abstract：:This review paper highlights the important health issue of orchialgia and the chronic pelvic pain syndrome. There are a number of specific and non-specific etiologies and different treatment options based on the sub-categorization of orchialgia. The focus of this article is on the specific etiologies of chronic orchia...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Kavoussi PK,Costabile RA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to identify non-neoplastic pathologic changes in partial nephrectomy specimens of patients without a known history of medical comorbidities. Routine analysis of this tissue may allow the clinician to identify subclinical renal disease. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our database of patien...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Garcia-Roig M,Gorin MA,Parra-Herran C,Garcia-Buitrago M,Kava BR,Jorda M,Soloway MS,Manoharan M,Ciancio G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the etiology and pathogenesis of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). METHODS:A literature review for the years 1985-2012 was performed using the MEDLINE database of the United States National Library of Medicine. RESULTS:The evidence for ongoing infection in men with CP/CPPS ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Pontari MA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the sexual function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who were examined in two subgroups and compare the results to the control group with a validated questionnaire. METHODS:A total of 23 consecutive female MS patients divided into groups with relapsing-remitti...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Firdolas F,Ozan T,Onur R,Bulut S,Orhan I

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine retrospectively the perioperative management and outcome of transurethral prostate/bladder surgery (TURP, TURB) and transrectal prostate biopsy in hemophiliacs. METHODS:Thirty-seven hemophilic patients underwent TURP (12 patients), TURB (13 patients), or transrectal prostate biopsy (12 patients) w...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Rogenhofer S,Hauser S,Breuer A,Fechner G,Mueller SC,Oldenburg J,Goldmann G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience with pelvic reconstructive surgery with transobturator mesh implants in elderly women. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 32 women aged >75 years with pelvic organ prolapse receiving anterior and/or posterior repair using transobturator mesh implants were included. Concomitant mid-urethr...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Mohammed N,Raschid Hoda M,Fornara P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is a less invasive means of performing the radical cystectomy operation, which holds promise for improved patient morbidity. We review the history, technique and current literature pertaining to RARC and place the current results in context with the open procedure. ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Liss MA,Kader AK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study microscopic patterns of remaining peripheral nerves (PN) after nerve-sparing (NS) radical prostatectomy (RP) and possible consequences for nerve preparation. METHODS:Specimens from 27 patients (7 = non-NSRP, 20 = unilateral NS) were examined. Sections were investigated for PN content by immunoassaying...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Amend B,Hennenlotter J,Kuehs U,Laible I,Anastasiadis A,Schilling D,Stenzl A,Sievert KD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated hemodynamics in patients receiving delta-Aminolevulinic acid (delta-ALA) to visualize tumor margins prior to radical retro pubic prostatectomy. PATIENTS:Twenty patients undergoing elective open radical retro pubic prostatectomy (RRP). METHODS:Cohort observational study. Ten patients receiving ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Eichhorn V,Maerz A,Salomon G,Blanc IF,Reuter DA,Goetz AE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate a potential correlation between the achievement of a cut-off of nadir PSA (nPSA) after brachytherapy (BRT) with biochemical Disease-Free Survival (bDFS) and to define the rate of post-BRT PSA bounces. METHODS:Retrospective analysis was carried out in 105 consecutive patients affected with early-...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Guarneri A,Botticella A,Ragona R,Filippi AR,Munoz F,Casetta G,Gontero P,Tizzani A,Ricardi U

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought whether serum total testosterone (tT), estradiol (E2), tT/E2 ratio, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) significantly fluctuate throughout time in men with prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS:Circulating hormones were measured in a cohort of 631 candidates for radical prostatectomy. Hormone levels wer...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Salonia A,Abdollah F,Capitanio U,Suardi N,Gallina A,Castagna G,Clementi MC,Briganti A,Rigatti P,Montorsi F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought the association of preoperative serum total testosterone (tT), hypogonadism, 17β estradiol (E2), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) with early biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS:Sex steroids were assessed the day before surgery (7-11 a.m.) in a cohort of 605 p...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Salonia A,Abdollah F,Capitanio U,Gallina A,Suardi N,Briganti A,Zanni G,Ferrari M,Castiglione F,Clementi MC,Rigatti P,Montorsi F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we investigated the influence of hematuria on the performance of the bladder tumor antigen (BTA) tests in a clinical cohort and in an experimental model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Urine samples from a cohort of 126 subjects (64 with BCa and 62 controls) were analyzed by ELISA for hemoglobin and B...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Miyake M,Goodison S,Rizwani W,Ross S,Bart Grossman H,Rosser CJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To describe the differential tissue expression of tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI) in normal bladder urothelium, primary urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) and metastatic UCB and to assess the association of TATI expression with molecular markers commonly altered in UCB and clinical outcomes af...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Patschan O,Shariat SF,Chade DC,Karakiewicz PI,Ashfaq R,Lotan Y,Hotakainen K,Stenman UH,Bjartell A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess long-term clinical and oncological outcome in women undergoing radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder reconstruction for invasive bladder cancer. METHODS:From 1995 to 2010, a total of 121 women with clinically organ-confined urothelial carcinoma underwent radical cystectomy with an orthotopic ileal ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Jentzmik F,Schrader AJ,de Petriconi R,Hefty R,Mueller J,Doetterl J,Eickhoff A,Schrader M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe results of a simplified technique to configure the vesicourethral anastomosis and to restore posterior musculofascial plate during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with a "single knot-single running" suture. METHODS:Between December 2006 and 2009, a conventional Van Velthoven anastomosis (group A...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Simone G,Papalia R,Ferriero M,Guaglianone S,Gallucci M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) are the next steps in the evolution of laparoscopic surgery, promising reduced morbidity and improved cosmetic result. The inconsistent terminology initially used led to confusion. Understanding the tech...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Georgiou AN,Rassweiler J,Herrmann TR,Stolzenburg JU,Liatsikos EN,Do EM,Kallidonis P,de la Teille A,van Velthoven R,Burchardt M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Partial nephrectomy (PN) outcomes may be better at academic institutions than at non-academic centers. Peer-review, sub-specialized practice profile, higher individual surgeon and institutional caseload may explain this observation. To the best of our knowledge, the role of institutional academic affiliation ha...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Trinh QD,Schmitges J,Sun M,Sammon J,Shariat SF,Sukumar S,Zorn K,Bianchi M,Jeldres C,Perrotte P,Graefen M,Rogers CG,Peabody JO,Menon M,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:XPA-210 is a proliferation marker derived from Thymidine kinase-1. It is of clinical significance in kidney, breast, and bladder cancer. There are no data available for XPA-210 in prostate cancer (PC). Herein, we aim to determine the clinical usefulness of XPA-210 in PC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a retrospectiv...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Aufderklamm S,Hennenlotter J,Todenhoefer T,Gakis G,Schilling D,Vogel U,Kuehs U,Dlugosch J,Knapp J,Merseburger A,Gerber V,Ordelheide A,Hevler J,Stenzl A,Schwentner C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate carcinoma (PCa) displays a wide variety of genetic alterations, versatile expression profiles as well as cell surface markers. Despite this heterogeneity, a common treatment for advanced PCa is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ADT targets the androgen receptor-a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily-w...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Jain G,Cronauer MV,Schrader M,Möller P,Marienfeld RB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Androgen receptor (AR) action in benign and malignant tissue is potentiated by a number of co-regulatory proteins that may interact with one or more receptor domains. With improvement of research methodologies, it became possible to detect a number of co-activators whose expression is increased in prostate c...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Culig Z,Santer FR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively compare short-term functional outcomes achieved by laparoscopic or robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We prospectively collected clinical and operative data over 24 months for female patients who underwent either pure laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (L...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Seror J,Yates DR,Seringe E,Vaessen C,Bitker MO,Chartier-Kastler E,Rouprêt M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic inflammation has been considered a potential risk factor for prostate cancer. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important in the innate immune response to pathogens and in cross talk between innate immunity and adaptive immunity. In this study, sequence variants in the TLR4 gene were investigated to determ...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Kim HJ,Bae JS,Chang IH,Kim KD,Lee J,Shin HD,Lee JY,Kim WJ,Kim W,Myung SC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the present human-based evidence that diet is related to the risk and outcome of prostate cancer. METHODS:Review of major case-control and cohort studies, and experimental trials evaluating the effect of diet or dietary constituents on the risk of prostate cancer. RESULTS:Although non-experimental...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Marshall JR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the surgical margins status of prostatic glands, resected by laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) for prostate cancer, and to correlate it with biochemical free survival rate (BFSR). METHODS:Data were collected prospectively from 405 patients undergoing LRP from 2000 to 2009 at a single institut...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Porpiglia F,Fiori C,Manfredi M,Grande S,Poggio M,Bollito E,Papotti M,Scarpa RM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To place chemoprevention of prostate cancer in current clinical context. METHODS:Review of recently published updates of large, randomized, controlled trials of primary chemoprevention of prostate cancer. RESULTS:With extended post-intervention follow-up, SELECT demonstrated a 17% increased risk of prostat...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Klein EA,Thompson IM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effects of warm ischaemia time (WIT) on renal function after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for renal masses in patients with a normal contralateral kidney. METHODS:From October 2006 to December 2008, 53 patients treated with LPN were enrolled in this prospective study. Effective renal pl...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Porpiglia F,Fiori C,Bertolo R,Angusti T,Piccoli GB,Podio V,Russo R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent lung cancer data have shown an association of XPA-210, a key peptide of thymidine kinase, with advanced disease. We thus assessed its proliferation status in primary (M0) and metastatic (M1) renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHODS:Paraffin slides from 30 patients (mean age: 61.2 years; range: 42-84) with cl...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Gakis G,Hennenlotter J,Scharpf M,Hevler J,Schilling D,Kuehs U,Stenzl A,Schwentner C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Taiwan is a highly endemic area for urothelial carcinoma (UC) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We evaluate the gender effect on the relationship between renal outcome and clinical characteristics of CKD patients with UC. METHODS:The clinical and pathologic records of 404 patients were retrospectively analyzed...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Hung PH,Shen CH,Tsai HB,Hsiao CY,Chiang PC,Guo HR,Hung KY

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lymph node dissection (LND) is not routinely performed during radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) in upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC), and its clinical relevance is unclear. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of LND on clinical outcomes in a large multicenter series of RNU for UTUC...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Burger M,Shariat SF,Fritsche HM,Martinez-Salamanca JI,Matsumoto K,Chromecki TF,Ficarra V,Kassouf W,Seitz C,Pycha A,Tritschler S,Walton TJ,Novara G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Making healthcare treatment decisions is a complex process involving a broad stakeholder base including patients, their families, health professionals, clinical practice guideline developers and funders of healthcare. METHODS:This paper presents a review of a methodology for the development of urological ca...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Maclennan SJ,Maclennan SJ,Imamura M,Omar MI,Vale L,Lam T,Royle P,Royle J,Swami S,Pickard R,McClinton S,Griffiths TR,Dahm P,N'dow J,UCAN Care Pathway Development Group.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role as regulators of gene expression in tumourigenesis by controlling many biological processes in growth, development, differentiation and apoptosis. Previous studies have shown an altered expression of specific miRNAs in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). But the fu...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Heinzelmann J,Henning B,Sanjmyatav J,Posorski N,Steiner T,Wunderlich H,Gajda MR,Junker K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:With low life expectancy rates in hemodialysis patients, the preservation of renal parenchyma must be weighed against the oncological outcomes in considering partial nephrectomy (PN) in solitary kidneys. The main objective of this study was to assess the oncologic and functional outcomes after PN in patien...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Lee DJ,Hruby G,Benson MC,McKiernan JM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the gold standard for determining evidence-based clinical practices, large disease registries that enroll large numbers of patients have become paramount as a relatively cost-effective additional tool. METHODS:We highlight the advantages of disease regis...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Porten SP,Cooperberg MR,Konety BR,Carroll PR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Combination therapy of male lower urinary tract symptoms with α(1)-adrenoceptor and muscarinic receptor antagonists attracts increasing interest. Propiverine is a muscarinic receptor antagonist possessing additional properties, i.e., block of L-type Ca(2+) channels. Here, we have investigated whether propiverin...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Wuest M,Witte LP,Michel-Reher MB,Propping S,Braeter M,Strugala GJ,Wirth MP,Michel MC,Ravens U

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Treatment options for antimuscarinic refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) are botulinum toxin type A injections (BTX-A) and augmentation cystoplasty (AC). We estimated initial and cumulative 5-year costs of these treatments. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Base case is an individual with antimuscarinic refr...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Padmanabhan P,Scarpero HM,Milam DF,Dmochowski RR,Penson DF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Radiation for tumors arising in the pelvis has been utilized for over a 100 years. Adverse effects (AEs) of radiotherapy (RT) continue to accumulate with time and are reported to show decades after treatment. The benefit of RT for pelvic tumors is well described as is their acute AEs. Late AEs are less well d...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Elliott SP,Malaeb BS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of WX-G250, a chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to carboxy anhydrase IX, combined with low-dose interferon-alpha (LD-IFNα) in patients with progressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients, nephrectomized for the primary tumo...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Siebels M,Rohrmann K,Oberneder R,Stahler M,Haseke N,Beck J,Hofmann R,Kindler M,Kloepfer P,Stief C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an early sign of vascular dysfunction. Studies have reported a correlation between arterial stiffness and cardiovascular events. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association among different criteria for assessing arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk factors in E...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Chang ST,Chu CM,Hsu JT,Chung CM,Pan KL,Hsiao JF,Lin YS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of long-term renal damage induced by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) are not clear. The present study was designed to investigate the role of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) signal pathway in the pathogenesis of chronic shock wave-induced renal damage in rat...

journal_title：World journal of urology

authors： Li X,Xue Y,He D,Chen X,Zhang L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00