Hypothermic nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: rationale, feasibility, and effect on early continence.

abstract：:A patient with spontaneous ureteral rupture in the absence of obstruction or calculus disease is presented. In addition to ureteral rupture this patient also had a penile squamous cell carcinoma and infected inguinal lymph nodes. A review of the literature discloses that all reported cases with spontaneous rupture of ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kaplan LM,Farrer JH,Lupu AN

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator is a unique modality for precise tissue removal which results in increased visibility, reduced bleeding, and shorter operating time when dealing with vascular lesions or organs. Herein, we present our experience in a dog laboratory as well as in a clinical setting with this n...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Addonizio JC,Choudhury MS,Sayegh N,Chopp RT

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNA) are a class of naturally occurring, small, noncoding RNAs that function as specific repressors of protein-encoding genes, being pivotal regulators of development and cellular homeostasis. They have been functionally classified as proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressors and are aberrantly expressed in di...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Reis LO,Pereira TC,Lopes-Cendes I,Ferreira U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A papilloma in the renal pelvis of a five-year-old girl is reported. The transitional cell tumors of the renal pelvis in the pediatric age group are reviewed, and this is found to be the first case of a benign papilloma in childhood. We believe this pathologic entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kanamori S,Okumura S,Nishimura T,Hara M,Tsuboi N,Ohba S,Akimoto M,Kawanami O

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the cognitive and physical workload experienced by each operating room team member for different types of urologic procedures. METHODS:Surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical fellows, bedside assistants, circulating nurses, and scrub nurses completed the National Aeronautics and Space Administra...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cavuoto LA,Hussein AA,Vasan V,Ahmed Y,Durrani A,Khan S,Cole A,Wang D,Kozlowski J,Ahmad B,Guru KA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the linear length of a positive margin (LLPM) in radical prostatectomy specimens is associated with the risk of biochemical recurrence (BCR). METHODS:A total of 294 patients with a positive margin in the radical prostatectomy specimen were assessed for the association between the LLPM a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cao D,Humphrey PA,Gao F,Tao Y,Kibel AS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the possible predictive values of seminal interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA), as well as their combined values, in differentiating between subjects with or without asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis. METHODS:The study group consisted of 490 men (mean age 18.9 ± 1....

journal_title：Urology

authors： Korrovits P,Ausmees K,Mändar R,Punab M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of renovascular hypertension with renal artery stenosis concealed by aneurysms. Arteriography demonstrated no apparent renal artery stenosis, but did reveal aneurysms on the left renal artery. Captopril-loaded renoscintigraphy could not detect disturbed renal perfusion. High basal and exaggerated pl...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tanemoto M,Abe T,Satoh F,Ito S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of vesical endometriosis treated surgically in a thirty-one-year-old woman who presented with hypogastric pain and a pelvic mass. Echography showed an intravesical tumor, and cystoscopy led to a presumptive diagnosis of bladder endometriosis. The clinical features, diagnosis, and management are dis...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Arap Neto W,Lopes RN,Cury M,Montelatto NI,Arap S

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is an undifferentiated epithelial tumor with a prominent lymphocytic infiltrate and is rarely seen in the upper urinary tract. Only 3 and 2 cases involving the ureter and renal pelvis, respectively, have been reported. We report the fourth documented case of lymphoepithelioma-like carc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Terai A,Terada N,Ichioka K,Matsui Y,Yoshimura K,Wani Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the results and complications of a new transvaginal minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. METHODS:Sixty-seven women aged 37 to 77 years underwent a pervaginal bone-anchoring synthetic sling procedure between April 1997 and February 1999. Sixty-three patie...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Giberti C,Rovida S

更新日期：2000-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) plays a role in the tumorigenicity of prostate cancer cells. METHODS:PC3 prostate cancer cells were transfected with small interfering (si)PDGFR-α and siPDGFR-β, constructed according to the conventional small interfering RNA design standa...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Park YH,Seo SY,Ha M,Ku JH,Kim HH,Kwak C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in stretched penile length after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) in a prospective penile measurement study because an occasional complaint from patients after RRP is that their penis is shortened. METHODS:Thirty-one patients undergoing RRP by one surgeon were enrolled. The same ph...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Munding MD,Wessells HB,Dalkin BL

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of preoperative stent placement on total cost of ureteroscopic stone intervention. Passive ureteral dilation with a preoperative ureteral stent has been proposed as a method to facilitate both upper tract access and stone removal. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of pati...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chu L,Farris CA,Corcoran AT,Averch TD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of the learning curve for the hybrid technique of retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy (RDN) on donor and recipient outcomes. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 120 consecutive patients who underwent RDN, performed by a laparoscopic surgeon, at Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital bet...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tokodai K,Takayama T,Amada N,Haga I,Nakamura A,Kashiwadate T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a fifteen-month period, 15 patients with progressive adenocarcinoma of the prostate (CaP) were treated with transrectal microwave hyperthermia (TRHT). There were 5 Stage T4 and 11 Stage T3 patients including 6 patients with skeletal metastases. Nine of the patients had severe and 6 had moderately severe signs a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Stawarz B,Zielinski H,Szmigielski S,Rappaport E,Debicki P,Petrovich Z

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our clinical experience in renal surgery utilizing the CO2 laser is presented. The inherent characteristics of precision and hemostasis of this modality were found to be useful in the performance of three anatrophic nephrolithotomies and three partial nephrectomies. Operative time ranged between 110 and 120 minutes, w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rosemberg SK

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the outcomes of hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy in patients with significant complicating clinical factors. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of 322 hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy cases that were completed at a single institution from 1998 to 2004. Patients with a histor...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kalra P,Glassman DT,Gomella LG,Strup SE,McGinnis DE,Simon DR,Chang MF,Byrne DS,Kuo RL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible origins of post-TUR bacteriuria (urethral flora, prostate, bladder tumors, or contaminated irrigating fluids or instruments) are discussed. A review of the literature on antibacterial prophylaxis during TUR led to a positive assessment of its value. Preferred agents for prophylaxis of urinary tract infect...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Madsen PO,Larsen EH,Dørflinger T

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen deprivation therapy remains the mainstay of therapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer and for selected patients with localized prostate cancer. Androgen deprivation therapy is the model of target-based therapies in this disease. Although it is clear that other target-based therapies need to be develo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gilligan T,Kantoff PW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many countries of the world, prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men, and in the United States it is now in first rank. It is an important public health problem, with > 0.25 million new cases diagnosed worldwide in the year 1985. Whereas earlier large increases in the incidence of prostate c...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Boyle P,Maisonneuve P,Napalkov P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess seminal plasma soluble Fas (sFas) relationship with oxidative stress and varicocele (Vx) grade in infertile men. METHODS:In all, 230 men were prospectively investigated: fertile men without Vx, fertile men with Vx, infertile men without Vx, and infertile men with Vx. In their semen, seminal oxidant...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tawadrous GA,Aziz AA,Mostafa T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of urinary incontinence in men with prostate cancer treated with definitive external-beam radiation therapy and to analyze the impact of various patient and treatment variables on the development of urinary incontinence. METHODS:The records of all 758 men who received definitive e...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee WR,Schultheiss TE,Hanlon AL,Hanks GE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess feasibility of laparoscopic nephrectomy completed entirely by way of the vagina in the porcine model. METHODS:Six transvaginal laparoscopic nephrectomies were performed in female farm pigs. Two acute and two 1-week survival animals were used for the study. Before killing the survival animals, a se...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gettman MT,Lotan Y,Napper CA,Cadeddu JA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether multiple incisions of Peyronie's plaque with placement of vein grafts to cover the tunical defects coupled with contralateral tunical plication is effective in straightening the penis while allowing preservation of normal erectile function. METHODS:Nine patients with Peyronie's disease an...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Moriel EZ,Grinwald A,Rajfer J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of splenic abscess as a complication of percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement. The patient was a sixty-three-year-old man suffering from a recurrence of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder after cystectomy and neobladder substitution. Computed tomography of the abdomen identified the abscess,...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Reinberg Y,Moore LS,Lange PH

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with undiagnosed right renal tuberculosis miliary spread to both lungs developed following ureteral catheterization. Mycobacteremia with miliary metastatic foci should be considered as a complication of urinary tract instrumentation in the presence of renal tuberculosis. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yekanath H,Gross PA,Vitenson JH

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the incidence of urethral stricture is different according to the primary mode of management, we retrospectively reviewed the record of patients with bulbous urethral disruption by external blunt trauma. METHODS:A total of 95 patients with blunt bulbous urethral injuries were included...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ku Ja,Kim ME,Jeon YS,Lee NK,Park YH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) can be a challenging diagnostic pursuit. To date, there is no large-scale study assessing the statistical utility (eg, sensitivity and specificity) of selective cytology. Herein, we systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the published literature to evaluate t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Potretzke AM,Knight BA,Vetter JM,Anderson BG,Hardi AC,Bhayani SB,Figenshau RS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein describe a case of adrenal hemorrhage on the right side in a forty-five-year-old woman. Her medical history did not show any evidence of an acute bleeding. The hematoma was removed and adrenalectomy performed. A veinectasis and a localized vasculitis are discussed as causes of bleeding. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Friedrichs R,Dohrenbusch J,Heinrichs B,Rübben H

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00