abstract：PURPOSE:In overactive bladder (OAB) patients with systemic diseases, dry mouth tends to be more prominent owing to the effects of systemic diseases or related medications. We evaluated how systemic diseases affect dry mouth before and after anticholinergic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:OAB patients were enrolled in...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Lee KC,Seong BM

更新日期：2017-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the rational surgical margin for pathological T1b renal cell carcinoma (RCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study included surveys of 60 patients with T1bN0M0 RCC who underwentradical nephrectomy (RN, n = 40) or partial nephrectomy (PN, n = 20) between October 2008 and December2014 at t...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Zhang K,Xie WL

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the influence of stone opacity in plain radiography on stone free rate and complications ofpercutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A number of 101 patients who underwent PCNL between July-September 2015 wereprospectively included. Stone opacity was judged on preoperative plain...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Maghsoudi R,Etemadian M,Kashi AH,Ranjbaran A

更新日期：2016-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Novel biomarkers have been investigated for various renal disorders, including urinary tract infection (UTI). The aim of this study was to assess whether urine neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocaline (NGAL), could represent a reliable biomarker for diagnosis and treatment of children with acute pyelonephrit...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Nickavar A,Safaeian B,Valavi E,Moradpour F

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) using split or intact Amplatz sheath. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy two patients who underwent PCNL were randomly divided into two groups; PCNL using intact (group 1) and split (group 2) Amplatz sheath. Preoperative data, operative time, largest ext...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Tabibi A,Abedi AR,Radfar MH,Kamranmanesh MR,Karami H,Arab D,Pakmanesh H

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of silodosin in the medical expulsive therapy for symptomatic distal ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospectively randomized controlled trial was carried out from May 2011 to December 2014. In all, 198 patients with radiopaque distal ureteral stones <10 mm in size were eli...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Wang CJ,Tsai PC,Chang CH

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the clinicopathology and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of bladder paraganglioma, an extremely rare clinical entity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Five patients with bladder paraganglioma (3 males and 2 females, 27-52 years old) were retrospectively reviewed. All cases underwent baseline MRI ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Liang J,Li H,Gao L,Yin L,Yin L,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the results of transplantation from living unrelated donors (LURD) versus living related donors (LRD) with a long term follow-up of 25-30 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From 1984 to 2015, a total of3716 kidney transplantations (411 LRDs and 3305 LURDs) were enrolled to the study. Long-term survival o...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Simforoosh N,Basiri A,Tabibi A,Javanmard B,Kashi AH,Soltani MH,Obeid K

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in the treatment of staghorn calculi (SC) under spinal anesthesia (SA) versus general anesthesia (GA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with SC who treated with PNL from 2011 to 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. In total, 100 patients wer...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Buldu I,Tepeler A,Kaynar M,Karatag T,Tosun M,Umutogluv T,Tanriover H,Istanbulluoglu O

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Peyronie's disease (PD) is a condition of middle aged men and frequently accompanied by erectile dysfunction (ED) which was attributed to penile deformity, vascular pathology and psychological components. The implantation of semi-rigid penile prosthesis allows for these patients to undergo a simple procedure ai...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Yavuz U,Ciftci S,Ustuner M,Yilmaz H,Culha M

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a dorsal island penile fasciocutaneous flap in the man­agement of resistant fossa navicularis strictures in circumcised West African men. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From January 2004 to December 2013 there were twenty-one patients with fossa navic­ularis strictures (...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Tijani KH,Ojewola RW,Odusanya B,Yahya GL

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, occurrence of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) is more frequently diagnosed. According to literature, it refers to approximately 0.3 to even 12% of all women with endometriosis. The pathogenesis of UTE has not been clearly explained so far. The actually proposed hypotheses include embryonic, migration, tran...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Kołodziej A,Krajewski W,Dołowy Ł,Hirnle L

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of renal colic in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-six participating emergency departments provide their essential informa­tion to the National Emergency Medical Center. We extracted the National Emergency Department Informa­tion System data from ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Hong DY,Kim JW,Lee KR,Park SO,Baek KJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of sublingual piroxicam 40 mg with intramuscular diclofenac 75 mg in treatment of acute renal colic. The secondary objective was to look for factors that can affect the severity of the pain and pain relief in acute renal colic. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred patients with acute renal...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： KandaSwamy GV,Dhanasekaran AK,Elangovan A,John B,Viswaroop B,Vedanayagam KS

更新日期：2015-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the expression of microRNAs in tissue samples from patients with bladder cancer and to compare it with healthy adjacent tissue samples as controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty five tissue samples from patients with newly diagnosed untreated bladder transitional cell carcinoma and 35 adjacent norma...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Mahdavinezhad A,Mousavibahar SH,Poorolajal J,Yadegarazari R,Jafari M,Shabab N,Saidijam M

更新日期：2015-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A randomized clinical trial was designed to compare the efficacy, success rate and surgical complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and laparoscopic pyelolithotomy (LP). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty patients with renal pelvic stones larger than 2 cm were randomly divided into two groups of LP and P...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Basiri A,Tabibi A,Nouralizadeh A,Arab D,Rezaeetalab GH,Hosseini Sharifi SH,Soltani MH

更新日期：2014-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the proportion of benign and malignant testicular lesions among patients with nonpalpable incidental testicular masses. METHODS AND MATERIALS:Ten patients with nonpalpable incidental testicular masses underwent surgical exploration. Surgery was performed via an inguinal approach with temporary cor...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Ayati M,Ariafar A,Jamshidian H,Soleimani A,Ghasemi F,Nowroozi MR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of 23 patients with ureteral endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 23 cases of ureteral endometriosis with histopathological results from 2002 to 2011. RESULTS:In patients with ureteral endometriosis, 23 cases we...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Mu D,Li X,Zhou G,Guo H

更新日期：2014-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of Amplatz sheath size used in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) on postoperative outcomes, bleeding and renal impairment rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated the records of 91 patients who had undergone PCNL. We divided the patients into 2 groups according to Ampl...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Karakose A,Aydogdu O,Atesci YZ

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nocturia is the main cause of disturbance of sleep maintenance and negatively impacts quality of life (QoL). We assessed the effects of the α1-adrenoceptor antagonist, tamsulosin, on nocturia and quality of sleep, for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women with a maximal flow rate (Qmax) ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Kim SO,Choi HS,Kwon D

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether surgical decompression of hematomas by capsulotomy can help to improve long-term renal function following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study retrospectively identified 7 patients who underwent capsulotomy for post SWL renal hematomas between 2008 an...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Al Ghazal A,Schnoeller TJ,Baechle C,Steinestel J,Jentzmik F,Steffens S,Hirning C,Schrader M,Schrader AJ

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vasectomy is one of the most common urological operations performed, and provides permanent contraception. Many vasectomized men ultimately seek vasectomy reversal because of unforeseen changes in lifestyle. Vasovasostomy has varying rates of success. In this study, we utilize vas deferens (VD), artery, and vei...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Nasir S,Soyupek S,Altuntas S,Konas E,Roach EC,Özorak A,Bircan S

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress can cause tissue damage in many diseases. Oxidative status depends on the balance between total oxygen radical absorbance capacity and antioxidants. Neurogenic bladder (NB) is a special state where oxidative status can influence urinary tract function. We decided to measure antioxidant (thiol) ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Korzeniecka Kozerska A,Zawada BO,Skutnik JM,Wasilewska A

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate beneficial effect of the readily available colchicine through its intravesical application on protamine/lipopolysaccharide induced interstitial cystitis model in rat and to compare its efficacy to the chondroitin sulphate available for clinical use. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-four Wistar femal...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Sinanoglu O,Dogan Ekici I,Ekici S

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To the assess sensitivity and specificity of urinary levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) and hyaluronidase (HAase) as an individual or a combined test to diagnose bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and ninety-four urine specimens were collected from individuals between July...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Jamshidian H,Hashemi M,Nowroozi MR,Ayati M,Bonyadi M,Najjaran Tousi V

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study focus is on the quantitative achievements in urology education and growth trends in urologic surgical workforce and fellowships by gender since 1979. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This comprehensive national quantitative study was performed in Iranian Academy of medical science. The first hand data gathered ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Simforoosh N,Tabatabai S,Ziaee SA

更新日期：2014-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B5 in patients with bladder cancer compared with normal population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this cross sectional study, from November 2009 until November 2010, 35 patients with pathologic diagnosis of bladder cancer who referred to urology clinic of ...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Falahatkar S,Donyamali H,Joafshani MA,Shahrokhi Damavand R,Hoda S,Esmaeili S,Gholamjani Moghaddam K,Nikpour S

更新日期：2014-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the clinical efficacy between locally applied diclofenac diethylamine gel, EMLA cream and systemically given diclofenac sodium for the pain relief during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) using Dornier Delta Compact Lithotripter. MATERIAL AND METHODS:One hundred five patients with renal st...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Liu J,Zang YJ

更新日期：2013-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate efficacy of modified retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in the management of patients with pathological stage (PS) I non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumor (NSGCT) in a retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between April 2002 and April 2012, 55 patients with clinical stage (CS)...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Basiri A,Ghaed MA,Simforoosh N,Tabibi A,Danesh A,Nouralizadeh A,Parizi MK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe our initial experience with unclamped laparoscopic hand-assisted partial nephrectomy for predominantly endophytic renal masses in the setting of relative contraindication to warm ischemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Unclamped laparoscopic hand-assisted partial nephrectomy was performed on eight consecut...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Engel JD,Williams SB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the kidney tumor size on radical nephrectomy pathology specimen with size estimated by computed tomography (CT) scan and ultrasonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The tumor size on pathology specimen of 40 patients who had undergone radical nephrectomy at our center from March 2003 until March 2009 was...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Nasseh HR,Falahatkar S,Ghanbari A,Bagheri Chenari H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate and compare the expression of OCT4B1 between tumor and non-tumor bladder tissues. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We investigated the expression of OCT4B1 in 30 tumor and non-tumor surgical specimens of the bladder, using the TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction approach and by carefully designing p...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Asadzadeh J,Asadi MH,Shakhssalim N,Rafiee MR,Kalhor HR,Tavallaei M,Mowla SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Hypericum perforatum (H. perforatum) leaves on the kidney calculi in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-two Wistar male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: Groups 2, 3, and 4 received ethylene glycol (EG) 1% + ammonium chloride (0.5%)-added drink...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Khalili M,Jalali MR,Mirzaei-Azandaryani M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the feasibility and safety of using biocompatible, nanofibrous electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) and combination of polylactic acid (PLLA) and PCL mats in a canine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Plasma-treated electrospun unseeded mats were implanted in three dogs. The first dog was sacrificed af...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Shakhssalim N,Dehghan MM,Moghadasali R,Soltani MH,Shabani I,Soleimani M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcome of corporeal plication using absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures for the treatment of congenital penile curvature. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-eight men older than 15 years old with congenital penile curvature were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly divided into two equal...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Basiri A,Sarhangnejad R,Ghahestani SM,Radfar MH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the long-term results of failed vesicovaginal fistula repair using flap splitting techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nine women with a previous failed vesicovaginal fistula repair, aged 18 to 69 years, underwent salvage vaginal reconstruction for damaged urethra or bladder, at a five-year interval la...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Yarmohamadi A,Asl Zare M,Ahmadnia H,Mogharabian N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate if 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET) scan could identify post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node (RPLN) involvement in advanced germ cell tumors of the testis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between January 2005 and January 2009, 16 patients with advanced germ cell tumors o...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Akbulut Z,Canda AE,Atmaca AF,Caglayan A,Asil E,Balbay MD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience in treating patients with failed previous open pyeloplasty by transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with previous failed open pyeloplasty were reviewed, all of whom had undergone transperitoneal laparascopic pyeloplasty. All procedures were per...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Shadpour P,Haghighi R,Maghsoudi R,Etemedian M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the number of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) operations which are required to achieve competence or excellence. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and five consecutive PCNL operations performed by a fellow in endourology, with no previous experience in performing solo PCNL, were studied. Opera...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Ziaee SA,Sichani MM,Kashi AH,Samzadeh M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report our experience with laparoscopic bilateral retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in 4 patients with stage II testis cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between January 2002 and January 2009, 4 patients with stage II testis cancer underwent laparoscopic bilateral RPLND. In 2 patients, laparoscopic b...

journal_title：Urology journal

authors： Basiri A,Asl-Zare M,Sichani MM,Djaladat H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00