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9 May 2017

Supracostal Access for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Modified Supine Position: Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has become the treatment of choice for large and staghorn renal calculi.
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9 May 2017

A Likert Analysis of Double J Stent-Related Urinary Symptoms Assessed by the Ureteric Stent Symptom Questionnaire after Semi-Rigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy

Many urologists still use double J ureteral stents at the end of semi-rigid and flexible ureteroscopy (ureteroscopic lithotripsy [URS] and retrograde…
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9 May 2017

Redo Urethroplasty after Unsuccessful Urethral Reconstruction with Buccal Mucosal Graft

Substitution urethroplasty is the treatment of choice for patients with recurrent, extended urethral stricture, as the results of the still highly…
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9 May 2017

Validation of Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha as the Top Upstream Regulator of Bladder Remodelling During Outlet Obstruction-Induced Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding regulatory RNAs that are altered in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunctions (LUTD).
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9 May 2017

Detrusor Bioengineering using Compressed Collagen, Adipose-Derived Stem Cells, and Smooth Muscle Cells

Conditions impairing bladder function in children and adults require an augmentation cystoplasty and other reconstructive procedures upon the failure of…
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9 May 2017

Validation of Automated Kidney Stone Volumetry in Low Dose Computed Tomography

In the clinical trials on urolithiasis, stone size is mostly assessed by maximum diameter; however, most stones are not spherical.
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9 May 2017

Five-Year Prospective Study Evaluating Healthcare-Associated Infections in a Urology Ward: Risk Factors, Microbiological Characteristics, and Resistance Patterns

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in urological patients have special characteristics due to specific risk factors such as a high prevalence of…
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9 May 2017

Characterisation and Personalised Treatment Response in Primary and Metastatic Prostate Canceroids

Prostate cancer (PCa) associated mortality results from metastasis to bone and resistance to androgen deprivation or cytotoxic therapy.
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9 May 2017

Novel Chronic Tibial Neuromodulation Treatment Option for Overactive Bladder Significantly Improves Urgency/Urge Urinary Incontinence and Normalises Sleep Patterns: Initial Results

According to the European Association of Urology (EAU), 20–≥30% of adults experience urinary incontinence, while up to an estimated 30% of females aged…
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9 May 2017

Preventing Urethral Trauma from Inadvertent Inflation of Catheter Balloon in the Urethra During Catheterisation: Evaluation of a Novel Safety Syringe after Correlating Trauma with Urethral Distension and Catheter Balloon Pressure

Urethral catheterisation is a routine task that is frequently performed within a healthcare setting. Urethral injury typically occurs in men when the catheter’s anchoring balloon is inadvertently inflated inside the urethra.