Technique for office-based, ultrasonography-guided percutaneous biopsy of renal cortical neoplasms using a novel transducer for facilitated ultrasound targeting.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) and urinary tract infection (UTI), and the local and systemic inflammatory response, in patients with ileal neobladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 40 patients who had a radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder. Two urine samples, one...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Suriano F,Gallucci M,Flammia GP,Musco S,Alcini A,Imbalzano G,Dicuonzo G

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe our current procedure of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), and to assess the effect of the learning curve on perioperative data, early oncological outcomes and functional results, as RALP has increasingly become a treatment option for men with localized prostate cancer. PA...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ploussard G,Xylinas E,Salomon L,Vordos D,Hoznek A,Abbou CC,De La Taille A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of mirabegron, a selective β3 -adrenoceptor agonist that has recently been approved for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), on erectile function. Stimulation of β3 -adrenoceptors localised in cavernosal smooth muscle cells may play a physiological role in mediating penile erectio...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gur S,Peak T,Yafi FA,Kadowitz PJ,Sikka SC,Hellstrom WJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate peri-operative peripheral and renal venous plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor type BB (PDGF-BB), transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, endostatin, and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in relation to pathological variables and prognosis, as pro- and...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Klatte T,Böhm M,Nelius T,Filleur S,Reiher F,Allhoff EP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify significant prognostic indicators of upper urinary tract (UUT) urothelial carcinoma (UC) and to assess a risk stratification of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analysed data from 162 patients with non-metastatic UC primarily occurring in UUT treated with open nephroureterectomy....

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Simone G,Papalia R,Loreto A,Leonardo C,Sentinelli S,Gallucci M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the rate of change in total serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels accurately detects prostate cancer and to evaluate whether it adds any predictive value to a single measurement of serum PSA alone, in general practice settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective cohort of 219,3...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wallner LP,Frencher SK,Hsu JW,Chao CR,Nichol MB,Loo RK,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of demucosalized ileum for bladder augmentation, following the same principles previously used with the sigmoid colon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with bladder exstrophy or a neurogenic bladder had their bladders augmented with demucosalized ileum instead of the sigmoid colon, but ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lima SV,Araújo LA,Vilar FO,Mota D,Maciel A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of darifenacin, a muscarinic M3 selective receptor antagonist (M3 SRA), from an analysis of pooled data from three phase III, multicentre, double-blind clinical trials in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:After a 4-week washout/run-...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chapple C,Steers W,Norton P,Millard R,Kralidis G,Glavind K,Abrams P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of intravesical instillation of green tea extract (GTE) on a rat model of bacterial cystitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In vitro bactericidal properties of GTE were analysed by adding GTE to a suspension of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), streaking on MacConkey agar, and incubating overnight....

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rosenberg S,Horowitz R,Coppenhagen-Glazer S,Pizov G,Elia A,Gofrit ON,Ginsburg I,Pode D

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the level of malondialdehyde (MDA), an indirect indicator of lipid peroxidation-induced injury by reactive oxygen species, in testicular biopsy specimens from infertile patients with and without varicocele. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Levels of MDA were measured in the testicular biopsy specimens from ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Köksal IT,Tefekli A,Usta M,Erol H,Abbasoglu S,Kadioglu A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of different forms of urinary drainage, particularly for urinary tract infection (UTI), operative findings and patient preference, in patients treated for acute urinary retention (AUR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A feasibility trial was conducted of men presenting with AUR; after a short peri...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patel MI,Watts W,Grant A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the oncological and functional outcomes of salvage focal (SFC) and salvage total (STC) cryoablation for recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) after failed primary radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From March 2003 to August 2010, 50 men with biopsy-proven unilateral (n = 25) or bilateral (n = 25) radio...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： de Castro Abreu AL,Bahn D,Leslie S,Shoji S,Silverman P,Desai MM,Gill IS,Ukimura O

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a rat model of erectile dysfunction (ED) after cavernous nerve injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Given the great similarity between the anatomical structure of the cavernous nerve in rats and humans, 24 rats underwent dissections and the cavernous nerves were identified with the aid of an operating mi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kaufmann O,Claro J,Cury J,Andrade E,Longo B,Aguiar W,Mello L,Srougi M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the feasibility of using laser energy during nerve-sparing robotically assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), as the energy sources currently used for haemostasis in RARP adversely affect cavernous nerve function, while clips require application by a skilled assistant, but laser energy potentially...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gianduzzo T,Colombo JR Jr,Haber GP,Hafron J,Magi-Galluzzi C,Aron M,Gill IS,Kaouk JH

更新日期：2008-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the perioperative complications and early oncological results in a comparative study matching open radical retropubic (RRP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From August 2002 to December 2005 we identified 294 patients undergoing RARP for clinically locali...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Krambeck AE,DiMarco DS,Rangel LJ,Bergstralh EJ,Myers RP,Blute ML,Gettman MT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:• To evaluate the combination of multiple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, including T2-weighted imaging (T2W), dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging (DCE) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), for the detection and localization of prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• In all, 57 patients underwent...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Delongchamps NB,Rouanne M,Flam T,Beuvon F,Liberatore M,Zerbib M,Cornud F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Study Type - Therapy (economic analysis). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:1b. OBJECTIVE:To assess and compare the costs and effects value of either starting with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) or botulinum toxin A (BTX) treatment in patients with refractory idiopathic overactive bladder from a societal perspective. MATER...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Leong RK,de Wachter SG,Joore MA,van Kerrebroeck PE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the endocrine effects, efficacy and tolerability of a 10.8-mg depot formulation of Zoladextrade mark (goserelin acetate, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, USA), a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist analogue, when administration was extended from every 12 weeks to every 13 w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sarosdy MF,Schellhammer PF,Soloway MS,Vogelzang NJ,Crawford ED,Presti J,Chodak GW,Mitchell P,Porter L

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report experience with a minimally invasive technique for palliation of urinary fistula/incontinence complicating advanced pelvic malignancy or its treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used ureteric embolization with permanent nephrostomy drainage in eight renal units in five patients for palliation of symp...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Natarajan V,Boucher NR,Meiring P,Spencer P,Parys BT,Oakley NE,Stent (Society for Endourology in North Trent) Group.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was the first hormone treatment used for prostate cancer and has also shown effectiveness in castration-resistant disease in small studies; however, concerns over thromboembolic toxicity have restricted its use in the past. Ov...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wilkins A,Shahidi M,Parker C,Gunapala R,Thomas K,Huddart R,Horwich A,Dearnaley D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically review and create nomograms of flaccid and erect penile size measurements. METHODS:Study key eligibility criteria: measurement of penis size by a health professional using a standard procedure; a minimum of 50 participants per sample. EXCLUSION CRITERIA:samples with a congenital or acquire...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Veale D,Miles S,Bramley S,Muir G,Hodsoll J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review recently published data on emphysematous cystitis (EC), a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by air within the bladder wall, and that most typically affects middle-aged diabetic women. METHODS:All articles published in English between 1956 and 2006 were identified using a Medline ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Thomas AA,Lane BR,Thomas AZ,Remer EM,Campbell SC,Shoskes DA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY TYPE:Therapy (case series). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:4. OBJECTIVE:To present our institution's experience of selective embolization of renal angiomyolipomas with alcohol and the long-term follow up data. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective study included 34 patients treated between October 1997 and October 2007 (...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Chick CM,Tan BS,Cheng C,Taneja M,Lo R,Tan YH,Lin SE,Tay KH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the potential thrombotic risk associated with transurethral prostatectomy (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The changes in coagulation variables were assessed in a prospective study of 40 patients undergoing TURP. RESULTS:There was a significant increase in thrombin-antithrombin complexes 6 h after ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bell CR,Murdock PJ,Pasi KJ,Morgan RJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a previously unreported complication (severe perineal pain) after bladder reconstruction and enterocystoplasty in patients with bladder exstrophy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The notes were reviewed retrospectively for four patients (two boys and two girls) with classical bladder exstrophy who had sever...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Phelps SR,Malone PS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between the presence of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) in retropubic radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens and cancer-specific outcomes, including pathological variables and biochemical disease-free survival (bDFS), as HGPIN shares many histopathological char...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pierorazio PM,Lambert SM,Matsukhani M,Sprenkle PC,McCann TR,Katz AE,Olsson CA,Benson MC,McKiernan JM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Thr(307)-Asn(680) and Ala(307)-Ser(680) polymorphisms of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSH-R) gene are associated with male infertility, semen quality, and reproductive hormones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The FSH-R polymorphisms at codons 680 and 307 were analysed by restriction-...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Safarinejad MR,Shafiei N,Safarinejad S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term results and predictive risk factors for efficacy after the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Inall, 306 women (mean age 50.7 years, sd 8.7) who had a TVT procedure for SUI were selected and followed ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Song PH,Kim YD,Kim HT,Lim HS,Hyun CH,Seo JH,Yoo ES,Park CH,Jung HC,Gomelsky A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00