Beyond the Abstract - Pseudosarcomatous Fibromyxoid Tumor of the Bladder
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - We recently reported on the workup and treatment of a benign bladder lesion termed pseudosarcomatous fibromyxoid tumor of the bladder.
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Beyond the Abstract - Prognostic Impact of Postoperative C-Reactive Protein Level in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Cytoreductive Nephrectomy
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The presence of a systemic inflammatory reaction, represented by C-reactive protein (CRP), has been recognized as one of the negative prognostic factors in various malignancies.
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Beyond the Abstract - Results of Endovesical Hyaluronic Acid/Chondroitin Sulfate in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural proteoglycan that is hypothesized to replenish a defective glycosaminoglycan layer in interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) (1) patients upon intravesical application.
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Beyond the Abstract - The Predictors of Local Recurrence After Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Although radical cystectomy has been considered the gold standard curative treatment for invasive bladder cancer, around one third of the patients relapse and die of the disease after surgery.
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Beyond the Abstract - Stat3 Promotes Metastatic Progression of Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Blocking Signaling Protein Prevents Prostate Cancer Spread, Jefferson Scientists Find
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Beyond the Abstract - Levator Trauma is Associated with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - It is generally accepted that vaginal childbirth is an important factor in the pathogenesis of female pelvic organ prolapse.
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Beyond the Abstract - Detection of Bladder Cancer in Human Urine by Metabolomic Profiling Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - One of the main goals in the clinical research of patients with bladder cancer is non-invasive detection of the tumors.
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Beyond the Abstract - Treatment of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis 2008: Can We Make Evidence-Based Decisions?
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - As the definition of Interstitial cystitis (IC) has become wider and wider, reflected in dramatically increasing prevalence figures, it has become more rather than less difficult to grasp this symptom complex - from an etiologic/pathogenetic as well as therapeutic point of view.
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Beyond the Abstract - The Combination of Docetaxel and the Somatostatin Analogue Lanreotide on Androgen-Independent Docetaxel-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Experimental Data
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Docetaxel plays a unique role in the management of advanced, hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), so that when the tumour acquires resistance to docetaxel, an active second-line chemotherapy is lacking.
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Beyond the Abstract - Does Educational Printed Material Manage to Change Compliance with Prostate Cancer Screening?
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Currently, there is no conclusive evidence that screening based on serum prostate-specific antigen tests decreases prostate-cancer mortality.
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Beyond the Abstract - Associations Among Hypospadias, Cryptorchidism, Anogenital Distance, and Endocrine Disruption
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Our study examined a possible association of endocrine disruptors, hypospadias, cryptorchidism and reduced anogenital distance.
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Beyond the Abstract – Diagnosis and Therapy of Acute Prostatitis, Epididymitis, and Orchitis
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Acute genitourinary infections, in particular acute prostatitis, acute epididymitis and orchitis, represent an important problem in daily urological practice which warrant evidence-based therapeutic strategies to reduce the risk for chronification and severe sequelae, and to optimise the therapeutic outcome.
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Beyond the Abstract - Quantifying Mast Cells in Bladder Pain Syndrome by Immunohistochemical Analysis
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Mathilde S. Larsen, Svend Mortensen, Jørgen Nordling and Thomas Horn present a simple and reproducible method to assess the number of mast cells in bladder biopsies.
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Beyond the Abstract - Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Compared to Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Conservative Management
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - If retrospective studies follow patients over a long enough period of time they can contribute valuable information, posing important questions upon which further investigations are built.
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Beyond the Abstract - Medical Malpractice in American Urology: 22-Year National Review of the Impact of Caps and Implications for Contemporary Practice
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Many aspects of healthcare in the United States remain problematic and the subject of significant debate, including providing access to care for nearly 50 million uninsured people and controlling sky-rocketing spending currently in excess of $2.3 trillion annually (16% of the gross domestic product.
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Beyond the Abstract - Loose Seeds vs. Stranded Seeds: A Comparison of Critical Organ Dosimetry and Acute Toxicity in (125)I Permanent Implant for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The prostate brachytherapy program at Princess Margaret Hospital began in March 1999 and has treated over 1000 patients.
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Beyond the Abstract - Erectile Dysfunction After External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Currently, the most common curative treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and interstitial permanent brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy.
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Beyond the Abstract - Chronic Pelvic Pain and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Both Sexes: Analysis of 2749 Participants of an Urban Health Screening Project
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Symptoms of chronic pelvic pain are evident in both sexes, though the underlying causes are poorly understood today.
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Beyond the Abstract - Prospective Study of the Long-Term Effects of Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Renal Function and Blood Pressure
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In a previous study, we found that short-term renal function loss is proved to be temporary and reversible provided that there is no post-SWL obstruction that would lead to chronic reduction of renal function.
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Beyond the Abstract - Is Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity Selective for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in Screening? European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - With the knowledge that screening for prostate cancer will lead to over-detection and subsequent over-treatment, the call for tests discriminating between non-aggressive and aggressive prostate cancer is growing.
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Beyond the Abstract - Penile Traction Therapy for Treatment of Peyronie's Disease: A Single-Center Pilot Study
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The pilot study and ongoing clinical experience indicates the vital importance of patient compliance if an improved outcome is to be gained from use of the Fastsize penile traction device.
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Beyond the Abstract - Genetic Polymorphisms of ESR1 and ESR2 that May Influence Estrogen Activity and the Risk of Hypospadias
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The prevalence of hypospadias varies widely among different countries and populations, ranging from 0.37-41 per infants1 and the prevalence in Hokkaido, Japan is 3.9 per 10,000 infants2.
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Beyond the Abstract - Testosterone Levels in Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The introduction of PSA for the diagnosis of prostate carcinoma has undoubtedly increased the detection rate of localized tumours.
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Beyond the Abstract - Obesity Following Kidney Transplantation and Steroid Avoidance Immunosuppression
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Over the last decade, steroid sparing immunosuppressant protocols have become widely used in renal transplantation.
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Beyond the Abstract - Human Exposure to Endocrine Disrupters and Semen Quality
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Endocrine Disrupters and Male Infertility: Implications for Clinical Practice
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Beyond the Abstract - Saturation Technique Does Not Decrease Cancer Detection During Followup After Initial Prostate Biopsy
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This is a good example of why we perform research and assess outcomes with hard data, because in the field of prostate biopsy, we have plenty of experience demonstrating that many of our assumptions, based on common sense alone, are ultimately proven wrong.
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Beyond the Abstract - The Impact of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence on Female Sexual Dysfunction Using a Validated Instrument
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the form of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder (OAB), with or without urinary incontinence, is an exceedingly common problem among American women, and causes tremendous economic and social burden for those suffering from this problem.
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Beyond-the-Abstract - Implantation of an Adjustable Continence Therapy System Using Local Anesthesia in Patients With Post-Radical Prostatectomy Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Pilot Study
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Male stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a challenging problem for men following radical prostatectomy (RP).
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Beyond the Abstract - Sequential Treatment for Recurrent Localized Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Salvage treatment for local recurrent prostate cancer
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Beyond the Abstract - Single Center Preliminary Experience with Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Resection of Isolated Renal Cell Carcinoma Fossa Recurrences
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The incidence of isolated renal fossa metastasis after radical nephrectomy is very low (1-2%).
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Beyond the Abstract - Physical Activity, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Our results suggest that moderate to vigorous physical activity may reduce the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) by as much as 25% relative to a sedentary lifestyle.
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Beyond the Abstract - A Functional Study of Purinergic Signalling in the Normal and Pathological Rabbit Corpus Cavernosum
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Adenosine-triphopshate (ATP) acts as an extracellular signalling molecule via specific receptors (P2-purinoceptors) and urological research has largely focused on its actions in the bladder, where, along with acetyl choline, it contributes to the initiation of detrusor contraction in normal lower mammals and the pathological human bladder.
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Beyond the Abstract - Safety and Efficacy of Mini-Margin Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma 4-cm or Less
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Various surgical techniques are available for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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Beyond the Abstract - Prostate Specific Antigen Kinetics in the Management of Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has significantly impacted on the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer since its advent in the 1980s.
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Beyond the Abstract - A One-Step Homogeneous Immunoassay for Cancer Biomarker Detection Using Gold Nanoparticle Probes Coupled with Dynamic Light Scattering
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Millions of people around the world face the risk of cancer, which has been one of the leading causes of mortality.
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Beyond the Abstract - Insight into Urogynecologic Features of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is not “one disease.”
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Beyond the Abstract - The Use of Polypropylene Mesh as a Transobturator Sling for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (Early Experience with 40 Cases)
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Urinary incontinence is a significant health problem in the developed and the developing countries.
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Beyond the Abstract - Mayo Clinic Validation of the D'Amico Risk Group Classification for Predicting Survival Following Radical Prostatectomy
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The study here externally validates the ability of the D’Amico risk group classification to predict clinical progression as well as cancer-specific and overall survival after RRP using the largest series of surgical patients (7,591) evaluated using this model to date.
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Beyond the Abstract - Sensitivity of Normal, Paramalignant, and Malignant Human Urothelial Cells to Inhibitors of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Starting from a well-established cell culture system of normal human urothelial cells 1,2, the epithelial cells that line the bladder, we used retroviral transduction to generate “designer” cell lines with specific molecular alterations.
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Beyond the Abstract - External Validation of IMP3 Expression as an Independent Prognostic Marker for Metastatic Progression and Death for Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This trial was a validation of IMP3 as marker for the aggressiveness of renal cell carcinoma.
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Beyond the Abstract - Combined Exposure to Anti-Androgens Causes Markedly Increased Frequencies of Hypospadias in the Rat
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The study is a part of a larger study on mixtures of anti-androgens in a rat model.
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Beyond the Abstract - Reliability of the 24-h Sensation-Related Bladder Diary in Women with Urinary Incontinence
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Our group evaluated a 3-day Sensation Related Bladder Diary (SR-BD) from 246 incontinent women.
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Beyond the Abstract - Guide to Drug Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Sexuality is an important component of an individual’s sense of well-being and quality of life (QOL).
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Beyond the Abstract- Anatomic Excision of Anterior Prostatic Fat at Radical Prostatectomy: Implications for Pathologic Upstaging
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - It is very exciting when you take an operation that has been around since 1905 and uncover new information that was literally right in front of us all along.
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Beyond the Abstract - Prostate Cancer Volume at Biopsy Predicts Clinically Significant Upgrading
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
BERKELEY, CA UroToday.com - Despite two decades of experience, the clinical evaluation of the prostate cancer patient in the context of PSA screening remains controversial.
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Beyond the Abstract - Dietary Modification in Patients With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: A randomized, Multicentre Feasibility Study
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - To our knowledge, this is the first clinical trial to report the
application of a major, validated, diet-based intervention as a single
form of therapy in active surveillance patients.
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Beyond the Abstract - Female Sexual Dysfunction: A New Urogynaecological Research Field
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Female sexual dysfunction represents a new and underestimated field in urogynaecological research.
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Beyond the Abstract - Nonsecretory Intestinocystoplasty: A 15-Year Prospective Study of 183 Patients
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Improving bladder capacity and compliance by surgical methods continues to be challenging specially for children and young adults with long life expectancy.
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Beyond the Abstract - Effects of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors on Sperm Parameters and Fertilizing Capacity
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The aim of this review study is to provide some answers concerning the detrimental or beneficial effects of PDE5 inhibitors on sperm parameters, capacitation process and on spermatozoal ability to fertilize the oocytes.
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Beyond the Abstract - Metastatic Adenocarcinoma After Augmentation Gastrocystoplasty
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The authors believe that this case series highlights a concern that was once theoretical and now appears real: the ideal screening regimen and
the true incidence of malignancy in patients who have undergone bladder
augmentation remain unknown.
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