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BMC Urology

Issue 1/2016

Content (71 Articles)

Open Access Research article

Surgical treatment of Peyronie’s disease with autologous tunica vaginalis of testis

Bianjiang Liu, Quan Li, Gong Cheng, Ninghong Song, Min Gu, Zengjun Wang

Open Access Research article

Effects of stimulating interleukin -2/anti- interleukin -2 antibody complexes on renal cell carcinoma

Kyu-Hyun Han, Ki Won Kim, Ji-Jing Yan, Jae-Ghi Lee, Eun Mi Lee, Miyeon Han, Eun Jin Cho, Seong Sik Kang, Hye Jin Lim, Tai Yeon Koo, Curie Ahn, Jaeseok Yang

Open Access Case report

An ectopic adreocortical adenoma of the renal sinus: a case report and literature review

Jiexiu Zhang, Bianjiang Liu, Ninghong Song, Qiang Lv, Zenjun Wang, Ming Gu

Open Access Research article

Assessment of a new point-of-care system for detection of prostate specific antigen

Steffen Rausch, Joerg Hennenlotter, Josef Wiesenreiter, Andrea Hohneder, Julian Heinkele, Christian Schwentner, Arnulf Stenzl, Tilman Todenhöfer

Open Access Research article

Lymphovascular invasion status at transurethral resection of bladder tumors may predict subsequent poor response of T1 tumors to bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Keishiro Fukumoto, Eiji Kikuchi, Shuji Mikami, Akira Miyajima, Mototsugu Oya

Open Access Research article

Flexible and rigid ureteroscopy in outpatient surgery

Abeni Oitchayomi, Arnaud Doerfler, Sophie Le Gal, Charles Chawhan, Xavier Tillou

Open Access Research article

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy after the second transurethral resection significantly decreases recurrence in patients with new onset high-grade T1 bladder cancer

Keitaro Iida, Taku Naiki, Noriyasu Kawai, Toshiki Etani, Ryosuke Ando, Yosuke Ikegami, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroki Kubota, Atsushi Okada, Kenjiro Kohri, Takahiro Yasui

Open Access Research article

Uni-axial stretch induces actin stress fiber reorganization and activates c-Jun NH2 terminal kinase via RhoA and Rho kinase in human bladder smooth muscle cells

Nobuhiro Kushida, Osamu Yamaguchi, Yohei Kawashima, Hidenori Akaihata, Junya Hata, Kei Ishibashi, Ken Aikawa, Yoshiyuki Kojima

Open Access Research article

Global expression of AMACR transcripts predicts risk for prostate cancer – a systematic comparison of AMACR protein and mRNA expression in cancerous and noncancerous prostate

Saeid Alinezhad, Riina-Minna Väänänen, Natalia Tong Ochoa, Emily A. Vertosick, Anders Bjartell, Peter J Boström, Pekka Taimen, Kim Pettersson

Open Access Research article

Abiraterone acetate in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – the unanticipated real-world clinical experience

Darren M. C. Poon, Kuen Chan, S. H. Lee, T. W. Chan, Henry Sze, Eric K. C. Lee, Daisy Lam, Michelle F. T. Chan

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors and risk stratification in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer receiving docetaxel-based chemotherapy

Shimpei Yamashita, Yasuo Kohjimoto, Takashi Iguchi, Hiroyuki Koike, Hiroki Kusumoto, Akinori Iba, Kazuro Kikkawa, Yoshiki Kodama, Nagahide Matsumura, Isao Hara

Open Access Research article

Frequent mismatch-repair defects link prostate cancer to Lynch syndrome

Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Patrick Joost, Christina Therkildsen, Mats Jonsson, Eva Rambech, Mef Nilbert

Open Access Research article

Transvaginal rectocele repair with human dermal allograft interposition and bilateral sacrospinous fixation with a minimum eight-year follow-up

Serge P. Marinkovic, Scott Hughes, Donghua Xie, Lisa M. Gillen, Christina M. Marinkovic

Open Access Research article

Determinants of peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia

Mathew Y. Kyei, George O. Klufio, James E. Mensah, Samuel Gepi-Attee, Kwabena Ampadu, Bernard Toboh, Edward D. Yeboah

Open Access Study protocol

Probiotics [LGG-BB12 or RC14-GR1] versus placebo as prophylaxis for urinary tract infection in persons with spinal cord injury [ProSCIUTTU]: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Bonsan Bonne Lee, Swee-Ling Toh, Suzanne Ryan, Judy M. Simpson, Kate Clezy, Laetitia Bossa, Scott A. Rice, Obaydullah Marial, Gerard Weber, Jasbeer Kaur, Claire Boswell-Ruys, Stephen Goodall, James Middleton, Mark Tudehope, George Kotsiou

Open Access Research article

Do African-American men need separate prostate cancer screening guidelines?

Divya Shenoy, Satyaseelan Packianathan, Allen M. Chen, Srinivasan Vijayakumar

Open Access Research article

A novel stepwise micro-TESE approach in non obstructive azoospermia

Giorgio Franco, Filomena Scarselli, Valentina Casciani, Cosimo De Nunzio, Donato Dente, Costantino Leonardo, Pier Francesco Greco, Alessia Greco, Maria Giulia Minasi, Ermanno Greco

Open Access Research article

Prolonged CT urography in duplex kidney

Honghan Gong, Lei Gao, Xi-Jian Dai, Fuqing Zhou, Ning Zhang, Xianjun Zeng, Jian Jiang, Laichang He

Open Access Research article

The efficacy and safety of silodosin for the treatment of ureteral stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diandong Yang, Jitao Wu, Hejia Yuan, Yuanshan Cui

Open Access Research article

Intestinal metaplasia of the bladder in 89 patients: a study with emphasis on long-term outcome

Zhixiang Xin, Chenhui Zhao, Tao Huang, Zhaohui Zhang, Chenlong Chu, Caifeng Lu, Min Wu, Wenlong Zhou

Open Access Research article

An observational study of the use of beclomethasone dipropionate suppositories in the treatment of lower urinary tract inflammation in men

Giorgio Bozzini, Marco Provenzano, Nicolò Buffi, Mauro Seveso, Giovanni Lughezzani, Giorgio Guazzoni, Alberto Mandressi, Gianluigi Taverna

Open Access Research article

Biochemical recurrence-free survival and pathological outcomes after radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer

Jean-Baptiste Beauval, Mathieu Roumiguié, Thomas Filleron, Thibaut Benoit, Alexandre de la Taille, Bernard Malavaud, Laurent Salomon, Michel Soulié, Guillaume Ploussard

Open Access Research article

Association of early PSA decline and time to PSA progression in abiraterone acetate-treated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; a post-hoc analysis of Japanese phase 2 trials

Masahiko Nakayama, Hisanori Kobayashi, Tomihiro Takahara, Ryo Oyama, Keiichiro Imanaka, Kazutake Yoshizawa

Open Access Research article

Hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose reduced postoperative bowel adhesions following laparoscopic urologic pelvic surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind study

U-Syn Ha, Jun Sung Koh, Kang Jun Cho, Byung Il Yoon, Kyu Won Lee, Sung Hoo Hong, Ji Youl Lee

Open Access Research article

The diagnostic accuracy of urine-based tests for bladder cancer varies greatly by patient

Ajay Gopalakrishna, Thomas A. Longo, Joseph J. Fantony, Richmond Owusu, Wen-Chi Foo, Rajesh Dash, Brant A. Inman

Open Access Research article

Defining competency in flexible cystoscopy: a novel approach using cumulative Sum analysis

Kenneth R. MacKenzie, Jonathan Aning

Open Access Research article

Intrathecal administration of TRPA1 antagonists attenuate cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis in rats with hyper-reflexia micturition

Zhipeng Chen, Shuqi Du, Chuize Kong, Zhe Zhang, Al-dhabi Mokhtar

Open Access Research article

Bone management in Japanese patients with prostate cancer: hormonal therapy leads to an increase in the FRAX score

Takashi Kawahara, Shusei Fusayasu, Koji Izumi, Yumiko Yokomizo, Hiroki Ito, Yusuke Ito, Kayo Kurita, Kazuhiro Furuya, Hisashi Hasumi, Narihiko Hayashi, Yasuhide Myoshi, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Masahiro Yao, Hiroji Uemura

Open Access Research article

TMPRSS2:ERG gene aberrations may provide insight into pT stage in prostate cancer

Zoran Krstanoski, Nadja Kokalj Vokac, Andreja Zagorac, Boris Pospihalj, Miha Munda, Saso Dzeroski, Rastko Golouh

Open Access Case report

Case report: Xanthogranulomutous pyelonephritis presenting as “Wilms’ tumor”

Shakilu Iumanne, Aika Shoo, Larry Akoko, Patricia Scanlan

Open Access Case report

Spontaneous ureteric rupture, a reality or a faux pas?

Gaurav Aggarwal, Samiran Das Adhikary

Open Access Research article

Acute bacterial prostatitis and abscess formation

Dong Sup Lee, Hyun-Sop Choe, Hee Youn Kim, Sun Wook Kim, Sang Rak Bae, Byung Il Yoon, Seung-Ju Lee

Open Access Research article

A positive Real-Time Elastography (RTE) combined with a Prostate Cancer Gene 3 (PCA3) score above 35 convey a high probability of intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer in patient admitted for primary prostate biopsy

Yngve Nygård, Svein A. Haukaas, Ole J. Halvorsen, Karsten Gravdal, Jannicke Frugård, Lars A. Akslen, Christian Beisland

Open Access Research article

Clinical characteristics of XP11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusion renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Xiangming Cheng, Weidong Gan, Gutian Zhang, Xiaogong Li, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Research article

Characteristics and repair outcome of patients with Vesicovaginal fistula managed in Jimma University teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Demisew Anemu Sori, Ahadu Workineh Azale, Desta Hiko Gemeda

Open Access Research article

Obesity is associated with increased risk of invasive penile cancer

Kerri T. Barnes, Bradley D. McDowell, Anna Button, Brian J. Smith, Charles F. Lynch, Amit Gupta

Open Access Research article

Multi-disciplinary surgical approach to the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma with venous tumor thrombus: 15 year experience and lessons learned

Bishoy A. Gayed, Ramy Youssef, Oussama Darwish, Payal Kapur, Aditya Bagrodia, James Brugarolas, Ganesh Raj, J. Michael DiMaio, Arthur Sagalowsky, Vitaly Margulis

Open Access Research article

MMP9 overexpression is associated with good surgical outcome in children with UPJO: Preliminary results

Sabrina Thalita Reis, Kátia R. M. Leite, Nayara Izabel Viana, Roberto Iglesias Lopes, Caio Martins Moura, Renato F. Ivanovic, Marcos Machado, Francisco Tibor Denes, Amilcar Giron, William Carlos Nahas, Miguel Srougi, Carlo C. Passerotti

Open Access Research article

The efficacy of mirabegron additional therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms after treatment with α1-adrenergic receptor blocker monotherapy: prospective analysis of elderly men

Tomohiro Matsuo, Yasuyoshi Miyata, Katsura Kakoki, Miki Yuzuriha, Akihiro Asai, Kojiro Ohba, Hideki Sakai

Open Access Research article

A Korean multi-center, real-world, retrospective study of first-line pazopanib in unselected patients with metastatic renal clear-cell carcinoma

Moon Jin Kim, Se Hoon Park, Jae-Lyun Lee, Se-Hoon Lee, Su Jin Lee, Ho Yeong Lim

Open Access Research article

10-Year experience regarding the reliability and morbidity of radio guided lymph node biopsy in penile cancer patients and the associated radiation exposure of medical staff in this procedure

Ulf Lützen, Carsten Maik Naumann, Jens Dischinger, Marlies Marx, René Baumann, Yi Zhao, Michael Jüptner, Daniar Osmonov, Katrin Bothe, Klaus-Peter Jünemann, Maaz Zuhayra

Open Access Research article

Quality of life effects of androgen deprivation therapy in a prostate cancer cohort in New Zealand: can we minimize effects using a stratification based on the aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 rs12529 gene polymorphism?

Nishi Karunasinghe, Yifei Zhu, Dug Yeo Han, Katja Lange, Shuotun Zhu, Alice Wang, Stephanie Ellett, Jonathan Masters, Megan Goudie, Justin Keogh, Benji Benjamin, Michael Holmes, Lynnette R. Ferguson

Open Access Research article

Physical activity before radical prostatectomy reduces sick leave after surgery - results from a prospective, non-randomized controlled clinical trial (LAPPRO)

E. Angenete, U. Angerås, M. Börjesson, J. Ekelund, M. Gellerstedt, T. Thorsteinsdottir, G. Steineck, E. Haglind

Open Access Research article

Clinical importance of the antibiotic regimen in transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy: quinolone versus cephalosporin

Jung Keun Lee, Sangchul Lee, Sung Kyu Hong, Seok-Soo Byun, Sang Eun Lee

Open Access Research article

Clinical significance of CDH13 promoter methylation as a biomarker for bladder cancer: a meta-analysis

Feng Chen, Tao Huang, Yu Ren, Junjun Wei, Zhongguan Lou, Xue Wang, Xiaoxiao Fan, Yirun Chen, Guobin Weng, Xuping Yao

Open Access Research article

Rates of prostate surgery and acute urinary retention for benign prostatic hyperplasia in men treated with dutasteride or finasteride

Josephina G. Kuiper, Irene D. Bezemer, Maurice T. Driessen, Averyan Vasylyev, Claus G. Roehrborn, Fernie J. A. Penning-van Beest, Ron M. C. Herings

Open Access Research article

Preserved micturition after intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injection for treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

Stephanie C. Knüpfer, Susanne A. Schneider, Mareike M. Averhoff, Carsten M. Naumann, Günther Deuschl, Klaus-Peter Jünemann, Moritz F. Hamann

Open Access Research article

Cancer-specific and overall survival in patients with recurrent prostate cancer who underwent salvage extended pelvic lymph node dissection

Daniar K. Osmonov, Alexey V. Aksenov, David Trick, Carsten M. Naumann, Moritz F. Hamann, Amr Abou Faddan, Klaus-Peter Jünemann

Open Access Research article

New medical treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia and future perspectives

Simone Albisinni, Ibrahim Biaou, Quentin Marcelis, Fouad Aoun, Cosimo De Nunzio, Thierry Roumeguère

Open Access Research article

The relationship between depression and overactive bladder/urinary incontinence symptoms in the clinical OAB population

H. Henry Lai, Baixin Shen, Amar Rawal, Joel Vetter

Open Access Research article

Coffee and caffeine intake and risk of urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Shenyou Sun, Dongbin Liu, Ziyao Jiao

Open Access Research article

Genomic copy number variation association study in Caucasian patients with nonsyndromic cryptorchidism

Yanping Wang, Jin Li, Thomas F. Kolon, Alicia Olivant Fisher, T. Ernesto Figueroa, Ahmad H. BaniHani, Jennifer A. Hagerty, Ricardo Gonzalez, Paul H. Noh, Rosetta M. Chiavacci, Kisha R. Harden, Debra J. Abrams, Deborah Stabley, Cecilia E. Kim, Katia Sol-Church, Hakon Hakonarson, Marcella Devoto, Julia Spencer Barthold

Open Access Research article

Patient preferences for treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer in Japan: a discrete-choice experiment

Hiroji Uemura, Nobuaki Matsubara, Go Kimura, Akito Yamaguchi, Dianne Athene Ledesma, Marco DiBonaventura, Ateesha F. Mohamed, Enrique Basurto, Ian McKinnon, Ed Wang, Kristen Concialdi, Aya Narimatsu, Yasuko Aitoku

Open Access Research article

miR-199a-5p suppresses human bladder cancer cell metastasis by targeting CCR7

Mi Zhou, Shuai Wang, Linyi Hu, Feng Liu, Qi Zhang, Dahong Zhang

Open Access Research article

Circumcision-related tragedies seen in children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Kwaku Addai Arhin Appiah, Christian Kofi Gyasi-Sarpong, Roland Azorliade, Ken Aboah, Dennis Odai Laryea, Kwaku Otu-Boateng, Kofi Baah-Nyamekye, Patrick Opoku Manu Maison, Douglas Arthur, Isaac Opoku Antwi, Benjamin Frimpong-Twumasi, Edwin Mwintiereh Yenli, Samuel Kodzo Togbe, George Amoah

Open Access Research article

Combination therapy only shows short-term superiority over monotherapy on ureteral stent-related symptoms – outcome from a randomized controlled trial

Qinyu Liu, Banghua Liao, Ruochen Zhang, Tao Jin, Liang Zhou, Deyi Luo, Jiaming Liu, Hong Li, Kunjie Wang

Open Access Research article

Increased risk for urological cancer associated with anxiety disorder: a retrospective cohort study

Yung-Chan Chen, Li-Ting Kao, Herng-Ching Lin, Hsin-Chien Lee, Chung-Chien Huang, Shiu-Dong Chung

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the complications of traditional 12 cores transrectal prostate biopsy with image fusion guided transperineal prostate biopsy

Haifeng Huang, Wei Wang, Tingsheng Lin, Qing Zhang, Xiaozhi Zhao, Huibo Lian, Hongqian Guo

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a prospective, randomized study on neurophysiological assessment of lower urinary tract function in a healthy cohort

Stéphanie van der Lely, Martina Stefanovic, Melanie R. Schmidhalter, Marta Pittavino, Reinhard Furrer, Martina D. Liechti, Martin Schubert, Thomas M. Kessler, Ulrich Mehnert

Open Access Research article

Developing a preoperative predictive model for ureteral length for ureteral stent insertion

Takashi Kawahara, Kentaro Sakamaki, Hiroki Ito, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Hideyuki Terao, Kazuhide Makiyama, Hiroji Uemura, Masahiro Yao, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Junichi Matsuzaki

Open Access Research article

A Randomized Study of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) with the aid of a patented suctioning sheath in the treatment of renal calculus complicated by pyonephrosis by one surgery

Jianrong Huang, Leming Song, Donghua Xie, Monong Li, Xiaolin Deng, Min Hu, Zuofeng Peng, Tairong Liu, Chuance Du, Lei Yao, Shengfeng Liu, Shulin Guo, Jiuqing Zhong