On percutaneous drainage of retroperitoneal collections: when is primary surgical drainage preferable?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine what slice thickness provides optimal curved planar reformation (CPR) images of the urinary tract. METHODS:A total of 75 consecutive patients with acute flank pain were included in a retrospective pilot study and underwent unenhanced multislice computed tomography (MSCT) (collimation 3.75 mm, p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wehrschuetz M,Gallé G,Wehrschuetz E,Sorantin E,Schaffler G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of serotonergic drugs on the central nervous system control of the lower urinary tract have revealed possible approaches for the treatment of detrusor overactivity and urinary incontinence. Studies in animals of the distribution of serotonergic nerves and receptors and the changes in voiding function induc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： de Groat WC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sperm retrieval rates (SRRs) and predictive factors of patients with a history of undescended testis after testicular sperm extraction (TESE). METHODS:A total of 311 patients were diagnosed with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) and underwent TESE were included in this study. These patients w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ortac M,Cilesiz NC,Demirelli E,Aydin R,Savun M,Ermec B,Kadioglu A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF), a potent mitogen and tumor promoter, is excreted in urine permitting it to incubate with urothelial cells. We have previously shown that the distribution of receptors for EGF (EGF-Rs) on malignant urothelium changes to favor contact between EGF-Rs and intraluminal EGF. OBJECTIVES. To det...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Messing EM,Murphy-Brooks N

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare, retrospectively, the results of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) to open partial nephrectomy (OPN) using a tumor size-matched cohort of patients. Limited data are available comparing LPN to OPN in the treatment of small renal tumors. METHODS:Between September 2000 and September 2003, 27 LP...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Beasley KA,Al Omar M,Shaikh A,Bochinski D,Khakhar A,Izawa JI,Welch RO,Chin JL,Kapoor A,Luke PP

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The CD40 antigen is expressed by antigen-presenting cells, many kinds of epithelium, and carcinomas. As signaling through CD40 modulates the differentiation state of CD40-expressing cells, we wanted to investigate whether benign or malignant prostate epithelium expressed CD40. METHODS:Twenty-two paraffin-em...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Moghaddami M,Cohen P,Stapleton AM,Brown MP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three cases of germinal testicular tumors with urinary gonadotropin (HCG) values, estimated by biologic or radioimmunoassay techniques, were reviewed. Preoperative values of HCG and subsequent postoperative values were related to response to treatment and prognosis. Twenty-five patients (26.9 per cent) comprise...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Keogh B,Hreshchyshyn MM,Moore RH,Merrin CE,Murphy GP

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether antimicrobial prophylaxis could prevent infections after transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate using automated biopsy devices. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial in which a total of 537 patients received either oral ciprofloxacin 500 mg o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kapoor DA,Klimberg IW,Malek GH,Wegenke JD,Cox CE,Patterson AL,Graham E,Echols RM,Whalen E,Kowalsky SF

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a prospective study to evaluate the effects of hemodialysis on serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in 26 male patients with end-stage renal disease as a clinical model for assessing the role of the kidney in PSA clearance. Patients ranging in age from fifty-one to eighty-three years (mean 64.8 years) un...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Monath JR,Burkart JM,Freedman BI,Pittaway DE,Russell GB,Assimos DG

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) of marginal kidneys could offer transplant candidates a very satisfactory kidney transplantation in terms of renal function. However, DKT might be considered a major surgical procedure and, in older recipients, has a potentially greater risk of surgical complications compare...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Veroux P,Giuffrida G,Cappellani A,Caglià P,Palmucci S,Sorbello M,Puzzo L,Veroux M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe a novel, low-cost, online health-related quality of life (HRQOL) survey that allows for automated follow-up and convenient access for patients in geographically diverse locations. Clinicians and investigators have been encouraged to use validated HRQOL instruments when reporting outcomes after ra...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sebrow D,Lavery HJ,Brajtbord JS,Hobbs A,Levinson AW,Samadi DB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An acute animal model for hyperactive bladder in rats was developed using intravesical infusion of protamine sulfate (PS), an agent thought to break down urothelial barrier function, and physiologic concentrations of potassium chloride (KCl). METHODS:Continuous cystometrograms (CMGs) were performed in ureth...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chuang YC,Chancellor MB,Seki S,Yoshimura N,Tyagi P,Huang L,Lavelle JP,De Groat WC,Fraser MO

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the renal parenchymal volume (RPV) before and after unilateral nephrectomy and investigate the relationship between the RPV and single kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR). METHODS:From November 2003 to August 2009, 183 patients who had undergone unilateral nephrectomy were enrolled in the pre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Funahashi Y,Hattori R,Yamamoto T,Kamihira O,Sassa N,Gotoh M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the long-term results in 7 patients (including the 5-year results in 3 patients) after high-intensity focused ultrasonography (HIFU) combined with irradiation to treat testicular tumors in a solitary testis. METHODS:Transcutaneous HIFU ablation of testicular tumors is based on a technique using a ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kratzik C,Schatzl G,Lackner J,Marberger M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1980 and 1989, 186 patients with testicular tumors were seen at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Of these, 66.6 percent (124/186) were diagnosed to have nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGT) and 22 percent (41/186) were clinically determined to have Stage I disease. Patients with clinical Stage I NSGT either...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sujka SK,Huben RP

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and patient impact of using standardized video presentations concerning alternative treatments for managing localized prostate cancer. METHODS:One hundred eleven men with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer were shown a video tape concerning the risks and benefits of four tre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Onel E,Hamond C,Wasson JH,Berlin BB,Ely MG,Laudone VP,Tarantino AE,Albertsen PC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the contractile activity and physiologic properties of muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) incorporated into small intestinal submucosa (SIS) scaffolds. METHODS:MDSCs were harvested from mice hind leg muscles using the preplate technique and stably transfected with a plasmid to express the LacZ rep...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lu SH,Cannon TW,Chermanski C,Pruchnic R,Somogyi G,Sacks M,de Groat WC,Huard J,Chancellor MB

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the use of radiofrequency (RF) and electrocautery in partial nephrectomy without renal artery clamping for bleeding and tissue destruction. METHODS:Sixteen adult rabbits were randomized into two groups. Partial nephrectomy using a monopolar RF device without renal artery clamping was performed in...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Seckiner I,Mungan NA,Yesilli C,Gun B,Akduman B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study to evaluate the relationship of blood groups of 96 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in Israeli population, reports that patients with blood group O had higher grade tumors and higher recurrence rates than the other blood groups, without a difference in the mortality rates....

journal_title：Urology

authors： Danielli L,Beyar H,Marcus ZH

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic identification of the ureters is complicated by decreased tactile sensation and magnified video imaging. We report our experience in placing a ureteral illuminator to aid in ureteral identification prior to six laparoscopic urologic procedures. The ureteral illuminator facilitated laparoscopic ureteral id...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Low RK,Moran ME

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a calcified angiomyolipoma of the kidney, fortuitously discovered on a computed tomography scan of the abdomen. Because of the presence of intratumoral calcification and macroscopic fat, renal cell carcinoma could not be ruled out by imaging. Biopsy of the mass was performed, and pathological stu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cholet C,Eiss D,Cohen D,Verkarre V,Hélénon O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate histopathologic and biologic characteristics in a patient with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) with an endophytic growth pattern similar to that seen in an inverted papilloma. Although the tumor surface was mostly covered with normal-looking urothelium, the covering layer was thicker in parts than in tho...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sudo T,Irie A,Ishii D,Satoh E,Mitomi H,Baba S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study was designed to determine the relationship between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostatic epithelial volumes. METHODS:Forty-two men between the ages of 50 and 79 years of age with either an abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) or a serum PSA level > 4 ng/dL underwe...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lepor H,Wang B,Shapiro E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, increasing numbers of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) have been performed at many centers. During urethrovesical anastomosis in RALP, surgeons commonly use Large Needle Driver (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, Calif). In this study, we report a rare case with intraperitoneal brea...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Park SY,Cho KS,Lee SW,Soh BH,Rha KH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate sexual dysfunction and enlargement of seminal vesicles in sexually active men who were treated by α1-blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia and its possible clinical application. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a prospective cohort study from January 2015 to December 2016. We enrolled sexually a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sokhal AK,Sankhwar S,Goel A,Singh K,Kumar M,Purkait B,Saini DK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 500 patients with extracapsular extension (clinical Stage C) carcinoma of the prostate received definitive radiotherapy directed to the prostate and the regional lymphatics. Pretreatment evaluation of the regional lymphatics was optional and was done in 245 patients who underwent either staging laparotomy o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pilepich MV,Johnson RJ,Perez CA,Krall JM,Russ HH,Zinninger M,Sause WT,Hanks GE,Martz KL

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of elocalcitol in the treatment of women with overactive bladder and idiopathic detrusor overactivity. METHODS:The study was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial of women with overactive bladder symptoms recruited from 48 Europe...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Digesu GA,Verdi E,Cardozo L,Olivieri L,Khullar V,Colli E

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review our initial experience with transvesicoscopic ureteral reimplantation (TVUR) in children with vesicoureteral reflux and to evaluate the learning curve for the feasibility and reproducibility of TVUR. METHODS:TVUR was performed in 28 consecutive patients with a mean age of 6.0 years. Cohen's classi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hong CH,Kim JH,Jung HJ,Im YJ,Han SW

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the financial implications of how the costs of new minimally invasive surgery such as laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy (LRP) and cryosurgical ablation of the prostate (CAP) technologies compare with those of conventional surgery. METHODS:From January 2002 to July 2005, 452 consecutive patients...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mouraviev V,Nosnik I,Sun L,Robertson CN,Walther P,Albala D,Moul JW,Polascik TJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of sexual dysfunction in our primary care referral population. METHODS:Participants seeking treatment for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) were recruited from general urology clinics. The subjects completed the National Institu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee SW,Liong ML,Yuen KH,Leong WS,Cheah PY,Khan NA,Krieger JN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00