Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in bladder cancer: the induction of MMP9 by epidermal growth factor and its detection in urine.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the events during and after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion for bladder cancer, in terms of major and minor complications, comparing a minimal with an extended lymphadenectomy, as more lymph nodes obtained during radical cystectomy may improve staging and thus the outcome. PATIENTS AND MET...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Brössner C,Pycha A,Toth A,Mian C,Kuber W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Thr(307)-Asn(680) and Ala(307)-Ser(680) polymorphisms of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSH-R) gene are associated with male infertility, semen quality, and reproductive hormones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The FSH-R polymorphisms at codons 680 and 307 were analysed by restriction-...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Safarinejad MR,Shafiei N,Safarinejad S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Percutaneous renal cryoablation is a safe and effective treatment for patients with small renal masses, who are poor surgical candidates. Oncological outcomes from previous percutaneous ablation studies are difficult to interpret because of the large ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Schmit GD,Thompson RH,Kurup AN,Weisbrod AJ,Carter RE,Callstrom MR,Atwell TD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if patients who undergo tubularized incised-plate (TIP) urethroplasty need regular dilatation to prevent neourethral strictures or meatal stenosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The follow-up of two consecutive series of patients who underwent primary TIP hypospadias repair by one surgeon was reviewed. T...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lorenzo AJ,Snodgrass WT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate overall survival and prostate cancer-specific mortality in men with prostate cancer presenting with a PSA level <100 ng/mL at the time of diagnosis. PATIENTS:Five-thousand seven hundred and sixteen patients with prostate cancer and a recorded diagnostic PSA level extracted from the South Aust...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ang M,Rajcic B,Foreman D,Moretti K,O'Callaghan ME

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an up-to-date summary of current literature on the management of adverse effects of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All relevant medical literature on men with prostate cancer treated with ADT from 2005 to 2014, and older relevant papers, were reviewed. Recent health advis...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rhee H,Gunter JH,Heathcote P,Ho K,Stricker P,Corcoran NM,Nelson CC

更新日期：2015-04-01 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 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the potentiation of erectile responses induced by electrical stimulation (ES) of the dorsal penile nerve (DPN) in the urethane-anaesthetized rat by the selective melanocortin receptor 4 agonist MB243. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Intracavernosal and blood pressures (ICP and BP, respectively) were monitore...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Allard J,Reynolds DS,Edmunds NJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the impact of endoscopic incision (EI) for ureterocele as an initial procedure, by performing a retrospective chart review, focusing on the prevalence of and risk factors for symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) after EI. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In the present study we included children with ur...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moriya K,Nakamura M,Nishimura Y,Kanno Y,Kitta T,Kon M,Shinohara N

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the justification for operative intervention in patients undergoing surgery for benign scrotal pathology, and to assess the associated morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients in two surgical firms who underwent surgery for benign intrascrotal pathology over a 5-year period were studi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Menon VS,Sheridan WG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of using a ganglial culture system to screen various growth factors as potential therapeutic agents for pelvic nerve injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The major pelvic ganglia (MPG) were isolated from male rats and attached to culture dishes with the aid of Matrigel (Becton Dicki...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lin G,Chen KC,Hsieh PS,Yeh CH,Lue TF,Lin CS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback with verbal instructions as learning tools of pelvic muscle exercises (PMEs) in the early management of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty-two consecutive patients (mean age 64 years, sd...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Floratos DL,Sonke GS,Rapidou CA,Alivizatos GJ,Deliveliotis C,Constantinides CA,Theodorou C

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prognostic significance of the expression of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and differentiated microvascular density (MVD) in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used the vascular marker cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34) to identify tu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Qi L,Du J,Zhang Z,Diao L,Chen X,Yao X

更新日期：2013-08-01 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 widespread use of serum PSA testing followed by TRUS-guided biopsy have resulted in profound prostate cancer stage migration with many patients presenting with focal rather than mul...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Washington SL,Bonham M,Whitson JM,Cowan JE,Carroll PR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review recently published data on emphysematous cystitis (EC), a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by air within the bladder wall, and that most typically affects middle-aged diabetic women. METHODS:All articles published in English between 1956 and 2006 were identified using a Medline ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Thomas AA,Lane BR,Thomas AZ,Remer EM,Campbell SC,Shoskes DA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of taking tadalafil 5 mg and placebo once daily on post-micturition dribble (PMD) in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Our prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial enrolled 102 men with PMD and other LUTS. PMD was as...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang DY,Jeong HC,Ko K,Lee SH,Lee SK,Shin TY,Cho JS,Lee WK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report an audit of preoperative staging variables, case selection, stage migration and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence at five large centres in the south of England. To establish PSA outcome values after radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer in the UK, and enable approp...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Winkler MH,Khan FA,Hoh IM,Okeke AA,Sugiono M,McInerney P,Boustead GB,Persad R,Kaisary AV,Gillatt DA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the insertion of a urethral sling at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) in men at high risk of urinary incontinence after RP. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1998 and 2000, 49 of 871 men undergoing RP at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, were identified as at risk of urinary i...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Westney OL,Scott S,Wood C,Eddings T,Johnson MM,Taylor JM,McGuire E,Pisters LL

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 report outcomes for patients with localized prostate cancer managed using a watchful waiting strategy at an American centre and to explore factors that have triggered intervention. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• From 1991 to 2005, 218 patients diagnosed with untreated localized prostate cancer were followed at ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Coen JJ,Feldman AS,Smith MR,Zietman AL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical utility of blood tests as a screening tool for metabolic abnormalities in patients with kidney stone disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Clinical and biochemical data from 709 patients attending the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for assessment and treatment of kidney s...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eyre KS,Lewis F,Cui H,Grout E,Mihai R,Turney BW,Howles SA

更新日期：2020-09-23 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 whether the position of the working channel affects the effectiveness of flexible ureteroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We compared the ureteroscopes Flex-X2S and Flex-XC (working channel at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions, respectively) in eight cavities of a K-Box model, simulating the distribution...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Villa L,Ventimiglia E,Proietti S,Giusti G,Briganti A,Salonia A,Montorsi F,Doizi S,Traxer O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the value of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in the detection of significant prostate cancer (PCa) and to compare transperineal MRI/ultrasonography fusion biopsy (fusPbx) with conventional transrectal systematic biopsy (sysPbx) in biopsy-naïve patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Borkowetz A,Hadaschik B,Platzek I,Toma M,Torsev G,Renner T,Herout R,Baunacke M,Laniado M,Baretton G,Radtke JP,Kesch C,Hohenfellner M,Froehner M,Schlemmer HP,Wirth M,Zastrow S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the early disclosure and treatment of meatal stenosis after hypospadias repair, using calibration of the neourethral meatus at regular intervals to detect stenosis, and to assess the curative effects of dilatation with topical corticosteroids. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2001 and 2003, 83 boys (me...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Radojicic ZI,Perovic SV,Stojanoski KD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a modification of the posterior prone retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy, which allows the entire operation to be performed through a single instrument port. PATIENTS AND METHODS:With the patient prone, a retroperitoneal working space is created using a custom-made balloon lateral to the sacrospina...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Msezane LP,Mushtaq I,Gundeti MS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of sodium pentosan polysulphate (SPP) for haemorrhagic cystitis (HC), a potentially life-threatening side-effect in patients treated with pelvic radiotherapy or cyclophosphamide, and which can be difficult to manage as patients often have significant comorbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Betwee...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sandhu SS,Goldstraw M,Woodhouse CR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with the use of 95% ethanol as sclerotherapy for symptomatic simple renal cysts. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty patients with 64 symptomatic simple renal cysts were treated by ultrasonography (US)-guided percutaneous aspiration and injection of 95% ethanol (31 men and 29 women, mean age ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mohsen T,Gomha MA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00