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... Methods: The study cohort comprised 250 patients with prostate cancer who underwent volumetric radiation therapy from 2008 to 2009 using Rapid Arc (median dose 77.4 Gy, to the planning target volume). 3 gold ... See full document

... Background: To compare the results of a low trans-scrotal mid-raphe orchidopexy in patients with palpable undescended testes (UDT), to a high-scrotal incision (Bianchi) and to the conventional inguinal approach. Methods: ... See full document

... Background: It has been speculated that bulbospongiosus muscle (BSM) bisection may negatively affect ejaculatory function. New dissection techniques were proposed with the intent of minimizing neuromuscular damage. We ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: Sixty-nine (of a preplanned sample size of 74) patients scheduled to undergo LapDN were enrolled and randomized. All patients underwent a transperitoneal, 3 trocar, LapDN performed by ... See full document

... Methods: Men with localized prostate cancer who received care from 2007‒2013 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Oncology clinics were included in the study (N=411). All subjects received an information packet ... See full document

... Results: PWs were divided into 3 subcategories based on stratification by TRUS and pathological weight (<30 grams, 30.1-60 grams and >60.1 grams). In the TRUS subgroup, preoperative PSA was significantly ... See full document

... engineered, 3-dimensional prostate tumor model, we investigated these events to determine the signaling pathway(s) responsible for the cell death as a means of developing improved molec- ular based approaches for ... See full document

... Methods: Human kidney tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) were stably trans- duced with either control or CTGF expression lentiviral particles to mimic CTGF induction in renal injury. Immunoblot analysis was used to ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: 786-0 cells with stable expression of non-spe- cific shRNA (NS) were plated in DMEM with 10% FBS with serial dilu- tions of GKT136901 ranging from 10 µM to 0.1 nM. Cells expressing Nox4 shRNA (KD) ... See full document

... Results: In the Medicare population there were 358 patients who received percutaneous tests and 1132 a 2-stage (permanent) lead placement; 91.3% of patients were white and 73.6% were female. Of all percutaneous ... See full document

... The 3 cellular types composing the vesical wall are extracted simultaneously from a small porcine bladder biopsy, and then purified according to a technique previously ...a 3-dimensional culture to obtain a ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: Paediatric patients presenting refractory over- active bladders with incontinence were offered to enter a prospective open-label protocol using adjusted-dose regimens (solifenacin 1.25 to 10 mg). ... See full document

... Results: The 5-year survival of patients immediately after NT was 74.2%. It increased to respectively 80.4, 85.1, 90.6 and 89.6% for RCC-survivors at 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after NT. The predicted probabilities ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 632 male infertility patients from a single urologist’s practice from 2004- 2009. 501 patients underwent initial work up for infertility and were sub- ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: 104 patients with muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder who were amenable to complete transurethral resection. All patients received 3 cycles of chemotherapy (CXT) ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 305 consecutive patients undergoing PB from 1997 to 2003 was performed. Patients with pubic arch interference seen on planning transrectal ultrasound were given a short ... See full document

... Results: Overall the rate of OPN increased from 8.1 to 18.7% over the study period vs. from 0.2 to 12.3% for LRN (χ2 trend: p < 0.001). OPN and LRN rates ranged respectively from 9.6 to 25.1% and from 0.3 to ... See full document

... Results: There were no differences in patient demographics between the groups, but there was a difference in tumour grade distribution (p<0.001). The mean localized tumour size was 5.9 cm (95% CI 5.7-6.0 cm), where- ... See full document

... Results: 78 men underwent 82 procedures with median operative time of 135 min. Prior to HIFU, 17 men (21.7%) received ADT. At 6 months, of 71 men who underwent Bx, 24 (33.8%) had residual disease. With a mean follow-up ... See full document

... including 2 cases called “desperation” procedures when the markers were still raising instead the use of appropriate sys- temic ...from 2 to 4 ...only 3 patients (4%) had grade IV complications and ... See full document