Laser treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the association between nocturia and serum metabolites identified using metabolomics analysis. METHODS:This study enrolled 66 men aged 65-80 years, recruited from the outpatient department of a university hospital. The participants were stratified as follows: Nocturia group [45 men with...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Kira S,Mitsui T,Miyamoto T,Ihara T,Nakagomi H,Hashimoto Y,Takamatsu H,Tanahashi M,Takeda M,Sawada N,Andersson KE,Takeda M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This retrospective study compared clinical and pathological outcomes of RCC occurring in native kidneys of patients with ESRD (whether they underwent kidney transplantation or not) with those of renal t...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Breda A,Lucarelli G,Rodriguez-Faba O,Guirado L,Facundo C,Bettocchi C,Gesualdo L,Castellano G,Grandaliano G,Battaglia M,Palou J,Ditonno P,Villavicencio H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic captures healthcare resources worldwide, data on the impact of prioritization strategies in urology during pandemic are absent. We aimed to quantitatively assess the global change in surgical and oncological clinical practice in the early COVID-19 pandem...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Dotzauer R,Böhm K,Brandt MP,Sparwasser P,Haack M,Frees SK,Kamal MM,Mager R,Jäger W,Höfner T,Tsaur I,Haferkamp A,Borgmann H

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the bother they impose in a population-based sample of adults in Brazil. METHODS:A cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted between September 2006 and January 2007 in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Cluster samples of representativ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Moreira ED Jr,Neves RC,Neto AF,Duarte FG,Moreira TL,Lobo CF,Glasser DB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To place chemoprevention of prostate cancer in current clinical context. METHODS:Review of recently published updates of large, randomized, controlled trials of primary chemoprevention of prostate cancer. RESULTS:With extended post-intervention follow-up, SELECT demonstrated a 17% increased risk of prostat...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Klein EA,Thompson IM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Donor and recipient gender influence on post-transplant kidney and patient survival is still controversial, and the literature data do not present unanimous conclusions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of gender disparities between donor and recipient in 963 kidney transplants performed at our ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Vavallo A,Lucarelli G,Spilotros M,Bettocchi C,Palazzo S,Selvaggi FP,Battaglia M,Ditonno P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 208 patients with locally advanced renal-cell carcinoma who received a surgical adjuvant vaccination with autologous, Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-modified, and lethally irradiated tumor cells in combination with low-dose recombinant interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha. The pathological stage was defined ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Kirchner HH,Anton P,Atzpodien J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress is believed to be one of the important etiologies in carcinogenesis that has not been systemically investigated in urothelial carcinoma (UC). Through data mining from a published transcriptomic database of UC of urinary bladders (UBUCs) (GSE31684), glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2) was identified...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Chang IW,Lin VC,Hung CH,Wang HP,Lin YY,Wu WJ,Huang CN,Li CC,Li WM,Wu JY,Li CF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The survival of patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) is poor. During the last 40 years, chemotherapy was the predominant treatment modality for mUC. The discovery of the immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), especially the inhibitors of the programmed cell death 1 and its ligand (PD-1/PD-L1), has...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Stühler V,Maas JM,Bochem J,da Costa IA,Todenhöfer T,Stenzl A,Bedke J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare long-term functional outcomes after robotic vs. retropubic RP for patients with localized prostate cancer in routine care. METHODS:"HAROW" was a large German noninterventional health services research study that prospectively evaluated the treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer (≤ T2c)...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Baunacke M,Schmidt ML,Thomas C,Groeben C,Borkowetz A,Koch R,Chun FK,Weissbach L,Huber J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article can be found online. ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Doolin J,Reese ZA,Cooperman JL,Mukamal KJ

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficiency of multiple-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) as a day surgery for the treatment of complex renal stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A mature protocol for day surgery was implemented. Forty-six patients who underwent planned day-surgery PCNL...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Zhu H,Zhao Z,Cheng D,Wu X,Yue G,Lei Y,Li Z,Zeng G,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients presenting with prostate gland sizes greater than 200 cc pose a unique surgical challenge to both patients and surgeons. The objective of this study is to critically assess the efficacy and risks associated with performing holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) on glands ≥ 200 cc. MATERIALS...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Zell MA,Abdul-Muhsin H,Navaratnam A,Cumsky J,Girardo M,Cornella J,Nevo A,Cheney S,Humphreys MR

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The landscape has dramatically changed for patients seeking treatment for rapid ejaculation. Previously, psychotherapy or behavioral treatment was considered to be the treatment of choice for this troubling sexual dysfunction. Since the early 1990s, an efficacious alternative treatment has emerged-the off-label admini...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Althof SE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine and compare the effects of both magnesium citrate and phytin on reducing urinary calcium excretion under high-calcium-diet conditions during single and combined treatments. An animal experiment was carried out over a period of 4 weeks in 35 male rats. Urinary calcium excretion wa...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Wu N,Thon WF,Krah H,Schlick R,Jonas U

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of [(18)F]FDG-PET, CT/MRI and serum tumor marker (TM) to predict the viability of residual masses after high-dose chemotherapy (HD-Ctx) in patients with metastatic germ cell tumors (GCT). In a prospective study, 60 residual tumors in 28 GCT patients were classified a...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Pfannenberg AC,Oechsle K,Bokemeyer C,Kollmannsberger C,Dohmen BM,Bares R,Hartmann JT,Vonthein R,Claussen CD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because there is a lack of evidence, it is not generally recommended to use adjuvant radiotherapy plus chemotherapy to treat lymph node disease in penile cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the benefit of using adjuvant radiotherapy after inguinal surgery for penile cancer. METHODS:Multi-institution...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Li ZS,Li XY,Wang B,Chen P,Li X,Augusto OA,Qin ZK,Liu ZW,Li YH,Han H,Zhou FJ

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important phosphates involved in urinary stone disease are carbonate apatite, brushite, and struvite. Overall, phosphate stones account for 12-20% of all stones, with a downward trend for struvite and an increase in carbonate apatite being observed in the last decade. The physicochemical basis for the formati...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Hesse A,Heimbach D

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare prospectively early outcome and complications of catheter removal after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) on the 4th or 7th day with a standardized running barbed suture technique. INTRODUCTION:The time point of removing the indwelling catheter after RARP mainly depends on institute's/su...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Lenart S,Berger I,Böhler J,Böhm R,Gutjahr G,Hartig N,Koller D,Lamche M,Madersbacher S,Stolzlechner M,Wayand CE,Ponholzer A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the hypothesis that cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) improves overall survival (OS) of patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), who subsequently receive targeted therapies (TT). METHODS:We identified 261 patients who received TT for synchronous mRCC with or without prior CN. To a...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Klatte T,Fife K,Welsh SJ,Sachdeva M,Armitage JN,'Aho T,Riddick AC,Matakidou A,Eisen T,Stewart GD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Urethroplasty is the most effective treatment method for anterior urethral strictures, which constitute an important health concern for males. This study aims to investigate factors that may predict treatment failure following urethroplasty for anterior urethral strictures and evaluate outcomes of different ure...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Yalçınkaya F,Kartal I

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate pathological and oncological outcomes of obese patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) compared with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) or open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) since limited comparative data exist with regard to oncological and survival o...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Busch J,Gonzalgo ML,Leva N,Ferrari M,Cash H,Kempkensteffen C,Hinz S,Miller K,Magheli A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Concomitant anti-incontinence surgery at the time of prolapse repair has been a long-debated topic. Still today, there remains no clear answer to this question, although in recent years the literature has become more robust with the addition of more randomized controlled trials. The lifetime risk for women...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： King AB,Goldman HB

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a pubovaginal sling using the Gore-tex Soft Tissue Patch and 2-0 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) suspension suture and placed it in 122 consecutive incontinent women with urethral hypermobility and/or intrinsic sphincter deficiency. We performed a retrospective outcome analysis using a questionnaire-base...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Staskin DR,Choe JM,Breslin DS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous study compared limited number of parameters post the treatment of cold knife and laser urethrotomy for urethral stricture and controversy about the superiority of those two techniques still remains. This study aims to update the evidence and provide better clinical guidance. METHOD:We systematicall...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Zheng X,Han X,Cao D,Xu H,Yang L,Ai J,Wei Q

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous recent studies have shown that concomitant carcinoma in situ (CIS) can be closely associated with the prognosis of patients with bladder cancer (BCa). However, the prognostic value of CIS in BCa is still not conclusive. Hence, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the associa...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Zhang L,Wu B,Zha Z,Zhao H,Yuan J,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All organisms contain 1,000s of proteins and peptides in their body fluids, which undergo disease-specific changes. Advances in the understanding of the functional relevance of these polypeptides under different (patho)physiological conditions and the identification of indicative changes with disease would greatly enh...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Theodorescu D,Mischak H

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anejaculation is a relatively uncommon occurrence in the general population, over 12,000 new cases are reported annually. Anejaculation may result from spinal cord injury (SCI), retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), diabetes mellitis, transverse myelitis, multiple sclerosis, or psychogenic disorders....

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Witt MA,Grantmyre JE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Often PIRADS 3 findings are usually followed up with further MRIs of the prostate. Current guidelines do not state an optimal interval between the initial MRI and the follow-up MRI. The aim of this study was to find out if PIRADS 3 lesions evolve over time and to determine how long the optimal interval between ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Steinkohl F,Gruber L,Bektic J,Nagele U,Aigner F,Herrmann TRW,Rieger M,Junker D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-intestinal submucosa (SIS) is a unique biomaterial that has been shown to induce tissue-specific regeneration in numerous organ systems. In the urinary tract, animal studies have demonstrated that SIS promotes functional bladder regeneration. Other preliminary studies have suggested that SIS may also be extremel...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Cheng EY,Kropp BP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00