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BMC Urology

Issue 1/2021

Content (185 Articles)

Open Access Dyspareunia Case report

Osteochondroma of the pubic symphysis causing hematuria: a case report and literature review

Li-cheng Song, Qian Xu, Hui Li, Zhi-jun Li, Ya Li, Ya-fei Qin, Bao-long Wang, Hua-feng Zhang

Nephrectomy Research article

Functional and oncologic outcomes of robot-assisted simple enucleation with and without renal arterial cold perfusion in complex renal tumors: a propensity score-matched analysis

Qun Lu, Xiaozhi Zhao, Changwei Ji, Suhan Guo, Xuefeng Qiu, Guangxiang Liu, Shiwei Zhang, Xiaogong Li, Gutian Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Predicting Gleason sum upgrading from biopsy to radical prostatectomy pathology: a new nomogram and its internal validation

Xiaochuan Wang, Yu Zhang, Fengbo Zhang, Zhengguo Ji, Peiqian Yang, Ye Tian

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Case report

Bladder squamous cell carcinoma in a pregnant woman: case report and review of the literature

Pablo A. Rojas, Cristián González, Gonzalo P. Mendez, Alejandro Majerson, Ignacio F. San Francisco

Open Access Prostatectomy Research article

The distribution pattern of periprostatic neurovascular bundles examined with successive celloidin slices

Xuemei Li, Jianhui Wu, Qiliang Cai, Janming Pan, Qingguo Meng, Ping Zhang, Yong Xu, Lidong Zhai

Open Access Prostate Cancer Case report

Dermatomyositis associated with prostate adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation

Hideyuki Minagawa, Taketo Kawai, Akihiko Matsumoto, Katsuhiro Makino, Yusuke Sato, Kenji Nagasaka, Masami Tokura, Nao Tanaka, Eisaku Ito, Yuta Yamada, Masaki Nakamura, Daisuke Yamada, Motofumi Suzuki, Takashi Murata, Haruki Kume

Open Access Septicemia Research article

Optimal timing of ureteroscopic lithotripsy after the initial drainage treatment and risk factors for postoperative febrile urinary tract infection in patients with obstructive pyelonephritis: a retrospective study

Yoshitaka Itami, Makito Miyake, Takuya Owari, Takashi Iwamoto, Daisuke Gotoh, Hitoshi Momose, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Shuya Hirao

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

Prostatic abscess with infected aneurysms and spondylodiscitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a case report and literature review

Shunichiro Nomura, Yuka Toyama, Jun Akatsuka, Yuki Endo, Ryoji Kimata, Yasutomo Suzuki, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Go Kimura, Yukihiro Kondo

Open Access Penectomy Research article

Optimal treatment for penile verrucous carcinoma: a systematic literature review

Dong In Jo, Song Hyun Han, Soon Heum Kim, Hye Young Kim, Hong Chung, Hong Sup Kim

Open Access Circumcision Research article

Circumferential dissection of deep fascia as ancillary technique in circumcision: is it possible to correct phimosis increasing penis size?

Pagano Carmine, Faenza Mario, Guastafierro Antonio, Manfellotto Vincenzo, Grella Elisa, Cosenza Angelo, Pieretti Gorizio, Izzo Sara

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

Splenogonadal fusion: a case report and review of the literature

Guangjie Chen, Xiaohao Wang, Yijun Zhao, Linfeng Zhu, Daxing Tang

Open Access Urethrotomy Research

Clinical efficacy of retrograde urethrography-assisted urethral catheterization after failed conventional urethral catheterization

Si Hyun Kim, Hee Jo Yang, Doo Sang Kim, Chang Ho Lee, Youn Soo Jeon, Ki Hong Kim

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

A modified Delphi study to develop a practical guide for selecting patients with prostate cancer for active surveillance

Samuel W. D. Merriel, Daniel Moon, Phil Dundee, Niall Corcoran, Peter Carroll, Alan Partin, Joseph A. Smith, Freddie Hamdy, Caroline Moore, Piet Ost, Tony Costello

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Correction

Correction to: Sperm parameters and anti-Müllerian hormone remain stable with Helicobacter pylori infection: a cross-sectional study

Chun Feng, Ping-Ping Lv, Chang-Chang Huang, Song-Qing Yang, Qiu-Ping Yao, Jin-Ming Shen, Min Jin

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Impact on prostate cancer clinical presentation after non-screening policies at a tertiary-care medical center- a retrospective study

Tarek Ajami, Jaime Durruty, Claudia Mercader, Leonardo Rodriguez, Maria J. Ribal, Antonio Alcaraz, Antoni Vilaseca

Open Access Urography Case report

Ureteral polyps protruding from the urethra

Zhi-Wei Sun, Jian-Kang Ge, You Wu, Ye-Qing Huang

Open Access Circumcision Research article

Urethrocutaneous fistulas after voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention—15 African Countries, 2015–2019

Todd Lucas, Jonas Z. Hines, Julia Samuelson, Timothy Hargreave, Stephanie M. Davis, Ian Fellows, Amber Prainito, D. Heather Watts, Valerian Kiggundu, Anne G. Thomas, Onkemetse Conrad Ntsuape, Kunle Dare, Elijah Odoyo-June, Leonard Soo, Likabelo Toti-Mokoteli, Robert Manda, Martin Kapito, Wezi Msungama, James Odek, Jotamo Come, Marcos Canda, Nuno Gaspar, Aupokolo Mekondjo, Brigitte Zemburuka, Collen Bonnecwe, Peter Vranken, Susan Mmbando, Daimon Simbeye, Fredrick Rwegerera, Nafuna Wamai, Shelia Kyobutungi, James Exnobert Zulu, Omega Chituwo, Sinokuthemba Xaba, John Mandisarisa, Carlos Toledo

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Effect of prior cancer on survival outcomes for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Yechen Wu, Xi Chen, Duocheng Qian, Wei Wang, Yiping Zhang, Jinxin Hu, Jun Zhu, Qiang Wu, Tinghu Cao

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research article

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate with Virtual Basket mode: faster and better control on bleeding

Giorgio Bozzini, Matteo Maltagliati, Umberto Besana, Lorenzo Berti, Albert Calori, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Salvatore Micali, Jean Baptiste Roche, Ali Gozen, Alexander Mueller, Dimitry Pushkar, Evangelos Liatsikos, Marco Boldini, Carlo Buizza, Bernardo Rocco

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Comprehensive analysis of tumour mutational burden and its clinical significance in prostate cancer

Lijuan Wang, Shucheng Pan, Binbin Zhu, Zhenliang Yu, Wei Wang

Open Access Opioids Research article

Analgesic efficacy of intrathecal morphine and bupivacaine during the early postoperative period in patients who underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study

Jung-Woo Shim, Yun Jeong Cho, Hyong Woo Moon, Jaesik Park, Hyung Mook Lee, Yong-Suk Kim, Young Eun Moon, Sang Hyun Hong, Min Suk Chae

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research article

Preoperative anaemia and thrombocytosis predict adverse prognosis in non‐metastatic renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus

Ruotao Xiao, Chuxiao Xu, Wei He, Lei Liu, Hongxian Zhang, Cheng Liu, Lulin Ma

Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Research article

Comparative assessment of biodegradable-antireflux heparine coated ureteral stent: animal model study

Federico Soria, Julia E. de La Cruz, Juan Pablo Caballero-Romeu, Manuel Pamplona, Daniel Pérez-Fentes, Luis Resel-Folskerma, Francisco M. Sanchez-Margallo

Open Access Circumcision Research article

Circumcision and its alternatives in Germany: an analysis of nationwide hospital routine data

Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski, Jan Gödeke, Oliver J. Muensterer

Penile Prosthesis Research article

A systematic review of penile prosthesis infection and meta-analysis of diabetes mellitus role

Lucas Mira Gon, Caio César Citatini de Campos, Brunno Raphael Iamashita Voris, Luís Augusto Passeri, Adriano Fregonesi, Cássio Luís Zanettini Riccetto

Open Access Research article

In vitro and in silico assessment of the effect of WWOX expression on invasiveness pathways associated with AP-2 transcription factors in bladder cancer

Żaneta Kałuzińska, Damian Kołat, Katarzyna Kośla, Magdalena Orzechowska, Andrzej K. Bednarek, Elżbieta Płuciennik

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Sensitizing the cytotoxic action of Docetaxel induced by Pentoxifylline in a PC3 prostate cancer cell line

Martha E. Cancino-Marentes, Georgina Hernández-Flores, Pablo Cesar Ortiz-Lazareno, María Martha Villaseñor-García, Eduardo Orozco-Alonso, Erick Sierra-Díaz, Raúl Antonio Solís-Martínez, Claudia Carolina Cruz-Gálvez, Alejandro Bravo-Cuellar

Open Access Overactive Bladder Research article

A prospective observational study of urinary cytokines and inflammatory response in patients with Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Kiren Gill, Harry Horsley, Sheela Swamy, Rajvinder Khasriya, James Malone-Lee

Open Access Mood Disorders Research article

Clustering of patients with overactive bladder syndrome

James Gross, Joel M. Vetter, H. Henry Lai

Open Access Urinary Tract Infection Research article

High dose versus low dose standardized cranberry proanthocyanidin extract for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in healthy women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Asma Babar, Lynne Moore, Vicky Leblanc, Stéphanie Dudonné, Yves Desjardins, Simone Lemieux, Valérie Bochard, Denis Guyonnet, Sylvie Dodin

Open Access Ureterorenoscopy Research article

Photodynamic diagnostic ureteroscopy using the VISERA ELITE video system for diagnosis of upper-urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a prospective cohort pilot study

Koichiro Wada, Motoo Araki, Ryuta Tanimoto, Takuya Sadahira, Shogo Watari, Yuki Maruyama, Yosuke Mitsui, Hirochika Nakajima, Herik Acosta, Satoshi Katayama, Takehiro Iwata, Shingo Nishimura, Atsushi Takamoto, Tomoko Sako, Kohei Edamura, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Masami Watanabe, Toyohiko Watanabe, Yasutomo Nasu

Open Access Research article

Do organic substances act as a degradable binding matrix in calcium oxalate kidney stones?

Adi Adelman, Yaniv Shilo, Jonathan Modai, Dan Leibovici, Ishai Dror, Brian Berkowitz

Open Access Obesity Research article

Body size throughout the life-course and incident benign prostatic hyperplasia-related outcomes and nocturia

Saira Khan, K. Y. Wolin, R. Pakpahan, R. L. Grubb, G. A. Colditz, L. Ragard, J. Mabie, B. N. Breyer, G. L. Andriole, S. Sutcliffe

Open Access Research article

Transurethral seminal vesiculoscopy for intractable hematospermia: experience from 144 patients

Wei-Kang Chen, Dong-Dong Yu, Zhi-Xia Chen, Peng-Fei Li, Jian Cai, Yu-Peng Liu, Zhi-Gang Wu

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research article

Let-7i-5p enhances cell proliferation, migration and invasion of ccRCC by targeting HABP4

Yujie Liu, Xing Hu, Liang Hu, Changjing Xu, Xuemei Liang

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Protective role of intravesical BCG in COVID-19 severity

Héctor Gallegos, Pablo A. Rojas, Francisca Sepúlveda, Álvaro Zúñiga, Ignacio F. San Francisco

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer with biopsy Gleason score of 6

Jong Jin Oh, Hyungwoo Ahn, Sung Il Hwang, Hak Jong Lee, Gheeyoung Choe, Sangchul Lee, Hakmin Lee, Seok-Soo Byun, Sung Kyu Hong

Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Research article

Association between severity of prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis and receipt of surgical intervention postnatally among patients seen at a fetal-maternal center

Zoë G. Baker, Arthi Hannallah, Melissa Trabold, Danielle Estell, Cherry Deng, Andy Y. Chang, S. Scott Sparks, Roger De Filippo, Evalynn Vasquez

Open Access Research article

Prostatic urethral lift (UroLift): a real-world analysis of outcomes using hospital episodes statistics

Toby Page, Rajan Veeratterapillay, Kim Keltie, Julie Burn, Andrew Sims

Open Access Nephrectomy Research article

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: a focus on microbiological and antibiotic resistance profiles

A. Artiles-Medina, I. Laso-García, J. Lorca-Álvaro, M. Mata-Alcaraz, G. Duque-Ruiz, M. Hevia-Palacios, F. Arias-Funez, F. J. Burgos-Revilla

Open Access Antibiotic Database

The burden of illness in initiating intermittent catheterization: an analysis of German health care claims data

Almuth Angermund, Gary Inglese, Jimena Goldstine, Laura Iserloh, Berit Libutzki

Open Access Silicone Research article

Biofilm reduction potential of 0.02% polyhexanide irrigation solution in several types of urethral catheters

Florian H. H. Brill, Julia Hambach, Christian Utpatel, Diana C. Mogrovejo, Henrik Gabriel, Jan-Hendrik Klock, Joerg Steinmann, Andreas Arndt

Open Access Prostate Surgery Research

Analysis of risk factors of bladder neck contracture following transurethral surgery of prostate

Yi-Zhong Chen, Wun-Rong Lin, Yung-Chiong Chow, Wei-Kung Tsai, Marcelo Chen, Allen W. Chiu

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

Expression patterns of the immune checkpoint ligand CD276 in urothelial carcinoma

Wilhelm K. Aicher, M. Korn, L. Reitnauer, F. B. Maurer, J. Hennenlotter, P. C. Black, T. Todenhofer, J. Bedke, A. Stenzl

Open Access Orchidopexy Case report

Cystic papillary adenoma of the seminal vesicle

B. Heijkoop, D. Bolton, D. Katz, Andrew Ryan, J. Epstein, S. Appu

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

Evaluation of hTERT, KRT7, and survivin in urine for noninvasive detection of bladder cancer using real‐time PCR

Reza Yahyazadeh, Davood Bashash, Parisa Ghaffari, Saeid Kord, Ava Safaroghli-Azar, Seyed H. Ghaffari

Open Access Urinary Tract Infection Technical advance

Ureteral distal ends combined and inserted into the ileum: a novel anastomotic technique for urinary diversion

Qi Wang, Liang Tang, Liangkuan Bi, Jie Min, Lu Fang, Wei Sun, Dexin Yu

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

Unusual glomus tumor of the bladder: a rare case report and literature review

Li Chen, Bin Lai, Xiaoyan Su, Jiwei Wang

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

The diagnostic utility of diffusion weighted MRI imaging and ADC ratio to distinguish benign from malignant renal masses: sorting the kittens from the tigers

Suresh de Silva, Kathleen Rebecca Lockhart, Peter Aslan, Peter Nash, Anthony Hutton, David Malouf, Dominic Lee, Paul Cozzi, Fiona MacLean, James Thompson

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Development and internal validation of a prediction model of prostate cancer on initial transperineal template-guided prostate biopsy

Yuliang Chen, Zhien Zhou, Yi Zhou, Xingcheng Wu, Yu Xiao, Zhigang Ji, Hanzhong Li, Weigang Yan

Open Access Infertility Research

Detection of AZF microdeletions and reproductive hormonal profile analysis of infertile sudanese men pursuing assisted reproductive approaches

Hassan Osman Alhassan Elsaid, Tarteel Gadkareim, Tagwa Abobakr, Eiman Mubarak, Mehad A. Abdelrhem, Dalya Abu, Elsir Abu Alhassan, Hind Abushama

Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Research

Antireflux endoscopic injection therapy in post-pubertal patients via techniques adopted for the dilated ureteral orifice: a retrospective single-center study

Tetsuji Maruyama, Kentaro Mizuno, Hidenori Nishio, Taiki Kato, Takashi Hamakawa, Yosuke Ikegami, Takahiro Yasui, Yutaro Hayashi

Open Access Biomarkers Research

EPDR1 is related to stages and metastasize in bladder cancer and can be used as a prognostic biomarker

Yue Yang, Hanchao Zhang, Zhengdao Liu, Faliang Zhao, Guobiao Liang

Open Access Laser Research article

Effects of irrigation fluid temperature during flexible ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy on postoperative fever and shivering: a randomized controlled trial

Yue He, You-Gang Feng, Jun He, Bo Liang, Ming-Dong Jiang, Jun Liu, Yong-Ming Kang, Li-Ping Ma, Qin Zhang, Qi-Jia Peng, Tao Yang, Yao Liu, Li Luo, Min Zhang

Open Access Diabetes Research article

Risk factors and prediction model of urosepsis in patients with diabetes after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Jun Liu, Qingya Yang, Jiayi Lan, Yang Hong, Xiaobo Huang, Bo Yang

Open Access Prostatectomy Research

Clinical significance and risk factors of urethrovesical anastomotic urinary leakage following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a multi-institutional study

Shigenori Kakutani, Yuta Takeshima, Yuta Yamada, Tetsuya Fujimura, Shoichi Nagamoto, Yutaka Enomoto, Yuji Hakozaki, Naoki Kimura, Taro Teshima, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Yusuke Sato, Taketo Kawai, Daisuke Yamada, Haruki Kume

Open Access Urethrotomy Research

Endoscopic urethrotomy versus open urethroplasty for men with bulbar urethral stricture: the OPEN randomised trial cost-effectiveness analysis

Jing Shen, Luke Vale, Beatriz Goulao, Paul Whybrow, Stephen Payne, Nick Watkin, Trevor Dorkin, Nick Watkin, Anthony Mundy, Paul Anderson, Suzie Venn, Ian Eardley, David Dickerson, Nikesh Thiruchelvam, Richard Inman, Chris Chapple, Andrew Baird, Andrew Sinclair, Rajeshwar Krishnanm, Rowland Rees, James N’dow, Bruce Montgomery, Michael Swinn, Alastair Henderson, John Donohue, Suzie Venn, Robert Mason, Sanjeev Madaan, Mustafa Hilmy, Vivienne Kirchin, Kim Davenport, John McGrath, Tim Porter, Ruaraidh MacDonagh, Amerdip Birring, Ramachandran Ravi, Jawad Husain, Maj Shabbir, Omer Baldo, Sadhanshu Chitale, Mary Garthwaite, Shalom Srirangam, Liaqat Chowoo, Tina Rashid, Rob Skyrme, Jon Featherstone, Ammar Alhasso, Oleg Tatarov

Open Access Overactive Bladder Study protocol

Protocol for development and validation of a prediction model for 5-year risk of incident overactive bladder in the general population: the Nagahama study

Satoshi Funada, Yan Luo, Takashi Yoshioka, Kazuya Setoh, Yasuharu Tabara, Hiromitsu Negoro, Shusuke Akamatsu, Koji Yoshimura, Fumihiko Matsuda, Toshi A. Furukawa, Orestis Efthimiou, Osamu Ogawa

Open Access Shock Research

Newly designed solid coupling medium for reducing trapped air pockets during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy_ a phantom study

Chien-Sheng Wang, Ching-Chia Li, Wen-Jeng Wu, Wen-Chin Liou, Yusen Eason Lin, Wei-Chuan Chen

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Development and head-to-head comparison of machine-learning models to identify patients requiring prostate biopsy

Shuanbao Yu, Jin Tao, Biao Dong, Yafeng Fan, Haopeng Du, Haotian Deng, Jinshan Cui, Guodong Hong, Xuepei Zhang

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

One-year urinary and sexual outcome trajectories among prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy: a prospective study

Lin Yang, Jung Ae Lee, Emily Heer, Claire Pernar, Graham A. Colditz, Ratna Pakpahan, Kellie R. Imm, Eric H. Kim, Robert L. Grubb III, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Adam S. Kibel, Siobhan Sutcliffe

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

The role of mpMRI in qualification of patients with ISUP 1 prostate cancer on biopsy to radical prostatectomy

Łukasz Nyk, Omar Tayara, Tomasz Ząbkowski, Piotr Kryst, Aneta Andrychowicz, Wojciech Malewski

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Effect of pre-operative internal obturator muscle mass index in MRI on biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy: a multi-center study

Won Tae Kim, Ho Won Kang, Sung Pil Seo, Yong-June Kim, Sang Cheol Lee, Wun-Jae Kim, Bum Sang Cho, Yun Sok Ha, Tae Gyun Kwon, Jinsung Park, Seung Chol Park, Young Beom Jeong, Taek Won Kang, Sung-Woo Park, Seok Joong Yun

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Case report of ureter obturator hernia and literature review analysis

Yongqiang Hong, Siyu Zhang, Xiuying Kong, Yuxin Zhang, Shaokun Hong, Yuedong Chen

Transplant-associated penile Kaposi sarcoma managed with single agent paclitaxel chemotherapy: a case report

Matthew A. Anderson, Tracey Ying, Kate Wyburn, Peter M. Ferguson, Madeleine C. Strach, Peter Grimison, Steve Chadban, David M. Gracey

Open Access Obesity Research article

Correlation between body mass index and prostate volume in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients undergoing holmium enucleation of the prostate surgery

Ken Batai, Michael Phung, Robert Bell, Aye Lwin, Kieran A. Hynes, Elinora Price, Karleen M. Meiklejohn, Erika R. Bracamonte, Joel T. Funk

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research article

CTCs detection from intraoperative salvaged blood in RCC–IVC thrombus patients by negative enrichment and iFISH identification: a preliminary study

Xiaoqing Zhang, Xiangyang Guo, Yanan Zong, Chuanya Xu, Jilian Wang, Bin Zhang, Chang Liu, Yueqing Gong, Lixiang Xue, Lulin Ma, Shudong Zhang, Yi Li, Hong Zeng

Open Access Research article

Exploring microRNA target genes and identifying hub genes in bladder cancer based on bioinformatic analysis

Hongjian Wu, Wubing Jiang, Guanghua Ji, Rong Xu, Gaobo Zhou, Hongyuan Yu

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Synchronous bilateral Wilms’ tumor with liver metastasis

Senai Goitom Sereke, Abdirahman Omar Sahal, Vincent Mboizi, Felix Bongomin

Open Access Cystectomy Research article

Hybrid ileal pouch with concomitant anti-refluxing and refluxing ureteroileal anastomosis

Se Young Choi, Bumjin Lim, Byung Hoon Chi, Jung Hoon Kim, Wonchul Lee, Dalsan You, Choung-Soo Kim

Open Access Enterostomy Case report

Transvaginal closure of urinary bladder opening and Mitrofanoff technique in a neurologically impaired female with chronic indwelling catheter: a case presentation

Athanasios Zachariou, Minas Paschopoulos, Aris Kaltsas, Fotios Dimitriadis, Athanasios Zikopoulos, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Atsushi Takenaka, Nikolaos Sofikitis

Overactive Bladder Research article

Prevalence of nocturia among community-dwelling adults: a population-based study in Malaysia

Hui-Yin Yow, John Jeh Lung Tiong, Chun-Wai Mai, Esther van der Werf, Zulkifli Md Zainuddin, Charng-Chee Toh, Kay-Seong Ngoo, Eng-Hong Goh, Ahmad Nazran Fadzli, Sze-Han Lok, Teng-Aik Ong

Prostate Cancer Research article

Repurposing FDA approved drugs as radiosensitizers for treating hypoxic prostate cancer

Becky A. S. Bibby, Niluja Thiruthaneeswaran, Lingjian Yang, Ronnie R. Pereira, Elisabet More, Darragh G. McArt, Paul O’Reilly, Robert G. Bristow, Kaye J. Williams, Ananya Choudhury, Catharine M. L. West

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Radical prostatectomy outcomes in renal transplant recipients: a retrospective case series of Thai patients

Kun Sirisopana, Pocharapong Jenjitranant, Premsant Sangkum, Kittinut Kijvikai, Suthep Pacharatakul, Charoen Leenanupunth, Wachira Kochakarn, Wisoot Kongchareonsombat

Open Access Urography Case report

Incidental diagnosis of nonfunctional bladder paraganglioma: a case report and literature review

Xi Tu, Neng Zhang, Xiyao Zhuang, Shulian Chen, Xu Luo

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Research

Women’s barriers for contacting their general practitioner when bothered by urinary incontinence: a population-based cross-sectional study

Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Peter Fentz Haastrup, Sanne Rasmussen, Jens Søndergaaard, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam

Open Access Cystectomy Research article

Impact of radiation on the incidence and management of ureteroenteric strictures: a contemporary single center analysis

Clinton T. Yeaman, Andrew Winkelman, Kimberly Maciolek, Mei Tuong, Perri Nelson, Chandler Morris, Stephen Culp, Sumit Isharwal, Tracey L. Krupski

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Research

Computer-aided diagnosis with a convolutional neural network algorithm for automated detection of urinary tract stones on plain X-ray

Masaki Kobayashi, Junichiro Ishioka, Yoh Matsuoka, Yuichi Fukuda, Yusuke Kohno, Keizo Kawano, Shinji Morimoto, Rie Muta, Motohiro Fujiwara, Naoko Kawamura, Tetsuo Okuno, Soichiro Yoshida, Minato Yokoyama, Rumi Suda, Ryota Saiki, Kenji Suzuki, Itsuo Kumazawa, Yasuhisa Fujii

Open Access Research article

RNA-sequencing profiling analysis of pericyte-derived extracellular vesicle–mimetic nanovesicles-regulated genes in primary cultured fibroblasts from normal and Peyronie’s disease penile tunica albuginea

Guo Nan Yin, Shuguang Piao, Zhiyong Liu, Lei Wang, Jiyeon Ock, Mi-Hye Kwon, Do-Kyun Kim, Yong Song Gho, Jun-Kyu Suh, Ji-Kan Ryu

Open Access Nephrectomy Research article

The role of angioembolization in the management of blunt renal injuries: a systematic review

Giovanni Liguori, Giacomo Rebez, Alessandro Larcher, Michele Rizzo, Tommaso Cai, Carlo Trombetta, Andrea Salonia

Open Access Nephrostomy Case report

Visualization of the renal vein filled with contrast agent may indicate the renal vein injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: two case reports

Xiao-Feng Chen, Jian-Jun Zhou, Jian-Ming Sun, Guo-Can Cao, Yi-Hua Zou, Wang-Long Deng

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

Carbon ion radiotherapy for prostate cancer with bladder invasion

Yuhei Miyasaka, Hidemasa Kawamura, Hiro Sato, Nobuteru Kubo, Tatsuji Mizukami, Hiroshi Matsui, Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, Kazuto Ito, Takashi Nakano, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tatsuya Ohno

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

No staghorn calculi and none/mild hydronephrosis may be risk factors for severe bleeding complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Xue Dong, Dongnv Wang, Huangqi Zhang, Shuzong You, Wenting Pan, Peipei Pang, Chaoqian Chen, Hongjie Hu, Wenbin Ji

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research article

Expression pattern and regulatory effect of lysine-specific demethylase 2A gene in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Jiannan Wang, Tan Li, Xiang Li, Yixia Zhang, Xuemei Wang

Open Access Cystitis Research

Identification of novel biomarkers in Hunner’s interstitial cystitis using the CIBERSORT, an algorithm based on machine learning

Kaining Lu, Shan Wei, Zhengyi Wang, Kerong Wu, Junhui Jiang, Zejun Yan, Yue Cheng

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

The incidence and prevalence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review

Ahmed Soualhi, Elke Rammant, Gincy George, Beth Russell, Deborah Enting, Rajesh Nair, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Cecilia Bosco

Open Access Ticagrelor Case report

Acute myocardial infarction and arterial embolism in a patient with newly diagnosed renal mass: management dilemmas! A case report

Benedikt Martin, Andreas Greinacher, Robin Bülow, Fabian Hammer, Andreas Hoene, Martin Burchardt, Uwe Zimmermann

Open Access Prostate Cancer Case report

A novel germline BRCA2 mutation in a Chinese patient with prostate cancer sensitive to platinum chemotherapy: a case report

Lijuan Jiang, Zunguang Bai, Shoulun Zhu, Tingting Zhao, Yining Yang, Zhiyong Li, Dong Chen, Zhiming Wu, Yanjun Wang, Fangjian Zhou, Yonghong Li

Open Access Streptococci Case report

The perils of penile enhancement: case report of a fulminant penile infection

Nicole Wen Mun Khor, Ankur Dhar, Alistair Cameron-Strange

Open Access Testosterone Research

The protective effect of crocin on cisplatin-induced testicular impairment in rats

Behzad Mesbahzadeh, Mohammadmehdi Hassanzadeh-Taheri, Mohadese-sadat Aliparast, Pardis Baniasadi, Mehran Hosseini

Open Access Nephrostomy Research

Quantitative evaluation of upper urinary tract pump function in pigs with acute unilateral lower ureteral obstruction by 640-slice dynamic volume CT

Chongwen Mao, Cong Peng, Song Li, Liling Chen, Mengjing You, Kewei Fang, Shutian Xiang, Yunshan Su

Open Access Stress Incontinence Research

The use of mono- and combination drug therapy in men and women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the UK: a retrospective observational study

Mahmood Ali, Margarita Landeira, Patrick J. O. Covernton, Nurul Choudhury, Ashley Jaggi, Francis Fatoye, Rob van Maanen

Open Access Vasculitis Case report

Hard bilateral syphilitic testes with vasculitis: a case report and literature review

Sat Prasad Nepal, Takehiko Nakasato, Takashi Fukagai, Takeshi Shichijo, Jun Morita, Yoshiko Maeda, Kazuhiko Oshinomi, Yoshihiro Nakagami, Tsutomu Unoki, Tetsuo Noguchi, Tatsuki Inoue, Ryosuke Kato, Satoshi Amano, Moyuru Mizunuma, Masahiro Kurokawa, Yoshiki Tsunokawa, Sou Yasuda, Yoshio Ogawa

Open Access Stress Incontinence Case report

Autologous fascial slings remain viable at long-term follow-up: a post cystectomy case report

Jacopo Durante, Francesca Manassero, Tiziana Fidecicchi, Alessio Tognarelli, Tommaso Di Vico, Pinuccia Faviana, Cesare Selli

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Sequential immune-targeted surgical therapy resulted in disease-free survival in a case with advanced renal cell carcinoma

Kenichi Nishimura, Noriyoshi Miura, Naoya Sugihara, Keisuke Funaki, Kanae Koyama, Yuichiro Sawada, Terutaka Noda, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Yuki Miyauchi, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takashi Saika, Masafumi Matsumura, Katsuyoshi Hashine, Mashio Taniwaki

Open Access Research article

Cross-talk and clinical value of m[superscript 6]A regulatory gene in bladder cancer

Ben-zheng Zhou, Qin Luo, Ye Zhang

Open Access Laparoscopy Research

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Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research article

A nomogram to predict stricture-free survival in patients with ureteral stricture after balloon dilation

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Prostate Cancer Research article

Body mass index in relation to prostate-specific antigen-related parameters

Dandan Lin, Ting Liu, Luling Chen, Zongtao Chen

Open Access Antibiotic Case report

Sulfamethoxazole-induced sulfamethoxazole urolithiasis: a case report

Megan M. Roedel, Stephen Y. Nakada, Kristina L. Penniston

Open Access Transurethral Prostate Resection Technical advance

The utilization of perfused cadaver simulation in urologic training: a pilot study

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Evaluation of a rapid one-step PSA test for primary prostate cancer screening

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Isolation and characterization of urine microvesicles from prostate cancer patients: different approaches, different visions

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Open Access Cystitis Research

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Timothy J. Ness, Alan Randich, Xin Su, Cary DeWitte, Keith Hildebrand

Open Access Hypertension Research

Risk factors of kidney stone disease: a cross-sectional study in the southeast of Iran

Parvin Khalili, Zahra Jamali, Tabandeh Sadeghi, Ali Esmaeili-nadimi, Maryam Mohamadi, Amir Moghadam-Ahmadi, Fatemeh Ayoobi, Alireza Nazari

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

FAM83H and Nectin1 expression are related with survival and relapse of bladder urothelial carcinoma patients

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Open Access Septicemia Research

Presepsin as a predictor of septic shock in patients with urinary tract infection

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Open Access Cystectomy Case report

Cavernous lymphangioma of the urinary bladder in an adult woman: an additional case report of a rare lesion and literature review

Wei He, Li Jin, Fang-fang Lin, Xiao-long Qi, Xiang-lei He, Da-hong Zhang, Ming Zhao

Open Access Research

Metal stent for the ureteral stricture after surgery and/or radiation treatment for malignancy

Wei Wang, Xiaoshuai Gao, Jixiang Chen, Zhenghuan Liu, Liao Peng, Xin Wei

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

Pumpkin seed oil (Cucurbita pepo) versus tamsulosin for benign prostatic hyperplasia symptom relief: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

Nikan Zerafatjou, Mohammadali Amirzargar, Mahdi Biglarkhani, Farzaneh Shobeirian, Ghazal Zoghi

Open Access Circumcision Research

Neonatal circumcision availability in the United States: a physician survey

Ushasi Naha, Hans C. Arora, Ryan F. Walton, Ilina Rosoklija, Lindsay M. Skibley, Emilie K. Johnson

Open Access Hypospadia Research

Localization of external urethral orifice in coronary sulcus during urethroplasty in case of severe hypospadias accompanied by prostatic utricle cyst

Jun Lu, Junjie Cen, Wenwei Wang, Hongwei Zhao, Pengju Li, Jiacong Mo, Zhenhua Chen, Yiming Tang, Jinhuan Wei, Junhang Luo, Shiying Huang, Yong Fang

Open Access Urolithiasis Research article

Three-channel ion chromatograph for improved metabolic evaluation of urolithiasis

Qiang Li, Guanlin Liu, Yue Cheng, Wenbo Tang

Open Access Urinary Tract Infection Research

Patients with preoperative asymptomatic pyuria are not prone to develop febrile urinary tract infection after ureteroscopic lithotripsy

Kuan-Jung Lin, Eric Y. H. Huang, I-shen Huang, Yu-Hua Fan, Chih-Chieh Lin, Tzu-Ping Lin, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Shing-Hwa Lu, Junne-Yih Kuo, Howard Hung-Hao Wu, Yen-Hwa Chang, Alex T. L. Lin, William J. S. Huang

Open Access Cystitis Research

Possible role of intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells to alleviate interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in a Toll-like receptor-7 agonist-induced experimental animal model in rat

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Open Access Research

Using patient feedback to adapt intervention materials based on acceptance and commitment therapy for people receiving renal dialysis

James Elander, Romaana Kapadi, Emma Coyne, Maarten W. Taal, Nicholas M. Selby, Carol Stalker, Kathryn Mitchell

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Three-port approach vs standard laparoscopic radical cystectomy with an ileal conduit: a single-centre retrospective study

Zhouting Tuo, Ying Zhang, Jinyou Wang, Huan Zhou, Youlu Lu, Xin Wang, Chao Yang, Dexin Yu, Liangkuan Bi

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Blood transfusion had no influence on the 5-year biochemical recurrence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

Jiwon Han, Young-Tae Jeon, Jung-Hee Ryu, Ah-Young Oh, Hwanik Kim, Yu Kyung Bae, Chang-Hoon Koo

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Combining prostate health index and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in estimating the histological diameter of prostate cancer

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Open Access Hypospadia Research

Expression of mRNA vascular endothelial growth factor in hypospadias patients

Prahara Yuri, Gunadi, Rahmadani P. Lestari, Firly P. Fardilla, Ishandono Dachlan

Open Access Varicosis Case report

Symptomatic renal papillary varicosities and medullary nephrocalcinosis

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Open Access Hematoma Research

Comparison of two different methods of establishment of canine urethroplasty model: an experimental trial

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Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

Risk factor analysis of intravesical recurrence after retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Masato Yanagi, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Jun Akatsuka, Yuki Endo, Hayato Takeda, Yukihiro Kondo

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

The urologist’s learning curve of “in-bore” magnetic resonance-guided prostate biopsy

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Open Access Urethral Stricture Research

Buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture, experience from a low-income country

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Cystitis Research

Integrated mRNA-miRNA transcriptome analysis of bladder biopsies from patients with bladder pain syndrome identifies signaling alterations contributing to the disease pathogenesis

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Open Access Biomarkers Research

Identification of prognostic and therapeutic value of CC chemokines in Urothelial bladder cancer: evidence from comprehensive bioinformatic analysis

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Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Study on the correlation between preoperative inflammatory indexes and adhesional perinephric fat before laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Teng Ma, Lin Cong, Qianli Ma, Zhaoqin Huang, Qianqian Hua, Xiaojiao Li, Ximing Wang, Yunchao Chen

Denonvilliers’ fascia acts as the fulcrum and hammock for continence after radical prostatectomy

Xuwei Lu, Chang He, Sihong Zhang, Fan Yang, Zhuifeng Guo, Jiaqi Huang, Minke He, Jiawen Wu, Xia Sheng, Wenyao Lin, Jie Cheng, Jianming Guo, Hang Wang

Open Access Human Papillomavirus Case report

Intravesical ichthyosis: a rare case report

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Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

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Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Feasibility of single position laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy for left renal cell carcinoma with high-risk Mayo grade 0 and 1 tumor thrombus

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Open Access Hypospadia Technical advance

Staged transverse preputial island flap urethroplasty for some proximal hypospadias with moderate-to-severe chordee

Hai Lin, Yu-Yun Wang, Shi-Bing Li, Ze-Ting Chen, Liang-Ju Su

Clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) detection with various prostate sampling schemes based on different csPCa definitions

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Open Access Research

A 3D printing personalized percutaneous puncture guide access plate for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a pilot study

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Open Access Urethrotomy Research

Diagnosis and treatment of anterior urethral strictures in China: an internet-based survey

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