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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.
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9 May 2017

Psychological Distress in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Urological Cancer: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Study

There has been increasing interest in the literature on the disease-specific psychological wellbeing of patients with cancer, and it has been estimated…
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26 Apr 2016

Prevention and Management of Biopsy Complications

Prostate biopsy is currently an essential procedure for prostate cancer diagnosis and the transrectal approach is most commonly used by European…
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26 Apr 2016

High Power (200W) Thulium Laser Vaporisation of the Prostate with the Oyster Technique: Initial Experience and Early Postoperative Outcomes

Laser treatment of bladder outlet obstruction related to benign hyperplasia has gained wide acceptance during the last decade. The thulium:yttrium…