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This section considers submissions that demonstrate advances in urological minimally invasive surgical procedures, including robotic, laparoscopic and endourologic surgery. Research papers which report new technologies and their application in clinical practice are also considered.
Research article
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the management of choice for renal stones 20 mm or smaller, with a stone clearance rate of up to 89%. The purpose of the present is to investigate the efficacy of...
BMC Urology 2017 17:59
Published on: 27 July 2017
Research article
Bladder spasm is a common side effect of urological surgery. Main treatment modalities include opioids or anticholinergic medication; however, bladder spasms still occur even after these interventions. Recent ...
BMC Urology 2017 17:58
Published on: 13 July 2017
Research article
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of prior laparoscopic experience on the ability to learn laparoendoscopic single site surgery (LESS) skills.
BMC Urology 2017 17:57
Published on: 12 July 2017
Research article
Patient preferences are assumed to impact healthcare resource utilization, especially treatment options. There is limited data exploring this phenomenon. We sought to identify factors associated with patients ...
BMC Urology 2017 17:56
Published on: 11 July 2017
Case report
Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the urinary tract are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only three case of AVM of the ureter have been described in the literature so far.
BMC Urology 2017 17:55
Published on: 10 July 2017
Research article
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is performed to treat relatively large renal stones. Recent publications indicate that tubeless and total tubeless (stentless) PCNL is safe in selected patients. We performe...
BMC Urology 2017 17:48
Published on: 27 June 2017
Research article
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of flexible cystoscopy in preventing malpositioning of the ureteral stent after laparoscopic ureterolithotomy in male patients.
BMC Urology 2017 17:44
Published on: 15 June 2017
Case report
Intravenous misplacement of a nephrostomy tube after percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL) is very rare in clinical experiences. This report summarizes the characteristics and management of intravenous mispla...
BMC Urology 2017 17:43
Published on: 14 June 2017
Research article
Flexible cystoscopy has become an accepted alternative for stent retrieval. However, it is associated with higher cost. Some reports have described experiences of using rigid ureteroscope to retrieve ureteral ...
BMC Urology 2017 17:31
Published on: 21 April 2017
Research article
We evaluate the efficacy and safety of metallic ureteric stenting using the Cook Resonance® stent in the treatment of chronic ureteric obstruction of benign and malignant aetiology. Published experience of usi...
BMC Urology 2017 17:16
Published on: 10 March 2017
Research article
The treatment of bilateral complex renal stones is a tough challenge for urologists. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency and safety of bilateral ultrasonography-guided multi-tract percutaneous nephroli...
BMC Urology 2017 17:15
Published on: 28 February 2017
Research article
To compare the treatment outcomes between percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for the management of stones larger than 2 cm in patients with solitary kidney.
BMC Urology 2017 17:9
Published on: 18 January 2017
Research article
Stone retropulsion represents a challenge for intracorporeal lithotripsy of ureteral calculi. The consequences are an increased duration and cost of surgery as well as decreased stone-free rates. The use of ad...
BMC Urology 2017 17:3
Published on: 5 January 2017
Research article
Calculus pyonephrosis is difficult to manage. The aim of this study is to explore the value of a patented suctioning sheath assisted minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) in the treatment of ...
BMC Urology 2016 16:71
Published on: 8 December 2016
Research article
To compare the complications of traditional transrectal (TR) prostate biopsy and image fusion guided transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy in our center.
BMC Urology 2016 16:68
Published on: 17 November 2016
Research article
Controversy remains on the superiority of combination therapy over monotherapy on ureteral stent-related symptoms (SRSs). We tend to explore if there is a necessity of combination therapy.
BMC Urology 2016 16:66
Published on: 15 November 2016
Case report
Rupture of the urinary collecting system with or without any perinephric extravasation is an extremely rare occurrence and usually known to occur following an obstructive pathology.
BMC Urology 2016 16:37
Published on: 7 July 2016
Research article
Flexible cystoscopy (FC) is one of the most frequently performed urological intervention. Cumulative sum analysis (CUSUM) allows objective assessment of a proceduralist’s performance to ensure acceptable outco...
BMC Urology 2016 16:31
Published on: 13 June 2016
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Urology 2016 16:57
Research article
Among the different organs used for NOTES (natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery) technique, the transvaginal approach may be the optimal choice because of a simple and secure closure of colpotomy si...
BMC Urology 2016 16:29
Published on: 11 June 2016
Research article
To assess the anti-adhesive effect of treatment with hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
BMC Urology 2016 16:28
Published on: 10 June 2016
