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BMC Urology

Ausgabe 1/2018

Inhalt (116 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Suprapubic tube versus urethral catheter drainage after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhongyu Jian, Shijian Feng, Yuntian Chen, Xin Wei, Deyi Luo, Hong Li, Kunjie Wang

Open Access Research article

Sociodemographic correlates of urine culture test utilization in Calgary, Alberta

Thomas P. Griener, Christopher Naugler, Wilson W. Chan, Deirdre L. Church

Open Access Case report

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma initially presenting with hematochezia and subsequently with vaginal bleeding: a case report

Simon Ouellet, Audrey Binette, Alexander Nguyen, Perrine Garde-Granger, Robert Sabbagh

Open Access Research article

Intravescical prostatic protrusion is a predictor of alpha blockers response: results from an observational study

L. Topazio, C. Perugia, C. De Nunzio, G. Gaziev, V. Iacovelli, D. Bianchi, G. Vespasiani, E. Finazzi Agrò

Open Access Research article

Level of invasion into fibromuscular band is an independent factor for positive surgical margin and biochemical recurrence in men with organ confined prostate cancer

Aram Kim, Myong Kim, Se Un Jeong, Cheryn Song, Yong Mee Cho, Jae Yoon Ro, Hanjong Ahn

Open Access Research article

Scrotal hemorrhage after testicular sperm aspiration may be associated with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor administration: a retrospective study

Yong-tong Zhu, Rui Hua, Song Quan, Wan-long Tan, Qing-jun Chu, Chun-yan Wang

Open Access Research article

Unilateral pedal lymphangiography plus computed tomography angiography for location of persistent idiopathic chyle leakage not detectable by ordinary contrast computed tomography

Dingyi Liu, Boke Liu, Weimu Xia, Qi Tang, Haidong Wang, Jian Wang, Yanfeng Zhou, Jiashun Yu, Wenmin Li, Mingwei Wang, Wenlong Zhou, Sang Hu, Yuan Shao

Open Access Case report

Renal capsule metastasis from renal pelvic cancer: a case report

Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Hiroki Arai, Masahito Honda, Takashi Matsumoto, Kyotaro Yoshida

Open Access Research article

Silodosin 8 mg improves benign prostatic obstruction in Caucasian patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic enlargement: results from an explorative clinical study

Ferdinando Fusco, Massimiliano Creta, Nicola Longo, Francesco Persico, Marco Franco, Vincenzo Mirone

Open Access Research article

Ki-67 expression predicts biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy in the setting of positive surgical margins

Mohammed Shahait, Samer Nassif, Hani Tamim, Deborah Mukherji, Maya Hijazi, Marwan El Sabban, Raja Khauli, Muhammad Bulbul, Wassim Abou Kheir, Albert El Hajj

Open Access Research article

Progressive bladder remodeling due to bladder outlet obstruction: a systematic review of morphological and molecular evidences in humans

Ferdinando Fusco, Massimiliano Creta, Cosimo De Nunzio, Valerio Iacovelli, Francesco Mangiapia, Vincenzo Li Marzi, Enrico Finazzi Agrò

Open Access Research article

Mannitol reduces nephron loss after warm renal ischemia in a porcine model

José A. Damasceno-Ferreira, Leonardo A. S. Abreu, Gustavo R. Bechara, Waldemar S. Costa, Marco A. Pereira-Sampaio, Francisco J. B. Sampaio, Diogo B. De Souza

Open Access Research article

Antihypertensive drugs use and the risk of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of 21 observational studies

Liang Cao, Sha Zhang, Cheng-ming Jia, Wei He, Lei-tao Wu, Ying-qi Li, Wen Wang, Zhe Li, Jing Ma

Open Access Research article

Clinical utility of a non-invasive urine test for risk assessing patients with no obvious benign cause of hematuria: a physician-patient real world data analysis

Tony Lough, Qingyang Luo, Carthika Luxmanan, Alastair Anderson, Jimmy Suttie, Paul O’Sullivan, David Darling

Open Access Research article

Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region

Atsushi Okada, Shuzo Hamamoto, Kazumi Taguchi, Rei Unno, Teruaki Sugino, Ryosuke Ando, Kentaro Mizuno, Keiichi Tozawa, Kenjiro Kohri, Takahiro Yasui

Open Access Research article

Prognostic significance of the combination of preoperative hemoglobin and albumin levels and lymphocyte and platelet counts (HALP) in patients with renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomy

Ding Peng, Cui-jian Zhang, Qi Tang, Lei Zhang, Kai-wei Yang, Xiao-teng Yu, Yanqing Gong, Xue-song Li, Zhi-song He, Li-qun Zhou

Open Access Case report

Fungaemia caused by obstructive renal candida bezoars leads to bilateral chorioretinitis: a case report

Johannes Stein, Stefan Latz, Jörg Ellinger, Guido Fechner, Maher Safi, Philipp Krausewitz, Simone Müller, Karin Weyer, Stefan C. Müller

Open Access Research article

Comparison of clinicopathologic characteristics, epigenetic biomarkers and prognosis between renal pelvic and ureteral tumors in upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Dong Fang, Shiming He, Gengyan Xiong, Nirmish Singla, Zhenpeng Cao, Lei Zhang, Xuesong Li, Liqun Zhou

Open Access Research article

Triptorelin relieves lower urinary tract symptoms in Chinese advanced prostate cancer patients: a multicenter, non-interventional, prospective study

Le-Ye He, Ming Zhang, Zhi-Wen Chen, Jian-Lin Yuan, Ding-Wei Ye, Lu-Lin Ma, Hui Wei, Jiang-Gen Yang, Shan Chen, Ben Wan, Shu-Jie Xia, Zhi-Liang Weng, Xiang-Bo Kong, Qiang Wei, Feng-Shuo Jin, Xiang-Hua Zhang, Wei-Qing Qian, Shu-Sheng Wang, Ying-He Chen, Hong-Shun Ma, Ying-Hao Sun, Xu Gao

Open Access Research article

Role of lymph node dissection in the management of upper tract urothelial carcinomas: a meta-analysis

Runqi Guo, Yuze Zhu, Gengyan Xiong, Xuesong Li, Kai Zhang, Liqun Zhou

Open Access Research article

Surgical management of urolithiasis – a systematic analysis of available guidelines

Valentin Zumstein, Patrick Betschart, Dominik Abt, Hans-Peter Schmid, Cedric Michael Panje, Paul Martin Putora

Open Access Case report

Significant response to nivolumab for metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation: a case report

Go Noguchi, Sohgo Tsutsumi, Masato Yasui, Shinji Ohtake, Susumu Umemoto, Noboru Nakaigawa, Masahiro Yao, Takeshi Kishida

Open Access Research article

What predicts emotional response in men awaiting prostate biopsy?

AnnMarie Groarke, Ruth Curtis, Deirdre M. J. Walsh, Francis J. Sullivan

Open Access Case report

Single-stage laparoscopic surgery for bilateral organ tumors using a transumbilical approach with a zigzag incision: a report of two cases

Yoichiro Kato, Renpei Kato, Misato Takayama, Daiki Ikarashi, Mitsutaka Onoda, Tomohiko Matsuura, Mitsugu Kanehira, Ryo Takata, Shigeaki Baba, Toshimoto Kimura, Koki Otsuka, Jun Sugimura, So Omori, Akira Sasaki, Wataru Obara

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of PDE5-Is and α-1 blockers for treating lower ureteric stones or LUTS: a meta-analysis of RCTs

Xifeng Sun, Wei Guan, Haoran Liu, Kun Tang, Libin Yan, Yangjun Zhang, Jin Zeng, Zhiqiang Chen, Hua Xu, Zhangqun Ye

Open Access Research article

Impact of early changes in serum biomarkers following androgen deprivation therapy on clinical outcomes in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Hiromi Sato, Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Atsushi Koizumi, Taketoshi Nara, Sohei Kanda, Kazuyuki Numakura, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Atsushi Maeno, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Shigeru Satoh, Kyoko Nomura, Tomonori Habuchi

Open Access Research article

Efficacy analysis of self-help position therapy after holmium laser lithotripsy via flexible ureteroscopy

Jie Yang, Rong-zhen Tao, Pei Lu, Meng-xing Chen, Xin-kun Huang, Ke-liang Chen, Ying-heng Huang, Xiao-rong He, Li-di Wan, Jing Wang, Xin Tang, Wei Zhang

Open Access Case report

Thrombosed varicocele - a rare cause for acute scrotal pain: a case report

M. Raghavendran, A. Venugopal, G. Kiran Kumar

Open Access Research article

Gastrointestinal cancer and bilateral hydronephrosis resulted in a high risk of ureteral stent failure

Mari Ohtaka, Takashi Kawahara, Daiji Takamoto, Taku Mochizuki, Yusuke Hattori, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Yasuhide Miyoshi, Yasushi Yumura, Masahiro Yao, Hiroji Uemura

Open Access Research article

Reflex erection in the rat: reciprocal interplay between hemodynamic and somatic events

Alexander Andreev-Andrievskiy, Evgeniia Lagereva, Anfisa Popova

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal recovery patterns of penile length and the underexplored benefit of long-term phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use after radical prostatectomy

Young Suk Kwon, Nicholas Farber, Ji Woong Yu, Kevin Rhee, Christopher Han, Patrick Ney, Jeong Hee Hong, Paul Lee, Nikhil Gupta, Wun-Jae Kim, Isaac Yi Kim

Open Access Research article

Cost implications of PSA screening differ by age

Karthik Rao, Stella Liang, Michael Cardamone, Corinne E. Joshu, Kyle Marmen, Nrupen Bhavsar, William G. Nelson, H. Ballentine Carter, Michael C. Albert, Elizabeth A. Platz, Craig E. Pollack

Open Access Research article

Hand-assisted living-donor nephrectomy: a retrospective comparison of two techniques

Jeannette D. Widmer, Andrea Schlegel, Philipp Kron, Marc Schiesser, Jens G. Brockmann, Markus K. Muller

Open Access Case report

Primary synovial sarcoma of the kidney: a case report of complete pathological response at a Lebanese tertiary care center

Alissar El Chediak, Deborah Mukherji, Sally Temraz, Samer Nassif, Sara Sinno, Rami Mahfouz, Ali Shamseddine

Open Access Research article

Perioperative outcomes of zero ischemia radiofrequency ablation-assisted tumor enucleation for renal cell carcinoma: results of 182 patients

Chengwei Zhang, Xiaozhi Zhao, Suhan Guo, Changwei Ji, Wei Wang, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Research article

Obesity impairs male fertility through long-term effects on spermatogenesis

Yan-Fei Jia, Qian Feng, Zheng-Yan Ge, Ying Guo, Fang Zhou, Kai-Shu Zhang, Xiao-Wei Wang, Wen-Hong Lu, Xiao-Wei Liang, Yi-Qun Gu

Open Access Research article

Pre- and intra-operative predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer in China: a retrospective observational study

Qingmei Huang, Ping Jiang, Lina Feng, Liping Xie, Shuo Wang, Dan Xia, Baihua Shen, Baiye Jin, Li Zheng, Wei Wang

Open Access Research article

Risk factors for urinary tract infection in patients with urolithiasis—primary report of a single center cohort

Li Yongzhi, Yan Shi, Liu Jia, Liu Yili, Zhu Xingwang, Gong Xue

Open Access Research article

Posterior urethral valves: 10 years audit of epidemiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in Yaoundé gynaeco-obstetric and paediatric hospital

Faustin Felicien Mouafo Tambo, Paul Nkemtendong Tolefac, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe, Jacqueline Ze Minkande, Landry Mbouche, Georgette Guemkam, Neville Alemnju Telelen, Fru Fobuzshi Angwafo III, Aurelien Maurice Sosso

Open Access Research article

Site-dependent differences in the composite fibers of male pelvic plexus branches: an immunohistochemical analysis of donated elderly cadavers

Kuniyasu Muraoka, Shuichi Morizane, Keisuke Hieda, Masashi Honda, Takehiro Sejima, Gen Murakami, Shin-ichi Abe, Atsushi Takenaka

Open Access Research article

Assessment of the use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in guiding microdissection testicular sperm extraction in nonobstructive azoospermia

Shijun Zhang, Jing Du, Ruhui Tian, Shaowei Xie, Fenghua Li, Zheng Li

Open Access Research article

Decolonization potential of 0.02% polyhexanide irrigation solution in urethral catheters under practice-like in vitro conditions

Florian H. H. Brill, Henrik Gabriel, Holger Brill, Jan-Hendrik Klock, Joerg Steinmann, Andreas Arndt

Open Access Research article

Penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil: the highest incidence globally?

Ronald Wagner Pereira Coelho, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho, Janise Silva Moreno, Dimitrius Vidal e Oliveira Garbis, Athiene Maniva Teixeira do Nascimento, Joyce Santos Larges, José Ribamar Rodrigues Calixto, Leandra Naira Zambelli Ramalho, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Leudivan Ribeiro Nogueira, Laisson de Moura Feitoza, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva

Open Access Research article

Cancer detection rate of prebiopsy MRI with subsequent systematic and targeted biopsy are superior to non-targeting systematic biopsy without MRI in biopsy naïve patients: a retrospective cohort study

Satoshi Washino, Shigeru Kobayashi, Tomohisa Okochi, Tomohiro Kameda, Tsuzumi Konoshi, Tomoaki Miyagawa, Tatsuya Takayama, Tatsuo Morita

Open Access Research article

The location of the bladder neck in postoperative cystography predicts continence convalescence after radical prostatectomy

Susumu Kageyama, Tetsuya Yoshida, Masayuki Nagasawa, Shigehisa Kubota, Keiji Tomita, Kenichi Kobayashi, Ryosuke Murai, Teruhiko Tsuru, Eiki Hanada, Kazuyoshi Johnin, Mitsuhiro Narita, Akihiro Kawauchi

Open Access Research article

Does anchoring vaginal mesh increase the potential for correcting stress incontinence?

Zoltán Fekete, Szilvia Kőrösi, László Pajor, Zoltán Bajory, Gábor Németh, Zoltan Kozinszky

Open Access Case report

Daily tadalafil for the chronic phase of stuttering priapism: a case report

Paolo Massenio, Nicola D’Altilia, Francesca Sanguedolce, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

Open Access Research article

Observation versus treatment among men with favorable risk prostate cancer in a community-based integrated health care system: a retrospective cohort study

Furaha Kariburyo, Yuexi Wang, I-Ning ( Elaine) Cheng, Lisa Wang, David Morgenstern, Lin Xie, Eric Meadows, John Danella, Michael L. Cher

Open Access Research article

Knowledge and attitude for overactive bladder care among women: development and measurement

Sumedha Chhatre, Diane K. Newman, Alan J. Wein, Ashlie E. Jefferson, J. Sanford Schwartz, Ravishankar Jayadevappa

Open Access Case report

Nephron-sparing management of Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting as spontaneous renal hemorrhage: a case report and literature review

William Keith Ballentine III, Fernandino Vilson, Raymond B Dyer, Majid Mirzazadeh

Open Access Research article

With a new clip technique surgically inducing varicocele in Sprague-Dawley rats

Wen-bin Guo, Cheng Yang, Jun Bian, Hui Xia, Jian-kun Yang, Qi-zhao Zhou, Ming-kun Chen, Kang-yi Xue, Wan-song Zhang, Peng Wang, Xin Li, Cun-dong Liu

Open Access Research article

Prognostic significance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) over expression in urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder

Atif Ali hashmi, Zubaida Fida Hussain, Muhammad Irfan, Erum Yousuf Khan, Naveen Faridi, Hanna Naqvi, Amir Khan, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi

Open Access Research article

Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts the surgical outcome of Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 renal cell carcinoma patients

Sezim Agizamhan, Feng Qu, Ning Liu, Jing Sun, Wei Xu, Lihua Zhang, Hongqian Guo, Weidong Gan

Open Access Research article

The effect of mirabegron, used for overactive bladder treatment, on female sexual function: a prospective controlled study

A. Zachariou, C. Mamoulakis, M. Filiponi, F. Dimitriadis, J. Giannakis, S. Skouros, P. Tsounapi, A. Takenaka, N. Sofikitis

Open Access Research article

Patient centred care for the medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic obstruction: a key point to improve patients’ care – a systematic review

Cosimo De Nunzio, Fabrizio Presicce, Riccardo Lombardo, Alberto Trucchi, Mariangela Bellangino, Andrea Tubaro, Egidio Moja

Open Access Research article

Testicular histopathology, semen analysis and FSH, predictive value of sperm retrieval: supportive counseling in case of reoperation after testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

Lucio Gnessi, Filomena Scarselli, Maria Giulia Minasi, Stefania Mariani, Carla Lubrano, Sabrina Basciani, Pier Francesco Greco, Mikiko Watanabe, Giorgio Franco, Alessio Farcomeni, Ermanno Greco

Open Access Research article

The risk factors of Urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery in the youth population

Xujun Sheng, Ding Xu, Yu Wu, Yongjiang Yu, Jianhua Chen, Jun Qi

Open Access Research article

A pilot study in intraparenchymal therapy delivery in the prostate: a comparison of delivery with a porous needle vs standard needle

Martin L. Brady, King Scott Coffield, Thomas J. Kuehl, Raghu Raghavan, V. O. Speights Jr, Belur Patel, Scott Wilson, Mike Wilson, Rick M. Odland

Open Access Case report

Case report: retroperitoneal aspergilloma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis presenting as malignant tumor

Risa Shinoki, Teppei Takeshima, Koichiro Horie, Toshihiro Matsui, Ayako Horita, Ikuo Saito, Kotaro Hirai

Open Access Research article

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) aberrations in muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma

Young Saing Kim, Kyung Kim, Ghee-Young Kwon, Su Jin Lee, Se Hoon Park

Open Access Research article

Changes in the outcome of prostate biopsies after preventive task force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen screening

Ahmed S. Zakaria, Alice Dragomir, Fadi Brimo, Wassim Kassouf, Simon Tanguay, Armen Aprikian

Open Access Case report

Uretero-fallopian fistula after hysteroscopy fallopian tube embolization: a case report

Yumeng Zhang, Tianjia Ma, Guangfeng Shao, Zhiying Xiao

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a randomized clinical trial investigating early sacral nerve stimulation as an adjunct to standard neurogenic bladder management following acute spinal cord injury

Jeffrey D. Redshaw, Sara M. Lenherr, Sean P. Elliott, John T. Stoffel, Jeffrey P. Rosenbluth, Angela P. Presson, Jeremy B. Myers

Open Access Research article

Long-term outcomes of total ureterectomy with ileal-ureteral substitution treatment for ureteral cancer: a single-center experience

Yin-Chien Ou, Che-Yuan Hu, Hong-Lin Cheng, Wen-Horng Yang

Open Access Case report

Genomic case report of a low grade bladder tumor metastasis to lung

Marvin J. Van Every, Garrett Dancik, Venki Paramesh, Grzegorz T. Gurda, David R. Meier, Steven E. Cash, Craig S. Richmond, Sunny Guin

Open Access Research article

Expression, localisation and potential significance of aquaporins in benign and malignant human prostate tissue

Johannes Bründl, Sabine Wallinger, Johannes Breyer, Florian Weber, Matthias Evert, Nikolaos Theodoros Georgopoulos, Bernd Rosenhammer, Maximilian Burger, Wolfgang Otto, Peter Rubenwolf

Open Access Research article

A retrospective study of treatment persistence and adherence to mirabegron versus antimuscarinics, for the treatment of overactive bladder in Spain

Jameel Nazir, Zalmai Hakimi, Florent Guelfucci, Amine Khemiri, Francis Fatoye, Ana María Mora Blázquez, Marta Hernández González

Open Access Research article

Number-needed-to-treat analysis of clinical progression in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the STRIVE and TERRAIN trials

Neil M. Schultz, Neal D. Shore, Simon Chowdhury, Laurence H. Klotz, Raoul S. Concepcion, David F. Penson, Lawrence I. Karsh, Hongbo Yang, Bruce A. Brown, Arie Barlev, Scott C. Flanders

Open Access Research article

The Terry Fox Research Institute Canadian Prostate Cancer Biomarker Network: an analysis of a pan-Canadian multi-center cohort for biomarker validation

Véronique Ouellet, Armen Aprikian, Alain Bergeron, Fadi Brimo, Robert G. Bristow, Simone Chevalier, Darrel Drachenberg, Ladan Fazli, Neil E. Fleshner, Martin Gleave, Pierre Karakiewicz, Laurence Klotz, Louis Lacombe, Jean-Baptiste Lattouf, Theodorus van der Kwast, Jeremy A. Squire, Mathieu Latour, Dominique Trudel, Anne-Marie Mes-Masson, Fred Saad

Open Access Research article

Decreased expression of BRAF-activated long non-coding RNA is associated with the proliferation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Sheng Xue, Sheng-Qun Jiang, Qing-wen Li, Sheng Wang, Jian Li, Shuai Yang, Hai-Min Zhang, Yun-Fei Xu, Long-Sheng Wang, Jun-Hua Zheng

Open Access Review

Hypocalcaemia in patients with prostate cancer treated with a bisphosphonate or denosumab: prevention supports treatment completion

Jean-Jacques Body, Roger von Moos, Daniela Niepel, Bertrand Tombal

Open Access Research article

Increased expression of immediate early response gene 3 protein promotes aggressive progression and predicts poor prognosis in human bladder cancer

Jianheng Ye, Yanqiong Zhang, Zhiduan Cai, Minyao Jiang, Bowei Li, Guo Chen, Yanru Zeng, Yuxiang Liang, Shulin Wu, Zongwei Wang, Huichan He, Weide Zhong, Chin-Lee Wu

Open Access Case report

A case of urinary bladder agenesis and bilateral ectopic ureters: a case report

Iman Ibrahim Nazer, Ghufran Alhashmi, Sara Nawfal Sharief, Nada Abdullatif Hefni, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Sherif M El-Desoky, Ahmed Jalal Alsayyad, Osama Yousef Safdar, Jameela A Kari

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Number-needed-to-treat analysis of clinical progression in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the STRIVE and TERRAIN trials

Neil M Schultz, Neal D Shore, Simon Chowdhury, Laurence H Klotz, Raoul S Concepcion, David F Penson, Lawrence I Karsh, Hongbo Yang, Bruce A Brown, Arie Barlev, Scott C Flanders

Open Access Case report

Intravesical migration of female urethral dilator: a case report of a new urologic emergency in the era of e-commerce

Andrea Mogorovich, Cesare Selli, Alessio Tognarelli, Francesca Manassero, Maurizio De Maria

Open Access Research article

Detection of micro-metastases by flow cytometry in lymph nodes from patients with penile cancer

Lu Zhang, Jin Hu, A. Ali Zirakzadeh, Jesper Rosvall, Mats Hedlund, Ping Sheng Hu, Robert P.A. Wallin, Amir Sherif, Ola Winqvist

Open Access Research article

Impact of endoscopic enucleation of the prostate with thulium fiber laser on the erectile function

Dmitry Enikeev, Petr Glybochko, Leonid Rapoport, Zhamshid Okhunov, Mitchel O’Leary, Natalya Potoldykova, Roman Sukhanov, Mikhail Enikeev, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Mark Taratkin

Open Access Case report

Wilms tumor with inferior vena cava duplication: a rare case report

Feng Guo, Tianyou Li, Wei Liu, Gang Wang, Rui Ma, Rongde Wu

Open Access Study protocol

The effect of surgery report cards on improving radical prostatectomy quality: the SuRep study protocol

R. H. Breau, R. M. Kumar, L. T. Lavallee, I. Cagiannos, C. Morash, M. Horrigan, S. Cnossen, R. Mallick, D. Stacey, M. Fung-Kee-Fung, R. Morash, J. Smylie, K. Witiuk, D. A. Fergusson

Open Access Research article

Preoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio improves recurrence prediction of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Itamar Getzler, Zaher Bahouth, Ofer Nativ, Jacob Rubinstein, Sarel Halachmi

Open Access Research article

Predicting 90-day and long-term mortality in octogenarians undergoing radical cystectomy

Michael Froehner, Rainer Koch, Matthias Hübler, Ulrike Heberling, Vladimir Novotny, Stefan Zastrow, Oliver W. Hakenberg, Manfred P. Wirth

Open Access Research article

Seminal vesicle abnormalities following prostatic artery embolization for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Jin Long Zhang, Kai Yuan, Mao Qiang Wang, Jie Yu Yan, Yan Wang, Guo Dong Zhang

Open Access Technical advance

The surgical technique and initial outcomes of Anatolian neobladder: a novel technique of ileal neobladder after radical cystectomy

Z. Talat, B. Onal, B. Cetinel, C. Demirdag, S. Citgez, C. Dogan

Open Access Technical advance

Minimally invasive surgical treatment on delayed uretero-vaginal fistula

Xinying Li, Ping Wang, Yili Liu, Chunlai Liu

Open Access Research article

PD-1 and PD-L1 are more highly expressed in high-grade bladder cancer than in low-grade cases: PD-L1 might function as a mediator of stage progression in bladder cancer

Takashi Kawahara, Yukari Ishiguro, Shinji Ohtake, Ikuma Kato, Yusuke Ito, Hiroki Ito, Kazuhide Makiyama, Keiichi Kondo, Yasuhide Miyoshi, Yasushi Yumura, Narihiko Hayashi, Hisashi Hasumi, Kimito Osaka, Kentaro Muraoka, Koji Izumi, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Hiroji Uemura, Masahiro Yao, Noboru Nakaigawa

Open Access Study protocol

Multiparametric ultrasound: evaluation of greyscale, shear wave elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for prostate cancer detection and localization in correlation to radical prostatectomy specimens

Christophe K. Mannaerts, Rogier R. Wildeboer, Arnoud W. Postema, Johanna Hagemann, Lars Budäus, Derya Tilki, Massimo Mischi, Hessel Wijkstra, Georg Salomon

Open Access Research article

Non-ischemic laparoscopic partial nephrectomy using 1318-nm diode laser for small exophytic renal tumors

Martin Drerup, Ahmed Magdy, Martina Hager, Daniela Colleselli, Thomas Kunit, Lukas Lusuardi, Günter Janetschek, Michael Mitterberger

Open Access Research article

Epidermal growth factor expression as a predictor of chemotherapeutic resistance in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Ahmed M. Mansour, Mona Abdelrahim, Mahmoud Laymon, Mamdouh Elsherbeeny, Mohammed Sultan, Ahmed Shokeir, Ahmed Mosbah, Hassan Abol-Enein, Amira Awadalla, Eunho Cho, Vikram Sairam, Taeeun D. Park, Muhammad Shahid, Jayoung Kim

Open Access Research article

Changes in renal papillary density after hydration therapy in calcium stone formers

Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Matteo Vittori, Giuseppe Macis, Alessandro D’Addessi, Gianmarco Lombardi, Claudia Palmisano, Jacopo Gervasoni, Aniello Primiano, Pier Francesco Bassi, Giovanni Gambaro

Open Access Research article

Expression and clinical significance of Caveolin-1 in prostate Cancer after transurethral surgery

Xiaoming Wang, Zhigui Liu, Zhanbin Yang

Open Access Technical advance

How to perform the dusting technique for calcium oxalate stone phantoms during Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy

Jeong Woo Lee, Min Gu Park, Sung Yong Cho

Open Access Research article

Pattern of varicocele vein blood gases in patients undergoing microsurgical Varicocelectomy

Khaleeq ur Rehman, Hafsa Zaneb, Abdul Basit Qureshi, Ahsan Numan, Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf, Imtiaz Rabbani, Habib Rehman

Open Access Case report

Bilateral Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Takashi Karashima, Takahira Kuno, Naoto Kuroda, Hirofumi Satake, Satoshi Fukata, Masakazu Chikazawa, Chiaki Kawada, Ichiro Yamasaki, Taro Shuin, Makoto Hiroi, Keiji Inoue

Open Access Research article

Ameliorative effects of rutin against cisplatin-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

Sarwat Jahan, Asma Munawar, Suhail Razak, Sara Anam, Qurat Ul Ain, Hizb Ullah, Tayyaba Afsar, Mahmoud Abulmeaty, Ali Almajwal

Open Access Case report

Congenital mid-ureteral stricture: a case report of two patients

Hamdan Alhazmi, Abdullah Fouda Neel

Open Access Case report

SDH-deficient renal cell carcinoma – clinical, pathologic and genetic correlates: a case report

Ravi Kumar, Michael Bonert, Asghar Naqvi, Kevin Zbuk, Anil Kapoor

Open Access Research article

Abiraterone acetate for chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a single-centre prospective study of efficacy, safety, and prognostic factors

Liancheng Fan, Baijun Dong, Chenfei Chi, Yanqing Wang, Yiming Gong, Jianjun Sha, Jiahua Pan, Xun Shangguan, Yiran Huang, Lixin Zhou, Wei Xue

Open Access Research article

Early post-operative serum albumin level predicts survival after curative nephrectomy for kidney cancer: a retrospective study

Yongquan Tang, Zhihong Liu, Jiayu Liang, Ruochen Zhang, Kan Wu, Zijun Zou, Chuan Zhou, Fuxun Zhang, Yiping Lu

Open Access Research article

Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with pelvic re-peritonealization: the technique and initial clinical outcomes

Qiang Cao, Pengchao Li, Xiao Yang, Jian Qian, Zengjun Wang, Qiang Lu, Min Gu

Open Access Research article

Effect of sample time on urinary lithogenic risk indexes in healthy and stone-forming adults and children

Adrian Rodriguez, Concepcion Saez-Torres, Concepcion Mir, Paula Casasayas, Nuria Rodriguez, Dolores Rodrigo, Guiem Frontera, Juan Manuel Buades, Cristina Gomez, Antonia Costa-Bauza, Felix Grases

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