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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…
Guven Aslan, Bora Irer, Sertac Cimen, Yigit Goktay, Ilhan Celebi, Burcin Tuna, Kutsal Yorukoglu
<b>Objective</b>: Our aim was to determine the performance of abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) in prostate cancer detection at different PSA levels. <b>Methods</b>: A total of 1612 patients having abnormal DRE and/or elevated PSA whom underwent TRUS…
Shunsuke Yui, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Yuta Takeshima, Akiko Tonooka, Toshimasa Uekusa, Takumi Takeuchi
A 59-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of incidentally found right retroperitoneal tumor. He had undergone removal of a hemangioma in the left oral cavity four years before. An abdominal CT scan performed in our hospital revealed poorly enhan…
Johannes Mueller, Thomas Schnoeller, Friedemann Zengerling, Sandra Waalkes, Andreas Al Ghazal, Florian Jentzmik, Mark Schrader, Andres Jan Schrader
Background: A meta-analysis was performed to determine the value of 2-<sup>18</sup>fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for assessing viable tumor residuals after chemotherapy in patients with pure seminoma. Materials and methods: T…
Aneira Gracia Hidayat Santoso, Wan Ning Lo, Willmann Liang
Spontaneous phasic contractions of detrusor smooth muscle are pivotal to the normal bladder filling process. The role of K<sup>+</sup> channels in mediating phasic contractions has been investigated on different occasions, but only in detrusor strips isolated…
Shruti Dhapodkar, Kaveh Homayoon
Paraurethral cysts are a rare congenital abnormality seen in female neonates. We present the case of a female newborn with a paraurethral cyst resulting in urinary obstruction. Surgical intervention was chosen as a result of the obstruction.
Chin Hong Lim, David Mulvin
Bleeding from renal angiomyolipoma in pregnancy can be catastrophic to both mother and fetus. Selective arterial embolisation is considered more superior than conventional surgery in these patients. Our case report exemplifies how a bleeding angiomyolipoma wa…
Saadettin Eskicorapci, Cenk Acar, Zafer Sinik, Zafer Aybek, Michael Kattanb
Prostate cancer is the most common solid cancer for men in the developed countries. Radical prostatectomy is the most preferred treatment modality for localized prostate cancer. Individual decision making is necessary for each patient because of the diversiti…
Rulon L. Hardman, Yuanyuan Liang, Steve Ware, Adam J. Jung, Qi Peng, Fadi El-Merhi, Yumin Chen, Ian M. Thompson
Purpose: Prostate specific antigen levels can be normalized by the prostate volume to give a prostate specific antigen density (PSAd). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can more accurately determine prostate zonal anatomy and prostate volumes compared to trans…
Scott Serels
Purpose: To determine if 3 types of mid-urethral synthetic slings are visually the same. Materials and Methods: A retropubic, obturator, and single incision sling was individually placed in three cadavers. Tension was set using a spacer (obturator and retropu…
Guven Aslan
We introduce a modified surgical technique for internal ureteroileal stenting to improve cosmesis in patients undergoing ileal neobladder. Internal ureteric stents are secured to the tip of the urethral catheter with nonabsorbable suture facilitating removal…
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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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