Practice patterns of ureteral access sheath during ureteroscopy for nephrolithiasis: a survey among endourologists worldwide.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of bilateral complex renal stones is a tough challenge for urologists. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency and safety of bilateral ultrasonography-guided multi-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) combined with EMS lithotripsy for the treatment of such cases. METHODS:Twenty-seven ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Liang T,Zhao C,Wu G,Tang B,Luo X,Lu S,Dong Y,Yang H

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared the detection rates for clinically significant prostate cancer (CSPC) between magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography (MRI/US)-fusion-targeted biopsy (TB), systematic biopsy (SB) and combination of TB and SB. METHODS:This prospective study evaluated simultaneous TB and SB for cons...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Hakozaki Y,Matsushima H,Kumagai J,Murata T,Masuda T,Hirai Y,Oda M,Kawauchi N,Yokoyama M,Homma Y

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between surgical outcome of hypospadias repair and long-term male reproductive function has not been documented. The purpose of this study was to clarify association between paternity in adult hypospadias patients and reoperation for urethral obstruction after two-stage repair during childhoo...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kanematsu A,Tanaka S,Hashimoto T,Nojima M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spectrum effects refer to the phenomenon that test performance varies across subgroups of a population. When spectrum effects occur during diagnostic testing for cancer, difficult patient misdiagnoses can occur. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of test indication, age, gender, race, and smoking statu...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Gopalakrishna A,Longo TA,Fantony JJ,Owusu R,Foo WC,Dash R,Inman BA

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival rate for patients presenting muscle invasive bladder cancer is very low, and useful therapeutic target has not been identified yet. In the present study, new COX2 downstream signals involved in urothelial carcinoma cell survival were investigated in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:COX2 gene was silenced...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Shimada K,Anai S,Marco DA,Fujimoto K,Konishi N

更新日期：2011-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stauffer Syndrome (SS) is a paraneoplastic disorder associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). First described by Herbert Maurice Stauffer in 1961, it is characterized by hepatic dysfunction in the absence of metastasis, and elevated alkaline phosphatase, aminotransferases and prolonged prothrombin time. In...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Chavarriaga J,Fakih N,Cataño J,Villaquiran C,Rodriguez S,Patino G

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the clinical outcome of low grade Ta bladder cancer followed-up for a long period using the 2004 WHO grading system. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 190 patients with primary, low grade Ta bladder cancer. We defined worsening progression (WP) as confirmed high grade Ta, all T1 or Tis/concom...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kobayashi H,Kikuchi E,Mikami S,Maeda T,Tanaka N,Miyajima A,Nakagawa K,Oya M

更新日期：2014-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increased incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in patients with metabolic syndrome who usually have high levels of serum triglyceride (TG) and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). Plasma atherogenic index (PAI) is the logarithmic ratio of serum TG level to HDL-C and related to car...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Karabay E,Karsiyakali N,Duvar S,Tosun C,Aslan AR,Yucebas OE

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal treatment of high-risk prostate cancer remains controversial. We aimed to compare treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with definitive external-beam radiotherapy (ExRT) or radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS:The records of 120 high-risk clinical stage T2b-T4 N0 M0 prostate cancer p...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Andic F,Izol V,Gokcay S,Arslantas HS,Bayazit Y,Coskun H,Tansug MZ,Sertdemir Y

更新日期：2019-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indications for nephron-sparing surgery are expanding constantly. One major contributing fact for this development is the improvement of haemostatic techniques following excision of the tumor. Nevertheless, postoperative bleeding complications still occur. To prevent this, we prospectively studied the ef...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Simon J,de Petriconi R,Meilinger M,Hautmann RE,Bartsch G Jr

更新日期：2008-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the prognostic value of the extent of positive surgical margins (PSM) following radical prostatectomy (RP) on biochemical recurrence (BR) with long-term follow-up. METHODS:This retrospective study analyzed 1275 RPs performed between January 1992 and December 2013 in two university centers in Marse...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Koskas Y,Lannes F,Branger N,Giusiano S,Guibert N,Pignot G,Walz J,Rossi D,Bastide C

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current research aims to evaluate the risk factors of urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery among the youth in China. METHODS:One hundred twenty hypospadias patients were enrolled in our study. All of them were defined as Tanner 4 or 5. The information collected from the participants includ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sheng X,Xu D,Wu Y,Yu Y,Chen J,Qi J

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a common consequence of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. Up to 20 % of men on ADT have suffered from fractures within 5 years. The WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) has been utilized to predict the 10-year probability of major osteoporotic and hip fracture. Howev...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kawahara T,Fusayasu S,Izumi K,Yokomizo Y,Ito H,Ito Y,Kurita K,Furuya K,Hasumi H,Hayashi N,Myoshi Y,Miyamoto H,Yao M,Uemura H

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This very large population-based study investigated outcomes after a diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) in terms of mortality rates, treatments and adverse effects. METHODS:Among the 11 million men aged 40 years and over covered by the general national health insurance scheme, those with newly managed PCa i...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Tuppin P,Samson S,Fagot-Campagna A,Lukacs B,Alla F,CNAMTS scientific board members.,Paccaud F,Thalabard JC,Vicaut E,Vidaud M,Millat B

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given that a deubiquitinating enzyme, ubiquitin-specific protease 2a (USP2a), regulates ubiquitination, trafficking, and degradation of EGFR, which plays a critical role in bladder cancer, in this study, we aimed to quantify the USP2a gene expression, and to determine the possibility that USP2a can be used f...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Jeong P,Ha YS,Yun SJ,Yoon HY,Freeman MR,Kim J,Kim WJ

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the expression of type 1 plasminogen inhibitor (PAI-1) in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC), and its possible association with microvessel density (MVD), the expression of thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), nuclear grade, tumour stage, continuously coded tumour size (CCTS) and to assess the value of ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Zubac DP,Wentzel-Larsen T,Seidal T,Bostad L

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic indwelling catheters may induce histologic changes within the bladder, and these changes are sometimes pre-malignant. There are many documented cases of squamous cell carcinoma associated with indwelling catheters, but only three cases of catheter-associated adenocarcinoma have been reported. In this...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Bauman TM,Potretzke TA,Potretzke AM,Siegel CL,Brandes SB

更新日期：2015-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) includes conservative medical treatment, percutaneous drainage, and surgical resection of the involved kidney. EPN with diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) is very rare, in which the clinical management of refusing surgical drainage is inexperienced. CASE PRESENTA...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Song Y,Shen X

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It has been reported that Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection was more prevalent in infertile populations. HP infection could lead to decreased sperm parameters, and treating the HP infection could improve the quality of sperm. However, studies investigating the relationship between infertility and H...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Feng C,Lv PP,Huang CC,Yang SQ,Yao QP,Shen JM,Jin M

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to explore the budget impact of dutasteride plus tamsulosin fixed-dose combination (DUT + TAM FDC) versus tamsulosin monotherapy, in the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from the perspective of the Greek healthcare insurance system. METHODS:A Micros...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Geitona M,Karabela P,Katsoulis IA,Kousoulakou H,Lyberopoulou E,Bitros E,Xaplanteris L,Papanicolaou S

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well recognized that the presence of positive surgical margins (PSM) after radical prostatectomy (RP) adversely affects cancer specific outcomes and recent evidence from randomized trials supports the use of adjuvant radiotherapy in these cases. However, not all of the patients with PSM develop disease...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Vesely S,Jarolim L,Duskova K,Schmidt M,Dusek P,Babjuk M

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe a detailed novel step-by-step approach for creation of an ileal neobladder and compare the outcomes with standart neobladder. METHODS:Between August 2009 and January 2016, 36 consecutive patients with bladder cancer underwent radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion with an ileal neob...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Talat Z,Onal B,Cetinel B,Demirdag C,Citgez S,Dogan C

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis. Clinical management in everyday practice requires a complete understanding of the issues regarding metabolic evaluation and subgrouping of s...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Rosa M,Usai P,Miano R,Kim FJ,Finazzi Agrò E,Bove P,Micali S,International Translational Research in Uro-Sciences Team (ITRUST).

更新日期：2013-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) in adults is extremely rare. Optimal treatment of adult patients with CCSK remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION:A 22-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of left flank pain. A color duplex sonography revealed a hypervascular, heterogeneous renal mass. Abdominal...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kural AR,Onal B,Ozkara H,Cakarir C,Ayan I,Agaoglu FY

更新日期：2006-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to determine in a case series (four patients) how calcified deposits in renal papillae are associated with the development of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) papillary calculi. METHODS:From the recently collected papillary calculi, we evaluated retrospectively patients, subj...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Grases F,Costa-Bauzá A,Prieto RM,Conte A,Servera A

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal cell carcinoma can cause various paraneoplastic syndromes including metabolic and hematologic disturbances. Paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia has been reported in a variety of hematologic and solid tumors. We present the first case in the literature of severe paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia in a patien...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Todenhöfer T,Wirths S,von Weyhern CH,Heckl S,Horger M,Hennenlotter J,Stenzl A,Kanz L,Schwentner C

更新日期：2012-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (PSTCC) is a rare disease predominantly occurring in young men. Cardinal symptoms are pain and perineal swelling. Although several risk factors are described in the literature, the exact etiology of penile thrombosis remains unclear in most cases. MRI or ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sauer S,Goltz JP,Gassenmaier T,Kunz AS,Bley TA,Klein D,Petritsch B

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidence has noted the important participation of microRNAs (miRNAs) in several human diseases including cancer. This research was launched to probe the function of miR-381 in bladder cancer (BCa) progression. METHODS:Twenty-eight patients with primary BCa were included in this study. Cancer tissue...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Chen D,Cheng L,Cao H,Liu W

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastatic tumors of the penis are uncommon, and fewer than 500 cases have been reported since 1870. Most penile secondary tumors originate in organs of the genitourinary tract, followed by the gastrointestinal tract. Primary tumors of sarcoma origin are extremely rare. Herein, we present a teenager who had ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Chen CF,Tang TY,Chen M,Chen LC

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUD:To evaluate the relationship between omentin-1 and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is the most common urological disease in elderly men worldwide. Lower serum omentin-1 levels were reported to be negatively associated with the incidence of inflammation, diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome, which ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： He H,Wu S,Hao J,Wang L,Ai K,Zhu X,Xu R,Zhao X,Wang Y,Zhong Z

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00