Early oncological outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for high-grade prostate cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present early outcome data from patients treated for invasive penile cancers with organ-sparing surgery, as the treatment of such malignancies has traditionally either been amputative surgery or radical radiotherapy, both associated with significant physical and psychosexual morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHOD...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pietrzak P,Corbishley C,Watkin N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Selective destruction of targeted prostate tissue is now technically feasible. Much has been theorized but little is known about the proper patient selection or treatment outcomes to determine if this...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ward JF,Jones JS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the metabolic characteristics of elderly patients with recurrent calcium oxalate stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Metabolic abnormalities were investigated in 88 patients with recurrent calcium oxalate stones, including 70 aged <60 years and 18 aged >/=60 years. The frequency of each metabolic abnor...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yagisawa T,Hayashi T,Yoshida A,Okuda H,Kobayashi H,Ishikawa N,Goya N,Toma H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) is a slowly progressing disease, with some patients progressing more rapidly than others. In 80% of patients who progress this is caused by the worsening of symptoms. The physician can predict the risk of progression from the patient's ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Trachtenberg J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure in the treatment of primary genuine stress incontinence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A two-centre follow-up study was conducted on 40 women with urodynamically confirmed primary genuine stress incontinence who had a tension-free vaginal ta...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moran PA,Ward KL,Johnson D,Smirni WE,Hilton P,Bibby J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have indicated that high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is related to the development and progression of human carcinomas. However, further studies were required to confirm the roles played by HMGB1 in clinical prostate cancer treatment. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Li T,Gui Y,Yuan T,Liao G,Bian C,Jiang Q,Huang S,Liu B,Wu D

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：UNLABELLED:Study Type--Therapy (case series). Level of Evidence 4. What's known on the subject? And what does the study add? Adverse outcomes after radical prostatectomy are more often recorded in the elderly. In the USA, elderly patients undergoing radical prostatectomy are treated at institutions where suboptimal out...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Trinh QD,Schmitges J,Sun M,Shariat SF,Sukumar S,Tian Z,Bianchi M,Sammon J,Perrotte P,Rogers CG,Graefen M,Peabody JO,Menon M,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has revolutionized the detection and management of patients with prostate cancer. Despite this there has always been a concern among clinicians about the usefulness of total PSA levels as a marker for prostate cancer. We discuss the use of calculated variables and mo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shariat SF,Karam JA,Margulis V,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of diuresis induced by a loop diuretic (frusemide), an osmotic diuretic (mannitol) and a high-osmolar radio-contrast medium (sodium iothalamate) on the intrarenal resistive index (RI) in dogs with chronic unilateral partial ureteric obstruction (UPUO). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The split r...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yokoyama H,Tsuji Y

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate in a prospective, observational study whether transperineal prostate biopsy (TPbx) results in patient-reported quality-of-life (QoL) changes from baseline in the first 3-months after TPbx. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consenting patients completed the 26-item Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite (...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dowrick AS,Wootten AC,Howard N,Peters JS,Murphy DG

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether ureteroscopy (URS) before radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUCs) has an impact on oncological outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a systematic literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE for citations published prior to Septe...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Guo RQ,Hong P,Xiong GY,Zhang L,Fang D,Li XS,Zhang K,Zhou LQ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the possibility that allogeneic responses might, by chance, encompass cross-reactive T cell clones specific for neo-antigenic tumour determinants, and thereby activate antitumour immunity; such cross-reactions are well documented for antiviral immunity, and genetic instability in developing cancers...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Muir G,Rajbabu K,Callen C,Fabre JW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the high circumcision rate in South Korea and its rapid increase in the short period since its introduction. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:From January to December 2000, 5434 South Korean males (or their parents) aged 0-92 years were interviewed in detail about their circumcision status, their age at c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pang MG,Kim DS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of radiotherapy on the outcome of artificial urinary sphincter implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A series of 72 men who had an artificial urinary sphincter inserted were reviewed retrospectively, analysing in detail the information from 15 patients with a past history of pelvic ra...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Manunta A,Guillé F,Patard JJ,Lobel B

更新日期：2000-03-01 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 study the effect of smoking on bladder cancer presentation and outcome in a large cystectomy population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A database including 546 patients from the University Health Network (Toronto, Canada) and Turku University Hospital (Turku, Finland) was studied. In addition to the association of...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Boström PJ,Alkhateeb S,Trottier G,Athanasopoulos PZ,Mirtti T,Kortekangas H,Laato M,van Rhijn B,van der Kwast T,Fleshner NE,Jewett MA,Finelli A,Zlotta AR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice daily with pivampicillin 700 mg orally twice daily for 10 days in men with acute epididymitis and over 40 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study comprised 172 men who entered a prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blind, tri...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eickhoff JH,Frimodt-Møller N,Walter S,Frimodt-Møller C

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP), a self-reported outcome instrument for evaluating domains of PE and its treatment, comprised of four single-item measures, a profile, and an index score. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Data were from men participating in observational...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patrick DL,Giuliano F,Ho KF,Gagnon DD,McNulty P,Rothman M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:• To investigate whether cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP-3) and/or β-microseminoprotein (β-MSP) expression in diagnostic prostate needle biopsies have predictive value for prostate cancer (PC) on radical prostatecomy (RP). • To evaluate their potential clinical implementation in a preoperative setti...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hoogland AM,Dahlman A,Vissers KJ,Wolters T,Schröder FH,Roobol MJ,Bjartell AS,van Leenders GJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: In renal cell carcinoma the role of lymphadenectomy (LND) is still controversial. Moreover, no firm consensus exists regarding the minimum number of lymph nodes that should be removed to obtain a satisfactory staging LND at the time of surgery. Our f...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Capitanio U,Suardi N,Matloob R,Abdollah F,Castiglione F,Briganti A,Carenzi C,Roscigno M,Montorsi F,Bertini R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate a flexible cystoscopy simulator by determining if it could differentiate between expert and novice cystoscopists. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Seventeen subjects (10 novices with no previous endoscopic experience and seven urologists who had all carried out > 1000 flexible cystoscopies each) were asked ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shah J,Darzi A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To relate the repeat length of the androgen-receptor CAG trinucleotide to the age of onset of prostate cancer, stage and grade of disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:After obtaining ethical approval, 265 patients with locally confined or locally advanced/metastatic prostate cancer were identified and evaluated for...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mir K,Edwards J,Paterson PJ,Hehir M,Underwood MA,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type--Therapy (cohort) Level of Evidence 2a. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Despite expanding treatment options for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), therapies with long response duration remain intangible due to prostate cancer cells' natural ability to develop it...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nakabayashi M,Werner L,Courtney KD,Buckle G,Oh WK,Bubley GJ,Hayes JH,Weckstein D,Elfiky A,Sims DM,Kantoff PW,Taplin ME

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the experience of the last 4 years from a centre to which women with voiding difficulties and urinary retention were referred nationally, describing what investigations were helpful in making a diagnosis and the management strategies used. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Women with voiding difficulties and ur...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kavia RB,Datta SN,Dasgupta R,Elneil S,Fowler CJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To better understand the genital changes that occur during the female sexual response, using a gross anatomical and histological study of the vascular tissue of the vulva, supplemented with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seven cadaveric vulvectomy specimens were used; they were seria...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yang CC,Cold CJ,Yilmaz U,Maravilla KR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the possible relationship between treatment with selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the occurrence of nocturia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:An unselected group of adult men and women, living in the city of Ostersund, Sweden, were sent a postal questionnaire containing questions on somatic...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Asplund R,Johansson S,Henriksson S,Isacsson G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00