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A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Methodology, Drug and Device Discovery".

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Prof. Dr. Costantino Leonardo

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Department of Maternal-Infant and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: bladder cancer; urology; robotic surgery

Dr. Antonio Tufano

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Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy
Interests: Uro-oncology; Renal cancer; Urothelial cancer; Nephroureterectomy; Bladder cancer; Testis cancer; Penile cancer; Prostate cancer
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Dear Colleagues,

Modern medicine faces numerous challenges, including the tendency to swing between overtreatment and undertreatment. The challenge is striking the right balance between adequate treatment and avoiding harm. Thanks to innovations in technology and progress in our understanding of biology, personalized medicine offers a solution to this challenge by delivering the right therapy at the right time to the right patient. Personalized medicine takes into account individual differences in people’s characteristics to create a unique and effective treatment plan. This approach allows for more precise and targeted therapy, reducing the risk of overtreatment or undertreatment and improving patient outcomes.

This Special Issue of the Journal of Personalized Medicine is open to all minimally invasive surgical procedures for the treatment of either benign or malignant genitourinary diseases.

Prof. Dr. Costantino Leonardo
Dr. Antonio Tufano
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minimally invasive surgery
personalized surgery
tailored surgery
robotic surgery
urology

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Laparoscopic versus Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Management after Radical Prostatectomy: Results from a Single Center Study

by Angelo Civitella, Francesco Prata, Rocco Papalia, Vincenzo Citriniti, Piergiorgio Tuzzolo, Giuseppe Pascarella, Ester Maria Alba Forastiere, Alberto Ragusa, Francesco Tedesco, Salvatore Mario Prata, Umberto Anceschi, Giuseppe Simone, Giovanni Muto, Roberto Mario Scarpa and Rita Cataldo

J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(12), 1634; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13121634 - 23 Nov 2023

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(1) Background: Regional anesthesia, achieved through nerve blocks, has gained widespread acceptance as an effective pain management approach. This research aimed to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic (LAP) transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. (2) Methods: From January 2023 to July 2023, 60 consecutive patients undergoing minimally invasive radical prostatectomy were selected. Patients were split into two groups receiving ultrasound-guided (US) or laparoscopic-guided TAP block. The primary outcome was a pain score expressed by a 0−10 visual analog scale (VAS) during the first 72 h after surgery. (3) Results: Both LAP-TAP and US-TAP block groups were associated with lower pain scores postoperatively. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in surgery time, blood loss, time to ambulation, length of stay, and pain after surgery (all p > 0.2). In the LAP-TAP block group, the overall operating room time was significantly shorter than in the US-TAP block group (140 vs. 152 min, p = 0.04). (4) Conclusions: The laparoscopic approach, compared to the US-TAP block, was equally safe and not inferior in reducing analgesic drug use postoperatively. Moreover, the intraoperative LAP-TAP block seems to be a time-sparing procedure that could be recommended when patient-controlled analgesia cannot be delivered. Full article

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Robot-Assisted Renal Surgery with the New Hugo Ras System: Trocar Placement and Docking Settings

by Francesco Prata, Gianluigi Raso, Alberto Ragusa, Andrea Iannuzzi, Francesco Tedesco, Loris Cacciatore, Angelo Civitella, Piergiorgio Tuzzolo, Giuseppe D’Addurno, Pasquale Callè, Salvatore Basile, Marco Fantozzi, Matteo Pira, Salvatore Mario Prata, Umberto Anceschi, Giuseppe Simone, Roberto Mario Scarpa and Rocco Papalia

J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(9), 1372; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13091372 - 13 Sep 2023

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The current literature relating to the novel Hugo^TM RAS System lacks consistent data concerning the bedside features of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). To describe the trocar placement and docking settings for RAPN with a three-arm configuration to streamline the procedure with Hugo^TM RAS, between October 2022 and April 2023, twenty-five consecutive off-clamp RAPNs for renal tumors with the Hugo^TM RAS System were performed. We conceived a trouble-free three-arm setting to ease and standardize RAPN trocar placement and docking settings with Hugo^TM RAS. Perioperative data were collected. Post-operative complications were reported according to the Clavien–Dindo classification. The eGFR was calculated according to the CKD–EPI formula. Continuous variables were presented as the median and IQR, while frequencies were reported as categorical variables. Off-clamp RAPNs were successfully performed in all cases without the need for conversion or additional port placement. The median age and BMI were 69 years (IQR, 60–73) and 27.3 kg/m² (IQR, 25.7–28.1), respectively. The median tumor size and R.E.N.A.L. score were 32.5 mm (IQR, 26–43.7) and 6 (IQR, 5–7), respectively. Two patients were affected by cT2 renal tumors. The median docking and console time were 5 (IQR, 5–6) and 90 min (IQR, 68–135.75 min), respectively, with slightly progressive improvements in the docking time achieved. No intraoperative complications occurred alongside clashes between instruments or with the bed assistant. In experienced hands, this simplified three-instrument configuration of the Hugo^TM RAS System for off-clamp RAPN resulted in feasible and safe practice, providing patient-tailored trocar placement and docking with non-inferior peri-perioperative outcomes to other robotic platforms. Full article

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“Single Knot–Single Running Suture” Vesicourethral Anastomosis with Posterior Musculofascial Reconstruction during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Step-by-Step Guide of Surgical Technique

by Rocco Simone Flammia, Eugenio Bologna, Umberto Anceschi, Antonio Tufano, Leslie Claire Licari, Luca Antonelli, Flavia Proietti, Federico Alviani, Michele Gallucci, Giuseppe Simone and Costantino Leonardo

J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(7), 1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071072 - 29 Jun 2023

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Background: Our aim is to describe Gallucci’s (VV-G) technique for vesicourethral anastomosis and posterior musculofascial reconstruction (PMFR) during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and to assess early urinary continence recovery and perioperative outcomes. VV-G consists of a “single knot–single running suture” vesicourethral anastomosis with PMFR. Methods: Between September 2019 and October 2021, we prospectively compared VV-G vs. conventional Van Velthoven anastomosis (VV-STD) during RARP. We excluded patients with urinary incontinence, pelvic radiotherapy, and urethral and BPH surgery prior to RARP. Social continence (SC) recovery, perioperative complications, and length of hospital stay (LOS) were compared between VV-G vs. VV-STD. SC was defined as 0–1 pad/die. We applied 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) adjusting for different covariates (age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, BMI, prostate volume, nerve-sparing and lymph node dissection). Results: From 166 patients, 1:1 PSM resulted in two equally sized groups of 40 patients each with no residual differences (all p ≥ 0.2). VV-G yielded higher 3-month SC rates than VV-STD (97.5 vs. 55.0%, p < 0.001). A tiny difference was still recorded at one-year follow-up (97.5 vs. 80.0%, p = 0.029, HR: 2.90, 95% CI: 1.74–4.85, p < 0.001). Conversely, we observed no differences in any perioperative complications (15.0 vs. 22.5%, OR: 0.61, 95% CI 0.19–1.88, p = 0.4) and LOS (3 vs. 4 days, Δ: −0.69 ± 0.61, p = 0.1). Conclusions: VV-G significantly improved early SC recovery without increasing perioperative morbidity. In our opinion, VV-G represents an easy-to-learn and easy-to-teach technique due to its single-suture, single-knot, and symmetrical design. Full article

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Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma in a Double Collecting System Kidney

by Yarden Zohar, Bezalel Sivan, Ishai Mintz, Ben Hefer, Keren Rouvinov, Noa Shani Shrem and Nicola J. Mabjeesh

J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(2), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14020158 - 30 Jan 2024

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Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) in a duplex collecting system (DCS) is a relatively uncommon presentation with unclear management guidelines. Herein, we retrospectively reviewed all published cases of DCS with UTUC aiming to suggest personalized clinical care options for future cases. We conducted a systematic search for all cases of UTUC in DCS from published literature using the following keywords: UTUC, urothelial carcinoma (UC), collecting duct carcinoma, and DCS. The cases were summarized based on demographics, clinical presentation, predisposing risk factors, tumor location, management, and follow-up. We present an additional case based on our experience with a 69-year-old female with high-grade (HG) UTUC of the upper moiety in complete DCS. The patient underwent a robotic upper pole hemi-nephroureterectomy (hemi-NU) with a common sheath distal ureterectomy and a bladder cuff, followed by lower pole ureteral reimplantation. Overall, 34 patients with 35 renal units of UTUC in DCS were included and analyzed. To conclude, UTUC of DCS is rare and underreported. Hence, it is difficult to define a standard treatment. Although hemi-NU has been previously described, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of robot-assisted hemi-NU for complete DCS with single-moiety UC. Full article

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