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BMC Urology

Issue 1/2022

Content (214 Articles)

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Urinary manifestations in African American and Caucasian inflammatory bowel disease patients: a retrospective cohort study

Jake Herbert, Emily Teeter, Landen Shane Burstiner, Ralfi Doka, Amor Royer, Anna H. Owings, Julia Liu, Sarah C. Glover, Pegah Hosseini-Carroll

The relationship between urologic cancer outcomes and national Human Development Index: trend in recent years

Xiao-Fang Xia, Yi-Qiu Wang, Shi-Yi Shao, Xin-Yu Zhao, Shi-Geng Zhang, Zhong-Yi Li, Yi-Chu Yuan, Nan Zhang

Open Access Prostatectomy Research

Malament stitch and increased risk of bladder neck stenosis: any association following open prostatectomy in Enugu Southeast Nigeria

Okwudili Calistus Amu, Emmanuel Azubuike Affusim, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie, Okezie Mbadiwe

Open Access Acute Gastroenteritis Case report

Acute kidney injury due to ammonium acid urate stones in a patient with adenovirus gastroenteritis: a case report

Hideki Ban, Kenichiro Miura, Rika Tomoeda, Katsuki Hirai, Motoshi Hattori

Open Access Ultrasound Research

Flexible ureteroscopy with ultrasound guidance for the treatment of parapelvic renal cysts: A complementary approach for locating the cystic wall

Kun-Wu Yan, Xiao-Fei Tian, Na Meng, Wen-Zhan Liu, Zhi-Min Lu, Ming-Tao Guo, Bo Xiao

Open Access Metastasis Research

A 7-gene signature predicts the prognosis of patients with bladder cancer

Fucai Tang, Zhibiao Li, Yongchang Lai, Zechao Lu, Hanqi Lei, Chengwu He, Zhaohui He

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

A common tumor in an uncommon site: epithelioid Leiomyoma arising from the seminal vesicle—a case report

Xiaoyang Xu, Shuang He, Yangyang Li, Feifei Wen, Lizhen Lu, Zhongze Cui, Shuhua Wu

Open Access Human Papillomavirus Technical advance

The routine use of LCD-Array hybridisation technique for HPV subtyping in the diagnosis of penile carcinoma compared to other methods

Ria Winkelmann, Katrin Bankov, Jens von der Grün, Jindrich Cinatl Jr., Peter J. Wild, Stefan Vallo, Melanie Demes

Open Access Hematuria Case report

Endovascular coil embolization of inferior mesenteric artery to ileal-conduit fistula: a case report

Mustafa A. Altaha, Massimo Tarulli, Jaspreet Bajwa, Sebastian Mafeld, Arash Jaberi

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Retrospective analysis of bladder cancer morphology and depth of invasion under cystoscopy

Hu Chen, Yang Hong, Bai Yu, Li Ruiqian, Li Jun, Wu Hongyi, Wang Ziyong, Jiang Haiyang, Zhang Chongjian, Bi Ying, Wang Qilin

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Predicting the diagnosis of prostate cancer with a scoring system based on novel biomarkers

Durvesh Lachman Jethwani, Lameena Lalitha Sivamoorthy, Charng Chee Toh, Rohan Malek

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

PCGEM1 promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in prostate cancer by sponging miR-506 to upregulate TRIAP1

He Liu, Xin He, Tianjiao Li, Yi Qu, Lina Xu, Yingnan Hou, Yao Fu, Hongzhi Wang

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Epstein–Barr virus infection is associated with the nuclear factor-kappa B p65 signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma

Ali Farhadi, Sepide Namdari, Pei Pei Chong, Bita Geramizadeh, Abbas Behzad-Behbahani, Zamberi Sekawi, Sedigheh Sharifzadeh

The efficacy of a suppository based on Phenolmicin P3 and Bosexil (Mictalase®) in control of irritative symptoms in patients undergoing thulium laser enucleation of prostate: a single-center, randomized, controlled, open label, phase III study

Riccardo Bertolo, Chiara Cipriani, Matteo Vittori, Marco Carilli, Francesco Maiorino, Valerio Iacovelli, Carlo Ganini, Michele Antonucci, Marta Signoretti, Filomena Petta, Massimo Panei, Pierluigi Bove

Open Access Circumcision Research

Urethrocutaneous fistula following VMMC: a case series from March 2013 to October 2019 in ZAZIC’s voluntary medical male circumcision program in Zimbabwe

Vernon Murenje, Victor Omollo, Paidemoyo Gonouya, Joseph Hove, Tinashe Munyaradzi, Phiona Marongwe, Mufuta Tshimanga, Vuyelwa Chitimbire, Sinokuthemba Xaba, John Mandisarisa, Shirish Balachandra, Batsirai Makunike-Chikwinya, Marrianne Holec, Tonderayi Mangwiro, Scott Barnhart, Caryl Feldacker

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Comparison between 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic diagnosis and narrow-band imaging for bladder cancer detection

Hiroki Hagimoto, Noriyuki Makita, Yuta Mine, Hidetoshi Kokubun, Shiori Murata, Yohei Abe, Masashi Kubota, Naofumi Tsutsumi, Toshinari Yamasaki, Mutsushi Kawakita

Open Access Urosepticemia Research

Rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy in the lateral decubitus position for upper urinary tract stones

Jinqing Zhang, Binbin Li, Gang Li, Zengshi Yang, Ning Ye, Yihao Liu, Hongbing Zhuo, Jingfan Hong

Open Access Necrotizing Fasciitis Case report

A rare case of male Fournier’s gangrene with mixed Actinomyces turicensis infection

Tong-chun Mao, Xuan Zhou, Meng-nan Tian, Yi-ming Zhang, Shao-liang Wang

Open Access Inflammation of the Epididymis Case report

Multiple vas deferens with polyorchidism and many congenital malformations in a symptomatic 11-year-old male patient: a rare case report

Marah Mansour, Mohammad Adel Ismail, Mohammad Ali Dashan, Ahmad Kheat, Tamim Alsuliman, Khaled Alrebdawi

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following focal ablation with irreversible electroporation: feasibility, oncological and functional outcomes

Alexandar Blazevski, William Gondoputro, Matthijs J. Scheltema, Amer Amin, Bart Geboers, Daniela Barreto, Anne-Maree Haynes, Ron Shnier, Warick Delprado, Shikha Agrawal, James E. Thompson, Phillip D. Stricker

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

One-stage tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy for asymptomatic calculous pyonephrosis

Shijie Guo, Xicai Zhang, Fengyue Li, Chunyue Sun, Yonghe Zhang, Xiande Cao

Open Access Urolithiasis Research Article

The identification of pregnant women with renal colic who may need surgical intervention

Maomao He, Xiaoting Lin, Ming Lei, Xiaolan Xu, Zhihui He

Open Access Prostatectomy Correction

Correction to: 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 Prostate Cancer Case report

Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone following high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: a case report

Adeoluwa Ayoola, Quaovi H. Sodji, Sharon Chin, Periklis Panousis, Hilary P. Bagshaw, Mark K. Buyyounouski

Open Access Prostatitis Case report

IgG4-related prostatitis manifesting as urinary obstruction in a 28-year-old male

Aria Jazdarehee, Azin Ahrari, Drew Bowie, Silvia D. Chang, Henry Tran, Shahin Jamal, Luke Y. C. Chen, Karen C. Tran

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Transvaginal closure of urinary bladder opening and Mitrofanof 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 Sofkitis

Open Access Research

Application of a new position in endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery: modified prone split-leg position

Daming Wang, Hongliang Sun, Dongdong Xie, Zhiqi Liu, Dexin Yu, Demao Ding

Open Access Overactive Bladder Research

Interplay between bladder microbiota and overactive bladder symptom severity: a cross‐sectional study

Kun Li, Chunxiao Chen, Jiarong Zeng, Yuehui Wen, Weihong Chen, Jie Zhao, Peng Wu

Open Access Electrocardiography Research Article

Mirabegron for overactive bladder in frail patients 80 years or over (HOKUTO study)

Hiroshi Nakagomi, Takahiko Mitsui, Hiroshi Shimura, Tatsuya Ihara, Satoru Kira, Norifumi Sawada, Masayuki Takeda

Open Access Cystectomy Research

External validation of Pentafecta in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical cystectomy: results from a high-volume center

Kai Li, Xiao Yang, Juntao Zhuang, Lingkai Cai, Jie Han, Hao Yu, Zijian Zhou, Jianchen Lv, Dexiang Feng, Baorui Yuan, Qikai Wu, Pengchao Li, Qiang Cao, Qiang Lu

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Solo-surgeon pure laparoscopic donor nephrectomy using passive camera holder: IDEAL stage 2a study

Dong Hyeon An, Jae Hyeon Han, Myoung Jin Jang, Joomin Aum, Yu Seon Kim, In Gab Jeong, Bumsik Hong, Dalsan You

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research Article

Prediction of future risk of any and higher-grade prostate cancer based on the PLCO and SELECT trials

Jonathan A. Gelfond, Brian Hernandez, Martin Goros, Joseph G. Ibrahim, Ming-Hui Chen, Wei Sun, Robin J. Leach, Michael W. Kattan, Ian M. Thompson, Donna Pauler Ankerst, Michael Liss

Open Access Septicemia Research

Risk factors for progression of Urolith Associated with Obstructive Urosepsis to severe sepsis or septic shock

J. D. Cao, Z. C. Wang, Y. L. Wang, H. C. Li, C. M. Gu, Z. G. Bai, Z. Q. Chen, S. S. Wang, S. T. Xiang

Open Access Hypospadia Research Article

A new modified Duckett urethroplasty for repair of proximal hypospadias with severe chordee: outcomes of 133 patients

Chong Wang, Zhi-Cheng Zhang, De-Ying Zhang, Yi Hua, Feng Liu, Da-Wei He, Guang-Hui Wei, Xing Liu

Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Research

Ureteral reimplantation during augmentation cystoplasty is not needed for vesicoureteral reflux in patients with neurogenic bladder: a long-term retrospective study

Hiroki Chiba, Takeya Kitta, Madoka Higuchi, Naohisa Kusakabe, Masafumi Kon, Michiko Nakamura, Nobuo Shinohara

Open Access Nevi Research

Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision

Radwa Tirana, Doa Othman, Dalia Gad, Menan Elsadek, Mohamed A. Baky Fahmy

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

The Paris System for reporting urinary cytology improves the negative predictive value of high-grade urothelial carcinoma

Mari Yamasaki, Rikiya Taoka, Kazuya Katakura, Toru Matsunaga, Naoya Kani, Tomoko Honda, Satoshi Harada, Yoichiro Tohi, Yuki Matsuoka, Takuma Kato, Homare Okazoe, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Nobufumi Ueda, Reiji Haba, Mikio Sugimoto

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

A case report of acute testicular pain secondary to segmental testicular infarction

Hong-Liang Jin, Qi Ma, Jin Zhu, Ya-Chen Zang, Yi-Bin Zhou, Bo-Xin Xue, Dong-Rong Yang, Chuan-Yang Sun, Jie Gao, Li-Jun Xu, Bo Zhang

Open Access Research

Quality of life impact and recovery after ureteroscopy and stent insertion: insights from daily surveys in STENTS

Jonathan D. Harper, Alana C. Desai, Jodi A. Antonelli, Gregory E. Tasian, Justin B. Ziemba, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, H. Henry Lai, Naim M. Maalouf, Peter P. Reese, Hunter B. Wessells, Ziya Kirkali, Charles D. Scales Jr.

Open Access Research

One-stage efficacy of single tract minimally invasive ECIRS in the improved prone frog split-leg position for staghorn stones

Changyi Liu, Biqiong Zheng, Jinfeng Wen, Houping Mao, Tao Jiang, Qin Chen, Wenwei Chen, Hua Zhang, Yanfeng He, Rui Gao

Open Access Cystitis Case report

Eosinophilic cystitis complicated with cystitis glandularis: a case report

Jun Bing Ye, Qian Chen, Ke Zeng, Xiao Bin Li, Ke Fei Deng, Jun Huang, Rong Chen

Open Access Shock Research

A clinical observational study of effectiveness of a solid coupling medium in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Hao-Han Chang, Yu-Chih Lin, Ching-Chia Li, Wen-Jeng Wu, Wen-Chin Liou, Yusen Eason Lin, Kuo-Kuang Huang, Wei-Chuan Chen

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

COVID-19 infection as a new risk factor for penile Mondor disease

Krzysztof Balawender, Anna Pliszka, Agata Surowiec, Sebastian Rajda

Open Access Instillation Therapy Research

Biological distinction between grades 2 and 3 with respect to intravesical recurrence in T1 high-grade bladder tumors: a retrospective study

Akinaru Yamamoto, Atsunari Kawashima, Toshihiro Uemura, Gaku Yamamichi, Eisuke Tomiyama, Yoko Koh, Makoto Matsushita, Taigo Kato, Koji Hatano, Motohide Uemura, Norio Nonomura

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Computed tomography urography with corticomedullary phase can exclude urinary bladder cancer with high accuracy

Suleiman Abuhasanein, Carl Hansen, Dragan Vojinovic, Staffan Jahnson, Henrik Leonhardt, Henrik Kjölhede

Open Access Hemangioma Case report

Granulation tissue-type hemangioma of ureter: a highly misdiagnosed disease (a rare case report and literature review)

Jiang Zhao, Xiaoqing Wang, Chi Zhang, Mingze He, Ge Bian, Ming Zhang, Mingchuan Liu, Xupeng Mu, Kebang Hu

Open Access Urolithiasis Research

Risk factors for kidney stone disease recurrence: a comprehensive meta-analysis

Kai Wang, Jing Ge, Wenlong Han, Dong Wang, Yinjuan Zhao, Yanhao Shen, Jiexun Chen, Dongming Chen, Jing Wu, Ning Shen, Shuai Zhu, Bin Xue, Xianlin Xu

Open Access Research

External validation of the T.O.HO. score as predictor of success after retrograde intrarenal surgery

Samet Senel, Yusuf Kasap, Yalcin Kizilkan, Sedat Tastemur, Cuneyt Ozden

Open Access Research

Role of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSC) on TGF-β1, type I collagen, and fibrosis degree in bladder obstruction model of Wistar rats

Safendra Siregar, Mochamad Sri Herlambang, Muhammad Reza, Akhmad Mustafa, Dicky Stefanus

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

FOXO3a-ROS pathway is involved in androgen-induced proliferation of prostate cancer cell

Yan Tao, Shanhui Liu, Jianzhong Lu, Shengjun Fu, Lanlan Li, Jing Zhang, Zhiping Wang, Mei Hong

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Safe provision of systemic anti-cancer treatment for urological cancer patients during COVID-19: a tertiary centre experience in the first wave of COVID-19

Alfred Chung Pui So, Christina Karampera, Muhammad Khan, Beth Russell, Charlotte Moss, Maria J. Monroy-Iglesias, Kiruthikah Thillai, Debra Hannah Josephs, Elias Pintus, Sarah Rudman, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Saoirse Dolly, Deborah Enting

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

A comparative study of transperineal software-assisted magnetic resonance/ultrasound fusion biopsy and transrectal cognitive fusion biopsy of the prostate

Po-Fan Hsieh, Tian-You Chang, Wei-Ching Lin, Han Chang, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Chi-Ping Huang, Chi-Rei Yang, Wen-Chi Chen, Yi-Huei Chang, Yu-De Wang, Wen-Chin Huang, Hsi-Chin Wu

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Diagnostic dilemmas: a multi-institutional retrospective analysis of adrenal incidentaloma pathology based on radiographic size

David Zekan, Robert Scott King, Ali Hajiran, Apexa Patel, Samuel Deem, Adam Luchey

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Analysis of the cause of missed diagnosis in mpMRI/TRUS fusion-guided targeted prostate biopsy

Fan Zhang, Shun Zhang, Haifeng Huang, Qing Zhang, Shengjie Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Impact of salvage cytotoxic chemotherapy on prognosis in patients with recurrence after radical cystectomy: a multi-institutional retrospective study

Dai Koguchi, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Masaomi Ikeda, Yoshinori Taoka, Takahiro Hirayama, Yasukiyo Murakami, Takuji Utsunomiya, Daisuke Matsuda, Norihiko Okuno, Akira Irie, Masatsugu Iwamura

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Imaging findings of retroperitoneal anastomosing hemangioma: a case report and literature review

Xing Xue, Mengchen Song, Wengbo Xiao, Feng Chen, Qiang Huang

Open Access Metformin Research

Metformin exerts an antitumor effect by inhibiting bladder cancer cell migration and growth, and promoting apoptosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

Zhiyong Shen, Dong Xue, Kun Wang, Facai Zhang, Jiaqi Shi, Benzhong Jia, Dan Yang, Qianjin Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Hongyu Jiang, Daiqin Luo, Xueying Li, Quliang Zhong, Junhao Zhang, Zheng Peng, Yu Han, Chongyang Sima, Xiaozhou He, Lin Hao

COVID-19 Research

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits for genitourinary trauma

Behnam Nabavizadeh, Nizar Hakam, Behzad Abbasi, Nathan M. Shaw, Benjamin N. Breyer

Open Access Research

The dilemma of 12/14F ureteral access sheath (UAS) usage: a case control study

Tomasz Ozimek, Judith R. Wiessmeyer, Julian P. Struck, Marie C. Roesch, Nils Gilbert, Jan M. Laturnus, Axel S. Merseburger, Mario W. Kramer

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of active surveillance in prostate cancer among urologists: a real-life survey from Brazil

Marcelo Langer Wroclawski, Breno Santos Amaral, Paulo Priante Kayano, Wilson Francisco Schreiner Busato Jr, Sebastião José Westphal, Erik Montagna, Bianca Bianco, Andrey Soares, Fernando Cotait Maluf, Gustavo Caserta Lemos, Arie Carneiro

Open Access Acute Gastroenteritis Case report

Delayed ileal neobladder fistula caused by bladder stones: a case report

Dongming Lu, Yongyang Wu, Shangfan Liao, Xueping Xie, Dingjun Zhu, Shuchao Ye

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

The effect of COVID-19 on prostate cancer testing in Australia

Anika Jain, James Macneil, Lawrence Kim, Manish I. Patel

Open Access Hemangioma Research

Non-Wilms' renal tumors in children: experience with 139 cases treated at a single center

Yi Wei Fang, Hong Cheng Song, Ning Sun, Wei Ping Zhang

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Evaluation of PD-L1 and B7-H3 expression as a predictor of response to adjuvant chemotherapy in bladder cancer

Ahmed M. Mahmoud, Igor Frank, Jacob J. Orme, Roxane R. Lavoie, Prabin Thapa, Brian A. Costello, John C. Cheville, Sounak Gupta, Haidong Dong, Fabrice Lucien

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Changes in prostate cancer survival among insured patients in relation to USPSTF screening recommendations

Isaac E. Kim Jr, Daniel D. Kim, Sinae Kim, Shuangge Ma, Thomas L. Jang, Eric A. Singer, Saum Ghodoussipour, Isaac Yi Kim

Open Access Research

Comparison of mini endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery and multitract minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy specifically for kidney staghorn stones: a single-centre experience

Zhi-Hao Chen, Kau-Han Lee, Wen-Hsin Tseng, Chia-Cheng Su, Kun-Lin Hsieh, Chye-Yang Lim, Steven K. Huang

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Prognostic value of the ratio of maximum to minimum diameter of primary tumor in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Hongzhe Shi, Chuanzhen Cao, Li Wen, Lianyu Zhang, Jin Zhang, Jianhui Ma, Jianzhong Shou, Changling Li

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Pre- and intratherapeutic predictors of overall survival in patients with advanced metastasized castration-resistant prostate cancer receiving Lu-177-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy

Robin Wrenger, Michael Jüptner, Marlies Marx, Yi Zhao, Maaz Zuhayra, Amke Caliebe, Daniar Osmonov, Ulf Lützen

Open Access Urography Research

Reliability assessment of the upper urinary tract dilation grading system based on magnetic resonance urography in patients with neurogenic bladder

Zhonghan Zhou, Limin Liao, Xing Li, Xuesheng Wang, Xunhua Li, Hui Zhao, Han Deng, Qinggang Liu, Yi Gao, Huafang Jing

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

Removal of a Foley catheter misplaced into the ureter by percutaneous puncture: a rare case report

Peng-Fei Qin, Wan-Zhang Liu, Bin-Bin Yang, Kai-Ning Lu, Jun-Hai Qian, Jia-Sheng Hu, Yue Cheng

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Giant renal schwannoma with obvious hemorrhage and cystic degeneration: a case report and literature review

Chao Feng Yang, Hui Zuo, Jin Hong Yu, Sushant Kumar Das, Yang Li

Open Access Research article

A review of reproducible and transparent research practices in urology publications from 2014 to2018

Shelby Rauh, Bradley S. Johnson, Aaron Bowers, Daniel Tritz, Benjamin Matthew Vassar

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

A rare case report of renal ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor with ACTH production

Weipu Mao, Jiajia Xu, Haowen Lu, Yali Wang, Lihua Zhang, Ming Chen

Open Access Research

Construction of a novel rabbit model of ureteral calculi implanted with flowable resin

Hao Su, Heng Liu, Ke Yang, Weiming Chen, Dongbo Yuan, Wei Wang, Guohua Zhu, Bin Hu, Kehua Jiang, Jianguo Zhu

Open Access Cervical Cancer Research

Can preoperative ureteral stents reduce the incidence of ureteral stricture after radiotherapy in patients with cervical cancer?

Liang Liu, Chunhong Yu, Fuzhen Sun, Tao Yang, Dong Wei, Gang Wang, Shoubin Li, Junjiang Liu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Assessing the accuracy of multiparametric MRI to predict clinically significant prostate cancer in biopsy naïve men across racial/ethnic groups

Julio Meza, Rilwan Babajide, Ragheed Saoud, Jamila Sweis, Josephine Abelleira, Irene Helenowski, Borko Jovanovic, Scott Eggener, Frank H. Miller, Jeanne M. Horowitz, David D. Casalino, Adam B. Murphy

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Pericardial malignant infiltration as the cause of sudden death of a patient with metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with atezolizumab

Patrik Palacka, Pavol Janega, Hana Polakova, Jan Slopovsky, Valentina De Angelis, Michal Mego

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Clinicopathologic, treatment and prognosis study of 46 Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusion renal cell carcinomas

Jiale Zhou, Ling Zhao, Zhaolin Yang, Yonghui Chen, Xiaorong Wu, Wei Xue

Open Access Pathology Research

The application value of multi-parameter cystoscope in improving the accuracy of preoperative bladder cancer grading

Qikai Wu, Lingkai Cai, Baorui Yuan, Qiang Cao, Juntao Zhuang, Meiling Bao, Zhen Wang, Dexiang Feng, Jun Tao, Pengchao Li, Qiang Shao, Xiao Yang, Qiang Lu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Cross-cultural differences in men on active surveillance’ anxiety: a longitudinal comparison between Italian and Dutch patients from the Prostate cancer Research International Active Surveillance study

Paola Dordoni, Sebastiaan Remmers, Riccardo Valdagni, Lara Bellardita, Letizia De Luca, Fabio Badenchini, Cristina Marenghi, Monique J. Roobol, Lionne D. F. Venderbos

Open Access Nephrectomy Study protocol

Protocol for the Flinders Kidney Health Registry: patient outcomes of kidney cancers and nephrectomies

Jordan Y. Li, Sarah Bodda, Alex Jay, Ganessan Kichenadasse, Michael Chong, Jonathan M. Gleadle, Michael O’Callaghan

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Renal collision tumours: three additional case reports

Valère Belle Mbou, Florian Sanglier, Julia Pestre-Munier, Aurélien Descazeaud, François Labrousse

Open Access Research

A prognosis marker MUC1 correlates with metabolism and drug resistance in bladder cancer: a bioinformatics research

Liangliang Qing, Qingchao Li, Yongjin Yang, Wenbo Xu, Zhilong Dong

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Is it necessary to perform a retrosigmoid transposition of the left ureter in Bricker Ileal Conduit surgery?

Jinyou Wang, Zhouting Tuo, Mingzhu Gao, Jie Min, Yi Wang, Tao Zhang, Dexin Yu, Liangkuan Bi

Open Access Ureterocutaneostomy Case report

Arterioureteral fistula after radical cystectomy and ureterocutaneostomy: two case reports and a systematic literature review

Zhiwen Jiang, Jian Wang, Jianfeng Cui, Shouzhen Chen, Sifeng Qu, Wenfu Wang, Hu Guo, Benkang Shi, Yaofeng Zhu

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Case report

Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma presenting as a female periurethral mass

Ting Zeng, Qiang Liu, Shuxia Zhu, Ruihua Xu

Open Access Cancer Biomarker Research

Expression and prognostic value of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA-IX) in bladder urothelial carcinoma

An-Ping Xiang, Xiao-Nong Chen, Peng-Fei Xu, Si-Hai Shao, Yue-Fan Shen

Open Access Ultrasound Case report

Ewing’s sarcoma of the male external genitalia: a case report and review of the literature

Sruti Rachapudi, Aditya Srinivasan, Brendan Gorman, Alyeesha B. Wilhelm, Eduardo Eyzaguirre, Eduardo Orihuela

Open Access Prostatitis Research

Quality assessment and relevant clinical impact of randomized controlled trials on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Ming Zhao, Qing-He Gao, Sheng-Jing Liu, Ying-Jun Deng, Hao Wang, Wen-Xiao Yu, Jun Guo

Open Access Hypospadia Research

Analysis in the influence factors of urethroplasty in DSD

Jing Yu, Ning Sun, Hongcheng Song, Minglei Li, Lele Li, Chunxiu Gong, Weiping Zhang

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Novel Gerota-edge-sling technique facilitates retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a comparative study

Wei Chen, Qixiang Fang, Haomin Ren, Lei Ma, Jin Zeng, Shangshu Ding, Dapeng Wu

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Dynamic changes of quality of life in muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors

Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Tzu-Yi Wu, Chien-Hui Ou, Hong-Lin Cheng, Tzong-Shin Tzai, Wen-Horng Yang, Jung-Der Wang

Open Access Urolithiasis Research

Association of functional genetic variants in TFF1 and nephrolithiasis risk in a Chinese population

Qiangdong Wang, Yan Jiang, Mulong Du, Lei Yang, Qinbo Yuan

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Effect of AKT silence on malignant biological behavior of renal cell carcinoma cells

Zuan Li, DeYong Nong, Bincai Li, Haojian Wang, Chunlin Li, Zhi Chen, Ximing Li, Guihai Huang, Junhao Lin, Nan Hao, Wei Li

Open Access Overactive Bladder Research

A new nomogram of urinary flow rate and volume based on multiple measurements per healthy adult Japanese men using a portable uroflowmeter (P-Flowdiary®)

Masatake Shinohara, Kazumasa Torimoto, Chie Matsushita, Daisuke Gotoh, Hisashi Yoshida, Toshihisa Saka, Yoshihiko Hirao, Akihide Hirayama, Kiyohide Fujimoto

Open Access Hypospadia Research

A multicenter study on surgical procedure selection and risk factor analysis of postoperative complications after TIP and Duckett hypospadias repair

YiWei Fang, Ning Sun, HongCheng Song, WeiPing Zhang, YunMan Tang, LuGang Huang, Yi Yang, Min Chao, Hong Ma, JingTi Zhang, XuHui Zhang, ShouLin Li, Ning Li, Chao Chen, DaWei He, WenBo Wu, Hua Xie, Yong Guan

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Study of female pelvic floor muscle in overactive bladder based on MRI 3D reconstruction

Yangyun Wang, Jie Yao, Na Chen, Jingjing Liu, Guowei Shi, Yi Wu

Open Access Research

Prognostic significance of immunoscore related markers in bladder cancer

Ali Ariafar, Alireza Sanati, Simin Ahmadvand, Golsa Shekarkhar, Akbar Safaei, Zahra Shayan, Zahra Faghih

Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

Introduction of a modified single stage reconstruction technique of male penopubic epispadias

Masoud Bitaraf, Pouya Mahdavi Sharif, Parham Torabinavid, Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Efficacy and safety of surgery in renal carcinoma patients 75 years and older: a retrospective analysis

Hongsong Bai, Weixing Jiang, Dong Wang, Jianzhong Shou, Changling Li, Nianzeng Xing

Open Access Antibiotic Research

The antibiotic strategies during percutaneous nephrolithotomy in China revealed the gap between the reality and the urological guidelines

Shike Zhang, Gonghui Li, Ludong Qiao, Dehui Lai, Zhican He, Lingyue An, Peng Xu, Hans-Göran Tiselius, Guohua Zeng, Junhua Zheng, Wenqi Wu

Open Access Laparotomy Research

Fascial dehiscence after radical cystectomy: Is abdominal exploration mandatory?

Paz Lotan, Shayel Bercovich, Daniel Keidar, Kamil Malshy, Ziv Savin, Rennen Haramaty, Jonathan Gal, Jonathan Modai, Dan Leibovici, Roy Mano, Barak Rosenzweig, Azik Hoffman, Miki Haifler, Jack Baniel, Shay Golan

Open Access Ejaculatory Disorder Case report

Congenital cysts of the lower male genitourinary tract: a disorder with various treatment approaches and pitfalls—case report

Matteo Moretti, Davide Campobasso, Raffaele Inzillo, Marco Grande, Francesco Facchini, Michelangelo Larosa, Jean Emmanuel Kwe, Gabriele Carlinfante, Gian Luigi Pozzoli, Maurizio Zizzo, Salvatore Micali, Antonio Frattini

Open Access Ultrasound Research

Percutaneous nephroscopy combined with ultrasound-guided negative-pressure suction for the treatment of perinephric abscess: a case series

Enhui Li, Junhui Hong, Mi Zhou, Yuelong Zhang, Xiang He, Dahong Zhang, Weiwen Yu

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Differentiation of renal masses with multi-parametric MRI: the de Silva St George classification scheme

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

Open Access Metastasis Research

Establishment of an optimized orthotopic bladder cancer model in mice

Jinming Cai, Zhiwen Xie, Yilin Yan, Zhengnan Huang, Pengfei Tang, Xiangqian Cao, Zeyi Wang, Chenkai Yang, Mingyue Tan, Fang Zhang, Bing Shen

Open Access Nephrostomy Case report

Pregnancy after sexuality preserving cystectomy with urinary diversion for bladder cancer: case report and review of the literature

Flavia Proietti, Leslie Claire Licari, Rocco Simone Flammia, Eugenio Bologna, Veronica Palombi, Emiliano Scarrone, Antonio Tufano, Cosimo De Nunzio, Costantino Leonardo

Open Access Ultrasound Research

Mini-track, mini-nephroscopy, mini-ultrasonic probe percutaneous nephrolithotomy and its initial clinical application

Yang Hong, Huanrui Wang, Qingquan Xu, Liang Chen, Xiaobo Huang, Liulin Xiong

Open Access Spondylolisthesis Case report

Diagnosis and treatment of left ureteral injury as a rare complication of oblique lumbar interbody fusion surgery: a case report and literature review

Weiheng Wang, Bing Xiao, Xiaodong Huang, Jiangming Yu, Yanhai Xi, Guohua Xu, Xiaojian Ye

Open Access Metastasis Research

♣Evaluation of clinicopathological profiles and development of a risk model in renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma patients: a large-scale retrospective cohort study

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Open Access Research

Awareness of testicular cancer among adult Polish men and their tendency for prophylactic self-examination: conclusions from Movember 2020 event

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Open Access Fertility Research

Outcomes of ureteroscopy and internal ureteral stent for pregnancy with urolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xingwei Jin, Boke Liu, Yunqi Xiong, Yuanchun Wang, Weichao Tu, Yuan Shao, Lin Zhang, Dawei Wang

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Enzalutamide in patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after combined androgen blockade for recurrence following radical treatment in Japan (Japanese research for patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer-enzalutamide: JCASTRE-zero)—a prospective single-arm interventional study

Mikio Sugimoto, Takuma Kato, Yoichiro Tohi, Yosuke Shimizu, Ryuji Matsumoto, Takahiro Inoue, Yutaka Takezawa, Kimihiko Masui, Hiroshi Sasaki, Hiromi Hirama, Shiro Saito, Shin Egawa, Toshiyuki Kamoto, Satoshi Teramukai, Shinsuke Kojima, Takashi Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Kakehi

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Venous gas caused by emphysematous pyelonephritis: a case report and review of literature

Xue Dong, Shuzong You, Huangqi Zhang, Dongnv Wang, Wenting Pan, Binhao Zhang, Shanqiang Huang, Xin Li, Jianxin Pang, Wenbin Ji

Open Access Constipation Research

Reduction of transverse rectal diameter and its effect on bladder dynamics in children with spinal dysraphism

Zoran Radojicic, Sasa Milivojevic, Jelena Milin Lazovic, Ognjen Radojicic, Darko Laketic, Aleksandra Zelenovic, Ivana Dasic, Natasa Milic

Open Access Biomarkers Research

CDH1 overexpression predicts bladder cancer from early stage and inversely correlates with immune infiltration

Tao Fan, Liang Xue, Bingzheng Dong, Houguang He, Wenda Zhang, Lin Hao, Weiming Ma, Guanghui Zang, Conghui Han, Yang Dong

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

High CENPA expression in papillary renal cell carcinoma tissues is associated with poor prognosis

Junwu Li, Qinke Li, Yang Yuan, Yiteng Xie, Yuanfeng Zhang, Ronggui Zhang

Open Access Adrenalectomy Research

Risk factors for hemodynamic instability during laparoscopic resection of pheochromocytoma

Yong-sheng Huang, Lei Yan, Ze-yan Li, Zhi-qing Fang, Zhao Liu, Zhong-hua Xu, Gang-Li Gu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Cholelithiasis increased prostate cancer risk: evidence from a case–control study and a meta-analysis

Ya-Dong Li, Zheng-Ju Ren, Liang Gao, Jun-Hao Ma, Yuan-Qing Gou, Wei Tan, Chuan Liu

Open Access Research

Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in the prone split-leg position versus Galdakao-modified supine Valdivia position for the management of partial staghorn calculi

Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Mohamed A. Abdelaal, Moamen M. Amin, Adel Elatreisy, Osama Shalkamy, Abdrabuh M. Abdrabuh, Osama M. Ghoneimy, Hamdy Aboutaleb

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Hospital-based prostate cancer screening in vietnamese men with lower urinary tract symptoms: a classification and regression tree model

Nguyen Chi Cuong, Nguyen Truong Vien, Nguyen Minh Thien, Phan Thanh Hai, Tran Ngoc Dang

Open Access Research

The targets of aspirin in bladder cancer: bioinformatics analysis

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Patient-reported functional outcome measures and treatment choice for prostate cancer

Tenaw Tiruye, Michael O’Callaghan, Kim Moretti, Alex Jay, Braden Higgs, Kerry Santoro, Terry Boyle, Kerry Ettridge, Kerri Beckmann

Open Access Cystectomy Case report

Long-term complete response in small cell bladder carcinoma treated with carboplatin, etoposide, and atezolizumab

Rei Kamitani, Toshiyuki Ando, Kazuya Hanai, Arihito Tanaka, Fumihiro Kashizaki, Yasutomo Sekido, Ryuichi Mizuno

Open Access Shock Correction

Correction to: A clinical observational study of effectiveness of a solid coupling medium in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Hao‑Han Chang, Yu‑Chih Lin, Ching‑Chia Li, Wen‑Jeng Wu, Wen‑Chin Liou, Yusen Eason Lin, Kuo‑Kuang Huang, Wei‑Chuan Chen

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

Upregulation of mir-1199-5p is associated with reduced type 2 5-α reductase expression in benign prostatic hyperplasia

Zhanliang Liu, Zhemin Lin, Fang Cao, Mingxin Jiang, Song jin, Yun Cui, YN Niu

Open Access Cystectomy Research

A propensity score matching study on robot-assisted radical cystectomy for older patients: comparison of intracorporeal ileal conduit and cutaneous ureterostomy

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Open Access Filgrastim Research

Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A nationwide cohort study

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Open Access Biomarkers Research

CALN1 hypomethylation as a biomarker for high-risk bladder cancer

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Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

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Open Access Diabetes Research

An evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study

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Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Successful management of ectopic kidney stones in a patient with situs inversus totalis: a rare case report

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Open Access Research

High stone-free rate immediately after suctioning flexible ureteroscopy with Intelligent pressure-control in treating upper urinary tract calculi

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Open Access Care Research

A smartphone-based self-care application for patients with urinary tract stones: identification of information content and functional capabilities

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Open Access Fertility Research

Semen parameter variability among users of at-home sperm testing kits

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Modified the 8th AJCC staging system for patients with advanced prostate cancer: a study based on SEER database

Chengwen Sun, Dongrong Yang, Jin Zhu, Yibin Zhou, Congming Xiang, Sheng Wu

Open Access Case report

Myointimoma (angiocentric myofibroblastic tumor) of the glans penis in an adolescent: a case report and review of the literature

Marcel Drlík, Mária Gregová, Josef Sedláček, Radim Kočvara

Open Access Splenectomy Case report

Pelvic mass causing hematospermia: splenosis

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Open Access Cystitis Research

The efficacy and safety of intravesical chondroitin sulphate solution in recurrent urinary tract infections

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Open Access Research

CircRNA/miRNA/mRNA axis participates in the progression of partial bladder outlet obstruction

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Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Implication of cystic fluid cytology of renal cell carcinoma on surgical practice

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Open Access Research

NEAT1 promotes the malignant development of bladder cancer by regulating the miR-101/VEGF-C pathway in vitro and in vivo

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Diagnostic performance of an immunoassay based on urine exfoliated cell enrichment nanotechnology for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a retrospective, monocentric study

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

The germline mutational landscape of genitourinary cancers and its indication for prognosis and risk

Yong Yang, Guoying Zhang, Chen Hu, Wei Luo, Haiyang Jiang, Shaoyou Liu, Hong Yang

Open Access Nephrostomy Research

Whole ureter replacement with Yang–Monti principle: successful treatment of challenging conditions

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Open Access Research

Effect of CTP-mediated PTEN on 5637 bladder cancer cells and the underlying molecular mechanism

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Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: Can retroperitoneal approach suit for renal tumors of all locations?—A large retrospective cohort study

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Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

A novel autophagy-related long non-coding RNAs prognostic risk score for clear cell renal cell carcinoma

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Adjusting the duration of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) based on nadir PSA for high risk localized prostate cancer patients treated with definitive external beam radiation therapy and ADT

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Open Access Research

Preoperative imaging contributes to pathologically complete resection of the urachal remnant by determining an appropriate surgical approach without unnecessary and excessive surgical invasion: a retrospective study

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Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Prevalence and risk factors of kidney stone disease in population aged 40–70 years old in Kharameh cohort study: a cross-sectional population-based study in southern Iran

Leila Moftakhar, Fatemeh Jafari, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Ramin Rezaeianzadeh, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Abbas Rezaianzadeh

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Renal cell carcinoma: the population, real world, and cost-of-illness

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Open Access Nephrostomy Research

Reasons and risk factors for delayed discharge after day-surgery percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Huacai Zhu, Bangfeng Liu, Mehmet Ali Karagöz, Gaoyuanzhi Yue, Yeci Lei, Shangwen Dou, Zhanping Xu, Yongda Liu

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research Article

Presence of secondary bladder cancer following radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: characteristics, risk factors, and predictive value

Shicong Lai, Pengjie Wu, Shengjie Liu, Samuel Seery, Jianyong Liu, Lei He, Ming Liu, Yaoguang Zhang, Jian-ye Wang, Tao Xu

Open Access Metastasis Research Article

VEGF, EGFR and PSMA as possible imaging targets of lymph node metastases of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

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Open Access Stress Incontinence Research

Urinary incontinence and related quality of life among elderly women in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran

Zahra Najafi, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Sara Jambarsang, Hassan Rezaeipandari, Roya Hemayati