Supernumerary kidneys: a clinical and radiological analysis of nine cases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic single-site surgery has recently emerged in the field of urology and this minimally-invasive surgery has resulted in a further reduction in morbidity compared with traditional laparoscopy. We present our initial experience with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery of partial adrenalectomy (LESS-...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Yuge K,Miyajima A,Hasegawa M,Miyazaki Y,Maeda T,Takeda T,Takeda A,Miyashita K,Kurihara I,Shibata H,Kikuchi E,Oya M

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this population-based study was to assess patient, physician and tumour determinants associated with positive surgical margins after prostatectomy, and to assess the effects of positive surgical margins on prostate cancer-specific survival. METHODS:We included 1'254 prostate cancer patients...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Retèl VP,Bouchardy C,Usel M,Neyroud-Caspar I,Schmidlin F,Wirth G,Iselin C,Miralbell R,Rapiti E

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies report association of contraceptives with moderate increase in urinary tract infection among sexually active premenopausal women. The aim of our study was to find out whether the use of hormonal contraceptives has any effect on microbiota of the vagina in the contraceptives users in Khairpur...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kazi YF,Saleem S,Kazi N

更新日期：2012-08-18 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study describes and compares health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of prostate cancer patients who received either radical prostatectomy (nerve-sparing, nsRP, or non-nerve-sparing, nnsRP) or radiotherapy (external RT, brachytherapy, or both combined) for treatment of localised prostate cancer. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Eisemann N,Nolte S,Schnoor M,Katalinic A,Rohde V,Waldmann A

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides clinical stage and Gleason score, risk-stratification of prostate cancer in the pretherapeutic setting mainly relies on the serum PSA level. Yet, this is associated with many uncertainties. With regard to therapy decision-making, additional markers are needed to allow an exact risk prediction. Eukary...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Worst TS,Waldbillig F,Abdelhadi A,Weis CA,Gottschalt M,Steidler A,von Hardenberg J,Michel MS,Erben P

更新日期：2017-09-18 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:To assess factors that can predict active surveillance (AS) failure on serial transrectal ultrasound guided biopsies in patients with low-risk prostate cancer. METHODS:We evaluated the records of 144 consecutive patients enrolled in AS between 2007 and 2014 at a single academic institution. Low risk inclusi...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Wang JH,Sierra P,Richards KA,Abel EJ,Allen GO,Downs TM,Jarrard DF

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To conduct an accurate evaluation of patients presenting with posttraumatic penoscrotal injuries, and to formulate a treatment algorithm based on this assessment. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review study. Patients with penoscrotal defects admitted to our level I trauma center from 2017 to 201...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kim MJ,Lee DH,Park DH,Lee IJ

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene expression profiling has recently shown that the mRNA for CD24 is overexpressed in prostate carcinomas (Pca) compared to benign or normal prostate epithelial tissues. Immunohistochemical studies have reported the usefulness of anti-CD24 for detecting prostate cancer over the full range of prostate speci...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Schostak M,Krause H,Miller K,Schrader M,Weikert S,Christoph F,Kempkensteffen C,Kollermann J

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) supplementation restores testicular atrophy associated with advanced liver cirrhosis that is a condition of IGF-I deficiency. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of IGF-I in rats with ischemia-induced testicular atrophy (AT) without liver disease and consequen...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Diez-Caballero F,Castilla-Cortázar I,Garcia-Fernandez M,Puche JE,Diaz-Sanchez M,Casares AD,Aliaga-Montilla MA,Rodriguez-Borrajo C,Gonzalez-Barón S

更新日期：2006-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fesoterodine is an antimuscarinic for the treatment of overactive bladder, a syndrome of urgency, with or without urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), usually with increased daytime frequency and nocturia. Our objective was to develop predictive models to describe the dose response of fesoterodine. METHODS:D...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Cardozo L,Khullar V,El-Tahtawy A,Guan Z,Malhotra B,Staskin D

更新日期：2010-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PSA-directed prostate cancer screening leads to a high rate of false positive identifications and an unnecessary biopsy burden. Epigenetic biomarkers have proven useful, exhibiting frequent and abundant inactivation of tumor suppressor genes through such mechanisms. An epigenetic, multiplex PCR test for pros...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Van Neste L,Bigley J,Toll A,Otto G,Clark J,Delrée P,Van Criekinge W,Epstein JI

更新日期：2012-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atraumatic renal pelvis rupture without pre-existing renal or ureteric pathology is an uncommon event. It is reported in the setting of acute urinary tract obstruction, most often secondary to ureteric calculi. Typical symptoms include acute flank pain and nausea, mimicking pyelonephritis or other causes of ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Li Z,Beh JCY

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstetric fistula although virtually eliminated in high income countries, still remains a prevalent and debilitating condition in many parts of the developing world. It occurs in areas where access to care at childbirth is limited, or of poor quality and where few hospitals offer the necessary corrective sur...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Kayondo M,Wasswa S,Kabakyenga J,Mukiibi N,Senkungu J,Stenson A,Mukasa P

更新日期：2011-12-07 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:The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of prostate cancer patients who were diagnosed at repeat biopsy and compare them to non-cancerous patients or patients who were diagnosed at initial biopsy. METHODS:We carried out a retrospective analysis of clinical and pathological data from 576...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Yuasa T,Tsuchiya N,Kumazawa T,Inoue T,Narita S,Saito M,Horikawa Y,Satoh S,Habuchi T

更新日期：2008-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our purpose was to study the relationship of the 3 different types of endoscopic calcifications of the renal papilla (Randall's plaque, intratubular calcification, papillary crater) with the type of stone and urine analysis. METHODS:This prospective study examined 41 patients (age range: 18 to 80 years) who...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Sabaté Arroyo XA,Grases Freixedas F,Bauzà Quetglas JL,Guimerà Garcia J,Pieras Ayala E

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the management of choice for renal stones 20 mm or smaller, with a stone clearance rate of up to 89%. The purpose of the present is to investigate the efficacy of a commercialised ESWL service, being performed as an outsourced treatment using a mobile lithotrips...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Nielsen TK,Jensen JB

更新日期：2017-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine risk factors for postoperative fever (POF) after retrograding intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and a nomogram for prediction of POF in patients undertaking RIRS has been developed based on the risk factors found. METHODS:This is a retrospective designed-study. A continuous cohort from a single-center ...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Jian ZY,Ma YC,Liu R,Li H,Wang K

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is a rare hereditary kidney cancer syndrome in which affected individuals are at risk of skin and uterine leiomyomatosis and kidney cancer. HLRCC-associated kidney cancer is a lethal disease with a highly aggressive behavior, and there is no standard...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Park I,Shim YS,Go H,Hong BS,Lee JL

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study is to investigate the clinical relevance of aortic calcification in urolithiasis patients. METHODS:Between January 2010 and September 2014, 1221 patients with urolithiasis were treated in Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute and Hirosaki University Hospital. Among these, 287 patient...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Tanaka T,Hatakeyama S,Yamamoto H,Narita T,Hamano I,Matsumoto T,Soma O,Tobisawa Y,Yoneyama T,Yoneyama T,Hashimoto Y,Koie T,Takahashi I,Nakaji S,Terayama Y,Funyu T,Ohyama C

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schwannomas are tumours arising from Schwann cells, which sheath the peripheral nerves. Here, we report a rare case of left intrascrotal, extratesticular schwannoma. Although rare, scrotal localisation of schwannomas has been reported in male children, adult men, and elderly men. They are usually asymptomati...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Palleschi G,Carbone A,Cacciotti J,Manfredonia G,Porta N,Fuschi A,de Nunzio C,Petrozza V,Pastore AL

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Site-dependent and interindividual histological differences in Denonvilliers' fascia (DF) are not well understood. This study aimed to examine site-dependent and interindividual differences in DF and to determine whether changes in the current approach to radical prostatectomy are warranted in light of these...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Muraoka K,Hinata N,Morizane S,Honda M,Sejima T,Murakami G,Tewari AK,Takenaka A

更新日期：2015-05-12 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:The aim was to retrospectively assess the results of treatment of upper urinary tract stones with the Sonolith vision manufactured by EDAP, and purchased in 2004. METHODS:The subjects were 226 Japanese patients who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) alone as an initial treatment and coul...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Nakamura K,Tobiume M,Narushima M,Yoshizawa T,Nishikawa G,Kato Y,Katsuda R,Zennami K,Aoki S,Yamada Y,Honda N,Sumitomo M

更新日期：2011-12-12 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:To investigate the factor structure, dimensionality and construct validity of the (5-item) PRAFAB questionnaire score in women with stress urinary incontinence (stress UI). METHODS:A cross validation study design was used in a cohort of 279 patients who were randomly divided into Sample A or B. Sample A was...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Hendriks EJ,Bernards AT,Staal JB,de Vet HC,de Bie RA

更新日期：2008-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many factors including vasoconstrictor agents can interfere with wound healing process. This study aimed to compare the histopathological outcome of injection of two sympathomimetic drugs used during urologic surgery, including phenylephrine and epinephrine, on the structure of spongy tissue and urethra in a...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Shirazi M,Rajabalian MB,Noorafshan A,Karbalay-Doust S,Jahanabadi Z,Ahmed F

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior urethral stricture remains a great challenge. We reported our clinical technique and results by using inlay dorsal buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for repair of anterior urethral stricture. METHODS:From January 2005 to July 2008, 87 male patients (range from 9 to 72 years old) with anterior uret...

journal_title：BMC urology

authors： Liu Y,Zhuang L,Ye W,Ping P,Wu M

更新日期：2014-05-08 00:00:00