J Irani

..To analyse the relationship between obesity and prostate cancer, when compared with men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)...

..We designed a randomised double-blind trial to compare the efficacy of three drugs, each of which has proven effective for preventing hot flushes in previous studies...

..A potential solution may require a deeper involvement of the learned urologic society in the drafting and distribution of the CPG...

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..Finally, new radiochemotherapy protocols have appeared for infiltrating bladder tumors. Extended lymphadenectomy and laparoscopy were also evaluated in detail...

..A conclusion may finalize the discussion or form the subject matter for an independent section. Lastly, all articles include a relevant summary and a suitable bibliography...

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..In addition, intravesical BCG significantly reduces the risk of progression after transurethral resection in patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer who receive maintenance treatment...

..The French Oncologic Society proposes to designate by non-infiltrating bladder neoplasm by the muscle Ta, T1 and Tis tumours...

..Analysis of the sources of bias led to the conclusion that systematic end of trial biopsies constituted the most robust end point...

..methodologies of development of CPG and their content using a validated tool...

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..We studied the agreement between renal tumor size as assessed on computed tomography (CT) before surgery and that measured during histopathological examination on the radical nephrectomy specimen...

..Prospective randomized studies are required to evaluate leukocyturia as a basis on which to adapt the BCG instillation schedule to individual patient susceptibility...

..To retrospectively evaluate efficiency and tolerance of intermittent self-dilatation (ISD) after unicenter internal urethrotomy (IU) on urethral strictures (US)...

..The objective of this study was to assess the prognostic decrease rate of PSA in patients treated with androgen suppression (AS) for prostate cancer (PCa)...

..In practice, adverse events (AEs) of BCG therapy could restrict its prescription by urologists. The aim of this article was to present a review of these AEs and of their management...

..Our study aimed at evaluating, retrospectively, the outcome of the surgical management of urinary tract endometriosis...

..Serum PSA is known to rise slightly following an attentive digital rectal examination (DRE) and dramatically following prostatic biopsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the PCA3 response in these situations...

..The aim of this multicenter study was to determine the prognostic value of the depth of invasion of lamina propria and more specifically the influence of the invasion of the muscularis mucosae on survival parameters in T1 bladder carcinoma...

..We compared the incidence of the Urinary Tract Infection between a single preoperative dose and a three-day antibiotic prophylaxis regimen for transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy in randomized multicenter trial...

..Translation and linguistic validation of the French version of Bladder Cancer Index (BCI)...

..The oncological results are comparable to those obtained by total nephrectomy, while preserving kidney function. Our objective was to describe our experience and research factors associated with complications, recurrence and death...

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..Two techniques are available for PLND: minilap and laparoscopy. The purpose of this study was to compare retrospectively minilap and the 2 ways of laparoscopy: intra- and extraperitoneum, in terms of efficiency and complications...

..To evaluate secondary effects on cognitive functions as memory and attention impairments in men treated by androgen suppression for cancer of prostate...

..Very accurate surgical and pathologic evaluations before treatment and lifelong follow-up are obviously required...

..We hypothesized that it would predict time to hormonal independence and survival in prostate cancer patients treated by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)...

..Our main objective was to assess their contribution before radiation therapy or brachytherapy. Our secondary objective was to compare pathologic findings of the SVB to the magnetic resonance imaging's (MRI) results...

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..To determine the long-term outcome of patients operated for primary vesicorenal reflux (VRR) in childhood...

..However this technique is sometimes necessary for very large or complex stones in patients with several comorbidities...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate the contribution of spiral CT to the immediate follow-up of percutaneous nephrolithotomy...

..Translation and linguistic validation of the French version of the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ)...

..Early cystectomy is the current option for BCG-refractory high risk bladder tumor. Rarely, some conservative options, such as endovesical chemotherapy, could be discussed at an individual level...

..The presence of MRs in prostate tissues may be more common than appreciated or reported. Once the possibility is considered, the diagnosis is easily confirmed using immunochemistry...

..The objective of this study was to analyze a group of patients who had a negative first BP for a PSA superior to 4 ng/mL and at least one additional PB and to compare these cases with controls who had the diagnosis PCa from the first PB...

..We hypothesized that it would predict time to hormonal independence and survival in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)...

..To evaluate the risk of diagnosing prostate cancer on repeated biopsies in patients with fluctuating PSA values compared to patients with stable or regularly increasing PSA values...

..The authors report the case of a two and a half year old child treated by surgery alone with a follow-up of 10 years without recurrence...

..We compared the BTA (bladder tumor antigen) stat test with the BTA TRAK assay in patients highly suspicious of bladder cancer...

..This retrospective study evaluated the prognostic value of the initial or secondary status of pT1G3 bladder tumours...

..To evaluate systematically interrupted androgen suppression (SIAS) 6 mo a year compared with continuous androgen suppression (CAS) in prostate cancer treatment...

..To evaluate whether the risk of having a positive repeat prostate biopsy is lower in patients with fluctuating prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels than in patients with a steady or steadily increasing PSA level...

..To analyze the association between Gleason score, stage and status of surgical margins with tumor volume in prostate cancer progression after radical prostatectomy...

..We investigated the expression of proteins related to androgen and estrogen metabolism in paired prostate cancer samples collected before androgen deprivation therapy and after hormonal relapse...

..To assess the improvements in symptoms, quality of life (QoL), discomfort and satisfaction in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treated with dutasteride in clinical practice...

..Screening for this tumour, although not systematic, may have therapeutic implications. The authors retrospectively evaluated 6 cases of NECP observed in the department between September 1998 and May 2002...

..Investigators continue to explore the use of hormone therapy, particularly luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues, earlier in the course of disease...

..Enterococcus faecalis was isolated in blood and urine cultures. This case suggests that infective endocarditis can be associated with transrectal procedures...

..Hypogonadism induced by chemical castration can be responsible for osteoporosis that may be complicated by fractures...

..Information concerning the limits, benefits and risks of screening and the available treatment options must be given before performing these examinations...

..The diagnostic and treatment options are proposed for each situation, but evidence-based recommendations cannot be proposed on the basis of the published data...