Neurotrophic effects of vascular endothelial growth factor and neurotrophins on cultured major pelvic ganglia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:•To determine the relationship between statin use and biochemical recurrence (BCR) following radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:•A retrospective analysis was performed on 3198 RP patients between 1990 and 2008. •Exclusion criteria were neo-adjuvant or adjuvant therapy, follow-up <2 years, and i...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ritch CR,Hruby G,Badani KK,Benson MC,McKiernan JM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a routine explanation provided to men on their expectation of pain associated with a urodynamic study (UDS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The purpose of UDS is to reproduce patient's symptoms during the urine storage and voiding phases, and thus understand the causes of the patient's sympto...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Greenstein A,Bar-Yosef Y,Chen J,Matzkin H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the most recent data from phase I and II clinical trials of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using image-guided robotic radiosurgery, specifically the Cyberknife(®) (Accuracy Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). To better determine thecurrent role of this type of radiosurgery in prostate ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Seisen T,Drouin SJ,Phé V,Parra J,Mozer P,Bitker MO,Cussenot O,Rouprêt M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the frequency and spectrum of lipophilic Malassezia yeasts within the area of the glans penis and preputial space in healthy men, most of whom were uncircumcised. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:As the glans penis and the prepuce are abundant in sebaceous glands, 130 clinically healthy men were examined ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mayser P,Schütz M,Schuppe HC,Jung A,Schill WB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: In renal cell carcinoma the role of lymphadenectomy (LND) is still controversial. Moreover, no firm consensus exists regarding the minimum number of lymph nodes that should be removed to obtain a satisfactory staging LND at the time of surgery. Our f...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Capitanio U,Suardi N,Matloob R,Abdollah F,Castiglione F,Briganti A,Carenzi C,Roscigno M,Montorsi F,Bertini R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the overall success rate of a laparoscopic orchidopexy (LO) series over 5 years including over 100 procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records were reviewed of children who underwent laparoscopic procedures for an impalpable testis at our institutions. The laparoscopic procedures included the stan...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chang B,Palmer LS,Franco I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate an in vitro method suitable for the quantitative investigation of the growth of calcium oxalate stones through to a clinically significant size. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Small fragments of calcium oxalate calculi were suspended in a mixed suspension/mixed product removal crystalliser sup...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ananth K,Kavanagh JP,Walton RC,Rao PN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY TYPE:Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4. OBJECTIVE:To report our analysis of the oncological outcome, side-effects and complications after (125)I-brachytherapy, based on 10 years of experience, as low dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy is an accepted, effective and safe therapy for localized prostate ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Prada PJ,Juan G,González-Suárez H,Fernández J,Jimenez I,Amón J,Cepeda M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify differentially expressed genes between relapsed and non-relapsed clinical stage I testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed patients with clinical stage I non-seminoma and seminoma from an institutional database (2000-2012) who were managed by active surveillance. P...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lewin J,Soltan Ghoraie L,Bedard PL,Hamilton RJ,Chung P,Moore M,Jewett MAS,Anson-Cartwright L,Virtanen C,Winegarden N,Tsao J,Warde P,Sweet J,Haibe-Kains B,Hansen AR

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a contemporary series of patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP, an inflammatory condition of the kidney that has traditionally been treated with open nephrectomy, ON), managed with either ON or laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN), as early reports suggest that the benefits of LN do not ext...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Guzzo TJ,Bivalacqua TJ,Pierorazio PM,Varkarakis J,Schaeffer EM,Allaf ME

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of short-course androgen-suppression therapy (AST) before brachytherapy on all-cause mortality (ACM) rates, stratified by the presence or absence of a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke. AST is used to reduce prostate size to enable men with favourable-risk prostate cancer t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hayes JH,Chen MH,Moran BJ,Braccioforte MH,Dosoretz DE,Salenius S,Katin MJ,Ross R,Choueiri TK,D'Amico AV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of degarelix vs luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue (triptorelin) plus short-term antiandrogen treatment for advanced prostate cancer. METHODS:We developed a decision analytic model based on a clinical trial and literature review. The two interventions evaluated ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lu L,Peters J,Roome C,Stein K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a systematic literature review to assess the current status of a totally intracorporeal robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) approach. The current 'gold standard' for radical cystectomy remains open radical cystectomy. RARC has lagged behind robot-assisted prostatectomy in terms of adoption and percei...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Collins JW,Wiklund NP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the pharmacology and functionality of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors in human corpus cavernosum, and to determine the predominant subtype. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cavernosal tissue specimens were obtained from the penises of 22 men (mean age 37.4 years) removed during gender re-assignment surgery. The m...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： El-Gamal OM,Sandhu DP,Terry T,Elliott RA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the changes in body composition, muscle function and energy expenditure after radical cystectomy (RC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven consecutive men (median age 66 years, range 44-79) who had a RC over a 1-year period had measurements made of their total body protein, by neutron-activation analysi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mathur S,Plank LD,Hill AG,Rice MA,Hill GL

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the outcomes of complete surgical resection of T4 prostate cancer after inductive androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), as inductive ADT and subsequent radical prostatectomy (RP) is not recommended by any guideline yet. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A monocentric RP database was queried for patients initi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hajili T,Ohlmann CH,Linxweiler J,Niklas C,Janssen M,Siemer S,Stoeckle M,Saar M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the clinical significance of hypertension (HTN), neutropaenia and thrombocytopaenia as possible new biomarkers of sunitinib efficacy in non-trial patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 181 consecutive patients with mRCC were treated with sunitinib; 39 ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rautiola J,Donskov F,Peltola K,Joensuu H,Bono P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimal contractile response of isolated ureters to inflammatory mediators and neurotransmitters by evaluating four common methods of ureteric suspension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ureters from adult domestic swine were placed immediately in Krebs buffer and cut into 4-5 mm segments. Four method...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jerde TJ,Saban R,Nakada SY

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the adjunctive use of power Doppler imaging (PDI) could provide prognostic utility in the treatment of prostate cancer, as an accurate prediction of the clinical behaviour of prostate cancer is important to determine appropriate treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Most centres rely on a digital r...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eisenberg ML,Cowan JE,Carroll PR,Shinohara K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To employ decision curve analysis to determine the impact of nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) on clinical decision making in the detection of bladder cancer using data from a prospective trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• The study included 1303 patients at risk for bladder cancer who underwent cystoscopy, uri...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Barbieri CE,Cha EK,Chromecki TF,Dunning A,Lotan Y,Svatek RS,Scherr DS,Karakiewicz PI,Sun M,Mazumdar M,Shariat SF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Angiosarcomas are histological subtype of sarcomas and rarely involve the prostate gland. Only ten cases of prostate angiosarcoma have been reported in the literature to date. Occurrence of post-irradiation prostate angiosarcoma is rare considering the frequenc...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Khaliq W,Meyer CF,Uzoaru I,Wolf RM,Antonarakis ES

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify biomarkers that predict the response to standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) of patients newly diagnosed with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (CSPC) in order to improve therapeutic decision-making, and to investigate whether the characterization of baseline circulating tumo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang YJ,Kong YY,Li GX,Wang Y,Ye DW,Dai B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the cost-effectiveness of surgery and topical steroids as treatments for phimosis (defined as a clinically verifiable, pathological, cicatricial stenosis of the prepuce) and to evaluate the financial basis of these treatments. METHODS:Data on treatment using topical steroids was obtained from publ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Berdeu D,Sauze L,Ha-Vinh P,Blum-Boisgard C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide data on the prevalence of urinary, bowel and sexual dysfunction in Northern Ireland (NI), to act as a baseline for studies of prostate cancer outcomes and to aid service provision within the general population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional postal survey of 10 000 men aged ≥40 years in N...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Donnelly DW,Donnelly C,Kearney T,Weller D,Sharp L,Downing A,Wilding S,Wright P,Kind P,Catto JWF,Cross WR,Mason MD,McCaughan E,Wagland R,Watson E,Mottram R,Allen M,Butcher H,Hounsome L,Selby P,Huws D,Brewster DH

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:• To investigate the oncological efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (RLRN) compared with transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (TLRN) for the management of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:• With emphasis on survival and disease recurrence, a re...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ha US,Hwang TK,Kim YJ,Oh TH,Jeon YS,Lee W,Lim JS,Lee TY,Choi Y,Park SK,Byun SS

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: Prostate cancer has three known clinical risk factors: age, ethnicity and family history. Men's knowledge of prostate cancer is low. This study demonstrates that men rely on family and friends to learn about prostate cancer and help them interpret th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Forbat L,Place M,Kelly D,Hubbard G,Boyd K,Howie K,Leung HY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To address challenges in the diagnosis and classification of storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), we sought to define the fundamental features of overactive bladder (OAB) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), two conditions with considerable symptomatic overlap. Through retrospect...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ackerman AL,Lai HH,Parameshwar PS,Eilber KS,Anger JT

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether gene profiles can provide a molecular evaluation of the quality and therapeutic potential in patients with myelomeningocele (MM), by comparing genetic profiles of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from healthy bladders and bladders from patients, to identify genes that are over- and under-expresse...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hipp JA,Hipp JD,Yoo JJ,Atala A,Andersson KE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00