Moving beyond the headlines: improving the technical quality of radical prostatectomy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most effective and popular current procedures for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is tension-free midurethral slings. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcomes of women with retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) after 10-yr follow...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Serati M,Ghezzi F,Cattoni E,Braga A,Siesto G,Torella M,Cromi A,Vitobello D,Salvatore S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 cases of retrocaval ureter (one of them presenting multiple urological anomalies) are discussed. In the presence of hydronephrosis, early operative reposition of the ureter is essential. Provided that the condition is diagnosed before extreme renal deterioration, the surgical repair can salvage remaining renal funct...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Eidelman A,Yuval E,Simon D,Sibi Y

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of local thrombolysis in the treatment of acute renal arterial occlusion. METHODS:We used local thrombolytic treatment in a female patient, aged 76, with 72 h of anuria, right lumbar and flank pain. She had a 3-year history of ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation controlled...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Glück G,Croitoru M,Deleanu D,Platon P

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new minimally invasive surgical procedure, the Trans-obturator Vaginal Tape (TOT) in the treatment of female urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) and to analyse functional results and quality of life after one year of follow up. MATERIAL AND METHO...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Roumeguère T,Quackels T,Bollens R,de Groote A,Zlotta A,Bossche MV,Schulman C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the conservative management of a renal stab wound by double-J stenting and specific percutaneous arterial embolization in a 34-year-old man. Surgical exploration was avoided because there was a little doubt about the associated intra-abdominal injuries. Recovery was excellent and the patient left the hosp...

journal_title：European urology

authors： de Jong Z,Rousseau H,Pontonnier F,Bouthirit S,Joffre F,Raillat C,Plante P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of prostatic epithelial polyps of the prostatic urethra are reported. The ages of the patients were from 27 to 69 years, with a mean of 44 years. The most common clinical signs were gross hematuria, microhematuria, hematospermia, and dysuria. All specimens, obtained by transurethral resection, had a papillar...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Satoh S,Ujiie T,Kubo T,Ohhori T,Iwasaki T,Satodate R,Numasato S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on autonomic neurapraxia in female urogenital surgery is scarce, and a model to study it is not available. OBJECTIVE:To develop a model to study the impact of autonomic neurapraxia on bladder function in female rats, as well as to assess the effects of corticosteroid therapy on the recovery of b...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Castiglione F,Bergamini A,Bettiga A,Bivalacqua TJ,Benigni F,Strittmatter F,Gandaglia G,Rigatti P,Montorsi F,Hedlund P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To know the incidence of tumoural pathology among our cases of horseshoe kidney (HK), a congenital anomaly occurring in 0.25% of the population, as well as their prognostic factors and follow-up. METHODS:A total of 82 patients admitted at our Centre between 1967 and 1996 with an HK diagnosis were retrospect...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Rubio Briones J,Regalado Pareja R,Sánchez Martín F,Chéchile Toniolo G,Huguet Pérez J,Villavicencio Mavrich H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective follow-up (range 9.4-22 years, mean 13 years) study of 83 patients with grade I-III (WHO) bladder carcinomas was performed. Nuclear area (mean +/- SD 59.7 +/- 18.7 microns2) and the SD of nuclear area (mean +/- SD 19.7 +/- 13.4 microns2) were determined by using morphometric methods. The SD of nuclear ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Lipponen PK,Collan Y,Eskelinen MJ,Pesonen E,Sotarauta M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare two new generation antimuscarinics at their recommended doses for treatment of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB). METHODS:A prospective, double blind, double-dummy, two-arm, parallel-group, 12-week study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of solifenacin 5 or 10 mg and tolterodine ext...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Chapple CR,Martinez-Garcia R,Selvaggi L,Toozs-Hobson P,Warnack W,Drogendijk T,Wright DM,Bolodeoku J,STAR study group.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to investigate whether hypermethylation in p16(INK4a) gene promoter could serve as plasma biomarker of bladder cancer. METHODS AND PATIENTS:We examined the p16(INK4a) status using methylation-specific PCR in 86 cancer patients and 49 controls (31 healthy people and 18 patients with ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Valenzuela MT,Galisteo R,Zuluaga A,Villalobos M,Núñez MI,Oliver FJ,Ruiz de Almodóvar JM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES:Interest in laparoscopic assisted radical cystectomy (LRC) and robotic assisted radical cystectomy (RRC) is increasing at select centers worldwide. In this update we present the recent worldwide experience and critically evaluate the role of minimally invasive radical surgery for patients with bl...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Haber GP,Crouzet S,Gill IS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats fed with 2% oxamide diet were considered as a model for the patient with a tendency to stone formation. Polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sary stream caused formation of oxamide deposits in a percentage as high as that observed with silk sutures. A high degree of toxicity was observed with the chosen concentration of oxa...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Strohmenger P

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In response to growing concerns over rising costs and major variation in quality, improving value for patients has been proposed as a fundamentally new strategy for how healthcare should be delivered, measured, and remunerated. OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the literature regarding the implementation and ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Reitblat C,Bain PA,Porter ME,Bernstein DN,Feeley TW,Graefen M,Iyer S,Resnick MJ,Stimson CJ,Trinh QD,Gershman B

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was planned to evaluate if contralateral testicular deterioration following ipsilateral torsion requires the presence of a twisted ipsilateral testis and/or epididymis. Five groups, each containing 6 rats, were established. The groups underwent sham operation, epididymo-orchiectomy, testicular to...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Salman AB,Okur DH,Tanyel FC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal therapy represents first-line treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Generally, surgical castration is viewed as the 'gold standard' but carries with it a psychological effect. Medical alternatives include LHRH analogues, antiandrogens, and oestrogens, though the last of these is associated wit...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Debruyne FM,Dijkman GA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In the absence of specific symptomatology in children and neurogenic bladder disease patients, the early diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis is a challenge. The aim of the present study was to determine if dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) lesion-positive (acute pyelonephritis) patients have elevated urinary alph...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Everaert K,Raes A,Hoebeke P,Samijn W,Delanghe J,Vande Wiele C,Vande Walle J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:in our study, we wanted to assess changes and values of the renal resistive index (RI) in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) using color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) techniques. METHODS:We investigated 92 kidney units in 46 children (mean age 6 +/- 4 years) with VUR by means of CDUS. The RI was measured ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Radmayr C,Klauser A,Maneschg C,Bartsch G,Frauscher F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:TUNA has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective therapy for BPH. However the major criticism, as with all alternative treatments for BPH, was the lack of long-term data. We present the clinical outcome of patients treated by TUNA and followed for 5 years. METHODS:188 consecutive patients with symptomat...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Zlotta AR,Giannakopoulos X,Maehlum O,Ostrem T,Schulman CC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A strip test for the semi-quantitative determination of prostate specific antigen (PSA) based on whole blood was evaluated by the Working Group on Laboratory Diagnostics of the German Urological Association. METHODS:In 301 men (156 volunteers and 145 referred patients, mean ages 57 years and 64 years) handl...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Oberpenning F,Hetzel S,Weining C,Brandt B,De Angelis G,Heinecke A,Lein M,Fornara P,Schmid HP,Hertle L,Semjonow A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The experience with MVAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, Adriamycin and cisplatin) chemotherapy in advanced urothelial cancer is reviewed with emphasis on toxicity and efficacy. METHODS:We report on 28 patients with advanced, progressive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder (27) or ureter (1), treate...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Witjes JA,Wullink M,Oosterhof GO,de Mulder P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study active surveillance as a management option for the important number of prostate cancer patients who would not have been diagnosed in the absence of screening. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed baseline characteristics and outcome parameters of all men on active surveillance who were screen-detected ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Roemeling S,Roobol MJ,de Vries SH,Wolters T,Gosselaar C,van Leenders GJ,Schröder FH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic power of Ki-67 immunostaining in renal cell carcinomas (RCC). METHODS:Clinical follow-up data were reviewed in 111 RCC and the results of Ki-67 immunolabelling were correlated to standard prognostic factors and survival data of the patients. RESULTS:Ki-67...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Aaltomaa S,Lipponen P,Ala-Opas M,Eskelinen M,Syrjänen K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Knowledge regarding the incidence and prevalence of acute urinary retention and the ultimate outcome is very limited. The purpose of the present analysis was to document the natural history and outcomes of acute urinary retention (AUR) further specified as being either precipitated or spontaneous, and to eva...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Roehrborn CG,Bruskewitz R,Nickel GC,Glickman S,Cox C,Anderson R,Kandzari S,Herlihy R,Kornitzer G,Brown BT,Holtgrewe HL,Taylor A,Wang D,Waldstreicher J

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Use of electronic cigarettes (ECs) is on the rise in most high-income countries. Smoking conventional cigarettes is a known risk factor for urologic malignancy incidence, progression, and mortality, as well as for other urologic health indicators. The potential impact of EC use on urologic health is therefore o...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bourke L,Bauld L,Bullen C,Cumberbatch M,Giovannucci E,Islami F,McRobbie H,Silverman DT,Catto JWF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old patient underwent left radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and received adjuvant chemotherapy postoperatively with adriamycin and 5-fluoruracil. Twenty months afterwards he developed cerebral and multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases. The cerebral metastasis was excised and nonspecific immunos...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Martínez-Piñeiro L,de la Peña J,Picazo ML,Jiménez León J,Beneitez M,Martínez-Piñeiro JA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the immunologic etiology in unilateral testicular torsion, an experimental study in rats was carried out. MATERIALS AND METHODS:75 adult Wistar rats included in the study program were divided into six different groups according to a torsion-detorsion procedure. Torsion degree was kept constant fo...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Koşar A,Küpeli B,Alçigir G,Ataoglu H,Sarica K,Küpeli S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this retrospective study the relationship between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and tumour volume (assessed by the planimetric method on whole mount section) was analysed in 56 patients subjected to radical prostatectomy, of whom 28 received 3 months of neoadjuvant GnRH analogue (triptorelin) treatment. Ser...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Aus G,Brändstedt S,Häggman M,Pedersen K,de la Torre M,Hugosson J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In 2005, fusions between the androgen-regulated transmembrane protease serine 2 gene, TMPRSS2, and E twenty-six (ETS) transcription factors were discovered in prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To review advances in our understanding of ETS gene fusions, focusing on challenges affecting translation to clinical applica...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tomlins SA,Bjartell A,Chinnaiyan AM,Jenster G,Nam RK,Rubin MA,Schalken JA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The strong familial basis of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is well recognised, however little progress has been made in identifying the causative genes. In this study we have investigated whether human vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is associated with the aberrant expression of urothelial differentiation-associate...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Garthwaite MA,Thomas DF,Subramaniam R,Stahlschmidt J,Eardley I,Southgate J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00