high-volume prostates: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arab J Urol 2020; 19:123-129. [PMID: 34104485 PMCID: PMC8158237 DOI: 10.1080/2090598x.2020.1789809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of available prospective and retrospective studies comparing the minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) simple prostatectomy (MISP) and laser enucleation of the prostate for treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in high-volume prostates, as laser enucleation of the prostate is the new trend for treating high-volume prostates (>80 mL) but many urologists now prefer MISP. Methods A systematic search was done using the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and Cochrane databases in June 2019, with research terms including: ‘laser’, ‘laparoscopy’, ‘enucleation’, ‘BPH’, ‘simple prostatectomy’, ‘Millins’, and ‘adenomectomy’. The meta-analysis was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results Of 38 screened articles, six were analysed and a total of 975 men were included. The average operative time, length of stay and catheterisation time were significantly shorter in the laser enucleation group (P = 0.006, P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). The amount of prostatic tissue removed during surgery was comparable between both the laser enucleation and MISP groups (P = 0.39). The International Prostate Symptom Score, prostate-specific antigen level, maximum urinary flow rate and post-void residual urine volume were also comparable at 3 months. Finally, similar transfusion rates and Clavien–Dindo complication rates were observed (P = 0.08 and P = 0.41, respectively). Conclusion This systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis provide a further demonstration of the safety and effectiveness of both laser enucleation and MISP. While laser enucleation had a shorter catheterisation time and hospital stay than MISP, the latter still had unique and specific indications. Abbreviations: ELEP: eraser laser enucleation of the prostate; HoLEP: holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; PVR: post-void residual urine volume; Qmax: maximum urinary flow rate; (L)(MI)(RA)SP: (laparoscopic) (minimally-invasive) (robot-assisted) simple prostatectomy
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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Sarkis J, Alkassis M, Chebel JA, Tabcheh A, Semaan A. Bladder stone following intravesical migration of surgical clip five years after radical prostatectomy. Urol Case Rep 2020; 28:101060. [PMID: 31763168 PMCID: PMC6861555 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bladder stone formation on iatrogenic foreign bodies following radical prostatectomy is an uncommon postoperative complication. We present the case of a bladder lithiasis that developed around a metallic clip five years after radical retropubic prostatectomy.
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- Corresponding author. Department of Urology, Hôtel-Dieu de France Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon.
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