Prostate carcinoma presenting as multiple pulmonary nodules in an asymptomatic patient with a history of testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the staging accuracy and detection of neurovascular bundle involvement by dynamic subtraction contrast-enhanced endorectal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with localized prostate cancer. METHODS:In 38 patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer, endorectal MRI was performed on a 1.5-T...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ogura K,Maekawa S,Okubo K,Aoki Y,Okada T,Oda K,Watanabe Y,Tsukayama C,Arai Y

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the use of an innovative 5-part Percutaneous Access Needle with Glidewire (5-PANG), a novel technique in an attempt to make percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL-a routinely performed procedure) tract establishment a fast, safe, and less cumbersome procedure. METHODS:An access needle (5-PANG needle...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Patil AV

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although recommended management strategy for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) involves a single postoperative intravesical therapy with mitomycin C (MMC), it is uncommonly used among urologists, in part because of potential increased costs. Our objective was to perform a 5-year cost analysis of this ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Feifer A,Xie X,Brophy JM,Segal R,Kassouf W

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) paste in the lower urinary tract for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux or urinary incontinence is increasing. Its use remains controversial and the long-term consequence of this substance injected into the lower urinary system of humans is largely unknown. When i...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Noe HN,Williams RS,Causey J,Smith DP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with synchronous Hodgkin's disease and testicular germ cell neoplasms. Both patients are in complete remission following treatment with multidrug chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Despite epidemiologic similarities between Hodgkin's disease and testicular cancer, only 13 cases of their associa...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Dexeus FH,Kilbourn R,Chong C,Logothetis CJ,Sella A,Grignon D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urethral adenocarcinoma of males is a rare disease with limited prospective data to define optimal treatment. Surgical excision remains the primary treatment for early-stage disease. Multimodality therapy with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery has been explored in patients with locally advanced dise...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mendiratta P,Rini BI,Tendulkar RD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late relapses of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testicle are unusual. In such cases, chemotherapy is reported to have only modest success and surgery may be the preferred treatment modality. We report a patient who experienced relapse 11 years after the initial diagnosis of advanced testicular cancer and who ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Papadimitris C,Papadimitriou C,Kokolakis N,Athanassiades P,Dimopoulos MA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If following posterior urethral valve fulguration a unilateral nonfunctioning or poorly functioning kidney remains, nephroureterectomy is the customary method of management. The distal ureter of such renal units can serve as a means of salvage for complications resulting from surgery on the ureter serving the remainin...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Noe HN,Spivey OS Jr,Jerkins GR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A contracted empty scrotum in a young man will not accept an artificial testis satisfactorily using any of the standard techniques. Previous operative scars, as from a failed orchiopexy, have often added to the difficulties. Greatly enlarging the scrotum by gradual distention of a tissue expander implanted in the cont...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lattimer JK,Stalnecker MC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of recurrent reflux on the right side after bilateral vesicoureteroplasty with modified Hutch I technique. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grechi G,Selli C,Pecori M,Carini M

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of the fibrin sealant, Evicel, on the neuroregulatory control of penile erections in an experimental rat model. METHODS:Two groups of rats were used: sham-operated rats with exposure of the bilateral cavernous nerves (CNs) and application of saline vehicle (500 microL), and rats treat...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bivalacqua TJ,Guzzo TJ,Schaeffer EM,Gebska MA,Champion HC,Burnett AL,Gonzalgo ML

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the degree to which expenditures on symptom evaluations vary among urologists and the factors associated with such variation. As the medical and surgical specialists for men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), urologists provide testing to evaluate symptoms and determine therapy. METHOD...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Strope SA,Elliott SP,Smith A,Wei JT,Wilt TJ,Saigal CS,Urologic Diseases in America Project.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of saw palmetto on voiding symptoms and urodynamic parameters in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) presumed secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS:Fifty men with previously untreated LUTS and a minimum International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) of 10 or gr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gerber GS,Zagaja GP,Bales GT,Chodak GW,Contreras BA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine retrospectively the clinical presentations, microbiologic characteristics, and treatment outcomes of psoas abscess in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to assess the usefulness of computed tomography and gallium-67 scanning in its early diagnosis. METHODS:During a 9-year period, psoas absc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kao PF,Tsui KH,Leu HS,Tsai MF,Tzen KY

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common, disabling condition associated with considerable negative impact on quality of life, quality of sleep, and mental health. The age-specific prevalence of OAB is similar among men and women. Urge incontinence affects only a portion of the OAB population: 33% of patients have OAB wit...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tubaro A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate protein expression and genetic aberrations of p53 and HER-2 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as well as possible association of p53 and HER-2 abnormalities with the tumor behavior of RCC. METHODS:Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 70 patients with RCC were studied. Protein e...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Zhang XH,Takenaka I,Sato C,Sakamoto H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the effects of testosterone replacement using a nonscrotal testosterone transdermal (TTD) system on prostate size and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in hypogonadal men. METHODS:As part of an open-label, multicenter study, prostate volume as measured by transrectal ultrasound and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Meikle AW,Arver S,Dobs AS,Adolfsson J,Sanders SW,Middleton RG,Stephenson RA,Hoover DR,Rajaram L,Mazer NA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of bilateral struvite and matrix staghorn calculi in a quadriplegic man with severe upper and lower extremity contractures that prevented percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Bilateral ureteroscopic lithotripsy was performed but the "snowstorm" of particles and viscous matrix material prevented complete ston...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cadeddu JA,Jarrett T

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to determine whether or not the seminal vesicles store spermatozoa. Half of the nonhuman primates' vesicles had sperm at autopsy as did one of the men dying a traumatic death. Seminal vesicle sperm storage may be the reason for continued spermatozoa in the ejaculates of men after vasectomy. :These...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ponig BF Jr,Roberts JA

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore patient characteristics and complications of simple cystectomy for benign disease. A secondary objective was to compare these parameters to those in radical cystectomy. METHODS:Current Procedural Terminology codes were used to identify patients within the National Surgical Quality Improvement Prog...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Aisen CM,Lipsky MJ,Tran H,Chung DE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent immigrants from Southeast Asia accounted for 39 of 149 hospital admissions for treatment of urinary tract stones. Presumptive diagnosis of a urinary calculus was possible in only 19 per cent of the refugees compared with 60 per cent of other patients treated at the same hospital (p less than 0.005). Calculi in ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ireton RC,Krieger JN,Mason JT,Ansell JS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify key anatomic structures that should be preserved to decrease postoperative anejaculation after Aquablation. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study design using patient data and operative video logs from Aquablation clinical trials. Cases were sexually active participants with functional baseli...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Nguyen DD,Mantri SS,Zorn KC,Misraï V,Elterman D,Bhojani N

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a new technique to repair congenital and acquired megaurethra without opening the enlarged urethra. METHODS:A urethral plication similar to the Starr ureteral plication was developed, which allows the urethra to be plicated without opening into the lumen. This technique also allows the operation ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Heaton BW,Snow BW,Cartwright PC

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform a prospective, placebo-controlled study to examine the long-term efficacy of alfuzosin compared with placebo and standard therapy in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), because alpha-blockers have been suggested for the treatment of CP/CPPS. METHODS:One hundr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mehik A,Alas P,Nickel JC,Sarpola A,Helström PJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the ratio of dietary calcium and oxalate consumption at mealtime affects gastrointestinal oxalate absorption and urinary oxalate excretion. METHODS:A study was conducted with 10 non-stone-forming adults placed on controlled diets with daily calcium and oxalate contents of 1000 and 750 mg...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lange JN,Wood KD,Mufarrij PW,Callahan MF,Easter L,Knight J,Holmes RP,Assimos DG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the substantial litigious risks associated with vasectomy, a common urologic procedure. We examined the risk factors and types of negligence involved in vasectomy cases that go to trial and their associated outcomes. METHODS:Using the Westlaw legal database, we searched all jury verdicts and s...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Blazek AJ,Belle JD,Deibert MP,Deibert CM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the use of radiofrequency (RF) and electrocautery in partial nephrectomy without renal artery clamping for bleeding and tissue destruction. METHODS:Sixteen adult rabbits were randomized into two groups. Partial nephrectomy using a monopolar RF device without renal artery clamping was performed in...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Seckiner I,Mungan NA,Yesilli C,Gun B,Akduman B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ-LUTSqol) using both an...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lim R,Liong ML,Lim KK,Leong WS,Yuen KH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess patients' perceived causes of prostate cancer (PCa) and relation to treatment satisfaction, an Internet-based survey study was designed. PCa is a profoundly personal disease, considering the location and common sequelae of treatment. Deeply held patient self-perceptions regarding the etiology of a p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Leapman M,Jazayeri SB,Katsigeorgis M,Hobbs A,Samadi DB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00