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Clinical presentation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infections after BCG instillation therapy BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-08-13 Pertti Nurminen, Otto Ettala, Raija Uusitalo-Seppälä, Mikael Högerman, Antti Kaipia, Peter J. Boström
To investigate the timing of the clinical presentation of various types of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infections in a Finnish population of patients with bladder cancer treated with BCG instillation therapy.
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Double-J stent placement during laparoscopic ureterolithotomy: the "seagull" technique. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Anastasios D Asimakopoulos,Gaia Colalillo,Roberto Miano,Enrico Finazzi Agrò,Giuseppe Farullo,Andrea Fuschi,Antonio Luigi Pastore,Stefano Germani
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Case of the month from the Thomas Jefferson Sidney Kimmel medical college, Philadelphia, USA. Prostatic abscess and advanced prostate cancer: considering malignancy in the differential diagnosis. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Adam Schneider,Jessica Bulafka,Maria F Arisi,Li Li,Mark Mann,Thenappan Chandrasekar
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TUXEDO: A phase I/II trial of cetuximab with chemoradiotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-31 Nicholas D. James, Wenyu Liu, Sarah Pirrie, Baljit Kaur, Carey Hendron, Daniel Ford, Anjali Zarkar, Richard Viney, Elizabeth Southgate, Amisha Desai, Syed A. Hussain
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Cost utility analysis of shockwave lithotripsy versus ureteroscopic stone treatment in adults BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Mary M Kilonzo, Ranan Dasgupta, Ruth Thomas, Lorna Aucott, Sara MacLennan, T.B.L. Lam, Ken Anson, Sarah Cameron, Kath Starr, Neil Burgess, Francis Xavier Keeley, Charles T. Clark, James N’Dow, Graeme MacLennan, Sam McClinton
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Active surveillance versus enzalutamide for low-risk prostate cancer - was it really a trial we needed? BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Isabella S C Williams,Sachin Perera,Declan G Murphy,Niall M Corcoran,Damien M Bolton,Nathan Lawrentschuk
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Impact of worsening surgically induced chronic kidney disease (CKD-S) in preoperative CKD-naïve patients on survival in renal cell carcinoma BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Mimi V. Nguyen, Arman Walia, Ava Saidian, Dhruv Puri, Margaret F. Meagher, Kevin Hakimi, Hajime Tanaka, Dattatraya Patil, Yosuke Yasuda, Kazutaka Saito, Sohail Dhanji, Clara Cerrato, Rekha Narasimhan, John Perry, Viraj Master, Yasuhisa Fujii, Ithaar H. Derweesh
To evaluate effects of worsening surgically induced chronic kidney disease (CKD-S) on oncological and non-oncological survival outcomes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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Evaluation of fluid absorption during flexible ureteroscopy in an in vivo porcine model BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Christina Kottooran, Jeffrey Twum-Ampofo, Jason Lee, Jennifer Saunders, Marle Franco, Jay Budrewicz, Brian H. Eisner
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between renal pelvis pressure and fluid absorption during ureteroscopy in a live porcine model.
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The influence of multidisciplinary team meetings on treatment decisions in advanced bladder cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Janneke E.W. Walraven, Theodora M. Ripping, Jorg R. Oddens, Bas W.G. van Rhijn, Catharina A. Goossens-Laan, Maarten C.C.M. Hulshof, , Lambertus A. Kiemeney, J.A. Witjes, Valery E.P.P. Lemmens, Jacobus J.M. van der Hoeven, Ingrid M.E. Desar, Katja K.H. Aben, Rob H.A. Verhoeven
To investigate the role of specialised genitourinary multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) in decision-making and identify factors that influence the probability of receiving a treatment plan with curative intent for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).
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Cushioning the blow: role of perirenal fat in renal trauma injury severity BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Nizar Hakam, Jason L. Lui, Nathan M. Shaw, Benjamin N. Breyer
To explore the association between perirenal fat thickness (PFT) and renal trauma grade. We hypothesise this association is related to a shock-absorbing effect of adiposity around the kidney.
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Paediatric urology in Sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 David Coyle, Ephrem Nidaw, Hanna Getachew, Stephen R. Payne, Ramnath Subramaniam
The need for paediatric urological care in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is enormous due to a burgeoning paediatric-aged population and a disproportionate burden of congenital malformations. There are formidable challenges in the provision of a skilled workforce and appropriate infrastructure, resulting in a huge unmet need with consequent effects on the long-term health
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Neural monitoring of central responses to lower urinary tract function BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Phillip P. Smith
Van der Lely et al. [1] present a traditionally thorough meta-analysis considering the question of neural monitoring of central responses to lower urinary tract (LUT) function (LUT electrical sensory assessment [LUTESA]). Based on their review of a thorough and defended selection of primary literature, the authors conclude that the extracted studies show that LUTESA is a feasible and safe approach
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Infection after ureteroscopy for ureteric stones: analysis of 71 305 cases in the Hospital Episode Statistics database BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Rajan Veeratterapillay, Paul Gravestock, Chris Harding, Matthew Shaw, John Fitzpatrick, Kim Keltie, Paola Cognigni, Andrew Sims, Alistair Rogers
To investigate the burden of infectious complications following ureteroscopy (URS) for ureteric stones on a national level in England using data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data warehouse.
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Phase II proof-of-concept study of atorvastatin in castration-resistant prostate cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Linda K. Rushworth, Carolyn Loveridge, Mark Salji, Martin MacLeod, Ernest Mui, David Sumpton, Matthew Neilson, Ann Hedley, Laura Alexander, Elaine McCartney, Rachana Patel, Jan Wallace, Christian Delles, Rob Jones, Hing Y. Leung
To test for evidence of statin-mediated effects in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) as post-diagnosis use of statins in patients with prostate cancer is associated with favourable survival outcome.
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Every decade counts: a narrative review of functional recovery after partial nephrectomy BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Steven C. Campbell, Jack A. Campbell, Carlos Munoz-Lopez, Nityam Rathi, Yosuke Yasuda, Worapat Attawettayanon
To provide a narrative review of the major advances regarding ischaemia and functional recovery after partial nephrectomy (PN), along with the ongoing controversies.
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Oncological and urinary outcomes following LDR Brachytherapy with median follow up of 11.8 years BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-06 WJ Yaxley, J Mackean, D Desai, G Tsang, J Dixon, H Samaratunga, B Delahunt, L Egevad, RA Gardiner, JW Yaxley
To examine the long-term oncological outcomes and urological morbidity of low dose rate prostate brachytherapy (LDRBT) monotherapy using live intraoperative dosimetry planning and an automated needle navigation delivery system for treatment of men with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer.
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NICE guidance regarding advanced renal cancer, catheter associated urinary tract infections, lymphoedema and advanced urothelial cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-29
NICE guidance regarding advanced renal cancer, catheter associated urinary tract infections, lymphoedema and advanced urothelial cancer A number of new agents and technologies have been reviewed by the UK's National Institute for clinical and healthcare excellence (NICE) in the past few months. In March 2022, the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab was recommended as an option for untreated advanced
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Fibre optic ureteroscopes for the management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma? No thanks! Re: Flexible fibre optic vs digital ureteroscopy and enhanced vs unenhanced imaging for diagnosis and treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC): results from the Clinical Research Office of the Endourology Society (CROES)-UTUC registry. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Eugenio Ventimiglia,Luca Villa,Andrea Salonia,Olivier Traxer
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Case of the Month from the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland: Urothelial carcinoma in an orthotopic neobladder: reported cases and pathophysiological hypotheses. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Kadri Dadikhi,Felix Mueller,Matteo Montani,George N Thalmann,Bernhard Kiss
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FDA approves new agent for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-07-01
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Nomogram predicting the probability of spontaneous stone passage in patients presenting with acute ureteric colic BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Chuanyu Gao, Max Peters, Piet Kurver, Thineskrishna Anbarasan, Keerthanaa Jayaraajan, Todd Manning, Sophia Cashman, Arjun Nambiar, Marcus Cumberbatch, Benjamin W. Lamb, Robert Pickard, Paul Erotocritou, Daron Smith, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Taimur T. Shah
To develop a nomogram that could predict spontaneous stone passage (SSP) in patients presenting with acute ureteric colic who are suitable for conservative management.
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Exercise training to increase tumour natural killer-cell infiltration in men with localised prostate cancer: a randomised controlled trial BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-26 Sissal Sigmundsdóttir Djurhuus, Casper Simonsen, Birgitte Grønkær Toft, Simon Nørskov Thomsen, Sabrina Wielsøe, Martin Andreas Røder, Thomas Hasselager, Peter Busch Østergren, Henrik Jakobsen, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Pernille Hojman, Klaus Brasso, Jesper Frank Christensen
To explore the effects of preoperative high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared to usual care on tumour natural killer (NK)-cell infiltration in men with localised prostate cancer (PCa), as NK-cell infiltration has been proposed as one of the key mechanisms whereby exercise can modulate human tumours.
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First evaluation of surgical safety checklist's utilisation by urological surgeons in France BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-26 Stéphane Bart, Maher Abdessater, Florian Bardet, Didier Legeais, Philippe Cabarrot, Laetitia May-Michelangeli, Vanessa Avrillon, Georges Fournier, Jean-Nicolas Cornu, Philippe Michel, Bertrand Pogu
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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A prostate biopsy risk calculator based on MRI: development and comparison of the Prospective Loyola University multiparametric MRI (PLUM) and Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group (PBCG) risk calculators BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Hiten D. Patel, Elizabeth L. Koehne, Steven M. Shea, Andrew M. Fang, Marielia Gerena, Alex Gorbonos, Marcus L. Quek, Robert C. Flanigan, Ari Goldberg, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Gopal N. Gupta
To develop and validate a prostate cancer (PCa) risk calculator (RC) incorporating multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and to compare its performance with that of the Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group (PBCG) RC.
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International Alliance of Urolithiasis guideline on retrograde intrarenal surgery BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Guohua Zeng, Olivier Traxer, Wen Zhong, Palle Osther, Margaret S. Pearle, Glenn M Preminger, Giorgio Mazzon, Christian Seitz, Petrisor Geavlete, Cristian Fiori, Khurshid R. Ghani, Ben H. Chew, Kah Ann Git, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Athanasios Papatsoris, Marianne Brehmer, Juan Lopez Martinez, Jiwen Cheng, Fan Cheng, Xiaofeng Gao, Nariman Gadzhiev, Amelia Pietropaolo, Silvia Proietti, Zhangqun Ye, Kemal
To set out the second in a series of guidelines on the treatment of urolithiasis by the International Alliance of Urolithiasis that concerns retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), with the aim of providing a clinical framework for urologists performing RIRS.
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Robot-assisted vs ultrasonography-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block vs local anaesthesia in urology: results of the UROTAP randomized trial BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Daniel C. Rosen, Jared S. Winoker, Greg Mullen, Erin Moshier, Alan Sim, Prachee Pathak, Vinayak Wagaskar, John P. Sfakianos, Avinash Reddy, Michael Palese, Ketan K. Badani, Peter Wiklund, Ashutosh Tewari, Reza Mehrazin
To prospectively analyse robotically administered transperitoneal transversus abdominis plane (robot-assisted transversus abdominis plane [RTAP]) compared with both ultrasonography-guided transversus abdominis plane (UTAP) and local anaesthesia (LA) with regard to pain control and narcotic use in patients undergoing robot-assisted prostatectomy (RARP) or robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the burnout rates of graduating Canadian Urology residents BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Jeannette Johnstone, Adam Gabara, Wilma M. Hopman, Naji J. Touma
To assess the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on burnout rates in Canadian Urology trainees.
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Social deprivation and bladder cancer: cause or affect for disparities in survival for affected women. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Ibrahim Jubber,Sarah Mitchell,Syed Hussain,Hermione Tsoi,James Wf Catto,Marcus G Cumberbatch
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Male urethral stricture disease: why management guidelines are challenging in low-income countries BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Stephen R. Payne, Paul Anderson, Nenad Spasojević, Tilaneh L. Demilow, Getaneh Teferi, David Dickerson
Urethral stricture disease (USD) is one of the commonest urological pathologies in adult men in low- or low–middle-income countries, providing a significant work burden for the small number of specialist surgeons who are able to provide appropriate treatment. The underlying causes of anterior urethral stricture relate to urethral fibrosis from sexually transmitted infection, with posterior urethral
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Impact of centralization of prostate cancer services on the choice of radical treatment BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Ajay Aggarwal, Lu Han, Alison Tree, Daniel Lewis, Tom Roques, Vijay Sangar, Jan van der Meulen
To assess the impact of centralization of prostate cancer surgery and radiotherapy services on the choice of prostate cancer treatment.
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Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term follow-up study (IDEAL) Stage 1/2a evaluation of urological procedures with the Versius robot. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Fairleigh Reeves,Ben Challacombe,Alexander Ribbits,Sebastien Ourselin,Prokar Dasgupta
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First-line programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitor and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blockade, combined with platinum-based chemotherapy, for stage IV penile cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Ru Yan, Huali Ma, Lijuan Jiang, Shengjie Guo, Yanxia Shi, Xinan Sheng, Yijun Zhang, Philippe E. Spiess, Tingyu Liu, Ting Xue, Xiaofeng Chen, Zhiyong Li, Xin An, Kai Yao, Fangjian Zhou, Hui Han
To evaluate the anti-tumour activity and safety of anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) antibody plus epidermal growth factor receptor blockade combined with platinum-based chemotherapy (PEP) as first-line therapy for stage IV penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC).
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Prostatic arterial embolisation for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a Cochrane review BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Jae Hung Jung, Karen Ann McCutcheon, Michael Borofsky, Shamar Young, Jafar Golzarian, Myung Ha Kim, Vikram Narayan, Philipp Dahm
To assess the effects of prostatic arterial embolisation (PAE) compared to other procedures for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
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How and when should radiologists report T-staging on MRI in patients with prostate cancer? BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Nikita Sushentsev,Tristan Barrett,Anne Y Warren,Vincent J Gnanapragasam
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Uretero-enteric stricture outcomes: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial comparing open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Chun Huang, Melissa Assel, Benjamin B. Beech, Nicole E. Benfante, Daniel D. Sjoberg, Adam Touijer, Jonathan A. Coleman, Guido Dalbagni, Harry W. Herr, Sherri Machele Donat, Vincent P. Laudone, Andrew J. Vickers, Bernard H. Bochner, Alvin C. Goh
To analyse the risk of uretero-enteric anastomotic stricture in patients randomised to open (ORC) or robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with extracorporeal urinary diversion.
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Acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for ureteric stones – 7-years’ experience from a busy district general hospital BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Matthew J. Young, Karl H. Pang, Muhammad Elmussarah, Paul F. Hughes, Anthony J. Browning, Stephanie J. Symons
To demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for ureteric stones we present our experience of ESWL in 530 ureteric stone cases, in the largest UK series we are aware of to date. ESWL is underutilised in ureteric stone management. The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report showed just four units nationally treated >10% of acute ureteric
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Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy feasibility and setting with the Hugo™ robot-assisted surgery system. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Luca Sarchi,Angelo Mottaran,Carlo Andrea Bravi,Marco Paciotti,Rui Farinha,Pietro Piazza,Stefano Puliatti,Ruben De Groote,Geert De Naeyer,Anthony Gallagher,Alberto Breda,Alexandre Mottrie
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Comprehensive review of the use of hydrogel spacers prior to radiation therapy for prostate cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Michael Harvey, Wee Loon Ong, Michael Chao, Cristian Udovicich, Sean McBride, Damien Bolton, James Eastham, Marlon Perera
To provide a comprehensive narrative review of the published data on the impact of hydrogel spacers on rectal dosimetry and toxicity and to outline the practicalities of inserting hydrogel spacers.
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A BURST-BAUS consensus document for best practice in the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion: the Finding Consensus for Orchidopexy in Torsion (FIX-IT) study BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Keiran D. Clement, Alexander Light, Aqua Asif, Vinson Wai-Shun Chan, Sinan Khadhouri, Taimur T. Shah, Frederick Banks, Trevor Dorkin, Christopher P. Driver, Vinnie During, Nia Fraser, Maximilian J. Johnston, Marc Lucky, Vaibhav Modgil, Asif Muneer, Arie Parnham, Ian Pearce, Majed Shabbir, Manoj Shenoy, Duncan J. Summerton, Shabnam Undre, Alun Williams, Steven MacLennan, Veeru Kasivisvanathan
To produce a best practice consensus guideline for the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion using formal consensus methodology.
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Pathological predictors of 18 F-DCFPyL prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive recurrence after radical prostatectomy. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Elisa Perry,Arpit Talwar,Kim Taubman,Michael Ng,Lih-Ming Wong,Tom R Sutherland
OBJECTIVES To assess the correlation of pathological radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen features and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) characteristics to imaging findings on subsequent 18 F-DCFPyL positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with biochemical failure (BF). PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of combined 18 F-DCFPyL PET/CT database of patients from centres
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Sensible government decisions on funding for imaging can change practice and deliver better care for men with prostate cancer. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Nathan Lawrentschuk
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Do all patients require ureteroscopy prior to nephroureterectomy? BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Matthew Bultitude, Rajesh Nair, Kay Thomas
In this month’s BJUI, Veeratterapillay et al. [1] report on 10-year survival following radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), specifically looking at the impact of diagnostic ureteroscopy on outcomes. One of the key findings highlighted is the impact of diagnostic ureteroscopy prior to RNU. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) showed no
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Suprapubic catheter catharsis: a thousand insertions later BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Ahmed Adam
The National Spinal Injuries Centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Oxford University and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust) reported their experience with 1000 consecutive suprapubic catheter (SPC) insertions, in 861 patients following neurological injury. This series constitutes the largest published retrospective single-institution (1998–2015) case series in the international literature [1]. Early complications
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Case of the month from the University of Sheffield, UK: Expediting definitive treatment in patients with invasive bladder cancer: an MRI-guided pathway BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Samantha Conroy, Rachel Hubbard, Aidan P. Noon, Syed A. Hussain, Jon Griffin, Steven Kennish, James W. F. Catto
Case Presentation A 77-year-old gentleman was referred with a raised PSA (8.9 μg/L) and two episodes of painless visible haematuria. He was fit, with an ECOG performance status of 0, had never smoked, and had no occupational risk factors for bladder cancer (BC). At the time of referral, his baseline haemoglobin was 154 g/L, and he had a creatinine of 92 μmol/L and eGFR of 69 mL/min/1.73 m2. A contrast
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Corrigendum BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-28
In the article by Ordera et al. [1], the first name and affiliation of the penultimate author were incorrect. The author's correct name is ‘Jorn H. Witt’ (not ‘John H. Witt’) and his complete affiliation is ‘Department of Urology, Paediatric Urology and Urologic Oncology, St. Antonius Hospital, Gronau, Germany.’ The authors apologise for this error. The online version has been corrected.
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Advances in the management of prostate and bladder cancer and recurrent urinary tract infections. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-06-01
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Proficiency-based progression training for robotic surgery skills training: a randomized clinical trial BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Ruben De Groote, Stefano Puliatti, Marco Amato, Elio Mazzone, Giuseppe Rosiello, Rui Farinha, Artur Paludo, Liesbeth Desender, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Brendan P. Bunting, Alexandre Mottrie, Anthony G. Gallagher
To determine whether proficiency-based progression (PBP) training leads to better robotic surgical performance compared to traditional training (TT), given that the value of PBP training for learning robotic surgical skills is unclear.
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Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Michael Kwok, Stephen McGeorge, Johanna Mayer-Coverdale, Bianca Graves, David L. Paterson, Patrick N.A. Harris, Rachel Esler, Caroline Dowling, Sumudu Britton, Matthew J. Roberts
To compare recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) guidelines from major urological and non-urological organisations internationally and identify areas of consensus and discrepancy.
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Optimized detection of germ cell neoplasia in situ in contralateral biopsy reduces the risk of second testis cancer BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Ewa Rajpert-De Meyts, Niels Jørgensen, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Kristian Almstrup, Lise Aksglaede, Jakob Lauritsen, Mikael Rørth, Gedske Daugaard, Niels E. Skakkebæk
To evaluate whether optimized and standardized diagnostic procedures would improve detection of germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) in the contralateral testis of patients with testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) and decrease the rate of metachronous tumours, which in a nationwide Danish study was estimated to be 1.9%.
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Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography funding grants free access to superior staging for Australian men with prostate cancer. BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Jonathan S O'Brien,Aoife McVey,Brian D Kelly,Pocharapong Jenjitranant,James Buteau,Michael S Hofman,Veeru Kasivisvanithan,Renu Eapen,Daniel Moon,Declan G Murphy,Nathan Lawrentschuk
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Therapeutic lymphangiography for chylous ascites BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-11 David L. Nicol
Chylous ascites is a frustrating complication related to injury to the abdominal lymphatic system which comprises the cisterna chyli – a sac-like receptacle located dorsally to the right renal artery – and its main tributaries. These tributaries include the para-aortic lymphatic channels as well as portal and splanchnic lymphatics. Surgical disruption of the cisterna chyli or one of its major tributaries
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ASCO-GU 2022 meeting in San Francisco BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-11
ASCO-GU 2022 meeting in San Francisco The 2022 American Society of Clinical Cncology (ASCO) Genitourinary cancer meeting took place in San Francisco in February and a blended meeting including face-to-face attendance combined with online viewing of 600 abstracts that covered the whole breadth of genitourinary oncology [1 ]. https://conferences.asco.org/gu/program Amongst the highlights was a multi-institutional
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‘Case of the Month’ from Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK: ketamine uropathy with metallic stents and obstructing calculus BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-11 Agnes Hamilton-Baillie, Francesca Lewis, Richard Menzies-Wilson, Richard J Bryant, Benjamin W Turney
A 27-year-old female attended the Emergency Department (ED) with a 1 week of progressive flank pain, left groin pain, and urinary frequency. She had been seen by the ED and her GP in the preceding week and had been treated with two courses of antibiotics (nitrofurantoin and co-amoxiclav), for a presumed UTI. She was systemically well. Her blood tests on admission demonstrated a white cell count of
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The importance of the urologist in male oncology fertility preservation BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Lionel A. Micol, Funmi Adenubi, Elizabeth Williamson, Sheila Lane, Rod T. Mitchell, Philippa Sangster
To demonstrate that surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) and spermatogonial stem cell retrieval (SSCR) in an oncological context are safe and successful.
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NeuroSAFE in radical prostatectomy increases the rate of nerve-sparing surgery without affecting oncological outcome BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Margaretha A. van der Slot, Michael A. den Bakker, Tamara S. C. Tan, Sebastiaan Remmers, Martijn B. Busstra, Melanie Gan, Sjoerd Klaver, John B. W. Rietbergen, Charlotte F. Kweldam, Mike Kliffen, Karen E. Hamoen, Leo M. Budel, Natascha N. T. Goemaere, Jozien Helleman, Chris H. Bangma, Monique J. Roobol, Geert J. L. H. van Leenders
To investigate the impact of intra-operative neurovascular structure-adjacent frozen-section examination (NeuroSAFE) on the rate of nerve-sparing surgery (NSS) and oncological outcome in a large radical prostatectomy (RP) cohort.
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The feasibility of endourological surgery in low-resource settings BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-07 Graham Watson, Lamine Niang, Srinath Chandresekhar, Gilles Natchagande, Stephen R. Payne
One of the widest variations in contemporary surgical practice between high and low, or low-middle, income countries is the utilisation of endoscopy as a means of treating urological pathology. The endoscopic management of lower urinary tract problems such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, bladder cancer and urethral strictures was established in the UK in the late 1970s, whilst its adoption into everyday
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Risk of severe late toxicity after radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy – a nationwide study BJU Int. (IF 5.969) Pub Date : 2022-05-06 Karin Braide, Jon Kindblom, Camilla Thellenberg Karlsson, Pär Stattin, Jonas Hugosson, Marianne Månsson
To estimate the long-term risks of severe late toxicities for radiation therapy (RT) following radical prostatectomy (RP) in an unselected nationwide cohort, as severe side-effects are rare but may occur years later.