European Urology - Supraspinal Site of Action for the Inhibition of Ejaculatory Reflex by Dapoxetine
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 825-832 (March 2007)
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The aim of the study was to determine whether dapoxetine, a short-acting selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, acts at the spinal or supraspinal level to inhibit the ejaculatory reflex.
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European Urology - The Premature Ejaculation Prevalence and Attitudes (PEPA) Survey: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Professional Help-Seeking
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 816-824 (March 2007)
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This study evaluated the associated comorbidities and patient satisfaction with treatment options for premature ejaculation (PE), a common sexual dysfunction.
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European Urology - Miniperc? No, Thank You!
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 810-815 (March 2007)
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results of our miniperc series through comparison with results from standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and tubeless PNL series in the treatment of stones <2cm in diameter.
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European Urology - Prevalence and Correlates for Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms in Women Participating in a Health Screening Project
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 803-809 (March 2007)
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To determine the prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC) symptoms in an urban female population, to study their impact on quality of life and sexual function, and to identify correlates for IC symptoms.
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European Urology - Functional Results After the Suburethral Sling Procedure for Urinary Stress Incontinence: A Prospective Randomized Multicentre Study Comparing the Retropubic and Transobturator Routes
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 795-802 (March 2007)
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To compare short-term functional outcomes, urodynamic parameters, and quality of life of transobturator and retropubic routes in the cure of urinary stress incontinence.
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European Urology - Must Colposuspension be Associated with Sacropexy to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Incontinence?
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 788-794 (March 2007)
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This prospective, randomised study investigated whether a prophylactic procedure, performed during colposacropexy for prolapse repair, prevents ex novo postoperative incontinence
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European Urology - Identification of Risk Factors for Voiding Dysfunction Following TVT Placement
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 782-787 (March 2007)
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To determine preoperative risk factors of postoperative voiding dysfunction after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure.
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European Urology - Relaxation of Phasic Contractile Activity of Human Detrusor Strips by Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Type 4 Inhibition
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 772-781 (March 2007)
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Detrusor smooth muscle relaxation is mainly mediated by the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) pathway.
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European Urology - Preoperative and Intraoperative Risk Factors for Side-Specific Positive Surgical Margins in Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 764-771 (March 2007)
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Surgical margin (SM) status is the only pathologic variable that can be objectively measured to determine complete tumour resection
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European Urology - Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Functional and Pathologic Outcomes with Interfascial Nerve Preservation
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 755-763 (March 2007)
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Introduction:
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RLRP) is increasingly becoming an alternative to open and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
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European Urology - Large-Volume Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Using the Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate (KTP) Laser in a Survival Porcine Model
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 749-754 (March 2007)
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Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) remains a technically challenging procedure primarily because of difficulties with hemostasis.
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European Urology - Failure of High-Dose Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide Combined with Double-Dose Cisplatin and Bone Marrow Support in Patients with High-Volume Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ-Cell Tumours: Mature Results of a Randomised Trial
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 739-748 (March 2007)
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To assess the impact on survival of high-dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic support in patients with high-volume, metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumours.
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European Urology - p16INK4a Expression and Clinicopathologic Parameters in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 732-738 (March 2007)
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The tumour suppressor gene p16INK4a is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, for which inactivation attributable to promoter hypermethylation or homozygous deletion has been described in malignancies.
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European Urology - Proposal for Reclassification of the TNM Staging System in Patients with Locally Advanced (pT3–4) Renal Cell Carcinoma According to the Cancer-Related Outcome
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 722-731 (March 2007)
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The optimal stratification of locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is controversial, with the prognostic relevance of ipsilateral adrenal gland invasion and cranial extension of vena cava thrombosis being the most debatable issues.
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European Urology - Comparative Financial Analysis of Minimally Invasive Surgery to Open Surgery for Small Renal Tumours ≤3.5cm: A Single Institutional Experience
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 715-721 (March 2007)
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We analysed total hospital costs by comparing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures, such as laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA), laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN), and hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy (HALN), with conventional surgery.
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European Urology - Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Recurrence Rate after Percutaneous Endoscopic Resection
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 709-714 (March 2007)
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To assess oncologic outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous management for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC) of the renal cavities.
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European Urology - Hydronephrosis as a Prognostic Marker in Bladder Cancer in a Cystectomy-Only Series
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 690-698 (March 2007)
1. Introduction
Hydronephrosis is a common finding in patients with bladder carcinoma. The incidence of hydronephrosis associated with bladder carcinoma ranges from 7.2% to 54.1% [1], [2], [3].
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European Urology - Radical Prostatectomy in Austria: A Nationwide Analysis of 16,524 Cases
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 684-689 (March 2007)
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To analyse demographics and outcome of radical prostatectomy (RPE) in Austria in a nationwide series.
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European Urology - Optimal Sampling Sites for Repeat Prostate Biopsy: A Recursive Partitioning Analysis of Three-Dimensional 26-Core Systematic Biopsy
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 675-683 (March 2007)
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To explore an optimal combination of sampling sites to detect prostate cancer in a repeat biopsy setting.
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European Urology - Prognostic Value of CpG Island Hypermethylation at PTGS2, RAR-beta, EDNRB, and Other Gene Loci in Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 665-674 (March 2007)
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To evaluate CpG island hypermethylation in a set of candidate genes in prostate cancer (pCA) and its relationship to clinicopathologic parameters and a nomogram predicting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence after radical prostatectomy.
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European Urology - Prostate Cancer Screening Decreases the Absolute Risk of Being Diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancer—Results from a Prospective, Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 659-664 (March 2007)
1. Introduction
The trends in mortality from prostate cancer vary widely from country to country across the industrialized world [1].
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European Urology - Advanced Age Is Associated with Poorer Bladder Cancer-Specific Survival in Patients Treated with Radical Cystectomy
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 699-708 (March 2007)
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Bladder cancer (BCa) is a disease of older persons, the incidence of which is expected to increase as the population ages.
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European Urology - Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Analysis of Results
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 648-658 (March 2007)
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Contemporary techniques of radical prostatectomy achieve excellent oncologic outcomes; erectile dysfunction is the most common adverse effect.
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European Urology - Systematic Evidence-Based Analysis of Plaque Injection Therapy for Peyronie's Disease
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 640-647 (March 2007)
1. Introduction
Peyronie's disease, an acquired disease of the tunica albuginea surrounding the corpora cavernosa of the penis, affects approximately 3% of the male population with an average age at onset of 57 yr [1], [2], [3].
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European Urology - Anatomical Landmarks of Radical Prostatecomy
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 629-639 (March 2007)
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In the present study, we review current literature and based on our experience, we present the anatomical landmarks of open and laparoscopic/endoscopic radical prostatectomy.
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European Urology - Testicular Cancer Variations in Time and Space in Europe
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 621-628 (March 2007)
1. Introduction
Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common cancer in young men aged 20–34 yr and represents about 1% of all tumours in men.
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European Urology - Comparison between Open Partial and Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Tumours: Perioperative Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 614-620 (March 2007)
1. Introduction
Radical nephrectomy (RN), described by Robson, has been considered the standard treatment for organ-confined renal tumours for many decades [1], [2].
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European Urology - Implications of Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time as Indicator of Failure after Surgery or Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 605-613 (March 2007)
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To review the methodology of PSA doubling time (PSA DT) calculations and the implications of PSA DT for the follow-up of prostate cancer patients curatively treated with surgery or radiation therapy.
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