Clinical experience with Mentor Alpha I inflatable penile prosthesis. Report on 333 cases.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of reconstruction of penile urethra with the 3-dimensional (3-D) porous bladder acellular matrix (BAM) in a rabbit model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 30 male rabbits, a ventral urethral mucosal defect (1.5 × 0.8 cm) was created. Substitution urethroplasty was performed with 5% peracetic a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Huang JW,Xie MK,Zhang Y,Wei GJ,Li X,Li HB,Wang JH,Zhu WD,Li C,Xu YM,Song LJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between multiple cryoprobes was investigated to determine whether they work in an additive or synergistic fashion in an in vivo animal model because 1.47 mm (17-gauge) cryoprobes have been introduced to the armamentarium for renal cryotherapy. METHODS:Laparoscopic-guided percu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Young JL,McCormick DW,Kolla SB,Sountoulides PG,Kaufmann OG,Ortiz-Vanderdys CG,Huynh VB,Kaplan AG,Jain NS,Pick DL,Andrade LA,Osann KE,McDougall EM,Clayman RV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An eighty-eight-year-old Puerto Rican presented with painless enlargment of one testicle which proved histologically to be due to Schistosoma mansoni. Intratesticular ovum deposits were not associated with inflammation, granulomas, or infarction, but marked sclerosing periorchitis was present. The case illustrates a v...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Elbadawi A,Davis RS,Cockett AT

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The recent introduction of novel molecular markers into clinical urology has created a need to evaluate the efficacy and utility of these potential markers. The ideal assay for bladder cancer should be noninvasive, sensitive, specific, and cost-effective. We compared the Matritech nuclear maxtrix protein (NM...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Landman J,Chang Y,Kavaler E,Droller MJ,Liu BC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm the role of cathelicidin (LL-37) in the internalization of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) into bladder cancer cells. METHODS:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis evaluated the changes in protein and messenger ribonucleic acid (RNA) expressio...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Choi SY,Kim SJ,Chi BH,Kwon JK,Chang IH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrogenic rests are nodular collections of undifferentiated renal blastema cells in the postnatal kidney that are recognized as putative precursor lesions of Wilms tumor. In this study, we report the case of a 3-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a hyperplastic intralobar nephrogenic rest extending through the rena...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mizuno K,Hayashi Y,Tozawa K,Iwatsuki S,Kojima Y,Kohri K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) velocity (PSAV), the rate of PSA rise preceding diagnosis, predicts for relapse and cancer death after prostatectomy or radiotherapy. We studied the timing, cutoff levels, and method of calculation to better define its usefulness. METHODS:The rates of biochemical...

journal_title：Urology

authors： King CR,Freedland SJ,Terris MK,Aronson WJ,Kane CJ,Amling CL,Presti JC Jr

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) plays a role in the tumorigenicity of prostate cancer cells. METHODS:PC3 prostate cancer cells were transfected with small interfering (si)PDGFR-α and siPDGFR-β, constructed according to the conventional small interfering RNA design standa...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Park YH,Seo SY,Ha M,Ku JH,Kim HH,Kwak C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of 57 patients who underwent implantation of a Kaufman prosthesis for urinary incontinence at this center are reviewed. All except one of the patients were incontinent following prostatic surgery. Although many of the patients required revision or adjustments after the initial implantation, 55 percent of the...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Durrani AF,Rosenbaum TP,Shaw PJ,Singh SK,Worth PH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old Caucasian British woman presented with a classic case of right renal colic. Initial plain abdominal radiography and intravenous urography identified an 8 x 5 mm calculus apparently lying within a right lower pole calyx. Following failed extracorporeal lithotripsy and flexible ureterorenoscopy, cross-sect...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Learney RM,Shrotri N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the substantial litigious risks associated with vasectomy, a common urologic procedure. We examined the risk factors and types of negligence involved in vasectomy cases that go to trial and their associated outcomes. METHODS:Using the Westlaw legal database, we searched all jury verdicts and s...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Blazek AJ,Belle JD,Deibert MP,Deibert CM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between tumor kinetics and disease progression in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) has not been well described. Biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer is characterized by detectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after treatment and occurs in approximately 30% of patients...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Loberg RD,Fielhauer JR,Pienta BA,Dresden S,Christmas P,Kalikin LM,Olson KB,Pienta KJ

更新日期：2003-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder metastatic to the penis. The diagnosis was established by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Malignant cells showed mucinous differentiation. Ancillary studies carried out in the FNA material as well as in the primary bladder carcinoma suggested...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Guo M,Lemos LB,Baliga M,Fowler JE Jr

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple oncologic treatment modalities are often integrated into the curative treatment approach for the patient with a newly established diagnosis of cancer. The combination of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies with radiotherapy for the care of the patient with prostate cancer is no exception. There is clear eviden...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pisansky TM

更新日期：2003-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis related to a testicular neoplasm. The syndrome is characterized by progressive amnesia and psychiatric disturbances resulting from an inflammatory reaction probably related to an immune response to the neuronal proteins expressed by tumors. It is usually associate...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Almeras C,Soussi N,Molko N,Azoulay-Cayla A,Richard F,Chartier-Kastler EJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess, using an Internet-based survey, the practice patterns of primary care physicians in the management of prostate disease and to assess the differences between family physicians and general internists. Prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia are common in the elderly population. The optimal ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kim HL,Benson DA,Stern SD,Gerber GS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the finding of benign, ectopic prostatic tissue in the seminal vesicle of a 67-year-old man who underwent a radical cystoprostatectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and in whom carcinoma of the prostate was incidentally identified. The benign nature of the ectopic prostatic epithelium within...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Salem CE,Gibbs PM,Highshaw RA,Reuter VE,Cote RJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of pure robotic natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (R-NOTES) nephrectomy. METHODS:Two R-NOTES nephrectomy approaches were attempted in 3 female cadavers. A single-port device was inserted through an incision in the posterior vaginal fornix. In the first approach, the ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Laydner H,Autorino R,Isac W,Khalifeh A,Panumatrassamee K,Kassab A,Long JA,Eyraud R,Rizkala E,Stein RJ,Kaouk JH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes between 2-port robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (2-portRALPN) and standard robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (sRALPN). METHODS:From May 2009 to February 2010, 35 2-portRALPN were done by a single surgeon in a university-based tertiary referral center. A cohort of 35 pa...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Arkoncel FR,Lee JW,Rha KH,Han WK,Jeoung HB,Oh CK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of Escherichia coli 06 was compared in concentrated overnight urine and dilute daytime urine. In concentrated urine, 90 per cent of the initial inoculum died during the lag phase and surviving bacteria had a long lag period before they started to grow. Once growth began, these bacteria required fifty-five hours...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cicmanec JF,Shank RA,Evans AT

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penile tourniquet syndrome (PTS) or acquired constriction ring syndrome (ACRS) is a rare emergency that can lead to a wide range of vascular and soft tissue injuries in the penis. We are presenting a case of penile tourniquet syndrome in an 8-year-old child who had tied a thread around his penis due to primary nocturn...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pahwa HS,Kumar A,Srivastava R,Kumar S,Goel A,Ahmad A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the results of repairing congenital or acquired penile torsion by means of a simple surgical procedure that does not involve resection of corporeal tissue. METHODS:Forty-six circumcised patients (mean age 27 months, range 6 to 119) presented with isolated penile torsion of a greater than 30 degre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bar-Yosef Y,Binyamini J,Matzkin H,Ben-Chaim J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a novel therapeutic strategy against human bladder cancer using Ad-MK-E1a-a midkine (MK) promoter-regulated, conditionally replicating, adenovirus. METHODS:We tested several human cancer cell lines in vitro, including those of bladder cancer (KK47, 5637, and T24), lung cancer (A549), and head and...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Terao S,Shirakawa T,Kubo S,Bishunu A,Lee SJ,Goda K,Tsukuda M,Hamada K,Tagawa M,Takenaka A,Fujisawa M,Gotoh A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The techniques for hemostasis after renal tumor excision have limited the widespread application of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN). To improve hemostasis and aid visualization, we report our experience with a novel radiofrequency coagulation (RFC) technique for LPN. METHODS:Ten patients underwent RF...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gettman MT,Bishoff JT,Su LM,Chan D,Kavoussi LR,Jarrett TW,Cadeddu JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess subjective and objective outcomes in incontinent patients following "out-in" TOT, at >10-year follow-up; to evaluate effect on quality of life and other urinary symptoms, late adverse events and predictive factors for failure. METHODS:This single-centre prospective study evaluated women with "comp...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Natale F,Illiano E,Marchesi A,La Penna C,Costantini E

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the role of lymphadenectomy (LND) in the prevention of local recurrence following radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) by two retrospective studies. In one, the relative importance of various tumor characteristics to the subsequent development of local recurrence was investigated in 37 patie...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Phillips E,Messing EM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destruction of the adrenergic terminals in the ureter, bladder, and urethra was produced and maintained in 4 dogs for periods up to twelve months by biweekly intraperitoneal injections of 6-hydroxydopamine. The effects on urine transport, storage, and elimination were studied. The results are discussed in the light of...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wein AJ,Raezer DM,Jacobowitz D,Gadbois WF,Benson GS,Corriere JN

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the value of mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) of ureteral stent encrustations in predicting urinary stone composition. METHODS:A retrospective study analyzed the composition of stent encrustations and urinary stones by MIRS in patients who had had a stent for ureteral obstruction between 2001 a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rouprêt M,Daudon M,Hupertan V,Gattegno B,Thibault P,Traxer O

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of bilateral hydronephrosis secondary to ureteropelvic junction obstruction, diagnosed at thirty-six weeks of gestation when ultrasound was performed on the mother for polyhydramnios. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Martin JJ,Taylor ES Jr

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-stage urethroplasty for penile urethral stricture is described. This method obviated some of the common complications, such as fistula formation. This operation was performed on 11 patients with encouraging results. Further study is needed to assess its ultimate value. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Panda SN,Subudhi CL

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00