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The landscape of penile cancer research in Germany and Austria: a survey among professors in academic centers holding chair positions and results of a literature search
Research on penile cancer (PeCa) is predominantly conducted in countries with centralized treatment of PeCa-patients. In Germany and Austria (G + A), no state-regulated centralization is established, and no in...
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Open AccessAdherence to the EAU Guideline Recommendations for Local Tumor Treatment in Penile Cancer: Results of the European PROspective Penile Cancer Study Group Survey (E-PROPS)
Penile cancer (PeCa) is an orphan disease in European countries. The current guidelines are predominantly based on retrospective studies with a low level of evidence. In our study, we aimed to identify predict...
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Hospital volume in ureterorenoscopic stone treatment: 99 operations per year could increase the chance of a better outcome—results of the German prospective multicentre BUSTER project
Despite the high utilisation of ureterorenoscopy (URS) in interventional stone treatment, there is little evidence of any link between annual hospital volume and outcome.
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Guidelines for patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis may not be a paper tiger: a call for its implementation in clinical routine
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Re: Letter to the editor
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RANKL/RANK/OPG cytokine receptor system: mRNA expression pattern in BPH, primary and metastatic prostate cancer disease
The cytokine system RANKL (receptor activator of NF-κB ligand), its receptor RANK and the antagonist OPG (osteoprotegerin) play a critical role in bone turnover. Our investigation was conducted to describe the ge...
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Impact of the medical specialty on knowledge regarding multidrug-resistant organisms and strategies toward antimicrobial stewardship
Evidence is scarce on subject-specific knowledge of multidrug-resistant organisms and rational use of antibiotics. We aimed at evaluating attitude, perception, and knowledge about multidrug-resistant organisms...
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Nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma up to 7 cm in the context of guideline development: a contribution of healthcare research
If technically feasible, organ-preservation is indicated for T1 renal cell carcinoma (RCC), since partial nephrectomy (PN) is equivalent to radical nephrectomy with regard to tumor-specific survival and probab...
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Should we abstain from Gleason score 2–4 in the diagnosis of prostate cancer? Results of a German multicentre study
The present study analysed the loss of prognostic information related to the abandonment of Gleason score (GS) 2–4 by the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP-2005).
