Frequency of zoledronic acid to prevent further bone loss in osteoporotic patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the cost, quality of life (QoL) and cost-effectiveness of a single-incision mini-sling (SIMS; Ajust(®) , C. R. Bard Inc., New Providence, NJ, USA) compared with a standard mid-urethral sling (SMUS; TVT-O™, Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) in the surgical management of female stress urinary incont...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Boyers D,Kilonzo M,Mostafa A,Abdel-Fattah M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the urological complications of coitus, as the proximity of the lower urinary tract to the organs of coitus exposes the tract to coital trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Medline was searched from 1966 to 2000 to identify reports on coital injuries. Publications and relevant references were retrieved...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eke N

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether a panel of kallikrein markers in blood: total, free and intact prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and kallikrein-related peptidase 2, could be used as a non-invasive alternative for predicting prostate cancer on biopsy in a screening setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The study cohort comprised pr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Carlsson SV,Peltola MT,Sjoberg D,Schröder FH,Hugosson J,Pettersson K,Scardino PT,Vickers AJ,Lilja H,Roobol MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether micronutrients in support of the one-carbon cycle and glutathione synthesis are effective in improving sperm damage after surgical varicocoele induction in rats and whether any effect is achieved without a rebound reductive stress as seen with oral antioxidants. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mohammadi P,Hassani-Bafrani H,Tavalaee M,Dattilo M,Nasr-Esfahani MH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of various treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on sexual function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a longitudinal multicentre study carried out in the Netherlands, 670 consecutive patients with BPH (aged > or = 50 years) were examined at baseline and 9 months after inclusion. Al...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Leliefeld HH,Stoevelaar HJ,McDonnell J

更新日期：2002-02-01 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 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based Likert scoring system in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (CSPC), using MRI/ultrasonography (US) image-fusion targeted biopsy (FTB) as a reference standard. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 1218 MRI-de...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shin T,Smyth TB,Ukimura O,Ahmadi N,de Castro Abreu AL,Ohe C,Oishi M,Mimata H,Gill IS

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:Study Type--Therapy (outcomes) Level of Evidence 2a. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a well known implication of radical prostatectomy (RP). Despite the search for technical improvement in the surgical procedure (e.g. nerve-sparing surgery, robot-assiste...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Polito M,d'Anzeo G,Conti A,Muzzonigro G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimal contractile response of isolated ureters to inflammatory mediators and neurotransmitters by evaluating four common methods of ureteric suspension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ureters from adult domestic swine were placed immediately in Krebs buffer and cut into 4-5 mm segments. Four method...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jerde TJ,Saban R,Nakada SY

更新日期：1999-01-01 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 examine glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78; a major molecular chaperone at the endoplasmic reticulum, strongly expressed in several tumours) expression in urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the upper urinary tract (UUT) and to evaluate the diagnostic and progressive importance of GRP78 expression in UC-UUT. PA...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Uematsu K,Ogata S,Nakanishi K,Hiroi S,Tominaga S,Aida S,Kawai T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of delayed therapy with curative intent, an increasingly common option in contemporary patients with prostate cancer who initially choose watchful waiting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The characteristics of all patients at one institution and diagnosed with T1-4NXM0 prostate cancer between 19...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： el-Geneidy M,Garzotto M,Panagiotou I,Hsieh YC,Mori M,Peters L,Klein T,Beer TM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE • To evaluate a novel technique to lower positive surgical margin rates while preserving as much of the neurovascular bundles as possible during nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS • In situ intraoperative frozen section (IFS) was performed during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostate...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lavery HJ,Xiao GQ,Nabizada-Pace F,Mikulasovich M,Unger P,Samadi DB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the extent to which prostate HistoScanning (PHS), a new ultrasound-based technology that uses computer-aided analysis to quantify tissue disorganization induced by malignant processes, can identify and characterize foci of prostate cancer compared with step-sectioned radical prostatectomy (RP) speci...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Braeckman J,Autier P,Garbar C,Marichal MP,Soviany C,Nir R,Nir D,Michielsen D,Bleiberg H,Egevad L,Emberton M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the partner's influence on the patient's choice of treatment for early prostate cancer, and whether partner characteristics and biases predict the preference. PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Questionnaires for partners to complete retrospectively were sent to consecutive patients recruited in a s...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Srirangam SJ,Pearson E,Grose C,Brown SC,Collins GN,O'Reilly PH

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the clinical and video-urodynamic outcome in women with by stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treated with a bone-anchored pubovaginal sling. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 70 women with SUI (as evaluated by a clinical examination, a voiding questionnaire, a short pad-test and video-urod...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Carbone A,Palleschi G,Ciavarella S,Morello P,Tomiselli G,Parascani R,Tubaro A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the position of the working channel affects the effectiveness of flexible ureteroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We compared the ureteroscopes Flex-X2S and Flex-XC (working channel at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions, respectively) in eight cavities of a K-Box model, simulating the distribution...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Villa L,Ventimiglia E,Proietti S,Giusti G,Briganti A,Salonia A,Montorsi F,Doizi S,Traxer O

更新日期：2020-03-01 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 changing distribution of stage in seminoma and nonseminomatous germ cell tumours (NSGCTs), as recent reports contained no detailed information on pT stage and vascular invasion, important factors in the decision for further treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Histopathological reports from 1976 to ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lackner JE,Koller A,Mazal PR,Waldert M,Waldhoer T,Marberger M,Kratzik C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define changes in the clinical pathway for open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and to determine their impact on patient care under the indirect influence of minimally invasive prostatectomy after implementing robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) at our institution and modifying th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kaufman MR,Smith JA Jr,Baumgartner RG,Wells N,Chang SS,Herrell SD,Cookson MS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the utility of perceived control over ejaculation ('control') in the evaluation of treatment benefit in men with premature ejaculation (PE), and to compare effects associated with a two-category or greater increase in this variable between men receiving dapoxetine and placebo. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shabsigh R,Patrick DL,Rowland DL,Bull SA,Tesfaye F,Rothman M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the utility of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA; an effective means of epithelial skin closure) under a diaper (i.e. constantly exposed to bodily fluids) in 25 children (not toilet-trained) undergoing inguinal surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective revi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ferlise VJ,Ankem MK,Barone JG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of partial urethral obstruction (PUO) on bladder smooth muscle outward potassium current and the contribution of the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (Maxi-K, BKCa) channel to this activity in smooth muscle cells isolated from bladders of sham-operated and PUO male rats usi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Aydin M,Wang HZ,Zhang X,Chua R,Downing K,Melman A,DiSanto ME

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is among the most resistant tumours to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy. Cytokine therapy is effective in a small subset of patients, but it is associated with substantial toxicity and rarely benefits patients with extensive tumour burdens or adverse prognostic factors. Since ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mulders P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of chronic and debilitating symptoms of the overactive bladder, defined here as the presence of chronic frequency, urgency and urge incontinence (either alone or in any combination), and presumed to be caused by involuntary detrusor contractions. Subjects and methods Data were coll...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Milsom I,Abrams P,Cardozo L,Roberts RG,Thüroff J,Wein AJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: It has been suggested that a very short positive margin does not confer additional risk of BCR after radical prostatectomy. This study shows that even very short PSM is associated with increased risk of BCR. OBJECTIVE:To re-evaluate, in a larger coh...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shikanov S,Marchetti P,Desai V,Razmaria A,Antic T,Al-Ahmadie H,Zagaja G,Eggener S,Brendler C,Shalhav A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00