Hemi-ablative low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy for unilateral localised prostate cancer.

abstract：:To analyse studies validating the effectiveness of robotic surgery simulators. The MEDLINE(®), EMBASE(®) and PsycINFO(®) databases were systematically searched until September 2011. References from retrieved articles were reviewed to broaden the search. The simulator name, training tasks, participant level, training d...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abboudi H,Khan MS,Aboumarzouk O,Guru KA,Challacombe B,Dasgupta P,Ahmed K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate both the patterns of prescription of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) and the adherence to European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for ADT prescription. METHODS:The Choosing Treatment for Prostate Cancer (CHOICE) study was an Italian multicentre c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Morgia G,Russo GI,Tubaro A,Bortolus R,Randone D,Gabriele P,Trippa F,Zattoni F,Porena M,Mirone V,Serni S,Del Nero A,Lay G,Ricardi U,Rocco F,Terrone C,Pagliarulo A,Ludovico G,Vespasiani G,Brausi M,Simeone C,Novell

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To model renal function after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). To identify predictors of renal function decline after surgery, thereby allowing the identification of patients likely to be ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting. PATIEN...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kaag M,Trost L,Thompson RH,Favaretto R,Elliott V,Shariat SF,Maschino A,Vertosick E,Raman JD,Dalbagni G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility and efficacy of suicide-gene therapy using adenovirus (Ad)-mediated herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) and the prodrug acyclovir, and to evaluate changes in the biological phenotype for tumour cell proliferative activity after suicide-gene therapy in animal models of ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Cheon J,Kim HK,Moon DG,Yoon DK,Cho JH,Koh SK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the utility of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA; an effective means of epithelial skin closure) under a diaper (i.e. constantly exposed to bodily fluids) in 25 children (not toilet-trained) undergoing inguinal surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective revi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ferlise VJ,Ankem MK,Barone JG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erectile dysfunction is common in the ageing man and reliable therapies are needed. The pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction in this group mainly includes chronic ischaemia, which triggers the deterioration of cavernosal smooth muscle and the development of corporeal fibrosis. Assessing the ageing man with erectile...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Montorsi F,Briganti A,Salonia A,Deho' F,Zanni G,Cestari A,Guazzoni G,Rigatti P,Stief C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To relate the repeat length of the androgen-receptor CAG trinucleotide to the age of onset of prostate cancer, stage and grade of disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:After obtaining ethical approval, 265 patients with locally confined or locally advanced/metastatic prostate cancer were identified and evaluated for...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mir K,Edwards J,Paterson PJ,Hehir M,Underwood MA,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide comparative data on quality of life (QoL) after prostate cancer treatment to help patients make an informed decision regarding their choice of treatment. METHODS:Patients with pathologically proven, non-metastatic, T1-T3bN0 prostate cancer were included in this prospective non-randomized study if ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Blanchard P,Davis JW,Frank SJ,Kim J,Pettaway CA,Pugh TJ,Pisters LL,Ward JF,Choi S,Chapin BF,Hoffman K,Navai N,Achim M,McGuire SE,Matin SF,Nguyen Q,Mahmood U,Graber WJ,Chen HC,Wang X,Kuban DA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in a large cohort of Brazilian men who were screened for prostate cancer, and to determine risk factors in this population, as there are large cultural differences among countries in reporting the frequency of ED, and it is likely that the prevalence of...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Paranhos M,Antunes A,Andrade E,Freire G,Srougi M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:• To compare the influence of a 4-week course of empirical antimicrobial therapy or observation on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of asymptomatic patients with a raised baseline PSA. • To identify whether a decrease in PSA can predict the risk of prostate cancer (PCa) detection on prostate biopsy...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Heldwein FL,Teloken PE,Hartmann AA,Rhoden EL,Teloken C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? For the past 30 years Serenoa repens has become a widely used phytotherapy in the USA and in Europe, mostly because of positive comparisons to α-blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors. During the last 4 years we have seen two very high quality trials co...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： MacDonald R,Tacklind JW,Rutks I,Wilt TJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a novel urine-collection device (UCD) that automatically collects a midstream urine (MSU) sample, and compare contamination rates to those of the conventional MSU sampling method, as the contamination of urine samples for microbiological analysis in women leads to diagnostic ambiguity and unnecess...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Jackson SR,Dryden M,Gillett P,Kearney P,Weatherall R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present our initial operative experience in which single-port-light endoscopic robot-assisted reconstructive and extirpative urological surgery was performed by one surgeon, using a pig model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This pilot study was conducted in male farm pigs to determine the feasibility and safety o...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Crouzet S,Haber GP,White WM,Kamoi K,Goel RK,Kaouk JH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The clinical presentation and complications of lichen sclerosus are well known. What is less well known is the true incidence of the condition. The published figures are all based on attendance at general medical clinics or specialist clinics, but it ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Clouston D,Hall A,Lawrentschuk N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have indicated that high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is related to the development and progression of human carcinomas. However, further studies were required to confirm the roles played by HMGB1 in clinical prostate cancer treatment. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Li T,Gui Y,Yuan T,Liao G,Bian C,Jiang Q,Huang S,Liu B,Wu D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship of preoperatively measured cardiorespiratory function, to the development of postoperative complications and length of hospital stay (LOS) in a cohort of patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC), as RC and conduit formation is curative but is associated with significant postop...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Prentis JM,Trenell MI,Vasdev N,French R,Dines G,Thorpe A,Snowden CP

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Renal forniceal rupture is a common finding in patients with ureteral obstruction. It is thought to be due to increased renal pelvis pressure from backup of urine, causing one or more renal fornices to leak urine. This phenomenon has not been systemat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gershman B,Kulkarni N,Sahani DV,Eisner BH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:•To determine the optimal treatment for incidentally detected small renal masses between radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, ablative therapy (AT) and active surveillance (AS) using a decision-analytic Markov model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:•The reference case was an otherwise healthy 60-year-old patient. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Abouassaly R,Yang S,Finelli A,Kulkarni GS,Alibhai SM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and assess the evolution of an enhanced recovery programme (ERP) for open radical cystectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We introduced a mentored ERP for radical cystectomy in January 2011. The programme underwent service evaluation and multiple changes in August 2012 that we define as marginal gains. ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Smith J,Meng ZW,Lockyer R,Dudderidge T,McGrath J,Hayes M,Birch B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of demucosalized ileum for bladder augmentation, following the same principles previously used with the sigmoid colon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with bladder exstrophy or a neurogenic bladder had their bladders augmented with demucosalized ileum instead of the sigmoid colon, but ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lima SV,Araújo LA,Vilar FO,Mota D,Maciel A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:• To investigate the feasibility of tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum (TECC) with muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) as seed cells and determine the growth potential in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• Acellular corporal collagen matrices (ACCMs) were obtained from adult rabbit penis by a cell removal procedur...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ji C,Min F,Liang W,Chen Y,Pan S,Bin L,Chen S,Wei Z,He T,Gu Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy, evaluate the safety and assess side-effects (swelling, haematoma and pain) of percutaneous vas occlusion compared with vasectomy in Dutch men. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Vas occlusion and vasectomy procedures (attempted in 58 and 50 men, respectively) were conducted at the University Ho...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Zambon JV,Barone MA,Pollack AE,Mehta M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if absorption of irrigation fluid occurs during bipolar plasma vaporisation (BPV) of the prostate. To examine the clinical predictors of increased risk of fluid absorption and to assess if changes in serum electrolytes, venous pH, haemoglobin or haematocrit are able to detect intra-operative f...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hermanns T,Fankhauser CD,Hefermehl LJ,Kranzbühler B,Wong LM,Capol JC,Zimmermann M,Sulser T,Müller A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present 6-month safety and effectiveness data from a multicentre prospective study of aquablation in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) attributable to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with prostate volumes between 80 and 150 mL. METHODS:Between September and December 2017, 101 men with LUTSat...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Desai M,Bidair M,Zorn KC,Trainer A,Arther A,Kramolowsky E,Doumanian L,Elterman D,Kaufman RP Jr,Lingeman J,Krambeck A,Eure G,Badlani G,Plante M,Uchio E,Gin G,Goldenberg L,Paterson R,So A,Humphreys M,Roehrborn C,K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible differences between Italian and Swedish men in health-related quality of life (HRQL) after cystectomy and orthotopic bladder substitution for bladder cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-three men in Padua, Italy and 33 in Lund, Sweden were assessed after respective mean postoperative ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Månsson A,Caruso A,Capovilla E,Colleen S,Bassi P,Pagano F,Månsson W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The common clinical practice for advanced prostatic adenocarcinoma is combination therapy of zoledronic acid (ZA) and docetaxel (TAX). Little is known about the consequences of this combination therapy with regard to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Miyazaki H,Nishimatsu H,Kume H,Suzuki M,Fujimura T,Fukuhara H,Enomoto Y,Ishikawa A,Igawa Y,Hirano Y,Homma Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report experience with a minimally invasive technique for palliation of urinary fistula/incontinence complicating advanced pelvic malignancy or its treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used ureteric embolization with permanent nephrostomy drainage in eight renal units in five patients for palliation of symp...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Natarajan V,Boucher NR,Meiring P,Spencer P,Parys BT,Oakley NE,Stent (Society for Endourology in North Trent) Group.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of short-course androgen-suppression therapy (AST) before brachytherapy on all-cause mortality (ACM) rates, stratified by the presence or absence of a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke. AST is used to reduce prostate size to enable men with favourable-risk prostate cancer t...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hayes JH,Chen MH,Moran BJ,Braccioforte MH,Dosoretz DE,Salenius S,Katin MJ,Ross R,Choueiri TK,D'Amico AV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure in the treatment of primary genuine stress incontinence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A two-centre follow-up study was conducted on 40 women with urodynamically confirmed primary genuine stress incontinence who had a tension-free vaginal ta...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Moran PA,Ward KL,Johnson D,Smirni WE,Hilton P,Bibby J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate histopathologically the beneficial effects of Panax ginseng extract on guinea pig testes damaged by 2,3, 7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety guinea pigs were divided into six equal groups. The normal controls (group 1) received vehicle and saline; group 2 rece...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Kim W,Hwang S,Lee H,Song H,Kim S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00