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  1. Prostate cancer poses a significant health risk for aging men, with a higher prevalence observed in individuals aged 40 and above. The objectives of this study were to describe the facilitators of, and barrier...

    Authors: Nestor Tomas and Festus Meyambeko Benyamin
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:131
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  2. Peri-operative management of urethroplasty is yet to be standardized. One of the major obscure issues in perioperative management is the use of perineal drainage. Some reconstructive urologists prefer to use a...

    Authors: Ege A. Sarıkaya, Sümeyye Terzi, Atahan Çakmak, M. Selçuk Özer, Volkan Şen and Ozan Bozkurt
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:130
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  3. Zinner syndrome (ZS) is a relatively uncommon congenital genitourinary malformation, characterised by a triad of conditions: unilateral renal hypoplasia or dysplasia, ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction a...

    Authors: Yifan Huang, Bingzhi Han, Zikai Huang, Qianhao Huang, Tao Wang and Yuedong Chen
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:129
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  4. This study aimed to determine whether Mycoplasma (M) genitalium, M. hominis, Ureaplasma (U) urealyticum, and U. parvum were present in male patients with symptoms of urethritis.

    Authors: Tuncer Karpuz, Murat Şambel, Özlem Koyuncu Özyurt, Ahmet Ender Caylan, Ömer Kutlu, Meral Dilara Öğünç, Gözde Öngüt, Betil Özhak, Burak Saygılı, Dilek Çolak and Hatice Yazısız
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:128
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  5. Traditional ureteral access sheaths (T-UAS) are limited by rigidity and lack of suction, potentially increasing complications. Flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths (FANS-UAS) offer improved m...

    Authors: Qiang Liu, Ting Zeng and Shuxia Zhu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:127
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  6. Cotton phenol is a yellowish-brown polyphenol hydroxybinaphthyl aldehyde compound mainly found in the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of cotton; a plant of the mallow family that has been widely used in the stu...

    Authors: Ming Zhao, Dongyang Jiang, Pengcheng Zhou, Yinglan Liang, Jian Liu, Hongwei Su, Qiongdan Hu and Qiong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:126
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  8. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of upper pole calyx fornix subapical puncture in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) compared to traditional middle calyx puncture. The subapical puncture techniqu...

    Authors: Tong-Zu Liu, Bing Li, Yong Zhang, Bo Li, Wei Wang, Yong-Zhi Wang, Ying-Tong Zuo, Xing-Huan Wang and Zhong-Hua Wu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:124
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  9. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a high recurrence risk, with 20–40% of patients developing metastatic disease post-nephrectomy. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with liver and pancreatic met...

    Authors: Kristina Hasselgren, Ali Bencherki, Jennifer Short, Anna Bendler, Yumer Mehriban, Mats Fredrikson, Per-Olof Lundgren and Martin Holmbom
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:123
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  10. To evaluate the association between the inflammatory biomarkers and the prevalence of febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI) after double-J (DJ) stent removal in pediatrics following laparoscopic pyeloplasty (...

    Authors: Xun Lu, Qi Chen, Lixia Wang, Haobo Zhu, Liqu Huang, Jincai Zhou and Yunfei Guo
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:122
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  12. To describe characteristics, management, disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) at high risk of recurrence (MIBC-HR) undergoing radical cystectomy in ...

    Authors: Aldéric Fraslin, Florian Colrat, Maryam Karimi, Julia Bonastre, Karine Groussard, Siguroli Teitsson, Alexis Prudent, Sébastien Branchoux, François Radvanyi, Simone Benhamou, Yves Allory and Thierry Lebret
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:120
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  13. Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare mesenchymal tumors that can occur in multiple parts of the human body. The majority of SFTs are benign, with malignant cases being exceedingly rare. Although SFTs have b...

    Authors: Xuerong Ye, Hao Yu, Bo Sun, Jiakuan Li, Jiage Sun, Bei Hou, Shan Liu and Xiaoyi Zhang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:119
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  14. Iodophor, a disinfectant composed of iodine complexed with a surfactant, is extensively employed for preoperative skin preparation, burn wound management, and mucosal disinfection. Despite its extensive applic...

    Authors: Meng Zhang, Nan Zhao, Huanhuan Zhang and Jianli Li
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:118
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  15. Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic condition with complex symptoms, including pelvic pain and urinary frequency. Current treatments often involve a combination of therapies, but their effectiveness remain...

    Authors: Lin Liu, Liang Xue, Jiahe Zhou, Bingzheng Dong, Yang Li, Zhigang Li, Yang Dong and Conghui Han
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:117
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  16. Radical prostatectomy is a key treatment for prostate cancer. However, the impact of the learning curve of the surgeon has on the pentafecta is unclear. This meta-analysis aims to determine the impact of a pro...

    Authors: Jose Arnaldo Shiomi Da Cruz, Breno Cordeiro Porto, Bruno Damico Terada, Felipe Giraldo Alvarez Gonçalves, Soraya Hussein Orra, Juan Victor Nabhan Martinez, Carlo Camargo Passerotti, Rodrigo A. S. Sardenberg, Kenneth Nunes Tavares De Almeida, Everson Luiz De Almeida Artifon and Jose Pinhata Otoch
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:116
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  17. Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) is a commonly chosen technique for kidney stone treatment. The use of ureteral access sheaths (UAS) enhances both access and the procedure's effectiveness. This study performs a sy...

    Authors: Ibrahim Alnadhari, Osama Abdeljaleel, Omar Ali, Ahmad Shamsodini, Abdulla Al-Ansari and Morshed Salah
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:115
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  18. Myxofibrosarcoma of the spermatic cord is a rare form of para-testicular tumor that usually presents with painless scrotal or inguinal swelling. Ultrasonography revealed a solid mass in the scrotum, suggesting...

    Authors: Chalachew Tenna Alemu, Yohannes Kifle Tessema, Messay Mekonen Molla, Seada Aliyu Endris and Nejat Ahmed Yimer
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:114
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  20. Prostate cancer (CaP) is the leading non-cutaneous cancer in men of African descent, with the higher mortality rates found in sub-Saharan Africa. Early diagnosis, staging, and management of prostate cancer cou...

    Authors: Chinonso Paul Shu, Marius J. Tchinde, Tsamayem Georter James Sop, Signang Alberic Ndonku and Paul Irungu Juma
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:112
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  21. Partial nephrectomy (PN) has been the main strategy for treating cT1 (≤ 7 cm) renal tumors. Previous studies have established PN’s safety and effectiveness over radical nephrectomy (RN) for cT1 tumors. However...

    Authors: Ren-Jie Lin, Chia-Chih Hsieh, Wen-Hsin Tseng, Chien-Liang Liu, Steven K. Huang and Allen W. Chiu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:111
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  22. This study aims to compare the safety and efficacy of standard versus tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in pediatric populations.

    Authors: Honggang Fang, Zihan Wang, Kuan Wei, Xing Liu, Shengde Wu, Yi Hua, Tao Lin, Dawei He, Guanghui Wei and Deying Zhang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:110
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  24. This study aims to investigate changes in relative renal function three years after miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and to identify significant pr...

    Authors: Hyomyoung Lee, Yerzhan Sharapatov, Hyeji Park, Christine Joy Castillo, Majed Alharthi, Mohammad Zogan and Sung Yong Cho
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:108
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  25. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and chemotherapy, including antibody-drug conjugates, are widely used for the treatment of patients with advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). The ma...

    Authors: Ichiro Tsuboi, Akihiro Matsukawa, Mehdi Kardoust Parizi, Marcin Miszczyk, Tamás Fazekas, Robert J Schulz, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Tatsushi Kawada, Satoshi Katayama, Takehiro Iwata, Kensuke Bekku, Pawel Rajwa, Koichiro Wada, Katharina Oberneder, Piotr Chlosta, Pierre I. Karakiewicz…
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:107
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  26. Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that can present with diverse extra-articular manifestations. However, bladder involvement as the primary clinical presentation has...

    Authors: Lingmin Song, Shengdong Li, Jingjing Yu and Guobin Weng
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:106
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  27. Flexible cystoscopy is widely used for the diagnosis and surveillance of various urological conditions and is commonly performed in an outpatient setting under local anaesthesia. Various adjuncts have been pro...

    Authors: David Armany, Ankur Dhar, Ashan Canagasingham, Lawrence H. C. Kim and Audrey Wang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:105
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  28. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the prostate is an extremely rare and aggressive variant of prostate cancer, posing significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its mixed histological features. It represe...

    Authors: Hamza Hafiani, Ismail Hafiani and Mohamed Hafiani
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:104
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  29. Thermal control is pivotal for preventing ureter thermal injury during laser lithotripsy; however, patient-based studies have rarely addressed this topic. In recent years, we have employed a ureter catheter fo...

    Authors: Xing Ai, Chong Ma, Xiao Luo, Yawei Guan, Li Yao, Kai Wang and Jingfei Teng
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:103
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  30. Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is the predominant component in over 80% of kidney stones. The formation and retention of kidney stones involve multiple mechanisms, including overgrowth on Randall’s plaques—subepitheli...

    Authors: Chia-Min Liu, Chan-Jung Liu, Ze-Hong Lu and Ho-Shiang Huang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:102
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  31. Spermatocytic tumors represent uncommon neoplasms of the testes and are mostly indolent with favorable prognosis in the non-metastatic stage. Rarely, they can undergo sarcomatous transformation, significantly ...

    Authors: Lisa Surer, Pia Kraft, Yasmin Heiniger, Nadim Abo Youssef, Michel Bihl, Hubert John and Peter Bode
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:101
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  32. Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening infection that requires prompt identification and treatment. Early SEAs may present with non-specific symptoms, including fever, ch...

    Authors: Stephanie N. Washington, David D. Kim and Luke F. Reynolds
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:100
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  33. The increase in minimally invasive treatments (MITs) for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (LUTS/BPO) has diversified surgical options, often outpacing solid evidence. The ...

    Authors: Laurenz S. Matter, Orlando Burkhardt, Pavel Lyatoshinsky, Jennifer Blarer, Roland Seiler and Dominik Abt
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:99
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  34. Prevention of a very prevalent problem such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), is of utmost importance, particularly during pregnancy, in order to limit the irrational use of antibiotics. Lactoferrin (Lf) has...

    Authors: Ahmed Shoukry, Yasser ElKassar, Michaella K. Hezagirwa and Rehab El-Said
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:98
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  36. Nephrectomy for inflammatory renal conditions (IRCs) presents comparable challenges irrespective of the surgical approach. This meta-analysis evaluates whether laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) is safer than open ...

    Authors: Jad Khaled Alsmadi, Mohammad Nebih Nofal, Sulieman Alriyalat and Ali Jad Yousef
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:96
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  39. Intrauterine devices are safe, affordable, convenient, and the most common form of contraception used by females of childbearing age in Palestine. A rare complication of intrauterine devices is migration to ne...

    Authors: Elie G. Malki, Dina Sbeih, Peter Bael, Haitham Alsarabta and Ahmad Alzawahra
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:93
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. Predicting the success of endoscopic treatment of VUR in transplant patients may not only protect both the physician and the patient from unnecessary investigations and treatment but may also prolong the life ...

    Authors: Alkım Tolga Varol, Ahmet Ender Caylan and Murat Uçar
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:92
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  41. To evaluate oncologic and perioperative outcomes of extended pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) during robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) based on the location of lymph node positivity (LN+).

    Authors: Salvador Jaime-Casas, Ahmad Imam, Daniel J. Lama, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Clayton S. Lau, Kevin G. Chan and Bertram E. Yuh
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:91
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  42. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and urothelial carcinoma is the most common form of bladder cancer. Gastric metastasis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder is a rare condition. Cy...

    Authors: Gang Wang, Li-Li Wang, Dian-Dian Deng, Han-Xin Xu, Sheng-Hui Yu and Yu Wang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:90
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  43. The aim of this study was to investigate bladder functions in patients diagnosed with familial Mediterranean fever but without urological complaints using non-invasive methods.

    Authors: Sevim YENER, Şeyma TÜRKMEN, Mehmet Oğuzhan AĞAÇLI, Zekeriya İLÇE and Betül SÖZERİ
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:89
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  44. To evaluate the impact of intraoperative use of furosemide (FUR) in combination with dexamethasone (DEX) on postoperative complications following mini-percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (mini-PCNL).

    Authors: Guilin Wang, Qihui Zheng, Wentao Ma, Enguang Yang, Suoshi Jing, Luyang Zhang, Qi Jin, Qiqi He, Xiaoran Li and Zhiping Wang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:88
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  45. Dysfunctional voiding (DV) is a multifactorial functional problem that refers to dysfunction during voiding. DV is clinically important because it increases the risk of urinary tract infections, mostly due to ...

    Authors: Maryam Sadeghi, Iman Menbari Oskouie, Alvand Naserghandi, Alireza Arvin and Masoumeh Majidi Zolbin
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:87
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. As a safe approach to the upper urinary tract, flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (fURL) is a widely accepted treatment for nephrolithiasis. Sometimes, this technique can rely on the natural expulsion of stone...

    Authors: Felipe Giraldo Alvarez Gonçalves, Breno Cordeiro Porto, Bruno Damico Terada, João Victor Gruner Turco Spilborghs, Carlo Camargo Passerotti, Rodrigo A. S. Sardenberg, Jose Pinhata Otoch and Jose Arnaldo Shiomi Da Cruz
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:86
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  47. Radical cystectomy is the primary treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer and certain cases of high-risk non-muscle-invasive disease. Robot-assisted cystectomy techniques (RARC) have emerged as a minimall...

    Authors: Thomas Hermans, Giel Schevenels, Steve Motmans, Thomas De Sutter and Yannic Raskin
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:85
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  48. To systematically assess the effectiveness and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in treating lower pole stones.

    Authors: Tunahan Ates, Nebil Akdogan, Ismail Onder Yılmaz, Mehmet Gurkan Arıkan and Mutlu Deger
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:84
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  50. The objective was to evaluate the survival outcomes associated with radiation therapy (RT) in cases of postoperative locoregional recurrence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) following radical nephrou...

    Authors: Ho-Hsiang Chang, Hao-Lun Luo, Yu-Li Su, Fu-Min Fang, Chong-Jong Wang and Chun-Chieh Huang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2025 25:80
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