The Prostate in Female? Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma in a Female Urethral Diverticulum.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether antitumor activity of sunitinib is enhanced by silencing Akt1 in a human castration-resistant prostate cancer PC3 model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We initially established PC3 in which the expression vector containing a short hairpin ribonucleic acid targeting Akt1 was introduced (PC3/sh-A...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Nishikawa M,Miyake H,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To clarify the clinical and prognostic significance of cortactin and phosphorylated cortactin in patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (SRCC). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the data from 31 patients with SRCC and 33 with conventional renal cell carcinoma matched for clinicopathologic features...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Matsuo T,Miyata Y,Watanabe S,Ohba K,Hayashi T,Kanda S,Sakai H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether there is a correlation between publicized health ranking systems and surgical outcomes after radical cystectomy (RC) in New York State (NYS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Using the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, data were collected in an aggregated fashion per hospital for t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lascano D,Finkelstein JB,Barlow LJ,Kabat D,RoyChoudhury A,Caso JR,DeCastro GJ,Gold W,McKiernan JM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in the age group under thirty years have been reviewed. The diagnosis and treatment are the same as in the older age group. The tumors are usually of low grade and low stage, but they can become more aggressive and more malignant. Contrary to previously ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： McCarthy JP,Gavrell GJ,LeBlanc GA

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of a prehabilitation program for cystectomy patients and to determine the effectiveness of the program in improving strength and functional capacity in the peri-operative period. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This phase I/II study accrued patients ≥60 years old from January 2013 to October ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kaye DR,Schafer C,Thelen-Perry S,Parker C,Iglay-Reger H,Daignault-Newton S,Qin Y,Morgan TM,Weizer AZ,Kaffenberger SD,Herrel LA,Hafez KS,Lee CT,Skolarus TA,Englesbe MJ,Montgomery JS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prostate cancer incidence varies significantly among different ethnic groups. However, little is known about the survival outcome among groups. We sought to compare the survival outcome in patients with metastatic prostate cancer among different ethnic groups and to identify independent prognostic factors af...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chen CH,Tzai TS,Huang SP,Wu HC,Tai HC,Chang YH,Pu YS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the effective radiation dose associated with the evaluation and follow-up of patients with urolithiasis. METHODS:Retrospective review was performed for consecutive patients presenting to a tertiary stone clinic with acute stone episodes between November 2007 and December 2008, and had at least 2 ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Fahmy NM,Elkoushy MA,Andonian S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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

abstract：:Upper gastrointestinal bleeding has been shown to be a common complication of renal transplantation and one which carries a significant risk of mortality. In a retrospective review of 200 consecutive renal transplants in 194 patients, we found an incidence of only 6 per cent and a mortality rate of 8.3 per cent. Allog...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sarosdy MF,Saylor R,Dittman W,Cruz AB Jr,Gaskill HV 3rd,Banowsky LH

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of megalourethra are presented, the ninth and tenth cases to be documented in the literature. Both patients exhibited mesodermal abnormalities which justify categorization among the minor forms of prune belly syndrome. One patient, the youngest to have undergone surgical correction, presented with azotemia, ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lockhart JL,Reeve HR,Krueger RP,Glenn JF,Henry HH 2nd

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a twenty-four-year-old woman with extraosseous Ewing sarcoma in the right retroperitoneum. The tumor blocked the common iliac vein, and because of an intervening pregnancy, the blood flow was shunted through the uterus and left ovarian vein back into the vena cava. She died within nine months despite radi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Blight EM Jr,Puls JL

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the longitudinal changes in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). METHODS:Data on 127 patients who underwent RARP and completed the American Urological Association Symptom Score (AUASS) preoperatively and at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery wer...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kim JH,Ha YS,Jeong SJ,Lee DH,Kim WJ,Kim IY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the functional characteristics of the traditional and new single-wire ureteral access sheath (UAS) configurations relating to insertion, positioning, tissue injury, and durability. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Four UAS were tested: Navigator HD (11/13F, Boston Scientific), Re-Trace (10/12F, Coloplast...

journal_title：Urology

authors： De S,Sarkissian C,Torricelli FC,Brown R,Monga M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective review of 298 extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatments was undertaken to determine the factors which influence radiation exposure during ESWL. Fluoroscopy time averaged 160 seconds (3-509), and the average number of spot films taken per patient was 26 (5-68). The average stone burden was 1...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Carter HB,Näslund EB,Riehle RA Jr

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate differences in stone measurement using computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US). Axial unenhanced helical CT is the reference-standard imaging modality for the assessment of urinary tract calculi; however, US is also commonly used. Differences in stone measurement using these techniques are p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ray AA,Ghiculete D,Pace KT,Honey RJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the long-term outcome of selective renal arterial embolization (SAE) in treating renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) in both elective and emergency settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between October 1988 and September 2008, 27 patients (28 renal units) were treated with SAE, either on an emergency basis for ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chan CK,Yu S,Yip S,Lee P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate retrospectively the outcome of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in patients aged 65 years or older, because data regarding tolerance profile and renal allograft outcome of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the elderly patient are lacking. METHODS:Since February 1995, 6 patients aged 65 years or ol...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hsu TH,Su LM,Ratner LE,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 7 patients with high grade, T3a (Stage B2) bladder cancer were treated with external radiation therapy and interstitial iridium implantation from May 1986 through March 1988. Follow-up has ranged from nineteen to sixty-one months with a median of forty months. One patient has required a cystectomy and is cu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossman HB,Sandler HM,Perez-Tamayo C

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of travel distance on quality and survival outcome measures for bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma. METHODS:Four hundred eight patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer at a single institution from 2007 to 2013 were inc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Haddad AQ,Singla N,Gupta N,Raj GV,Sagalowsky AI,Margulis V,Lotan Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use the Truven Health MarketScan database to better approximate the annual rate of vasectomies performed in the US population, to determine changes over time, regional differences, providers performing this, and to know if there is any monthly variation in vasectomy rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Claims dat...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ostrowski KA,Holt SK,Haynes B,Davies BJ,Fuchs EF,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the consequence of pharmacologic inhibition of voltage-gated Na(+) channels (Nav) in the conscious rat, based on Nav having been implicated as modulators of rodent urodynamics using knockout as well as antisense oligodeoxynucleotide approaches. METHODS:The urodynamic response to standard Nav bloc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Clouse AK,Jugus MJ,Eisennagel SH,Laping NJ,Westfall TD,Thorneloe KS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the reliability of voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) to diagnose infravesical obstruction in boys. METHODS:Hard copies of the VCUG findings of 72 boys were assessed by two pediatric radiologists and two pediatric urologists. The investigators were instructed to consider six items related to infr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： de Kort LM,Uiterwaal CS,Beek EJ,Jan Nievelstein RA,Klijn AJ,de Jong TP

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the Advanced Scope Trainer (AST; Mediskills, Northampton, UK). The AST is a currently unvalidated simulator, developed for flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) training. This study aims to assess the face, content, construct, and concurrent validity to assess the level of transferability of skills to ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Al-Jabir A,Aydin A,Abe T,Raison N,Khan MS,Dasgupta P,Ahmed K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Detrusor hyperreflexia with elevated storage pressures presents a major risk factor for renal damage in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. If standard anticholinergic treatment is unsuccessful, surgical treatment must be considered. We evaluated the effects of intravesical oxybutynin t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pannek J,Sommerfeld HJ,Bötel U,Senge T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To endoscopically study the Lacuna Magna (LM) and attempt to explain some of the anatomical, clinical and embryological issues pertaining to it. The LM, stated to be present in 30 to 50 percent of males and linked to congenital distal urethral obstructions, post-void bloody-spotting and dysuria in young boys,...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shenoy SP,Marla PK,Venugopal P,Adappa KK,Tantry TP,Shankar M,Rai GD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the hemodynamics of the cavernous arteries (CAs) and helicine arteries (HAs) using power Doppler imaging (PDI) in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). METHODS:Forty-two patients with and without a definite vascular component of ED were examined by PDI. The hemodynamic variables of the CAs and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sakamoto H,Shimada M,Yoshida H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety and efficacy of a suprapubic prostatectomy technique performed in a rural hospital in Asia. METHODS:A retrospective study of 200 consecutive suprapubic transvesical prostatectomies with a removable bladder neck partition suture for benign prostatic hyperplasia from 1995 to 1998 in a rur...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Condie JD Jr,Cutherell L,Mian A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To share our experience with nondismembered ureteroplasty (NDU), a novel application of an old technique in congenital midureteral stenosis (CMS). METHODS:A 35-year-old man was diagnosed as a case of CMS, a rare benign condition on the basis of extensive evaluation, including ultrasonography, intravenous ur...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Goel A,Singh D,Sengottayan VK,Sankhwar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term impact of extravasation at initial post-urethroplasty urethrogram, we present a novel classification system and report the association of leak severity with outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 91 patients underwent buccal graft urethroplasties of the bulbar urethra from 2007 ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossgold ET,Eswara JR,Siegel CL,Vetter J,Brandes SB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To correlate sperm mitochondrial respiratory efficiency with variations in sperm motility and with sperm morphologic anomalies. METHODS:Sperm mitochondrial respiratory activity was evaluated with a polarographic assay of oxygen consumption carried out in hypotonically-treated sperm cells. A possible relation...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ferramosca A,Provenzano SP,Coppola L,Zara V

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00