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BMC Urology

Issue 1/2023

Content (212 Articles)

Open Access Laser Research

Value of preoperative ureteral wall thickness in prediction of impaction of ureteric stones stratified by size in laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy

Abdrabuh M. Abdrabuh, El-Sayed I. El-Agamy, Mohamed A. Elhelaly, Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Ibrahim Abdel-Al, Hamada A. Youssof, Adel Elatreisy, Osama Shalkamy, Mohamed Elebiary, Mohammed Agha, Ibrahim Tagreda, Ahmed Alrefaey, Elsayed Elawadey

Open Access Urethral Valve Research

Urodynamic changes before and after endoscopic valve ablation in boys diagnosed with the posterior urethral valve without chronic renal failure

Zhiqiang Mo, Minglei Li, Xianghui Xie, Ning Sun, Weiping Zhang, Jun Tian, Hongcheng Song

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Influence of lymph node degeneration on metastases in prostate cancer: or why we must look for a needle in a haystack

Daniel Gödde, Stephan Degener, Christine Walles, Rosalie Keller, Nici Markus Dreger, Katharina Graf, Friedrich-Carl von Rundstedt, Hans Michael Kvasnicka, Susanne Krege, Stephan Störkel

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Replacement of long-segment ureteral defect with tapered demucosalized ileum: medium-term outcomes of 4 patients

Shulian Chen, Yu Jian, Wen Tang, Hao Gu, Kebing Luo, Denghao Yang, Huihui Xie, Guobiao Liang, Zeju Zhao

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

A prognostic model based on necroptosis-related genes for prognosis and therapy in bladder cancer

Zeyi Wang, Zhengnan Huang, Xiangqian Cao, Fang Zhang, Jinming Cai, Pengfei Tang, Chenkai Yang, Shengzhou Li, Dong Yu, Yilin Yan, Bing Shen

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Transrectal versus transperineal prostate biopsy in detection of prostate cancer: a retrospective study based on 452 patients

Mengxin Lu, Yi Luo, Yongzhi Wang, Jingtian Yu, Hang Zheng, Zhonghua Yang

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

A nomogram model for determining optimal patients for local therapy in metastatic prostate cancer: a SEER database-based study

Lin Yang, Sheng Li, Xiaoqiang Liu, Jiahao Liu, Fuchun Zheng, Wen Deng, Weipeng Liu, Bin Fu, Jing Xiong

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Skull metastasis is a poor prognostic factor for prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis: a retrospective study based on a Chinese population

Tianyu Xiong, Mingxin Jiang, Xiaobo Ye, Guangyi Zhu, Fang Cao, Yun Cui, Minfu Yang, Yinong Niu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Association of hospital volume with perioperative and oncological outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a retrospective multicenter cohort study

Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Shin Ebara, Makoto Kawase, Takeshi Sasaki, Yoshinori Ikehata, Akinori Nakayama, Masahiro Toide, Tatsuaki Yoneda, Kazushige Sakaguchi, Jun Teishima, Takahiro Inoue, Hiroshi Kitamura, Kazutaka Saito, Fumitaka Koga, Shinji Urakami, Takuya Koie, Kazuhide Makiyama

Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

Investigating self-reported efficacy of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional eSurvey based study

Austen El-Osta, Gabriele Kerr, Aos Alaa, Marie Line El Asmar, Manisha Karki, Iman Webber, Eva Riboli Sasco, Giordano Blume, Wolf-D. Beecken, David Mummery

Open Access Soft Tissue Tumor Case report

A case report and literature review on nephrogenic alveolar soft part sarcoma: clinicopathological manifestations and genetic features

Xue Wang, Jingjing Yu, Xiaodong Fan, Suya Ma, Xiaohong Xie, Ning Gao, Shuaishuai Huang, Aimei Lu

Open Access Stress Incontinence Research

Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence and associated factors in Iranian postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study

Afsaneh Alizadeh, Maryam Montazeri, Fatemeh Shabani, Soheila Bani, Shirin Hassanpour, Mahsan Nabighadim, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Open Access Overactive Bladder Research

Establishment of an overactive bladder model in mice

Tengfei Lv, Shan Zhong, Xiao Guo

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

De novo upper tract urothelial carcinoma after renal transplantation: a single-center experience in China

Shixin Li, Jian Zhang, Ye Tian, Yichen Zhu, Yuwen Guo, Zhipeng Wang, Yang Yang, Guangpu Ding, Jun Lin

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Serum creatinine trajectory after drainage of kidneys with bilateral malignant ureteral obstruction: a prospective non-randomized comparative study

Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem, Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelraouf, Ahmed Mohammed El-Taher, Abdelfattah Ibrahim Ahmed, Mahmoud Mohamad Shalaby

Open Access Correction

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

Jakub Ryszawy, Maksymilian Kowalik, Jakub Wojnarowicz, Grzegorz Rempega, Michał Kępiński, Bartłomiej Burzyński, Paweł Rajwa, Andrzej Paradysz, Piotr Bryniarski

Open Access Research

RNA-seq reveals novel mechanistic targets of Livin in bladder cancer

Xianwen Li, Chunhua Fu, Guofeng Li, Haolin He

Open Access Cystectomy Case report

Robotic partial cystectomy with excision of mesh after inguinal hernia repair: a case report

Christian Ramesmayer, Lukas Lusuardi, Hubert Griessner, Ricarda Gruber, Lukas Oberhammer

Open Access Cystectomy Case Report

Transurethral en bloc resection of a bladder perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa): a case report

Shi-Ping Zeng, Yi-Fei Sun, Jun-Bing Ye, Ke Zeng, Xiao-Bin Li

Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Research

High-pressure balloon dilatation of primary obstructive megaureter in children: a systematic review

Liisi Ripatti, Hanna-Reeta Viljamaa, Anna Suihko, Niklas Pakkasjärvi

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Case report

Case report of avascular necrosis of the glans penis after PAE embolization

Jun Liu, Yang-Yang Gong, Can Ran, Hong-Jian Liu, Ding-Sheng Zeng, You-Gang Feng

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystic tumour of borderline malignancy mimicking kidney duplicate: cases report and literature review

Junlong Zhang, Qinsong Zeng, Jihui Kang, Junxing Chen, Guiyuan Luo, Yueyou Liang

Open Access Prostate Cancer Study protocol

A phase II randomized trial of metastasis-directed therapy with alpha emitter radium-223 in men with oligometastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (MEDAL)

Soichiro Yoshida, Taro Takahara, Yuki Arita, Masaya Ito, Sara Hayakawa, Tomohiko Oguchi, Yoshinobu Komai, Noboru Numao, Takeshi Yuasa, Masaharu Inoue, Hiroki Ushijima, Shigehiro Kudo, Yasumasa Shimano, Yuki Nakamura, Yusuke Uchida, Sho Uehara, Hajime Tanaka, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Kouji Izumi, Minato Yokoyama, Yoh Matsuoka, Yasuo Yoshioka, Koji Konishi, Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Akira Nagahara, Akihiro Hirakawa, Ryuji Koike, Fumitaka Koga, Kazuo Nishimura, Atsushi Mizokami, Junji Yonese, Yukio Kageyama, Ryoichi Yoshimura, Yasuhisa Fujii

Open Access Laparoscopy Research

Uretero-neocystostomy: a retrospective comparison of open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques

Christian Ramesmayer, Maximilian Pallauf, Ricarda Gruber, Thomas Kunit, David Oswald, Lukas Lusuardi, Michael Mitterberger

Open Access Bladder Injury Case report

Wandering projectile, a rare cause of acute urinary retention

Yohannis Derbew Molla, Desyibelew Chanie Mekonnen, Tewodros Baye Gelaw, Tewodros Ayalew Sendekie

Open Access Research

High expression of ABCF1 is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in bladder cancer

JiaWen Fan, Yi Ding, HaoXuan Huang, ShiDa Xiong, Liang He, Ju Guo

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis treated with immunotherapy

Tsutomu Anraku, Hideki Hashidate, Asa Nakahara, Tomoyuki Imai, Yoshiaki Kawakami

Open Access Prostate Cancer Case Report

Hair embedding after transperineal prostate biopsy: two case reports

Jiaxuan Ni, Ying Ni, Tielong Zhang, Gang Wang, Xuefei Ding, Guangchen Zhou

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Clinical features and Surgical Outcome of Clear Cell Papillary Renal Cell Tumor: result from a prospective cohort

Si Hyun Kim, Jang Hee Han, Seung-hwan Jeong, Hyeong Dong Yuk, Ja Hyeon Ku, Cheol Kwak, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Kyung Chul Moon, Chang Wook Jeong

Open Access Sarcoidosis Case report

Case report: disease mechanisms and medical management of calcium nephrolithiasis in rheumatologic diseases

Omar Osman, Susan Manzi, Mary Chester Wasko, Barbara A. Clark

Open Access Ultrasound Research

Perineal ultrasound to assess the urethral spatial movement in stress urinary incontinence in women

Binbin Dong, Yingqiu Shi, Yin Chen, Ming Liu, Xiaoming Lu, Yadong Liu

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Low expression of SLC34A1 is associated with poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Jiechuan Qiu, Zicheng Wang, Yingkun Xu, Leizuo Zhao, Peizhi Zhang, Han Gao, Qingliang Wang, Qinghua Xia

Open Access Nephrostomy Research

Hydrostatic pressure of the renal pelvis as a radiation-free alternative to fluoroscopic nephrostogram following percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Nici Markus Dreger, Dominik Stapelmann, Patrick Rebacz, Stephan Roth, Alexander Sascha Brandt, Friedrich-Carl von Rundstedt, Stephan Degener

Open Access Adrenalectomy Research

Renal‑rotation techniques in retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for giant pheochromocytomas: a clinical intervention study with historical controls

Ruizhi Xue, Caoyang Hu, Zhongyi Zheng, Liang Wei, Xiaobin Yuan, Xiao Lyu, Pengliang Shen, Jun Li, Xiaoming Cao

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

Impact of previous malignancy at diagnosis on oncological outcomes of upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Hongda Zhao, Kang Liu, Stilianos Giannakopoulos, Emrah Yuruk, Geert De Naeyer, Mario Álvarez-Maestro, Chi-Fai Ng, Pilar Laguna, Jean De La Rosette, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Mortality trends and geographic distribution of kidney cancer in Peru: a secondary analysis

J. Smith Torres-Roman, Gabriel De la Cruz-Ku, Valeria Juárez-Leon, Delahnie Calderón-Solano, Janina Bazalar-Palacios, Carlo La Vecchia, Paulo S. Pinheiro

Open Access Cystectomy Case Report

Migrated Hem-o-Lok clips in the neobladder with giant stone formation: a case report

Shang Xu, Xin-Ning Wang, Zi-Jie Wang, Tian-Wei Zhang, Yu-Hao Zhang, Yuan-Chao Cao, Wei Jiao

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Bioinformatic analysis highlights SNHG6 as a putative prognostic biomarker for kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma

Yifu Liu, Xiaofeng Cheng, Ping Xi, Zhicheng Zhang, Ting Sun, Binbin Gong

Open Access Shock Research

Efficacy of emergency extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral stones: a meta-analysis

Cheng-Xia Peng, Yi-Kai Lou, Li Xu, Guang-Hao Wu, Xie-Lai Zhou, Kang-Er Wang, Chun-Hua Ye

Open Access Research

Transperitoneal laparoscopic umbilical resection of urachal remnants: a feasible surgical method

Hideo Yuki, Naoya Ohkubo, Ryo Kurashina, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Issei Suzuki, Kohei Takei, Hironori Betsunoh, Akinori Nukui, Masahiro Yashi, Takao Kamai

Open Access Adrenalectomy Case report

Oncocytic adrenocortical neoplasm of borderline uncertain malignant potential diagnosed after robot-assisted adrenalectomy case report

Chih Peng Chin, Ralph Grauer, Burak Ucpinar, Mani Menon, Qiusheng Si, Ketan K. Badani

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research article

5-alpha reductase inhibitors and MRI prostates: actively reducing prostate sizes and ambiguity

Ziting Wang, Kaiying Wang, Han Yang Ong, Woon Chau Tsang, Qing Hui Wu, Edmund Chiong

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Comparison of prostate volume measured by transabdominal ultrasound and MRI with the radical prostatectomy specimen volume: a retrospective observational study

Shikuan Guo, Jingliang Zhang, Jianhua Jiao, Zeyu Li, Peng Wu, Yuming Jing, Weijun Qin, Fuli Wang, Shuaijun Ma

Open Access Metastasis Case report

Recurrent metastatic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma: a case report and literature review

Tuming Liao, Wei Du, Xiongcai Li, Shen He, Gangqiang Guan, Herong Zhu, Jiaqiao Wu

Open Access Overactive Bladder Study protocol

Study design of a phase 4, real-world study (COMPOSUR) to evaluate vibegron in patients with overactive bladder

Roger R. Dmochowski, Eric S. Rovner, Michael J. Kennelly, Diane K. Newman, Laleh Abedinzadeh, Daniel Snyder, Elizabeth Thomas, Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, Matt T. Rosenberg

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Overexpression of DDX49 in prostate cancer is associated with poor prognosis

Junyue Tao, Qintao Ge, Jialing Meng, Chaozhao Liang, Zongyao Hao, Jun Zhou

Open Access Autoimmune Pancreatitis Case report

A case of IgG4-related interstitial nephritis with ureteral obstruction: case report and literature review

Xiao-qing Cai, Zhi-bin Chen, Huai-huai Chen, Yan-qiu Zheng, Xu-guang Yu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

The relationship between biochemical recurrence and number of lymph nodes removed during surgery for localized prostate cancer

Paul Doan, Athos Katelaris, Matthijs J. Scheltema, Andrew Hayen, Amer Amin, Amila Siriwardana, Minh Tran, Bart Geboers, William Gondoputro, Anne Maree Haynes, Jayne Matthews, Warick Delprado, Phillip D. Stricker, James Thompson

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Reliability of prostate imaging reporting and data system version 2.1 for excluding clinically significant prostate cancer using a 1.5 tesla scanner

Abdallah Sharqawi, Naomi Drye, Abdul Shugaba, Alison O’reilly, Ahmed M. Kadry, A I El-Sakka

Open Access Hypospadia Research

Urethral advancement and glanuloplasty versus tubularized incised plate urethroplasty for distal hypospadias repair: a prospective randomized study

Basem A. Fathi, Ahmed A. Elgammal, Osama M. Ghoneimy, Ahmed A. Alrefaey, Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Mohamed A. Elhelaly, El-Sayed I. El-Agamy

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

Efficacy and safety of Water Vapor Thermal Therapy in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia: a systematic review and single-arm Meta-analysis

Junyi Yang, Weisong Wu, Yirixiatijiang Amier, Xianmiao Li, Wenlong Wan, Chang Liu, Yucong Zhang, Xiao Yu

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

A retrospective study on the incidence, management and risk factors of skin rash in patients with advanced prostate cancer in Japan

Raf De Moor, Yosuke Koroki, David Bin-Chia Wu, Dae Young Yu, Mikiko Tohyama, Chikara Ohyama

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Clinical characteristics of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after treatment with combined androgen blockade

Daisuke Obinata, Sho Hashimoto, Hideaki Uchida, Ken Nakahara, Tsuyoshi Yoshizawa, Junichi Mochida, Kenya Yamaguchi, Satoru Takahashi

Open Access Urolithiasis Research

Insights into risk factors for urolithiasis: a mendelian randomization study

Shusheng Zhu, Yanpeng Fan, Xia Hu, Mingming Shao

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Expanding the role of PSMA PET in active surveillance

Anika Jain, Anthony-Joe Nassour, Thomas Dean, Imogen Patterson, Lisa Tarlinton, Lawrence Kim, Henry Woo

Open Access Infertility Research article

Performing a sperm DNA fragmentation test in addition to semen examination based on the WHO criteria can be a more accurate diagnosis of IVF outcomes

Tsuyoshi Okubo, Noriyuki Onda, Teruaki Hayashi, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Kenji Omi, Tomoya Segawa

Open Access Testicular Torsion Case Report

Spontaneous idiopathic intratesticular hemorrhage as a differential diagnosis for acute scrotal pain

Saleh Abuorouq, Husam K. Haddad, Mohannad Alomari, Tawfeeq El-Far, Hiba Alzoubi, Mohammad Alqudah, Hashem Abu Serhan

Open Access Bladder Injury Case Report

An unusual presentation of penetrating bladder injury with vesicocutaneous fistula: a case report

Jay Lodhia, Alex Mremi, Bahati Robert, Adnan Sadiq, Frank bright, Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

NUF2 is correlated with a poor prognosis and immune infiltration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Baishu Zheng, Shunde Wang, Xiaoyu Yuan, Junyong Zhang, Zhongjie Shen, Chengguo Ge

Open Access Research article

Predictors of clinical and surgical characteristics of giant stones of the urinary bladder: a retrospective study

Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem, Mahmoud Mohamad Shalaby, Amr Abou Faddan

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Impact of tumor contact surface area on collecting system entry in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a retrospective analysis

Tatsuya Umemoto, Masanori Hasegawa, Soichiro Yuzuriha, Tatsuo Kano, Takahiro Ogawa, Masayoshi Kawakami, Mayura Nakano, Hakushi Kim, Masahiro Nitta, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Sunao Shoji, Ryuichi Mizuno, Akira Miyajima

Open Access Premature Ejaculation Research

Influence of TPH2 and HTR1A polymorphisms on lifelong premature ejaculation risk among the chinese Han population

Fei Wang, Defan Luo, Jianxiang Chen, Cuiqing Pan, Zhongyao Wang, Housheng Fu, Jianbing Xu, Meng Yang, Shaowei Mo, Liying Zhuang, Weifu Wang

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Case Report

Retroperitoneal urothelial carcinoma arising after bladder diverticulectomy: a case report

Akira Ohtsu, Seiji Arai, Yuji Fujizuka, Reon Fukuda, Keisuke Hori, Yuki Morimura, Rintaro Kawahara, Takuya Shiraishi, Hiroomi Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, Masashi Nomura, Yoshitaka Sekine, Hidekazu Koike, Hiroshi Matsui, Kazuhiro Suzuki

Open Access Instillation Therapy Study Protocol

Guidance of adjuvant instillation in intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer by drug screens in patient derived organoids: a single center, open-label, phase II trial

Roland Seiler, Martin Egger, Marta De Menna, Saskia Wehrli, Martina Minoli, Martina Radić, Pavel Lyatoshinsky, Raphael Hösli, Jennifer Blarer, Dominik Abt, Marianna Kruithof-de Julio

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Immunohistochemical expression of the hepatocyte growth factor in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

Maximilian Erlmeier, Marie Mikuteit, Stefanie Zschäbitz, Michael Autenrieth, Wilko Weichert, Arndt Hartmann, Sandra Steffens, Franziska Erlmeier

Open Access Metastasis Research

Clinical application and efficacy analysis of partial cystectomy combined with intravesical chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Bin Zhang, Tengfei Liu, Yang He, Dali Han, Peng Qi, Duo Zheng, Junyao Liu, Xingxing Zhang, Zhongjin Yue, Panfeng Shang

Open Access Liposarcoma Case Report

Successful management of 30 kg Gigantic para-testicular liposarcoma

Cem Aksoy, Philipp Karschuck, Marcus Derigs, Selim Sevinc, Christer Groeben, Aristeidis Zacharis, Luka Flegar, Anika Pehl, Johannes Huber, Subhajit Mandal

Open Access Nephrectomy Case Report

Large retroperitoneal extraskeletal Ewing’s sarcoma with renal pedicle invasion: a case report

Shu-Yu Wu, Chun-Kai Hsu, Chung-Tai Yue, Yao-Chou Tsai

Open Access Research

Concerns about stone free rate and procedure events of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) for 2–4 cm kidney stones by standard-PCNL vs mini-PCNL- comparative randomised study

Mohamed Wishahi, Ahmed El Feel, Amr Elkhouly, Abdullah Fahmy, Mamdouh Roshdy, Ahmed G Elbaz, Ahmed I Kamel, Mohamed Badawy, Khaled Elesaily, Samir Eldahshan, Ayman Ali, Ahmed Meheina, Mohamed Abdelwahed

Open Access Stress Incontinence Research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of complications of artificial urinary sphincters in female patients with urinary incontinence due to internal sphincter insufficiency

Pourya Shokri, Ladan Kharaz, Niki Talebian, Nasrin Borumandnia, Seyed Amir Mohsen Ziaee, Nasser Shakhssalim

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Prostate cancer risk prediction based on clinical factors and prostate-specific antigen

Taewon Hwang, Hyungseok Oh, Jung Ah Lee, Eo Jin Kim

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

The natural course of incidental ureteral polyp during ureteroscopic surgery: KSER research

Sung Yong Cho, Kyung-Jin Oh, Wonho Jung, Hyung Joon Kim, Sang Hyub Lee, Joo Yong Lee, Dong Sup Lee

Open Access Tarry Feces Case Report

Pure testicular choriocarcinoma with gastrointestinal metastasis and paraneoplastic symptoms: a case report

Negin Namavari, Lohrasb Taheri, Farhang Hooshmand, Mohammad H. Dousthaghi, Vahid Rahmanian

Open Access Ureterectomy Research

Segmental ureterectomy for high-risk ureteral carcinoma: a preliminary report

Wei Wei, Junfeng Liu, Lingdian Wang, Xiaoyu Duan, Degang Ding

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Characterization of metabolism-associated molecular patterns in prostate cancer

Bowei Yang, Yongming Jiang, Jun Yang, Wenbo Zhou, Tongxin Yang, Rongchang Zhang, Jinming Xu, Haixiang Guo

Open Access Cystectomy Research

Can pelvic diameter measurement have an effect on surgical outcomes in radical cystectomy?

Anil Erdik, Haci Ibrahim Cimen, Osman Kose, Omer Faruk Ates, Onur Taydas, Deniz Gul, Hasan Salih Saglam

Open Access Research

Absence of detrusor muscle in TUR-BT specimen – can we predict who is at highest risk?

Yannic Volz, Rabea Trappmann, Benedikt Ebner, Lennert Eismann, Nikolaos Pyrgidis, Paulo Pfitzinger, Robert Bischoff, Boris Schlenker, Christian Stief, Gerald Bastian Schulz

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Pre-treatment metastatic growth rate is associated with clinical outcome in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab

Soichi Matsumura, Taigo Kato, Yuma Kujime, Hiroaki Kitakaze, Kosuke Nakano, Sachiko Hongo, Iwao Yoshioka, Masayoshi Okumi, Norio Nonomura, Shingo Takada

Open Access Nephrostomy Research

Efficacy and safety of Kumpe access catheter for pre-percutaneous nephrolithotomy renal access in modified supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Jun-Koo Kang, Sang Hee Lee, Seok-Gi Kim, Ju-Bin Kim, Jeong-Yeon Lee, Seon-Yeon Ha, Chan-Geun Ha, Soon-Ho Hong, Jae-Wook Chung, Yun-Sok Ha, Jun Nyung Lee, So Young Chun, Bum Soo Kim

Open Access Cryotherapy Case Report

Endophytic upper tract urothelial carcinoma in a solitary kidney treated by cryotherapy: an unorthodox case for successful management

Ahmad Abdelaziz, Mark Sultan, Muhammed A Hammad, Juan Ramon Martinez Jr, Maria Yacoub, Ramy F Youssef

Open Access Laser Research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes between dusting and fragmentation in retrograde intrarenal surgery

Zhi Wen, Li Wang, Yang Liu, Jing Huang, Cai-Xia Chen, Chong-Jian Wang, Lin-Lin Chen, Xue-song Yang

Open Access Disease of the Adrenal Glands Case Report

Simultaneous adrenal and retroperitoneal myelolipoma resected by laparoscopic surgery: a challenging case

Hooman Kamran, Abdolreza Haghpanah, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Lorenzo Defidio, Maryam Bazrafkan, Anahita Dehghani, Mehdi Shirazi, Nima Naderi, Amirreza Dehghanian

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

MiR-183-5p promotes migration and invasion of prostate cancer by targeting TET1

Yuehua Feng, Kai Wang, Minchao Qin, Qianfeng Zhuang, Zhen Chen

Open Access Circumcision Research

Management of penile post-circumcision ischemia by pentoxifylline infusion and hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Mohamed A Baky Fahmy, Tarek Abdelazeem Sabra, Sarah Magdy Abdelmohsen

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Establishment and validation of serum lipid-based nomogram for predicting the risk of prostate cancer

Fu Feng, Yu-Xiang Zhong, Yang Chen, Fu-Xiang Lin, Jian-Hua Huang, Yuan Mai, Peng-Peng Zhao, Wei Wei, Hua-Cai Zhu, Zhan-Ping Xu

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

Prognostic value of IKBIP in papillary renal cell carcinoma

Huiling Zhang, Rui Tang, Xue Wen, Jingbo Cai, Juan Huang, Li Luo, Zhihui Yang

Open Access Research

Racial disparities in conditional survival of patients with bladder cancer: a population-based study

Wei Liu, Jie Xiong, Honghao Wang, Shuo Li, Zhentao Lei, Lili Jiang, Jin Cao, Lin Yang, Hongfeng Guo, Qiang Gao, Shenghan Wang, Bao Zhang

Open Access Prostatectomy Research

How education level affects postoperative rehabilitation and follow-up: a single-center experience

Jin Ji, Yuchen Yang, Zeyu Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Shaoqin Jiang, Xianqi Shen, Jili Zhang, Lu Lin, Min Qu, Yan Wang, Xu Gao

Open Access Cancer in Pregnancy Case report

Surgical resection of retinoblastoma-associated bladder leiomyosarcoma during pregnancy: a case report

Hayato Hoshina, Satoru Taguchi, Hikaru Suyama, Kenjiro Kishitani, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Yuta Yamada, Yusuke Sato, Daisuke Yamada, Naoya Akiba, Keiichi Kumasawa, Mayuyo Mori-Uchino, Yutaka Osuga, Haruki Kume

Open Access Metastasis Case Report

Collecting duct carcinoma with retroperitoneal mass as initial presentation: a rare case report

Rupei Ye, Yehui Liao, Tian Xia, Xinfeng Zhang, Qiyi Lu, Xiuli Xiao

Open Access ECMO Case report

Analysis of uroseptic shock after ureteroscopy for ureteral calculi during pregnancy: a case report

Wen Tang, Zhifei Xie, Mingwen Liu, ZeJu Zhao, Tao Wu

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Successful repair of transplant renal artery aneurysm (TRAA)

Collin Elijah Rui Hung Ho, Wei Zheng So, Julian Wong, Ho Yee Tiong

Open Access Xanthine Alkaloid Case report

Declaration: Novel SLC3A1 mutation in a cystinuria patient with xanthine stones: a case report

Peide Bai, WenZhao Zhang, Longhui Lai, Haichao Huang, Jiaxuan Qin, Bo Duan, Huiqiang Wang, Yuedong Chen, Yuanyuan Jia, Jinchun Xing, Tao Wang, Bin Chen

Open Access Soft Tissue Tumor Case report

Large Solitary Fibrous Tumor (SFT) of the penis- a case report and review of literature

Deep Kumar Jain, Himanshu Pandey, Sashank Saini, Sashikant Patne

Open Access Xanthogranuloma Case report

Urachal xanthogranuloma: a rare but important case presenting as a urachal mass

Kunal Jain, Esha Jain, Richard DiLena, Rola Saleeb, Umesh Jain

Open Access Pyeloplasty Research

Does prophylactic antibiotics post pediatric pyeloplasty reduce the incidence of febrile UTIs?

Kunj Sheth, Kathleen Puttmann, Paige Nichols, Jordon C. King, Huirong Zhu, Sheila Ryan, Andrew T. Gabrielson, Ming-Hsien Wang

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Prevalence and determinants of decision regret in long-term prostate cancer survivors following radical prostatectomy

Lukas Lunger, Valentin H. Meissner, Benedikt C. G. Kopp, Andreas Dinkel, Stefan Schiele, Donna P. Ankerst, Jürgen E. Gschwend, Kathleen Herkommer

Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

Erectile function after different techniques of bulbar urethroplasty: does urethral transection make a difference?

Osama Shalkamy, Mohamed Elsalhy, Saleh Mohammed Alghamdi, Mohammed Beaiti, Ibrahim Abdel-Al, Mahmoud Faisal, Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Yasser Badran, Abdrabu Abdrabu, Mahdi Al-Ayafi, Mohanad Jebril Bosily, Salah E. Shebl, Ibrahim nematallah, Ahmed Shafiea, Adel Elatreisy

Open Access Urolithiasis Research

Serum and 24-hour urinary tests cost-effectiveness in stone formers

Abdolreza Mohammadi, Hiro Farabi, Leila Zareian Baghdadabad, Behzad Narouie, Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

First experiences using transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) as a promising focal approach to treat localized prostate cancer: a monocentric study

Inga Peters, Bennet Hensen, Julian Glandorf, Marcel Gutberlet, Martha Dohna, Steffen Struckmann, Markus Antonius Kuczyk, Frank Wacker, Susanne Hellms

Open Access Hypospadia Research

De-epithelialized overlap flap to secure urethroplasty in second stage hypospadias repair: revisiting the Smith technique

Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Reda Abualyazeed Habak, Mostafa Mahmoud Hamad, Alaa-Eldin Medhat Shahin

Open Access Research

Causes of death after testicular cancer diagnosis: a US population-based analysis

Zhongyuan Wang, Baochao Li, Jiajun Xing, Zixuan Gong, Aiming Xu, Zengjun Wang

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Complications after partial nephrectomy: robotics overcomes open surgery and laparoscopy: the PMSI French national database

Antoine Bic, Charles Mazeaud, Julia Salleron, Aurélie Bannay, Beverley Balkau, Clément Larose, Jacques Hubert, Pascal Eschwège

Open Access Radiotherapy Research

Antioxidative stress protein SRXN1 can be used as a radiotherapy prognostic marker for prostate cancer

Xing Wang, Jiandi Yu, Huali Wen, Junfeng Yan, Kun Peng, Haiyong Zhou

Open Access Prostatectomy Research

Patient’s safety and satisfaction on same day discharge after robotic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus discharge after 24 or 48 h: a longitudinal randomized prospective study

Eliney Ferreira Faria, Roberto Dias Machado, Rodrigo José Costa Gualberto, Marina Assunção Valadares Milani, Lucas Tadeu Bidinotto, Marcos Tobias Machado, Ricardo dos Reis, Daniele Natália Pacharone Bertolini Bidinotto

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Association of metabolic syndrome and its components with the risk of urologic cancers: a prospective cohort study

Runxue Jiang, Xia Wang, Zhi Li, Haifeng Cai, Zhiguo Sun, Shouling Wu, Shuohua Chen, Hailong Hu

Open Access Overweight Research

Ae index is an independent predictor of kidney stone recurrence in overweight and obese patients

Kaiguo Xia, Yuexian Xu, Qiao Qi, Jiashan Pan, Rui Yao, Qingfeng Huang, Zongyao Hao

Open Access Prostate Cancer Comment

Active surveillance should be considered for select men with Grade Group 2 prostate cancer

Kelly R. Pekala, Oskar Bergengren, James A. Eastham, Sigrid V. Carlsson

Open Access Prostate Cancer Comment

Active surveillance should not be routinely considered in ISUP grade group 2 prostate cancer

Giorgio Gandaglia, Riccardo Leni, Sophie Plagakis, Armando Stabile, Francesco Montorsi, Alberto Briganti

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

Comparison of add-on medications for persistent storage symptoms after α-blocker treatment in BPH patients – a network meta-analysis

Yi-Ting Su, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Vinson Wai-Shun Chan, Wen-Jeng Wu, Hsiang-Ying Lee

Open Access Research

Exosomal miR-105-5p derived from bladder cancer stem cells targets for GPR12 to promote the malignancy of bladder cancer

Gaojian Pan, Bo Jiang, Zhongquan Yi, Jiuhu Yin, Yadong Liu

Open Access Radiotherapy Research

Study of prostate-specific antigen levels during salvage radiotherapy after prostate cancer surgery

Takuya Aizawa, Toshiya Maebayashi, Naoya Ishibashi, Masakuni Sakaguchi, Akahiko Sato, Kenya Yamaguchi

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Prediction model of gleason score upgrading after radical prostatectomy based on a bayesian network

Guipeng Wang, Xinning Wang, Haotian Du, Yaozhong Wang, Liguo Sun, Mingxin Zhang, Shengxian Li, Yuefeng Jia, Xuecheng Yang

Open Access Research

Robotic ureteral reconstruction for benign ureteral strictures: a systematic review of surgical techniques, complications and outcomes

Kunlin Yang, Karl H. Pang, Shubo Fan, Xinfei Li, Nadir I. Osman, Christopher R. Chapple, Liqun Zhou, Xuesong Li

Open Access Laparoscopy Research

Combination of robot-assisted laparoscopy and ureteroscopy for the management of complex ureteral strictures

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Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

Effects of heart failure and coronary artery disease on erectile dysfunction: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Machine learning-based prediction model and visual interpretation for prostate cancer

Gang Chen, Xuchao Dai, Mengqi Zhang, Zhujun Tian, Xueke Jin, Kun Mei, Hong Huang, Zhigang Wu

Open Access Urolithiasis Research

Longitudinal trend of urolithiasis incidence rates among world countries during past decades

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Open Access Research

Establishment of prognostic model of bladder cancer based on apoptosis-related genes, in which P4HB promotes BLCA progression

Zhenhai Zou, Zhong Li, Wei Sun, Wuyue Gao, Beibei Liu, Jianmin Liu, Yuanyuan Guo

Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

suPARnostic: an advanced predictive tool for detecting recurrence in renal cell carcinoma

Nessn Azawi, Karina Sif Sondergaard Mosholt, Nathalie Demuth Fryd, Lars Lund, Juan Ignacio Brignone, Nanna Hvid, Helle Wulf-Johansson, Ole Birger Vesterager Pedersen, Susanne Gjørup Saekmose, Saeed Dabestani

Open Access Research

Distinct effects of Fgf7 and Fgf10 on the terminal differentiation of murine bladder urothelium revealed using an organoid culture system

Kazuto Suda, Yuka Matsumoto, Takanori Ochi, Hiroyuki Koga, Nobutaka Hattori, Atsuyuki Yamataka, Tetsuya Nakamura

Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

Atherosclerosis of the iliac arteries for the prediction of erectile dysfunction and epistaxis in men undergoing abdominal CT scan

Florian A Schmid, Victor Mergen, Timo Bärlocher, Basil Kaufmann, Lorenz Epprecht, Michael B. Soyka, Daniel Eberli, Andreas M Hötker

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Short-term prognosis of low-risk prostate cancer patients is favorable despite the presence of pathological prognostic factors: a retrospective study

Remi Semba, Katsunori Uchida, Yoshihumi Hirokawa, Taizo Shiraishi, Takehisa Onishi, Takeshi Sasaki, Takahiro Inoue, Masatoshi Watanabe

Open Access Research

Application of tip-bendable ureteral access sheath in flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: an initial experience of 224 cases

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Open Access Adrenalectomy Research

Clinical predictors and significance of adherent periadrenal fat in laparoscopic adrenalectomy

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Patient-reported outcomes before treatment for localized prostate cancer: are there differences among countries? Data from the True North Global Registry

O. Garin, C. Kowalski, V. Zamora, R. Roth, M. Ferrer, C. Breidenbach, A. Pont, T. R. Belin, D. Elashoff, H. Wilhalme, A. V. Nguyen, L. Kwan, E. K. Pearman, A. Bolagani, F. Sampurno, N. Papa, C. Moore, J. Millar, S. E. Connor, P. Villanti, M. S. Litwin, Ian Graham, Christoph Kowalski, Mark S. Litwin, Jeremy Millar, Caroline Moore, Kellie Paich, Nikolajs Zeps, Sarah E. Connor, Anissa V. Nguyen, Krupa Krishnaprasad, Sibilah Breen, Silvi Brglevska, Michelle King, Barbara Avuzzi, Daniel Barocas, Alberto Briganti, Peter Chang, Montse Ferrer, Anthony Finelli, Claire Foster, Mark Frydenberg, Khurshid R. Ghani, Jeremy Grummet, Stephen Mark, Vincenzo Mirone, Dong-ho Mun, Colleen Nelson, Anthony Ng, David Pryor, Steven Siu, Phil Stricker, Jean-Paul van Basten, Andrew Vickers, Roman Zachoval

Open Access Laser Research

Super pulsed thulium fiber laser outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery for ureteral and renal stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Open Access Research

Assessing the prognostic impact of prostatic urethra involvement and developing a nomogram for T1 stage bladder cancer

Hao Wan, Xiangpeng Zhan, Xuwen Li, Tao Chen, Xinxi Deng, Yang Liu, Jun Deng, Bin Fu, Yu Li

Open Access Overactive Bladder Research

Associations between overactive bladder and sleep patterns: a cross-sectional study based on 2007–2014 NHANES

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Open Access Research

Urethral length and its relationship with anthropometric parameters in adult male Nigerians

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Open Access Biomarkers Research

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Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

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Open Access Kidney Cancer Research

The success rate of small renal mass core needle biopsy and its impact on lowering benign resection rate

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Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Benefit and harm of lymphadenectomy in intermediate risk prostate cancer: comparison of five nomograms

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Open Access Vesicorenal Reflux Case Report

A rare case of a combination of ectopic kidney and medial arcuate ligament syndrome: a case report

Chun-Kai Hsu, Wen-Tsang Hsu, Wan-Ling Young, Shu-Yu Wu

Failure in Double-J stent inserting in laparoscopic pyeloplasty of ureteropelvic junction obstruction: the clinical features and outcomes

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Open Access Urinary Incontinence Study Protocol

Development and assessment of a self-management intervention for urinary incontinence among patients with prostate cancer: protocol for a randomized feasibility study

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Open Access Nephrostomy Research

What is the safe and effective dilator number during access in PCNL? Three-shot dilation versus classical sequential Amplatz dilation

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Open Access Stress Incontinence Research

Correlation between the female pelvic floor biomechanical parameters and the severity of stress urinary incontinence

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Open Access Prostatectomy Research

The application of Foley catheter traction technique in extraperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Xiao-Lu Jiang, Kui OuYang, Rui Yang, Jia-Ning Sun, Feng Zhang, Hong-Wei Zhao

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Factors affecting and effects of hemodynamic stability of pediatric patients with grades 3–5 renal trauma: a prospective non-randomized comparative study

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Open Access Adrenalectomy Case Report

Giant left pheochromocytoma with vascular anomalies and pelvic horseshoe kidney: a case report

Emily Biben, Lakshmi Menon, Neriman Gokden, Matthew F. Spond, Joshua M. Eichhorn, Ahmet Murat Aydin

Open Access Positron Emission Tomography Research

Prediction of T staging in PI-RADS 4–5 prostate cancer by combination of multiparametric MRI and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT

Yuanzhen Ding, Chenghao Mo, Qiubo Ding, Tingsheng Lin, Jie Gao, Mengxia Chen, Wenfeng Lu, Jiyuan Sun, Feng Wang, Shiming Zang, Qing Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Prostate Cancer Study Protocol

The Brazilian national prospective active surveillance (AS) cohort of patients with low-risk prostate cancer in the public health system: vigiaSUS study protocol

Jeziel Basso, Juliana Beust de Lima, Marina Bessel, Santiago Alonso Tobar Leitão, Thais Machado Baptista, Sergio Roithmann, Eduardo Franco Carvalhal, Caio da Silva Schmitt, Ivan Morzoletto Pedrollo, Alice Schuch, Antonio Atalibio Hartmann, Carmen Liane Neubarth Estivallet, Guilherme Behrend Silva Ribeiro, Ricardo Andre Zordan, Pedro Isaacsson Velho

Open Access Erectile Dysfunction Research

MicroRNA-148a-3p in pericyte-derived extracellular vesicles improves erectile function in diabetic mice by promoting cavernous neurovascular regeneration

Jiyeon Ock, Fang-Yuan Liu, Fitri Rahma Fridayana, Lashkari Niloofar, Minh Nhat Vo, Yan Huang, Shuguang Piao, Tie Zhou, Yin Guonan