The significance of serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 in patients with prostate cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether ureteroscopy (URS) before radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUCs) has an impact on oncological outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a systematic literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE for citations published prior to Septe...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Guo RQ,Hong P,Xiong GY,Zhang L,Fang D,Li XS,Zhang K,Zhou LQ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the utility of a new 'modified-prone' position for treating pre-vesical stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), usually considered an acceptable and effective treatment for such stones, but for which many different body positions have been used in an attempt to increase its ef...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Köse AC,Demirbas M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: It has been suggested that a very short positive margin does not confer additional risk of BCR after radical prostatectomy. This study shows that even very short PSM is associated with increased risk of BCR. OBJECTIVE:To re-evaluate, in a larger coh...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shikanov S,Marchetti P,Desai V,Razmaria A,Antic T,Al-Ahmadie H,Zagaja G,Eggener S,Brendler C,Shalhav A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify a phenotype that could be informative and prognostic in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) peripheral blood was evaluated for TH1, TH2, regulatory T cells (Tregs), natural killer (NK) and NKT cells and for cytokines/chemokines. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Peripheral blood from 77 patients with RCC...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Polimeno M,Napolitano M,Costantini S,Portella L,Esposito A,Capone F,Guerriero E,Trotta A,Zanotta S,Pucci L,Longo N,Perdonà S,Pignata S,Castello G,Scala S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:• To present a summary of the collected data on urological litigation within the UK National Health Service (NHS). • Knowledge of the main areas of litigation is essential for maintaining good clinical practice as well as risk management procedures in any specialty. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• Details of all cl...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Osman NI,Collins GN

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the clinical outcomes of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as the sole therapy for localized prostate cancer, and to determine independent predictors of disease progression, as recent studies indicate an increasing use of ADT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records of all patients with cT1-4NXM0 a...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Janoff DM,Peterson C,Mongoue-Tchokote S,Peters L,Beer TM,Wersinger EM,Mori M,Garzotto M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of positive surgical margins (PSMs) on long-term outcomes after radical prostatectomy (RP), including metastasis, castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), and prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective study of 4,051 men in the Shared Equal Access Reg...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mithal P,Howard LE,Aronson WJ,Terris MK,Cooperberg MR,Kane CJ,Amling C,Freedland SJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of preserving the neurovascular bundle (NVB) and of potency on urinary continence after open radical retropubic prostatectomy (ORRP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between October 2000 to September 2005, 1110 consecutive continent men had ORRP by one surgeon. The University of California Lo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Marien TP,Lepor H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The common clinical practice for advanced prostatic adenocarcinoma is combination therapy of zoledronic acid (ZA) and docetaxel (TAX). Little is known about the consequences of this combination therapy with regard to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Miyazaki H,Nishimatsu H,Kume H,Suzuki M,Fujimura T,Fukuhara H,Enomoto Y,Ishikawa A,Igawa Y,Hirano Y,Homma Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that bladder cancer is a heterogeneous disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined the temporal trends of bladder cancer by histological subtype and by disease stage and grade using the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data collected in 1973-2007. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zhang Y,Zhu C,Curado MP,Zheng T,Boyle P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations of a range of personal and clinical variables with bladder cancer survival in men and women in NSW to see if we could explain why bladder cancer survival is consistently poorer in women than in men. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All 6880 cases of bladder cancers diagnosed in NSW betwee...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tracey E,Watt H,Currow D,Young J,Armstrong B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with the Safyre (Promedon, Cordoba, Argentina), a new re-adjustable and minimally invasive sling for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which combines the efficacy of slings with re-adjustability. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 126 consecutive patients with a clinical and urod...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Palma PC,Dambros M,Riccetto CZ,Thiel M,Netto NR Jr

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the utility of perceived control over ejaculation ('control') in the evaluation of treatment benefit in men with premature ejaculation (PE), and to compare effects associated with a two-category or greater increase in this variable between men receiving dapoxetine and placebo. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shabsigh R,Patrick DL,Rowland DL,Bull SA,Tesfaye F,Rothman M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine, in a population-based cohort, if disease-specific survival (DSS) was equivalent in patients undergoing ablation vs nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for clinical stage T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was performed using patients from the Surveillanc...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Whitson JM,Harris CR,Meng MV

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between symptom severity and patient perceptions in patients with overactive bladder (OAB), as estimated by OAB Symptom Score (OABSS) and patient-reported outcome measures, respectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Post-hoc analyses were conducted on the existing data from patients with O...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Homma Y,Gotoh M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To critically review published data on the urogynaecological aspects of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), as FSD is a developing multidisciplinary issue associated with several biological, medical and psychological factors. METHODS:The reported prevalence of FSD is 19-50% and women with lower urinary tract sy...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dalpiaz O,Kerschbaumer A,Mitterberger M,Pinggera GM,Colleselli D,Bartsch G,Strasser H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate scores and predictors of patient satisfaction at 1 year after penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) using the validated Quality of Life and Sexuality with Penile Prosthesis (QoLSPP) questionnaire. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Analyses were performed for 142 patients prospectively included in the natio...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Capogrosso P,Pescatori E,Caraceni E,Mondaini N,Utizi L,Cai T,Salonia A,Palmieri A,Deho' F

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether the number of unfavourable pretreatment risk factors predicts cause-specific mortality in men treated with prostate brachytherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between April 1995 and March 2006, 739 patients were treated who had at least one of the following adverse risk factors: pretreatment pros...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Taira AV,Merrick GS,Galbreath RW,Butler WM,Lief JH,Wallner KE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

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 clinicopathological outcomes for patients with clinical T2 (cT2) urothelial carcinoma treated with radical cystectomy (RC) without neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified 212 patients with cT2 tumours who underwent RC at our institution without NC. Pathological asses...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Canter D,Long C,Kutikov A,Plimack E,Saad I,Oblaczynski M,Zhu F,Viterbo R,Chen DY,Uzzo RG,Greenberg RE,Boorjian SA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (economic analysis). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:1b. OBJECTIVE:To assess and compare the costs and effects value of either starting with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) or botulinum toxin A (BTX) treatment in patients with refractory idiopathic overactive bladder from a societal perspective. MATER...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Leong RK,de Wachter SG,Joore MA,van Kerrebroeck PE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the results of open partial nephrectomy (OPN) over a 15-year period in a large UK teaching hospital and to compare results with other series including minimally invasive techniques, as nephron-sparing techniques are still under-utilized in the surgical treatment of renal carcinoma. A standardized ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Young JG,Luscombe CJ,Lynch C,Wallace DM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (case series). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:4. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The indications and timing of native nephrectomy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is controversial, especially for those undergoing renal transplantation. P...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kirkman MA,van Dellen D,Mehra S,Campbell BA,Tavakoli A,Pararajasingam R,Parrott NR,Riad HN,McWilliam L,Augustine T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the medium-term results at our institution of repairing long bulbar urethral strictures with buccal mucosal grafts. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and June 2007, a buccal mucosa graft repair was used in 34 patients with recurrent bulbar strictures >2 cm. The follow-up included uroflowme...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fransis K,Vander Eeckt K,Van Poppel H,Joniau S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical features, treatments and outcomes in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) according to whether they were referred for symptoms or elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study used data from the South Australia Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes C...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Beckmann KR,O'Callaghan ME,Ruseckaite R,Kinnear N,Miller C,Evans S,Roder DM,Moretti K,South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterise the clinical, radiological and histological features of mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC), as well as oncological outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This is a single institution retrospective analysis of all patients with MTSCC from 2002 to 2011. Patients were excluded if MTSCC ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kenney PA,Vikram R,Prasad SR,Tamboli P,Matin SF,Wood CG,Karam JA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of demucosalized ileum for bladder augmentation, following the same principles previously used with the sigmoid colon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with bladder exstrophy or a neurogenic bladder had their bladders augmented with demucosalized ileum instead of the sigmoid colon, but ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lima SV,Araújo LA,Vilar FO,Mota D,Maciel A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether assessing the anatomical characteristics of renal masses increases the accuracy of prediction of tumour pathology in small renal masses (SRMs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 1129 consecutive patients who underwent extirpative surgeries for a clinical T1 renal mass, for ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shin TY,Kim J,Koo KC,Lim SK,Kim DW,Kang MW,Rha KH,Choi YD,Ham WS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is less invasive than radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), as experimental studies suggest that the acute phase reaction is proportional to surgery-induced tissue damage. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between May and November 2006, all pat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fracalanza S,Ficarra V,Cavalleri S,Galfano A,Novara G,Mangano A,Plebani M,Artibani W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the demographic, behavioural, clinical and medical history characteristics of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and asymptomatic controls, to identify characteristics that might be associated with this syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Self-administered epidemiologic...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pontari MA,McNaughton-Collins M,O'leary MP,Calhoun EA,Jang T,Kusek JW,Landis JR,Knauss J,Litwin MS,CPCRN Study Group.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00