Is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) an immune inflammatory disease?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Congenital bladder diverticula (CBD) usually occur in areas where the muscle is inadequately formed, typically at the ureterovesical junction, or between bundles of hypertrophied muscle. CBD are mostly asymptomatic and the cases are found incidentally. Occasionally, some cases of CBD may produce urinary obstr...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sarihan H,Abes M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists regarding the optimal extent of lymphadenectomy and the number of lymph nodes to be retrieved at radical cystectomy (RC). OBJECTIVE:To compare the disease-free survival of patients with standard lymphadenectomy (endopelvic region composed of the internal, external iliac, and obturator gro...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Abol-Enein H,Tilki D,Mosbah A,El-Baz M,Shokeir A,Nabeeh A,Ghoneim MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Rotterdam European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer risk calculators (ERSPC-RCs) help to avoid unnecessary transrectal ultrasound-guided systematic biopsies (TRUS-Bx). Multivariable risk stratification could also avoid unnecessary biopsies following multiparametric magnetic resonance ima...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Alberts AR,Roobol MJ,Verbeek JFM,Schoots IG,Chiu PK,Osses DF,Tijsterman JD,Beerlage HP,Mannaerts CK,Schimmöller L,Albers P,Arsov C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the introduction of laparoscopy into adult urology, a vast new field has suddenly opened itself up to the urologic surgeon, filled with exciting and promising possibilities of applying the principles of minimally invasive surgery to an ever increasing number of diseases that so far have only been approachable by ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Kerbl K,Clayman RV

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent phase III studies in hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) showed an improvement in terms of overall survival (OS), objective response (OR) and biochemical response (BR); however, chemotherapy is usually accompanied by negative side effects that determines poor quality of life (QoL) and only margi...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Falsaperla M,Morgia G,Tartarone A,Ardito R,Romano G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of recurrent prostate cancer (CaP) after radiotherapy (RT) is dependent on accurate localization of the site of recurrent disease. OBJECTIVE:To describe the anatomic patterns and clinical features associated with CaP recurrence following RT identified on advanced imaging. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Parker WP,Davis BJ,Park SS,Olivier KR,Choo R,Nathan MA,Lowe VJ,Welch TJ,Evans JD,Harmsen WS,Zaid HB,Sobol I,Moreira DM,Haloi R,Tollefson MK,Gettman MT,Boorjian SA,Mynderse LA,Karnes RJ,Kwon ED

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary investigation of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in 49 patients harboring renal cell carcinoma (RCC) by the migration inhibition factor (MIF) tests as compared to 47 patients with simple renal cysts or normal kidneys established the specificity (85%) and reproducibility of this test. A retrospective analysis ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gillon G,Livni E,Servadio C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative to conventional laparoscopy when looking for virtually scarless surgery is mini-laparoscopy, a reproducible technique that preserves the triangulation concept. A drawback of this approach is the poor image quality provided by mini-scopes. The introduction of the SPIEs technology, a novel endoscopic came...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Porpiglia F,Bertolo R,Amparore D,Cattaneo G,Fiori C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal enuresis in children is quite seldom due to psychological factors. Instead, it is caused by a hereditary delay in maturation of the somatic mechanisms (reduction of nocturnal urine production, relaxation of the bladder during sleeping hours, and a normal arousal to a full bladder) which prevent the child fro...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Hjälmås K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A project was initiated by the Health Care Office of the European Association of Urology in order to formulate common recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of patients with urolithiasis. The basic task for the working group therefore was to extract and evaluate evidence from the literature in orde...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tiselius HG,Ackermann D,Alken P,Buck C,Conort P,Gallucci M,Working Party on Lithiasis, European Association of Urology.

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early-stage prostate cancer is usually asymptomatic and therefore, in the past, has often gone undetected, unless diagnosed by a digital rectal examination. More recently, new tests have been introduced, namely prostate-specific antigen and transrectal ultrasound, in order to improve the detection of early-stage disea...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Chodak GW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The role of adjuvant chemotherapy remains poorly defined for the management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). The last meta-analysis evaluating adjuvant chemotherapy, conducted in 2005, had limited power to fully support its use. OBJECTIVE:To update the current evidence of the benefit of postoperative ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Leow JJ,Martin-Doyle W,Rajagopal PS,Patel CG,Anderson EM,Rothman AT,Cote RJ,Urun Y,Chang SL,Choueiri TK,Bellmunt J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-eight patients with large renal staghorn calculi of more than 35 mm in maximum length on plain X-rays were treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) monotherapy for a period of 2 years. Thirty patients, with a follow-up of more than 6 months after the last treatment, were included in this study. Th...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Yamaguchi A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Priapism of the clitoris is a rare entity. A case of painful priapism is reported in a patient who had previously suffered a radical cystectomy for bladder carcinoma pT3-GIII, followed by local recurrence in the pelvis. From a symptomatic point of view she showed a good response to conservative treatment (analgesics a...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Monllor J,Taño F,Arteaga PR,Galbis F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the level of urinary fibrinolytic split products in 14 renal transplant patients who received oral anticoagulants postoperatively revealed a tendency toward increased levels of fibrinolytic split products that were temporally related to graft rejection. The amount of fibrinolytic split products in the urine...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Aguilo JJ,Bowie EJ,Woods JE,Owen CA Jr

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The long-term outcome of artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is unpredictable because of, among others, the risk of breakdown of one of its components. Our objective was to define a strategy for an accurate diagnosis and an appropriate management of these problems. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1985 to 2000, 298 ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Maillet F,Buzelin JM,Bouchot O,Karam G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic efficacy of methylene blue-sensitized photoinactivation of bladder cancer cells has been proved in vitro and in vivo in our previous work. The ultrastructural changes of MBT-2 murine bladder cancer cells following methylene blue-sensitized phototherapy have been evaluated by scanning and transmission ele...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Yu DS,Chang SY,Ma CP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival impact of metastasectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is still an active research field, particularly in the multimodal/targeted therapy era. OBJECTIVE:To determine the survival impact of clinical prognostic factors and their application to stratification of patients according to ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tosco L,Van Poppel H,Frea B,Gregoraci G,Joniau S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design a proper follow-up for cystectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion for primary bladder transitional carcinoma, we compared the radiographic characteristics of recurrent malignant upper tract lesions with those of benign ureteroileal anastomosis strictures. METHODS:Over a 20-year period, we foll...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tsuji Y,Nakamura H,Ariyoshi A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an unusual mesenchymal tumor of the prostate. Rectal-digital palpation and transrectal ultrasound showed a circumscribed and inhomogeneous tumor within the right prostatic lobe. Surgical treatment consisted of transurethral resection of the right prostatic lobe. On the basis of morphology and immun...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Schumacher S,Moll R,Müller SC,Voges GE,Hohenfellner R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess complications, voiding patterns, and quality of life in patients with an orthotopic bladder substitution, using an N-shaped ileal neobladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between May 1996 and December 2002, 58 patients (52 men and 6 women) underwent an orthotopic ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Joniau S,Benijts J,Van Kampen M,De Waele M,Ooms J,Van Cleynenbreugel B,Van Poppel H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The availability of new agents (NAs) active in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) progressing after docetaxel treatment (abiraterone acetate, cabazitaxel, and enzalutamide) has led to the possibility of using them sequentially to obtain a cumulative survival benefit. OBJEC...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Caffo O,De Giorgi U,Fratino L,Alesini D,Zagonel V,Facchini G,Gasparro D,Ortega C,Tucci M,Verderame F,Campadelli E,Lo Re G,Procopio G,Sabbatini R,Donini M,Morelli F,Sartori D,Zucali P,Carrozza F,D'Angelo A,Vicario

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urethral duplication (UD) is a very rare congenital malformation, either in its complete or incomplete presentation. Its different types of appearance as well as the usually associated malformations (genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculo-skeletal, and others) make it a complex disorder which requires an individuali...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sarmentero E,Estornell F,Beamud A,Martinez Verduch M,García Ibarra F

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) was recently introduced as renal replacement mini-invasive surgery. OBJECTIVE:To report surgical technique, including tips and tricks, and the learning curve for RAKT. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:All consecutive RAKTs performed in the five highes...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gallioli A,Territo A,Boissier R,Campi R,Vignolini G,Musquera M,Alcaraz A,Decaestecker K,Tugcu V,Vanacore D,Serni S,Breda A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some renal calculi whose structure was studied in thin sections, we have found large numbers of rods of the size and shape of bacteria, included in a material consisting of defective apatite calcium phosphates and organic matter. Electron transmission microscopy showed patterns of partially calcified bacteria. With...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Cifuentes Delatte L,Santos M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extretion of two inhibitors of urinary stone formation (citrate, magnesium) was evaluated in 71 hypercalciuric children and 50 controls. Patients were classified into two groups: 42 nonstone former (NSF), 22 boys and 20 girls, 3-14 years old, and 29 stone formers (SF), 18 boys and 11 girls, 2.5-18 years old. Our s...

journal_title：European urology

authors： al-Qadreh A,Athanasopoulou H,Voskaki I

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Side-effects are commonly manifested during intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy of superficial bladder cancer. This often causes delays or interruptions of the instillations and consequently reduces the efficacy of treatment. Treatment strategies aimed at reducing the side-effects of BCG immunoth...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bassi P,Spinadin R,Carando R,Balta G,Pagano F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoimmune features of interstitial cystitis are reviewed. Despite some controversy, interstitial cystitis should be grouped to the connective tissue diseases but as a separate entity. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Oravisto KJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and increased patient awareness has led to patients being diagnosed with prostate cancer at an earlier stage and a younger age than previously. Adjuvant hormonal therapy to radiotherapy or prostatectomy has been shown to reduce the risk of tumour progression, and i...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Wirth M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The European Association of Urology (EAU) Guideline Group for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) prepared this guideline to help urologists assess the evidence-based management of RCC and to incorporate the guideline recommendations into their clinical practice. METHODS:The recommendations provided in the current g...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Ljungberg B,Hanbury DC,Kuczyk MA,Merseburger AS,Mulders PF,Patard JJ,Sinescu IC,European Association of Urology Guideline Group for renal cell carcinoma.

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00