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Long-term experience with early single mitomycin C instillations in patients with low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: prospective, single-centre randomised trialCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
World J Urol 29:517-21. 2011..To study the benefits of a single, early, intravesical instillation of mitomycin C(MMC) after transurethral bladder resection (TURB) in patients with low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)...- When to perform bone scan in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer: external validation of a novel risk stratification toolCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Ospedale Sant Andrea, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
World J Urol 31:365-9. 2013..To externally validate the performance characteristics of the Briganti's risk stratification tool for baseline staging bone scan in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer (PCa)... - The correlation between metabolic syndrome and prostatic diseasesCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Eur Urol 61:560-70. 2012..Recent epidemiologic and clinical data suggest that MetS is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of prostatic diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa)... - The controversial relationship between benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer: the role of inflammationCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Eur Urol 60:106-17. 2011..Recent data suggest that prostatic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of both conditions... - Photoselective prostatic vaporization for bladder outlet obstruction: 12-month evaluation of storage and voiding symptomsCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Urol 183:1098-103. 2010..We evaluated voiding and storage symptom evolution in patients treated with prostate photoselective vaporization by a KTP laser... 
Finasteride for prostatic disease: an updated and comprehensive reviewCosimo De Nunzio
University La Sapienza, Department of Urology, Roma, Italy
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 4:1561-8. 2008..Finasteride is administered orally as a single daily dose. We recommend a 5 mg dose...- Clinical and pressure-flow changes after long-term treatment with alfuzosin SRC De Nunzio
U Bracci Department of Urology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Urol Int 71:31-6. 2003..The aim of our study was to evaluate the symptomatic and urodynamic changes after 1-5 years of treatment with alfuzosin in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia... - The uncertain relationship between obesity and prostate cancer: an Italian biopsy cohort analysisC De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Ospedale Sant Andrea, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Eur J Surg Oncol 37:1025-9. 2011..The study aims to investigate the relationship between obesity and prostate cancer diagnosis at biopsy... - Prostate cancer does not influence androgen levels: a radical prostatectomy cohort studyCosimo De Nunzio
Department of Urology, Ospedale Sant Andrea, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy cosimodenunzio virgilio it
Urol Int 86:161-6. 2011..To investigate the relationship between androgens and prostate cancer in patients scheduled for radical prostatectomy... - Morphological evaluation of the male external urethral sphincter complex by transrectal ultrasound: feasibility study and potential clinical applicationsRoberto Miano
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata Foundation, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Urol Int 89:275-82. 2012..The aim of our study was to verify the feasibility of a morphological evaluation of the EUSC by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)... - Reduction of prostate-specific antigen after tamsulosin treatment in patients with elevated prostate-specific antigen and lower urinary tract symptoms associated with low incidence of prostate cancer at biopsyAndrea Tubaro
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital 2nd School of Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Urology 76:436-41. 2010..To evaluate the effect of tamsulosin on reducing the serum levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and an elevated PSA level... - Salvage laparoscopic radical prostatectomy following high-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of prostate cancerCostantino Leonardo
Department of Urology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Urology 80:130-3. 2012..To test the feasibility and safety of salvage laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (sLRP) for recurrent prostate cancer after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment... - Bipolar transurethral resection of prostate: clinical and urodynamic evaluationFrancesco Iori
Department of Urology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Urology 71:252-5. 2008..To report our experience with the clinical effectiveness of endoscopic resection of the prostate using the bipolar Gyrus PlasmaKinetic System... - Ultrasound assessment of intravesical prostatic protrusion and detrusor wall thickness--new standards for noninvasive bladder outlet obstruction diagnosis?Giorgio Franco
Department of Urology, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
J Urol 183:2270-4. 2010..We evaluated the accuracy of detrusor wall thickness and intravesical prostatic protrusion, and the association of each test to diagnose bladder prostatic obstruction in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms... - Patients with bladder outlet obstruction who refuse treatment show no clinical and urodynamic change after long-term follow-upGiorgio Franco
U Bracci, Department of Urology La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 76:6-10. 2004..To evaluate in patients with mild bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) who refused the proposed treatment and were on watchful waiting (WW), the symptomatic and urodynamic changes after 1-5 years of follow-up... - Greater percent-free testosterone is associated with high-grade prostate cancer in men undergoing prostate biopsySimone Albisinni
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, Second School of Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Urology 80:162-7. 2012..However, to date, the concurrent effect of free and total testosterone levels has not been evaluated. In particular, the association of the %FT (free testosterone/total testosterone) with PCa risk has not been explored... - The number of cores positive for high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia on initial biopsy is associated with prostate cancer on second biopsyCosimo De Nunzio
Departments of Urology and Pathology AS, Sant Andrea Hospital, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Urol 181:1069-74; discussion 1074-5. 2009..We evaluated the association between the number of biopsy cores revealing high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and prostate cancer in an era of extended biopsy protocol... - Local anesthesia reduces pain associated with transrectal prostatic biopsy. A prospective randomized studyAlberto Trucchi
Urology Unit, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, II Faculty of Medicine, La Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Urol Int 74:209-13. 2005..CONCLUSION: The use of bilateral periprostatic block is a very effective and useful technique, well tolerated by the patient, which almost completely abolishes the pain and discomfort associated with the prostatic biopsy procedure... - The electromagnetic detection of prostatic cancer: evaluation of diagnostic accuracyAndrea Tubaro
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, 2nd School of Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Urology 72:340-4. 2008..To evaluate the accuracy of the TRIMprob in the diagnosis of prostate neoplasm... - Treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia in older menRoberto Miano
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Med Sci Monit 14:RA94-102. 2008..This review focuses on the different available options for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in older men and on how to choose the right treatment... - Transurethral needle ablation of the prostateAndrea Tubaro
Department of Urology, 2nd School of Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Curr Opin Urol 17:7-11. 2007..Prospective noncomparative and comparative studies as well as meta-analyses were considered. Information from the European Real Life database on transurethral needle ablation was also included... - Bladder weight and detrusor thickness as parameters of progression of benign prostatic hyperplasiaAndrea Tubaro
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Curr Opin Urol 20:37-42. 2010..The subject is of particular interest because novel technological developments may help to standardize and automate the measurement technique... - Genetic instability in superficial bladder cancer and adjacent mucosa: an interphase cytogenetic studyAnna Maria Cianciulli
Department of Clinical Pathology, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
Hum Pathol 34:214-21. 2003..Numeric aberrations of chromosomes 1, 7, 9, and 17 were found to exhibit similar patterns in all analyzed specimens, although with different frequencies... - The influence of ejaculation and abstinence on urinary flow ratesLuca Cindolo
Urology Department, S Pio da Pietrelcina Hospital, Vasto, Italy
Neurourol Urodyn 30:1571-5. 2011..To investigate the relationship between urinary flow rate and ejaculation in healthy young men... - The evolution of detrusor overactivity after watchful waiting, medical therapy and surgery in patients with bladder outlet obstructionCosimo De Nunzio
U. Bracci Department of Urology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
J Urol 169:535-9. 2003..However, surgical treatment of bladder outlet obstruction, prostatectomy in particular, significantly reduces the incidence of detrusor overactivity and lessens the chance of its de novo appearance for up to 5 years... - Critical review of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus multiport laparoscopy in urologyPierluigi Bove
Department of Urology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Arch Esp Urol 65:348-56. 2012..Development of instrumentation and platform, long term follow up and large-scale randomized controlled trials are needed to provide an accurate comparative analysis with other procedures to confirm the significant benefits of LESS... - Position: prone or supine is the issue of percutaneous nephrolithotomyRoberto Miano
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
J Endourol 24:931-8. 2010..However, there is no consensus on which is the best position for percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and the choice is currently based on the surgeon's preference... 
Safe digital isolation of the santorini plexus during radical retropubic prostatectomyCristiano Cristini
Department of Gynaecological Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
BMC Urol 13:13. 2013..We describe a safe and easily reproducible technique to control Santorini plexus during radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) which uses simple digital dissection...- Real-time magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound focal therapy for localised prostate cancer: preliminary experienceAlessandro Napoli
Department of Radiology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Eur Urol 63:395-8. 2013..MRgFUS ablation of focal localised PCa is feasible and, if confirmed in appropriate studies, could represent a valid option for the focal treatment of localised PCa... - Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumorSimone Albisinni
Department of Urology, Ospedale Sant Andrea, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
Indian J Urol 28:89-91. 2012.... - Ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor: where are we going?Andrea Tubaro
Department of Urology, Sant Andrea Hospital, 2nd School of Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Neurourol Urodyn 30:729-34. 2011....