Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of vaginal and paraurethral leiomyomas: can they be diagnosed before surgery?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety and feasibility of early single-dose mitomycin C (MMC) bladder instillation after robot-assisted radical nephroureterectomy (RARNU) at a tertiary kidney cancer centre. RARNU with bladder cuff excision and subsequent MMC bladder instillation to reduce recurrence risk is the 'gold standard...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gulamhusein A,Silva P,Cullen D,Tran M,Mumtaz F,Patki P,Barod R,Bex A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the performance of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator (PCPT-RC) and two iterations of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) Risk Calculator, one of which incorporates prostate volume (ERSPC-RC) and the other of which incorporates prostate volume an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Foley RW,Maweni RM,Gorman L,Murphy K,Lundon DJ,Durkan G,Power R,O'Brien F,O'Malley KJ,Galvin DJ,Brendan Murphy T,William Watson R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and evaluate the need for heparinoid prophylaxis as opposed to mechanical compression devices after RRP. PATIENTS AND METHODS:RRP is classified as a category 1 (high risk) procedure for VTE by the American Co...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Koya MP,Manoharan M,Kim SS,Soloway MS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To evaluate the efficacy and safety of single-agent AMG 102, an investigational, fully human monoclonal antibody to hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:• This open-label phase II study included patients ≥ 18 years old with histologically con...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Schöffski P,Garcia JA,Stadler WM,Gil T,Jonasch E,Tagawa ST,Smitt M,Yang X,Oliner KS,Anderson A,Zhu M,Kabbinavar F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic drainage in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is unpredictable, however, basic patterns can be observed in cadaveric and sentinel lymph node mapping studies in patients with RCC. The existence of peripheral lymphovenous communications at the level of the renal vein has been shown in mammals but remains unknown in h...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Karmali RJ,Suami H,Wood CG,Karam JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of intermittent percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PPTNS) in patients with refractory interstitial cystitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One man and 13 women (mean age 58.3 years) with suprapubic or perineal pain were enrolled in a prospective open study, in which they had 10 ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zhao J,Nordling J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most commonly diagnosed prostatitis syndrome. CP/CPPS is characterized by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of which pain (particularly perineal pain and pain on ejaculation) and dysfunctional voiding cause the greatest morbidity and poor...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nickel JC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced adrenal carcinoma remains a significant therapeutic challenge, with conventional approaches to systemic therapy having failed to achieve sustained objective remissions or major survival benefit in most instances. Several systemic therapies, including mitotane, suramin and gossypol, as well as cytotoxic agents...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Costa R,Wesolowski R,Raghavan D

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (outcomes) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Data on the oncological outcomes in patients undergoing salvage cystectomy for recurrent disease following bladder-sparing treatment is limited and mostly based on case reports. We present the clini...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bruins HM,Wopat R,Mitra AP,Cai J,Miranda G,Skinner EC,Daneshmand S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common form of cancer in men in the developed world and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. While advanced PCa is initially controlled with hormonal therapies targeting the androgen receptor (AR) pathway, recurrence occurs because of the emergence of lethal castration-r...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chen R,Dong X,Gleave M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present paper was to determine the impact of testicular cancer (TC) and its treatments on fertility and to review the current management options for the infertile patient with TC, both before diagnosis and after treatment, with the aim of providing practical recommendations to update contempor...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moody JA,Ahmed K,Yap T,Minhas S,Shabbir M

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the early disclosure and treatment of meatal stenosis after hypospadias repair, using calibration of the neourethral meatus at regular intervals to detect stenosis, and to assess the curative effects of dilatation with topical corticosteroids. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2001 and 2003, 83 boys (me...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Radojicic ZI,Perovic SV,Stojanoski KD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the suitability of preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) positivity as a predictor of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the clinical records of patients who underwent either standard RP or laparoscopic RP between Janu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hattori S,Kosaka T,Mizuno R,Kanao K,Miyajima A,Yasumizu Y,Yazawa S,Nagata H,Kikuchi E,Mikami S,Jinzaki M,Nakagawa K,Tanimoto A,Oya M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? With recent improvements in the prognosis for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), focus is now shifting towards maximising clinical benefit from targeted therapies. Factors other than efficacy data are increasingly being considered when select...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bex A,Gore M,Mulders P,Sternberg CN

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To compare outcomes of hilar clamping and non-hilar clamping partial nephrectomy for tumours involving a solitary functional kidney. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• Between 1990 and 2009, 104 partial nephrectomies, excluding bench and autotransplant procedures, were performed on solitary functional kidneys. • An in...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wszolek MF,Kenney PA,Lee Y,Libertino JA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of sodium pentosan polysulphate (SPP) for haemorrhagic cystitis (HC), a potentially life-threatening side-effect in patients treated with pelvic radiotherapy or cyclophosphamide, and which can be difficult to manage as patients often have significant comorbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Betwee...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sandhu SS,Goldstraw M,Woodhouse CR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate extended lymph node dissection (LND) as a nodal staging tool in the treatment of invasive carcinoma of the urinary bladder and to suggest a reasonable proximal limit of the dissection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 170 patients underwent radical cystectomy with extended LND up to the level of the ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jensen JB,Ulhøi BP,Jensen KM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential impact of alterations in 'patient' position on laser-induced ureteric stone retropulsion in an in vitro model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A ceramic (phantom) stone was placed in a water-filled clear polymer tube and subjected to continuous laser energy until the stone had retropulsed a d...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patel RM,Walia AS,Grohs E,Okhunov Z,Landman J,Clayman RV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe metoidioplasty, a technique for creating a neophallus from an enlarged clitoris in female transsexuals, without needing the complex, multi-staged surgical construction of a large phallus, as this reconstruction is one of the most difficult in female transsexuals. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From Septemb...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Perovic SV,Djordjevic ML

更新日期：2003-12-01 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:To devise a procedure capable of curing complicated ureteric strictures and replacing segments of lost ureter, without the long-term infective complications of bowel interposition or the surgical magnitude of autotransplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Four patients with complicated strictures and one with seg...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Naude JH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate different stimulation signals for the peripheral nerve evaluation test (PNE, carried out before implanting a sacral neuromodulator for functional voiding dysfunction) in an animal model and to determine their efficacy, as up to 80% of patients do not respond to the PNE test. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Seif C,Cherwon E,Martinez Portilló FJ,Alken P,Jünemann KP,Braun PM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate partial nephrectomy (PN) use in patients at higher risk for clinical progression, using a large national database of American patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of patients with cN0/cM0 renal cell carcinoma from 2003 to 2011 using the National Cancer Data Base. Ou...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Maurice MJ,Zhu H,Kim SP,Abouassaly R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the workload of bladder cancer surveillance on the British urologist. Methods Thirty-one consultant urologists serving a population of 4.8 million were sent postal questionnaires eliciting their views on the management of superficial bladder cancer. The number, type and outcome of cystoscopies per...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wright MP,Jones DJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) before seed implantation, stratified into mild (0-7), moderate (8-19) and severe (>20) categories, predicts brachytherapy-related morbidity in terms of IPSS resolution, catheter dependency and the need for surgical intervention after brachytherap...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gutman S,Merrick GS,Butler WM,Wallner KE,Allen Z,Galbreath RW,Adamovich E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of nocturia in the Dutch adult population, its association with sociodemographic and health characteristics, and to assess problems experienced by persons with nocturia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In spring 2001 a telephone survey was conducted among a representative sample of 4721 Dutch...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： van Dijk L,Kooij DG,Schellevis FG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of LRIG1 on the growth, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells and the mechanisms underlying such effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The plasmid pLRIG1-green fluorescence protein (GFP) was transfected into BIU87 bladder cancer cells by Lipofectamine2000 (Invitrogen, Groningen, t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang WM,Yan ZJ,Ye ZQ,Guo DS

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and age, liver function tests (LFTs) including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TB), lipid profile (total cholesterol, TC, triglycerides, TG, high-density lipoprotein, HDL) and fasting blood sugar (FBS), and to determine...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Han JH,Chang IH,Ahn SH,Kwon OJ,Bang SH,Choi NY,Park SW,Myung SC,Kim HW

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00