Increased patient satisfaction from transrectal ultrasonography and biopsy under sedation.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively investigate the presentation of germ cell tumours (GCTs) of the testis in terms of stage or histology, as the incidence of this disease in increasing. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients diagnosed with GCT of the testis between 1983 and 2002 were categorised into three periods depending on the dat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Powles TB,Bhardwa J,Shamash J,Mandalia S,Oliver T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of commercially available single-layer small intestinal submucosa (SIS) for urethral replacement, both as an onlay and as a tube, in a rabbit model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-six male rabbits were assigned to four experimental groups. Group 1 had the ventral wall of the penile urethra ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： El-Assmy A,El-Hamid MA,Hafez AT

更新日期：2004-11-01 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 investigate the possible protective role of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1, reported to have a protective effect in experimental models of hypoxic ischaemia), and the involvement of apoptotic cell death in a model of torsion/detorsion of the rat testis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Adult male Wistar rats we...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ozkurkcugil C,Yardimoglu M,Dalcik H,Erdogan S,Gokalp A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine, using a postal questionnaire survey of practising British consultant urologists, the duration and type of antibiotic deemed most effective in patients with an existing indwelling catheter before transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), as the value of prophylactic antibiotics before TURP ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wilson JR,Puri R,Prescott S,Urwin GH

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of sustained-release (SR) bupropion to placebo in treating hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in ovulating women. PATIENTS AND METHODS:After a 1-week, placebo lead-in phase, 232 treatment-seeking women with regular menstrual cycles were randomly assigned to bupropion SR 150 mg/d...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Safarinejad MR,Hosseini SY,Asgari MA,Dadkhah F,Taghva A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of revalidation (or maintenance of certification) is to reassure patients, the general public, employers and other healthcare professionals that an individual is fit to practice. It may lead to a reduction in near misses or adverse events. The process of revalidation entails a commitment to the provision of li...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ahmed K,Zakri R,Rowland S,Joyce A,Challacombe B,Dasgupta P,Khan MS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility, tolerability, safety and efficacy of using a new surgical technique for the repair of anterior urethral strictures to preserve vascular supply to the urethra and its entire muscular and neurogenic support. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 24 patients (mean age 46 years) underwent ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kulkarni S,Barbagli G,Sansalone S,Lazzeri M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and safety of a combined treatment of percutaneous needle tunnelling (PNT) and a modified collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) protocol (PNT/CCH) vs the modified protocol alone (CCH) in the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective registry of pat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fernández-Pascual E,González-García FJ,Angulo J,Cerezo E,Quintana LM,Turo J,Martínez-Ballesteros C,Carballido J,Martínez-Salamanca JI

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the long-term functional outcomes and complications after continent cutaneous diversion with the Lundiana pouch. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Complications, re-operations, renal function, and continence were ascertained from patient charts. Outcome variables were validated by a second and independent...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Liedberg F,Gudjonsson S,Xu A,Bendahl PO,Davidsson T,Månsson W

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of subcapsular renal haematoma (SRH) after ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) using holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser to treat ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Prospective data from 2848 URSLs performed between January 2003 and September 201...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bai J,Li C,Wang S,Liu J,Ye Z,Yu X,Xi Q,Ni M,He D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of percentage free/total prostate-specific antigen (f/tPSA) levels for detecting prostate cancer in a prospectively screened population of men with a 'normal' total PSA level. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Men aged 50-65 years were contacted via their general practitioner and invited for prostat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rowe EW,Laniado ME,Walker MM,Patel A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78; a major molecular chaperone at the endoplasmic reticulum, strongly expressed in several tumours) expression in urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the upper urinary tract (UUT) and to evaluate the diagnostic and progressive importance of GRP78 expression in UC-UUT. PA...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Uematsu K,Ogata S,Nakanishi K,Hiroi S,Tominaga S,Aida S,Kawai T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between adult male circumcision and sexual satisfaction and function in men, as observational studies on the effect of adult male circumcision on sexual satisfaction show conflicting results. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:We investigated self-reported sexual satisfaction and function a...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kigozi G,Watya S,Polis CB,Buwembo D,Kiggundu V,Wawer MJ,Serwadda D,Nalugoda F,Kiwanuka N,Bacon MC,Ssempijja V,Makumbi F,Gray RH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To interrogate enriched prostate cancer cells and autologous non-malignant prostate epithelial cells from men with localized prostate cancer, in order to identify early oncogenic pathways. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We collected malignant and matched non-malignant prostatectomy samples from men with adenocarcinoma...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sluka P,Pezaro C,Wardan H,Sengupta S,Davis ID

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a meta-analysis of the literature on the peri-operative outcomes of both robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN). MATERIALS AND METHODS:An electronic database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library was performed for publicati...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zhang X,Shen Z,Zhong S,Zhu Z,Wang X,Xu T

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of race on the effectiveness of hormonal therapy in patients with prostate cancer, by comparing the outcomes of Caucasian men (CM) and Japanese-American men (JAM) treated with hormonal therapy at one institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-nine CM and 105 JAM with prostate cancer we...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fukagai T,Namiki TS,Carlile RG,Yoshida H,Namiki M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha (HIF2alpha) on the sensitivity of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines to ionizing radiation and to determine if the mTOR antagonist, rapamycin, could decrease HIF2alpha protein levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cell lines expressing stable short-hairpin ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bhatt RS,Landis DM,Zimmer M,Torregrossa J,Chen S,Sukhatme VP,Iliopoulos O,Balk S,Bubley GJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy with cisplatinum, methotrexate and bleomycin (CMB) in the adjuvant and palliative setting, and its effect on survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma, which carries a very poor prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hakenberg OW,Nippgen JB,Froehner M,Zastrow S,Wirth MP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Positive surgical margins (PSMs) after radical prostatectomy are common, although their impact on the risk of disease recurrence is unknown. We examined the impact of PSMs on the risk of 'significant' biochemical recurrence stratified by their risk of...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Corcoran NM,Hovens CM,Metcalfe C,Hong MK,Pedersen J,Casey RG,Peters J,Harewood L,Goldenberg SL,Costello AJ,Gleave ME

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether interstitial cystitis is associated with the increased release of substance P from the bladder wall into urine, by measuring urinary excretion rates of substance P and its metabolites in women with interstitial cystitis and in a control group of women with stress incontinence and normal ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Campbell DJ,Tenis N,Rosamilia A,Clements JA,Dwyer PL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed molecular insights into bladder cancer biology might allow more detailed prognostication and optimization of treatment with the objective of improving patient outcome and quality of life. However, in bladder cancer research the search for biomarkers has been called into question and has even obtained notoriet...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bryan RT,Zeegers MP,James ND,Wallace DM,Cheng KK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the utility of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA; an effective means of epithelial skin closure) under a diaper (i.e. constantly exposed to bodily fluids) in 25 children (not toilet-trained) undergoing inguinal surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective revi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ferlise VJ,Ankem MK,Barone JG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice daily with pivampicillin 700 mg orally twice daily for 10 days in men with acute epididymitis and over 40 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study comprised 172 men who entered a prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blind, tri...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eickhoff JH,Frimodt-Møller N,Walter S,Frimodt-Møller C

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To assess and compare the economic burden of open radical cystectomy (OC) vs robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection and urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• A series of 103 and 83 consecutive patients undergoing OC and RC, respectively, were prospective...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lee R,Ng CK,Shariat SF,Borkina A,Guimento R,Brumit KF,Scherr DS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether modified transperineal template prostate-mapping (TTPM) biopsy protocols, altering the template or the biopsy density, have sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) equal to full 5-mm TTPM. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of an institutional registry including treatme...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Valerio M,Anele C,Charman SC,van der Meulen J,Freeman A,Jameson C,Singh PB,Emberton M,Ahmed HU

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The clinical presentation and complications of lichen sclerosus are well known. What is less well known is the true incidence of the condition. The published figures are all based on attendance at general medical clinics or specialist clinics, but it ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Clouston D,Hall A,Lawrentschuk N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00