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Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Technical Tips for Totally Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) has emerged as an equivalent approach to open radical cystectomy (RC) with potentially equivalent oncological outcomes. Whether urinary diversion (UD) during RARC is be...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Decreased expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 is correlated with biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer: Immunohistochemical analysis
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Open AccessDecreased expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 is correlated with biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer: Immunohistochemical analysis
We evaluated the prognostic value of BMP-2 expression in prostate cancer tissue via immunohistochemistry in prostate cancer patients. From July 2007 to August 2010, radical prostatectomy specimens from 90 pati...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Renal capsular invasion is a prognostic biomarker in localized clear cell renal cell carcinoma
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Low preoperative serum cholesterol level is associated with aggressive pathologic features and poor cancer-specific survival in patients with surgically treated renal cell carcinoma
The prognostic implications of preoperative serum total cholesterol (TC) level in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remain poorly understood. We investigated the prognostic role of preoperative serum TC...
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Open AccessRenal capsular invasion is a prognostic biomarker in localized clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Renal capsular invasion (RCI) and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) are potential prognostic factors of significance in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We evaluated the independent prognostic implications of RCI and L...
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The De Ritis (aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase) ratio as a predictor of oncological outcomes in patients after surgery for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
Recently, several studies have shown that the De Ritis ratio (aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase) can be a useful prognostic biomarker for certain types of malignant tumors. However, the prognostic va...
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Open AccessThe usefulness of flexible cystoscopy for preventing double-J stent malposition after laparoscopic ureterolithotomy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of flexible cystoscopy in preventing malpositioning of the ureteral stent after laparoscopic ureterolithotomy in male patients.
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Open AccessPreoperative cholesterol level as a new independent predictive factor of survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with cyto-reductive nephrectomy
The obesity and lipid metabolism were previously proposed to be related with the clinical outcomes of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). We tried to investigate the relationship between preoperative chole...
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An experimental study on spray and combustion characteristics based on fuel temperature of direct injection bio-ethanol-gasoline blending fuel
This study investigated the spray and combustion characteristics of a direct injection spark ignition type system based on the changes in the temperature of the blended fuel (with bio-ethanol and gasoline). Th...
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Perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a multicenter matched-pair comparison
We compared perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for small renal masses.
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Open AccessPrognostic factors for recurrence-free and overall survival after adrenalectomy for metastatic carcinoma: a retrospective cohort pilot study
The survival benefits of adrenalectomy (ADx) in the setting of metastatic cancer and prognostic factors for recurrence-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS) after adrenalectomy for metastatic carcinoma are stil...
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Predictive factors for the development of chronic renal insufficiency after renal surgery: a multicenter study
To evaluate which factors affecting changes in postoperative renal function after conducting radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy.
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Open AccessThe use of everolimus to target carcinogenic pathways in a patient with renal cell carcinoma and tuberous sclerosis complex: a case report
An increased understanding of the genetic pathways involved in renal cell carcinoma has resulted in the development of various drugs that target relevant signaling cascades for the specific treatment of this d...
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Combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin as first line treatment in elderly patients or those unfit for cisplatin-based chemotherapy with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract
Although cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the standard of care for advanced transitional cell carcinoma, tolerability is a challenging issue in unfit patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy,...
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Urine alkalinization may be enough for the treatment of bilateral renal pelvis stones associated with Lesch–Nyhan syndrome
Lesch–Nyhan syndrome is a rare sex-linked disorder of purine metabolism that is caused by a mutation in the hypoxanthine–guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) gene which causes marked hyperuricemia and hype...
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Heterotrophic bone formation with bone marrow in the kidney parenchyme
Extraosseous metaplasia of the urinary tract is an uncommon condition first described in 1923 by Phemister. Bone formation can occur anywhere along the urinary tract but most has been described in renal pelvis...