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BMC Urology

Ausgabe 1/2014

Inhalt (104 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Cyclooxygenase-2 and B-cell lymphoma-2 expression in cystitis glandularis and primary vesicle adenocarcinoma

Zhongxing Li, Guangcheng Ge, Rui Feng, Dan Wu, Bin Shen, Xing Wang, Yan Cui, Junrong Li, Xiaobing Ju

Open Access Research article

The postoperative morbidity index: a quantitative weighing of postoperative complications applied to urological procedures

Jonathan Beilan, Ruth Strakosha, Diego Aguilar Palacios, Charles J Rosser

Open Access Research article

A prostate biopsy strategy based on a new clinical nomogram reduces the number of biopsy cores required in high-risk patients

Yuan Huang, Gong Cheng, Bianjiang Liu, Pengfei Shao, Chao Qin, Jie Li, Lixin Hua, Changjun Yin

Open Access Research article

Targeting CXCR4 with CTCE-9908 inhibits prostate tumor metastasis

Donald Wong, Pridvi Kandagatla, Walter Korz, Sreenivasa R Chinni

Open Access Research article

Intermittent versus continuous androgen deprivation for locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tobias Engel Ayer Botrel, Otávio Clark, Rodolfo Borges dos Reis, Antônio Carlos Lima Pompeo, Ubirajara Ferreira, Marcus Vinicius Sadi, Francisco Flávio Horta Bretas

Open Access Research article

Long-term results of radical prostatectomy with immediate adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy for pT3N0 prostate cancer

Yuzuri Tsurumaki Sato, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Motofumi Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimura, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroaki Nishimatsu, Haruki Kume, Teppei Morikawa, Masashi Fukayama, Yukio Homma

Open Access Research article

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic technique in treatment of complex renal stones: 75 cases

Chao Qin, Shangqian Wang, Pu Li, Qiang Cao, Pengfei Shao, Pengchao Li, Zhijian Han, Jun Tao, Xiaoxin Meng, Xiaobing Ju, Rijin Song, Jie Li, Wei Zhang, Qiang Lu, Changjun Yin

Open Access Research article

Comparison of surgical technique (Open vs. Laparoscopic) on pathological and long term functional outcomes following radical prostatectomy

Ahmed Magheli, Jonas Busch, Natalia Leva, Mark Schrader, Serdar Deger, Kurt Miller, Michael Lein

Open Access Case report

Sixteen years post radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma elicited multi-dysfunction along PTX and chronic kidney disease with microcytic anemia

Yi-Ting Lin, Chia-Chun Huang, Charng-Cherng Chyau, Kuan-Chou Chen, Robert Y Peng

Open Access Research article

TOT Approach in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) – outcome in obese female

Carsten Frohme, Friederike Ludt, Zoltan Varga, Peter J Olbert, Rainer Hofmann, Axel Hegele

Open Access Research article

Pathology of bladder cancer among diabetic patients undergoing radical cystectomy with a history of pioglitazone (Actos) use

Victoriano Romero, Charles Peyton, Ian Gray, Ashok Hemal, Ryan Terlecki

Open Access Case report

Hem-O-Lok clip: a neglected cause of severe bladder neck contracture and consequent urinary incontinence after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Luigi Cormio, Paolo Massenio, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Giuseppe Di Fino, Oscar Selvaggio, Salvatore Micali, Giuseppe Carrieri

Open Access Research article

Targeting HOX transcription factors in prostate cancer

Richard Morgan, Angie Boxall, Kevin J Harrington, Guy R Simpson, Agnieszka Michael, Hardev S Pandha

Open Access Research article

ANKS1B is a smoking-related molecular alteration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Jeanette E Eckel-Passow, Daniel J Serie, Brian M Bot, Richard W Joseph, John C Cheville, Alexander S Parker

Open Access Research article

Key considerations for the experimental training and evaluation of cancer odour detection dogs: lessons learnt from a double-blind, controlled trial of prostate cancer detection

Kevin R Elliker, Barbara A Sommerville, Donald M Broom, David E Neal, Sarah Armstrong, Hywel C Williams

Open Access Research article

Socio-occupational class, region of birth and maternal age: influence on time to detection of cryptorchidism (undescended testes): a Danish nationwide register study

Karin Sørig Hougaard, Ann Dyreborg Larsen, Harald Hannerz, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Kristian Tore Jørgensen, Gunnar Vase Toft, Jens Peter Bonde, Morten Søndergaard Jensen

Open Access Research article

Effects of surgeon variability on oncologic and functional outcomes in a population-based setting

Sigrid Carlsson, Anders Berglund, Daniel Sjoberg, Ali Khatami, Johan Stranne, Svante Bergdahl, Pär Lodding, Gunnar Aus, Andrew Vickers, Jonas Hugosson

Open Access Research article

Organ-specific and tumor-size-dependent responses to sunitinib in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Norihiko Tsuchiya, Takeshi Yuasa, Shinya Maita, Shintaro Narita, Takamitsu Inoue, Kazuyuki Numakura, Mitsuru Saito, Shigeru Satoh, Junji Yonese, Tomonori Habuchi

Open Access Research article

The effect of smoking on spontaneous passage of distal ureteral stones

Adem Fazlioglu, Yilmaz Salman, Zafer Tandogdu, Fatih Osman Kurtulus, Serap Bas, Mete Cek

Open Access Research article

External validation of risk classification in patients with docetaxel-treated castration-resistant prostate cancer

Kazuhiko Nakano, Kenji Komatsu, Taro Kubo, Shinsuke Natsui, Akinori Nukui, Shinsuke Kurokawa, Minoru Kobayashi, Tatsuo Morita

Open Access Research article

Concern for overtreatment using the AUA/ASTRO guideline on adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy

Jung Hun Kang, Yun-Sok Ha, Sung Kim, Jihyeong Yu, Neal Patel, Jaspreet S Parihar, Amirali Hassanzadeh Salmasi, Wun-Jae Kim, Isaac Yi Kim

Open Access Research article

Nadir PSA level and time to nadir PSA are prognostic factors in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Atsushi Tomioka, Nobumichi Tanaka, Motokiyo Yoshikawa, Makito Miyake, Satoshi Anai, Yoshitomo Chihara, Eijiro Okajima, Akihide Hirayama, Yoshihiko Hirao, Kiyohide Fujimoto

Open Access Research article

Is there a role for anterior zone sampling as part of saturation trans-rectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy?

Eric Cole, David Margel, Michael Greenspan, Bobby Shayegan, Edward Matsumoto, Marc A Fischer, Michael Patlas, Dean Daya, Jehonathan H Pinthus

Open Access Research article

One-stage dorsal inlay oral mucosa graft urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture

Yidong Liu, Likai Zhuang, Weijing Ye, Ping Ping, Ming Wu

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors for recurrence-free and overall survival after adrenalectomy for metastatic carcinoma: a retrospective cohort pilot study

Eu Chang Hwang, Insang Hwang, Seung Il Jung, Taek Won Kang, Dong Deuk Kwon, Suk Hee Heo, Jun Eul Hwang, Sung Gu Kang, Seok Ho Kang, Jeong Gu Lee, Je Jong Kim, Jun Cheon

Open Access Case report

Inferior vena cava prosthetic replacement in a patient with horseshoe kidney and metastatic testicular tumor: technical considerations and review of the literature

Pietro Rispoli, Paolo Destefanis, Paolo Garneri, Gianfranco Varetto, Beatrice Lillaz, Claudio Castagno, Patrizia Lista, Libero Ciuffreda, Dario Fontana

Open Access Research article

Prostate volume and biopsy tumor length are significant predictors for classical and redefined insignificant cancer on prostatectomy specimens in Japanese men with favorable pathologic features on biopsy

Masahiro Yashi, Tomoya Mizuno, Hideo Yuki, Akinori Masuda, Tsunehito Kambara, Hironori Betsunoh, Hideyuki Abe, Yoshitatsu Fukabori, Osamu Muraishi, Koyu Suzuki, Yoshimasa Nakazato, Takao Kamai

Open Access Research article

Reduced expression of ezrin in urothelial bladder cancer signifies more advanced tumours and an impaired survival: validatory study of two independent patient cohorts

Gustav Andersson, Christoffer Wennersten, Alexander Gaber, Karolina Boman, Björn Nodin, Mathias Uhlén, Ulrika Segersten, Per-Uno Malmström, Karin Jirström

Open Access Case report

Primary mucin-producing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostatic urethra diagnosed on TURP: a case report and review of literature

Elisabeth M Sebesta, Hossein S Mirheydar, J Kellogg Parsons, Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, A Karim Kader

Open Access Research article

Influence of sildenafil on blood oxygen saturation of the obstructed bladder

Jeroen R Scheepe, Arjen Amelink, Katja P Wolffenbuttel, Dirk J Kok

Open Access Technical advance

Development of an in vitro model to measure bioactivity of botulinum neurotoxin A in rat bladder muscle strips

Janneke IM van Uhm, Goedele MA Beckers, Willem J van der Laarse, Eric JH Meuleman, Albert A Geldof, Jakko A Nieuwenhuijzen

Open Access Research article

Use of buccal mucosa grafts for urethral reconstruction in children: a retrospective cohort study

Emilie K Johnson, Spencer I Kozinn, Kathryn L Johnson, Sohee Kim, David A Diamond, Alan B Retik

Open Access Research article

Disease-specific outcomes of Radical Prostatectomies in Northern Norway; a case for the impact of perineural infiltration and postoperative PSA-doubling time

Sigve Andersen, Elin Richardsen, Yngve Nordby, Nora Ness, Øystein Størkersen, Khalid Al-Shibli, Tom Donnem, Helena Bertilsson, Lill-Tove Busund, Anders Angelsen, Roy M Bremnes

Open Access Research article

Prostate cancer outcomes in France: treatments, adverse effects and two-year mortality

Philippe Tuppin, Solène Samson, Anne Fagot-Campagna, Bertrand Lukacs, François Alla, Fred Paccaud, Jean-Christophe Thalabard, Eric Vicaut, Michel Vidaud, Bertrand Millat

Open Access Case report

Wide-neck renal artery aneurysm: parenchymal sparing endovascular treatment with a new device

Michele Rossi, Gianluca Maria Varano, Gianluigi Orgera, Alberto Rebonato, Florindo Laurino, Cosimo De Nunzio

Open Access Technical advance

Prediction of open urinary tract in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by virtual resection plane visualization

Daiki Ueno, Kazuhide Makiyama, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Takashi Ijiri, Hideo Yokota, Yoshinobu Kubota

Open Access Research article

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in urinary tract infection diagnosis

Rui-Ying Xu, Hua-Wei Liu, Ji-Ling Liu, Jun-Hua Dong

Open Access Research article

microRNA-99a acts as a tumor suppressor and is down-regulated in bladder cancer

Yougang Feng, Yongming Kang, Yue He, Jun Liu, Bo Liang, Ping Yang, Zhou Yu

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the simplified International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) in patients of erectile dysfunction with different pathophysiologies

Zhengyan Tang, Dongjie Li, Xiaobo Zhang, Lu Yi, Xiangsheng Zhu, Xiangyang Zeng, Yuxin Tang

Open Access Research article

Early results of a novel technique for anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair: anterior vaginal wall darn

Osman Köse, Hasan S Sağlam, Şükrü Kumsar, Salih Budak, Hüseyin Aydemir, Öztuğ Adsan

Open Access Research article

Chronic bacterial prostatitis: efficacy of short-lasting antibiotic therapy with prulifloxacin (Unidrox®) in association with saw palmetto extract, lactobacillus sporogens and arbutin (Lactorepens®)

Gian Maria Busetto, Riccardo Giovannone, Matteo Ferro, Stefano Tricarico, Francesco Del Giudice, Deliu Victor Matei, Ottavio De Cobelli, Vincenzo Gentile, Ettore De Berardinis

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis accompanied with cystic formation

Hideo Fukuhara, Yoshinori Taniguchi, Manabu Matsumoto, Naoto Kuroda, Satoshi Fukata, Keiji Inoue, Shimpei Fujimoto, Yoshio Terada, Taro Shuin

Open Access Research article

The struggle towards ‘the New Normal’: a qualitative insight into psychosexual adjustment to prostate cancer

Narelle Hanly, Shab Mireskandari, Ilona Juraskova

Open Access Study protocol

The MAPP research network: design, patient characterization and operations

J Richard Landis, David A Williams, M Scott Lucia, Daniel J Clauw, Bruce D Naliboff, Nancy A Robinson, Adrie van Bokhoven, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Anthony J Schaeffer, Larissa V Rodriguez, Emeran A Mayer, H Henry Lai, John N Krieger, Karl J Kreder, Niloofar Afari, Gerald L Andriole, Catherine S Bradley, James W Griffith, David J Klumpp, Barry A Hong, Susan K Lutgendorf, Dedra Buchwald, Claire C Yang, Sean Mackey, Michel A Pontari, Philip Hanno, John W Kusek, Chris Mullins, J Quentin Clemens

Open Access Research article

Measuring the improvement in health-related quality of life using King’s health questionnaire in non-obese and obese patients with lower urinary tract symptoms after alpha-adrenergic medication: a preliminary study

Jae Heon Kim, Hoon Choi, Hwa Yeon Sun, Seung Whan Doo, Jong Hyun Yoon, Won Jae Yang, Byung Wook Yoo, Joyce Mary Kim, Soon-Sun Kwon, Eun Seop Song, Hong Jun Lee, Ik Sung Lim, Yun Seob Song

Open Access Research article

Photodynamic diagnosis of shed prostate cancer cells in voided urine treated with 5-aminolevulinic acid

Yasushi Nakai, Satoshi Anai, Masaomi Kuwada, Makito Miyake, Yoshitomo Chihara, Nobumichi Tanaka, Akihide Hirayama, Katsunori Yoshida, Yoshihiko Hirao, Kiyohide Fujimoto

Open Access Commentary

The MAPP research network: a novel study of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes

J Quentin Clemens, Chris Mullins, John W Kusek, Ziya Kirkali, Emeran A Mayer, Larissa V Rodríguez, David J Klumpp, Anthony J Schaeffer, Karl J Kreder, Dedra Buchwald, Gerald L Andriole, M Scott Lucia, J Richard Landis, Daniel J Clauw

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of Ho:YAG Laser Lithotripsy for ureteroscopic removal of proximal and distal ureteral calculi

Wael Y Khoder, Markus Bader, Ronald Sroka, Christian Stief, Raphaela Waidelich

Open Access Review

Modern extraction techniques and their impact on the pharmacological profile of Serenoa repens extracts for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms

Celeste De Monte, Simone Carradori, Arianna Granese, Giovanni Battista Di Pierro, Costantino Leonardo, Cosimo De Nunzio

Open Access Research article

Could Hyaluronic acid (HA) reduce Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) local side effects? Results of a pilot study

Luca Topazio, Roberto Miano, Valentina Maurelli, Gabriele Gaziev, Mauro Gacci, Valerio Iacovelli, Enrico Finazzi-Agrò

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial investigating sacral neuromodulation for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction

Stephanie C Knüpfer, Martina D Liechti, Livio Mordasini, Dominik Abt, Daniel S Engeler, Jens Wöllner, Jürgen Pannek, Bernhard Kiss, Fiona C Burkhard, Marc P Schneider, Elena Miramontes, Alfons G Kessels, Lucas M Bachmann, Thomas M Kessler

Open Access Research article

Prediction of clinical manifestations of transurethral resection syndrome by preoperative ultrasonographic estimation of prostate weight

Atsushi Fujiwara, Junko Nakahira, Toshiyuki Sawai, Teruo Inamoto, Toshiaki Minami

Open Access Research article

Interpositional substitution of free vas deferens segment autografts in rat: feasibility and potential implications

Teoman Cem Kadioglu, Peter D Temple-Smith, Graeme Southwick

Open Access Research article

Clinical, molecular and cytogenetic analysis of 46, XX testicular disorder of sex development with SRY-positive

Qiu-Yue Wu, Na Li, Wei-Wei Li, Tian-Fu Li, Cui Zhang, Ying-Xia Cui, Xin-Yi Xia, Jin-Sheng Zhai

Open Access Research article

Panobinostat synergizes with bortezomib to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress and ubiquitinated protein accumulation in renal cancer cells

Akinori Sato, Takako Asano, Makoto Isono, Keiichi Ito, Tomohiko Asano

Open Access Case report

Renal cell carcinoma with intramyocardial metastases

Anna M Czarnecka, Pawel Sobczuk, Fei Lian, Cezary Szczylik

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

Robotic radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review

Anastasios D Asimakopoulos, Roberto Miano, Filippo Annino, Salvatore Micali, Enrico Spera, Beniamino Iorio, Giuseppe Vespasiani, Richard Gaston

Open Access Research article

Preoperative lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio predicts clinical outcome in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: a retrospective analysis

Sally Temraz, Deborah Mukherji, Zein Al Abideen Farhat, Rami Nasr, Maya Charafeddine, Mohammed Shahait, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Rami Abou Ghaida, Ibrahim Abu Gheida, Ali Shamseddine

Open Access Case report

Percutaneous cryoablation for tuberous sclerosis-associated renal angiomyolipoma with neoadjuvant mTOR inhibition

Thierry Krummel, Julien Garnon, Hervé Lang, Afshin Gangi, Thierry Hannedouche

Open Access Research article

Dutasteride plus Tamsulosin fixed-dose combination first-line therapy versus Tamsulosin Monotherapy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a budget impact analysis in the Greek healthcare setting

Maria Geitona, Pinelopi Karabela, Ioannis A Katsoulis, Hara Kousoulakou, Eleni Lyberopoulou, Eleftherios Bitros, Loukas Xaplanteris, Sotiria Papanicolaou

Open Access Research article

The use of early postoperative prostate-specific antigen to stratify risk in patients with positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy

Stepan Vesely, Ladislav Jarolim, Katerina Duskova, Marek Schmidt, Pavel Dusek, Marko Babjuk

Open Access Research article

Ultra-early versus early salvage androgen deprivation therapy for post-prostatectomy biochemical recurrence in pT2-4N0M0 prostate cancer

Satoru Taguchi, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Takeshi Azuma, Motofumi Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimura, Tohru Nakagawa, Akira Ishikawa, Haruki Kume, Yasuhiko Igawa, Yukio Homma

Open Access Research article

The impact of fellowship training on pathological outcomes following radical prostatectomy: a population based analysis

Jasmir G Nayak, Darrel E Drachenberg, Elke Mau, Derek Suderman, Oliver Bucher, Pascal Lambert, Harvey Quon

Open Access Research article

Bilateral spermatic cord en bloc ligation by laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: preliminary experience compared to conventional laparoscopy

Salvatore Micali, Ahmed Ghaith, Eugenio Martorana, Alessio Zordani, Angelo Territo, Giampaolo Bianchi

Open Access Research article

Changes in prostaglandin E2 in patients with idiopathic overactive bladder syndrome after botulinum toxin type A treatment: is there a clinical benefit?

Axel Hegele, Sonja Knippschild, Carsten Frohme, Jörg Hänze, Peter Olbert, Rainer Hofmann

Open Access Research article

Tolterodine extended release in the treatment of male oab/storage luts: a systematic review

Mauro Gacci, Giacomo Novara, Cosimo De Nunzio, Andrea Tubaro, Riccardo Schiavina, Eugenio Brunocilla, Arcangelo Sebastianelli, Matteo Salvi, Matthias Oelke, Stavros Gravas, Marco Carini, Sergio Serni

Open Access Research article

Cystic renal cell carcinoma: a report of 67 cases including 4 cases with concurrent renal cell carcinoma

Shanwen Chen, Baiye Jin, Liqi Xu, Guanghou Fu, Hongzhou Meng, Ben Liu, Jun Li, Dan Xia

Open Access Research article

Determinants and effects of positive surgical margins after prostatectomy on prostate cancer mortality: a population-based study

Valesca P Retèl, Christine Bouchardy, Massimo Usel, Isabelle Neyroud-Caspar, Franz Schmidlin, Gregory Wirth, Christophe Iselin, Raymond Miralbell, Elisabetta Rapiti

Open Access Case report

Malignant acanthosis nigricans associated with prostate cancer: a case report

Joanna Kubicka-Wołkowska, Sylwia Dębska-Szmich, Maja Lisik-Habib, Marcin Noweta, Piotr Potemski

Open Access Research article

Pure intracorporeal laparoscopic radical cystectomy with orthotopic “U” shaped ileal neobladder

Antonio Luigi Pastore, Giovanni Palleschi, Luigi Silvestri, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Mario Rizzello, Gianfranco Silecchia, Cosimo de Nunzio, Samer Fathi Al-Rawashdah, Vincenzo Petrozza, Antonio Carbone

Open Access Research article

Pain and satisfaction during rigid cystoscopic ureteral stent removal: a preliminary study

Jae Heon Kim, Sun Young Park, Mun Gyu Kim, Hoon Choi, Dan Song, Sung Woo Cho, Yun Seob Song

Open Access Research article

2-octyl cyanoacrylate versus reintervention for closure of urethrocutaneous fistulae after urethroplasty for hypospadias: a randomized controlled trial

Gabriela Ambriz-González, Pedro Aguirre-Ramirez, José Manuel García-de León, Francisco Javier León-Frutos, Sergio Adrián Montero-Cruz, Xóchilt Trujillo, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Michel Dassaejv Macías-Amezcua, Andrea del Socorro Álvarez-Villaseñor, Ana Olivia Cortés-Flores, Mariana Chávez-Tostado, Alejandro González-Ojeda

Open Access Case report

Bladder irrigation and urothelium disruption: a reminder apropos of a case of fatal fluid absorption

Marco Di Paolo, Valentina Bugelli, Alessandro Di Luca, Emanuela Turillazzi

Open Access Research article

Staging lymphadenectomy in patients with localized high risk prostate cancer: comparison of the laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) technique with conventional multiport laparoscopy

Frank Friedersdorff, Seven Johannes Aghdassi, Ahmed Magheli, Maximilian Richter, Carsten Stephan, Jonas Busch, Dirk Boehmer, Kurt Miller, T Florian Fuller

Open Access Study protocol

Prostatic artery embolization versus conventional TUR-P in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: protocol for a prospective randomized non-inferiority trial

Dominik Abt, Livio Mordasini, Lukas Hechelhammer, Thomas M Kessler, Hans-Peter Schmid, Daniel S Engeler

Open Access Research article

Black and White men younger than 50 years of age demonstrate similar outcomes after radical prostatectomy

Kelvin A Moses, Ling Y Chen, Daniel D Sjoberg, Melanie Bernstein, Karim A Touijer

Open Access Research article

Prognostic value of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios, and multiphasic renal tomography findings in histological subtypes of renal cell carcinoma

Suat Keskin, Zeynep Keskin, Hakan Hakki Taskapu, Havva Kalkan, Mehmet Kaynar, Necdet Poyraz, Hatice Toy

Open Access Research article

Retroperitoneoscopic single site renal biopsy surgery: right indications for the right technique

Salvatore Micali, Alessio Zordani, Riccardo Galli, Eugenio Martorana, Micaela Piccoli, Gianni Cappelli, Giampaolo Bianchi

Open Access Case report

Partial Segmental Thrombosis of the Corpus Cavernosum (PSTCC) diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a case report

Stephanie Sauer, Jan P Goltz, Tobias Gassenmaier, Andreas S Kunz, Thorsten A Bley, Detlef Klein, Bernhard Petritsch

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of national trends in the utilization of partial nephrectomy in relation to the publication of the American Urologic Association guidelines for the management of clinical T1 renal masses

Michael A Liss, Song Wang, Kerrin Palazzi, Ramzi Jabaji, Nishant Patel, Hak J Lee, J Kellogg Parsons, Ithaar H Derweesh

Open Access Research article

Correlation between penile cuff test and pressure-flow study in patients candidates for trans-urethral resection of prostate

Daniele Bianchi, Angelo Di Santo, Gabriele Gaziev, Roberto Miano, Stefania Musco, Giuseppe Vespasiani, Enrico Finazzi Agrò

Open Access Case report

46,XX testicular disorder of sexual development with SRY-negative caused by some unidentified mechanisms: a case report and review of the literature

Tian-Fu Li, Qiu-Yue Wu, Cui Zhang, Wei-Wei Li, Qing Zhou, Wei-Jun Jiang, Ying-Xia Cui, Xin-Yi Xia, Yi-Chao Shi

Open Access Research article

Functional aspects of silent ureteral stones investigated with MAG-3 renal scintigraphy

Florian Wimpissinger, Christopher Springer, Amir Kurtaran, Walter Stackl, Christian Türk

Open Access Research article

Association between the hemodialysis adequacy and sexual dysfunction in chronic renal failure: a preliminary study

Jae Heon Kim, Seung Whan Doo, Won Jae Yang, Soon Hyo Kwon, Eun Seop Song, Hong Jun Lee, Ik Sung Lim, Hyun Hwang, Yun Seob Song

Open Access Research article

Long term follow-up in patients with initially diagnosed low grade Ta non-muscle invasive bladder tumors: tumor recurrence and worsening progression

Hiroaki Kobayashi, Eiji Kikuchi, Shuji Mikami, Takahiro Maeda, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Akira Miyajima, Ken Nakagawa, Mototsugu Oya

Open Access Research article

Impact of prostate weight on perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with a posterior approach to the seminal vesicle

Takahiro Yasui, Keiichi Tozawa, Satoshi Kurokawa, Atsushi Okada, Kentaro Mizuno, Yukihiro Umemoto, Noriyasu Kawai, Shoichi Sasaki, Yutaro Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Kenjiro Kohri

Open Access Research article

Partial nephrectomy using radiofrequency incremental bipolar generator with multi electrode probe: experimental study in bench pig kidneys

Piero Rossi, Pierluigi Bove, Mauro Montuori, Adriano De Majo, Edoardo Ricciardi, Maurizio Mattei, Roberta Bernardini, Luigino Calzetta, Paolo Mauti, Lorenzo Intini, Valentino Quattrini, Carlo Chiaramonte, Giuseppe Vespasiani

Open Access Research article

A combined index to classify prognostic comorbidity in candidates for radical prostatectomy

Michael Froehner, Anna-Elisa Kellner, Rainer Koch, Gustavo B Baretton, Oliver W Hakenberg, Manfred P Wirth

Open Access Case report

Scrotal extratesticular schwannoma: a case report and review of the literature

Giovanni Palleschi, Antonio Carbone, Jessica Cacciotti, Giorgia Manfredonia, Natale Porta, Andrea Fuschi, Cosimo de Nunzio, Vincenzo Petrozza, Antonio Luigi Pastore

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Urology reviewer acknowledgement, 2013

Hayley Henderson

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