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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…
Tiiu Kullisaar, Silver Türk, Margus Punab, Andre Veskioja, Epp Songisepp, Kersti Zilmer, Mihkel Zilmer
After the age of 50, the prostate begins to increase in size. This is known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Com pression of urethra by enlarged prostate causes dribbling reduced force of the urinary stream, pain and occasional bleeding or infection. Th…
Supadach Teawongsuwon, Sompol Pempongkosol
Objectives: In 2010, tamsulosin 0.2 mg (OD) was withdrawn from Thailand and replaced with tamsulosin 0.4 mg (OD). Therefore, we assessed the impact of this change on the patients, at a men’s health clinic, with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benig…
Manabu Kamiyama, Mizuya Fukasawa, Yoshio Takihana, Norifumi Sawada, Hiroshi Nakagomi, Mitsuharu Yoshiyama, Isao Araki, Masayuki Takeda
Background: Cannabinoid receptor subtype 1 (CB1) has a relationship to the proliferation of various cells including malignant tumoral cells. We investigated and compared the expression of CB 1 in benign and malignant human prostate tissues and in benign and m…
Sarel Halachmi, Neri Katz
Epididymo-Orchitis (EO) is a disease that may affect males in all ages. Neonates and elderly patients may suffer from bacterial infection due to congenital or aging processes affecting the urinary tract. In sexually active post pubertal and young males sexual…
Ignacio Gómez García, Marta Romero Molina, Emilio Rubio Hidalgo, Luis Álvarez Buitrago, Natanael García Betancourt, Larissa Lara, Pablo Gutierrez, Antonio Sampietro Crespo, Fernando Álvarez Férnandez, Antonio Gómez Rodríguez
Greenlight photoselective vaporisation of the prostate (GPVP) is progressively becoming an established treatment in patients with LUTS because it is a minimally invasive technique that achieves efficient haemostasis, making it the ideal technique for patients…
Dane E. Klett, Y. Mark Hong
This report describes an unusual presentation of a man with a testicular mass who presented in diabetic ketoacidosis to the emergency department. Initial diagnosis was a suspected testicular malignancy based on history, physical exam, and available laboratory…
Chukwudi Okani, Effiong Akang, Olufemi Ogunbiyi
This prospective study was undertaken to ascertain the incidence, histology and pathological features of different types of asymptomatic or sub clinical prostatic diseases. Prostate glands were obtained from 79 consecutive adult males aged 30 years and above…
Simona Croituro, Yair Braz, Boaz Moskovitz, Ofer Nativ, Sarel Halachmi
Background: The use of biological sealants has greatly increased during nephron sparing surgery. In many cases the bulk of the material was erroneously mistaken for tumor recurrence. Objective : To describe the characteristic appearance of biological adhesive…
Shinji Kurosaka, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Akira Irie, Takahiro Hirayama, Morihiro Nishi, Tetsuo Fujita, Takefumi Satoh, Yuichi Sato, Masatsugu Iwamura, Kazunari Yoshida
Aims: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the urinary bladder is a clinically and histologically uncommon benign tumor that can be easily mistaken for a malignant neoplasm. We sought to determine whether immunohisto chemical staining would be evaluate…
Ha Na Lee, Min Su Kim
Primary liposarcoma of the spermatic cord is rare, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We report a rare case of well-differentiated liposarcoma in 65-year-old man. The patient’s chief complaint was painless enlargement of a mass in the right inguinal are…
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