Microsatellite instability as prognostic marker in bladder tumors: a clinical significance.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidence has noted the important participation of microRNAs (miRNAs) in several human diseases including cancer. This research was launched to probe the function of miR-381 in bladder cancer (BCa) progression. METHODS:Twenty-eight patients with primary BCa were included in this study. Cancer tissue...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Chen D,Cheng L,Cao H,Liu W

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urologists frequently encounter malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) caused by advanced urological or non-urological malignant disease, but the treatment policy is unclear. The present study examined the risk factors for predicting ureteral stent failure in patients with MUO after ureteral stent insertion an...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Ohtaka M,Kawahara T,Takamoto D,Mochizuki T,Hattori Y,Teranishi JI,Makiyama K,Miyoshi Y,Yumura Y,Yao M,Uemura H

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current research aims to evaluate the risk factors of urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery among the youth in China. METHODS:One hundred twenty hypospadias patients were enrolled in our study. All of them were defined as Tanner 4 or 5. The information collected from the participants includ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sheng X,Xu D,Wu Y,Yu Y,Chen J,Qi J

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spectrum effects refer to the phenomenon that test performance varies across subgroups of a population. When spectrum effects occur during diagnostic testing for cancer, difficult patient misdiagnoses can occur. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of test indication, age, gender, race, and smoking statu...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Gopalakrishna A,Longo TA,Fantony JJ,Owusu R,Foo WC,Dash R,Inman BA

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a very rare bladder tumor with very few cases that have been reported in the English literature. CASE PRESENTATION:We report an unusual case of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma that is coexistent with urothelial carcinoma (UC) in the urinary bladder of a 73-year-old man...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sun J,Wang C,Wang D,Wu J,Wang L,Zhao L,Teng L

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A supernumerary kidney (SK) is an additional kidney with its own capsule and blood supply that is not fused with the ipsilateral kidney (IK). Because individual case reports indicate a high morbidity rate, the aim of this retrospective study was a detailed analysis of this rare anatomical variant. METHODS:O...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Rehder P,Rehwald R,Böhm JM,Grams AE,Loizides A,Pedrini M,Stühmeier J,Glodny B

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidences have documented that microRNAs (miRNAs) act as oncogenes or tumor suppressors in a variety types of cancer. The discovery of tumor associated miRNAs in serum of patients gives rise to extensive investigation of circulating miRNAs in many human cancers which support the use of plasma/seru...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Feng Y,Kang Y,He Y,Liu J,Liang B,Yang P,Yu Z

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increased incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in patients with metabolic syndrome who usually have high levels of serum triglyceride (TG) and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). Plasma atherogenic index (PAI) is the logarithmic ratio of serum TG level to HDL-C and related to car...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Karabay E,Karsiyakali N,Duvar S,Tosun C,Aslan AR,Yucebas OE

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mannitol has been employed to ameliorate renal warm ischemia damage during partial nephrectomy, however, there is limited scientific evidence to support the use of mannitol during partial nephrectomy. The objective of the present study was to investigate the glomerular number after renal warm ischemia, with ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Damasceno-Ferreira JA,Abreu LAS,Bechara GR,Costa WS,Pereira-Sampaio MA,Sampaio FJB,De Souza DB

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital mid-ureteral stricture is a rare malformation of the ureter leading to prenatal and neonatal hydronephrosis. Site characterization of the narrowing is important to optimize the surgical approach to the newborn affected by hydronephrosis. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a female EM with a rare form of...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Brugnara M,Cecchetto M,Manfredi R,Zuffante M,Fanos V,Pietrobelli A,Zaffanello M

更新日期：2007-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutcracker syndrome is an entity resulting from left renal vein compression by the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, which leads to symptoms of hematuria or left flank pain. The alternative option of endovascular or extravascular stenting is very appealing because of the minimal invasive procedures. ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Tian L,Chen S,Zhang G,Zhang H,Jin W,Li M

更新日期：2015-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (PSTCC) is a rare disease predominantly occurring in young men. Cardinal symptoms are pain and perineal swelling. Although several risk factors are described in the literature, the exact etiology of penile thrombosis remains unclear in most cases. MRI or ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sauer S,Goltz JP,Gassenmaier T,Kunz AS,Bley TA,Klein D,Petritsch B

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The core question of the study was whether adequately achieved HD affected the sexual dysfunction in women on hemodialysis (HD) with chronic renal failure (CRF). METHODS:Thirty-seven female patients on HD, including 18 women with adequate HD and 19 women with non-adequate HD, and 36 healthy controls were in...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kim JH,Doo SW,Yang WJ,Kwon SH,Song ES,Lee HJ,Lim IS,Hwang H,Song YS

更新日期：2014-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of ureteral access sheath (UAS) during ureteroscopy is controversial. We aimed to explore practice patterns of UAS during ureteroscopy for nephrolithiasis among endourologists worldwide. METHODS:A 15-question survey was designed using the SurveyMonkey® platform. The questions covered the background ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Zilberman DE,Lazarovich A,Winkler H,Kleinmann N

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The control of the lower urinary tract is a complex, multilevel process involving both the peripheral and central nervous system. Due to lesions of the neuraxis, most spinal cord injury patients suffer from neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, which may jeopardise upper urinary tract function and has ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Leitner L,Walter M,Freund P,Mehnert U,Michels L,Kollias S,Kessler TM

更新日期：2014-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To observe the efficacy of self-help position therapy (SHPT) after holmium laser lithotripsy via flexible ureteroscopy (FURS). METHODS:From January 2010 to November 2015, 736 nephrolithiasis patients who had received FURS lithotripsy were analyzed retrospectively. In position group, 220 cases accepted SHPT ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Yang J,Tao RZ,Lu P,Chen MX,Huang XK,Chen KL,Huang YH,He XR,Wan LD,Wang J,Tang X,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well recognized that the presence of positive surgical margins (PSM) after radical prostatectomy (RP) adversely affects cancer specific outcomes and recent evidence from randomized trials supports the use of adjuvant radiotherapy in these cases. However, not all of the patients with PSM develop disease...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Vesely S,Jarolim L,Duskova K,Schmidt M,Dusek P,Babjuk M

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced clinical exposure to urology at the undergraduate or internship level is the main explanation for the marked decrease in applicants to urology residencies. This manuscript was to access the application rate for urology specialty compared with that of other specialties and to investigate the relations...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sun HY,Ko YM,Lee SW,Lee B,Kim JH

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess whether application of a hyaluronic acid-carboxymethyl cellulose membrane (HA/CMC) to the prostate bed and neurovascular plate facilitated early return of continence after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). METHODS:The subjects were 183 consecutive patients with organ-confi...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Hinata N,Bando Y,Chiba K,Furukawa J,Harada K,Ishimura T,Nakano Y,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess factors that can predict active surveillance (AS) failure on serial transrectal ultrasound guided biopsies in patients with low-risk prostate cancer. METHODS:We evaluated the records of 144 consecutive patients enrolled in AS between 2007 and 2014 at a single academic institution. Low risk inclusi...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Wang JH,Sierra P,Richards KA,Abel EJ,Allen GO,Downs TM,Jarrard DF

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to determine in a case series (four patients) how calcified deposits in renal papillae are associated with the development of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) papillary calculi. METHODS:From the recently collected papillary calculi, we evaluated retrospectively patients, subj...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Grases F,Costa-Bauzá A,Prieto RM,Conte A,Servera A

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study describes and compares health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of prostate cancer patients who received either radical prostatectomy (nerve-sparing, nsRP, or non-nerve-sparing, nnsRP) or radiotherapy (external RT, brachytherapy, or both combined) for treatment of localised prostate cancer. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Eisemann N,Nolte S,Schnoor M,Katalinic A,Rohde V,Waldmann A

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival rate for patients presenting muscle invasive bladder cancer is very low, and useful therapeutic target has not been identified yet. In the present study, new COX2 downstream signals involved in urothelial carcinoma cell survival were investigated in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:COX2 gene was silenced...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Shimada K,Anai S,Marco DA,Fujimoto K,Konishi N

更新日期：2011-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper urinary tract stones is the most common diseases in urology. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureteroscopic lithotripsy (fURL) are common treatment, but both their efficacy and safety are controversial. Thus we aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PCNL and fURL in the treatment of upper ur...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Chen Y,Wen Y,Yu Q,Duan X,Wu W,Zeng G

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our purpose was to study the relationship of the 3 different types of endoscopic calcifications of the renal papilla (Randall's plaque, intratubular calcification, papillary crater) with the type of stone and urine analysis. METHODS:This prospective study examined 41 patients (age range: 18 to 80 years) who...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sabaté Arroyo XA,Grases Freixedas F,Bauzà Quetglas JL,Guimerà Garcia J,Pieras Ayala E

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) includes conservative medical treatment, percutaneous drainage, and surgical resection of the involved kidney. EPN with diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) is very rare, in which the clinical management of refusing surgical drainage is inexperienced. CASE PRESENTA...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Song Y,Shen X

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic single-site surgery has recently emerged in the field of urology and this minimally-invasive surgery has resulted in a further reduction in morbidity compared with traditional laparoscopy. We present our initial experience with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery of partial adrenalectomy (LESS-...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Yuge K,Miyajima A,Hasegawa M,Miyazaki Y,Maeda T,Takeda T,Takeda A,Miyashita K,Kurihara I,Shibata H,Kikuchi E,Oya M

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there is growing evidence of relationship between obesity and some specific stone compositions, results were inconsistent. Due to a greater relationship between metabolic syndrome and some specific stone type, obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) has limitation in determining relationship betwe...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kim JH,Doo SW,Cho KS,Yang WJ,Song YS,Hwang J,Hong SS,Kwon SS

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with newly diagnosed non-metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma are typically classified as at low, intermediate, or high risk of disease progression using blood prostate-specific antigen concentration, tumour T category, and tumour pathological Gleason score. Classification is used to both predict clin...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Johnston WL,Catton CN,Swallow CJ

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radical prostatectomy is the most common and effective treatment for localized prostate cancer. Unfortunately, radical prostatectomy is associated with urinary incontinence and has a significant negative impact on quality of life. Pelvic floor exercises are the most common non-invasive management strategy fo...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Santa Mina D,Au D,Alibhai SM,Jamnicky L,Faghani N,Hilton WJ,Stefanyk LE,Ritvo P,Jones J,Elterman D,Fleshner NE,Finelli A,Singal RK,Trachtenberg J,Matthew AG

更新日期：2015-09-16 00:00:00