The effect of prostate weight on the outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the outcomes of complete surgical resection of T4 prostate cancer after inductive androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), as inductive ADT and subsequent radical prostatectomy (RP) is not recommended by any guideline yet. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A monocentric RP database was queried for patients initi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hajili T,Ohlmann CH,Linxweiler J,Niklas C,Janssen M,Siemer S,Stoeckle M,Saar M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of dutasteride and tamsulosin as combined therapy compared with each monotherapy for improving patient-reported health outcomes in men with moderate-to-severe urinary symptoms and prostate enlargement, reporting the pre-planned 2-year analyses from the CombAT trial. PATIENTS AND MET...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Barkin J,Roehrborn CG,Siami P,Haillot O,Morrill B,Black L,Montorsi F,CombAT Study Group.

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) over-expression on the invasion-associated proteins in human prostate cancer cells, as HIF-1alpha is a transcriptional factor that could activate genes involved in the response to hypoxia, but might also enhance the invasive potency of pro...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Luo Y,He DL,Ning L,Shen SL,Li L,Li X,Zhau HE,Chung LW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the outcome of 23 consecutive patients with Fournier's gangrene. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients' charts were reviewed retrospectively from all those treated for Fournier's gangrene between July 1994 and July 1997 at the UCLA affiliated hospitals. RESULTS:Twenty-three patients were identified (mean...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Corman JM,Moody JA,Aronson WJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of low-dose rate prostate brachytherapy on the sexual health of men with > or = 7 years of prospective evaluation and optimum sexual function before treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 223 patients with T1b to T3a prostate cancer and a median (range) age of 66 (50-82) years were tr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cesaretti JA,Kao J,Stone NN,Stock RG

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the risk of COVID-19 transmission during minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures METHODS: Surgical society statements regarding the risk of COVID transmission during MIS procedures were reviewed. In addition, the available literature on COVID-19 and other viral transmission in CO2 pneumoper...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Porter J,Blau E,Gharagozloo F,Martino M,Cerfolio R,Duvvuri U,Caceres A,Badani K,Bhayani S,Collins J,Coelho R,Rocco B,Wiklund P,Nathan S,Parra-Davila E,Ortiz-Ortiz C,Maes K,Dasgupta P,Patel V

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the factors that influence the onset of androgen independence (AI, which heralds a dismal outcome) in patients with metastatic prostate carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records of 361 consecutive patients with prostate carcinoma diagnosed and treated in the authors' institution from 1 January 19...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sim HG,Lau WK,Cheng CW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of various prostate tumour volume (TV) estimation methods. To determine the most appropriate estimation method for current clinical practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens from multiple institutions were analysed by a single uro-pathologist between Septemb...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Perera M,Lawrentschuk N,Bolton D,Clouston D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible differences between Italian and Swedish men in health-related quality of life (HRQL) after cystectomy and orthotopic bladder substitution for bladder cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-three men in Padua, Italy and 33 in Lund, Sweden were assessed after respective mean postoperative ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Månsson A,Caruso A,Capovilla E,Colleen S,Bassi P,Pagano F,Månsson W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypotheses that: (i) use of preoperative imaging for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) conforms to practice guidelines; (ii) preoperative imaging, through more accurate staging is associated with improved outcomes. PATIENT AND METHODS:In this population-based cohort study, records of treatmen...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： McInnes MD,Siemens DR,Mackillop WJ,Peng Y,Wei S,Schieda N,Booth CM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first two reviews are from the same unit in Germany and describe the well-known but still much discussed ways of improving the prognosis of patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer. The authors review the roles of lymph node dissection and perioperative chemotherapy, and draw conclusions which will be of ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Suttmann H,Kamradt J,Lehmann J,Stöckle M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the literature regarding clinical outcomes of 180-W XPS GreenLight laser (GL) vaporisation for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS:Recent publications were identified in the field of 180-W GL vaporisation for the...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Brunken C,Seitz C,Woo HH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in a large cohort of Brazilian men who were screened for prostate cancer, and to determine risk factors in this population, as there are large cultural differences among countries in reporting the frequency of ED, and it is likely that the prevalence of...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Paranhos M,Antunes A,Andrade E,Freire G,Srougi M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), an enzyme involved in the metabolism of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), expression in prostate cancer and determine whether 5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyridine (CDHP), a potent inhibitor of DPD, enhances the antitumoral activity of 5-FU against prostate cancer. PATIENTS, M...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Li Y,Mizutani Y,Shiraishi T,Nakamura T,Mikami K,Takaha N,Okihara K,Kawauchi A,Sakai T,Miki T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patient age and gender are important factors in the clinical decision-making for treating urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB), there are no evidence-based recommendations to guide healthcare professionals. We review previous reports on the influence of age and gender on the incidence, biology, mortality an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shariat SF,Sfakianos JP,Droller MJ,Karakiewicz PI,Meryn S,Bochner BH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? • Six targeted agents--sorafenib, sunitinib, pazopanib, bevacizumab, temsirolimus and everolimus--have been approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) based on evidence from large randomized controlled trials (RCTs). However, no head-to-h...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bellmunt J,Eisen T,Szczylik C,Mulders P,Porta C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy with cisplatinum, methotrexate and bleomycin (CMB) in the adjuvant and palliative setting, and its effect on survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma, which carries a very poor prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hakenberg OW,Nippgen JB,Froehner M,Zastrow S,Wirth MP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial cell carcinomas (UCC), including bladder cancer and upper urinary tract cancer, are the second most common malignancy of the urogenital tract after prostate cancer. It is a critical issue to differentiate accurately those patients whose tumour will recur and/or progress after initial treatment from those wi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Phé V,Cussenot O,Rouprêt M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the clinical and laboratory features and response to treatment of patients with acute brucellar epididymo-orchitis reporting to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, and to compare these with other cases reported previously. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective study, records of all 26 adult pa...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Memish ZA,Venkatesh S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the outcomes of open ureterolysis in a contemporary cohort of patients presenting with ureteric obstruction secondary to retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective analysis of 50 patients undergoing open ureterolysis and omental wrap between January 2012 and ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： O'Brien T,Fernando A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes in protein leakage in the glomerular filtration barrier, and in the ability of the tubule to reabsorb proteins during and after acute urinary retention (AUR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Glomerular and tubular function was investigated in 24 men during AUR (mean age 68 years, mean retention time...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mustonen S,Ala-Houhala IO,Tammela TL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between the histological features of renal chromophobe cell carcinoma (CCC) and clinical outcome in patients with renal cell carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1957 to 1996, 41 patients with CCC of the kidney (4.9% of all kidney carcinomas) were treated at our university hospital...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Onishi T,Oishi Y,Yanada S,Abe K,Hasegawa T,Maeda S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a group of young women undergoing complex vaginoplasty, which may be defined as where there has already been previous complex pelvic surgery and the patient is unsuitable for conservative treatment or minor surgical revision. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients who had undergone a complex vaginopla...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Davies MC,Creighton SM,Woodhouse CR

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To systematically review and compare the economic burden of open radical cystectomy (ORC) vs robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RALRC) with pelvic lymph node dissection and urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• A Medline search was conducted to identify English language articles regarding ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lee R,Chughtai B,Herman M,Shariat SF,Scherr DS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the results of open partial nephrectomy (OPN) over a 15-year period in a large UK teaching hospital and to compare results with other series including minimally invasive techniques, as nephron-sparing techniques are still under-utilized in the surgical treatment of renal carcinoma. A standardized ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Young JG,Luscombe CJ,Lynch C,Wallace DM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 1138 patients underwent LRP during a 163-month period from 2000 to 2008, of which 51.5%, 30.3% and 18.2% were categorised into D'Amico risk groups of low-, intermediate- and high-risk, respectivel...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Soares R,Di Benedetto A,Dovey Z,Bott S,McGregor RG,Eden CG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether health-insurance status might result in more localized stage at presentation, more favourable stage at surgery and in a lower rate of biochemical recurrence (BCR), in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated with radical prostatectomy (RP), as despite uninhibited access to heal...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gallina A,Karakiewicz PI,Chun FK,Briganti A,Graefen M,Montorsi F,Walz J,Jeldres C,Erbersdobler A,Salonia A,Suardi N,Dehò F,Schlomm T,Scattoni V,Haese A,Heinzer H,Valiquette L,Rigatti P,Huland H

更新日期：2007-06-01 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 identify a phenotype that could be informative and prognostic in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) peripheral blood was evaluated for TH1, TH2, regulatory T cells (Tregs), natural killer (NK) and NKT cells and for cytokines/chemokines. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Peripheral blood from 77 patients with RCC...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Polimeno M,Napolitano M,Costantini S,Portella L,Esposito A,Capone F,Guerriero E,Trotta A,Zanotta S,Pucci L,Longo N,Perdonà S,Pignata S,Castello G,Scala S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the relative merits of robotically assisted partial nephrectomy (RPN), using a matched-pair analysis, with laparoscopic PN (LPN). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between July 2006 and August 2007, 12 patients had RPN for tumour; the outcomes were compared retrospectively with 12 matched patients who had LP...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Aron M,Koenig P,Kaouk JH,Nguyen MM,Desai MM,Gill IS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00