A systematic review of experience of 180-W XPS GreenLight laser vaporisation of the prostate in 1640 men.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the outcomes of >1000 men with low-risk prostate cancer treated with low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy at three large UK cancer centres. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 1038 patients with low-risk prostate cancer (prostate-specific antigen [PSA] ≤10 ng/mL, Gleason score 6, ≤T2b disease) were treate...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dickinson PD,Malik J,Mandall P,Swindell R,Bottomley D,Hoskin P,Logue JP,Wylie JP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the long-term outcome of patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate carcinoma treated by first-line antiandrogen monotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1983 to 1990, 41 patients with advanced prostate carcinoma were treated with flutamide monotherapy until progression or the appearance ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Serretta V,Daricello G,Dispensa N,Allegro R,Pavone C,Pavone-Macaluso M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the long-term effectiveness of the UroLume trade mark wallstent (Pfizer Inc., UK) in the treatment of detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia (DESD) in quadriplegic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twelve patients with quadriplegia secondary to spinal trauma underwent external striated sphincter sten...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hamid R,Arya M,Patel HR,Shah PJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the justification for operative intervention in patients undergoing surgery for benign scrotal pathology, and to assess the associated morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients in two surgical firms who underwent surgery for benign intrascrotal pathology over a 5-year period were studi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Menon VS,Sheridan WG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish a consensus on the utility of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to identify patients for focal therapy. METHODS:Urological surgeons, radiologists, and basic researchers, from Europe and North America participated in a consensus meeting about the use of mpMRI in focal therapy of ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Muller BG,Fütterer JJ,Gupta RT,Katz A,Kirkham A,Kurhanewicz J,Moul JW,Pinto PA,Rastinehad AR,Robertson C,de la Rosette J,Sanchez-Salas R,Jones JS,Ukimura O,Verma S,Wijkstra H,Marberger M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVE • To determine how the presence of MP on T1 biopsy specimens affects the outcome of patients undergoing RC as compared to when no MP is identified in the TURBT specimen. PATIENTS AND METHODS:• Patients were retrospectively identified from the Columbia University Urologic Oncology Database. • From ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Badalato G,Patel T,Hruby G,McKiernan J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• Obesity induced by high-fat diet (HFD) is one of the most important risk factor for the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in man. This study aimed to characterize the ED resulting from obesity associated with HFD in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• C57BL/6 mice fed for 10 weeks with either HFD to induc...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Toque HA,da Silva FH,Calixto MC,Lintomen L,Schenka AA,Saad MJ,Zanesco A,Antunes E

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the predictive value of isolated high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) for an unsampled prostate cancer on an extended biopsy is lower due to more thorough prostate sampling, and whether the proportion of cores with HGPIN is associated with prostate cancer, as isolated HG...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Akhavan A,Keith JD,Bastacky SI,Cai C,Wang Y,Nelson JB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictive value of serial bone scans as a surveillance tool for bone metastasis in men with clinically localized prostate cancer and managed with watchful observation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective single-arm study was conducted to assess the feasibility of a watchful observation protocol...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yap BK,Choo R,Deboer G,Klotz L,Danjoux C,Morton G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the activity of nilutamide as secondary hormonal therapy in patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC), as treatment options are limited for these patients and secondary hormonal therapy with antiandrogens has advantages, including low toxicity, oral administration and high patient ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nakabayashi M,Regan MM,Lifsey D,Kantoff PW,Taplin ME,Sartor O,Oh WK

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical utility of frozen section (FS) analysis performed during partial nephrectomy (PN) and its influence on intra-operative management. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of consecutive PN cases from 2010 to 2013. We evaluated the concordance between the intra-o...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gordetsky J,Gorin MA,Canner J,Ball MW,Pierorazio PM,Allaf ME,Epstein JI

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To identify and describe changes to the motor component of the motor/sensory system, which contributes to sensation during the filling phase of the micturition cycle, as a result of surgically induced bladder pathology, i.e. damage to the bladder neck and outlet obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Adult male ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： de Jongh R,van Koeveringe GA,van Kerrebroeck PE,Markerink-van Ittersum M,de Vente J,Gillespie JI

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Sunitinib and sorafenib are orally administered multikinase inhibitors approved for the treatment of advanced RCC. The limited pharmacokinetics data on sunitinib and sorafenib suggest that haemodialysis does not significantly alter plasma concentratio...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Masini C,Sabbatini R,Porta C,Procopio G,Di Lorenzo G,Onofri A,Buti S,Iacovelli R,Invernizzi R,Moscetti L,Aste MG,Pagano M,Grosso F,Lucia Manenti A,Ortega C,Cosmai L,Del Giovane C,Conte PF

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To correlate the results of intraoperative cavernous nerve stimulation (CaNS) at radical prostatectomy (RP), with preoperative erectile function (EF) and to determine the significance of the results of stimulation after RP in predicting the recovery of EF. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 183 potent m...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rabbani F,Patel M,Cozzi P,Mulhall JP,Scardino PT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To collect data on voiding patterns at baseline (no treatment) and during short-term desmopressin treatment, with special reference to the functional and the mean bladder capacity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 120 children (aged 6-16 years) with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. While at home th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hvistendahl GM,Rawashdeh YF,Kamperis K,Hansen MN,Rittig S,Djurhuus JC

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between perineural invasion (PNI) on prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy (RP) outcomes in a contemporary RP series, as there is conflicting evidence on the prognostic significance of PNI in prostate needle biopsy specimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2002 to 2007, 1256 men ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Loeb S,Epstein JI,Humphreys EB,Walsh PC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe patient selection for sacral neuromodulation, also known as Interstim therapy, and the results of tined-lead implantation in the medium term. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 49 patients, 39 with refractory overactive bladder symptoms and 10 with urinary retention, were implanted with the tined lead ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Van Voskuilen AC,Oerlemans DJ,Weil EH,van den Hombergh U,van Kerrebroeck PE

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the perioperative and pathological outcomes associated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in morbidly obese men. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2008 and March 2012, 3041 patients underwent RARP at our institution by a single surgeon (V.P.). In all, 44 patients were considered ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abdul-Muhsin H,Giedelman C,Samavedi S,Schatloff O,Coelho R,Rocco B,Palmer K,Ebra G,Patel V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that three-dimensional hypofractionated radiotherapy (3D-HFRT) is well tolerated and not worse than 3-D conventional RT (3D-CRT) for oncological outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In all, 162 men with hystologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma were included in the analysis. In all, 82...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Di Staso M,Bonfili P,Gravina GL,Di Genesio Pagliuca M,Franzese P,Buonopane S,Osti MF,Valeriani M,Festuccia C,Enrici RM,Tombolini V

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the tissue yield of a new core-biopsy needle with an end-cut mechanism when used for transrectal prostate biopsies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The end-cut instrument has an adjustable stroke length (13, 23 or 33 mm) and an inner and an outer cannula, but no trocar. It was compared with the conventional...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Häggarth L,Ekman P,Egevad L

更新日期：2002-07-01 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 compare the outcome of a modified one-layer and two-layer vasovasotomy (VV) in two groups of similar men undergoing vasectomy reversal. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The charts and surgical records of all surgical procedures performed on men undergoing a modified one- or two-layer VV between June 1992 and July 199...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Fischer MA,Grantmyre JE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study guideline recommendation (GR)-concordance rates of treatment in elderly patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) and to identify predictors of survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records of 206 consecutive patients aged ≥ 75 years (median age 79 years; range 75-95) were reviewed. All p...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bolenz C,Ho R,Nuss GR,Ortiz N,Raj GV,Sagalowsky AI,Lotan Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To examine how the introduction of medical therapy for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) might have changed the indications, patient characteristics and outcomes in men undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) over two decades (1988-2008). PATIENTS AND METHODS:• All patients w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Izard J,Nickel JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the influence of blood sampling/sampling tubes on mass spectrometric and clustering results, and on clinical blood variables, in blood samples collected from healthy volunteers and patients with prostate cancer. PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Two venous blood samples were taken from 12 healthy vo...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pelzer AE,Feuerstein I,Fuchsberger C,Ongarello S,Bektic J,Schwentner C,Klocker H,Bartsch G,Bonn GK

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our contemporary experience with renal autotransplantation (AT), an established treatment for managing patients with a shortened ureter or renovascular disease, as despite its historical importance, AT remains an underused technique by urologists. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients undergoing AT bet...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Webster JC,Lemoine J,Seigne J,Lockhart J,Bowers V

更新日期：2005-10-01 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