Section edited by Ercan Kocakoc
This section considers submissions that provide an advance in urological imaging techniques and equipment (ultrasound, CT, MRI including diffusion MRI and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI, PET-CT, PET-MR etc).
Case report
Jackstone is a bladder stone that has a similar appearance to toy jacks. However review of the English language medical literature revealed only a few previous reports of jackstone calculus.
BMC Urology 2017 17:40
Published on: 5 June 2017
Study protocol
The current standard for Prostate Cancer (PCa) detection in biopsy-naïve men consists of 10–12 systematic biopsies under ultrasound guidance. This approach leads to underdiagnosis and undergrading of significa...
BMC Urology 2017 17:27
Published on: 5 April 2017
Research article
Ureteral stenting has been a fundamental part of various urological procedures. Selecting a ureteral stent of optimal length is important for decreasing the incidence of stent migration and complications. The ...
BMC Urology 2016 16:70
Published on: 30 November 2016
Research article
Duplex kidney is a common anomaly that is frequently associated with multiple complications. Typical computed tomography urography (CTU) includes four phases (unenhanced, arterial, parenchymal and excretory) a...
BMC Urology 2016 16:21
Published on: 13 May 2016
Case report
Chronic indwelling catheters may induce histologic changes within the bladder, and these changes are sometimes pre-malignant. There are many documented cases of squamous cell carcinoma associated with indwelli...
BMC Urology 2015 15:119
Published on: 3 December 2015
Research article
Restoration of normal bladder volume and function (i.e., bioequivalent bladder) are observed within 8 weeks of performing subtotal cystectomy (STC; removal of ~70 % of the bladder) in 12-week old rats. For ana...
BMC Urology 2015 15:103
Published on: 14 October 2015
Research article
Currently, large prostate size (>80 mL) of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) still pose technical challenges for surgical treatment. This prospective study was designed to explore the safety and efficacy of p...
BMC Urology 2015 15:33
Published on: 16 April 2015
Research article
Choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) represents an option in restaging of prostate cancer patients with disease relapse after local treatment. The present study assess whether salv...
BMC Urology 2015 15:10
Published on: 21 February 2015
Case report
Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (PSTCC) is a rare disease predominantly occurring in young men. Cardinal symptoms are pain and perineal swelling. Although several risk factors are describ...
BMC Urology 2014 14:100
Published on: 17 December 2014
Case report
An immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is important disease in differential diagnosis of tumors in kidney, pancreas, lung and other organs. The imaging findings of IgG4-related kidney diseases are usually...
BMC Urology 2014 14:54
Published on: 20 July 2014
Technical advance
The purpose of this study is presenting a method to predict the presence of an open urinary tract and the position of the opening in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy from three dimensional (3D) computed tomogr...
BMC Urology 2014 14:47
Published on: 13 June 2014
Case report
Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy is important approach for kidney stones removal. A percutaneous nephrostomy drainage tube placement is an effective method to stop venous bleeding. Occasionally, the catheter ca...
BMC Urology 2013 13:69
Published on: 5 December 2013
Case report
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a promising diagnostic tool in many medical fields. In particular, noninvasive real-time optical biopsy of internal organs is one of the most attractive applicatio...
BMC Urology 2013 13:65
Published on: 1 December 2013
Case report
Chronic expanding hematoma is a rare condition that develops after surgery, trauma, or injury. It can also develop at any location in the body in the absence of trauma. Clinical findings and various diagnostic...
BMC Urology 2013 13:60
Published on: 18 November 2013
Case report
To the best of our knowledge this is the first case where a Silastic drain is used in ureteral surgery instead of a common urological stent. Patients coming from other institutions, especially in peripheral ar...
BMC Urology 2012 12:34
Published on: 29 November 2012
