Systemic bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection, 'BCGitis', in patients treated by intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for bladder cancer.

abstract：:For the purpose of elucidating whether the biological characteristics of estramustine-binding protein (EMBP) are different in benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and prostatic carcinoma (PC) and also to determine the clinical value of EMBP in the tissue, the EMBP concentration in 19 patients with BPH and 26 with untrea...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Shiina H,Urakami S,Shirakawa H,Igawa M,Ishibe T,Usui T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens from 91 primary transitional cell cancers (TCC) of the urinary bladder were stained with a monoclonal antibody to c-erb B-2 oncoprotein. Twelve percent (11/91) of the TCC stained for c-erb b-2 oncoprotein, and in 4% (4/91) of cases, the expression was graded as moderate or h...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Lipponen P,Eskelinen M,Syrjänen S,Tervahauta A,Syrjänen K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether unilaterally orchiectomised testicular cancer survivors (TCSs) are more likely to display reduced Leydig cell function than healthy males. METHODS:A national multi-centre survey of 1235 TCSs was performed in 1998-2000 (mean age: 44 years) treated between 1980 and 1994 (mean follow-up: ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Nord C,Bjøro T,Ellingsen D,Mykletun A,Dahl O,Klepp O,Bremnes RM,Wist E,Fosså SD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the role of postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) in patients with advanced testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) with special attention towards the indication, surgical technique, and oncological outcome. METHODS:A structured review of the literature until May 2007 using...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Heidenreich A,Thüer D,Polyakov S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible changes in the expression of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) from normal urothelium to transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of human bladder. METHODS:Specimens from normal bladder (n=13, mean age 62 yrs), superficial TCC (n=16, mean age 62,4 yrs) and muscle inva...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Lazzeri M,Vannucchi MG,Spinelli M,Bizzoco E,Beneforti P,Turini D,Faussone-Pellegrini MS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FActors predisposing to renal stone formation have been studied in 309 patients. Dehydration before diagnosis of urolithiasis was due in 12% of the cases to frequent diarrhea and in 36% to bad working conditions. Daily fluid intake was less than 1 liter in 25% of the patients before stone formation and was persistentl...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Fuss M,Simon J,Fontinoy N,Coussaert E

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists regarding the optimal extent of lymphadenectomy and the number of lymph nodes to be retrieved at radical cystectomy (RC). OBJECTIVE:To compare the disease-free survival of patients with standard lymphadenectomy (endopelvic region composed of the internal, external iliac, and obturator gro...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Abol-Enein H,Tilki D,Mosbah A,El-Baz M,Shokeir A,Nabeeh A,Ghoneim MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is a rare condition. Recent studies have shown that activated eosinophils release cytotoxic cationic proteins which can induce tissue damage. Moreover, in vitro studies have shown that interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine able to attract and activate eosinophils. The goal of this study was to ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Dubucquoi S,Janin A,Desreumaux P,Rigot JM,Copin MC,François M,Torpier G,Capron M,Gosselin B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a chronic disease without an effective treatment, characterized by pain during bladder filling. Most nociceptive bladder afferents course in the trigone. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate efficacy and tolerability of trigonal injection of botulinum toxin A (BoNTA)...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Pinto R,Lopes T,Frias B,Silva A,Silva JA,Silva CM,Cruz C,Cruz F,Dinis P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homolateral pelvic ureteroureterostomies were performed in 25 patients presenting with complete duplication of the pyeloureteric tract. The procedure was performed in 16 cases of ureteroceles, in 7 cases of reflux in duplicated ureters, in 1 case of ectopic ureter and in 1 postoperative stenosis of one segment of a do...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bracci U,Miano L,Laurenti C

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hyaluronic acid is a protective barrier of the urothelium. A damaged glycosaminoglycan layer may increase the possibility of bacterial adherence and infection. This damage is proposed to be a causative factor in the development of interstitial cystitis, common urinary tract infections, and hemorrhagic cystit...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Iavazzo C,Athanasiou S,Pitsouni E,Falagas ME

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inherited DNA-repair gene mutations are more prevalent in men with advanced prostate cancer than previously thought, but their clinical implications are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical significance of germline DNA-repair gene alterations in men with metastatic castration-resistan...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Antonarakis ES,Lu C,Luber B,Liang C,Wang H,Chen Y,Silberstein JL,Piana D,Lai Z,Chen Y,Isaacs WB,Luo J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blind-ending bifid ureters, as one type of duplications, are a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. Occasionally they present with unspecific symptoms and require surgical intervention. This case of a blind-ending bifid ureter was associated with an intravesical ectopic orifice. Recurrent urinary tract infect...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Müller SC,Riedmiller H,Walz PH,Hohenfellner R

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA antigen type was studied in 55 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The results showed high HLA-B5 and low HLA-BW35 frequencies. Histological grade, stage, and recurrence rate of tumors were also evaluated separately. The results were more significant in recurrent tumors. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tokuç R,Akdaş A,Ozerkan K,Remzi D

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a synthesis of the literature concerning the impact of urinary incontinence on sexual lives of women and the prevalence of urinary incontinence during sexual activity. METHODS:Medline and PsycInfo were searched for all primary epidemiological articles reporting the prevalence of sexual incontinenc...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Shaw C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic efficacy of methylene blue-sensitized photoinactivation of bladder cancer cells has been proved in vitro and in vivo in our previous work. The ultrastructural changes of MBT-2 murine bladder cancer cells following methylene blue-sensitized phototherapy have been evaluated by scanning and transmission ele...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Yu DS,Chang SY,Ma CP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond's disease) has still not been clarified. A new hypothesis postulates chronic fibrosing periaortitis. Atherosclerosis of the abdominal aorta and plaque rupture lead to the liberation of oxidized lipoproteins through the adventitia into the periaortic fatty tissue. This r...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Martina FB,Nüech R,Gasser TC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven cases with histologically confirmed primary hyperparathyroidism have been studied. Although histologically, bone turnover increased in all but 1 patient, urinary hydroxyproline excretion and serum alkaline phosphatase in patients with renal stones were within the upper normal limits of slightly elevated (27.5 m...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sommer-Tsilenis E

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain clinical experience of a reservoir using a detubularized ileocecal segment (Mainz pouch) and continent appendiceal stoma connected to the umbilicus. METHODS:The operation was performed in 23 patients. The submucosally placed in situ appendix was connected to the umbilicus acting as the continence m...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Nurmi M,Rajala P,Laato M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the renal pelvis is reported. The neoplasm showed polypoid configuration and was composed exclusively of plump, spindle and pleomorphic cells. Light microscopy did not reveal any epithelial differentiation of the neoplastic cells. Immunoperoxidase staining for keratins and for epithe...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Piscioli F,Bondi A,Scappini P,Luciani L

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing low-quality evidence rationalizing the use of radical therapy for men at high risk of disseminated prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To investigate, using high-quality epidemiologic data, whether initial radical therapy in men at high risk of disseminated prostate cancer improves survival. DES...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sooriakumaran P,Nyberg T,Akre O,Widmark A,Hamdy F,Graefen M,Carlsson S,Steineck G,Wiklund NP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-eight patients with large renal staghorn calculi of more than 35 mm in maximum length on plain X-rays were treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) monotherapy for a period of 2 years. Thirty patients, with a follow-up of more than 6 months after the last treatment, were included in this study. Th...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Yamaguchi A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following injection of carbon suspension into the bladder wall of white rats, carbon particles were observed in the cytoplasm of cells located as the alveolar macrophages. Following injections of a solution of AgNO3 into the bladder wall of white rats, dark stained spots were observed in the cytoplasm of cells located...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bertheussen KJ,Nissen HM

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The cellular mechanisms involved in unstable uncontrolled detrusor contractions in the human bladder remain unknown. One hypothesis, based on electron microscopical observations and animal studies, is that gap junctions are present in the human detrusor and are increased in patients with detrusor overactivity. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Haferkamp A,Mundhenk J,Bastian PJ,Reitz A,Dörsam J,Pannek J,Schumacher S,Schurch B,Büttner R,Müller SC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine adherence and viability of human urothelial cells seeded on commercially available small intestine submucosa (SIS) specimens under serum-free conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Before seeding, SIS was either washed with incubation medium or coated with collagen A, fibronectin, or pronectin. A poss...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Feil G,Christ-Adler M,Maurer S,Corvin S,Rennekampff HO,Krug J,Hennenlotter J,Kuehs U,Stenzl A,Sievert KD

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The red cell adherence test allows the disclosure of the blood group antigens incorporated on the surface of the urothelium. In the course of dedifferentiation the urothelium will lose its antigenicity. We applied this test on superfical bladder tumours (T1), carcinoma in situ and cytological specimens and observed a ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Jakse G,Hofstädter F

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess if prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir is an independent predictor of treatment failure and disease-free survival after high-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for localised prostate cancer as defined by the new ASTRO criteria. METHODS:One hundred three patients after HIFU treatment (A...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Ganzer R,Rogenhofer S,Walter B,Lunz JC,Schostak M,Wieland WF,Blana A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is the most prevalent neoplastic disease in men and continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Death from prostate cancer is associated with objective and biochemical progression following hormonal manipulations often described as hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPCA)...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Heidenreich A,von Knobloch R,Hofmann R

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind trial was conducted in 138 patients with superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder following transurethral resection to evaluate the prophylaxis of recurrence by an oral Lactobacillus casei preparation (BLP). Patients were stratified into the following 3 subgroups: (A) with primary multiple...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Aso Y,Akaza H,Kotake T,Tsukamoto T,Imai K,Naito S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite recent technical innovations in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), retrograde ejaculation is still one of the most frequent adverse effects, with a major impact on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of our technique of urethral-sparing robotic-assisted si...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Porpiglia F,Checcucci E,Amparore D,Niculescu G,Volpi G,Piramide F,De Cillis S,Manfredi M,Autorino R,Fiori C

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00