Survival with localized carcinoma: radical prostatectomy vs radiation therapy.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To obtain accurate spatial information on cancer distribution with a novel prostate biopsy regimen. METHODS:From 2003 to 2005, 265 patients underwent a three fan-shaped biopsy (3FSB) technique of 12 to 14 cores and sextant biopsy (SB) simultaneously. When both techniques had positive findings, and radical p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Introini C,Naselli A,Vigliercio G,Spina B,Truini M,Puppo P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the predictive value of ultrasonic measurements obtained by transrectal ultrasonography for infravesical obstruction as evaluated by pressure flow studies. METHODS:In 85 men with moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms, ultrasonic measurements including prostatic volume, transition zone v...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kojima M,Ochiai A,Naya Y,Ukimura O,Watanabe M,Watanabe H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current methods to evaluate renovascular hypertension in the pediatric population often requires a general anesthetic. Saralasin, an angiotensin II competitive inhibitor, is a safe, noninvasive technique which can be utilized at the bedside in a salt-depleted child off antihypertensive medication. Two illustrative cas...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gillespie L,Ehrlich RM,Marks LS,Maxwell MH,Kaufman JJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients with disseminated renal cell carcinoma have been followed for eleven months. These patients have been treated with CCNU, bleomycin, methotrexate, and platinum in various combinations. The results have been discussed in light of other studies using chemotherapeutic agents against this disease proce...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cannon PJ,Wajsman Z,Baumgartner G,Merrin C

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the correlation between ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in prone position to detect retrorenal colon (RRC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this prospective study, we included 310 patients who presented to our clinic between April 2017 and June 2019. All patients were evaluated for RRC...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Alma E,Ercil H,Altunkol A,Oksuzler FY,Goren V,Gurbuz ZG

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the predictive performance of a logistic regression model developed with contemporary data from a diverse group of urology practices to that of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) Risk Calculator version 2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS:With data from all first-time prostate biopsies performed b...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Auffenberg GB,Merdan S,Miller DC,Singh K,Stockton BR,Ghani KR,Denton BT

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify whether tolerance to irrigation pressure could be modified over varying degrees of kidney obstruction during the endoscopic treatment of kidney stones in a rat model. METHODS:A total of 126 rats were randomly allocated into 2 experimental groups and a control group. The experimental groups underwe...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cao Z,Yu W,Li W,Cheng F,Xia Y,Rao T,Yao X,Zhang X,Larré S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with endoscopic lithotripsy to establish the more efficacious and cost-effective treatment for ureteral calculi. METHODS:The records of 112 patients with primary ureteral calculi treated at one center with either ESWL or endoscopic lithotripsy were ret...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grasso M,Beaghler M,Loisides P

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in the adjuvant and salvage setting after radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS:From 1986 to 1997, 38 patients received adjuvant 3D-CRT, with a median time from RP to 3D-CRT of 2.8 months, and 57 patients were treated w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tsien C,Griffith KA,Sandler HM,McLaughlin P,Sanda MG,Montie J,Reddy S,Hayman JA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two prepubertal patients with cryptorchid testes after having previous inguinal surgery were referred. These included 17 patients in whom orchidopexy had been unsuccessful. Five patients had prior surgery for hernia and/or hydrocele resulting in surgical entrapment of the testis. Five patients had bilateral dis...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cohen TD,Kay R,Knipper N

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonoperative ablation of the testicular artery has been described in animals using the Burdizzo clamp, but not in humans. We report a case of incisionless castration performed using local anesthesia, in a transsexual who wished to avoid the pain, expense, and scar associated with the open procedure. The Burdizzo clamp...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Herzog ME,Santucci RA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a brief overview of intravesical dimethly sulfoxide (DMSO) therapy for interstitial cystitis and offer a practical approach to patient treatment. METHODS:A review of the literature and a summation of the experience with treatment of > 300 patients with DMSO at the Interstitial Cystitis Clinic, Ne...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Parkin J,Shea C,Sant GR

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of protein kinase C-alpha (PKCalpha) in the recurrence of superficial bladder carcinoma. METHODS:Expression of PKCalpha was measured by Western blot analysis in 56 samples. A human RT-4 bladder cancer cell line stably expressing green fluorescent protein-PKCalpha (RT-4/PKCalpha) was ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kong C,Zhu Y,Liu D,Yu M,Li S,Li Z,Sun Z,Liu G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether an increased body mass index (BMI) is a predictor of advanced pathologic findings in European men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). The relationship between obesity and prostate cancer is controversial. Studies, predominantly derived from the United States, have suggested that an in...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Isbarn H,Jeldres C,Budäus L,Salomon G,Schlomm T,Steuber T,Chun FK,Ahyai S,Capitanio U,Haese A,Heinzer H,Huland H,Graefen M,Karakiewicz P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical riks were analyzed in 305 patients with end stage renal failure who underwent bilateral nephrectomy through midabdominal approach in preparation for kidney transplantation. The over-all mortality rate was 3.6 per cent. Age was the most significant risk factor in the mortality. Patients less than fifty yea...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yarimizu SN,Susan LP,Straffon RA,Stewart BH,Magnusson MO,Nakamoto SS

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma metastatic to the ureter, representing hematogenous or lymphatic spread from a distant primary neoplasm, was diagnosed in 39 patients. Although the lesions are uncommon and usually represent late manifestations of malignant disease, earlier recognition and relief of urinary tract obstruction may allow for im...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Babaian RJ,Johnson DE,Ayala AG,Sie ET

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 1992 and July 1993, 7 patients who underwent urinary diversion after cystectomy or bladder augmentation had colon pouches constructed with an "absorbable" staple. Our "one-step" technique of colon pouch construction incorporates standard principles of bowel detubularization and refashioning using abso...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kirsch AJ,Hensle TW,Olsson CA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively investigate the natural history of asymptomatic pseudoaneurysm after robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy. METHODS:Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy was undertaken for 67 patients between July 2014 and July 2018. Patients who could not undergo enhanced CT were excluded, so 60 patients wer...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yamashita S,Kawabata H,Deguchi R,Ueda Y,Higuchi M,Muraoka S,Koike H,Kikkawa K,Kohjimoto Y,Hara I

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Hydro-Jet technique has been used to cut various industrial materials. In the medical field, this technique has been successfully used for selective dissection of the parenchyma of organs such as the liver. Recently, this technique was successfully used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in humans. We deve...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shekarriz B,Shekarriz H,Upadhyay J,Wood DP Jr,Bruch HP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether anticholinergic medication contributes to early recovery of continence and improvement of other voiding symptoms after radical prostatectomy (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 78 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer who had incontinence at 1 week after RP were enrolled pr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shim M,Kim J,Park S,Choi SK,Lee SM,Huh KO,Song C,Choo MS,Ahn H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-three children with a chief complaint of nocturnal enuresis and no history of urinary tract infection (UTI) were prospectively evaluated with a contrast voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG). The following four historical details of presentation were noted: primary vs. secondary enuresis, daytime wetting, urgency, an...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sujka SK,Piedmonte MR,Greenfield SP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review a single surgeon's experience with the development of postoperative deep venous thrombosis after urologic reconstruction in the myelomeningocele population. This complication is rarely reported in this population, despite the multiple risk factors. We reviewed the risk factors for the development o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Emley TE,Cain MP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patency rates after bulbar urethroplasty with buccal mucosa graft onlay differ on the basis of whether the graft is placed ventrally or dorsally. METHODS:This was a retrospective single-center study of all single-stage bulbar urethroplasties performed from 2001 to 2011 by 2 surgeons in w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Figler BD,Malaeb BS,Dy GW,Voelzke BB,Wessells H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal angiomyolipoma has traditionally been considered a benign tumor. Recently, a variety of epithelioid angiomyolipomas with malignant potential have been described. We report an adrenal recurrence in a patient who had a cellular angiomyolipoma removed 4 years earlier. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ong A,Pinto P,Kim F,Kavoussi L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the factors contributing to unsuccessful results after posterior urethroplasty and to establish some guidelines for its prevention. METHODS:From 1977 through 2000, 130 patients (3 to 58 years old) underwent 145 anastomotic urethroplasty procedures for post-traumatic posterior urethral distracti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Koraitim MM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cystitis glandularis has been considered a premalignant lesion, the instance of cystitis glandularis progression to adenocarcinoma or cystitis glandularis associated with adenocarcinomatous change is rare. This article includes 4 cases of neurogenic bladder with urinary diversion for different periods of time...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lin JI,Yong HS,Tseng CH,Marsidi PS,Choy C,Pilloff B

更新日期：1980-04-01 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：:The newest development in the treatment of female stress incontinence is the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure. This procedure was first described by Ulmsten et al. in 1996 and involves recreating suburethral support with a polypropylene mesh, without repositioning the bladder or urethra. In their initial stud...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Carlin BI,Klutke JJ,Klutke CG

更新日期：2000-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiomas of the genitalia are extremely rare. A hemangioma is self-limited and usually resolves spontaneously, therefore conservative treatment is generally recommended. However, genital hemangiomas may require surgical treatment if they become symptomatic. Herein we report a case of hemangioma of the penis and scr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Alter GJ,Trengove-Jones G,Horton CE Jr

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man complained of a constellation of prostatitis-like symptoms for 4 years. Physical examination revealed a firm nodule within the scrotum. Surgical excision was performed under local anesthesia and microscopic examination confirmed scrotal calcinosis. The patient remained symptom free for at least 12 mo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tsai YS,Tzai TS,Lin JS,Tong YC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00