Interstitial cystitis as an autoimmune disease. A review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional gray scale ultrasound has a low sensitivity and specificity for prostate cancer detection. Better imaging modalities are needed. OBJECTIVE:To determine sensitivity and specificity for prostate cancer detection with ultrasound-based real-time elastography (elastography) in patients scheduled for...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Salomon G,Köllerman J,Thederan I,Chun FK,Budäus L,Schlomm T,Isbarn H,Heinzer H,Huland H,Graefen M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent large high-quality trials have questioned the clinical effectiveness of medical expulsive therapy using tamsulosin for ureteral stones. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tamsulosin for distal ureteral stones compared with placebo. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:We conducted a doubl...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Ye Z,Zeng G,Yang H,Tang K,Zhang X,Li H,Li W,Wu Z,Chen L,Chen X,Liu X,Deng Y,Pan T,Xing J,Wang S,Cheng Y,Gu X,Gao W,Yang J,Zhang Y,Mi Q,Qi L,Li J,Hu W,Liang P,Sun Z,Xu C,Long Y,Liao Y,Liu S,Liu

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old patient underwent left radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and received adjuvant chemotherapy postoperatively with adriamycin and 5-fluoruracil. Twenty months afterwards he developed cerebral and multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases. The cerebral metastasis was excised and nonspecific immunos...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Martínez-Piñeiro L,de la Peña J,Picazo ML,Jiménez León J,Beneitez M,Martínez-Piñeiro JA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) was recently introduced as renal replacement mini-invasive surgery. OBJECTIVE:To report surgical technique, including tips and tricks, and the learning curve for RAKT. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:All consecutive RAKTs performed in the five highes...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gallioli A,Territo A,Boissier R,Campi R,Vignolini G,Musquera M,Alcaraz A,Decaestecker K,Tugcu V,Vanacore D,Serni S,Breda A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nearly symmetrical ureteral necrosis was observed in a child with dermatomyositis. The ureters were treated conventionally by resection, anastomosis and repeated catheterization with good results. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Le Guillou M,Richard F,L'Hénaff F,Ferriere JM,Durand J,Lacert P,Küss R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathophysiology of interstitial cystitis (IC) is unknown. Deficits in urothelial cell layers and autoimmune mechanisms may play a role. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether immunization of mice with recombinant mouse uroplakin II (rmUPK2), a bladder-specific protein, would provoke an autoimmune response suffici...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Altuntas CZ,Daneshgari F,Sakalar C,Goksoy E,Gulen MF,Kavran M,Qin J,Li X,Tuohy VK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standard management in the UK for high-risk stage 1 nonseminoma germ cell tumours of the testis (NSGCTT) is two cycles of adjuvant bleomycin, etoposide (360 mg/m2), and cisplatin (BE360P) chemotherapy, or surveillance. OBJECTIVE:To test whether one cycle of BE500P achieves similar recurrence rates to two cy...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Cullen M,Huddart R,Joffe J,Gardiner D,Maynard L,Hutton P,Mazhar D,Shamash J,Wheater M,White J,Goubar A,Porta N,Witts S,Lewis R,Hall E,111 Trial Management Group.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anandamide, a proposed endogenous cannabinoid (CB) agonist, has been shown to enhance neurogenic responses in vitro of the rat corpus cavernosal tissue (CC). However, no information is available on the distribution of CB-receptors or effects by anandamide in CC from primates or humans. OBJECTIVE:To characte...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gratzke C,Christ GJ,Stief CG,Andersson KE,Hedlund P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several surgical procedures for the correction of primary vesicoureteral reflux. Among them, the one of increasing success for its safety and effectiveness is that introduced by Gil Vernet at the beginning of the 1980s, primarily in the pediatric field. By the time of this study, its use had been extended to...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Minervini R,Morelli G,Viganò L,Gadducci P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the utilization of a modified Endo GIA vascular stapler to obtain the full length of the renal vein during transperitoneal laparoscopic live donor right nephrectomy. METHODS:We used a modified Endo GIA stapler, in which the triple staggered rows of staples were removed from the kidney donor side t...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bollens R,Mikhaski D,Espinoza BP,Rosenblatt A,Hoang AD,Abramowicz D,Donckier V,Schulman CC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary investigation of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in 49 patients harboring renal cell carcinoma (RCC) by the migration inhibition factor (MIF) tests as compared to 47 patients with simple renal cysts or normal kidneys established the specificity (85%) and reproducibility of this test. A retrospective analysis ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Gillon G,Livni E,Servadio C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer-related 5-year survival was 80% in 79 patients with penile cancer treated at the Norwegian Radium Hospital from 1974 to 1985 (N0 = 61, N1-2 = 12, N3 = 6). Sentinel node biopsy (SLN) of the inguinal lymph nodes medial to the saphenous vein helps to identify patients with early regional spread. The survival f...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Fosså SD,Hall KS,Johannessen NB,Urnes T,Kaalhus O

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the value of positive sextant biopsies in assessing the location of prostate tumors within radical prostatectomy specimens and to determine if prostate weight influences the results. METHODS:From 1988 to 1996, 166 radical prostatectomies were performed for localized prostate cancer diagnosed by ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Salomon L,Colombel M,Patard JJ,Lefrère-Belda MA,Bellot J,Chopin D,Abbou CC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the study of three implanted ureteric tumors from a primary transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis are reported. Using both light microscopic immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy, the stroma of the tumor showed consistent evidence for the production of at least its collagen...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Al-Zuhair AG,Al-Adnani MS,Al-Bader AA,Ek AG,Sabha M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the factors effecting PSA bounce and to identify any possible relationship with biochemical control after 3-D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and total androgen deprivation (TAD) for prostate cancer by evaluating four previously described PSA bounce definitions. METHODS:Between January 1998 and Ja...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Akyol F,Ozyigit G,Selek U,Karabulut E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activating mutations in AKT1 and PIK3CA are undercharacterised in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but are linked to activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signalling and sensitivity to pathway inhibitors in other cancers. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, genomic co...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Herberts C,Murtha AJ,Fu S,Wang G,Schönlau E,Xue H,Lin D,Gleave A,Yip S,Angeles A,Hotte S,Tran B,North S,Taavitsainen S,Beja K,Vandekerkhove G,Ritch E,Warner E,Saad F,Iqbal N,Nykter M,Gleave ME,Wang Y,Annala

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared the BTA (bladder tumor antigen) stat test with the BTA TRAK assay in patients highly suspicious of bladder cancer. METHODS:The BTA stat and the BTA TRAK tests are two immunoassays that detect human complement factor H related protein in urine, employing the same antibody pair. The BTA stat is a q...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Irani J,Desgrandchamps F,Millet C,Toubert ME,Bon D,Aubert J,Le Duc A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal angiomyolipomas are benign mesenchymal tumours. Whether isolated or associated with phacomatosis, they are histologically identical, but it is often difficult to distinguish an isolated angiomyolipoma from renal cancer. When it is combined with phacomatosis, it is frequently bilateral and can provoke retroperito...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Mazeman E,Wemeau L,Biserte J,Riquet D

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of methylation-specific PCR (MSP) for the detection of promoter hypermethylation of the detoxifying glutathione-S-transferase P1 gene (GSTP1) to detect occult prostate cancer cells in lymph nodes (LNs). METHODS:Paraffin-embedded pelvic LNs from 20 patients with pT2pN0M0R0 prostate ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Köllermann J,Müller M,Goessl C,Krause H,Helpap B,Pantel K,Miller K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ejaculation is constituted by two distinct phases, emission and expulsion. Orgasm, a feature perhaps unique in humans, is a cerebral process that occurs, in normal conditions, concomitantly to expulsion of semen. Normal antegrade ejaculation is a highly coordinated physiological process with emission and expulsion pha...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Giuliano F,Clément P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Heidelberg classification of renal tumours identifies five histotypes of renal cancer, underlining for two of them (conventional and papillary renal cancers) a strict relation between the morphological aspect and the complement of alterations evidenced by the cytogenetic analysis of the neoplastic karyot...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Antonelli A,Portesi E,Cozzoli A,Zanotelli T,Tardanico R,Balzarini P,Grigolato PG,Cosciani Cunico S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effects of intratumoral ethanol injection on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) heterotransplanted in nude rats were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The OUR95AF human RCC cell line was inoculated subcutaneously into the backs of nude rats. Four weeks after transplantation, the size of tumors became 1.5-2.0 cm i...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Naitoh Y,Kawauchi A,Mizutani Y,Ukimura O,Fujito A,Nakao M,Kojima Y,Nonomura N,Okuyama A,Miki T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine whether the serum levels of a bone formation marker, i.e., the carboxy-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), and a bone resorption marker, i.e., the carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) have prognostic value in prostate cancer patient...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Akimoto S,Inomiya H,Furuya Y,Akakura K,Ito H

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an unusual mesenchymal tumor of the prostate. Rectal-digital palpation and transrectal ultrasound showed a circumscribed and inhomogeneous tumor within the right prostatic lobe. Surgical treatment consisted of transurethral resection of the right prostatic lobe. On the basis of morphology and immun...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Schumacher S,Moll R,Müller SC,Voges GE,Hohenfellner R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International official guidelines recommend urodynamic (UDS) evaluation in patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). However, the real benefit of this examination is still the subject of heated and controversial debate. Therefore, we aimed to assess the correlation between urinary symptoms and UDS findings ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Serati M,Salvatore S,Siesto G,Cattoni E,Braga A,Sorice P,Cromi A,Ghezzi F,Bolis P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Based on a recently introduced mathematical model approach we show that uroliths located in the urinary tract (UT) can substantially deplete the urinary concentrations of lithogenic constituents by continuous growth. METHODS:To illustrate the influence of the urinary depletion effect on urinalysis, a "typic...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Laube N,Pullmann M,Hergarten S,Schmidt M,Hesse A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of finasteride, a potent 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor, were assessed in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Patients were treated with finasteride or placebo for 24 weeks in a double-blind multicenter study followed by a 12-month open-extension period. After 24 weeks, finasteride-treated patients, w...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Beisland HO,Binkowitz B,Brekkan E,Ekman P,Kontturi M,Lehtonen T,Lundmo P,Pappas F,Round E,Shapiro D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality and morbidity in Western world. Curative treatment is feasible provided the disease is diagnosed in its earliest stages, but current screening methodologies are characterized by low specificity. DNA-based markers are a class of new and promising t...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Henrique R,Jerónimo C

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 16 patients who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy because of adenocarcinoma of the prostate after previous transurethral resection, the difficulty of the operation, the morbidity rate, and the survival time were evaluated. Eleven patients had tumours staged A2, 5 patients tumours staged B1. Duration of the...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bandhauer K,Senn E

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00