To determine whether the temperature of 2% lignocaine gel affects the initial discomfort which may be associated with its instillation into the male urethra.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) expression as an independent prognostic marker for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). With recent smaller studies showing conflicting results, we aimed to update our initial analysis in 2007 with an additional 5-year follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We provided l...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zhang BY,Thompson RH,Lohse CM,Dronca RS,Cheville JC,Kwon ED,Leibovich BC

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term results of salvage cystectomy after interstitial radiotherapy (IRT) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for transitional cell carcinoma, and to assess the morbidity and functional results of the different urinary diversions used. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records of 27 patients tre...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nieuwenhuijzen JA,Horenblas S,Meinhardt W,van Tinteren H,Moonen LM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of urodynamic variables with continence and upper tract status after reconstruction in patients with classical bladder exstrophy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients with bladder exstrophy were assessed 1 year after a modified bladder neck reconstruction. The evaluation inclu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dave S,Grover VP,Agarwala S,Mitra DK,Bhatnagar V

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand the genital changes that occur during the female sexual response, using a gross anatomical and histological study of the vascular tissue of the vulva, supplemented with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seven cadaveric vulvectomy specimens were used; they were seria...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang CC,Cold CJ,Yilmaz U,Maravilla KR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of combined finasteride and flutamide therapy on haemoglobin and haematocrit values in men with advanced prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Nineteen men, previously untreated by hormone therapy, with histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate and clinical evidence of a...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ornstein DK,Beiser JA,Andriole GL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present our experience with bladder cancer among a renal transplant population and to review critically the relevant literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 1865 renal graft recipients were followed for a mean (SD) of 6.5 (5) years. Seven recipients (all men) developed a urothelial bladder tumour. The s...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kamal MM,Soliman SM,Shokeir AA,Abol-Enein H,Ghoneim MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the possible relationship between treatment with selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the occurrence of nocturia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:An unselected group of adult men and women, living in the city of Ostersund, Sweden, were sent a postal questionnaire containing questions on somatic...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Asplund R,Johansson S,Henriksson S,Isacsson G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the predictors of the quality of marriage of men with prostate cancer, as being diagnosed with prostate cancer affects the quality of life of the man and his partner, and while some aspects are known about the impact of the disease and its treatments on the man's quality of life, less is known abou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sunny L,Hopfgarten T,Adolfsson J,Steineck G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the expression of the seven known P2X receptors in human bladder from male patients with detrusor instability caused by symptomatic bladder outlet obstruction with that from control bladders, using a quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： O'Reilly BA,Kosaka AH,Chang TK,Ford AP,Popert R,McMahon SB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To apply the standard PADUA and RENAL nephrometry score variables to three-dimensional (3D) virtual models (VMs) produced from standard bi-dimensional imaging, thereby creating three-dimensional (3D)-based (PADUA and RENAL) nephrometry scores/categories for the reclassification of the surgical complexity of ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Porpiglia F,Amparore D,Checcucci E,Manfredi M,Stura I,Migliaretti G,Autorino R,Ficarra V,Fiori C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To investigate the oncological efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (RLRN) compared with transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (TLRN) for the management of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:• With emphasis on survival and disease recurrence, a re...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ha US,Hwang TK,Kim YJ,Oh TH,Jeon YS,Lee W,Lim JS,Lee TY,Choi Y,Park SK,Byun SS

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate peri-operative peripheral and renal venous plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor type BB (PDGF-BB), transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, endostatin, and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in relation to pathological variables and prognosis, as pro- and...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Klatte T,Böhm M,Nelius T,Filleur S,Reiher F,Allhoff EP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between the levels of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with diabetes mellitus (DM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study included sexually active men with a diagnosis of DM attending a urological medical centre from J...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rhoden EL,Ribeiro EP,Riedner CE,Teloken C,Souto CA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To simplify the original Preoperative Aspects and Dimensions Used for an Anatomical (PADUA) classification of renal tumours, generating a new system able to predict equally or better the risk of overall complications in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN); and to test if the addition of the contact s...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ficarra V,Porpiglia F,Crestani A,Minervini A,Antonelli A,Longo N,Novara G,Giannarini G,Fiori C,Simeone C,Carini M,Mirone V

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common form of cancer in men in the developed world and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. While advanced PCa is initially controlled with hormonal therapies targeting the androgen receptor (AR) pathway, recurrence occurs because of the emergence of lethal castration-r...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chen R,Dong X,Gleave M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess, in a repeat audit of a regional lithotripsy service, whether changes implemented after a regional audit in 1994 (which showed disappointing results from shock wave lithotripsy, attributable to both poor patient selection and an inadequate fixed-site lithotripter) have had any effect. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Parkin J,Keeley FX Jr,Timoney AG

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) as first-line treatments for patients with distal ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 273 patients with single, monolateral, radiopaque, distal ureteric stones of 0.5-1.5 cm were enrolled in a prospective randomized trial...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Verze P,Imbimbo C,Cancelmo G,Creta M,Palmieri A,Mangiapia F,Buonopane R,Mirone V

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate prospectively the accuracy of computer-aided three-dimensional (3D) volume-rendered computed tomography (CT) in determining the appropriate anatomical limits (tumour size, tumour location, multifocality and vascular supply) and as a potential tool in the preoperative simulation of nephron-sparing ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wunderlich H,Reichelt O,Schubert R,Zermann DH,Schubert J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictive value (PV) for all prostate cancers and for clinically significant cancer undiagnosed after a 10-core biopsy protocol, as the 10-core transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy is considered the standard technique of prostatic biopsy due to its high rate of detection of prostatic ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Park PC,Mai KT,Roustan Delatour NL,Morash C,Cagiannos I

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether Raman molecular imaging (RMI, which combines digital imaging and analytical spectroscopy to evaluate the biochemical composition of interrogated material) can be used to identify biochemical differences in patients with Gleason 7 prostate cancer who progress to metastatic disease and die f...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tollefson M,Magera J,Sebo T,Cohen J,Drauch A,Maier J,Frank I

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has revolutionized the detection and management of patients with prostate cancer. Despite this there has always been a concern among clinicians about the usefulness of total PSA levels as a marker for prostate cancer. We discuss the use of calculated variables and mo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shariat SF,Karam JA,Margulis V,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:•To determine the optimal treatment for incidentally detected small renal masses between radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, ablative therapy (AT) and active surveillance (AS) using a decision-analytic Markov model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:•The reference case was an otherwise healthy 60-year-old patient. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abouassaly R,Yang S,Finelli A,Kulkarni GS,Alibhai SM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether very small prostate cancers present in patients who also have lymph node (LN) metastases represent a particularly aggressive disease variant compared with larger LN-positive tumours. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified 37 501 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1988 and 2001 t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Muralidhar V,Mahal BA,Nezolosky MD,Beard CJ,Feng FY,Martin NE,Efstathiou JA,Choueiri TK,Pomerantz MM,Sweeney CJ,Trinh QD,Vander Heiden MG,Nguyen PL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the feasibility of using laser energy during nerve-sparing robotically assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), as the energy sources currently used for haemostasis in RARP adversely affect cavernous nerve function, while clips require application by a skilled assistant, but laser energy potentially...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gianduzzo T,Colombo JR Jr,Haber GP,Hafron J,Magi-Galluzzi C,Aron M,Gill IS,Kaouk JH

更新日期：2008-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present two patients with the tuberous sclerosis complex in whom giant angiomyolipomas (AMLs) were managed conservatively for >20 years, as large (>4 cm) symptomatic AMLs are generally treated with embolization or nephrectomy because of the risks of haemorrhage. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The first patient init...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Danforth TL,Lane BR,Novick AC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of delayed therapy with curative intent, an increasingly common option in contemporary patients with prostate cancer who initially choose watchful waiting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The characteristics of all patients at one institution and diagnosed with T1-4NXM0 prostate cancer between 19...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： el-Geneidy M,Garzotto M,Panagiotou I,Hsieh YC,Mori M,Peters L,Klein T,Beer TM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term follow-up (primary and secondary patency) of metal stent placement in benign ureteroileal anastomotic strictures after Bricker urinary diversion and to compare the failed treatment group with the group of successfully treated patients to search for predisposing factors of stent failu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Campschroer T,Lock MT,Lo RT,Bosch JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk factors for haemorrhage and renal fracture associated with renal cryoablation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a porcine model, 120 cryoablations were administered in 26 pigs, with five groups of 24 ice-balls each; in groups 1 and 2 asynchronous cryoprobe activation was evaluated for the 1.47- an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hruby G,Edelstein A,Karpf J,Durak E,Phillips C,Lehman D,Landman J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of contact laser prostate surgery in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and contact laser prostatectomy was conducted, with an economic evaluation o...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Keoghane SR,Lawrence KC,Gray AM,Doll HA,Hancock AM,Turner K,Sullivan ME,Dyar O,Cranston D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the significance of viable tumour in the prostate of patients with metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We evaluated the clinicopathological features, including follow-up, of 40 men with metastatic AIPC who had a transrectal biopsy of the prostate. RESULTS:P...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Aragon-Ching JB,Gillespie J,Price DK,Chuaqui R,Rodriguez-Canales J,Steinberg SM,Dahut WL,Figg WD

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00