Thymidylate synthase was associated with patient prognosis and the response to adjuvant therapy in bladder cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create an experimental animal model to examine changes in bladder volume and histology after bladder augmentation in growing individuals and from the model, evaluate a method using demucosalized intestinal grafts and short-term bladder drainage. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study comprised 21 piglets: in gro...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Clementson Kockum C,Willén R,Malmfors G

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (LAC) in the porcine model and to compare LAC using standard bowel vs a small intestinal submucosa (SIS) allograft. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fourteen female pigs underwent LAC; six had standard ileal AC and eight AC with SIS. All the pigs ha...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wang DS,Anderson DA,Fretz PC,Nguyen TT,Winfield HN

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of minimally invasive radical nephrectomy (MIS-RN) and robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in clinical T2a renal mass (cT2aRM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective, multicentre, propensity score-matched (PSM) comparison of RAPN and MIS-RN for cT2aRM (T2aN0M0). Cohorts were PSM for ag...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bradshaw AW,Autorino R,Simone G,Yang B,Uzzo RG,Porpiglia F,Capitanio U,Porter J,Bertolo R,Minervini A,Lau C,Jacobsohn K,Ashrafi A,Eun D,Mottrie A,White WM,Schips L,Challacombe BJ,De Cobelli O,Mir CM,Veccia A,Lar

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the surgical technique of transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation. To assess the efficacy of the AUS on continence and erectile function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective evaluation was conducted between December 2007 and October 2012 at a tertiary referral centre of all ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wiedemann L,Cornu JN,Haab E,Peyrat L,Beley S,Cathelineau X,Haab F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is less invasive than radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), as experimental studies suggest that the acute phase reaction is proportional to surgery-induced tissue damage. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between May and November 2006, all pat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fracalanza S,Ficarra V,Cavalleri S,Galfano A,Novara G,Mangano A,Plebani M,Artibani W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the overall and disease-specific survival rates of patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) compared with historical open cystectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Survival, pathological and demographic data were collected on all patients undergoing RARC for bladder cancer from both Tula...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Martin AD,Nunez RN,Pacelli A,Woods ME,Davis R,Thomas R,Andrews PE,Castle EP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine disease progression and survival in patients with lymph node-positive prostate carcinoma after ascending radical retropubic prostatectomy (RP) and pelvic lymphadenectomy with different forms of postoperative adjuvant treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analysed 82 patients with lymph node metasta...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kroepfl D,Loewen H,Roggenbuck U,Musch M,Klevecka V

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To evaluate the indications for penile prosthesis implantation in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) before and after the introduction of sildenafil. PATIENTS AND METHODS Penile prosthesis implantation was indicated in 144 men with ED at our institution between 1992 and 2007; 83 (55.6%) accepted the ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cortés-González JR,Glina S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether bilateral electrical stimulation (BiES) of the transected pudendal sensory nerves could further enhance the voiding efficiency beyond that produced by unilateral electrical stimulation (UniES) of transected pudendal afferents in rats with urinary retention. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The effi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chen SC,Grill WM,Fan WJ,Kou YR,Lin YS,Lai CH,Peng CW

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the associations of host metabolic factors and metabolic syndrome on prostate cancer-specific death (PCSD) and overall survival (OS) in patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for biochemically recurrent disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The analysis included 273 patients with pr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rudman SM,Gray KP,Batista JL,Pitt MJ,Giovannucci EL,Harper PG,Loda M,Mucci LA,Sweeney CJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether assessing the anatomical characteristics of renal masses increases the accuracy of prediction of tumour pathology in small renal masses (SRMs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 1129 consecutive patients who underwent extirpative surgeries for a clinical T1 renal mass, for ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shin TY,Kim J,Koo KC,Lim SK,Kim DW,Kang MW,Rha KH,Choi YD,Ham WS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the variability of subjective tutor performance improvement (Pi) assessment and to compare it with a novel measurement algorithm: the Pi score. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Pi-score algorithm considers time measurement and number of errors from two different repetitions (first and fifth) of the same...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Veneziano D,Canova A,Arnolds M,Beatty JD,Biyani CS,Dehò F,Fiori C,Hellawell GO,Langenhuijsen JF,Pini G,Rodriguez Faba O,Siena G,Skolarikos A,Tokas T,Van Cleynenbreugel BSEP,Wagner C,Tripepi G,Somani B,Lima B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To study the operability and effectiveness of a biodegradable ureteral stent for clinical treatment of ureteral war injury using a canine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• A device was designed and employed to generate firearm fragment wounds in unilateral ureters (on randomly chosen sides) of nine beagles (G...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Li G,Wang ZX,Fu WJ,Hong BF,Wang XX,Cao L,Xu FQ,Song Q,Cui FZ,Zhang X

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity of the direct radionuclide cystogram (DRC) in detecting vesico-ureteric reflux compared with the micturating cysto-urethrogram (MCU) in the same initial setting, in infants younger than one year. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The results from the dual cystograms of 62 refluxing infants < ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： McLaren CJ,Simpson ET

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of diuretic stimulation with frusemide and mannitol on the renal resistive index (RI) of the undilated unobstructed porcine kidney. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Experiments were carried out on 14 pigs divided into two equal groups (A and B), under general anaesthesia. In all pigs both ureters w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rawashdeh YF,Hørlyck A,Djurhuus JC,Frokiaer J,Mortensen J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) in the excitatory effects of chronic administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) on bladder-generated sensory input and reflex activity. To explore new therapeutic targets for bladder dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Wild-type (WT) an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Frias B,Charrua A,Avelino A,Michel MC,Cruz F,Cruz CD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the predictors of the quality of marriage of men with prostate cancer, as being diagnosed with prostate cancer affects the quality of life of the man and his partner, and while some aspects are known about the impact of the disease and its treatments on the man's quality of life, less is known abou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sunny L,Hopfgarten T,Adolfsson J,Steineck G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Huggins and Hodges demonstrated the responsiveness of prostate cancer to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), androgen-suppressing strategies have formed the cornerstone of management of advanced prostate cancer. Approaches to ADT have included orchidectomy, oestrogens, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Schröder F,Crawford ED,Axcrona K,Payne H,Keane TE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent increase in mumps orchitis among pubertal and postpubertal males. These outbreaks can be attributed to a reduction in the uptake of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine during the early to mid-1990 s in children who have now matured. The mumps virus is commonly associated with extra-salivary com...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Davis NF,McGuire BB,Mahon JA,Smyth AE,O'Malley KJ,Fitzpatrick JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the patterns of care of penile cancer diagnosed in the state of New South Wales (NSW) over a 10 year period and determine factors that are associated with differences in survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All invasive penile cancer diagnosed between 2001 and 2009 in NSW, Australia, were identified from...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patel MI,Yuminaga Y,Bang A,Lawrentschuk N,Skyring T,Smith DP

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of serum vitamin D level on male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Men with LUTS who visited the outpatient clinic of the urology department at one of two hospitals between March 2014 and April 2017 were eligible for inclusion in the study. The impact of vitami...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yoo S,Oh S,Kim HS,Choi HS,Park J,Cho SY,Son H,Jeong H,Lee HW,Cho MC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations of a range of personal and clinical variables with bladder cancer survival in men and women in NSW to see if we could explain why bladder cancer survival is consistently poorer in women than in men. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All 6880 cases of bladder cancers diagnosed in NSW betwee...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Tracey E,Watt H,Currow D,Young J,Armstrong B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the heterogeneity of prostate cancer knowledge about the genes involved in prostate carcinogenesis is still very limited. Previously, the use of novel high-throughput technologies offered the possibility to investigate broad gene expression profiles and thus helped to improve understanding of the molecular ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eder IE,Bektic J,Haag P,Bartsch G,Klocker H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the meaning that men attach to their experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to understand 'bother' in the context of those meanings. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixteen men with symptoms suggestive of LUTS and/or an enlarged prostate were recruited from the outpatient urology clini...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gannon K,Glover L,O'Neill M,Emberton M

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：OBJECTIVE:To verify the sensitivity of the bladder tumour antigen (BTAstat, Bard Urological, Covington, GA) test against the sensitive procedure of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), in which 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA, a precursor of fluorescent porphyrins) is absorbed by the tumour and detected by ultraviolet cystoscop...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lipinski M,Jeromin L

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify an appropriate risk stratification system for intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the data on 1559 patients who were treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) at our institution between 2005 and 2013 and classified them according to National Comprehensive Cance...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jung JW,Lee JK,Hong SK,Byun SS,Lee SE

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe a technique for transurethral tumour inoculation, bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and validation of this approach using ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as a reproducible and quantifiable model of orthotopic bladder cancer is required to enable preclinical pharmacological studies of intrav...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hadaschik BA,Black PC,Sea JC,Metwalli AR,Fazli L,Dinney CP,Gleave ME,So AI

更新日期：2007-12-01 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