A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of urinary catheters with silver alloy coati...
...Published in BMC urology
NCT01803919.
Donor site morbidity in oral mucosa graft urethroplasty: implications of tobacco consumption.
Published in BMC urology
Patients who consume tobacco and have poor oral hygiene should be warned regarding poorer outcomes after oral mucosa graft urethroplasty.
Diabetes related risk factors did not explain the increased risk for urinary incontinence among women with diabetes. The...
Published in BMC urology
No single diabetes related risk factor seems to explain the increased risk for UI among women with diabetes. However, we found associations between UI and some clinical correlates of diabetes.
Development and validation of risk score for predicting positive repeat prostate biopsy in patients with a previous nega...
Published in BMC urology
An accurate multi-variable predictive tool to determine the risk of positive repeat prostate biopsy is presented. This can be used by urologists in an outpatient setting to aid decision-making for men with prior benign histology for whom a repeat biopsy is being considered.
Risk of prostate cancer after detection of isolated high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) on extended c...
Published in BMC urology
Based on our results, we recommend delaying the 1st repeat biopsy at low PSA range but to have a shorter interval to repeat biopsies at intermediate and higher PSA ranges.
The trends in prostate specific antigen usage amongst United Kingdom urologists--a questionnaire based study.
Published in BMC urology
A nationwide lack of agreement on PSA cut-off values may generate a variable standard of care both regionally and in NHS versus private practice. Generally, higher PSA cut-off values are being used than recommended by the DoH guidance.
Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma: is routine early follow-up imaging necessary?
Published in BMC urology
Routine follow-up imaging is unnecessary for blunt renal injuries of grades I-III. Grade IV renovascular injuries can be followed clinically without routine early follow-up imaging, but urine extravasation necessitates serial imaging to guide management decisions. The volume of grade V renal injuries in this study is not sufficient to support or co...
Optimized haemostasis in nephron-sparing surgery using small-intestine submucosa.
Published in BMC urology
SIS is a highly effective and easy-to-use instrument for preventing postoperative bleeding and urinary fistula complications in nephron-sparing surgery.
Sutureless prepuceplasty with wound healing by second intention: an alternative surgical approach in children's phimosis...
Published in BMC urology
Sutureless prepuceplasty may present an acceptable alternative in children's phimosis reconstruction.
Antimicrobial peptides of the Cecropin-family show potent antitumor activity against bladder cancer cells.
...Published in BMC urology
Cecropin A and B exert selective cytotoxic and antiproliferative efficacy in bladder cancer cells while sparing targets of benign murine or human fibroblast origin. Both peptides may offer novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of bladder cancer with limited cytotoxic effects on benign cells.
