New blood-based biomarkers for the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of prostate cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the receptors for angiotensin II (AII, reported to be a potent contractile agent in human urinary bladder), using functional and autoradiographic techniques in child and adult bladder specimens. Materials and methods Bladder specimens were obtained from 61 children (aged 4 months to 12 years) ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lam DS,Dias LS,Moore KH,Burcher E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the natural history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) development in renal grafts and their management. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We report a single-centre series of de novo RCC in allografts from a cohort of 2396 consecutive renal transplant recipients. RESULTS:In all, 17 RCCs were detected in 12 patients,...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ploussard G,Chambade D,Meria P,Gaudez F,Tariel E,Verine J,De Bazelaire C,Peraldi MN,Glotz D,Desgrandchamps F,Mongiat-Artus P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use the Fragility Index to evaluate the robustness of statistically significant findings from urological randomised controlled trials (RCTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The 'Fragility Index' is defined as the minimum number of patients in one arm of a trial whose status would have to change from 'event' to 'n...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Narayan VM,Gandhi S,Chrouser K,Evaniew N,Dahm P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a simplified and effective method for substratification of M1 castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) by correlating progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) with simple quantification of skeletal metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 561 men with M1 CRPC were studied longitudinally. I...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tait C,Moore D,Hodgson C,Brown M,Morris T,Growcott J,Malone M,Hughes A,Renehan A,Clarke NW,Dive C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel oral anti-coagulants (NOACs) are increasingly being used in clinical practice and are set to almost entirely replace the vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin, in the near future. Similarly, new antiplatelet agents are now regularly used in place of older agents, such as aspirin and clopidogrel. In an ageing p...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ellis G,John Camm A,Datta SN

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare directly the performance of the ADXBLADDER test with that of cytology in the detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) recurrences. BACKGROUND:ADXBLADDER is a urine test based on the detection of MCM5, a DNA licensing factor expressed in all cells capable of dividing. Expression is u...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gontero P,Montanari E,Roupret M,Longo F,Stockley J,Kennedy A,Rodriguez O,McCracken SRC,Dudderidge T,Sieverink C,Vanié F,Allasia M,Witjes JA,Sylvester R,Colombel M,Palou J

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Photovaporization of the prostate (PVP) is now challenging TURP as the standard treatment for lower LUTS caused by BPH. The learning curve for PVP is short and the main advantages of this method over TURP are a shorter period of hospitalization, a sho...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pereira-Correia JA,de Moraes Sousa KD,Santos JB,de Morais Perpétuo D,Lopes-da-Silva LF,Krambeck RL,Muller VJ,Vaz FP

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To review our experience with intact extraction and morecellation of nephrectomy specimen, and the advantages and disadvantages of morcellation indicated by current reports. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a previous study, 56 consecutive patients undergoing radical and simple transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrecto...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Varkarakis I,Rha K,Hernandez F,Kavoussi LR,Jarrett TW

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between glycogen content in bladder detrusor tissue and historical bladder function in a guinea-pig model of partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In male immature guinea pigs PBOO was created with a silver ring around the proximal urethra; a control grou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： de Jong BW,Wolffenbuttel KP,Arentshorst ME,Lodder P,Kok DJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the urinary cytological changes caused by flexible cystoscopy and provide clinical guidelines for a reliable time interval for urinary cytological examination after flexible cystoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty-eight patients attending for flexible cystoscopy were recruited into the study. Each ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： McVey RJ,Persad RV,Brown SC,Robinson E,Payne SR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the population-based conditional 5-year relative survival rates for patients with prostate cancer (PCa). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All 98 672 patients, aged 45-89 years, diagnosed in the Netherlands with PCa (clinical T stage 1-4) in the period 1989-2008 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Regis...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Husson O,van Steenbergen LN,Koldewijn EL,Poortmans PM,Coebergh JW,Janssen-Heijnen ML

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of percentage free/total prostate-specific antigen (f/tPSA) levels for detecting prostate cancer in a prospectively screened population of men with a 'normal' total PSA level. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Men aged 50-65 years were contacted via their general practitioner and invited for prostat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rowe EW,Laniado ME,Walker MM,Patel A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the difference between radiographic size on computed tomography (CT) and the pathological size of renal tumours, in contemporary patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 521 patients undergoing surgical resection of a renal mass between 2000 and 2007, who had tumo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kurta JM,Thompson RH,Kundu S,Kaag M,Manion MT,Herr HW,Russo P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether salvage radiotherapy (SRT) in patients with lymph node negative (N0) prostate cancer is equally effective with persistent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and PSA rising from the undetectable range (<0.1 ng/mL) after radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We assessed post-SRT PSA pro...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bartkowiak D,Siegmann A,Böhmer D,Budach V,Wiegel T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of solitary rib lesions on pre-treatment 68 Gallium-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)/computed tomography (CT) scans in men with prostate cancer that are malignant and examine any predictive factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective single tertiary referra...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chen MY,Franklin A,Yaxley J,Gianduzzo T,McBean R,Wong D,Tatkovic A,McEwan L,Walters J,Kua B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To address concerns about the impact of training on patient outcomes during the 'learning curve' for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), we compare the results of our patients undergoing LRP with and without trainees performing a substantial proportion of the cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 771 con...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Neill MG,Chabert CC,Merrilees DA,Eden CG

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the cost-effectiveness of surgery and topical steroids as treatments for phimosis (defined as a clinically verifiable, pathological, cicatricial stenosis of the prepuce) and to evaluate the financial basis of these treatments. METHODS:Data on treatment using topical steroids was obtained from publ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Berdeu D,Sauze L,Ha-Vinh P,Blum-Boisgard C

更新日期：2001-02-01 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:• 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 report our contemporary experience with renal autotransplantation (AT), an established treatment for managing patients with a shortened ureter or renovascular disease, as despite its historical importance, AT remains an underused technique by urologists. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients undergoing AT bet...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Webster JC,Lemoine J,Seigne J,Lockhart J,Bowers V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the ability of original tumour contact surface area (CSA) to predict postoperative complications and renal function impairment in a series of patients who underwent elective partial nephrectomy (PN) for renal masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analysed the clinical records of 531 consecutive patie...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ficarra V,Crestani A,Bertolo R,Antonelli A,Longo N,Minervini A,Novara G,Simeone C,Carini M,Mirone V,Porpiglia F,Collaborators.

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of transvesical contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as an alternative method for the detection of anastomotic leakage after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) in comparison with the current standard method of conventional retrograde cystography (CG). PATIENTS AND...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Schoeppler GM,Buchner A,Zaak D,Khoder W,Staehler M,Stief CG,Reiser MF,Clevert DA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To investigate the relationship between pretreatment testosterone levels and pathological specimen characteristics, by prospectively examining serum androgen concentrations in a well-studied cohort of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• A ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Xylinas E,Ploussard G,Durand X,Fabre A,Salomon L,Allory Y,Vordos D,Hoznek A,Abbou CC,de la Taille A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess, in a repeat audit of a regional lithotripsy service, whether changes implemented after a regional audit in 1994 (which showed disappointing results from shock wave lithotripsy, attributable to both poor patient selection and an inadequate fixed-site lithotripter) have had any effect. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Parkin J,Keeley FX Jr,Timoney AG

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To evaluate the safety and efficacy of once-daily trospium chloride extended release (ER) in overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) in subjects aged ≥ 75 years. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:• The analysis included subjects ≥ 75 years of age with OAB. • A subgroup analysis of pooled data was performed for subjects aged ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sand PK,Johnson Ii TM,Rovner ES,Ellsworth PI,Oefelein MG,Staskin DR

更新日期：2011-02-01 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 identify the likelihood of finding one or more positive lymph nodes (LNs) according to the number of LNs removed at radical cystectomy (RC), as the number of LNs removed affects disease progression and survival after RC. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1984 and 2003, 731 assessable patients had RC and bilate...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Capitanio U,Suardi N,Shariat SF,Lotan Y,Palapattu GS,Bastian PJ,Gupta A,Vazina A,Schoenberg M,Lerner SP,Sagalowsky AI,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the biochemical composition of a renal calculus can be measured from 'dust' obtained during laser fragmentation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This pilot study was set in a tertiary referral hospital between 2011 and 2013. Stone dust was aspirated through the ureteroscope during lasering and a stone f...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ray ER,Rumsby G,Smith RD

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00