Endoluminal ultrasonography before retrograde endopyelotomy: can the results match laparoscopic pyeloplasty?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP), a self-reported outcome instrument for evaluating domains of PE and its treatment, comprised of four single-item measures, a profile, and an index score. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Data were from men participating in observational...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patrick DL,Giuliano F,Ho KF,Gagnon DD,McNulty P,Rothman M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate among radical prostatectomy (RP) patients at high-risk of recurrence whether the timing of postoperative radiation therapy (RT) (adjuvant, early salvage with detectable post-RP prostate-specific antigen [PSA], or 'late' salvage with a PSA level of >1.0 ng/mL) is significantly associated with overa...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hsu CC,Paciorek AT,Cooperberg MR,Roach M 3rd,Hsu IC,Carroll PR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm abnormal glycosylation of Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) in patients with interstitial cystitis (IC). PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The sialic acid content of THP, a critical component of its biological activity, is reduced in patients with IC. N-glycan shows reduced levels of high molecular weight ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Argade SP,Vanichsarn C,Chenoweth M,Parsons CL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose a standardisable composite method for reporting outcomes of radical cystectomy (RC) that incorporates both perioperative morbidity and oncological adequacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From July 2010 to December 2017, 277 consecutive patients who underwent robot-assisted RC with intracorporeal urinary di...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cacciamani GE,Winter M,Medina LG,Ashrafi AN,Miranda G,Tafuri A,Landsberger H,Lin-Brande M,Rajarubendra N,De Castro Abreu A,Berger A,Aron M,Gill IS,Desai MM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity of the direct radionuclide cystogram (DRC) in detecting vesico-ureteric reflux compared with the micturating cysto-urethrogram (MCU) in the same initial setting, in infants younger than one year. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The results from the dual cystograms of 62 refluxing infants < ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： McLaren CJ,Simpson ET

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To determine the comparative efficacy of tamsulosin and nifedipine in medical expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureteric stones with renal colic. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• We evaluated the comparative efficacy of tamsulosin and nifedipine in MET in a prospective randomized trial of 3189 outpatients from 10 c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ye Z,Yang H,Li H,Zhang X,Deng Y,Zeng G,Chen L,Cheng Y,Yang J,Mi Q,Zhang Y,Chen Z,Guo H,He W,Chen Z

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, type and treatment behaviour of women with urinary incontinence in four European countries. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Data were collected using a postal survey which was sent to 29,500 community-dwelling women aged > or = 18 years in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. Subjects were as...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hunskaar S,Lose G,Sykes D,Voss S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate two methods of reducing the urine output during treatment (the most easily manipulated variable) in patients undergoing intravesical instillation with mitomycin C, where the concentration-time curve also depends upon dose, diluent volume, residual urine volume, and drug absorption and degradation....

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cliff AM,Heatherwick B,Scoble J,Parr NJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: Systems for image guidance during laparoscopic surgery can be broadly defined as systems that enable the surgeon to refer to preoperatively gathered information during the procedure. For a laparoscopic system the preoperative information can be overl...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Thompson S,Penney G,Billia M,Challacombe B,Hawkes D,Dasgupta P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate partial nephrectomy (PN) use in patients at higher risk for clinical progression, using a large national database of American patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of patients with cN0/cM0 renal cell carcinoma from 2003 to 2011 using the National Cancer Data Base. Ou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Maurice MJ,Zhu H,Kim SP,Abouassaly R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To model renal function after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). To identify predictors of renal function decline after surgery, thereby allowing the identification of patients likely to be ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting. PATIEN...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kaag M,Trost L,Thompson RH,Favaretto R,Elliott V,Shariat SF,Maschino A,Vertosick E,Raman JD,Dalbagni G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of solifenacin succinate treatment on quality of life (QoL) measured in clinical trials in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:QoL data using the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) were analysed from two phase-3, 12-week studies (1984 patients) and a long-term ext...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kelleher CJ,Cardozo L,Chapple CR,Haab F,Ridder AM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the perioperative complications and early oncological results in a comparative study matching open radical retropubic (RRP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From August 2002 to December 2005 we identified 294 patients undergoing RARP for clinically locali...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Krambeck AE,DiMarco DS,Rangel LJ,Bergstralh EJ,Myers RP,Blute ML,Gettman MT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the results of the first clinical study of a synchronous twin-pulse technique for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), which is effective for in vitro stone fragmentation and safe when assessed in vivo on animal tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty patients with urinary stones (35 men and 1...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sheir KZ,El-Diasty TA,Ismail AM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) and the location and change in the expression of NO synthase (NOS) isoforms in the testes of subfertile men with varicocele, and to compare the NO concentration or NOS expression with clinical variables, to determine the role of NO on the pathophysiology of ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shiraishi K,Naito K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the durability of holmium laser enucleation of prostate in comparison to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were enrolled in the present study between June 1997 and December 2000 and followed per protocol. All patients were urodynamically obstructed with a...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gilling PJ,Wilson LC,King CJ,Westenberg AM,Frampton CM,Fraundorfer MR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type--Therapy (cohort) Level of Evidence 2a. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Patient-reported quality of life (QoL) in prostate cancer is recognized as an important outcome, and has been shown in multiple studies to capture the incidence and timing of patient symptoms more acc...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chen RC,Zhang Y,Chen MH,McMahon E,Loffredo M,McPherson CP,Nguyen AU,Nguyen PL,D'Amico AV

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes in bone mass and fracture risk in patients with prostate cancer on androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) and with a basal T-score of >-2.0, who were treated with an oral bisphosphonate, as such patients treated with ADT are at increased risk of bone loss and bone fracture. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Planas J,Trilla E,Raventós C,Cecchini L,Orsola A,Salvador C,Placer J,Encabo G,Morote J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize serial long-term histological changes in mesenchymal cells infiltrating a collagen-based matrix, as in a hollow organ with differentiated urothelial lining created intraperitoneally by grafting cultured urothelial cells, mesenchymal cells with smooth-muscle immunohistochemical characteristics ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moriya K,Kakizaki H,Watanabe S,Sano H,Nonomura K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and age, liver function tests (LFTs) including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TB), lipid profile (total cholesterol, TC, triglycerides, TG, high-density lipoprotein, HDL) and fasting blood sugar (FBS), and to determine...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Han JH,Chang IH,Ahn SH,Kwon OJ,Bang SH,Choi NY,Park SW,Myung SC,Kim HW

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases to regional lymph nodes are a common early event in many malignant diseases and have a poor prognosis, including in urological cancers. Molecular pathways contributing to lymphatic tumour dissemination and lymph node metastasis remain poorly understood. Besides the process of lymphovascular invasion (LVI), ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bolenz C,Fernández MI,Tilki D,Herrmann E,Heinzelbecker J,Ergün S,Ströbel P,Reich O,Michel MS,Trojan L

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of MN-001, a novel orally active anti-inflammatory agent, in suppressing the bladder hyperactivity resulting from ovalbumin (OA)-induced mast-cell stimulation in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes were divided into five groups of 10 each, with group 1...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rajasekaran M,Locke KW,Parsons CL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:•To evaluate the natural history of patients presenting with positive urinary cytology in the absence of clinically identifiable disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:•A surgical database was queried to identify 48 patients with positive urinary cytology of undetermined source. •All patients underwent a thorough uro...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Aharony S,Baniel J,Yossepowitch O

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To investigate the role of c-kit-positive interstitial cells (ICCs) in mediating muscarinic receptor-induced phasic contractions of isolated bladder strips from streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic rats and to confirm the expression and location of ICCs in the rat bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• Bladders ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Vahabi B,McKay NG,Lawson K,Sellers DJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Diagnostic (exploratory cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The present study was to perform contrast-tuned imaging (CnTI) technology to detect prostate cancer and compare the use of CnTI technology for the detection of prostate cancer with conv...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Xie SW,Li HL,Du J,Xia JG,Guo YF,Xin M,Li FH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether visceral obesity is associated with certain histological subtypes of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ina multicentre Chinese cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A kidney tumour database was created using three tertiary centres in China; 487 patients were enrolled presenting with localised RCC and ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wang HK,Song XS,Cheng Y,Qu YY,Zhang SL,Dai B,Zhang HL,Shen YJ,Zhu YP,Shi GH,Qin XJ,Ma CG,Lin GW,Xiao WJ,Zhu Y,Ye DW

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the high circumcision rate in South Korea and its rapid increase in the short period since its introduction. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:From January to December 2000, 5434 South Korean males (or their parents) aged 0-92 years were interviewed in detail about their circumcision status, their age at c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pang MG,Kim DS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify an appropriate risk stratification system for intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the data on 1559 patients who were treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) at our institution between 2005 and 2013 and classified them according to National Comprehensive Cance...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jung JW,Lee JK,Hong SK,Byun SS,Lee SE

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure in the treatment of primary genuine stress incontinence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A two-centre follow-up study was conducted on 40 women with urodynamically confirmed primary genuine stress incontinence who had a tension-free vaginal ta...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moran PA,Ward KL,Johnson D,Smirni WE,Hilton P,Bibby J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the surgical treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastatic to the contralateral adrenal gland and compare our experience with previous reports, as such metastases are found in 2.5% of patients with metastatic RCC at autopsy, and the role of resecting metastatic RCC at this site is...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lau WK,Zincke H,Lohse CM,Cheville JC,Weaver AL,Blute ML

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00