Benign hepatic masses mimicking metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use a human factors approach to conduct a needs assessment of patient preparedness, education, device usability, and satisfaction regarding all stages of sacral neuromodulation therapy and identify opportunities for improvement. Sacral neuromodulation, though minimally invasive, involves an initial testin...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cohen TN,Cohen KA,Burton CS,Kanji FF,Francis SE,Patel DC,Ackerman AL,Eilber KS,Anger JT

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the results of 40 salvage cystectomies performed after failure of radiation therapy to control the disease in patients with bladder cancer. All patients had failure or recurrence after 7,000 rad. The time between end of radiation therapy and cystectomy was three to six months in 11 patients, seven...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Freiha FS,Faysal MH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of clinically localized renal masses suspicious for renal cell carcinoma varies, partially because of gaps in the evidence base. We conducted a systematic review to summarize research gaps for the evaluation of composite models for predicting malignancy; use of percutaneous renal sampling for diagnosis;...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Patel HD,Iyoha E,Pierorazio PM,Sozio SM,Johnson MH,Sharma R,Bass EB,Allaf ME

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in voided urine specimens and selective upper urinary tract washings obtained from patients with suspected transitional cell cancer of the upper urinary tract (UT-TCC). METHODS:A total of 16 patients with suspected UT-TCC were included in the study. All ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Akkad T,Brunner A,Pallwein L,Gozzi C,Bartsch G,Mikuz G,Steiner H,Verdorfer I

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the performance of vaginal distension (VD) in different estrous cycle phases affects the successful induction of stress urinary incontinence in mice. METHODS:Female virgin C57BL/6 mice were distributed into 4 groups according to their estrous cycle phase: proestrus, estrus, metestrus, or dies...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Huang Y,Daneshgari F,Liu G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the use of in-hospital pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis (PTP) in patients undergoing radical cystectomy between 2004 and 2014 and to assess the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) across the study period. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We identified 8322 patients without contraindications to PTP undergoing...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tully KH,Krimphove MJ,Reese SW,Kibel AS,Noldus J,Krasnow RE,Trinh QD,Sonpavde GP,Chang SL,Mossanen M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe our ultrasound technique for confirming intraoperative, antegrade-placed ureteral stent position during laparoscopic pyeloplasty. BACKGROUND:Disadvantages of retrograde stent placement include the need to reposition the patient into and out of the lithotomy position. Antegrade stent placement can...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bayne DB,Usawachintachit M,Chi T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant number of patients with cloacal exstrophy variants present with poorly developed scrotum. Widely divergent hypoplastic scrotal sacs pose a technical challenge for scrotal reconstruction. We describe a technique of bilateral Z-plasty for the creation of single scrotal sac in a patient with widely divergent,...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Dangle PP,Billmire D,Schneck F,Grunwaldt LJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a critically ill patient who had a ureterocutaneous fistula develop after placement of a Dacron bypass graft from the aorta to the right popliteal artery and the left femoral artery. We describe a successful nonsurgical method to terminate renal function in this patient, who was a poor operative ri...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Williams JD,Maddison FE,Imray TJ,Lawson RK

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic ablation of symptomatic renal cysts as minimally invasive therapeutic techniques have largely supplanted open surgical intervention for the treatment of symptomatic renal cysts. METHODS:The records of 32 consecutive adult patients who underwent laparoscopic ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Roberts WW,Bluebond-Langner R,Boyle KE,Jarrett TW,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone fixation of the suprapubic suspension sutures has been used in conjunction with transvaginal needle suspension in 115 women with genuine stress urinary incontinence over the last two years with excellent results being obtained. Utilizing the pubic tubercle as the fixation point for the suspension sutures (rather ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Leach GE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on the initial case and surgical technique of laparoendoscopic, single-site, subtotal cystectomy and augmentation enterocystoplasty performed through a single multichannel transumbilical port in a patient with neurogenic bladder. METHODS:Laparoendoscopic, single-site, subtotal cystectomy and augme...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Noguera RJ,Astigueta JC,Carmona O,De Andrade RJ,Luis S,Cuomo B,Manrique J,Gill IS,Desai MM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This analysis was performed to define the level of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measured with the Abbott IMx assay that indicates residual or progressive prostate cancer after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). METHODS:Since March 1992, we have used the Abbott IMx assay to determine PSA levels...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Schild SE,Wong WW,Novicki DE,Ferrigni RG,Swanson SK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the influence of intravesical instillation of epirubicin or bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in patients with bladder cancer on the clinical performance of the uCyt+ test, which traces the three monoclonal antibodies M344, LDQ 10, and 19A211 in urothelial cells. METHODS:A total of 267 patients with a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lodde M,Mian C,Negri G,Vittadello F,Comploj E,Palermo S,Staffler A,Brössner C,Pycha A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical and dosimetric factors that predict prostate-specific antigen (PSA) bounce after iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy and to determine the predictive value of PSA bounce relative to biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS). METHODS:A multivariate analysis of factors thought to predict...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Patel C,Elshaikh MA,Angermeier K,Ulchaker J,Klein EA,Chehade N,Wilkinson DA,Reddy CA,Ciezki JP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of imidafenacin for nocturia and nocturnal polyuria in patients with overactive bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A stratified analysis was conducted on data from a phase III randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of imidafenacin performed at 158 centers in Japan. The subjects recei...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yokoyama O,Homma Y,Yamaguchi O

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cinoxacin, an orally administered synthetic antimicrobial agent, is highly effective in the treatment of urinary tract caused by most urinary tract pathogens. Its high prolonged urinary concentration, low incidence of adverse reactions, low fecal concentration, infrequent induction of resistant bacterial strains, and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Landes RR

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a widely used serum marker for human prostate cancer (PCa). The majority of PSA in serum is present as a complex with alpha-1-antichymotrypsin (ACT). In recent years, the ratio of free (uncomplexed) to total PSA has shown improved discrimination of PCa from benign prostatic...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mikolajczyk SD,Grauer LS,Millar LS,Hill TM,Kumar A,Rittenhouse HG,Wolfert RL,Saedi MS

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic nephrectomy in a giant hydronephrotic nonfunctioning kidney occupying the most of the abdomen is challenging task. To overcome the difficulty in laparoscopic dissection of such kidneys we described a technique "Pneumorenum," wherein the kidney is decompressed by suction through a 5 mm trocar inserted dire...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Vaddi SP,Khetavath SM,Krv RR,Prasad M D

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between three x-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphisms (Arg(194)Trp, Arg(280)His, and Arg(399)Gln) and bladder cancer susceptibility. METHODS:A comprehensive search was conducted to identify all case-control studies of XRCC1 polymorphisms and bladder ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wang C,Sun Y,Han R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) based end points are commonly used to report outcomes after treatment for prostate cancer. This study examines the influence of follow-up length on biochemical control (bNED) rates. METHODS:We reviewed 437 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with confor...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Connell PP,Ignacio L,McBride RB,Weichselbaum RR,Vijayakumar S

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To address the incidence of local recurrence and port site metastasis in patients who underwent laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). METHODS:Between August 1993 and February 2006 116 laparoscopic RNU were performed in 115 patients at our institutio...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Muntener M,Schaeffer EM,Romero FR,Nielsen ME,Allaf ME,Brito FA,Pavlovich CP,Kavoussi LR,Jarrett TW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horseshoe kidney and retrocaval ureter are two uncommon congenital anomalies of the genitourinary system that have rarely been reported to occur in the same patient. In each case previously reported, the isthmus of the horseshoe was positioned posterior to the inferior vena cava and anterior to the aorta. In no case w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossfeld GD,Mouchizadeh J,Stein JP,Ginsberg DA,Skinner DG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether measurement of telomere DNA content (TC) in prostate biopsy tissue predicts prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence in men after undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. METHODS:Slot blot titration assay was used to quantitate TC in archived diagnostic prostate needle bio...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Treat EG,Heaphy CM,Massie LW,Bisoffi M,Smith AY,Davis MS,Griffith JK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a progressively painful mass of the penile shaft that clinically resembled superficial penile vein thrombosis. The patient's symptoms were refractory to conservative therapy, and surgical excision revealed multifocal penile epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. He had no evidence of metast...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gharajeh A,Siemens DR,Isotalo PA,Nascimento AG,Borth CS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We undertook this study to establish criteria for adrenalectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 162 patients undergoing radical nephrectomy from 1979 to 1993 at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Simultaneous ipsilateral adrenalectomy was performed i...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sandock DS,Seftel AD,Resnick MI

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is very common in older men, causing symptoms that can markedly impair quality of life. Surgical treatment, typically transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), is highly effective but can be costly and is associated with the risk for significant morbidity. Medical treatments fo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Beduschi MC,Beduschi R,Oesterling JE

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 33% of patients with renal cell carcinoma will present with metastases. Patients have a reported 35% 5-year survival rate in instances in which nephrectomy and surgical resection of a solitary metastasis have been performed. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has become an increasingly viable option in the...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Nelson BA,Sprunger JK,Ninan M,Herrell SD

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Urologists routinely use the systematic sextant needle biopsy technique to detect prostate cancer. However, recent evidence suggests that this technique has a significant sampling error. We developed a novel three-dimensional (3D) computer-assisted prostate biopsy simulator based on whole-mounted step-sectio...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bauer JJ,Zeng J,Weir J,Zhang W,Sesterhenn IA,Connelly RR,Mun SK,Moul JW

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has been used to stage germ cell testicular cancer. Since its initial description, this minimally invasive procedure has evolved into a therapeutic operation that adheres to established strict oncologic principles. A modified template dissection that fully duplicates ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Allaf ME,Bhayani SB,Link RE,Schaeffer EM,Varkarakis JM,Shadpour P,Lima G,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00