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Seminal citrate is superior to PSA for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To establish whether the citrate concentration in the seminal fluid ([CITRATE]) measured by means of high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HNMRS) is superior to the serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentration in detecting of clinically significant prostate c...

Association between benign prostate enlargement-related storage and voiding symptoms and systolic blood pressure: a single-center cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Lower urinary tract symptoms significantly worsen quality of life. The hypothesis that they might lead to serious systolic blood pressure alterations through inducing sympathetic nervous activity has not been studied so far. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between ben...

Correlation of tools for objective evaluation of infravesical obstruction of men with lower urinary tract symptoms

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose To identify how the most frequently used parameters in daily clinical practice diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) correlate to each other. Materials and methods The study included 452 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) ...

Cáncer de próstata y polimorfismos de la glutation s-transferasa en una población venezolana
Prostate cancer and polymorphisms of the glutathione s-transferase in a population Venezuelan

En vista de la alta prevalencia del cáncer de próstata en la población venezolana y la ausencia de un patrón genético conocido en relación a la expresión de las enzimas Glutatión S-transferasas, se estudió la relación entre la expresión de un polimorfismo nulo de estas enzim...

Can expressed prostatic secretions affect prostate biopsy decision of urologist?

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of NIH category IV prostatitis, and the use of expressed prostatic secretions tests in an effort to improve the reliability of prostate specific antigen as an indicator, to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsy. Materials and Methods: 178 expressed prostatic s...

Moderate or severe LUTS is associated with increased recurrence of non - muscle - invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: Non - muscle - invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) can recur despite transurethral resection (TURBT) and adjuvant intravesical therapy. Tobacco products excreted in the urine are hypothesized to cause tumor - promoting effects on urothelial cells through direct contact. We determined if mo...

Association between decreased expression of estrogen receptor alpha, androgen receptor and phosphatase and tensin homolog immunoexpression in the canine prostate

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (1), 2019
Canine prostate gland is a hormonal dependent organ and its imbalance of estrogen and androgen receptor expressions are directly associated with the development of different diseases. Due to the lack of information regarding the behavior of the aforementioned receptors in canine prostate cancer (PC), thi...

Indicaciones actuales de colocación de stent uretral Allium – revisión de la literatura

La estrechez de la uretra es una patología con una prevalencia del 0,6% de la población El estándar de oro establecido para su manejo es la uretroplastia con tasas de éxito variables de hasta el 90% al 95%. El stent uretral surgió en 1988 fabricado con malla de acero inoxidable. Los resultados obten...

Gossypiboma vesical: reporte de 2 casos y revisión de la literatura
Bladder gossypiboma: report of 2 cases and review of the literature

La presencia de gasas intracavitarias posterior a procedimientos quirúrgicos es una situación que genera importantes complicaciones, con graves repercusiones médico-legales. El objetivo de este estudio es describir la presencia de un cuerpo extraño vesical como complicación iatrogénica. Se presenta...

A new surgical technique: transvesical resection of prostate - case series

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To protect the urethra from instrumentation related urethra injures and stricture, we developed a new surgical technique which can be defined as transvesical resection of prostate without using urethra. Materials and Methods: Our study included 12 consecutive bladder outlet obstruct...