Medicines have made an appreciable contribution to improving health. However, even high-
income countries are struggling to fund new premium-priced medicines. This will grow …

Introduction: There is continued unmet medical need for new medicines across countries
especially for cancer, immunological diseases, and orphan diseases. However, there are …

Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …

Purpose: We report the prevalence of symptoms associated with ureteral stents, their impact
on health related quality of life and utility analysis based on the validation studies of the new …

Purpose: We developed the ureteral stent symptom questionnaire (USSQ), a
psychometrically valid measure to evaluate symptoms and impact on quality of life of …

Objectives. To prospectively assess the prevalence and bother of various urinary tract
symptoms caused by indwelling ureteral stents using validated questionnaires. Methods …

Purpose: This study evaluated postoperative complications of percutaneous
nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and the influence of selected factors on the risk of complications …

The removal of prostatic tissue through transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is an
operation that can require considerable skill from a surgeon as well as being a lengthy …

The application of an active surgical robot, the Surgical Assistant Robot for Prostatectomy
(SARP), to transurethral resection of the prostate is discussed. SARP performs surgery …

Background: Ureteral stents cause various side effects. We have evaluated health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with stents using validated questionnaires and developed …