Despite some comprehension problems the International Index of Erectile Function is a reliable questionnaire in erectile dysfunction.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) are well-established techniques with little morbidity. The combined use of standard PCNL and the mini-PCNL or the RIRS technique was evaluated and compared to investigate their own role in the management of staghorn calc...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Zhong W,Zhao Z,Wang L,Swami S,Zeng G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Asian scientists have now increasingly begun to contribute to globalization; yet it is not clear whether publishing in the field of urology is paralleled by elevated cross-continental scientific publishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An exemplary bibliometric analysis of urologic journals from 3 different cont...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Mani J,Juengel E,Bartsch G,Filmann N,Ackermann H,Nelson K,Haferkamp A,Engl T,Blaheta RA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracavernosal pressure changes induced by 3 vasodilating drugs, diazoxide, glyceryltrinitrate and verapamil were investigated during autologous extracorporeal penile blood perfusion in an experimental rabbit model. In order to separate the arterial and venous components the experiments were performed with both i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lundbech PE,Kirkeby HJ,Djurhuus JC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term infection stones refers to calculi that occur following urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by urease-producing gram-negative organisms. They consist of magnesium ammonium phosphate, carbonate apatite and monoammonium urate. Alkaline urine is most favorable to their formation. Urinary tract obstruction, ne...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Miano R,Germani S,Vespasiani G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The internet is an emerging source of information for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Since little is known about the quality of information on PCa provided online, we investigated its accordance to the latest European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. METHODS:A total of 89 German web pages were incl...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bruendl J,Rothbauer C,Ludwig B,Dotzler B,Wolff C,Reimann S,Borgmann H,Burger M,Breyer J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome developed in a patient with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Renal biopsy revealed minor glomerular abnormalities. This type of nephrotic syndrome complication in an autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease has only rarely been reported. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nakahama H,Inoue T,Kakihara M,Takama T,Mikami H,Orita Y,Kamada T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to an increase in contractility, contracted fibers and small and electron-dense mitochondria have suggested an increase of cytosolic Ca(2+) within the cremaster muscles (CM) associated with undescended testis. Therefore, the Ca(2+) content of CM associated with an undescended testis was determined and comp...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tanyel FC,Ulusu NN,Tezcan EF,Büyükpamukçu N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well established that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common incident in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. Animal models have been described to investigate the relationship between bladder obstruction and ED. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Demir O,Esen EC,Murat N,Aslan G,Gidener S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The best technique of radical prostatectomy--open retropubic versus robot-assisted surgery--is a subject of controversy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 1st, 2007 and December 31st, 2011, 2,177 men underwent radical prostatectomy at our department. 252 (12%) cases were laparoscopic robot-assisted, the ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Froehner M,Koch R,Leike S,Novotny V,Twelker L,Wirth MP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gene-modified cell vaccines are now considered to be the best way to achieve immunotherapy for a variety of cancers including prostate cancer (PCa). XAGE-1b is a member of the cancer/testis antigen family which has demonstrated strong immunogenicity. We investigated whether XAGE-1b is an ideal target for P...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Xie C,Wang G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contractile responses of urinary bladder muscle strips to prostaglandin (PG) E1, E2 and F2 alpha were compared in young and old rabbits. All PGs tested caused an increase in contractile force of urinary bladder muscle strips from young (3 weeks) and old (greater than 2 years) rabbits. The contractile response was most...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Morita T,Wheeler MA,Weiss RM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old male presented to the Chiba University Hospital with the main complaint of right flank pain. Bilateral vas deferens were not palpable. Hormonal examination revealed hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and cytogenetic studies a 47,XXY karyotype. The significance of the association of this karyotype with the ab...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Fuse H,Shiseki Y,Shimazaki J,Katayama T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present paper was to review findings from the most relevant studies and to evaluate the value of current chemotherapy and surgery in advanced unresectable and metastatic bladder cancer. Studies were identified by searching the MEDLINE® and PubMed® databases up to 2011 using both medical subject heading ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Racioppi M,D'Agostino D,Totaro A,Pinto F,Sacco E,D'Addessi A,Marangi F,Palermo G,Bassi PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the safety and feasibility of catheter removal on the first morning after transurethral prostatectomy. METHODS:Fifty-four patients who underwent transurethral prostatectomy were included in a prospective study. The decision to remove the catheters on the first morning after surgery w...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Aslan G,Celebi I,Arslan D,Esen AA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a need for more exhaustive data concerning the use of prophylactic ureteral stenting for extended debulking and cytoreductive procedures in the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the CARPEPACEM study protocol database was performed. The trial protocol schedules the posit...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Coccolini F,Lotti M,Manfredi R,Catena F,Vallicelli C,De Iaco PA,Da Pozzo L,Frigerio L,Ansaloni L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 153 patients with verified neoplasias of the genitourinary tract, urinary neopterin excretion was monitored under different conditions. As control, urinary neopterin values were taken from 208 male and 209 female volunteers. Neopterin excretion was measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Patients with e...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Frick J,Aulitzky W,Fuchs D,Hausen A,Joos H,Reibnegger G,Wachter H

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the familial occurrence of congenital bulbar urethral stricture in 2 brothers. Embryological mechanisms are briefly discussed and the literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Aragona F,Maio G,Oliva G,Calabrò A,Ostardo E,Artibani W

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the bacterial flora of the perineum before and after antiseptic preparation in male urology patients. PATIENTS/METHODS:Adult male patients undergoing cystoscopic procedures were studied. Three sets of swab specimens, labelled A, B and C, were taken from the perineum in the theatre. Specimen A wa...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kehinde EO,Ali Y,Khodakhast F,Jamal WY,Seshah M,Rotimi VO

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important aspect of modern extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is the ability to perform the procedure without anesthesia. Between June 1987 and April 1990, a total of 7,500 treatments were performed in our Lithotripsy Unit, using the Lithostar (Siemens AG, Erlangen, FRG): moreover 80% of the treatments were carr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Vandeursen H,Pittomvils G,Matura E,Boving R,Baert L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this multicenter study was to investigate the prognostic impact of residual T1 high-grade (HG)/G3 tumors at re-transurethral resection (TUR of bladder tumor) in a large multi-institutional cohort of patients with primary T1 HG/G3 bladder cancer (BC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study period was fr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ferro M,Vartolomei MD,Cantiello F,Lucarelli G,Di Stasi SM,Hurle R,Guazzoni G,Busetto GM,De Berardinis E,Damiano R,Perdonà S,Borghesi M,Schiavina R,Almeida GL,Bove P,Lima E,Grimaldi G,Autorino R,Crisan N,Abu Farhan A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the possible effect of urinary tract infection (UTI) on the fragility of calcium-containing stones (calcium-oxalate, calcium-phosphate), the results of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) therapy in 81 patients with UTI and 30 patients with no sign of UTI were comparatively evaluated. ESWL paramet...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sarica K,Küpeli B,Soygür T,Türkölmez K,Göğüş O

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This article describes our experience of using a totally extraperitoneal approach for endoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy and inguinal hernia repair with the mesh technique in one procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 52 patients underwent modified pelvic lymph node dissection for the staging of prostate c...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Stolzenburg JU,Pfeiffer H,Neuhaus J,Sommerfeld M,Dorschner W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To introduce our modified retroperitoneoscopic living-donor nephrectomy (RPLDN) techniques and estimate the learning curve. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated 121 consecutive donors who underwent modified RPLDN performed by a single surgeon. While the surgeon controlled the renal vessels, one hand was ins...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Zhu D,Hong P,Zhu J,Ye X,Chen Y,Fan Y,Zhang Z,Shen C,Yu W,Jin J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 10 years, buccal mucosa grafting for urethroplasty has gained widespread acceptance. In general the reported success rates are 80% and higher. Typical complications are recurrent strictures, fistula, and, especially when the technique of ventral onlay urethroplasty has been used, sacculations that are ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Miller J,Hauck EW,Rohde V,Weidner W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia is reported to be the most common gastrointestinal complication of renal transplantation and a potential cause of morbidity and mortality. The recent use of more potent immunosuppressive drug regimens has reduced the incidence of acute rejection, increasing the incidence of potentially fatal infect...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Veroux M,Puzzo L,Corona D,Buffone A,Tallarita T,Murabito P,Veroux P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 70-year-old man who received sunitinib treatment for brain metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. After 6 months of treatment, brain MRI showed complete disappearance of two brain metastases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of multifocal brain metastases in re...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Zeng H,Li X,Yao J,Zhu Y,Liu J,Yang Y,Qiang W

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) is increasingly becoming a definitive therapeutic option for the treatment of small (less than 4 cm) and select moderate-sized (less than 7 cm) renal tumors. Postoperative hemorrhage and urine leak are the most pertinent complications after nephron-sparing surgery, open or laparo...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Wang P,Xia D,Wang S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aims of this study were to establish the prevalence of enuresis, to determine accompanying factors, and to identify common methods in the management of enuresis in Turkish children aged between 6 and 11 years living in eastern Anatolia. METHODS:The parents of 3,527 schoolchildren aged between 6 and 11...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ozkan KU,Garipardic M,Toktamis A,Karabiber H,Sahinkanat T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the association between preoperative serum prolactin (PRL) levels and risk of non-organ confined prostate cancer (PCa) in clinically localized disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From December 2007 to December 2011, 124 patients with clinically localized PCa were retrospectively evaluated. Non-orga...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Porcaro AB,Tafuri A,Sebben M,Cacciamani G,Ghimenton C,Brunelli M,Petrozziello A,Monaco C,Migliorini F,Siracusano S,Artibani W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 47 patients with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder, we investigated the relationship between tissue laminin distribution and serum laminin levels. The results were compared with those obtained from 6 patients with pathologically proven normal bladder mucosa as well as those obtained previously from 5...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Abou Farha KM,Menheere PP,Nieman FH,Janknegt RA,Arends JW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00