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  1. The Ureteral Access Sheath (UAS) has notable benefits but may fail to traverse the ureter in some cases. Our objective was to develop and validate a dynamic online nomogram for patients with ureteral stones wh...

    Authors: Di Luo, Jingdong Zhang, Linguo Xie, Rui Wang, Haotian Ren, Zhiqun Shang, Chunpeng Li and Chunyu Liu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:220
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  2. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common and presents as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Understanding patient concerns and treatment preferences is essential for effective management. This study aime...

    Authors: Jalil Hosseini, Amir Alinejad Khorram, Amir Reza Abedi, Mohammad Ali Hosseini and Mohammad Fayaz
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:219
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  5. It is controversial whether double-J (DJ) stent insertion is necessary in tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for patients with staghorn stones. We compared the outcomes of using ureteral catheters an...

    Authors: Siavash Falahatkar, Samaneh Esmaeili, Samira Kazemi, Fatemeh Sheikhi and Hosna Norouzi
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:216
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  6. Radical prostatectomies can be performed using open retropubic, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery. The literature shows that short-term outcomes (in particular, inpatient complications) diff...

    Authors: Christine von Ahlen, Alexander Geissler and Justus Vogel
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:215
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  7. The effectiveness of metallic stents in treating ureteral strictures following surgery and radiotherapy for gynecological tumors is currently uncertain. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of therm...

    Authors: Yuyu Xu, Zhiduan Cai, Shuangxing Chen, Qingling Xie, Zewen Zhou, Haishan Zhuang, Ning Liang, Jiaywei Tsauo and Guibin Xu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:214
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  8. Organophosphate-Induced Delayed Neuropathy (OPIDN) is a rare neurological disorder triggered by exposure to organophosphorus compounds. These compounds exert their neurotoxic effects by impacting the nervous s...

    Authors: Junjie Han, Dingliang Zhao, Shuqiang Feng, Xuesong Yang, Yinchun Wang, Zhenhua Dong, Zhao Sun, Ziyuan Deng, Yi Zhang and Ranwei Li
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:213
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  10. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a preferred minimally invasive surgical treatment for prostate cancer. The number of elderly patients and those with cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular issues ...

    Authors: Masashi Oshima, Satoshi Washino, Kai Yazaki, Shozaburo Mayumi, Yuhki Nakamura, Tsuzumi Konishi, Kimitoshi Saito and Tomoaki Miyagawa
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:211
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  11. Bladder cancer continues to be a significant health issue, leading to ongoing research into novel biomarkers and treatment strategies. This study aims to evaluate the potential of serum fibronectin levels and ...

    Authors: Ali Nebioğlu, Rojda Tanrıverdi, Mert Başaranoğlu, Barış Saylam, Ercüment Ulusoy, Murat Bozlu, Erdem Akbay, Lülüfer Tamer and Semra Erdoğan
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:210
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  13. Localized prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies in the United States. Despite continued refinement of robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) surgical methods, post-surgical erectile...

    Authors: Alan G. Perry, Amanda Kahn, Jeremy Mercuri, Karma Rini, Jerry Chang and Ram A. Pathak
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:208
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  14. The influence of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in obese (OB) and non-obese (NOB) prostate cancer patients remains a topic of debate. The objective of this study was to juxtapose the perioperative...

    Authors: Chong-jian Wang, Jiao Qin, Yang Liu, Zhi Wen, Cai-xia Chen, Hong-yuan Li, Hao-tian Huang, Lin Yang and Xue-song Yang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:207
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  15. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose a substantial burden on global healthcare systems. When unraveling the complex pathophysiology of UTIs, bladder models are used to understand complex and multifaceted inter...

    Authors: Malshani Chathuranika Nissanka, Ayomi Dilhari, Gayan Kanchana Wijesinghe and Manjula Manoji Weerasekera
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:206
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  16. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in the diagnosis of various forms of erectile dysfunction (ED).

    Authors: Qingyuan Wang, Yixuan Guo, Hanqi Zhang, Xiachuan Qin, Chaoxue Zhang and Wang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:205
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  17. Glomus tumor (GT) is a neoplastic lesion of mesenchymal origin arising from the neuromyoarterial canal or glomus body. Although most GT occur in the peripheral soft tissue and extremities, these tumors can gro...

    Authors: Zhiming Li, Jing Tan, Yuqin Wang, Conghui Ai, Hongbo Wang, Yan Jin, Huimei Zhang, Miaomiao Li and Ya Zhang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:204
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  18. This study aims to assess stone-free rates after flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) using the T.O.HO. (Tallness, Occupied lesion, Hounsfield unit evaluation) scoring system and Ito’s nomogram.

    Authors: Süleyman Bulut, Sedat Yahsi, Kazım Ceviz, Selcuk Esengen and Hüseyin Gültekin
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:203
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  21. Our center policy is to promote right nephrectomy for pre-menopausal live donor donors. This is based on the traditional belief that ureteral obstruction and subsequent urinary tract infections (UTIs) of post-...

    Authors: Ahmed Farouk Donia, Eman Elrefaie, Ayman Refaie, Moatasem Ghoneim, Yasser Osman and Bedeir Ali-El-Dein
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:200
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  22. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among non-obese and obese Palestinians. The study also aimed to assess the effects of LUTS on the quality of life of obe...

    Authors: Yazeed Amous, Sabreen Isefan, Kholoud Hamarsheh, Hatim Hijaz, Riad Amer and Ramzi Shawahna
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:199
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  24. Open partial nephrectomy (OPN) has previously been considered the gold standard procedure for treatment of T1 localized renal tumors. After introduction of robot assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) as an alter...

    Authors: Marius Roaldsen, Vetle Lohne, Thor Allan Stenberg, Hiten R.H. Patel and Erling Aarsaether
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:197
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  26. Urolithiasis combined with ESBL-producing E. coli is often difficult to control and leads to higher postoperative infection-related complications. This study was aim to explore the efficacy and necessity for earl...

    Authors: Zhilin Li, Donglong Cheng, Huacai Zhu, Mehmet Ali Karagöz, Chonghe Jiang, Shilin Zhang and Yongda Liu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:195
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  27. We conducted this study to summarize the results of studies reporting the role of NLR (neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio) in PSCC (penile squamous cell carcinoma).

    Authors: Saghar Babadi, Matin Moallem Shahri, Sima Foroughi Nematollahi, Arnav Barpujari, Alec Clark, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Shirin Sarejloo, Arshin Ghaedi, Aida Bazrgar and Shokoufeh Khanzadeh
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:194
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  28. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a prevalent urological disease in elderly males. However, few studies have estimated the temporal and spatial distributions of the BPH burden in male adults aged 60 years ...

    Authors: Zhenyang Ye, Jiahao Wang, Yunfei Xiao, Jinyang Luo, Lijing Xu and Zaizhi Chen
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:193
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  29. Patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer may develop lymphoedema of the midline region. This has a substantial impact on a patient’s quality of life and its diagnosis is often delayed or missed. There...

    Authors: Charlotte Van Calster, Wouter Everaerts, Inge Geraerts, An De Groef, An-Kathleen Heroes, Tessa De Vrieze, Ceyhun Alar and Nele Devoogdt
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:192
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  31. To compare the operative effect and clinical efficacy of the Moses laser mode and the Raykeen holmium laser energy platform powder mode under flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy in patients with impacted upper ...

    Authors: Liu Haitao, Cao Ben, Chen Xin, Yi Long, Zhang Xu, Xu Junnan and Mai Haixing
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:190
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  33. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a prevalent condition in aging males, leading to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and associated urinary symptoms. With increasing life expectancy, the incidence of BPH an...

    Authors: Ting-Wei Hsu, Wen-Hsin Tseng, Steven K. Huang, Allen W. Chiu, Chien-Feng Li and Yow-Ling Shiue
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:188
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  35. Both long (> 30 days) and short-term (≤ 30 days) catheterisation has been associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to the invasive nature of device insertion through the urethra. Catheter associated...

    Authors: Benjamin Gambrill, Fabrizio Pertusati, Stephen Fon Hughes, Iqbal Shergill and Polina Prokopovich
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:186
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  36. For localized prostate cancer, a comprehensive treatment approach centered around radical prostatectomy (RP) is often their optimal choice. Successful RP can typically reduce prostate-specific antigen (PSA) le...

    Authors: Sida Hao, Hao Wang, Shen Lin, Hong Chen, Liping Xie and Xiangyi Zheng
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:185
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  37. Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) involves the cleansing of bowel excreta and secretions using methods such as preoperative oral laxatives, retrograde enemas, and dietary adjustments. When combined with oral ...

    Authors: Hongze Liu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:184
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  39. Urolithiasis is a highly prevalent global disease closely associated with metabolic factors; however, the causal relationship between blood metabolites and urolithiasis remains poorly understood.

    Authors: Dekai Hu, Jiashan Pan, Anqi Deng, Defeng Ge, Rui Yao, Bingbing Hou and Zongyao Hao
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:182
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  40. The crude mortality rate and the lifetime mortality risk from prostate cancer in Germany are above international average. However age-standardised mortality and years of life lost per capita from prostate canc...

    Authors: Kevin Claaßen, Madeleine Karpinski, Hiltraud Kajüter, Johannes Hüsing, Lennart Möller, Ina Wellmann, Viktor Grünwald, Boris Hadaschik, Peter Albers and Andreas Stang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:181
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  41. Male infertility due to spermatogenesis defects affects millions of men worldwide. However, the genetic etiology of the vast majority remains unclear. The present study was undertaken to assess the association...

    Authors: Dinesh Kumar, Lalit Mohan Jeena, Anjali Tempe, Renu Tanwar and Suman Kumar
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:180
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  43. Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary leakage of urine. UI during pregnancy is a common health problem worldwide with prevalence ranging from 11.4 to 84.5%. In Ethiopia there has been limited...

    Authors: Melese Gezahegn Tesemma, Demisew Amenu Sori and Kifle Woldemichael Hajito
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:178
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  44. The diagnosis and management of prostate cancer (PCa), the second most common cancer in men worldwide, are highly complex. Hence, patients often seek knowledge through additional resources, including AI chatbo...

    Authors: Ahmed Alasker, Seham Alsalamah, Nada Alshathri, Nura Almansour, Faris Alsalamah, Mohammad Alghafees, Mohammad AlKhamees and Bader Alsaikhan
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:177
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  45. Cellular angiofibroma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that mostly occurs in the genital area. Its occurrence outside this region, particularly in the pelvis, is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this study ...

    Authors: Li Chen, Gumuyang Zhang and Hao Sun
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:176
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  46. Partial nephrectomy (PN) has become the dominant treatment modality for cT1 renal tumor lesions. Tumors suspected of malignant potential are indicated for surgery, but some are histologically classified as ben...

    Authors: Veronika Lounová, Vladimír Študent, Jr., Dana Purová, Igor Hartmann, Aleš Vidlář and Vladimír Študent
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:175
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  47. To investigate the safety of short-term stenting following flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (fURL) for patients without preoperative stents. Retaining double-J stent for 1–2 weeks after fURL is a common prac...

    Authors: Zhihao Fu, Haijie Xie, Junkai Huang, Fu Zhu, Hongwei Gao and Chunyu Liu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:174
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  48. To predict testicular involvement in patients diagnosed with Fournier’s gangrene (FG) using the Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score and the site other than lower limb (SIARI) score.

    Authors: Anil Erdik, Kemal Demirhan, Haci Ibrahim Cimen, Yavuz Tarik Atik, Deniz Gul, Osman Kose and Hasan Salih Saglam
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:173
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  49. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx) is the gold standard diagnostic method for prostate cancer. In people with low health literacy, accurate and early diagnosis rates decrease, making it di...

    Authors: Osman Gercek, Arif Demirbas, Kutay Topal, Berkay Eren and Veli Mert Yazar
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:172
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