abstract：:In the present review the eligible data on urethral pathologies are critically analysed, with special attention given to unresolved controversies in this topic. The entities discussed are as follows: female circumcision as a ritualistic tradition, with many associated complications; prostatourethritis and urethral syn...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： El-Mekresh M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of superficial bladder cancer has not changed much during the last years. Transurethral resections with adjuvant intravesical instillation to risk groups have been standard therapy. Cystoscopy and cytology have been used for follow-up. Recently combinations of drugs for instillation and new urinary mark...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Malmström PU

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the diagnosis of early stage disease, and particularly the introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, have had a dramatic effect on the presentation and clinical management of prostate cancer during the past ten years. As a result, there have been significant epidemiological changes in countr...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Feneley MR,Partin AW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The artificial urinary sphincter has been in use for more than 25 years as a treatment for urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency. Recent clinical studies have increased our knowledge concerning its use in children and in adult patient populations. Particularly, more long-term data and data on the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Bosch JL

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular microlithiasis is an uncommon condition that is characterized by calcifications within the lumina of seminiferous tubules. It is usually an incidental finding on high frequency scrotal sonography. Testicular microlithiasis is a benign condition but is associated with testicular malignancies. Recent reports ...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Ganem JP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After more than 100 years of innovation in hypospadias repair, new concepts regarding penile curvature, the urethral plate, and the means for urethroplasty are changing surgical practices. With the introduction of the tubularized incised plate technique it is possible to simplify decision-making algorithms in hypospad...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Snodgrass W

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Sternberg et al. in 1985 first published preliminary results of polychemotherapy in patients with metastatic bladder cancer, it became apparent that transitional carcinoma of the bladder is highly responsive to chemotherapy. Response rates up to 70% with combination therapy regimens like methotrexate, vinblastin...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Schultz-Lampel D,Lampel A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indications for ureteroscopic lithotripsy have increased with endoscope miniaturization and powerful, precise endoscopic lithotrites like the holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser. Successful ureteropyeloscopic treatment with the currently available instrumentation and techniques is independent of the size, compo...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Grasso M 3rd

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of the recent resurgence of interest in interstitial brachytherapy, extended follow-up studies of early experience in this field are now being reported. However, such outcomes must be evaluated within the context of recent comprehensive assessments of the age-specific natural history of conservatively mana...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Walther PJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the contemporary management of urethral trauma and post-traumatic urethral strictures occurring in both the anterior and posterior urethra. Experience in the full spectrum of urethral reconstructive procedures is important. The initial management of patients relies upon adequate drainage of the b...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Chapple CR,Png D

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 5% of all hypertensive patients have renovascular hypertension, although its true incidence is unknown. The pathophysiology of renovascular hypertension has been linked to other intrarenal systems, the lipoxygenase pathway, and renin angiotensin. Many advances have been made in this field, but emphasis i...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Bouyounes BT,Libertino JA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past year no new therapies for prostatic outflow obstruction were introduced. Instead, research focused on refinement of treatments previously available. Further reports on the efficacy and safety of alpha 1-adrenergic receptor subtype selective agents have appeared. The long-term effects of finasteride on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Donatucci CF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research into paediatric urologic oncology has identified a number of certain subgroups of neuroblastoma and Wilms' tumour, which allows a more tailored treatment of the individual child with respect to treatment sequelae and finance issues. The importance of surgery, radiotherapy and cytostatic treatment has t...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Humpl T,Gutjahr P

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sacral neuromodulation as a treatment for urge incontinence in patients with an unstable bladder is the subject of ongoing clinical studies. Although approximately 75% of the patients treated with a permanent sacral foramen electrode implant have experienced significant improvements, it is now also clear that there is...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Bosch JL

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the major publications over the past year regarding upper urinary tract reconstruction. Controversies in the diagnosis of ureteropelvic junction obstruction and in the surgical repair of the obstructed upper urinary tract are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on issues surrounding minimally inva...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Jayanthi VR

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in renal magnetic resonance angiography have led to a significant improvement in the technical success rate and diagnostic accuracy of the methods. Specifically, three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography methods have been shown to provide a more reliable depiction of renal ...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： Grist TM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there has been a recent surge of interest in chronic prostatitis, which hopefully will translate into advances in our understanding of the distribution and determinants of this condition, at present there is a scarcity of published epidemiologic research on chronic prostatitis. However, from the currently ava...

journal_title：Current opinion in urology

authors： McNaughton Collins M,Barry MJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00