abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate a flexible cystoscopy simulator by determining if it could differentiate between expert and novice cystoscopists. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Seventeen subjects (10 novices with no previous endoscopic experience and seven urologists who had all carried out > 1000 flexible cystoscopies each) were asked ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shah J,Darzi A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether injection with pericapsular lignocaine before transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided biopsy reduces the perceived pain of prostatic biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 121 patients referred for TRUS-guided biopsy of the prostate; 27 underwent biopsy with no previous injecti...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Walker AE,Schelvan C,Rockall AG,Rickards D,Kellett MJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate an in vitro method suitable for the quantitative investigation of the growth of calcium oxalate stones through to a clinically significant size. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Small fragments of calcium oxalate calculi were suspended in a mixed suspension/mixed product removal crystalliser sup...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ananth K,Kavanagh JP,Walton RC,Rao PN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of nocturia in the Dutch adult population, its association with sociodemographic and health characteristics, and to assess problems experienced by persons with nocturia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In spring 2001 a telephone survey was conducted among a representative sample of 4721 Dutch...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： van Dijk L,Kooij DG,Schellevis FG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the immunology of host-tumour interaction, critical for the development of immunotherapy against cancers, by assessing the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression in both benign and malignant prostate disease, and the relationship between their expression and degree of tumour-...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Naoe M,Marumoto Y,Ishizaki R,Ogawa Y,Nakagami Y,Yoshida H

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between the histological features of renal chromophobe cell carcinoma (CCC) and clinical outcome in patients with renal cell carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1957 to 1996, 41 patients with CCC of the kidney (4.9% of all kidney carcinomas) were treated at our university hospital...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Onishi T,Oishi Y,Yanada S,Abe K,Hasegawa T,Maeda S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To relate the repeat length of the androgen-receptor CAG trinucleotide to the age of onset of prostate cancer, stage and grade of disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:After obtaining ethical approval, 265 patients with locally confined or locally advanced/metastatic prostate cancer were identified and evaluated for...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mir K,Edwards J,Paterson PJ,Hehir M,Underwood MA,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the early results of hand-assisted radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy in our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records of 13 patients with malignant disease of the kidney who underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy were reviewed retrospectively....

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Okeke AA,Timoney AG,Keeley FX

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a national questionnaire survey of all consultant urologists, providing a 'snapshot' of attitudes, current practice and referral patterns for radical prostatectomy (RP) in Britain and Ireland at the millennium. METHODS:During 1999/2000 a simple questionnaire about RP was sent to the 487 urologists ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ravichandran S,Dasgupta P,Booth CM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a generator for high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU, a method of delivering ultrasonic energy with resultant heat and tissue destruction to a tight focus at a selected depth within the body), designed for extracorporeal coupling to allow various parenchymal organs to be treated. MATERIAL AND M...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Köhrmann KU,Michel MS,Steidler A,Marlinghaus E,Kraut O,Alken P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the extent to which different types of bladder dysfunction can affect long-term renal function in boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Renal and bladder function were retrospectively assessed in 59 boys with PUV (mean age 10 years, range 5-17). All patients included ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lopez Pereira P,Martinez Urrutia MJ,Espinosa L,Lobato R,Navarro M,Jaureguizar E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the urological procedures recorded in Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES, 1998-99) and to examine the accuracy of coding and HES. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data on the 10 commonest urological procedures from the Department of Health website (www.doh.gov.uk/hes) were extracted, summarized and presente...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lee F,Patel HR,Emberton M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the tissue yield of a new core-biopsy needle with an end-cut mechanism when used for transrectal prostate biopsies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The end-cut instrument has an adjustable stroke length (13, 23 or 33 mm) and an inner and an outer cannula, but no trocar. It was compared with the conventional...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Häggarth L,Ekman P,Egevad L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of diuresis induced by a loop diuretic (frusemide), an osmotic diuretic (mannitol) and a high-osmolar radio-contrast medium (sodium iothalamate) on the intrarenal resistive index (RI) in dogs with chronic unilateral partial ureteric obstruction (UPUO). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The split r...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Yokoyama H,Tsuji Y

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess in detail and evaluate the effect on survival of delays in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (which might lead to a worse prognosis), dividing the delay from onset of symptoms to first treatment into several components, comprising patient delay, general practitioner (GP) delay, and two or more p...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wallace DM,Bryan RT,Dunn JA,Begum G,Bathers S,West Midlands Urological Research Group.

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To collect data on voiding patterns at baseline (no treatment) and during short-term desmopressin treatment, with special reference to the functional and the mean bladder capacity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 120 children (aged 6-16 years) with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. While at home th...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Hvistendahl GM,Rawashdeh YF,Kamperis K,Hansen MN,Rittig S,Djurhuus JC

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess, in a repeat audit of a regional lithotripsy service, whether changes implemented after a regional audit in 1994 (which showed disappointing results from shock wave lithotripsy, attributable to both poor patient selection and an inadequate fixed-site lithotripter) have had any effect. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Parkin J,Keeley FX Jr,Timoney AG

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback with verbal instructions as learning tools of pelvic muscle exercises (PMEs) in the early management of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty-two consecutive patients (mean age 64 years, sd...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Floratos DL,Sonke GS,Rapidou CA,Alivizatos GJ,Deliveliotis C,Constantinides CA,Theodorou C

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the sensitivity of the bladder tumour antigen (BTAstat, Bard Urological, Covington, GA) test against the sensitive procedure of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), in which 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA, a precursor of fluorescent porphyrins) is absorbed by the tumour and detected by ultraviolet cystoscop...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lipinski M,Jeromin L

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prognostic value of the Gleason score in prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A consecutive series of 305 men with prostate cancer diagnosed at transurethral resection (1975-1990) and with no curative treatment was analysed. There was no assessment of prostate-specific antigen level durin...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Egevad L,Granfors T,Karlberg L,Bergh A,Stattin P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the failure of thalidomide to inhibit tumour growth in an animal model of human renal cell carcinoma (RCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:An orthotopic xenograft model of human RCC was used in which tumour cells were implanted in the left kidney of male 'severe combined immunodeficient' mice. Thalidomid...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Douglas ML,Reid JL,Hii SI,Jonsson JR,Nicol DL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of new imaging techniques and the refinement of established methods in uroradiological imaging is proceeding rapidly. In the last few years several important developments have been implemented in the routine diagnostic evaluation of urological patients.A milestone is the recent advent of multidetector ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wefer AE,Wefer J,Frericks B,Truss MC,Galanski M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the technical details and the long-term results of laparoscopic ureterolithotomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy was undertaken in 101 patients between 1991 and 2001; in only one patient with retroperitoneal fibrous adhesions was the procedure transperitoneal, being retroperito...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Gaur DD,Trivedi S,Prabhudesai MR,Madhusudhana HR,Gopichand M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the clinicopathological features of prostate cancer in a cohort of Jamaican men, and to determine which of these features are of prognostic significance in this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The clinical and pathological findings in 99 patients with prostate cancer (diagnosed consecutively aft...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Shirley SE,Escoffery CT,Sargeant LA,Tulloch T

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of diuretic stimulation with frusemide and mannitol on the renal resistive index (RI) of the undilated unobstructed porcine kidney. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Experiments were carried out on 14 pigs divided into two equal groups (A and B), under general anaesthesia. In all pigs both ureters w...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Rawashdeh YF,Hørlyck A,Djurhuus JC,Frokiaer J,Mortensen J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of various treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on sexual function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a longitudinal multicentre study carried out in the Netherlands, 670 consecutive patients with BPH (aged > or = 50 years) were examined at baseline and 9 months after inclusion. Al...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Leliefeld HH,Stoevelaar HJ,McDonnell J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the urological complications of coitus, as the proximity of the lower urinary tract to the organs of coitus exposes the tract to coital trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Medline was searched from 1966 to 2000 to identify reports on coital injuries. Publications and relevant references were retrieved...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Eke N

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the high circumcision rate in South Korea and its rapid increase in the short period since its introduction. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:From January to December 2000, 5434 South Korean males (or their parents) aged 0-92 years were interviewed in detail about their circumcision status, their age at c...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Pang MG,Kim DS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if patients who undergo tubularized incised-plate (TIP) urethroplasty need regular dilatation to prevent neourethral strictures or meatal stenosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The follow-up of two consecutive series of patients who underwent primary TIP hypospadias repair by one surgeon was reviewed. T...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lorenzo AJ,Snodgrass WT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study age- and sex-specific use and costs of incontinence aids distributed free of charge in Sweden. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The study was conducted in the county of Jämtland, Sweden (132,000 inhabitants). The use and cost of incontinence aids for people living in their homes and the total cost of incontinen...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Samuelsson E,Månsson L,Milsom I

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of age on the biochemical and functional properties, and regional distribution of endothelin (ET) receptors in the rabbit renal pelvis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The properties of ET receptors in 6-week-old and 6-month-old male rabbit renal pelves were examined using isolated muscle-bath an...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Wada Y,Latifpour J,Saito M,Afiatpour P,Weiss RM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine, in a retrospective analysis of outcome based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, whether the 1992 and revised 1997 staging criteria for prostate cancer can be used to predict progression-free survival for patients after radical prostatectomy for pT2 and pT3 prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND ME...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： May F,Hartung R,Breul J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of demucosalized ileum for bladder augmentation, following the same principles previously used with the sigmoid colon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with bladder exstrophy or a neurogenic bladder had their bladders augmented with demucosalized ileum instead of the sigmoid colon, but ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Lima SV,Araújo LA,Vilar FO,Mota D,Maciel A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the frequency and spectrum of lipophilic Malassezia yeasts within the area of the glans penis and preputial space in healthy men, most of whom were uncircumcised. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:As the glans penis and the prepuce are abundant in sebaceous glands, 130 clinically healthy men were examined ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Mayser P,Schütz M,Schuppe HC,Jung A,Schill WB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize a newly established human testicular carcinoma cell line that continuously produces alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and to investigate the effects of retinoic acid on AFP production. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 24-year-old man underwent a radical orchidectomy for a right testicular tumour and was found ...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Ueno M,Nakashima J,Ohigashi T,Deguchi N,Ban S,Akita M,Murai M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of urodynamic variables with continence and upper tract status after reconstruction in patients with classical bladder exstrophy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients with bladder exstrophy were assessed 1 year after a modified bladder neck reconstruction. The evaluation inclu...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Dave S,Grover VP,Agarwala S,Mitra DK,Bhatnagar V

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify, in a retrospective study, possible molecular markers predictive of radioresponsiveness in patients with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with T2-T4a TCC treated with preoperative radiotherapy and cystectomy were included in the study if their cystec...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Røtterud R,Berner A,Holm R,Skovlund E,Fosså SD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the justification for operative intervention in patients undergoing surgery for benign scrotal pathology, and to assess the associated morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients in two surgical firms who underwent surgery for benign intrascrotal pathology over a 5-year period were studi...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Menon VS,Sheridan WG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of different forms of urinary drainage, particularly for urinary tract infection (UTI), operative findings and patient preference, in patients treated for acute urinary retention (AUR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A feasibility trial was conducted of men presenting with AUR; after a short peri...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Patel MI,Watts W,Grant A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the clinical and laboratory features and response to treatment of patients with acute brucellar epididymo-orchitis reporting to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, and to compare these with other cases reported previously. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective study, records of all 26 adult pa...

journal_title：BJU international

authors： Memish ZA,Venkatesh S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00