Influence of blood sampling on protein profiling and pattern analysis using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the perioperative and pathological outcomes associated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in morbidly obese men. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2008 and March 2012, 3041 patients underwent RARP at our institution by a single surgeon (V.P.). In all, 44 patients were considered ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abdul-Muhsin H,Giedelman C,Samavedi S,Schatloff O,Coelho R,Rocco B,Palmer K,Ebra G,Patel V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose a standardisable composite method for reporting outcomes of radical cystectomy (RC) that incorporates both perioperative morbidity and oncological adequacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From July 2010 to December 2017, 277 consecutive patients who underwent robot-assisted RC with intracorporeal urinary di...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cacciamani GE,Winter M,Medina LG,Ashrafi AN,Miranda G,Tafuri A,Landsberger H,Lin-Brande M,Rajarubendra N,De Castro Abreu A,Berger A,Aron M,Gill IS,Desai MM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate robotic dry laboratory (dry lab) exercises in terms of their face, content, construct and concurrent validities. To evaluate the applicability of the Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS) tool to assess dry lab performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Participants were prospectively c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ramos P,Montez J,Tripp A,Ng CK,Gill IS,Hung AJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of patients with and without positive surgical margins (PSMs) and to analyse the impact of PSMs on secondary cancer treatment after radical prostatectomy (RP), with short-term follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analysed data from 2385 consecutive patients treated using RP, who...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Evans SM,Millar JL,Frydenberg M,Murphy DG,Davis ID,Spelman T,Bolton DM,Giles GG,Dean J,Costello AJ,Frauman AG,Kearns PA,Day L,Daniels C,McNeill JJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our 12-year experience with radiological treatment (ureteric embolization) for refractory urinary fistula, as malignancy, radiation therapy, and/or chronic inflammation increase the risk of lower urinary tract fistula after surgical urinary diversion, which can lead to significant morbidity, and for...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shindel AW,Zhu H,Hovsepian DM,Brandes SB

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (case series). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:4. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results in terms of functional results and morbidity of Z-shaped ileal neobladder performed in a single center. PATIENTS AND METHODS:329 consecutive male patients who had an orthotopic bladder replacement using the Z-shaped...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Neuzillet Y,Yonneau L,Lebret T,Herve JM,Butreau M,Botto H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of intravesical instillation of green tea extract (GTE) on a rat model of bacterial cystitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In vitro bactericidal properties of GTE were analysed by adding GTE to a suspension of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), streaking on MacConkey agar, and incubating overnight....

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rosenberg S,Horowitz R,Coppenhagen-Glazer S,Pizov G,Elia A,Gofrit ON,Ginsburg I,Pode D

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:What is known on the subject? and What does the study add? Substantial experience of the outcomes has been gathered regarding the acute and sub-acute experience with various types of corrective procedures for POP. These include long-term POP correction as well as more recent recognition of improvement in functional di...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gomelsky A,Penson DF,Dmochowski RR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the mechanism that underlies the effect of shock wave (SW) rate on the performance of clinical lithotripters. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The effect of firing rate on the pressure characteristics of SWs was assessed using a fibre-optic probe hydrophone (FOPH 500, RP Acoustics, Leutenbach, Germany). Sh...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pishchalnikov YA,McAteer JA,Williams JC Jr

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Selective destruction of targeted prostate tissue is now technically feasible. Much has been theorized but little is known about the proper patient selection or treatment outcomes to determine if this...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ward JF,Jones JS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the gene expression level of prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CC-RCC) and its relationship with conventional clinicopathological manifestations, to evaluate its prognostic value for patient outcome, and to determine the effect of PSCA on the progression o...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Elsamman EM,Fukumori T,Tanimoto S,Nakanishi R,Takahashi M,Toida K,Kanayama HO

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and evaluate the outcomes of a new epididymovasostomy technique. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Nine patients with obstructive azoospermia were treated at the Minia University Hospital using a new microsurgical bilateral epididymovasostomy technique. The technique involved the opening of a small window in...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hussein A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify in absolute terms the potential benefit of regionalisation of care from low- to high-volume hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with a primary diagnosis of bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy (RC) were identified within the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a retrospective observationa...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ravi P,Bianchi M,Hansen J,Trinh QD,Tian Z,Meskawi M,Abdollah F,Briganti A,Shariat SF,Perrotte P,Montorsi F,Karakiewicz PI,Sun M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the angiogenic profiles in the bladder of patients with bladder pain syndrome (BPS)/interstitial cystitis (IC), and to evaluate the relationship between these profiles and associated clinical features including pelvic pain and glomerulations. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Angiogenesis and angiogenic comp...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kiuchi H,Tsujimura A,Takao T,Yamamoto K,Nakayama J,Miyagawa Y,Nonomura N,Takeyama M,Okuyama A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential role of platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) and the PDGF-α receptor as prognostic markers in Wilms' tumour. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The expression of PDGF-AA and PDGF-α were investigated using immunohistochemical analysis of 62 Wilms' tumours. Patients were treated with chem...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ghanem M,Nijman R,Safan M,van der Kwast T,Vansteenbrugge G

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To determine (i) the presence of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) in the urinary bladder; (ii) whether or not endogenous fatty acid ethanolamides are synthesized by the bladder; (iii) the effects of FAAH inhibition on referred hyperalgesia associated with acute bladder inflammation in rats. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Merriam FV,Wang ZY,Hillard CJ,Stuhr KL,Bjorling DE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To critically review published data on the urogynaecological aspects of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), as FSD is a developing multidisciplinary issue associated with several biological, medical and psychological factors. METHODS:The reported prevalence of FSD is 19-50% and women with lower urinary tract sy...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dalpiaz O,Kerschbaumer A,Mitterberger M,Pinggera GM,Colleselli D,Bartsch G,Strasser H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prognostic value of the Gleason score in prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A consecutive series of 305 men with prostate cancer diagnosed at transurethral resection (1975-1990) and with no curative treatment was analysed. There was no assessment of prostate-specific antigen level durin...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Egevad L,Granfors T,Karlberg L,Bergh A,Stattin P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Erectile dysfunction is a recognized complication of radical prostatectomy. Androgen deprivation therapy adversely impacts sexual function. Our study shows that the preoperative use of androgen de...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mazzola CR,Deveci S,Heck M,Mulhall JP

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type--Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Previous reports showed controversial evidence supporting the role of sex steroids, mainly testosterone, in the etiology and pathogenesis of prostate cancer (PCa). The bioavailability of sex stero...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Salonia A,Gallina A,Briganti A,Zanni G,Suardi N,Capitanio U,Colombo R,Bertini R,Freschi M,Guazzoni G,Rigatti P,Montorsi F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• o determine differences in surgical outcomes by surgical approach during a period of rapid adoption of minimally invasive surgical approaches in radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• We identified 19 542 men undergoing minimally invasive (MIRP), perineal (PRP), and retropubic (RRP) radical prostate...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Williams SB,Prasad SM,Weinberg AC,Shelton JB,Hevelone ND,Lipsitz SR,Hu JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether injection with pericapsular lignocaine before transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided biopsy reduces the perceived pain of prostatic biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 121 patients referred for TRUS-guided biopsy of the prostate; 27 underwent biopsy with no previous injecti...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Walker AE,Schelvan C,Rockall AG,Rickards D,Kellett MJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether ageing and diabetes alter the expression of the gap junction protein connexin43 (Cx43) and of particular purinoceptor (P2R) subtypes in the corpus cavernosum and urinary bladder, and determine whether changes in expression of these proteins correlate with development of erectile and bla...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Suadicani SO,Urban-Maldonado M,Tar MT,Melman A,Spray DC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine, using a postal questionnaire survey of practising British consultant urologists, the duration and type of antibiotic deemed most effective in patients with an existing indwelling catheter before transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), as the value of prophylactic antibiotics before TURP ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wilson JR,Puri R,Prescott S,Urwin GH

更新日期：2003-10-01 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 investigate the experience of patients living with renal calculi via a qualitative methodology, aiming to develop and validate a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for renal stones, the Cambridge Renal Stone PROM (CReSP). PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Patients with radiologically c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ragab M,Baldin N,Collie J,Tran MGB,Al-Hayek S,S Parsy K,Armitage J,Wiseman O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively review the long-term activity, efficacy and toxicity of the combination of paclitaxel, cisplatin and gemcitabine (TPG) as third- or further-line chemotherapy in patients with germ-cell tumours (GCTs) who are not cured after at least two courses of standard-dose chemotherapy, high-dose chemo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nicolai N,Necchi A,Gianni L,Piva L,Biasoni D,Torelli T,Stagni S,Milani A,Pizzocaro G,Salvioni R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00