Direct comparison of radiology and nuclear medicine cystograms in young infants with vesico-ureteric reflux.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with laparoscopic robotic-assisted management of pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) in patients with horseshoe kidneys. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2002 and May 2003, two men and a woman with horseshoe kidneys (mean age 44.6 years) had laparoscopic dismembered pyelop...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chammas M Jr,Feuillu B,Coissard A,Hubert J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of a transportable extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) machine, the Modulith SLX-F2(TM) (Storz Medical Italia, Rome, Italy), in the management of solitary urinary calculi. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 233 patients (mean age 51 years; 172 male, 61 female) ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： De Sio M,Autorino R,Quarto G,Mordente S,Giugliano F,Di Giacomo F,Neri F,Quattrone C,Sorrentino D,De Domenico R,D'Armiento M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the cost, quality of life (QoL) and cost-effectiveness of a single-incision mini-sling (SIMS; Ajust(®) , C. R. Bard Inc., New Providence, NJ, USA) compared with a standard mid-urethral sling (SMUS; TVT-O™, Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) in the surgical management of female stress urinary incont...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Boyers D,Kilonzo M,Mostafa A,Abdel-Fattah M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of LRIG1 on the growth, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells and the mechanisms underlying such effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The plasmid pLRIG1-green fluorescence protein (GFP) was transfected into BIU87 bladder cancer cells by Lipofectamine2000 (Invitrogen, Groningen, t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang WM,Yan ZJ,Ye ZQ,Guo DS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and what does the study add?: Only little and partly contradictory data are currently published about the prognostic role of immunohistochemically detectable proliferation-associated biomarkers in surgically treated squamous cell carcinoma of the penis (SCCP), and no data are ava...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： May M,Burger M,Otto W,Hakenberg OW,Wieland WF,May D,Hofstädter F,Götz S,Niessl N,Fritsche HM,Birnkammer K,Gilfrich C,Peter J,Jain A,Koch S,Lebentrau S,Riedmiller H,Rössler W,Denzinger S,Brookman-May S,Gunia S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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 examine differences in gene expression levels between renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tissue and 'normal' appearing renal tissue using a commercially available DNA macroarray. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tissue was obtained from 47 consecutive radical nephrectomies, 29 of which were eligible. DNA macroarrays were an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lovisolo JA,Casati B,Clerici L,Marafante E,Bono AV,Celato N,Salvadore M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of long-term clomiphene citrate (CC) therapy in symptomatic patients with hypogonadism (HG). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Serum T, oestradiol and luteinizing hormone (LH) were measured in patients who were treated with CC for over 12 months. Additionally, bone densitometry (BD) resu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moskovic DJ,Katz DJ,Akhavan A,Park K,Mulhall JP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of sildenafil on noradrenaline- and potassium-induced contractions of isolated human seminal vesicles (SVs), as premature ejaculation is a relatively common male sexual dysfunction that currently lacks an adequate therapy, and recent in vitro tests showed that sildenafil induces rel...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gajar SA,Tano T,Resende AC,Bitencourt JA,de Lemos Neto M,Damião R,Criddle DN,Soares de Moura R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review time-trends in the use of perioperative chemotherapy and its impact on oncological outcomes in patients with bladder urothelial cancer (UC) at a single tertiary institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Using electronic and paper medical records, 89 patients were identified who underwent radical cystectomy...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Liew MS,Azad A,Tafreshi A,Eapen R,Bolton D,Davis ID,Sengupta S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial cell carcinomas (UCC), including bladder cancer and upper urinary tract cancer, are the second most common malignancy of the urogenital tract after prostate cancer. It is a critical issue to differentiate accurately those patients whose tumour will recur and/or progress after initial treatment from those wi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Phé V,Cussenot O,Rouprêt M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the perioperative, postoperative and functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for renal tumours with high surgical complexity at a large volume centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Perioperative and functional outcomes of RAPNs for renal tumours with a Preoperative Aspects and Dim...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Volpe A,Garrou D,Amparore D,De Naeyer G,Porpiglia F,Ficarra V,Mottrie A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To evaluate whether current nephrectomy pathology reports are sufficient to allow clinicians to use prognostic nomograms, tailor surveillance, enroll patients into adjuvant trials and select systemic therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:• Nephrectomy pathology reports were obtained ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shuch B,Pantuck AJ,Pouliot F,Finley DS,Said JW,Belldegrun AS,Saigal C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether fluid shear stress (FSS) induces endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity and NO production in isolated human corpus cavernosal endothelial cells (HCCECs), and whether this response is altered during hyperglycaemia in vitro, as haemodynamic signalling during penile erection ind...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wessells H,Teal TH,Engel K,Sullivan CJ,Gallis B,Tran KB,Chitaley K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:• To investigate a new method of vas deferens radiography for ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO). • To evaluate the effect of a procedure involving dilation of the ejaculatory duct by F9 seminal vesicoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• Twenty-two patients with EDO were diagnosed using semen analysis, semen fruct...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Xu B,Niu X,Wang Z,Li P,Qin C,Li J,Liu B,Wang P,Jia Y,Wu H,Zhang W

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the receptors for angiotensin II (AII, reported to be a potent contractile agent in human urinary bladder), using functional and autoradiographic techniques in child and adult bladder specimens. Materials and methods Bladder specimens were obtained from 61 children (aged 4 months to 12 years) ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lam DS,Dias LS,Moore KH,Burcher E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel oral anti-coagulants (NOACs) are increasingly being used in clinical practice and are set to almost entirely replace the vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin, in the near future. Similarly, new antiplatelet agents are now regularly used in place of older agents, such as aspirin and clopidogrel. In an ageing p...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ellis G,John Camm A,Datta SN

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors for long-term urinary leakage after radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A consecutive series of 1411 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (open surgery or robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery) at Karolinska University Hospital between 2002 and 2006 were invited to comple...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nilsson AE,Schumacher MC,Johansson E,Carlsson S,Stranne J,Nyberg T,Wiklund NP,Steineck G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the correlation of transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily 1 (TRPV1) mRNA expression levels and the clinical outcome of intravesical resiniferatoxin treatment in patients with idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO), as such treatment with vanilloids can be effective for DO. PATIENTS ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Liu HT,Kuo HC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To help clarify which small renal cortical neoplasms (RCNs) require surgery by using office-based, ultrasonography-guided percutaneous renal biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Biopsies were performed using facilitated ultrasound targeting (FUT) technology, which incorporates a needle guide and onscreen beam-steer...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Menhadji AD,Nguyen V,Okhunov Z,Bucur P,Chu WH,Cho J,Billingsley J,Morrison D,Kelly CR,Landman J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (case series). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:4. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results in terms of functional results and morbidity of Z-shaped ileal neobladder performed in a single center. PATIENTS AND METHODS:329 consecutive male patients who had an orthotopic bladder replacement using the Z-shaped...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Neuzillet Y,Yonneau L,Lebret T,Herve JM,Butreau M,Botto H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the chemopreventive effects of a selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, meloxicam, and a selective epidermal growth factor (EGF)-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, gefitinib (as a single agent) on a carcinogen-induced rodent bladder carcinogenesis model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study compr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hattori K,Iida K,Joraku A,Tsukamoto S,Akaza H,Oyasu R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse tumour extent as a predictor of cancer progression after radical prostatectomy (RP), using a multivariate Cox regression model, as several variables (e.g. Gleason grade and tumour stage) are well-established prognostic factors in prostate cancer but it is uncertain if the visual estimation of tumou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jones TD,Koch MO,Lin H,Cheng L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the proportion of patients achieving clinically meaningful improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH-LUTS) with tadalafil using two definitions of response. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Post hoc integrated analysis of four placebo-controlled studies in m...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nickel JC,Brock GB,Herschorn S,Dickson R,Henneges C,Viktrup L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate prediction is essential for patient counselling, appropriate selection of treatments and determination of eligibility for clinical trials. In this review we assess the available determinants of oncological outcome after radical cystectomy (RC) for transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. We reviewe...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Margulis V,Lotan Y,Montorsi F,Shariat SF

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of severe pain after ureteric stent removal. To evaluate the efficacy of a single dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in preventing this complication. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed at our ins...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tadros NN,Bland L,Legg E,Olyaei A,Conlin MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse telomerase activity in disseminated prostate cancer cells isolated from bone marrow aspirates taken from men with localized prostate cancer before radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Disseminated epithelial prostate cancer cells were isolated from bone marrow aspirates from 69 men wit...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pfitzenmaier J,Ellis WJ,Arfman EW,Hawley S,McLaughlin PO,Lange PH,Vessella RL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate both the patterns of prescription of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) and the adherence to European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for ADT prescription. METHODS:The Choosing Treatment for Prostate Cancer (CHOICE) study was an Italian multicentre c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Morgia G,Russo GI,Tubaro A,Bortolus R,Randone D,Gabriele P,Trippa F,Zattoni F,Porena M,Mirone V,Serni S,Del Nero A,Lay G,Ricardi U,Rocco F,Terrone C,Pagliarulo A,Ludovico G,Vespasiani G,Brausi M,Simeone C,Novell

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of patient age with pathological and long-term oncological outcomes after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder carcinoma, as this disease, like many others, increases in incidence with age. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 241 consecutive patients with invasive blad...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Resorlu B,Beduk Y,Baltaci S,Ergun G,Talas H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the results of repairing a parastomal hernia after ileal conduit formation, using the lateral approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively assessed 18 patients (9%) who developed a parastomal hernia, from 211 who had an ileal conduit created between 1982 and 2001; 15 had a surgical repair usin...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ho KM,Fawcett DP

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00