Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 79, No. 5

In This Issue

The Management of Bladder Lithiasis in the Modern Era of Endourology
The authors explore the question of the ideal method for achieving stone clearance.

Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of Urinary Stone Disease in Children
The authors present the feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of urinary stone disease in children.

Functional Outcomes and Complications in Patients With Bladder Cancer Undergoing Robotic-assisted Radical Cystectomy With Extracorporeal Indiana Pouch Continent Cutaneous Urinary Diversion
The authors evaluate the functional outcomes and complications for patients with bladder cancer undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy with Indiana pouch continent cutaneous urinary diversion.

Editorial Comment
11 May 2012
J. Stephen Jones
Since the time we observed and then reported that PCa detection was significantly greater when biopsy had been performed using end-fire probes, we have emphasized in our courses and resident/fellow te...
Prospective Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing Prostate Cancer Detection Rates of End-fire and Side-fire Transrectal Ultrasound Probe Configuration
11 May 2012
Maximilian Rom, Armin Pycha, Christian Wiunig, Andreas Reissigl, Matthias Waldert, Tobias Klatte, Mesut Remzi, Christian Seitz
Objective: To prospectively test the hypothesis that end-fire transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy probes have greater cancer detection rates than side-fire probes. Retrospective studies have sugges...
Scarless Pyeloplasty in the Pediatric Population
11 May 2012
Paul H. Noh, Goutham Vemana
Objective: To assess the outcomes of a modified technique for pediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) performed without instrument trocars. Methods: A retrospective cohort study for all LPs performed ...
Urinary Metabolic Evaluation of Stone Formers—A Malaysian Perspective
11 May 2012
Yet Hoi Hong, Norman Dublin, Azad Hassan Razack, Mustafa Ali Mohd, Ruby Husain
Objective: To investigate the urinary metabolic excretion pattern among local stone formers given the great differences in the intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors as well as the urinary metabolic exc...
Ischemic Postconditioning Inhibits the Renal Fibrosis Induced by Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Rats
11 May 2012
Xiaodong Weng, Hao Shen, Youlin Kuang, Xiuhen Liu, Zhiyuan Chen, Henchen Zhu, Botao Jiang, Guohui Zhu, Hui Chen
Objective: To investigate whether ischemic postconditioning effects on the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis follow acute renal ischemia-reperfusion. Methods: Rat models of warm renal I/R wer...

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Evidence-based Medicine for Polypropylene Mesh Use Compared With Native Tissue Vaginal Prolapse Repair
January 2012 (Vol. 79 | No. 1 | Pages 12-14)
Donald R. Ostergard
Efficacy and tolerability of doxazosin and finasteride, alone or in combination, in treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: the Prospective European Doxazosin and Combination Therapy (PREDICT) trial
January 2003 (Vol. 61 | No. 1 | Pages 119-126)
Roger S Kirby, Claus Roehrborn, Peter Boyle, Georg Bartsch, Alain Jardin, Margaret M Cary, Michael Sweeney, Eric B Grossman, Predict Study Investigators
Resident's Corner, a New Free-access Feature in Urology
March 2012 (Vol. 79 | No. 3 | Page 491)
Eric A. Klein
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The Effect of Noise-cancelling Headphones or Music on Pain Perception and Anxiety in Men Undergoing Transrectal Prostate Biopsy
January 2012 (Vol. 79 | No. 1 | Pages 32-36)
Matvey Tsivian, Peter Qi, Masaki Kimura, Valerie H. Chen, Stephanie H. Chen, Tong J. Gan, Thomas J. Polascik

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