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Latest (1) Full Text Articles (9)501 Is the fasting calcium/creatinine a bone resorption marker in patients with calcium renal stones Urological Research - Urolithiasis, December 6, 2011
502 Effects of vitamin E ingestion on plasma and urinary risk factors for calcium oxalate urolithiasis in two population groups having different stone-risk profiles: evidence of different physiological handling mechanisms Urological Research - Urolithiasis, December 5, 2011
503 Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and calcium urolithiasis in the Chinese Han population Urological Research - Urolithiasis, December 1, 2011
504 Evaluation of biochemical urinary stone composition and its relationship to tap water hardness in Qom province, central Iran Full Text International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, November 30, 2011
505 Increased Risk of Urinary Tract Calculi Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus-A Population-based Cohort Study Urology, November 29, 2011
506 The Management of Bladder Lithiasis in the Modern Era of Endourology Urology, November 29, 2011
507 Chemolysis of calcium oxalate stones: study in vitro and possible clinical application Urological Research - Urolithiasis, November 29, 2011 Clinical Article
508 Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Cohort Study Urology, November 28, 2011
509 Are stone protocol computed tomography scans mandatory for children with suspected urinary calculi Full Text International Braz J Urol, November 28, 2011
510 Is Routine Postoperative Chest Radiography Needed After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Urology, November 23, 2011
511 Distal ureteral calculi: US follow-up Full Text International Braz J Urol, November 23, 2011
512 The clinical research office of the endourological society percutaneous nephrolithotomy global study: staghorn versus nonstaghorn stones Full Text International Braz J Urol, November 22, 2011
513 Changing Composition of Staghorn Calculi The Journal of Urology, November 21, 2011
514 Automated Renal Stone Volume Measurement by Noncontrast Computerized Tomography is More Reproducible Than Manual Linear Size Measurement The Journal of Urology, November 21, 2011
515 Percutaneous intervention of large bladder calculi in neuropathic voiding dysfunction Full Text International Braz J Urol, November 21, 2011
516 Diagnosis of Urolithiasis and Rate of Spontaneous Passage During Pregnancy The Journal of Urology, November 21, 2011
517 Alkaline citrate reduces stone recurrence and regrowth after shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy Full Text International Braz J Urol, November 18, 2011
518 Multiple giant prostatic urethral stones with an ureteral stone in a young patient Urological Research - Urolithiasis, November 17, 2011
519 Silent Ureteral Stones: Impact on Kidney Function-Can Treatment of Silent Ureteral Stones Preserve Kidney Function Urology, November 16, 2011
520 Impact of Radiological Technologists on the Outcome of Shock Wave Lithotripsy Urology, November 15, 2011
Clinical Pearls in Urology
- Because temozolomide is associated with changes in male fertility, consider referring patients for sperm banking prior to initiating chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
- The schedule of radium-223 used in the ALSYMPCA trial is 5 minute infusion every 4 weeks x6 doses. Given in this fashion, it significantly improved median OS, time to SRE and time to PSA progression in men with advanced cancer of the prostate without demonstrable side effects
- In RTOG 94-08 the addition of short course androgen deprivation to radiation therapy for men with intermediate risk cancer of the prostate resulted in a 50% reduction in disease specific mortality at 10-years
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Red meat cooked at high temperatures increases risk of advanced cancer of the prostate
Researchers at the University of Southern California have reported a risk between advanced cancer of the prostate and red meats cooked at high temperature, pan-frying, and prepared "well done." The study involved 1140 men with advanced cancer of the prostate, 717 men with localized cancer of the prostate, and 1096 healthy controls from the California Collaborative Prostate Cancer Study. There was an inverse association between baked poultry and advanced prostate cancer.
Read the article summaryRisk factors for delirium post-radical cystectomy
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine have reported that older age and the pre-operative MMSE results are associated with post-radical cystectomy (OR = 1.52) in patients > 65 years of age (n=49). The incidence of post-operative delirium was 29%. Further, patients with post-operative delirium were at increased risk for readmission (OR = 10.7) and re-operation (OR = 9.2).
Read the article summaryPSA screening reduces risk of metastatic cancer of the prostate
As published in European Neurology, men (age range, 55-69 years) who undergo PSA screening are at decreased risk for metastatic cancer of the prostate. The study involved 76,813 men with a median follow-up of 12 y. There were 666 cases with metastatic cancer of the prostate(256 screened [.67%/1000] and 410 non-screened [.86%/1000]). The HR for men who were screened was 0.58.
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Terpene compound drug as medical expulsive therapy for ureterolithiasis: a meta-analysis Urological Research - Urolithiasis, April 2, 2013
2 Kidney stones: an update on current pharmacological management and future directions Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, March 19, 2013
3 S.T.O.N.E. nephrolithometry: novel surgical classification system for kidney calculi Urology, April 5, 2013
4 Urolithiasis in patients on high dose felbamate The Journal of Urology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
5 Clinical effectiveness protocols for imaging in the management of ureteral calculous disease: aua technology assessment The Journal of Urology, April 10, 2013
6 Medical Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Guideline Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
7 Natural history of asymptomatic renal stones and prediction of stone related events The Journal of Urology, April 24, 2013 Review Article
8 Management of Clinically Insignificant Residual Fragments following Shock Wave Lithotripsy Advances in Urology, January 24, 2013
9 Pathogenesis of bladder calculi in the presence of urinary stasis The Journal of Urology, April 15, 2013
10 Twenty-four-hour urine constituents in stone formers: A study from the northeast part of Peninsular Malaysia Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, April 25, 2013 Free full text Review Article
11 Is CTKUB the gold standard in assessing flank pain with diagnostic uncertainty? A one-year review of 228 cases Journal of Clinical Urology, April 11, 2013 Review Article
12 Efficacy of the lithotripsy in treating lower pole renal stones Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 8, 2013
13 Trends in surgery for upper urinary tract calculi in the USA using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample: 1999-2009 BJU International, March 26, 2013
14 Two-step minipercutaneous ureterolithotripsy under multimodal analgesia for complicated impacted calculi in proximal ureter Urology, April 3, 2013
15 Supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal calculus disease: An underutilized yet useful surgical procedure Indian Journal of Urology, April 19, 2013 Free full text
16 Categorization of intraoperative ureteroscopy complications using modified Satava classification system World Journal of Urology, April 1, 2013 Review Article
17 Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in high-risk patients: a single-center experience with more than 350 cases Urologia Internationalis, April 22, 2013 Review Article
18 Gout, stone composition and urinary stone risk: a matched case comparative study The Journal of Urology, April 4, 2013
19 Changing stone composition profile of children with nephrolithiasis Urology, April 8, 2013
20 Comparison of retrograde intrarenal surgery and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy in management of lower-pole renal stones with a diameter of smaller than 15 mm Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 27, 2013
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