Noninvasive diagnosis of bladder cancer by detection of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and their inhibitor (TIMP-2) in urine.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sacral neuromodulation represents chronic stimulation of the sacral (S3) nerve. So far, the mode of action and neuro-anatomical basis is unclear. Sacral reflex mechanisms as well as pontine or cortical centers of modulation have been postulated. Our aim was to evaluate possible alterations in electroencephal...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Braun PM,Baezner H,Seif C,Boehler G,Bross S,Eschenfelder CC,Alken P,Hennerici M,Juenemann P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on recent findings and new concepts in the remodeling of the capillary architecture in the precursors of prostate cancer. METHODS:Immunohistochemical methods have been adopted in prostate cancer and in its precursors (prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia) to investigate capillary pattern changes-wh...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Montironi R,Diamanti L,Thompson D,Bartels HG,Bartels PH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective randomised study was performed to test the hypothesis that total androgen ablation, achieved by combining an LHRH analogue, goserelin acetate (Zoladex), with an antiandrogen, cyproterone acetate (Cyprostat), is more effective than conventional monotherapy in delaying the time to progression of metastatic...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Thorpe SC,Azmatullah S,Fellows GJ,Gingell JC,O'Boyle PJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the relevance of urinary extravasation as proven by cystogram 18 days after radical retropubic prostatectomy for the degree of postoperative urinary incontinence and the incidence of anastomotic strictures. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 225 patients underwent radical ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Schatzl G,Madersbacher S,Hofbauer J,Pycha A,Reiter WJ,Svolba G,Marberger M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A role for the transient receptor potential (TRP) A1 ion channel in rat lower urinary tract (LUT) sensation and disease has been proposed, but in the human LUT no information on TRPA1 activity is available. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the distribution of TRPA1 in the human urethra and to study the effect of T...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gratzke C,Streng T,Waldkirch E,Sigl K,Stief C,Andersson KE,Hedlund P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no sufficiently validated therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in 60 patients suffering from CPPS. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:Sixty patients suffering from CPPS for at least 3 mo were investigated i...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Zimmermann R,Cumpanas A,Miclea F,Janetschek G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether preservation of accessory pudendal arteries (APAs) adversely influences the rate of positive surgical margins (PSMs) during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and January 2005, 377 men with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent a LR...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Secin FP,Karanikolas N,Kuroiwa K,Vickers A,Touijer K,Guillonneau B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at risk of developing renal tumours. OBJECTIVE:Compare clinical, pathologic, and outcome features of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) in ESRD patients and in patients from the general population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-four French university de...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Neuzillet Y,Tillou X,Mathieu R,Long JA,Gigante M,Paparel P,Poissonnier L,Baumert H,Escudier B,Lang H,Rioux-Leclercq N,Bigot P,Bernhard JC,Albiges L,Bastien L,Petit J,Saint F,Bruyere F,Boutin JM,Brichart N,Karam G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing low-quality evidence rationalizing the use of radical therapy for men at high risk of disseminated prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To investigate, using high-quality epidemiologic data, whether initial radical therapy in men at high risk of disseminated prostate cancer improves survival. DES...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sooriakumaran P,Nyberg T,Akre O,Widmark A,Hamdy F,Graefen M,Carlsson S,Steineck G,Wiklund NP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of p53 mutation in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not fully understood particularly among Japanese, although frequent loss of heterozygosity (LOH) has been demonstrated at polymorphic exon 4. METHODS:We examined the p53 gene in 43 primary RCC samples by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conform...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Kageyama Y,Yamamura Y,Oshima H,Ikawa Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new type of silicone rubber catheter with two balloons and four channels is introduced for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis. Through this specially conceived catheter, a drug can be instilled in the posterior urethra, the two balloons blocking the drug from passing either into the bladder or the membra...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Cheng HJ,Huang GG

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local effects of indwelling urinary catheters are poorly characterized. Latex catheter brands of various degrees of tissue toxicity were implanted into the urethra of 27 male piglets. The systemic hemodynamic states varied from normal to hypovolemia, where the circulation changes simulated the extracorporeal perfusion...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Talja M,Virtanen J,Andersson LC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer who choose surgery want cure and decent quality of life, namely, pad-free urinary control and, often, erectile function satisfactory for sexual intercourse. OBJECTIVE:Determine in a prospective study the positive surgical margin rate and functional out...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Hubanks JM,Umbreit EC,Karnes RJ,Myers RP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new edition of the TNM was recently released that includes modifications for the staging system of kidney cancers. Specifically, T2 cancers were subclassified into T2a and T2b (< or =10 cm vs >10 cm), tumors with renal vein involvement or perinephric fat involvement were classified as T3a cancers, and thos...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Novara G,Ficarra V,Antonelli A,Artibani W,Bertini R,Carini M,Cosciani Cunico S,Imbimbo C,Longo N,Martignoni G,Martorana G,Minervini A,Mirone V,Montorsi F,Schiavina R,Simeone C,Serni S,Simonato A,Siracusano S,Volpe A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of capsular incision (CapI) into tumor during radical prostatectomy (RP) with otherwise organ-confined disease remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of CapI into tumor on oncologic outcome. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A retrospective review of 8110 consecutiv...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Preston MA,Carrière M,Raju G,Morash C,Doucette S,Gerridzen RG,Bella AJ,Eastham JA,Scardino PT,Cagiannos I

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evaluating in a retrospective survey the incidence of incidental and symptomatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) between 1977 and 1994 in the northern part of the Netherlands and the mode of their detection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospectively, 173 patients surgically treated for RCC were divided into two group...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bos SD,Mellema CT,Mensink HJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:201 patients underwent attempted extraction of a ureteric stone using the Dormia basket. This was successful in 52% of the cases. Failure was due to the inability to pass the catheter (13%) or failure to catch the stone (30%). Operative complications were seen in a further seven cases (3%) and the overall complication...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Harrison GS,Davies GA,Holdsworth PJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We performed a retrospective analysis of first relapses after cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced germ-cell tumors, in order to better define the appropriate follow-up. METHODS:These patients were treated between 1986 and 1998 in two institutions. They were either followed after first-lin...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Fléchon A,Culine S,Théodore C,Droz JP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Control of the renal pedicle is the most challenging step during laparoscopic nephrectomy. The standard method is to clip the artery and control the vein with an endovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis stapler. However, this device is expensive and has been reported to malfunction, leading to major complica...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Baumert H,Ballaro A,Arroyo C,Kaisary AV,Mulders PF,Knipscheer BC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:23 medical faculties exist in Turkey at the moment and 2 others are being established. Considering that all these faculties run their own programs independently, different education systems might effect the standard of doctors and health care. All of the new graduates in this country face a centralized examination for...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Akdaş A,Simşek F,Ilker Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied embryonic and fetal differentiation of the human prostate in relation to androgen-producing Leydig cell differentiation. We have studied the differentiation of human prostatic glands and the synthesis of acid phosphatase in vivo and in vitro. These studies have shown that the mesenchyme at the level of...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:No single large published randomized controlled trial (RCT) has confirmed the efficacy of virtual simulators in the acquisition of skills to the standard required for safe clinical robotic surgery. This remains the main obstacle for the adoption of these virtual simulators in surgical residency curricula. OBJE...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Moglia A,Ferrari V,Morelli L,Ferrari M,Mosca F,Cuschieri A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Energy metabolism is important in cancer proliferation and progression, but its role in prostate cancer (PCa) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:We explored whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genes involved in energy metabolic pathways are associated with PCa risk and prognosis, and whether antidiabe...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Murtola TJ,Wahlfors T,Haring A,Taari K,Stenman UH,Tammela TL,PRACTICAL Consortium.,Schleutker J,Auvinen A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castration or antiandrogen monotherapies remain options for prostate cancer treatment as only marginal benefits have been demonstrated with combined androgen blockade, although it may be that certain subgroups of patient may benefit. Of the nonsteroidal antiandrogens, bicalutamide 150 mg was as effective as castration...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Schröder FH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changing demography and expectations about maintaining quality of life mean that an increasing number of men will require treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Many growth factors have a role in the development of BPH. Consequently growth factor antagonists offer an attractive therapeutic option. In double...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Desgrandchamps F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blind-ending bifid ureters, as one type of duplications, are a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. Occasionally they present with unspecific symptoms and require surgical intervention. This case of a blind-ending bifid ureter was associated with an intravesical ectopic orifice. Recurrent urinary tract infect...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Müller SC,Riedmiller H,Walz PH,Hohenfellner R

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS), with or without intracorporeal lithotripsy, are the most common treatments for upper ureteric stones. With advances in technology, it is unclear which treatment is most effective and/or safest. OBJECTIVE:To systematically review literature rep...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Drake T,Grivas N,Dabestani S,Knoll T,Lam T,Maclennan S,Petrik A,Skolarikos A,Straub M,Tuerk C,Yuan CY,Sarica K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We retrospectively evaluated the safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction following the male sling procedure for stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-six patients, with a median age of 67 years, underwent the perineal male sling procedure for stress urinary incontinence. Radical retropub...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Rajpurkar AD,Onur R,Singla A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Conservative therapies for Peyronie's disease (PD) aim to treat early-stage disease by improving clinical outcomes such as penile curvature, penile length erectile dysfunction, and pain. OBJECTIVE:To summarise the available evidence regarding injection and mechanical therapies for PD treatment. EVIDENCE ACQUI...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Russo GI,Milenkovic U,Hellstrom W,Levine LA,Ralph D,Albersen M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in renal anomalies. MATERIAL AND METHODS:From 1991 to May 1995. 53 patients with calculi in anomalous kidneys presented to our clinic for treatment with ESWL. Average patient age was 39 years, a range of 6-66 years. These patients (32 m...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Semerci B,Verit A,Nazli O,Ilbey O,Ozyurt C,Cikili N

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00