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  2. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognostic factors for sperm retrieval and determine if Y chromosome deletion is associated with deleterious effects on spermatogenesis in non-mosaic Klinefelter pa...

    Authors: I-Shen Huang, Richard J. Fantus, Wei-Jen Chen, James Wren, Wei-Tang Kao, Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang, Nelson E. Bennett, Robert E. Brannigan and William J. Huang

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:21

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  5. Sexual function is a component of quality of life, and sexual dysfunction entails reduced satisfaction with life and impaired mood and quality of relationships and affects not only the individual’s quality of ...

    Authors: Fatemeh Nazari, Vahid Shaygannejad, Mehrdad Mohammadi Sichani, Marjan Mansourian and Valiollah Hajhashemi

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:15

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  6. Sarcomatoid differentiation in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with vena caval tumour thrombus has been shown to be associated with aggressive behaviours and poor prognosis; however, evidence of the impact of rhabd...

    Authors: Bin Yang, Haizhui Xia, Chuxiao Xu, Min Lu, Shudong Zhang, Guoliang Wang and Lulin Ma

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:14

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  7. Endourological procedures are widely used to treat benign urinary disorders and the double-J stent is routinely used. However, its potential impact on sexual function remains unclear. Therefore, we performed a...

    Authors: Junlin Lu, Yinghong Lu, Yang Xun, Fan Chen, Shaogang Wang and Shiyi Cao

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:13

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  8. Surveilling recurrent urothelial carcinoma (UC) requires frequent cystoscopy, which is invasive, expensive and time-consuming. An accurate urinary biomarker has the potential to reduce the number of cystoscopi...

    Authors: Madhusudan Koya, Sue Osborne, Christophe Chemaslé, Sima Porten, Anne Schuckman and Andrew Kennedy-Smith

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:12

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  9. RNA sequencing data is providing abundant information about the levels of dysregulation of genes in various tumors. These data, as well as data based on older microarray technologies have enabled the identific...

    Authors: Sinisa Simonovic, Christian Hinze, Kai M. Schmidt-Ott, Jonas Busch, Monika Jung, Klaus Jung and Anja Rabien

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:7

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  10. The treatment effect of dapoxetine in real-world practice is not well established. This study was to investigate the factors influencing efficacy of dapoxetine for the treatment of Premature ejaculation (PE) i...

    Authors: Jing Peng, Dong Fang, Huixi Li, Yuan Tang, Yiming Yuan, Wanshou Cui, Bing Gao, Hongjun Li and Zhichao Zhang

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:11

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  11. Approximately 80% of patients with indwelling ureteral stents experience stent related symptoms (SRS). We believe SRS can be reduced through altering the composition of ureteral stents to a less firm material....

    Authors: Nariman Gadzhiev, Dmitry Gorelov, Vigen Malkhasyan, Gagik Akopyan, Revaz Harchelava, Denis Mazurenko, Christina Kosmala, Zhamshid Okhunov and Sergei Petrov

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:10

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  13. Post-operative urinary incontinence is a significant concern for patients choosing to undergo a radical prostatectomy (RP) for treatment of prostate cancer. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of ...

    Authors: Diwei Lin, Michael O’Callaghan, Rowan David, Andrew Fuller, Richard Wells, Peter Sutherland and Darren Foreman

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:8

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  15. Preliminary data suggest that the urinary microbiome may play a role in bladder cancer. Information regarding the most suitable method of collecting urine specimens is needed for the large population studies n...

    Authors: Suchitra K. Hourigan, Wei Zhu, Wendy S.W.Wong, Nicole C. Clemency, Marina Provenzano, Thierry Vilboux, John E. Niederhuber, John Deeken, Simon Chung, Kim McDaniel-Wiley and Donald Trump

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:5

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  16. To assess the prevalence of intraoperative penile erection in our endourology practice and the utility of intravenous ketamine in the management of the condition.

    Authors: Aşkın Eroğlu, Bahattin Tuncalı and Rahmi Gökhan Ekin

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:4

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  17. Transient postoperative urinary incontinence is a bothersome complication of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). The effects of preoperative pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) for early recover...

    Authors: Go Anan, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Hiromichi Iwamura, Jun Ito, Yuki Kohada, Jotaro Mikami and Makoto Sato

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:3

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  19. Urinary incontinence (UI) is highly prevalent and affects the lives of many men and women. We aimed to conduct a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) to explore the experience of living with UI and to develop ...

    Authors: Francine Toye and Karen L. Barker

    Citation: BMC Urology 2020 20:1

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  20. Urolithiasis is a clinically common benign disease in urology. Surgical treatments that are widely used in urolithiasis are percutaneous nephrolithotomy, rigid/flexible ureteroscopy, laparoscopic surgery, and ...

    Authors: Fan Zhang, Lisong Shan, Jiahui Yin, Luyang Liu, Pengchao Wang, Shengkun Sun, Xu Zhang, Hongzhao Li, Xin Ma, Gang Guo and Qiming Liu

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:139

    Content type: Case report

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  22. To study the outcomes and experiences of using metallic stents in treating patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO), we examined the effects of metallic ureteral stenting using the Cook Resonance® st...

    Authors: Jun Miyazaki, Mizuki Onozawa, Satoshi Takahashi, Yuka Maekawa, Mitsuru Yasuda, Koichiro Wada, Yuji Maeda, Takuro Masaki, Akito Yamaguchi, Masahiko Suzuki, Yasuyuki Sakai, Tomokazu Kimura, Manabu Takai, Kensaku Seike, Takahiko Hashimoto and Shingo Yamamoto

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:137

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  23. Metachronous renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy is extremely rare. Renal cell carcinoma commonly metastasizes to distant organs. However, metastasis to the urinary bladder is very uncommon.

    Authors: Mustufa Babar, Saad Hamdani, Corinne Liu, Jogarao Vedula and David S. Schnapp

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:136

    Content type: Case report

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  25. To report current worldwide variation in techniques and clinical practice of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) among endourologists of different case volumes per year.

    Authors: Omar Alhunaidi, Abdulrahman A. Ahmad, Ahmed R. EL-Nahas, Bader Akroof, Ali Alamiri, Feras Al-Ajrawi, Abdullatif Al-Terki and Mohamed El-Shazly

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:134

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  27. To assess the impact of volumetry of perinephric fat (PNF) on the perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).

    Authors: Daisuke Motoyama, Yuto Matsushita, Hiromitsu Watanabe, Keita Tamura, Toshiki Ito, Takayuki Sugiyama, Atsushi Otsuka and Hideaki Miyake

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:132

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  28. The presence of urinary fistula after ileal conduit urinary diversion is a challenging complication, and this study investigated the role of the intra-conduit negative pressure system (NPS) in the presence of ...

    Authors: Yun-lin Ye, Hai-tao Liang, Lei Tan, Xia Zheng, Dan Xiong, Kang-hua Xiao and Zi-ke Qin

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:131

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  29. This study examined the prevalence of somatization disorder in Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS) and the utility of two self-report symptom screening tools for assessment of somatization in patie...

    Authors: C. S. North, B. A. Hong, H. H. Lai and D. H. Alpers

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:130

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  30. The aim of the present study was to establish an animal model of Yang-Monti ileal ureter-bladder anastomosis and Yang-Monti ileal ureter-ureteral anastomosis and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the...

    Authors: Wang Zhenxing, Sun Zhaolin, Yang Xiushu, Luo Guangheng, Tian Ye, Shen Lei, Su Zhiyong and Liu Hongming

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:129

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  31. The angiogenesis inhibitor monoclonal antibody Bevacizumab is presently the standard treatment for numerous neoplasms but particular toxicities are emerging, such as hypertension, haemorrhage, thromboembolism,...

    Authors: Alessio Tognarelli, Lorenzo Faggioni, Francesca Manassero, Angiolo Gadducci and Cesare Selli

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:128

    Content type: Case report

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  32. Due to their location away from the nerve bundles, anterior prostate cancers (APC) represent a rational target for image-guided cryoablation. This report describes the feasibility and short-term outcomes of an...

    Authors: Christina Sze, Efrat Tsivian, Kae Jack Tay, Ariel A. Schulman, Leah G. Davis, Rajan T. Gupta and Thomas J. Polascik

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:127

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  33. Bladder hyperthermic intracavitary chemotherapy (HIVEC) has good effectiveness for bladder cancer, but conventional HIVEC systems lack precision and convenient application. To test the safety of a new HIVEC de...

    Authors: Mingchen Ba, Shuzhong Cui, Hui Long, Yuanfeng Gong, Yinbing Wu, Kunpeng Lin, Yinuo Tu, Bahuo Zhang and Wanbo Wu

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:126

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  34. Second-line treatment for urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients is used if progression or failure after platinum-based chemotherapy occurs or if patients are cisplatin-unfit. However, there is still no widely acc...

    Authors: Huitao Wang, Jianhe Liu, Kewei Fang, Changxing Ke, Yongming Jiang, Guang Wang, Tongxin Yang, Tao Chen and Xin Shi

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:125

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  35. Identifying men for a repeat prostate biopsy is a conundrum to urologists. Risk calculators (RCs) such as the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) RCs have been developed to predi...

    Authors: Pieter Minnee, Daphne Hessels, Jack A. Schalken and Wim Van Criekinge

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:124

    Content type: Case report

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  36. Advances in systemic targeted therapies afford treatment opportunities in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Elderly patients with metastatic RCC present a subpopulation for consideration owi...

    Authors: Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Eric W. Schaefer, Justin Doan and Jay D. Raman

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:123

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  37. Accurate puncture and dilation of the target kidney calices for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) can be difficult. This study aimed to investigate the advantages of PCNL using optical puncture (i.e. the pun...

    Authors: Mi Zhou, Xiang He, Yuelong Zhang and Weiwen Yu

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:122

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  38. Predictive models that take race into account like the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk Calculator 2.0 (PCPT RC) and the new Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group (PBCG) RC have been developed to equitably ...

    Authors: Samuel Carbunaru, Oluwarotimi S. Nettey, Pooja Gogana, Irene B. Helenowski, Borko Jovanovic, Maria Ruden, Courtney M. P. Hollowell, Roohollah Sharifi, Rick A. Kittles, Edward Schaeffer, Peter Gann and Adam B. Murphy

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:121

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  40. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are correlated. To investigate the underlying effect of MetS on PSA levels, the relationship between the major pathogenic factors of M...

    Authors: Bo-Wen Xia, Si-Cong Zhao, Zong-Ping Chen, Chao Chen, Tian-Shu Liu, Fan Yang and Yong Yan

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:119

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  41. Pheochromocytoma is well-known for sudden initial presentations, particularly in younger patients. Hemodynamic instability may cause serious complications and delay a patient’s ability to undergo surgical rese...

    Authors: Umberto Maestroni, Francesco Ziglioli, Marco Baciarello, Valentina Bellini, Raffaele Dalla Valle, Simona Cataldo, Giada Maspero and Elena Bignami

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:118

    Content type: Case report

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  42. Bladder cancer is a complex disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. Management of bladder cancer before radical cystectomy continues to be controversial. We compared the long-term efficacy of one...

    Authors: Wasilijiang Wahafu, Sai Liu, Wenbin Xu, Mengtong Wang, Qingbao He, Liming Song, Mingshuai Wang, Feiya Yang, Lin Hua, Yinong Niu and Nianzeng Xing

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:117

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  43. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFM) training for post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) is an important rehabilitative approach, but the evidence base is still evolving. We developed a novel PFM training program...

    Authors: Joanne E. Milios, Timothy R. Ackland and Daniel J. Green

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:116

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  44. Activation of mast cells plays an important role in the pathogenesis of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC). Histamine, a mast cell-derived mediators, induced inflammation and hypersensitivity...

    Authors: Hui Shan, Er-Wei Zhang, Peng Zhang, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Ning Zhang, Peng Du and Yong Yang

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:115

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  45. Hypospadias are among the most common genital malformations. Langerhans Cells (LCs) play a pivotal role in HIV and HPV infection. The migration of LC precursors to skin coincides with the embryonic period of h...

    Authors: Bernhard Haid, Daniela Reider, Felix Nägele, Anne-Françoise Spinoit, Elisabeth Pechriggl, Nikolaus Romani, Helga Fritsch and Josef Oswald

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:114

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  46. Retzius-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (rsRARP) allows entire prostatectomy procedure via the pouch of Douglas. In low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa) there is level 1 e...

    Authors: Joanne Nyaboe Nyarangi-Dix, Magdalena Görtz, Georgi Gradinarov, Luisa Hofer, Viktoria Schütz, Claudia Gasch, Jan Philipp Radtke and Markus Hohenfellner

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:113

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  47. Multiple surgical treatment options are available for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). The aim of this study is to compare the most frequently used technics in a comprehensive networ...

    Authors: Annemarie Uhlig, Johannes Uhlig, Lutz Trojan, Marc Hinterthaner, Alexander von Hammerstein-Equord and Arne Strauss

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:112

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  48. Micro-computerized tomography (micro-CT) is considered as an innovative non-invasive and high-resolution imaging technology. The current research aims to reconstruct the distribution of preputial vessels in di...

    Authors: Defu Lin, Pei Liu, Guannan Wang, Weiping Zhang and Ning Sun

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:111

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  49. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy is becoming a common treatment for bladder carcinoma. However, in comparison with open radical cystectomy, its cost-effectiveness has not been confirmed. Although few publishe...

    Authors: Yasuhiro Morii, Takahiro Osawa, Teppei Suzuki, Nobuo Shinohara, Toru Harabayashi, Tomoki Ishikawa, Takumi Tanikawa, Hiroko Yamashina and Katsuhiko Ogasawara

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:110

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  50. The prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) increases with age. Sleep disturbances in elderly individuals with OAB is a common problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a biofeed...

    Authors: Jooyeon Park, Choal Hee Park, Sang-Eun Jun, Eun-Ju Lee, Seung Wan Kang and Nahyun Kim

    Citation: BMC Urology 2019 19:109

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