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The Role of Urinary Kidney Stone Inhibitors and Promoters in the Pathogenesis of Calcium Containing Renal Stones by Basavaraj, Doddametikurke Ramegowda, Biyani, Chandra Shekhar, Browning, Anthony J., Cartledge, Jon J.

“…Urinary stone disease is an ailment afflicting human kind for many centuries. It can affect up to a quarter the population in certain geographic areas and…”
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The Current Role of Open Surgery in BPH by Tubaro, Andrea, de Nunzio, Cosimo

“…Open prostatectomy has been one of the distinctive features of our specialty and the gold standard treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for over 50…”
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Cystinuria—Diagnosis and Management by Biyani, Chandra S., Cartledge, Jon J.

“…Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder of cystine and dibasic amino acid transport across the luminal membrane of proximal tubule and small intestine…”
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Treatment Strategies of Ureteral Stones by Papadoukakis, Stefanos, Stolzenburg, Jens-Uwe, Truss, Michael C.

“…Urinary stone disease is a major health care problem due to its high prevalence and incidence. There are different therapeutic approaches for ureteral stones…”
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Managing Complications after Midurethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence by Costantini, Elisabetta, Lazzeri, Massimo, Porena, Massimo

“…Since Ulmsten and Petros's original description of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in 1995, the midurethral sling (MUS) has become first-line…”
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Prostate Biopsy: The Transperineal Approach by Galfano, Antonio, Novara, Giacomo, Iafrate, Massimo, Cosentino, Marco, Cavalleri, Stefano, Artibani, Walter, Ficarra, Vincenzo

“…Review the literature concerning transperineal transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy (PBx), providing an update on the topic. The literature…”
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Training in Laparoscopy by Stolzenburg, Jens-Uwe, Truss, Michael C., Rabenalt, Robert, Do, Minh, Schwalenberg, Thilo, Katsakiori, Paraskevi F., McNeill, Alan, Liatsikos, Evangelos

“…Training in laparoscopy is still a challenge for the urologic community. Surgeons in training must learn the laparoscopic techniques, possibly without having…”
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Development and Current Status of the AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter by Ratan, Hari L., Summerton, Duncan J., Wilson, Steven K., Terry, Timothy R.

“…The American Medical Systems (AMS) 800 artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has developed into a sophisticated system for the treatment of patients with…”
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Metal Stents in the Urinary Tract by Liatsikos, Evangelos N., Karnabatidis, Dimitrios, Kagadis, George C., Katsakiori, Paraskevi F., Stolzenburg, Jens-Uwe, Nikiforidis, George C., Perimenis, Petros, Siablis, Dimitrios

“…The successful use of metal stents (MSs) in the vascular and biliary systems led several investigators to propose their use in urology. In the present study,…”
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Sentinel Node Evaluation in Prostate Cancer by Meinhardt, Willem

“…Provide an overview of the use of the sentinel node (SN) technique in prostate carcinoma. The relevance of nodal staging in the several stages of prostate…”
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Update on Pathophysiology of Premature Ejaculation: The Bases for New Pharmacological Treatments by Jannini, Emmanuele A., Carosa, Eleonora, Pepe, Mario, Lombardo, Francesco, Lenzi, Andrea

“…Even though premature ejaculation is the most widespread pathology of sexual behavior, it is still considered a psychological disease. Organic etiologies are…”
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HIFU: Local Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Azzouz, H., de la Rosette, J.J.M.C.H.

“…Treatment of carcinoma of the prostate (CaP) begs some complex questions. Different disease stages call for different treatment modalities and no universally…”
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Age-Specific Reference Ranges for Prostate-Specific Antigen as a Marker for Prostate Cancer by Luboldt, Hans-Joachim, Schindler, Joachim F., Rübben, Herbert

“…More than a decade ago, several investigators found serum PSA levels in cancer-free men to correlate directly with age and prostatic volume. This provided the…”
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Medical Management of BPH: Role of Plant Extracts by Madersbacher, Stephan, Ponholzer, Anton, Berger, Ingrid, Marszalek, Martin

“…Since decades plant extracts belong to the most popular drugs for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/benign…”
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Chronic Prostatitis Syndrome: A Common, but Poorly Understood Condition. Part I by Pavone-Macaluso, Michele

“…Chronic Prostatitis Syndrome (CPS) is a frequent disease. Before the PSA era, data from various sources showed that there were more outpatient visits for CPS…”
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Modern Therapeutic Approaches in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by Staehler, Michael, Haseke, Nicolas, Schoeppler, Gita, Stadler, Thomas, Gratzke, Christian, Stief, Christian G.

“…Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most deadly urological malignancy with only 62% of all patients surviving 5 years in all stages. Approximately 20–30% present…”
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Pelvic Osteotomy in the Modern Treatment of the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex by Purves, J. Todd, Gearhart, John P.

“…The role of the pelvic osteotomy at the time of bladder exstrophy closure has been better defined over the past three decades. Modern radiographic imaging…”
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Amyloidosis of Lower Genitourinary Tract: A Review by Chitale, Sudhanshu, Morsey, Mo, Peat, Danielle, Webb, Ralph

“…Amyloidosis is a pathological process characterized by extracellular deposition of proteinaceous substance. This is an endpoint for a variety of disease…”
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Anaesthesia for Chronic Renal Disease and Renal Transplantation by Rang, Simon T., West, Nigel L., Howard, Jeremy, Cousins, Jonathan

“…The aim of this article is to present the features of chronic renal disease (CRD) that influence the conduct of anaesthesia and to introduce some of the…”
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Technique of TUR of Bladder Tumours: Value of Repeat TUR and Random Biopsies by Sedelaar, J.P. Michiel, Witjes, J. Alfred

“…In this review we will indicate the evidence and indications for a repeat TUR-B and for the random bladder biopsies…”
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