Am I normal? A systematic review and construction of nomograms for flaccid and erect penis length and circumference in up to 15,521 men.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of prostate weight on perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and January 2006, 327 patients had LRP by one surgeon, 193 of whom were available for analysis. Patients were stratified in...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Frota R,Turna B,Santos BM,Lin YC,Gill IS,Aron M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety and distress among active surveillance (AS) and radical prostatectomy (RP) patients. To evaluate the impact of these symptoms at baseline on urinary and sexual quality of life at follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients managed with AS or RP who completed val...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Punnen S,Cowan JE,Dunn LB,Shumay DM,Carroll PR,Cooperberg MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of vaginal and paraurethral leiomyomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients with pathologically confirmed paraurethral and vaginal wall leiomyomas from January 2006 to August 2007 were reviewed. Patients with no preoperative MRI of t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hubert KC,Remer EM,Rackley RR,Goldman HB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterise the surgical feasibility and outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for pathological T4 bladder cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective evaluation of a prospectively maintained International Radical Cystectomy Consortium database was conducted for 1118 patients who underwent ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Al-Daghmin A,Kauffman EC,Shi Y,Badani K,Balbay MD,Canda E,Dasgupta P,Ghavamian R,Grubb R 3rd,Hemal A,Kaouk J,Kibel AS,Maatman T,Menon M,Mottrie A,Nepple K,Pattaras JG,Peabody JO,Poulakis V,Pruthi R,Palou Redorta J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the value of gene-expression profiling as a predictor of the status of the regional nodes in patients with penile carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Tumour samples of 56 patients with penile squamous cell carcinoma were analysed for the gene expression on 35 k oligoarrays; 32 were from patients wit...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kroon BK,Leijte JA,van Boven H,Wessels LF,Velds A,Horenblas S,van't Veer LJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 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 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 determine the role of hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha (HIF2alpha) on the sensitivity of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines to ionizing radiation and to determine if the mTOR antagonist, rapamycin, could decrease HIF2alpha protein levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cell lines expressing stable short-hairpin ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bhatt RS,Landis DM,Zimmer M,Torregrossa J,Chen S,Sukhatme VP,Iliopoulos O,Balk S,Bubley GJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Acute urinary retention (AUR) and catheterization for AUR (AURC) or drainage of the urine is a well established cause of bladder dysfunction. Previously, we reported that the induction of AURC significantly reduced contractile responses to both carbac...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ohmasa F,Saito M,Oiwa H,Tsounapi P,Shomori K,Kitatani K,Dimitriadis F,Kinoshita Y,Satoh K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the variability of subjective tutor performance improvement (Pi) assessment and to compare it with a novel measurement algorithm: the Pi score. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Pi-score algorithm considers time measurement and number of errors from two different repetitions (first and fifth) of the same...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Veneziano D,Canova A,Arnolds M,Beatty JD,Biyani CS,Dehò F,Fiori C,Hellawell GO,Langenhuijsen JF,Pini G,Rodriguez Faba O,Siena G,Skolarikos A,Tokas T,Van Cleynenbreugel BSEP,Wagner C,Tripepi G,Somani B,Lima B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A comparison of laparoscopic and open donor nephrectomy is presented by authors from the UK. They found that the laparoscopic approach could safely be offered to patients treated in experienced units and after adequate training fo the surgeon, with no increase in complications or decrease in efficacy. OBJEC...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wilson CH,Bhatti AA,Rix DA,Soomro NA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of diuretic stimulation with frusemide and mannitol on the renal resistive index (RI) of the undilated unobstructed porcine kidney. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Experiments were carried out on 14 pigs divided into two equal groups (A and B), under general anaesthesia. In all pigs both ureters w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rawashdeh YF,Hørlyck A,Djurhuus JC,Frokiaer J,Mortensen J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the literature regarding clinical outcomes of 180-W XPS GreenLight laser (GL) vaporisation for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS:Recent publications were identified in the field of 180-W GL vaporisation for the...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Brunken C,Seitz C,Woo HH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the changes in body composition, muscle function and energy expenditure after radical cystectomy (RC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven consecutive men (median age 66 years, range 44-79) who had a RC over a 1-year period had measurements made of their total body protein, by neutron-activation analysi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mathur S,Plank LD,Hill AG,Rice MA,Hill GL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the immunology of host-tumour interaction, critical for the development of immunotherapy against cancers, by assessing the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression in both benign and malignant prostate disease, and the relationship between their expression and degree of tumour-...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Naoe M,Marumoto Y,Ishizaki R,Ogawa Y,Nakagami Y,Yoshida H

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate different stimulation signals for the peripheral nerve evaluation test (PNE, carried out before implanting a sacral neuromodulator for functional voiding dysfunction) in an animal model and to determine their efficacy, as up to 80% of patients do not respond to the PNE test. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Seif C,Cherwon E,Martinez Portilló FJ,Alken P,Jünemann KP,Braun PM

更新日期：2003-05-01 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 present the results of the first clinical study of a synchronous twin-pulse technique for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), which is effective for in vitro stone fragmentation and safe when assessed in vivo on animal tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty patients with urinary stones (35 men and 1...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Sheir KZ,El-Diasty TA,Ismail AM

更新日期：2005-02-01 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 determine the neurophysiological and vascular factors in diabetic impotence, particularly the role of autonomic neuropathy on venous leakage and erectile impotence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-four diabetic men with impotence were investigated using various neurophysiological and radiological methods. The...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Colakoglu Z,Kutluay E,Ertekin C,Altay B,Killi R,Alkis A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic potential of sympatholytic agents on premature ejaculation in an animal model, using monitoring of rat seminal vesicle pressure change in response to electrical stimulation of the lesser splanchnic nerve. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Male Wistar rats (aged 12-14 weeks) were injected intr...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hsieh JT,Liu SP,Hsieh CH,Cheng JT

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biological effects of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on prostate tissue in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with localised prostate cancer were randomised to receive either celecoxib 400 mg twice daily or placebo for 4 weeks before RP. Speci...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Flamiatos JF,Beer TM,Graff JN,Eilers KM,Tian W,Sekhon HS,Garzotto M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the population-based conditional 5-year relative survival rates for patients with prostate cancer (PCa). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All 98 672 patients, aged 45-89 years, diagnosed in the Netherlands with PCa (clinical T stage 1-4) in the period 1989-2008 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Regis...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Husson O,van Steenbergen LN,Koldewijn EL,Poortmans PM,Coebergh JW,Janssen-Heijnen ML

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the activity of baclofen, a potent gamma-aminobutyric acid-ergic agonist, against dysfunctional voiding (DV) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a clinical trial, as DV is a leading cause of LUTS in women, but there is no effective treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a randomized d...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Xu D,Qu C,Meng H,Ren J,Zhu Y,Min Z,Kong Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To report our 5-year experience with laparoscopic and percutaneous cryoablation (LCA and PCA) for managing small renal masses. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analysed patients undergoing LCA and PCA between October 2000 and March 2006 at our institution. After approval from the Institutional Review ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Bandi G,Wen CC,Hedican SP,Moon TD,Lee FT Jr,Nakada SY

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the use of a novel donor source as a further option to increase the number of patients who might be able to receive a renal transplant. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between May 1996 and July 2007, 43 kidneys were transplanted using kidneys obtained from patients with small (<3 cm diameter) incidentally det...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Nicol DL,Preston JM,Wall DR,Griffin AD,Campbell SB,Isbel NM,Hawley CM,Johnson DW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether the number of unfavourable pretreatment risk factors predicts cause-specific mortality in men treated with prostate brachytherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between April 1995 and March 2006, 739 patients were treated who had at least one of the following adverse risk factors: pretreatment pros...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Taira AV,Merrick GS,Galbreath RW,Butler WM,Lief JH,Wallner KE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the distribution of c-kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in normal bladder and bladders from patients with megacystis-microcolon-intestinal peristalsis syndrome (MMIHS, a rare congenital and generally fatal cause of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn), the most charac...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Piaseczna Piotrowska A,Rolle U,Solari V,Puri P

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00