Use of Amplatz sheath in male urethra during cystolitholapaxy of large bladder calculi.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic hyperplasia measures in middle-aged men. METHODS:A total of 1400 male police officers with moderate and severe LUTS (international prostate symptoms score [IPSS] >7) and aged 40-59 ye...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee JH,Kwon H,Park YW,Cho IC,Min SK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the time-to-targeted therapy (TTT) in patients with not completely resected low-volume oligometastatic disease who were observed following debulking cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). METHODS:Patients with synchronous mRCC with not completely resected low-...

journal_title：Urology

authors： de Bruijn RE,Kuusk T,Noe AP,Blank CU,Haanen JBAG,Hendricksen K,Horenblas S,Bex A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques have been applied to the staging and treatment of testicular cancer during the performance of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. The da Vinci Surgical System potentially improves the safety and accuracy of this approach. We present what we believe to be the first publishe...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Davol P,Sumfest J,Rukstalis D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients experiencing erectile dysfunction who fail intracavernous injection (ICI) therapy are commonly believed to have exhausted pharmacologic options. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of transurethral alprostadil (MUSE) in patients experiencing erectile dysfunction who underwent prior ICI therapy (alp...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Engel JD,McVary KT

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine clinical and pathologic features and postoperative survival outcomes of men with prostate cancer detected by digital rectal examination (DRE) alone, elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level alone, or abnormalities in both. METHODS:From 1989 to 2001, approximately 36,000 men participated in ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Okotie OT,Roehl KA,Han M,Loeb S,Gashti SN,Catalona WJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transabdominal ultrasonography of the bladder was performed in 25 examinations on 20 patients being treated for bladder carcinoma. The presence or absence of tumor was accurately gauged in all 20 patients. As compared to cystoscopy, tumor staging was less accurate. Eleven of 15 patients with tumor present were accurat...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Dershaw DD,Scher HI

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hormone-independent and cytotoxic drug-resistant tumor growth in osteoblastic metastases defines poor survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Therefore, we analyzed the ability of human osteoblast-like cells (MG-63 cells) and MG-63 conditioned media (MG-63 CM) to protect PC-3 human prostate cance...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Reyes-Moreno C,Sourla A,Choki I,Doillon C,Koutsilieris M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fifty-five-year-old man was seen with anuria. Retrograde pyelograms demonstrated bilateral ureteral obstruction subsequently shown to have resulted from sloughed renal papillae. A twenty-year history of phenacetin was obtained. Treatment included bilateral ureteral intubation, then ureterotomy on one side. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Strimer RM,Morin LJ

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5-year follow-up of the implantation of a UroLume double urethral stent in 2 patients with recurrent, post-traumatic urethral strictures is presented. The double implantation for each patient was done by the long extension of the urethral lesion. Only 1 patient presented a single phosphatic concretion in the impla...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Scarpa RM,De Lisa A,Porru D,Paulis M,Usai E

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of frailty on adverse perioperative outcomes in patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We identified 9459 adults (age ≥18) in the Nationwide Readmission Database who underwent radical cystectomy in 2014 for bladder cancer. We defined patients'...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Michel J,Goel AN,Golla V,Lenis AT,Johnson DC,Chamie K,Litwin MS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the histopathology changes and clinical features of vesical diverticula, focusing on the neoplastic entities. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrieved data for 108 patients with vesical diverticula from the archives of our institute during the past 15 years (1998 to 2012) and reviewed their clinical and p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kong MX,Zhao X,Kheterpal E,Lee P,Taneja S,Lepor H,Melamed J,Deng FM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the frequency of urologic manifestations in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) seropositive individuals from Salvador and other cities in Bahia, Brazil, with or without clinical HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). METHODS:A total of 218 HTLV-I seropo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Castro NM,Rodrigues W Jr,Freitas DM,Muniz A,Oliveira P,Carvalho EM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urethral pressure profiles have been a useful adjunct in the study of continence. Caffeine, a known smooth muscle inhibitor and skeletal muscle stimulator, is shown to decrease the urethral pressure profile in anesthetized dogs. This would lead one to believe that the smooth muscle component of urethral tonus is the d...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Palermo LM,Zimskind PD

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare occurrence of an accessory urethral-like channel passing anterior to the pubis in a female child is reported. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Redman JF,O'Donnell PD

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence rates of erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction, associated bother, and their relation to sexual activity in a population-based sample of elderly men.Methods. Data were collected from 1688 men by way of self-administered questionnaires (including the International Continence Society...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Blanker MH,Bosch JL,Groeneveld FP,Bohnen AM,Prins A,Thomas S,Hop WC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How much can a man carry? Penoscrotal elephantiasis is a debilitating syndrome. This is a case report of a patient with giant genital elephantiasis secondary to long-standing lymphogranuloma venereum infection in Ethiopia. Complete surgical resection of the pathologic tissue and penile reconstruction was undertaken wi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kuepper D

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical efficacy of neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) laser coagulation prostatectomy using a broad-angle, divergent-beam, side-firing fiber. METHODS:Eighty adult men with voiding symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia were enrolled in a prospective multicenter study of free-be...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kabalin JN,Gill HS,Leach GE,Bowers GW,Nill T,Konowalchuk TW

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt diagnosis of renomegaly in the newborn is necessary for appropriate medical or surgical management to insure maximal recovery of renal function. To investigate both renal structure and function without iodinated contrast infusion, combined ultrasonography and nuclear scintigraphy were evaluated in 17 newborns w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chevalier RL,Campbell F,Brenbridge AN

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding bacterial adherence and explaining it to patients is essential in the management of recurrent urinary tract infection. Bowel flora, usually Escherichia coli, colonize first the vaginal introitus, then the urethral mucosa, and they subsequently ascend to the bladder. The essential step is bacterial adhesi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the quality of specimens obtained from prostate biopsies performed by urology residents and evaluate the number of procedures required to perform high-quality transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between 2006 and 2009, 770 patients underwent TRUS-guided pros...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Benchikh El Fegoun A,El Atat R,Choudat L,El Helou E,Hermieu JF,Dominique S,Hupertan V,Ravery V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of suture materials are available for use in urologic surgery. Urologists have relied on absorbable suture materials which provide transient strength in anticipation that healing will occur before the suture is absorbed. Absorbable sutures thus decrease the chance of stone formation, known to occur on suture...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cohen EL,Kirschenbaum A,Glenn JF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinoma is defined as an encapsulated collection of extravasated urine in the perirenal or paraureteral space. Urinomas in childhood are rare and usually either secondary to obstructive uropathies or due to blunt or penetrating trauma leading to injuries of the collecting system and/or ureter. Spontaneous perinephric ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Puri A,Bajpai M,Gupta AK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An association between prostatitis and male infertility has been suspected, yet is poorly understood. Prostatitis is often associated with granulocytes in the prostatic fluid that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), known to impair male fertility. We compared ROS, the total antioxidant capacity (TAC), an...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pasqualotto FF,Sharma RK,Potts JM,Nelson DR,Thomas AJ,Agarwal A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To propose a clinical phenotype system (urinary, psychosocial, organ specific, infection, neurologic/systemic, and tenderness [UPOINT]) to classify patients with urologic pelvic pain to help understand the etiology and guide therapy. We wished to validate this system in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shoskes DA,Nickel JC,Dolinga R,Prots D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease (PD) is a penile wound-healing disorder resulting in fibrotic plaque in the tunica albuginea, likely resulting from micro trauma. Due to variable disease presentations, a myriad of proposed treatment options, physician misconceptions about the disorder, and severe psychological distress in afflicted...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sherer BA,Levine LA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish whether a difference in the clinical outcomes of patients with progressive and primary muscle-invasive bladder cancer exists. METHODS:The records of patients who had undergone radical cystectomy for bladder urothelial carcinoma from 1990 to 2005 were reviewed. According to our inclusion criteri...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Türkölmez K,Tokgöz H,Reşorlu B,Köse K,Bedük Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine serum levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men born with bladder exstrophy and to investigate the clinical utility of this test in the bladder exstrophy population. METHODS:Ten men aged 19 to 45 years with a history of bladder exstrophy underwent digital rectal examination and free and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Silver RI,Partin AW,Epstein JI,Chan DW,Carter HB,Jeffs RD,Gearhart JP

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:Eosinophilic cystitis is an uncommon inflammatory disorder of the urinary bladder which causes irritative voiding symptoms and may mimic rhabdomyosarcoma radiographically. In children, eosinophilic cystitis has been previously reported to be self-limiting and requires no specific therapy. Reported herein is a case of ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Axelrod SL,Ring KS,Collins MH,Reiley EA,Hensle TW

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotopic adrenal tissue has been reported in multiple sites, but its functionality has seldom been assessed. In this case, immunocytochemistry was used to characterize adrenocortical tissue present in the subcapsular region of a nephrectomy specimen and to determine its potential for steroidogenesis. Immunodetectab...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chin L,Brody RI,Morales P,Black VH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00