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Open Journal of Urology is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in urology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in urology related problems. All manuscripts must be…
Takumi Takeuchi, Takashi Inoue, Keiko Kanemoto, Kazuchika Hagiwara, Koji Mikami, Mami Hattori, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Akiko Tonooka, Toshimasa Uekusa, Susumu Uda
A 69-year-old woman was diagnosed with primary aldosteronism. An enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan before surgery indicated a right adrenal tumor outside the liver. Venous sampling tests revealed unilateral overproduction of aldosterone by the right adre…
Robert Jansen, Stanley Zaslau
Hydronephrosis and ureteral obstruction are rare sequelae of Crohn’s disease. Chronic obstruction can ultimately lead to dysfunction of the affected kidney, and atypical presenting symptoms create pitfalls in diagnosis. Few reviews in the literature focus on…
Guo Liang Yong, Mun Yee Siaw, Amelia Jia Ling Yeoh, George Eng Geap Lee
Sliding inguinal scrotal herniation of the bladder is rare but well-documented in the medical literature. The majority of the patients are asymptomatic and the hernia is usually diagnosed incidentally. Most authors had advocated surgically repair of the herni…
Nicolas B. Delongchamps, Gustavo de la Roza, Paul Perrin, Michaël Peyromaure, Gabriel P. Haas
Purpose: To characterize missed prostate tumors and their cumulative volume with various biopsy regimens to determine optimal biopsy schemes. Methods: We performed 6, 12 and 18-core needle biopsies on 165 and 36-core biopsies on 47 autopsy prostates, respecti…
Nexhmi Hyseni, Sadik Llullaku, Murat Berisha, Ardian Shefkiu, Salih Grajqevci, Hysni Jashari, Defrim koqinaj, Fjolla Hyseni, Islam Bytyci, Fehim Muqolli
Retrocaval ureter, terms are anatomically descriptive but misleading in regard to development and results from altered vascular development. This anomaly is relatively uncommon, although it ha s clinical relevance. The ureter typically deviates medially behin…
Bradley M. Boelkins, Christopher M. Whelan, Richard J. Kahnoski, Jonathan Todd Bolthouse, Brian R. Lane
Purpose: It is now generally accepted that PSA screening identifies many prostate cancers that are low-risk and may not need treatment. PCA3 is a prostate cancer-specific marker with improved diagnostic accuracy when compared with PSA in research studies. It…
Sompol Permpongkosol
Purpose: The aging of the population leads to increases in the prevalence of symptomatic urologic diseases. The aim of this study is the analysis of pre-operative risk factors and postoperative complications in patients over the age of 60 years undergoing ele…
S. G. Parker, I. Miakhil, S. S. Kommu
Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is emerging as an alternative technique for treating refractory intersti tial cystitis (IC). The theory is that the increased dissolved oxygen in the blood raises the levels of oxygen in the tissues and improves t…
Tiejun Pan, Yu Zhou, Guoqiu Shen, Handong Wen, Weihong Qian
Objective: To investigate the significance of intrafascial neurovascular bundle spare technique in radical cystectomy. Methods: Between March 2010 and December 2011, a total of 26 bladder cancer patients were treated with radical cys tectomy, and intrafascial…
Abdullah Demirtas, Nurettin Sahin, Emre Can Akinsal, Mehmet Ali Ergul, Mehmet Caniklioglu, Oguz Ekmekcioglu, Atila Tatlisen
Objective: To evaluate the long term follow-up results of the direct nipple ureteroneocystostomy technique. Materials and Methods: We studied a total of 16 patients (19 renal units) who underwent direct nipple ureteroneocystostomy. The mean age was 43 years a…
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