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Urology General

High-fat diet induces obesity in adult mice but fails to develop pre-penile and penile vascular dysfunction.

May 06, 2021

Obesity can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and erectile dysfunction (ED), which decreases overall quality of life. Mechanisms responsible for obesity-induced ED are unknown. Current mouse m...

Predicting risk of erectile dysfunction in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

May 06, 2021

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED). We aimed to predict the risk of ED in patients with NAFLD. The study included 146 male patients compl...

Primovist® (Gadotrexate disodium) magnetic resonance use in benign and malignant kidney diagnosis.

May 06, 2021

To evaluate the quality of the contrast images obtained with a Primovist® (gadoxetate disodium) Magnetic Resonance Image in order to diagnose benign, malignant and malformations in the urinary tract....

Changes in prolactin receptor location in prostate tumors.

May 06, 2021

Prolactin (PRL) binds its receptor (PRLR) and stimulates cell proliferation, differentiation and survival in prostate cancer (PCa) cell lines via STAT5a, MAPK and AKT.To evaluate the expression of PRL...

Differentially expressed miR-20, miR-21, miR-100, miR-125a and miR-146a as a potential biomarker for prostate cancer.

May 06, 2021

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death among men worldwide. Deregulation of microRNAs has been reported in many cancers. Expression of microRNAs miR-20a-5p, miR-21-5p, miR-100-5p, miR-125a-5p a...

The role of MRI/TRUS fusion biopsy in the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer

May 05, 2021

This work aims to evaluate the detection rate of magnetic resonance imaging/transrectal ultrasound (MRI/TRUS) fusion-guided biopsy for clinically significant prostate cancers (Cs PCas), with a particu...

Presentation, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of prostatic abscess

May 05, 2021

The current study is a retrospective study and examines prostatic abscess cases treated by either one or more of the different modalities. We assess and compare presentation, diagnosis, management, an...

Impact of obesity on male urethral sling outcomes

May 05, 2021

This study’s objective was to assess the impact of obesity on surgical complexity using operative time as a surrogate and secondarily evaluate the effect on postoperative pad use. A total of 62 pat...

Factors affecting operative time during ureteroscopy and stone treatment and its effect on outcomes

May 05, 2021

We aimed to evaluate operative time with the outcomes of ureteroscopy (URS), investigate and investigate the relationship between these factors, and assess if longer operative times were associated wi...

Basal total testosterone serum levels predict biopsy and pathological ISUP grade group

May 05, 2021

The study aimed to evaluate associations of preoperative TT with the risk of PCA. Researchers measured Basal TT levels in 726 consecutive PCA patients. The logistic regression model evaluated the ass...

A new oral testosterone undecanoate therapy comes of age for the treatment of hypogonadal men.

May 05, 2021

A novel formulation of oral TU was studied in a long- and short-term phase III trial to evaluate safety and efficacy. Hypogonadal men were recruited into a 365 day or 105 days, randomized, multicente...

Improved urinary melatonin level as the perspective indicator

May 05, 2021

Individuals with higher-than-average melatonin concentrations are less likely to develop cancer. In cancer patients, psychosomatic coping patterns and treatment side effects are essential indicators o...

The effects of docetaxel and captopril in the expression of TGF-β1, MMP-1, CTGF, and PAI-1

May 05, 2021

The study’s purpose was to assess the effect of docetaxel and captopril on the RNA expression of those genes. This research subjects were 26 male New Zealand rabbits aged 230 ± 20 days, weig...

Cold en bloc excision (CEBE) of bladder tumors using Zedd excision scissors

May 05, 2021

TURBT is the traditional technique of choice for endoscopically suspected bladder tumors. CEBE using novel Zedd scissors is proposed for endoscopic treatment of patients with NMIBC. This study aimed t...

Increased urinary markers of kidney damage in the institutionalized frail elderly

May 04, 2021

Researchers conducted this study to characterize the impact on kidney injury of RUTI in the frail elderly. A prospective observational study in 200 frail elderly subjects for one year. Groups: GA: ...

Clinical features and surgical outcomes of major urological interventions

May 04, 2021

The study aims to evaluate major urological interventions during cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in complex abdominal malignancies with peritoneal carcinomatosis. ...

Add-on treatment with mirabegron may improve quality of life in patients

May 04, 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the change in lower urinary tract symptoms and QoL after combination therapy of solifenacin and mirabegron in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia presenting with pe...

Marital status does not affect the cancer-specific survival of patients

May 04, 2021

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between marital status and the prognosis of patients with UTUC treated with NU. Patients with UTUC who received NU treatment were identified from the ...

Comparison of oncologic outcomes between partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy

May 04, 2021

Several clinical T1 renal cell carcinomas can be pathologically upstaged to T3a after surgery. There have been some controversies regarding partial nephrectomy’s oncological safety compared with rad...

The predictive value of seminal anti-sperm antibodies screening in men prepared for ICSI

May 04, 2021

We aimed to prospectively evaluate the prognostic value of seminal ASA screening in couples prepared for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A prospective comparative study was conducted to come...

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