Magnetic Resonance Urethrography in Comparison to Retrograde Urethrography in Diagnosis of Male Urethral Strictures: Is It Clinically Relevant?
Friday, 22 December 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - A recent paper by Y. Osman, T. El-Diasty and colleagues from Mansoura Egypt examined the role of magnetic imaging urethrography (MR RUG) in the management of urethral strictures. The manuscript is published in the September 2006 issue of European Urology.
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SIU 2006: Cape Town, South Africa: Surgical Tips for Urethroplasty
Monday, 18 December 2006
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (UroToday.com) - Dr.'s Hwang Choi from South Korea and Katsuya Nonomura from Japan chaired the instructional course focusing on surgical tips for urethroplasty. The faculty included Gerry Jordan from Norfolk Virginia, Wachira Kochakarn from Thailand, Jack McAninch from San Francisco, and Christopher Chapple from The UK.
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SIU 2006 : Cape Town, South Africa: Moderated Poster Session on Trauma and Reconstructive Urology
Monday, 18 December 2006
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (UroToday.com) - The moderated poster session on Traumatic and Reconstructive Urology was chaired by Reynaldo Gomez from Santiago Chile. It consisted of 25 posters on a variety of topics. Some highlights of the session included:
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No-Scalpel, No-Needle Vasectomy Described
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Of American married couples, 7% to 10% choose vasectomy as their form of birth control. This has made vasectomy the most common urologic procedure in North America with more than 555,000 being performed in the U.S and Canada each year.
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European Urology - Urinary Diversion Highlights
Monday, 11 December 2006
Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 1139-1150 (December 2006) Article Outline: Without any exaggeration, the 20th century was “the century of urinary diversion”. To put this article from the Mainz group, with Thueroff as first author and Hohenfellner as senior author into the right perspective, a brief review of the history of the continent urinary diversion is appropriate.
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European Urology - Investigations of Urothelial Cells Seeded on Commercially Available Small Intestine Submucosa
Friday, 01 December 2006
Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 1330-1337 (December 2006) Abstract - Objectives: To examine adherence and viability of human urothelial cells seeded on commercially available small intestine submucosa (SIS®) specimens under serum-free conditions.
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Barbagli Describes Series of Dorsal Buccal Mucosa Grafts in Female Urethral Stricture Disease
Wednesday, 08 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - There has been recent literature to support the use of dorsally placed buccal mucosa grafts in the treatment of strictures of the female urethra.
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Neobladder Emptying Failure in Men Examined
Monday, 06 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Neobladder reconstruction is considered a viable option for many patients undergoing cystectomy.
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New Generation Tissue Sealants and Hemostatic Agents: Innovative Urologic Applications
Thursday, 02 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Hemostatic agents and tissue sealants are routinely used to prevent excess blood loss and in reconstruction during surgical repair. Over the past 20 years, a number of hemostatic agents and tissue sealants have been developed and are currently used in various surgical disciplines.
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Congenital Urethral Obstruction: The Video-Endoscopic Perspective
Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Preliminary Report of Penile Transplantation Completed
Thursday, 26 October 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In a recent article by W. Hu and colleagues from Guangzhou, China, the first reported case of a penile transplant is described. The report is published in the October 2006 issue of European Urology.
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European Urology - Mucosal Host Responses to Bacteriuria in Colonic and Ileal Neobladders
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 1065-1072 (November 2006) Abstract - Objective:To study the local host response in patients with colonic and ileal neobladders, with or without bacteriuria.
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European Urology - Nephrovesical Subcutaneous Ureteric Bypass: Long-term Results in Patients with Advanced Metastatic Disease—Improvement of Renal Function and Quality of Life
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 1073-1078 (November 2006) Abstract - Objective:Placing a percutaneous nephrostomy often is the only and final solution for patients with metastatic disease, where internal ureteral stenting proved to be impossible.
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European Urology - A Preliminary Report of Penile Transplantation
Monday, 16 October 2006
Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 851-853 (October 2006) 1. Case report - Penile defect is rare. Although replantation and reconstruction of the amputated penis have a high success rate, penile transplantation has not been described in the treatment of penile defect.
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European Urology - A Preliminary Report of Penile Transplantation: Part 2
Monday, 16 October 2006
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 1115-1116 (November 2006) 1. Discussion - Penile defect is an uncommon and challenging disease with severe physiologic and psychological problems.
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