Author Correction to: The transgluteal approach to shockwave lithotripsy to treat distal ureter stones: a prospective, randomized, and multicenter study.

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress is believed to be one of the important etiologies in carcinogenesis that has not been systemically investigated in urothelial carcinoma (UC). Through data mining from a published transcriptomic database of UC of urinary bladders (UBUCs) (GSE31684), glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2) was identified...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Chang IW,Lin VC,Hung CH,Wang HP,Lin YY,Wu WJ,Huang CN,Li CC,Li WM,Wu JY,Li CF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate a potential correlation between the achievement of a cut-off of nadir PSA (nPSA) after brachytherapy (BRT) with biochemical Disease-Free Survival (bDFS) and to define the rate of post-BRT PSA bounces. METHODS:Retrospective analysis was carried out in 105 consecutive patients affected with early-...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Guarneri A,Botticella A,Ragona R,Filippi AR,Munoz F,Casetta G,Gontero P,Tizzani A,Ricardi U

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The management of the regional lymph nodes in penile cancer patients, particularly when these lymph nodes are impalpable, remains controversial. Prophylactic bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy is associated with high morbidity and is often unnecessary. However, there is no non-invasive or minimally invasiv...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Hughes B,Leijte J,Shabbir M,Watkin N,Horenblas S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bladder perforation is the second most common complication during transurethral resection of bladder tumours. It is unknown whether perforation affects the natural history of the tumour through cell seeding. The aim of this study was to study the impact of perforation on the oncologic outcomes of bladder car...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Comploj E,Dechet CB,Mian M,Trenti E,Palermo S,Lodde M,Mian C,Ambrosini-Spaltro A,Horninger W,Pycha A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report survival outcomes of patients treated surgically for sarcomatoid-variant renal cell carcinomas (sRCC) and to assess whether the underlying histologic subtype is an independent predictor of outcome. METHODS:One hundred and fifty-one patients underwent surgery at a referral center between 1991 and 2014...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Nguyen DP,Vilaseca A,Vertosick EA,Corradi RB,Touijer KA,Benfante NE,Sjoberg DD,Russo P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed at analysing long-term oncologic outcomes in prostate cancer patients with limited nodal disease (1-2 positive lymph nodes) without adjuvant therapy after radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS:We retrospectively analysed data of 209 pN1 patients who underwent RP between January 1998 and 2010 wit...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Mandel P,Rosenbaum C,Pompe RS,Steuber T,Salomon G,Chun FK,Graefen M,Huland H,Tilki D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate temporary double J ureteric stenting (TDJS) as a test to diagnose ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in equivocal cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and nine consecutive adult patients with loin pain and ipsilateral equivocal UPJO (EqUPJO) on radioisotope diuretic renogram (RDR) were e...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Osman T,Fawaz K,Abdelmaksoud A,Eltahawy I,Safa W,El Zayat T,El Sadek D,El Halaby R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of clinically locally advanced prostate cancer (cT3-4) is subject to controversies. Patients with lymph node metastases as well as patients with overstaged localized and thus curable disease fall into this category. Radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and early or deferred hormonal therapy ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Wirth MP,Hakenberg OW,Froehner M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the impact of prolonged catheterization time on 1-week (short-term), 3-month (intermediate-term) and 1-year (long-term) UC. METHODS:Between 2008 and 2015, 6918 men underwent RP by four high-volume surgeons. Exclusion criteria were baseline urinary incontinence (UI) and radiotherapy prior or within 12...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Tilki D,Preisser F,Karakiewicz P,Shariat SF,Graefen M,Huland H,Chun FK,Pompe RS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The effects of printed educational material on cancer screening in women (Pap test and mammography) are well documented and confirmed by several studies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of similar printed educational material on prostate cancer screening by PSA and DRE. MATERIAL AND METH...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Stamatiou K,Skolarikos A,Heretis I,Papadimitriou V,Alevizos A,Ilias G,Karanasiou V,Mariolis A,Sofras F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in Gleason score (GS) 3 + 4 prostate cancer (PCa) and evaluate independent factors in mpMRI that can predict GS upgrading, we compared the outcomes of GS upgrading group and GS non-upgrading group. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed th...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Kim H,Kim JK,Hong SK,Jeong CW,Ku JH,Kwak C

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the baseline patient characteristics associated with the time to biochemical progression and overall survival in patients who participated in a phase II trial on zoledronic acid combined with the initial androgen-deprivation therapy for treatment-naïve bone-metastatic prostate cancer. METH...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Nozawa M,Hara I,Matsuyama H,Iki M,Nagao K,Nishioka T,Komura T,Esa A,Uejima S,Imanishi M,Uekado Y,Ogawa T,Kajikawa H,Uemura H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the perioperative relative renal function and determine predictors of deterioration and recovery of separate renal function in patients with renal stones >10 mm and who underwent mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy or retrograde intra-renal surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A main stone >10 mm or stones g...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Piao S,Park J,Son H,Jeong H,Cho SY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Decreased vitamin D levels have been associated with prostate cancer, but it is unclear whether this association is causal. A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the group-specific component (GC) gene (T > G, rs2282679) has been associated with 25-hydroxy (25-OH) vitamin D and 1.25 dihydroxy (1.2...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Trummer O,Langsenlehner U,Krenn-Pilko S,Pieber TR,Obermayer-Pietsch B,Gerger A,Renner W,Langsenlehner T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article can be found online. ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Doolin J,Reese ZA,Cooperman JL,Mukamal KJ

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous recent studies have shown that concomitant carcinoma in situ (CIS) can be closely associated with the prognosis of patients with bladder cancer (BCa). However, the prognostic value of CIS in BCa is still not conclusive. Hence, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the associa...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Zhang L,Wu B,Zha Z,Zhao H,Yuan J,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth and morphogenesis of the prostate involves mesenchymal-epithelial interactions. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) is one growth factor that may play a role in these paracrine interactions. We have localized TGF-beta1 by molecular and immunohistochemical analysis in the developing mouse prostate. Acc...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Timme TL,Yang G,Truong LD,Kadmon D,Park SH,Thompson TC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to its unique biological behavior, late relapse (LR) of testicular cancer has recently been described as an own tumor entity. It is currently defined as tumor recurrence more than 2 years after complete remission following primary treatment including chemotherapy. The incidence ranges from 2 to 6%, with a median r...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Lipphardt ME,Albers P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the increasing number of studies confirming the importance of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NC) in patients before radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (BCa), NC remains underused. The aim of our study was to develop a nomogram predicting the cancer-specific mortality (CSM) of patients who underwent R...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Di Trapani E,Sanchez-Salas R,Gandaglia G,Rocchini L,Moschini M,Lizee D,Carneiro A,Sivaraman A,Barret E,Rozet F,Galiano M,Bennamoun M,Colombo R,Suardi N,Briganti A,Montorsi F,Cathelineau X

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment options for patients with advanced prostate cancer are limited. Because of recent advances in the understanding of the molecular biology of prostate cancer, the accessibility of the prostate for injection, and the availability of gene promotors that allow tissue-specific expression of therapeutic gene pr...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Pantuck AJ,Zisman A,Belldegrun AS

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous application of low-frequency electric current in the treatment of partially or temporarily denervated striated muscles is widely used to prevent or treat muscular atrophy. Due to the high regenerative capacity of smooth-muscle cells, this approach should be beneficial in the treatment of diseases with s...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Stief CG,Weller E,Noack T,Djamilian M,Meschi M,Truss M,Jonas U

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Changes in the management of minimally invasive oncologic renal surgery have introduced ablative therapies as the most recent advancement in minimally invasive technology. METHODS:The current evidence-based medicine on the topic of laparoscopic (LCA) and percutaneous (PCA) renal cryoablation was gathered ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Mues AC,Landman J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) expression in the anterior fibromuscular stroma (AFMS) of the prostate. Although PDE5 expression was identified in the human prostate, differences in PDE5 expression in intra-prostatic regions are unknown. The AFMS in the prostate has peculiar innervations that could c...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Iwata T,Fujihara A,Shiraishi T,Yamada Y,Hongo F,Ukimura O

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) clearly requires a combination of testicular androgens and the ageing process. Although the role of androgens as the causative factor for human benign prostatic hyperplasia is debated, they undoubtedly play, at least, a permissive role. The principal prostati...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Bartsch G,Rittmaster RS,Klocker H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All organisms contain 1,000s of proteins and peptides in their body fluids, which undergo disease-specific changes. Advances in the understanding of the functional relevance of these polypeptides under different (patho)physiological conditions and the identification of indicative changes with disease would greatly enh...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Theodorescu D,Mischak H

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many human tumors such as bladder carcinoma that are initially responsive to chemotherapy eventually fail to respond to treatment. For most drugs, dose escalation that may be required for a cure cannot be achieved because sensitive tissues such as bone marrow limit cytotoxic therapy. Approaches to prevent or circumven...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Mickisch GH,Schroeder FH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the long-term clinical efficacy and complications of neuromodulation with a unilateral sacral foramen electrode in 36 patients with chronic voiding dysfunction. Following a positive effect of a percutaneous nerve evaluation test, patients underwent open surgery. A permanent elect...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Weil EH,Ruiz-Cerdá JL,Eerdmans PH,Janknegt RA,Van Kerrebroeck PE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently, small renal masses (SRMs) (< or =4 cm) are found more frequently, especially in the elderly and co-morbid patients. Standard treatment for SRMs is nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). New techniques like energy ablation and surveillance have been introduced. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Overview of treatment...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Remzi M,Javadli E,Ozsoy M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because there is a lack of evidence, it is not generally recommended to use adjuvant radiotherapy plus chemotherapy to treat lymph node disease in penile cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the benefit of using adjuvant radiotherapy after inguinal surgery for penile cancer. METHODS:Multi-institution...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Li ZS,Li XY,Wang B,Chen P,Li X,Augusto OA,Qin ZK,Liu ZW,Li YH,Han H,Zhou FJ

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine is the use of communication technologies to deliver health care. Telesurgical telementoring represents an advanced form of telemedicine, whereby an experienced surgeon can guide and teach practicing surgeons new operative techniques utilizing current video technology, medical robots, and high-band-width t...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Lee BR,Bishoff JT,Janetschek G,Bunyaratevej P,Kamolpronwijit W,Cadeddu JA,Ratchanon S,O'Kelley S,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00