Kim, Isaac E. Jr Kim, Daniel D. Kim, Sinae Ma, Shuangge Jang, Thomas L. Singer, Eric A. Ghodoussipour, Saum Kim, Isaac Yi
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BMC Urology
Background To investigate the effects of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) 2012 recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer on survival disparities based on insurance status. Prior to the USPSTF’s 2012 screening recommendation, previous studies found that insured patients with prostate...
Mahmoud, Ahmed M. Frank, Igor Orme, Jacob J. Lavoie, Roxane R. Thapa, Prabin Costello, Brian A. Cheville, John C. Gupta, Sounak Dong, Haidong Lucien, Fabrice
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BMC Urology
Introduction and objectives PD-L1 and B7-H3 have been found to be overexpressed in urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the urinary bladder. Recent studies have also demonstrated that B7-H3 and PD-L1 can promote resistance to platinum-based drugs but the predictive value of B7-H3 expression in patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy is unknown. T...
Fang, Yi Wei Song, Hong Cheng Sun, Ning Zhang, Wei Ping
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BMC Urology
Background Pediatric non-Wilms renal tumors (NWRTs), which comprise a small proportion of renal tumors, are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with variable malignant potential, mortality, and response to treatment. We performed this study to determine the clinical characteristics, management and prognosis of children with Pediatric NWRTs. Methods ...
Jain, Anika Macneil, James Kim, Lawrence Patel, Manish I.
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BMC Urology
Aim The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare in Australia have yet to be fully determined. There are well documented decreases in the rates of screening and diagnostic testing for many cancers in 2020, with commensurate stage migration of cancers when they are eventually detected. We aimed to determine whether there was a decrease in the ...
Lu, Dongming Wu, Yongyang Liao, Shangfan Xie, Xueping Zhu, Dingjun Ye, Shuchao
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BMC Urology
Background Ileal neobladder fistula is a rare complication after radical cystectomy, with an incidence of approximately 0.7%. At present, there are scattered reports of vesicoileal fistula, but there are no reports of ileal neobladder fistula (INF) caused by bladder stones. In this paper, a case of ileal neobladder fistula caused by chronic stimula...
Ozimek, Tomasz Wiessmeyer, Judith R Struck, Julian P Roesch, Marie C Gilbert, Nils Laturnus, Jan M Merseburger, Axel S Kramer, Mario W
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BMC urology
The insertion of a ureteral access sheath (UAS) is a frequent procedure during flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) to facilitate kidney stone treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of 12/14 French (F) UAS on fURS outcomes. We performed a retrospective monocentric analysis of fURS procedures conducted at the Department of Urology...
Wroclawski, Marcelo Langer Amaral, Breno Santos Kayano, Paulo Priante Busato, Wilson Francisco Schreiner Jr Westphal, Sebastião José Montagna, Erik Bianco, Bianca Soares, Andrey Maluf, Fernando Cotait Lemos, Gustavo Caserta
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BMC urology
Active surveillance (AS) is the preferred treatment for patients with very low-and low-risk prostate cancer (PCa), but it is underperformed worldwide. This study aimed to report knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of AS for PCa among urologists in Brazil. This cross-sectional study used a questionnaire with 50 questions divided into participa...
Kwak, JungWon Cho, Sung Bum
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BMC urology
For patients with malignant ureteral obstruction or stricture who require long-term internal drainage, plastic double-J stents (DJ stents) represent the mainstay of therapeutic strategies. DJ stents should be replaced at least once every 6 months to avoid infection or obstruction. Although DJ stents are generally replaced under cystoscopy, successf...
Nabavizadeh, Behnam Hakam, Nizar Abbasi, Behzad Shaw, Nathan M Breyer, Benjamin N
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BMC urology
The mean number of emergency department visits for all-cause traumas has declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to identify how a global pandemic and social distancing could affect the trends and pattern of genitourinary traumas. We queried the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to obtain consumer product-related ge...
Hou, Bingbing Lin, Changming Hao, Zongyao
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BMC Urology
Background Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a recognized risk factor for renal diseases, little is known about HBV infection in individuals with upper urinary calculi (UUC). We investigated the relationship between chronic HBV infection and UUC. Methods We retrospectively analysed data from 1399 patients who were discharged from the Department o...
