The relationship of ultrasensitive measurements of prostate-specific antigen levels to prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report clinical outcomes of the Hemi-Ablative Prostate Brachytherapy (HAPpy) trial evaluating treatment-related toxicity and effectiveness of hemi-gland (HG) low-dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy as a focal approach to control unilateral localised prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Single institu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Langley S,Uribe J,Uribe-Lewis S,Franklin A,Perna C,Horton A,Cunningham M,Higgins D,Deering C,Khaksar S,Laing R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:• Renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are usually easy to diagnose with imaging alone. They have unique characteristics on ultrasonography, computerised tomography and magnetic resonance imaging that usually allow AMLs to be differentiated from other renal masses. • If this is not possible on imaging criteria then biopsy can...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lienert AR,Nicol D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess prostate cancer antigen-3 (PCA3) and TMPRSS2-ERG scores in patients with advanced and metastatic prostate cancer at baseline and after 6 months of treatment with triptorelin 22.5 mg, and analyse these scores in patient-groups defined by different disease characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The Tr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Martínez-Piñeiro L,Schalken JA,Cabri P,Maisonobe P,de la Taille A,Triptocare Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:•To determine the optimal treatment for incidentally detected small renal masses between radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, ablative therapy (AT) and active surveillance (AS) using a decision-analytic Markov model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:•The reference case was an otherwise healthy 60-year-old patient. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abouassaly R,Yang S,Finelli A,Kulkarni GS,Alibhai SM

更新日期：2011-10-01 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 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

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

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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictive value (PV) for all prostate cancers and for clinically significant cancer undiagnosed after a 10-core biopsy protocol, as the 10-core transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy is considered the standard technique of prostatic biopsy due to its high rate of detection of prostatic ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Park PC,Mai KT,Roustan Delatour NL,Morash C,Cagiannos I

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate long-term recurrence-free and progression-free survival of noninvasive bladder tumours (stage Ta), and the significance of simple risk factors, including concomitant epithelial dysplasia. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 217 patients with primary noninvasive bladder tumour (stage Ta) who w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zieger K,Wolf H,Olsen PR,Hojgaard K

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (DSD) is variant of neurogenic bladder dysfunction caused by suprasacral neurological abnormalities and may be associated with serious complications if unrecognised. This paper focuses on the clinical features as well as challenges and limitations in the diagnosis of DSD. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bacsu CD,Chan L,Tse V

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the efficacy of intralesional collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) in defined subgroups of patients with Peyronie's disease (PD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The efficacy of CCH compared with placebo, assessed from baseline to week 52, was examined in subgroups of participants from the Investigati...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lipshultz LI,Goldstein I,Seftel AD,Kaufman GJ,Smith TM,Tursi JP,Burnett AL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe temporal changes in patient characteristics and outcomes for radical cystectomy (RC) in England between 1995 and 2002, using routinely collected administrative data. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were extracted from the Hospital Episode Statistics database of the Department of Health in England, des...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nuttall MC,van der Meulen J,McIntosh G,Gillatt D,Emberton M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the immunohistochemical expression of topoisomerase II-alpha (TII-alpha, a nuclear enzyme, the expression of which increases rapidly at the end of the S to G2/M phase and declines when mitosis ends) in bladder urothelial neoplasms (transitional cell carcinoma), and its correlation with grade, s...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Koren R,Kugel V,Dekel Y,Weissman Y,Livne PM,Gal R

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE • To evaluate a novel technique to lower positive surgical margin rates while preserving as much of the neurovascular bundles as possible during nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS • In situ intraoperative frozen section (IFS) was performed during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostate...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lavery HJ,Xiao GQ,Nabizada-Pace F,Mikulasovich M,Unger P,Samadi DB

更新日期：2011-03-01 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? Despite expanding treatment options for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), therapies with long response duration remain intangible due to prostate cancer cells' natural ability to develop it...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nakabayashi M,Werner L,Courtney KD,Buckle G,Oh WK,Bubley GJ,Hayes JH,Weckstein D,Elfiky A,Sims DM,Kantoff PW,Taplin ME

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of partial urethral obstruction (PUO) on bladder smooth muscle outward potassium current and the contribution of the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (Maxi-K, BKCa) channel to this activity in smooth muscle cells isolated from bladders of sham-operated and PUO male rats usi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Aydin M,Wang HZ,Zhang X,Chua R,Downing K,Melman A,DiSanto ME

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic bone disease often have severe bone pain and debilitating skeletal complications. Zoledronic acid is the only bisphosphonate shown to be safe and effective in reducing skeletal-related events (SREs), including pathological fractures, spinal cord compression, and radiation or surgery to bone in...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Saad F,Lipton A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the rate of postoperative complications in patients who require surgical reconstruction for ketamine-induced urinary tract dysfunction and to identify any predictors for poor postoperative outcome with subsequent management strategies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review of data collecte...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sihra N,Ockrim J,Wood D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether very small prostate cancers present in patients who also have lymph node (LN) metastases represent a particularly aggressive disease variant compared with larger LN-positive tumours. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified 37 501 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1988 and 2001 t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Muralidhar V,Mahal BA,Nezolosky MD,Beard CJ,Feng FY,Martin NE,Efstathiou JA,Choueiri TK,Pomerantz MM,Sweeney CJ,Trinh QD,Vander Heiden MG,Nguyen PL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of demographic, clinical, treatment and patient-reported parameters on satisfaction with prostate cancer care. Despite the significant worldwide impact of prostate cancer, few data are available specifically addressing satisfaction with treatment-related care. PATIENTS AND METHODS:CaPS...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Resnick MJ,Guzzo TJ,Cowan JE,Knight SJ,Carroll PR,Penson DF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterise the clinical, radiological and histological features of mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC), as well as oncological outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This is a single institution retrospective analysis of all patients with MTSCC from 2002 to 2011. Patients were excluded if MTSCC ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kenney PA,Vikram R,Prasad SR,Tamboli P,Matin SF,Wood CG,Karam JA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain community-based information about the incidence of interstitial cystitis, a chronic disabling condition of the bladder where knowledge is limited because there are no definitive diagnostic criteria. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All residents of Olmsted County, MN, USA who had received a physician-assigned ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Roberts RO,Bergstralh EJ,Bass SE,Lightner DJ,Lieber MM,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the perioperative outcomes from the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) nephrectomy dataset for 2012, the first year of public reporting of individual surgeon outcomes in the UK. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All nephrectomies performed in the year 2012 and recorded in the database were analy...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Henderson JM,Fowler S,Joyce A,Dickinson A,Keeley FX,BAUS.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether heat, used in transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) for benign prostatic hyperplasia and which causes necrotic lesions within the adenoma, induces apoptosis in benign human prostatic stromal cells. Materials and methods Prostatic stromal cells were cultured from benign human prosta...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Brehmer M,Svensson I

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of severe pain after ureteric stent removal. To evaluate the efficacy of a single dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in preventing this complication. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed at our ins...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tadros NN,Bland L,Legg E,Olyaei A,Conlin MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare in vivo the potency and bladder-vascular selectivity of ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers (KCOs) (-)-cromakalim, WAY-133537 and ZD6169 and a muscarinic antagonist, tolterodine in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Bladder and arterial pressures were monitored simultaneously, before and after increa...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fabiyi AC,Gopalakrishnan M,Lynch JJ 3rd,Brioni JD,Coghlan MJ,Brune ME

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the predictors of the quality of marriage of men with prostate cancer, as being diagnosed with prostate cancer affects the quality of life of the man and his partner, and while some aspects are known about the impact of the disease and its treatments on the man's quality of life, less is known abou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sunny L,Hopfgarten T,Adolfsson J,Steineck G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00