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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…
Mustafa Burak Hoşcan, Yeşim Hoşcan, Ahmet Tunçkıran
Reactive thrombocytosis can be seen in patients with various kinds of infections, including upper urinary tract infection. Thrombocytosis in patients with upper urinary tract infection is a response of the bone marrow to the infection and is therefore classif…
Kaveh Homayoon, Dave Harikrishna
We report a case with a primary papillary RCC with concurrent presence of a separate occult cystic carcinoma posing as a simple cyst on preoperative imaging studies.
Aparajita Mitra, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Deepti Gupta, Ram Chandra Murthy Kaza
Angiomyolipoma presenting with severe anaemia is a rare entity. Urgent operative intervention is warranted in such patients especially if the tumour is “Giant” i.e. greater than 10 cm and involves the whole kidney. We chronicle the case of a 35 year old lady…
Hideki Kobayashi, Norifumi Sawada, Satoru Kira, Tatsuya Miyamoto, Yaburu Haneda, Hidenori Zakoji, Takayuki Tsuchida, Isao Araki, Masayuki Takeda
Tension-free vaginal mesh (TVM) surgery is a common and minimally invasive procedure for female pelvic organ prolapse. In 2004, this procedure was developed by a French group, and standardized surgical kits are now commercially available in many countries. Al…
Sinharib Citgez, Bulent Onal, Fetullah Gevher, Cagatay Dogan, Omer Kurt, Oktay Demirkesen, Bulent Cetinel
Objective: Evaluation of Botulinum Toxin-A (BTX-A) as an alternative treatment option in patients whom previous treatments were failed. Methods: Between March 2005 and September 2006, a total 19 patients; 16 patients with overactive bladder (5 neurologic, 11…
Diem Nguyen Bentzon, Martin Mørck Mortensen, Torben Ørntoft, Lars Dyrskjøt, Michael Borre
Background: Distinguishing between sub-clinical and aggressive forms of prostate cancer is difficult due to the heterogeneity of the disease. It is, however, important to identify aggressive forms to guide proper treatment. This study compared gene expression…
Diem Nguyen Bentzon, Mette Nyegaard, Anders Børglum, Torben Ørntoft, Michael Borre, Karina Dalsgaard Sørensen
Background: Prostate cancer is one of the main causes for cancer morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Recently, several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with prostate cancer have been identified in genome-wide association studies and…
Diem Nguyen Bentzon, Anne Sofie Lynnerup, Michael Borre
Aim: To characterize familial prostate cancer including hereditary prostate cancer and assess the disease-free survival following radical prostatectomy. Methods: A self-administered written questionnaire was forwarded to 709 prostatectomized patients from the…
Samuel H. Eaton, Courtney K. Rowe, Mark B. DelPapa, Lori B. Lerner
Purpose: Few studies have analyzed cost differences between holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), and none as regards resident training. We compared these costs at a teaching institution with res…
Gustavo Ruschi Bechara, José Anacleto Dutra Resende Júnior, Hélio Assuncao Gouveia, Thomás Accioly de Souza
The clear cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor, represented approximately 85% by renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but has a characteristic of early metastatic, which sometimes spread to unusual places. Metastatic tumors in the paranasal sinuses are very rare.…
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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… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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