[PDF] Top 20 Int. braz j urol. vol.34 número1

... Doctor Taylor and associates, from Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, compared on page 84 the postoperative vaginal incision separation and healing in patients und[r] ... See full document

... Results: At 3 days after catheter removal, more patients in group 1 were continent than in group 2 (34% vs 3%, P = 0.007). At 6 weeks continence was again better in group 1 (56% vs 17%, P = 0.006). The mean length ... See full document

... Of the 127 patients that received a posterior repair with non-perforated grafts, 21 (17%) developed vaginal incision dehiscence compared to 5 of 71 (7%) patients in the perforated graft [r] ... See full document

... We sought to determine whether lymphatic-sparing laparoscopic varicocelectomy (LSLV) could provide similar negligible recurrence rates as the Palomo approach with the negligible postoper[r] ... See full document

... The authors found that catheter free uroflow rates were not correlated to leak point pressures in this select population of women (symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary in[r] ... See full document

... Serial markers of bone turnover in men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with zoledronic Acid for detection of bone metastases progression.. Lein M, Wirth M, Miller K, Eickenberg H[r] ... See full document

... The authors used the microarray technique to identify the global genetic differences between bladder exstrophic smooth muscle cells (ESMCs) and normal bladder smooth muscle (SM) cells fr[r] ... See full document

... Six out of 8 cases were accompanied by moderate to marked acute and chronic inflammation. The original diagnosis included nested variant urothelial carcinoma (1 case), atypical suspicious for invasive carcinoma (5 ... See full document

... Purpose: To retrospectively measure the mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and the mean metabolic ratio (MET) with three-di[r] ... See full document

... Results: The mean operating time was 310 minutes, and the mean blood loss was 456 mL. In 1 patient, conversion to open surgery was required because of severe hypercarbia. Three major complications were observed ... See full document

... Pudendal SSEP is useful in the evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunction either in patients with peripheral or central nervous system lesions as a part. of a more complex neuro-urody[r] ... See full document

... The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of MET compared with conservative therapy for the treatment of ureteral stones using international cost data from the Uni[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To test the hypothesis that preoperative Valsalva leak point pressure (VLPP) predicts long-term outcome of mid- urethra slings for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).. M[r] ... See full document

... The aim of the current study report was: a) to compare the Gleason score on needle biopsy to the Gleason score in the correspondent surgical speci- men; b) to find any possible differenc[r] ... See full document

... 9. Frank I, Blute ML, Cheville JC, Lohse CM, Weaver AL, Zincke H: An outcome prediction model for pa- tients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with radical nephrectomy based on tumor stage, size, grade and ... See full document

... The authors are commended on a nice review of a small number of patients with neurogenic mixed stress and urge urinary incontinence who underwent concomitant sling and botulinum toxin A [r] ... See full document

... Objective: To assess the prevalence, onset, duration and severity of hot flashes in men after bilateral orchidectomy (BO) for prostate cancer, to evaluate body temperature changes durin[r] ... See full document

... 11. Terris MK, Wallen EM, Stamey TA: Comparison of mid- lobe versus lateral systematic sextant biopsies in the detection of prostate cancer. Urol Int. 1997; 59: 239-42. 12. Naughton CK, Miller DC, Mager DE, ... See full document

... In our urology referral service, we have noticed that patients referred with the tentative diagnosis of chronic bacterial prostatitis that were ultimately found to have a positive Meares[r] ... See full document

... Objective: Determine how serum prostate-specific antigen (t-PSA) levels and free PSA (f/t PSA) ratio change following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).. Materials and Meth[r] ... See full document