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BMC Urology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (124 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Urinary ATP as an indicator of infection and inflammation of the urinary tract in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms

Kiren Gill, Harry Horsley, Anthony S Kupelian, Gianluca Baio, Maria De Iorio, Sanchutha Sathiananamoorthy, Rajvinder Khasriya, Jennifer L Rohn, Scott S Wildman, James Malone-Lee

Open Access Research article

Urethral orifice hyaluronic acid injections: a novel animal model of bladder outlet obstruction

Yongquan Wang, Zhiyong Xiong, Wei Gong, Zhansong Zhou, Gensheng Lu

Open Access Technical advance

Transurethral cystolitholapaxy with the AH-1 stone removal system for the treatment of bladder stones of variable size

Aihua Li, Chengdong Ji, Hui Wang, Genqiang Lang, Honghai Lu, Sikuan Liu, Weiwu Li, Binghui Zhang, Wei Fang

Open Access Research article

A discrepancy of penile hemodynamics during visual sexual stimulation observed by near-infrared spectroscopy

Evgenii Kim, Songhyun Lee, Zephaniah Phillips V, Jae G Kim

Open Access Research article

3D vs 2D laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in organ-confined prostate cancer: comparison of operative data and pentafecta rates: a single cohort study

Pierluigi Bove, Valerio Iacovelli, Francesco Celestino, Francesco De Carlo, Giuseppe Vespasiani, Enrico Finazzi Agrò

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in penile malignant tumors: viral genotyping and clinical aspects

Isaura Danielli Borges de Sousa, Flávia Castello Branco Vidal, João Paulo Castello Branco Vidal, George Castro Figueira de Mello, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito

Open Access Research article

Correlation between psychological stress levels and the severity of overactive bladder symptoms

Henry Lai, Vivien Gardner, Joel Vetter, Gerald L Andriole

Open Access Case report

Controversies in the treatment of invasive urothelial carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Vicente Guillem, Miguel Angel Climent, Javier Cassinello, Emilio Esteban, Daniel Castellano, José Luis González-Larriba, Pablo Maroto, Carlos Camps

Open Access Research article

Testicular prostheses in patients with testicular cancer - acceptance rate and patient satisfaction

Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Petra Anheuser, Stefan Schmidt, Benjamin Soyka-Hundt, Uwe Pichlmeier, Philipp Schriefer, Cord Matthies, Michael Hartmann, Christian G Ruf

Open Access Research article

Which anthropometric measurements including visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, body mass index, and waist circumference could predict the urinary stone composition most?

Jae Heon Kim, Seung Whan Doo, Kang Su Cho, Won Jae Yang, Yun Seob Song, Jiyoung Hwang, Seong Sook Hong, Soon-Sun Kwon

Open Access Technical advance

A novel surgical management for male infertility secondary to midline prostatic cyst

Gong Cheng, Bianjiang Liu, Zhen Song, Aiming Xu, Ninghong Song, Zengjun Wang

Open Access Research article

Outcomes of experimental rat varicocele with and without microsurgery

Tie Zhou, Huan Cao, Guanghua Chen, Bo Yang, Yinghao Sun

Open Access Case report

Penile metastasis of sigmoid colon carcinoma: a rare case report

Zhengbang Dong, Chao Qin, Qijie Zhang, Lei Zhang, Haijing Yang, Jingdong Zhang, Fei Wang

Open Access Case report

Factor V Leiden mutation triggering four major complications to standard dose cisplatin-chemotherapy for testicular seminoma: a case report

Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Petra Anheuser, Ralf Gehrckens, Sven Philip Aries, Raphael Ikogho, Wiebke Hollburg

Open Access Research article

A segregation index combining phenotypic (clinical characteristics) and genotypic (gene expression) biomarkers from a urine sample to triage out patients presenting with hematuria who have a low probability of urothelial carcinoma

Laimonis Kavalieris, Paul J O’Sullivan, James M Suttie, Brent K Pownall, Peter J Gilling, Christophe Chemasle, David G Darling

Open Access Research article

Prospective evaluation of plasma levels of ANGPT2, TuM2PK, and VEGF in patients with renal cell carcinoma

Bishoy A Gayed, Jessica Gillen, Alana Christie, Samuel Peña-Llopis, Xian-Jin Xie, Jingsheng Yan, Jose A Karam, Ganesh Raj, Arthur I Sagalowsky, Yair Lotan, Vitaly Margulis, James Brugarolas

Open Access Research article

Risk factors for biochemical recurrence after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: a single surgeon experience

Ryuta Tanimoto, Yomi Fashola, Kymora B Scotland, Anne E Calvaresi, Leonard G Gomella, Edouard J Trabulsi, Costas D Lallas

Open Access Research article

The ProCaSP study: quality of life outcomes of prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy in a cohort study

Nora Eisemann, Sandra Nolte, Maike Schnoor, Alexander Katalinic, Volker Rohde, Annika Waldmann

Open Access Research article

Reliability of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment in healthy continent women

Dulcegleika VB Sartori, Monica O Gameiro, Hamilto A Yamamoto, Paulo R Kawano, Rodrigo Guerra, Carlos R Padovani, João L Amaro

Open Access Research article

Association between self-perception period of lower urinary tract symptoms and International Prostate Symptom Score: a propensity score matching study

Sung Ryul Shim, Jae Heon Kim, Hoon Choi, Jae Hyun Bae, Hae Joon Kim, Soon-Sun Kwon, Byung Chul Chun, Won Jin Lee

Open Access Research article

Effects of tadalafil treatment after bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: quality of life, psychosocial outcomes, and treatment satisfaction results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase IV study

Hitendra R Patel, Dapo Ilo, Nimish Shah, Béatrice Cuzin, David Chadwick, Robert Andrianne, Carsten Henneges, Jane Barry, Katja Hell-Momeni, Julia Branicka, Hartwig Büttner

Open Access Research article

Feasibly of axitinib as first-line therapy for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single-institution experience in Japan

Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Hayato Yamamoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Tohru Yoneyama, Yuki Tobisawa, Kazuyuki Mori

Open Access Research article

Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to large (>80 mL) benign prostatic hyperplasia: results of midterm follow-up from Chinese population

Mao Qiang Wang, Li Ping Guo, Guo Dong Zhang, Kai Yuan, Kai Li, Feng Duan, Jie Yu Yan, Yan Wang, Hai Yan Kang, Zhi Jun Wang

Open Access Research article

Protein kinase C modulates frequency of micturition and non-voiding contractions in the urinary bladder via neuronal and myogenic mechanisms

Joseph A Hypolite, Shaohua Chang, Alan J Wein, Samuel Chacko, Anna P Malykhina

Open Access Study protocol

Is absorption of irrigation fluid a problem in Thulium laser vaporization of the prostate? A prospective investigation using the expired breath ethanol test

Livio Mordasini, Dominik Abt, Gautier Müllhaupt, Daniel S Engeler, Andreas Lüthi, Hans-Peter Schmid, Christoph Schwab

Open Access Research article

Expression of brain derived-neurotrophic factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in the urothelium: relation with voiding function

Seung Mo Yuk, Ju Hyun Shin, Ki Hak Song, Yong Gil Na, Jae Sung Lim, Chong Koo Sul

Open Access Research article

Long-term experience of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for refractory radio- or chemotherapy-induced haemorrhagic cystitis

Stephan Degener, Alexander Pohle, Hartmut Strelow, Michael J Mathers, Jürgen Zumbé, Stephan Roth, Alexander S Brandt

Open Access Research article

Treatment of genital lesions with diode laser vaporization

Mário Maciel de Lima Jr, Mário Maciel de Lima, Fabiana Granja

Open Access Research article

Vapoenucleation of the prostate using a high-power thulium laser: a one-year follow-up study

Ching-Hsin Chang, Tzu-Ping Lin, Yen-Hwa Chang, William JS Huang, Alex TL Lin, Kuang-Kuo Chen

Open Access Research article

Site-dependent and interindividual variations in Denonvilliers’ fascia: a histological study using donated elderly male cadavers

Kuniyasu Muraoka, Nobuyuki Hinata, Shuichi Morizane, Masashi Honda, Takehiro Sejima, Gen Murakami, Ashutosh K Tewari, Atsushi Takenaka

Open Access Research article

Survival and prognostic factors for adrenocortical carcinoma: a single institution experience

Zlatibor Loncar, Vladimir Djukic, Vladan Zivaljevic, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Aleksandar Diklic, Svetislav Tatic, Dusko Dundjerovic, Branislav Olujic, Nikola Slijepcevic, Ivan Paunovic

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related kidney disease from the renal pelvis that mimicked urothelial carcinoma: a case report

Hui Zhang, Xinyu Ren, Wen Zhang, Di Yang, Ruie Feng

Open Access Research article

Evaluating the safety of intraoperative instillation of intravesical chemotherapy at the time of nephroureterectomy

Michael A. Moriarty, Matthew A. Uhlman, Megan T. Bing, Michael A. O’Donnell, James A. Brown, Chad R. Tracy, Sundeep Deorah, Kenneth G. Nepple, Amit Gupta

Open Access Research article

Ureteroscopic management of asymptomatic and symptomatic simple parapelvic renal cysts

XiaWa Mao, Gang Xu, HuiFeng Wu, JiaQuan Xiao

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of the learning curve for thulium laser enucleation of the prostate with the aid of a simulator tool but without tutoring: comparison of two surgeons with different levels of endoscopic experience

Giovanni Saredi, Giacomo Maria Pirola, Andrea Pacchetti, Jon Alexander Lovisolo, Giacomo Borroni, Federico Sembenini, Alberto Mario Marconi

Open Access Research article

Treatment by a nurse practitioner in primary care improves the severity and impact of urinary incontinence in women. An observational study

Doreth T.A.M Teunissen, Marjolein M. Stegeman, Hans H. Bor, Toine A.L.M Lagro-Janssen

Open Access Research article

Dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) as a novel marker in T1 high-grade and T2 bladder cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Shunichiro Nomura, Yasutomo Suzuki, Ryo Takahashi, Mika Terasaki, Ryoji Kimata, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Go Kimura, Akira Shimizu, Yukihiro Kondo

Open Access Technical advance

A new surgical technique for concealed penis using an advanced musculocutaneous scrotal flap

Dong-Seok Han, Hoon Jang, Chang-Shik Youn, Seung-Mo Yuk

Open Access Research article

The beneficial effect of alpha-blockers for ureteral stent-related discomfort: systematic review and network meta-analysis for alfuzosin versus tamsulosin versus placebo

Jong Kyou Kwon, Kang Su Cho, Cheol Kyu Oh, Dong Hyuk Kang, Hyungmin Lee, Won Sik Ham, Young Deuk Choi, Joo Yong Lee

Open Access Research article

Does visualisation during urethrocystoscopy provide pain relief? Results of an observational study

J. Koenig, S. Sevinc, C. Frohme, H. Heers, R. Hofmann, A. Hegele

Open Access Research article

Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinomas in young adults

Linfeng Xu, Rong Yang, Weidong Gan, Xiancheng Chen, Xuefeng Qiu, Kai Fu, Jin Huang, Guancheng Zhu, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Research article

Comparison of patient-reported quality of life outcome questionnaire response rates between patients treated surgically for renal cell carcinoma and prostate carcinoma

David D. Thiel, Andrew J. Davidiuk, Gregory A. Broderick, Michelle Arnold, Nancy Diehl, Andrea Tavlarides, Kaitlynn Custer, Alexander S. Parker

Open Access Research

Clinical intervals and diagnostic characteristics in a cohort of prostate cancer patients in Spain: a multicentre observational study

Xavier Bonfill, María José Martinez-Zapata, Robin WM Vernooij, María José Sánchez, María Morales Suárez-Varela, Javier de la Cruz, José Ignacio Emparanza, Montserrat Ferrer, José Ignacio Pijoán, Juan M. Ramos-Goñi, Joan Palou, Stefanie Schmidt, Víctor Abraira, Javier Zamora

Open Access Case report

Renal vein thrombosis mimicking urinary calculus: a dilemma of diagnosis

Yimin Wang, Shanwen Chen, Wei Wang, Jianyong Liu, Baiye Jin

Open Access Research article

High pressure balloon dilation for vesicourethral anastomotic strictures after radical prostatectomy

Gen Ishii, Takehito Naruoka, Kanako Kasai, Kenichi Hata, Hiroshi Omono, Masayasu Suzuki, Takahiro Kimura, Shin Egawa

Open Access Research article

Virtual reality suturing task as an objective test for robotic experience assessment

Michael A. Liss, Christopher J. Kane, Tony Chen, Joel Baumgartner, Ithaar H. Derweesh

Open Access Research article

Meta-analysis of female stress urinary incontinence treatments with adjustable single-incision mini-slings and transobturator tension-free vaginal tape surgeries

Peng Zhang, Bohan Fan, Peng Zhang, Hu Han, Yue Xu, Biao Wang, Xiaodong Zhang

Open Access Research article

Sodium hyaluronate and chondroitin sulfate replenishment therapy can improve nocturia in men with post-radiation cystitis: results of a prospective pilot study

Mauro Gacci, Omar Saleh, Claudia Giannessi, Beatrice Detti, Lorenzo Livi, Eleonora Monteleone Pasquetti, Tatiana Masoni, Enrico Finazzi Agro, Vincenzo Li Marzi, Andrea Minervini, Marco Carini, Stavros Gravas, Matthias Oelke, Sergio Serni

Open Access Research article

Prevalence, risk factors and severity of symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse among Emirati women

Hassan M. Elbiss, Nawal Osman, Fayez T. Hammad

Open Access Research article

Utility of copeptin and standard inflammatory markers in the diagnostics of upper and lower urinary tract infections

Anna Masajtis-Zagajewska, Ilona Kurnatowska, Malgorzata Wajdlich, Michal Nowicki

Open Access Case report

Primary melanoma of the prostate: case report and review of the literature

Georgi Tosev, Timur H. Kuru, Johannes Huber, Gerald Freier, Frank Bergmann, Jessica C. Hassel, Sascha A. Pahernik, Markus Hohenfellner, Boris A. Hadaschik

Open Access Case report

Primary renal squamous cell carcinoma mimicking the renal cyst: a case report and review of the recent literature

Peng Jiang, Chaojun Wang, Shanwen Chen, Jun Li, Jianjian Xiang, Liping Xie

Open Access Research article

Review by urological pathologists improves the accuracy of Gleason grading by general pathologists

Yasushi Nakai, Nobumichi Tanaka, Keiji Shimada, Noboru Konishi, Makito Miyake, Satoshi Anai, Kiyohide Fujimoto

Open Access Research article

Flexible ureteroscopy training for surgeons using isolated porcine kidneys in vitro

Dongliang Hu, Tongzu Liu, Xinghuan Wang

Open Access Case report

Extravascular stent management for migration of left renal vein endovascular stent in nutcracker syndrome

Lu Tian, Shanwen Chen, Gaoyue Zhang, Hongkun Zhang, Wei Jin, Ming Li

Open Access Research article

The role of diagnostic ureteroscopy in the era of computed tomography urography

Shay Golan, Andrei Nadu, David Lifshitz

Open Access Case report

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with renal urothelial cancer: A case report and literature review

Shuji Isotani, Akira Horiuchi, Masayuki Koja, Takahiro Noguchi, Shouichiro Sugiura, Hirofumi Shimoyama, Yasuhiro Noma, Kousuke Kitamura, Toshiyuki China, Shino Tokiwa, Keisuke Saito, Masaki Kimura, Shin-ichi Hisasue, Hisamitsu Ide, Satoru Muto, Raizo Yamaguchi, Shigeo Horie

Open Access Technical advance

Computer-aided transrectal ultrasound: does prostate HistoScanning™ improve detection performance of prostate cancer in repeat biopsies?

Moritz Franz Hamann, C. Hamann, A. Trettel, K P Jünemann, C M Naumann

Open Access Research article

Comparison of continence outcomes of early catheter removal on postoperative day 2 and 4 after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Masashi Matsushima, Akira Miyajima, Seiya Hattori, Toshikazu Takeda, Ryuichi Mizuno, Eiji Kikuchi, Mototsugu Oya

Open Access Research article

Performance of 5-aminolevulinic-acid-based photodynamic diagnosis for radical prostatectomy

Hideo Fukuhara, Keiji Inoue, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Mutsuo Furihata, Taro Shuin

Open Access Research article

Oncologic outcomes in men with metastasis to the prostatic anterior fat pad lymph nodes: a multi-institution international study

Young Suk Kwon, Yun-Sok Ha, Parth K. Modi, Amirali Salmasi, Jaspreet S. Parihar, Neal Patel, Izak Faiena, Michael May, David I. Lee, Elton Llukani, Tuliao Patrick, Koon Ho Rha, Thomas Ahlering, Douglas Skarecky, Hanjong Ahn, Seung-Kwon Choi, Sejun Park, Seong Soo Jeon, Yen-Chuan Ou, Daniel Eun, Varsha Manucha, David Albala, Ketan Badani, Bertram Yuh, Nora Ruel, Tae-Hwan Kim, Tae Gyun Kwon, Daniel Marchalik, Jonathan Hwang, Wun-Jae Kim, Isaac Yi Kim

Open Access Research article

Assess the expression of ubiquitin specific protease USP2a for bladder cancer diagnosis

Pildu Jeong, Yun-Sok Ha, Seok-Joong Yun, Hyung Yoon Yoon, Michael R. Freeman, Jayoung Kim, Wun-Jae Kim

Open Access Research article

Localization of P2X receptor subtypes 2, 3 and 7 in human urinary bladder

Karl Svennersten, Katarina Hallén-Grufman, Petra J. de Verdier, N. Peter Wiklund, Mirjana Poljakovic

Open Access Research article

The prevalence and outcomes of pT0 disease after neoadjuvant hormonal therapy and radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer

Jae Young Joung, Jeong Eun Kim, Sung Han Kim, Ho Kyung Seo, Jinsoo Chung, Weon Seo Park, Eun Kyung Hong, Kang Hyun Lee

Open Access Research article

Erectile function in men with end-stage liver disease improves after living donor liver transplantation

You-Chiuan Chien, Heng-Chieh Chiang, Ping-Yi Lin, Yao-Li Chen

Open Access Case report

Heavy hematuria requiring cystectomy in a patient with hemophilia A: a case report and literature review

Satoshi Washino, Masaru Hirai, Yutaka Kobayashi, Kimitoshi Saito, Tomoaki Miyagawa

Open Access Research article

Association between plasma fluorescent oxidation products and erectile dysfunction: A prospective study

Shuman Yang, Edward Giovannucci, Bruce Bracken, Shuk-Mei Ho, Tianying Wu

Open Access Research article

Role for intravesical prostatic protrusion in lower urinary tract symptom: a fluid structural interaction analysis study

Junming Zheng, Jiangang Pan, Yi Qin, Jiale Huang, Yun Luo, Xin Gao, Xing Zhou

Open Access Research article

PET/CT versus conventional CT for detection of lymph node metastases in patients with locally advanced bladder cancer

Firas Aljabery, Gunnar Lindblom, Susann Skoog, Ivan Shabo, Hans Olsson, Johan Rosell, Staffan Jahnson

Open Access Research article

Altered PCA3 and TMPRSS2-ERG expression in histologically benign regions of cancerous prostates: a systematic, quantitative mRNA analysis in five prostates

Riina-Minna Väänänen, Natalia Tong Ochoa, Peter J. Boström, Pekka Taimen, Kim Pettersson

Open Access Research article

Terminal dribbling in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: relationship with International Prostate Symptom Score and with intravesical prostatic protrusion

Jae Heon Kim, Ji Sung Shim, Hoon Choi, Du Geon Moon, Jeong Gu Lee, Je Jong Kim, Jae Hyun Bae, Jae Young Park

Open Access Research article

Overexpression of NIMA-related kinase 2 is associated with progression and poor prognosis of prostate cancer

Yan-Ru Zeng, Zhao-Dong Han, Cong Wang, Chao Cai, Ya-Qiang Huang, Hong-Wei Luo, Ze-Zhen Liu, Yang-Jia Zhuo, Qi-Shan Dai, Hai-Bo Zhao, Yu-Xiang Liang, Wei-De Zhong

Open Access Research article

Five-point Likert scaling on MRI predicts clinically significant prostate carcinoma

Taisuke Harada, Takashige Abe, Fumi Kato, Ryuji Matsumoto, Hiromi Fujita, Sachiyo Murai, Naoto Miyajima, Kunihiko Tsuchiya, Satoru Maruyama, Kohsuke Kudo, Nobuo Shinohara

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic outcome of ureteroscopy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: Incidence of later cancer detection and its risk factors after the first examination

Norihiro Murahashi, Takashige Abe, Nobuo Shinohara, Sachiyo Murai, Toru Harabayashi, Ataru Sazawa, Satoru Maruyama, Kunihiko Tsuchiya, Naoto Miyajima, Kanako Hatanaka, Katsuya Nonomura

Open Access Research article

High acceptability of a newly developed urological practical skills training program

Anna H. de Vries, Scheltus J. van Luijk, Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier, Ad J. M. Hendrikx, Evert L. Koldewijn, Cordula Wagner, Barbara M. A. Schout

Open Access Study protocol

A pilot randomized trial of conventional versus advanced pelvic floor exercises to treat urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a study protocol

Daniel Santa Mina, Darren Au, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai, Leah Jamnicky, Nelly Faghani, William J. Hilton, Leslie E. Stefanyk, Paul Ritvo, Jennifer Jones, Dean Elterman, Neil E. Fleshner, Antonio Finelli, Rajiv K. Singal, John Trachtenberg, Andrew G. Matthew

Open Access Research article

Chromosomal abnormalities and Y chromosome microdeletions in infertile men from Morocco

Yassine Naasse, Hicham Charoute, Brahim El Houate, Chadli Elbekkay, Lunda Razoki, Abderrahim Malki, Abdelhamid Barakat, Hassan Rouba

Open Access Research article

Patient’s adherence on pharmacological therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is different: is combination therapy better than monotherapy?

Luca Cindolo, Luisella Pirozzi, Petros Sountoulides, Caterina Fanizza, Marilena Romero, Pietro Castellan, Alessandro Antonelli, Claudio Simeone, Andrea Tubaro, Cosimo de Nunzio, Luigi Schips

Open Access Research article

Quantitative volumetric imaging of normal, neoplastic and hyperplastic mouse prostate using ultrasound

Shalini Singh, Chunliu Pan, Ronald Wood, Chiuan-Ren Yeh, Shuyuan Yeh, Kai Sha, John J. Krolewski, Kent L. Nastiuk

Open Access Research article

Reliability of radioisotope-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in penile cancer: verification in consideration of the European guidelines

Tim Schubert, Jens Uphoff, Rolf-Peter Henke, Friedhelm Wawroschek, Alexander Winter

Open Access Research article

A case control study of sarcosine as an early prostate cancer detection biomarker

Donna P. Ankerst, Michael Liss, David Zapata, Josef Hoefler, Ian M. Thompson, Robin J. Leach

Open Access Research article

Changes in the Q-tip angle in relation to the patient position and bladder filling

Jong-hyun Yun, Jae Heon Kim, Suyeon Park, Changho Lee

Open Access Technical advance

A comparison of supracostal and infracostal access approaches in treating renal and upper ureteral stones using MPCNL with the aid of a patented system

Difu Fan, Leming Song, Donghua Xie, Min Hu, Zuofeng Peng, Xiaohui Liao, Tairong Liu, Chuance Du, Lunfeng Zhu, Lei Yao, Jianrong Huang, Zhongsheng Yang, Shulin Guo, Wen Qin, Jiuqing Zhong, Zhangqun Ye

Open Access Research article

The potential utility of non-invasive imaging to monitor restoration of bladder structure and function following subtotal cystectomy (STC)

David Burmeister, Bimjhana Bishwokarma, Tamer AbouShwareb, John Olson, Maja Herco, Josh Tan, Karl-Erik Andersson, George Christ

Open Access Research article

Inverse relationship of Rho kinase and myosin-light chain kinase expression in the aging human detrusor smooth muscle

Timo Kirschstein, Theresa Sahre, Karoline Kernig, Chris Protzel, Katrin Porath, Rüdiger Köhling, Oliver W. Hakenberg

Open Access Research article

Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction caused by multiple sclerosis: a single-centre prospective series

Daniel S. Engeler, Daniel Meyer, Dominik Abt, Stefanie Müller, Hans-Peter Schmid

Open Access Research article

Simplified scoring of the Actionable 8-item screening questionnaire for neurogenic bladder overactivity in multiple sclerosis: a comparative analysis of test performance at different cut-off points

Peter Joseph Jongen, Bertil F. Blok, John P. Heesakkers, Marco Heerings, Wim A. Lemmens, Rogier Donders

Open Access Research article

Bioelectrical activity of the pelvic floor muscles during synchronous whole-body vibration – a randomized controlled study

Magdalena Stania, Daria Chmielewska, Krystyna Kwaśna, Agnieszka Smykla, Jakub Taradaj, Grzegorz Juras

Open Access Research article

Epididymal anomalies in boys with undescended testis or hydrocele: Significance of testicular location

Sun-Ouck Kim, Seong Woong Na, Ho Song Yu, Dongdeuk Kwon

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of a rapid quantitative determination method of PSA concentration with gold immunochromatographic strips

Cheng-Ching Wu, Hung-Yu Lin, Chao-Ping Wang, Li-Fen Lu, Teng-Hung Yu, Wei-Chin Hung, Jer-Yiing Houng, Fu-Mei Chung, Yau-Jiunn Lee, Jin-Jia Hu

Open Access Research article

Tadalafil 5 mg once daily for the treatment of erectile dysfunction during a 6-month observational study (EDATE): impact of patient characteristics and comorbidities

Dimitrios Hatzichristou, Gianluca d’Anzeo, Hartmut Porst, Jacques Buvat, Carsten Henneges, Andrea Rossi, Karim Hamidi, Hartwig Büttner

Open Access Case report

Cancer of the penis associated with HIV: a report of three cases presenting at the CHU cocody, ivory coast

P. G. Konan, C. C. Vodi, A. H. Dekou, A. Fofana, E. E. Gowé, K. Manzan

Open Access Research article

Benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated with T1DM can be alleviated by treadmill exercise—evidences revealed by the rat model

Kuan-Chou Chen, Shian-Ying Sung, Yi-Ting Lin, Chiu-Lan Hsieh, Kun-Hung Shen, Chiung-Chi Peng, Robert Y. Peng

Open Access Case report

Spontaneous renal allograft rupture complicated by urinary leakage: case report and review of the literature

Evaldo Favi, Samuele Iesari, Alessandro Cina, Franco Citterio

Open Access Case report

Successful bilateral pudendal neuromodulation to treat male detrusor areflexia following severe pubic symphysis fracture, a case report

Serge P. Marinkovic, Brandi Miller, Scott Hughes, Christina Marinkovic, Lisa Gillen

Open Access Debate

Virus encoded circulatory miRNAs for early detection of prostate cancer

Jayoung Kim, Seok Joong Yun, Wun-Jae Kim

Open Access Research article

Quality-of-life outcomes and unmet needs between ileal conduit and orthotopic ileal neobladder after radical cystectomy in a Chinese population: a 2-to-1 matched-pair analysis

Yi Huang, Xiuwu Pan, Qiwei Zhou, Hai Huang, Lin Li, Xingang Cui, Guodong Wang, Ren Jizhong, Lei Yin, Danfeng Xu, Yi Hong

Open Access Case report

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the bladder associated with long term suprapubic tube: a case report

Tyler M. Bauman, Theodora A. Potretzke, Aaron M. Potretzke, Cary L. Siegel, Steven B. Brandes

Open Access Research article

Eviprostat has an identical effect compared to pollen extract (Cernilton) in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized, prospective study

Hiromichi Iwamura, Takuya Koie, Osamu Soma, Teppei Matsumoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Chikara Ohyama

Open Access Research article

Rethinking of ureteral stent removal using an extraction string; what patients feel and what is patients' preference? : a randomized controlled study

Dae Ji Kim, Jeong Hwan Son, Seok Heun Jang, Jae Won Lee, Dae Sung Cho, Chae Hong Lim

Open Access Research article

Degarelix therapy for prostate cancer in a real-world setting: experience from the German IQUO (Association for Uro-Oncological Quality Assurance) Firmagon® registry

Götz Geiges, Thomas Harms, Gerald Rodemer, Ralf Eckert, Frank König, Rolf Eichenauer, Jörg Schroder

Open Access Research article

Treatment of renal angiomyolipoma: pooled analysis of individual patient data

Teele Kuusk, Fausto Biancari, Brian Lane, Conrad Tobert, Steven Campbell, Uri Rimon, Vito D’Andrea, Aare Mehik, Markku H. Vaarala

Open Access Research article

Men under the age of 55 years with screen detected prostate cancer do not have less significant disease compared to older men in a population of patients in Australia

Nandu D. Dantanarayana, Tania Hossack, Paul Cozzi, Andrew Brooks, Howard Lau, Warick Delprado, Manish I. Patel

Open Access Research article

Expression of parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide receptor 1 in normal and diseased bladder detrusor muscles: a clinico-pathological study

Nobuyuki Nishikawa, Rie Yago, Yuichiro Yamazaki, Hiromitsu Negoro, Mari Suzuki, Masaaki Imamura, Yoshinobu Toda, Kazunari Tanabe, Osamu Ogawa, Akihiro Kanematsu

Open Access Research article

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for primary adenocarcinomas of the urinary bladder: a single-site experience

Bin Yu, Jin Zhou, Hongzhou Cai, Ting Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou, Min Gu

Open Access Research article

Tramadol for premature ejaculation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Marrissa Martyn-St James, Katy Cooper, Eva Kaltenthaler, Kath Dickinson, Anna Cantrell, Kevan Wylie, Leila Frodsham, Catherine Hood

Open Access Case report

Spleen injury following left extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Serge P Marinkovic, Christina M Marinkovic, Donghua Xie

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: The impact of tumour size on the probability of synchronous metastasis and survival in renal cell carcinoma patients: a population-based study

Johann P Ingimarsson, Martin I Sigurdsson, Sverrir Hardarson, Vigdis Petursdottir, Eirikur Jonsson, Gudmundur V Einarsson, Tomas Gudbjartsson

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BMC Urology reviewer acknowledgement 2014

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