Injury to the external sphincter during urethroplasty at or near the membranous urethra can result in incontinence in men whose internal sphincter mechanism has been compromised by previous benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery.
This manuscript reviews recent technological advances in ambulatory urodynamics. Ambulatory urodynamics is currently recommended by the International Continence Society as a second-line diagnostic tool in patients with nondiagnostic traditional urodynamics.
To verify which one improves better stress urinary incontinence (SUI) symptoms: abdominal hypopressive technique (AHT) or pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). Randomized controlled trial. Women with SUI who had not participated of physiotherapy program before were invited.
Metastasis directed therapy (MDT) is increasingly used in castration-sensitive oligometastatic prostate cancer (OPCa) because it prolongs progression free survival (PFS) and androgen deprivation free survival.
FOXI1 is a forkhead family transcription factor that plays a key role in differentiation and functional maintenance for the renal intercalated cell (IC). The diagnostic utility of FOXI1 is rarely studied thus far.
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the gold standard treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer (PC). Emerging evidence has documented a tight association between ADT and body composition, along with metabolic profile impairment.
The De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase, DRR) has been linked to oncological outcomes in several cancers. We aimed to assess the association of DRR with recurrence-free survival (RFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
To identify racial and sex disparities in the treatment and outcomes of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) using a nationwide oncology outcomes database. Using the National Cancer Database, we identified patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer from 2004-2014.
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas are very rare tumours with different biological behaviours. The Epstein-Barr virus, which is the first known oncogenic virus, is being investigated for various malignant tumours.
DNA originating from degenerate tumour cells can be detected in the circulation in many tumour types, where it can be used as a marker of disease burden as well as to monitor treatment response. Although circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) measurement has prognostic/predictive value in metastatic prostate cancer, its utility in localised disease is unknown.
