Effects of hemodialysis on prostate-specific antigen.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the effect of total radiation dose on the outcome of patients treated with external beam radiotherapy for early-stage prostate cancer. METHODS:The records of a total of 738 patients with localized prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy (RT) and no androgen deprivation at our inst...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lyons JA,Kupelian PA,Mohan DS,Reddy CA,Klein EA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of different degrees of intratesticular hematoma (ITH), a major consequence of blunt testis trauma, on testis microstructure and function. We determined a cutoff point for significant vs nonsignificant ITH. METHODS:Seventy male rats were divided into 7 equal groups. The control group ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Aminsharifi A,Monsef A,Noorafshan A,Karbalay-Doust S,Jafarinezhad Z,Koohi-Hosseinabadi O,Molaei A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the accuracy of testicular volume measurements with the Prader orchidometer versus ultrasonography. METHODS:The volume of 938 testes in 469 men with infertility (mean age 35.8 years) was measured using a Prader orchidometer and by ultrasonography. The ultrasound testicular volumes were calculated...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sakamoto H,Saito K,Ogawa Y,Yoshida H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas (LMS) are extremely rare mesenchymal tumors. To the best of our knowledge only 12 cases (9 cases of conventional and 2 cases of pleomorphic LMS) have been reported in the literature until the present date. Herein we report a case of pleomorphic LMS in a 47-year-old woman who presented w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mohanty SK,Balani JP,Parwani AV

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Conflicting evidence has been reported on the association of prostate-specific antigen velocity (PSAV) with Gleason score in prostate needle biopsy specimens. The Gleason score is an important prognostic indicator for men with prostate cancer, and, in modern practice, it frequently affects treatment decision...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Loeb S,Sutherland DE,D'Amico AV,Roehl KA,Catalona WJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the clinical efficacy of SS-cream, the topical agent made from the extracts of nine natural products for the treatment of premature ejaculation, we performed a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical study of patients with lifelong premature ejaculation in three medical...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Choi HK,Jung GW,Moon KH,Xin ZC,Choi YD,Lee WH,Rha KH,Choi YJ,Kim DK

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Penile verrucous carcinoma is characterized by aggressive local growth and a low metastatic potential. Lower abdominal aortic infusion chemotherapy has the main advantage of delivering a very high concentration of an anticancer drug to the whole pelvic area, including the penis, and is especially suitable to...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sheen MC,Sheu HM,Huang CH,Wang YW,Chai CY,Wu CF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3- kinase, catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) copy number gain in penile cancer has prognostic value and association with histopathological parameters, human papillomavirus (HPV), and clinical outcome. METHODS:PIK3CA copy number status was assessed wit...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Adimonye A,Stankiewicz E,Touche S,Kudahetti S,Tinwell B,Corbishley C,Lu YJ,Watkin N,Berney D

更新日期：2018-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The interim findings of two studies of intravenous ofloxacin for the treatment of pyelonephritis are presented. The findings are from one center of a multicenter trial. In the first study intravenous (IV) ofloxacin was given to 34 patients with urine-culture-positive pyelonephritis. After three days of intravenous the...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cox CE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate stone diameter and ureteral dilation using computerized tomography as a predictor of ureteral stone expulsion after medical expulsive therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 328 patients with symptomatic ureteral stones <10 mm on axial computerized tomography ima...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee SR,Jeon HG,Park DS,Choi YD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1988 the KTP-532 laser was used to ablate a series of benign urethral strictures. Rather than using a single incision as in urethrotomy, strictures were treated with 360-degree contact photoradiation. Thirty-one male patients, average age 53.2 years, received thirty-seven treatments; 6 patients underwent a second l...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Turek PJ,Malloy TR,Cendron M,Carpiniello VL,Wein AJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoassay techniques for the detection of serum acid phosphatase are reported to provide substantial improvement in test sensitivity and test specificity. Calculation of the positive predictive value for this assay, however, does not support its use as a screening modality. Indiscriminate use of this test may h...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kiesling VJ Jr,Watson RA

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between assisted human reproduction and male reproductive disorders in infants conceived by this means. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between January 2008 and December 2011, 15,332 neonates were born in our hospital. We assessed the birth weight, gestational age, and other characteristic...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bang JK,Lyu SW,Choi J,Lee DR,Yoon TK,Song SH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of cystectomy and cystourethrectomy in patients with intractable interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome, and to identify whether urethrectomy is necessary. METHODS AND MATERIALS:During 2007-2014, 18 women were eligible and elected for surgical treatment after conservative treatm...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yang TX,Luo DY,Li H,Wang KJ,Shen H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate alterations of DMBT1 in prostate cancer and determine the correlation of its alterations to the clinicopathologic features of prostate cancer. DMBT1 has been proposed as a candidate tumor suppressor gene for epithelial cancer. METHODS:The alterations of DMBT1 expression after treatment with D...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Du J,Guan M,Fan J,Jiang H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the risk factors for, and complications associated with, the development of delirium after radical cystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From July 2008 to December 2009, 59 patients, aged ≥65 years and undergoing radical cystectomy, were prospectively enrolled. The baseline cognitive status was asses...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Large MC,Reichard C,Williams JT,Chang C,Prasad S,Leung Y,DuBeau C,Bales GT,Steinberg GD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the additional benefits of improved prostate cancer detection associated with 5α-reductase inhibitors are sufficient to warrant chemoprevention in the case where the degree of prostate cancer risk reduction is deemed inadequate. METHODS:We reanalyzed data from REDUCE, a randomized trial ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Vickers AJ,Sjoberg DD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This report focuses on the long-term follow-up of patients with endoscopically treated upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) to determine the effectiveness of endoscopic therapy. METHODS:From May 1983 to April 1994, 44 patients with TCC of the upper urinary tract underwent conservative endourologic ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Elliott DS,Blute ML,Patterson DE,Bergstralh EJ,Segura JW

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to: (1) determine effects of finasteride on transition zone (TZ) volume, TZ ratio (TZ volume/total prostate volume), and total prostate volume; (2) analyze differences in TZ and total volume reduction among patients who improve peak urinary flow rates following finasteride therapy w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tewari A,Shinohara K,Narayan P

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on five serious intraoperative damages to nonprocedure-related organs during 10 years of experience with the Bookwalter device. Self-retaining retractors are helpful devices, particularly during major transperitoneal and retroperitoneal operations. Various retractors are available and allow the use...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Noldus J,Graefen M,Huland H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred girls with recurrent urinary tract infections and documented reflux were seen in our private practice during the last twenty years. All patients received medical treatment for three to forty-eight months (an average of fifteen months) after which the 250 who were not cured were submitted to corrective sur...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lyon RP,Marshall SK,Scott MP

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To update continence results and present fluorourodynamic data in 17 female patients undergoing orthotopic lower urinary tract reconstruction with the Kock ileal urethrostomy following cystectomy. METHODS:Continence results, voiding pattern, and overall patient satisfaction were evaluated by means of patien...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossfeld GD,Stein JP,Bennett CJ,Ginsberg DA,Boyd SD,Lieskovsky G,Skinner DG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our 5-year experience with a modified single-port, double-needle, minilaparoscopic technique for patent processus vaginalis with multiple peritoneal folds in the hydrocele sac orifice. METHODS:A total of 125 consecutive cases of boys with unilateral pediatric hydrocele underwent minilaparoscopic re...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Peng Y,Li C,Lin W,Xu L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTEN Hamartoma-Tumor-Syndrome (PHTS) describes a series of conditions characterized by germline-mutation of the PTEN tumor-suppressor gene. PHTS patients have an increased lifetime risk of multiple malignancies, including thyroid, breast, and endometrial cancers. PHTS patients also have 20-30 fold increased risk of re...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ramkumar RR,Murthy PB,Nguyen JK,McKenney J,Eng C,Campbell SC

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We followed total prostate and prostatic tumor volumes in patients who received combination endocrine therapy with the antiandrogen flutamide and the LHRH agonist [D-Trp6,des-Gly-NH2(10)]LHRH ethylamide. Twenty-three men with proved prostatic adenocarcinoma (Stages B1 to D2) were subjected to a transrectal ultrasound ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pinault S,Têtu B,Gagnon J,Monfette G,Dupont A,Labrie F

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenogonadal fusion is a rare condition wherein splenic tissue is found attached to or within the testis. There are two anatomic types: continuous and discontinuous. We report a case of splenogonadal fusion that presented in an adult man with bilateral cryptorchid testes. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Knorr PA,Borden TA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous perforation complicating augmentation cystoplasty is reported to occur in ≤ 13% of cases. The standard treatment is open surgical repair of the perforation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of laparoscopic repair of a perforated augmentation cystoplasty. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chang JI,Gilbourd D,Louie-Johnsun M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new cases of a rare benign proliferative lesion of the urothelium (nephrogenic adenoma) are hereby added to the existent 58 reported cases. All 3 lesions occurred in the bladder. Two of the 3 cases presented with a history of surgical interventions on the bladder, and the third patient had a history of chronic c...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kaver I,Merimsky E,Greenstein A,Behar AJ,Braf ZF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a fifteen-month period, 15 patients with progressive adenocarcinoma of the prostate (CaP) were treated with transrectal microwave hyperthermia (TRHT). There were 5 Stage T4 and 11 Stage T3 patients including 6 patients with skeletal metastases. Nine of the patients had severe and 6 had moderately severe signs a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Stawarz B,Zielinski H,Szmigielski S,Rappaport E,Debicki P,Petrovich Z

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 37 boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV), the clinical courses could be divided into three functional levels of severity which did not always correspond to the traditional anatomic classification of valves. Children with PUV presented at all ages, had varying degrees of renal impairment, and manifested a var...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Uehling DT

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00