Vol. 30 No. 1 (2020)

Published January 1, 2020

January - June

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Supine PCNL (sPCNL): Challenging the “Standard” Prone (pPCNL)

Diagnostic Value of Intraoperative Stone and Pelvic Urine Culture Versus Preoperative Urine Culture in the Prediction of Postoperative Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital

Comparing the Efficacy of Periprostatic Nerve Block Alone versus Periprostatic Nerve Block Plus Oral Tramadol Plus Paracetamol Tablet for Pain Control of Patients During and After Transrectal Biopsy of the Prostate Gland: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Review Article

Jose Benito A. Abraham, MD, FPCS, FPUA, FPSTS

1-6

Supine PCNL (sPCNL): Challenging the “Standard” Prone (pPCNL)

Original Research

Sylvia Karina L. Alip, MD, Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, MD, FPUA

7-13

Genitourinary Involvement in Colorectal Cancer: Pre-operative Diagnostic Utility of CEA, Computed Tomography and Cystoscopy in Predicting Surgical Involvement

Nytte Celle Janne Magallanes-Mascarinas, MD, Marc Vincent Trinidad, MD, Oyayi Arellano, MD, Joseph Michael Ursua, MD, FPUA

14-26

Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy versus Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Stones 2 cm and Above: A Meta-analysis

Patrick P. Blaza, MD, Jason L. Letran, MD, FPUA, German Jose T. Albano, MD, FPUA

27-36

Comparison of MRI-ultrasound Fusion–guided and Transrectal Ultrasound–guided Prostate Biopsy for the Detection of Prostate Cancer in Biopsy-naive Men

Marc Vincent T. Trinidad, MD, Joseph Michael Ursua, MD, FPUA

37-42

Diagnostic Value of Intraoperative Stone and Pelvic Urine Culture Versus Preoperative Urine Culture in the Prediction of Postoperative Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital

Eric Roudel C. Ecalnir, MD, Kathleen R. Gonzales, MD, FPUA, Eduardo M. Anonuevo, MD, FPUA

43-48

Comparing the Efficacy of Periprostatic Nerve Block Alone versus Periprostatic Nerve Block Plus Oral Tramadol Plus Paracetamol Tablet for Pain Control of Patients During and After Transrectal Biopsy of the Prostate Gland: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Rajiv H. Kalbit, MD, Enrique Ian S. Lorenzo, MD, FPUA, Juan Godofredo R. Bardelosa, MD, FPUA, Edgardo L. Reyes, MD, FPUA

49-55

Design and Validation of a Non-biological 3D Printed Pelvocalyceal System (RIRS Box) for Simulation-based Training of Flexible Ureteroscopy: A Stage 2A Surgical Innovation Study