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Christian D. Fankhauser
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Open AccessRole of enzalutamide in primary and recurrent non-metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: a systematic review of prospective clinical trials
Enzalutamide, a second-generation androgen receptor inhibitor, is indicated for the treatment of metastatic disease, as well as in the treatment of non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (PCa). Th...
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Open AccessOutcomes of relapsed clinical stage I versus de novo metastatic testicular cancer patients: an analysis of the IGCCCG Update database
Active surveillance after orchiectomy is the preferred management in clinical stage I (CSI) germ-cell tumours (GCT) associated with a 15 to 30% relapse rate.
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Open AccessExcellent survival in relapsed stage I testicular cancer
Two thirds of patients with germ-cell cancer (GCC) present as clinical stage I (CSI). Following orchiectomy, active surveillance (AS) has become their standard management. However, 15–50% of patients eventuall...
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Open AccessIs conservative management safe in patients with acute ureterolithiasis and perirenal stranding?
In patients presenting with ureterolithiasis, perirenal stranding is frequently observed in non-contrast computed tomography. Because perirenal stranding may be caused by tears in the collecting system, previo...
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Lymphovascular and perineural invasion are risk factors for inguinal lymph node metastases in men with T1G2 penile cancer
To analyse the risk of inguinal lymph node (ILN) metastases in T1G2 penile cancer stratified by lymphovascular invasion (LVI), perineural invasion (PNI) and tumour size.
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Open AccessPreoperative smoking cessation program in patients undergoing intermediate to high-risk surgery: a randomized, single-blinded, controlled, superiority trial
At present, effectively implementing smoking cessation programs in the health care system constitutes a major challenge. A unique opportunity to initiate smoking cessation focuses on smokers scheduled for surg...
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Minimally invasive retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for men with testis cancer: a retrospective cohort study of safety and feasibility
To describe the perioperative safety, functional and immediate post-operative oncological outcomes of minimally invasive RPLND (miRPLND) for testis cancer.
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Open AccessRisk factors for concomitant positive midstream urine culture in patients presenting with symptomatic ureterolithiasis
In patients with symptomatic ureterolithiasis, immediate treatment of concomitant urinary tract infection (UTI) may prevent sepsis. However, urine cultures require at least 24 h to confirm or exclude UTI, and ...
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Detection of recurrences using serum miR-371a-3p during active surveillance in men with stage I testicular germ cell tumours
MiR-371a-3p predicts the presence of a macroscopic non-teratomatous germ cell tumour (GCT). We hypothesised that miR-371a-3p can also detect recurrence during active surveillance (AS) of stage I GCT.
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Immediate radical cystectomy versus BCG immunotherapy for T1 high-grade non-muscle-invasive squamous bladder cancer: an international multi-centre collaboration
To compare cancer-specific mortality (CSM) and overall mortality (OM) between immediate radical cystectomy (RC) and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy for T1 squamous bladder cancer (BCa).
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Open Access68Ga-PSMA-11 PET imaging in patients with ongoing androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted positron emission tomography (PET) imaging significantly improved the detection of recurrent prostate cancer (PCa). However, the value of PSMA PET imaging in ...
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Prognostic value of unifocal and multifocal positive surgical margins in a large series of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
To evaluate the prognostic value of positive surgical margins (PSM) focality for the prediction of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate...
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Is loss of power output due to laser fiber degradation still an issue during prostate vaporization using the 180 W GreenLight XPS laser?
To investigate whether heat-induced fiber degradation and loss of power output, which occurred during GreenLight laser vaporization (LV) of the prostate using the first- and second-generation 80 and 120 W lase...
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Prediction of successful shock wave lithotripsy with CT: a phantom study using texture analysis
To apply texture analysis (TA) in computed tomography (CT) of urinary stones and to correlate TA findings with the number of required shockwaves for successful shock wave lithotripsy (SWL).
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Prostate volume reduction following pure transurethral bipolar plasma vaporization and conventional transurethral resection of the prostate: a prospective investigation using transrectal 3D ultrasound volumetry
To evaluate and compare postoperative changes in prostate volume and clinical outcome after bipolar plasma vaporization (BPV) and conventional transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
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Absorption of irrigation fluid during XPS™ GreenLight laser vaporization of the prostate: results from a prospective breath ethanol monitoring study
To assess whether and to what extent irrigation fluid absorption occurs during laser vaporization (LV) of the prostate using the 180 W XPS™ GreenLight laser.
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Predictive value of low tube voltage and dual-energy CT for successful shock wave lithotripsy: an in vitro study
This study investigates the capabilities of low tube voltage computed tomography (CT) and dual-energy CT (DECT) for predicting successful shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) of urinary stones in vitro. A total of 33 ...
