Shim, Jung-Woo Cho, Yun Jeong Moon, Hyong Woo Park, Jaesik Lee, Hyung Mook Kim, Yong-Suk Moon, Young Eun Hong, Sang Hyun Chae, Min Suk
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BMC Urology
Background The present study was performed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal morphine and bupivacaine (ITMB) in terms of treating early postoperative pain in adult patients who underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). Methods Fifty patients were prospectively enrolled and randomly classified into the non-ITMB...
Wang, Lijuan Pan, Shucheng Zhu, Binbin Yu, Zhenliang Wang, Wei
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BMC Urology
Background The tumorigenesis of prostate cancer involves genetic mutations. Tumour mutational burden (TMB) is an emerging biomarker for predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy. Results Single-nucleotide polymorphisms were the most common variant type, and C>T transversion was the most commonly presented type of single-nucleotide variant. The high-...
Wu, Yechen Chen, Xi Qian, Duocheng Wang, Wei Zhang, Yiping Hu, Jinxin Zhu, Jun Wu, Qiang Cao, Tinghu
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BMC Urology
Background A history of prior cancer commonly results in exclusion from cancer clinical trials. However, whether a prior cancer history has an adversely impact on clinical outcomes for patients with advanced prostate cancer (APC) remains largely unknown. We therefore aimed to investigate the impact of prior cancer history on these patients. Methods...
Botkin, Hannah Barnes, Brian Pearlman, Amy
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Background Urethral injury or erosion of an inflatable penile prosthetic (IPP) cylinder is a rare complication of IPP placement. It can present with varying symptoms and management can be difficult with risk for future complications. We present a patient with an eroded IPP who developed a secondary contralateral urethrocavernous fistula requiring r...
Lucas, Todd Hines, Jonas Z. Samuelson, Julia Hargreave, Timothy Davis, Stephanie M. Fellows, Ian Prainito, Amber Watts, D. Heather Kiggundu, Valerian Thomas, Anne G.
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Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an HIV prevention strategy recommended to partially protect men from heterosexually acquired HIV. From 2015 to 2019, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported approximately 14.9 million VMMCs in 15 African countries. Urethrocutaneous fistulas, abnormal openings bet...
Yang, Stephen Shei-Dei Yang, Chun-Chun Chen, Yi-Sheng Chang, Shang-Jen
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BMC Urology
Background The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the new flow cytometer UF-5000 with the UF-1000i and Gram staining for determining bacterial patterns in urine samples. Methods Women who attended our clinic with symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infection were enrolled in the study. Mid-stream urine samples were collected for g...
Sun, Zhi-Wei Ge, Jian-Kang Wu, You Huang, Ye-Qing
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BMC Urology
BackgroundUreteral fibro-epithelial polyp (UFP) is a rare benign ureteral tumor, and surgical removal of the polyps is still the preferred solution. Although many cases have reported polyps extending to the bladder, our case was the first to report a huge UFP that underwent endoscopic laser resection to highlight the urethra and cause severe end he...
Ajami, Tarek Durruty, Jaime Mercader, Claudia Rodriguez, Leonardo Ribal, Maria J. Alcaraz, Antonio Vilaseca, Antoni
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BackgroundIn May 2012 the US Preventive Task Force issued a ‘D’ recommendation against routine PSA-based early detection of prostate cancer. This recommendation was implemented progressively in our health system. The aim of this study is to define its impact on prostate cancer staging at a tertiary care institution.MethodsA retrospective analysis w...
Xu, Ben Cheng, Si-da Peng, Yi-ji Zhang, Qian
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BackgroundTo compare the functional and oncological outcomes between innovative “three-port” and traditional “four-port” laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa).MethodsWe retrospectively collected the data of PCa patients treated at our institutions from June 2012 to May 2016. According to the inclusion crite...
Feng, Chun Lv, Ping-Ping Huang, Chang-Chang Yang, Song-Qing Yao, Qiu-Ping Shen, Jin-Ming Jin, Min
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