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Phase II study to investigate the ablative efficacy of intravesical administration of gemcitabine in intermediate-risk superficial bladder cancer (SBC)Paolo Gontero
Department of Medical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
Eur Urol 46:339-43. 2004..The purpose of the present study was to investigate the ablative efficacy of intravesical Gemcitabine on intermediate-risk SBC...- Intravesical gemcitabine for superficial bladder cancer: rationale for a new treatment optionPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
BJU Int 96:970-6. 2005 
A pilot phase-II prospective study to test the 'efficacy' and tolerability of a penile-extender device in the treatment of 'short penis'Paolo Gontero
Dipartimento di Discipline Medico Chirurgiche, Urologia 1, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
BJU Int 103:793-7. 2009....- Active surveillance for small renal tumors: have clinical concerns been addressed so far?Paolo Gontero
Department of Urology, A O U San Giovanni Battista, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Int J Urol 20:356-61. 2013..Unfortunately, we are currently unable to predict those few cases with aggressive behavior. According to the current evidence, active surveillance is feasible and safe in elderly and comorbid patients... - Does kidney transplantation onto the external iliac artery affect the haemodynamic parameters of the cavernosal arteries?Paolo Gontero
Department of Urology 1, A O U S Giovanni Battista, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
Asian J Androl 14:621-5. 2012..01) reductions in arterial inflow at the homolateral cavernosal artery that remained above the normal threshold. Whether these haemodynamic changes can explain the worsening of postoperative erectile function remains to be proven... - Are referral centers for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer compliant to EAU guidelines? A report from the vesical antiblastic therapy Italian studyPaolo Gontero
Urologia 1, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
Urol Int 86:19-24. 2011..In the current study, contemporary information on the management of NMIBC was generated from a sample of italian centers... - New insights into the pathogenesis of penile shortening after radical prostatectomy and the role of postoperative sexual functionPaolo Gontero
Urologia 1, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
J Urol 178:602-7. 2007..We assessed penile changes after radical prostatectomy by performing serial penile measurements. The potential effect of nerve sparing surgery and the recovery of erectile function on the degree of penile shortening were also evaluated... - Pharmacokinetic study to optimize the intravesical administration of gemcitabinePaolo Gontero
Urologia 1, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
BJU Int 106:1652-6. 2010..To assess in a phase II pharmacokinetic study whether different pH levels, dilution volumes and exposure times affect intracellular bioavailability and systemic absorption of gemcitabine... - The role of bacillus Calmette-Guérin in the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerPaolo Gontero
Department of Urology, University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
Eur Urol 57:410-29. 2010..Recent publications have called into question a number of aspects related to its use... - [The not-infrequent story of a superficial bladder carcinoma...Discussion of clinical case no.2]Paolo Gontero
Urologia 1,
Arch Ital Urol Androl 78:11-2. 2006 - Ablative therapies in the treatment of small renal tumors: how far from standard of care?Paolo Gontero
Department of Urology, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
Urol Oncol 28:251-9. 2010..To determine the current clinical value of minimally invasive thermoablative techniques (MI thermoablative T) to ablate small renal tumors through a literature review... - Prognostic factors in a prospective series of papillary renal cell carcinomaPaolo Gontero
Dipartimento di Discipline Medico Chirurgiche, Clinica Urologica, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
BJU Int 102:697-702. 2008.... - Use of penile extender device in the treatment of penile curvature as a result of Peyronie's disease. Results of a phase II prospective studyPaolo Gontero
Urology Department, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
J Sex Med 6:558-66. 2009..Pilot experiences have suggested that tension forces exerted by a penile extender may reduce penile curvature as a result of Peyronie's disease... - Is there a prostate-specific antigen upper limit for radical prostatectomy?Paulo Gontero
Department of Urology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
BJU Int 108:1093-100. 2011..1-50 ng/mL, 50.1-100 ng/mL and >100 ng/mL, respectively)... - Is radical prostatectomy feasible in all cases of locally advanced non-bone metastatic prostate cancer? Results of a single-institution studyPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica I, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
Eur Urol 51:922-9; discussion 929-30. 2007..The aim of the present study was to assess the feasibility and the oncologic outcome of radical prostatectomy administered to a consecutive unselected series of advanced, non-bone metastatic prostate cancers... - New drugs currently available in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: update on gemcitabine studiesPaolo Gontero
Urologia 1, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 80:162-6. 2008..The current level of evidence indicates that gemcitabine possesses clinical activity but further confirmation is awaited from additional exploratory phase II and preferably phase III trials... - Identifying the best candidate for radical prostatectomy among patients with high-risk prostate cancerAlberto Briganti
Department of Urology, Vita Salute University San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Eur Urol 61:584-92. 2012..The current role of radical prostatectomy (RP) in patients with high-risk disease remains controversial... - Factors predicting continence recovery 1 month after radical prostatectomy: results of a multicenter surveyMauro Gacci
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Int J Urol 18:700-8. 2011..To assess the factors associated with continence recovery 1 month after radical prostatectomy (RP) and to identify the correlation between these factors... - Multipathogenetic origin of a pelvic massMarco Oderda
University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
Eur Urol 55:1224-8. 2009..Postoperative videourodynamic study showed a normal voiding pattern with bilateral grade 4 vesicoureteral reflux. Early cystectomy was performed for uncontrolled recurrent bladder cancer, and the final pathology indicated pT1G3N0 TCC... - Morbidity and quality of life in elderly patients receiving ileal conduit or orthotopic neobladder after radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancerFilippo Sogni
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Urology 71:919-23. 2008..The objectives of the study were to evaluate morbidity, survival, and quality of life (QoL) in elderly patients with invasive bladder cancer who received an orthotopic neobladder or an ileal conduit... - Fatal haematuria in a patient with an orthotopic neobladder and chronic liver failureMarco Oderda
Department of Urology, University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
Urol Int 83:368-9. 2009..We report the case of a 60-year-old man with chronic hepatopathy who suffered severe bleeding from neobladder varices, which ultimately led to his death... - Microwave-induced thermoablation with Amica-probe is a safe and reproducible method to treat solid renal masses: results from a phase I studyRiccardo Bartoletti
Department of Urology, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 28:1243-8. 2012..2) months mean follow-up did not find any long-term adverse events due to previous MWTA treatment. Amica-Probe applicator-induced MWTA is a safe and reproducible method to treat solid renal masses... - Leiomyomata of the genitourinary tract: a case series from the "rare urological neoplasm" registryMarco Oderda
Departments of Urology, University of Turin, Urologia 1, University of Florence, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
Scand J Urol 47:158-62. 2013..This article presents long-term follow-up data from the most heterogeneous series, in terms of anatomical location, currently available... - A prospective evaluation of efficacy and compliance with a multistep treatment approach for erectile dysfunction in patients after non-nerve sparing radical prostatectomyPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
BJU Int 95:359-65. 2005..To assess the response rate to different erectile aids in a consecutive series of patients treated with non-nerve sparing radical prostatectomy (NNSRP)... - The prognostic role of preoperative chromogranin A expression in prostate cancer after radical prostatectomyLorenzo Masieri
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 84:17-21. 2012..The aim was to analyze the prognostic role of preoperative chromogranin A CgA) as a marker of poor prognosis and recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) and to find a correlation with the other well known prognostic variables... - Adjustable Continence Therapy for the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence: a single-centre studyErvin Kocjancic
Clinica Urologica, Ospedale Maggiore della Carita, Novara, Italy
Scand J Urol Nephrol 41:324-8. 2007..To evaluate the Adjustable Continence Therapy (ProACT) device, a new device for the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence resulting from compromised sphincteric function... - Male and female sexual dysfunction (SD) after radical pelvic urological surgeryPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
ScientificWorldJournal 6:2302-14. 2006..A number of erectile aids are available to treat postsurgical male erectile dysfunction successfully. As far as female SD is concerned, a number of potential treatment options is currently under investigation... - Prostate-specific antigen kinetics after I125-brachytherapy for prostate adenocarcinomaAlessia Guarneri
Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
World J Urol 31:411-5. 2013..To investigate a potential correlation between the achievement of a cut-off of nadir PSA (nPSA) after brachytherapy (BRT) with biochemical Disease-Free Survival (bDFS) and to define the rate of post-BRT PSA bounces... - Prognostic factors including Ki-67 and p53 in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-treated non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a prospective studyMarco Oderda
Department of Urology 1, AOU San Giovanni Battista, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Urol Int 90:184-90. 2013.... - Prevalence, incidence estimation, risk factors and characterization of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in urological hospital outpatients in Italy: results of a multicenter case-control observational studyRiccardo Bartoletti
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Urol 178:2411-5; discussion 2415. 2007..We evaluated the prevalence and estimated the incidence and risk factors of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in urological hospital outpatients in Italy... - Debulking surgery in the setting of very high-risk prostate cancer scenariosMarco Oderda
University of Turin, Department of Urology 1, A O U San Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy
BJU Int 110:E192-8. 2012..Finally, there is no evidence supporting the efficacy of debulking surgery in metastatic or in hormone-refractory tumours. An accurate selection of the patient is essential... - Retroperitoneal laparoscopic kidney biopsy: technical tips for a minimally invasive approachLorenzo Repetto
Department of Urology 1, University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
J Endourol 25:1639-42. 2011..We describe our technique and report indications and outcomes of a consecutive series of retroperitoneal laparoscopic kidney biopsies (LKB)... - Costs in surgical techniques for radical prostatectomy: a review of the current stateMaria Michela Gianino
Department of Public Health, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Urol Int 88:1-5. 2012..We carried out a mini-review of the literature in order to obtain a snapshot of the present state of the art of surgical techniques costs available for radical prostatectomy... 
Adrenal ganglioneuroma with multifocal retroperitoneal extension: a challenging diagnosisMarco Oderda
Department of Urology 1, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Italy
ScientificWorldJournal 11:1548-53. 2011..To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a multifocal retroperitoneal GN. Among the broad differential diagnoses of adrenal incidentalomas, an adrenal location of neuroblastic tumors should not be forgotten...- Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is related to poor sexual quality of life in young sexually active womenTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
J Sex Med 8:1131-7. 2011..Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) genital infection has been related to several diseases in young sexually active women. It could be related to their sexual quality of life... - Efficacy and safety of tadalafil 20 mg on demand vs. tadalafil 5 mg once-a-day in the treatment of post-radiotherapy erectile dysfunction in prostate cancer men: a randomized phase II trialUmberto Ricardi
University of Torino, S Giovanni Battista Hospital, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Radiation Oncology Unit, Turin, Italy
J Sex Med 7:2851-9. 2010..The role of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors in the treatment of post-radiotherapy erectile dysfunction (ED) has not been extensively investigated... - Can gemcitabine instillation ablate solitary low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer? Results of a phase II marker lesion studyMaurizio A Brausi
Department of Urology, Local Health Unit, Modena, Italy
Urol Int 87:470-4. 2011..The purpose of this phase II study was to evaluate whether low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer can be ablated with intravesical gemcitabine in a marker lesion study... - Inguinal versus subinguinal varicocele vein ligation using magnifying loupe under local anesthesia: which technique is preferable in clinical practice?Paolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Urology 66:1075-9. 2005..To compare the intraoperative results of inguinal versus subinguinal varicocelectomy using magnifying loupe, in terms of vein ligation and arterial preservation, recurrence rate, and patient tolerability... - Pathological findings of penile fractures and their surgical managementPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Urol Int 71:77-82. 2003.... - Pathological features and adverse prognosis of a contemporary series of neuroendocrine bladder tumoursMarco Oderda
Department of Urology, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Urol Int 86:185-90. 2011..The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the outcome of a contemporary series of 14 consecutive bladder neuroendocrine neoplasms observed at 2 institutional hospitals... - Effect of finasteride on the sensitivity of PSA to detect prostate cancer in rebiopsy seriesMarco Oderda
Department of Urology, University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 82:135-8. 2010..To evaluate, in a prospective study, the diagnostic accuracy of PSA in patients with a prior negative prostate biopsy who were given finasteride for 6 months... - Critical issues in current comparative and cost analyses between retropubic and robotic radical prostatectomyMaria M Gianino
Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
BJU Int 101:2-3. 2008 - Prostatectomy restores the maturation competence of blood dendritic cell precursors and reverses the abnormal expansion of regulatory T lymphocytesDavide Brusa
Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
Prostate 71:344-52. 2011..To verify the presence of deviated dendritic cell (DC) precursors and of suppressor lymphocytes (Treg) in tumor bearing prostate cancer (PCa) patients and to monitor the corrective effect of tumor ablation... - Idiopathic short penis: myth or reality?Nicola Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
BJU Int 95:8-9. 2005 - Primary bladder phaeochromocytoma diagnosed by a vetMarco Oderda
Department of Urology, University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Corso Dogliotti 14, Turin, Italy
Scand J Urol Nephrol 44:186-9. 2010..This study reports the case of a woman, treated for hypertensive crisis, who was diagnosed with bladder phaeochromocytoma thanks to a vet noting her fainting after micturition... - Upper urinary tract complications in pregnant women with an ileal conduit. Lessons learned from two casesPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Scand J Urol Nephrol 38:523-4. 2004.... - An unusual presentation of ureteric colicPaolo Gontero
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 78:115-6. 2006..This unique presentation highlights the potential pitfalls that may occur when assessing an acute pain in the right iliac fossa and reminds the invaluable role of IVP... - Laparoscopic management of sacral neurinoma causing hydronephrosisSimone Giona
University of Turin, Department of Urology 1, A O U San Giovanni Battista, Turin Italy
Urologia 79:e107-10. 2012..Therefore, histopathologic evaluation is essential in establishing the diagnosis. Surgical resection seems to be the best approach, both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes... - Primary adenocarcinoma of the rete testis: diagnostic problems and therapeutic dilemmasFilippo Sogni
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy
Scand J Urol Nephrol 42:83-5. 2008..The beneficial role of prophylactic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy is controversial due to the extremely low number of reported cases and the occasional description of primary lymphatic spread outside the retroperitoneal space... - Are the current conservative treatments for Peyronie's disease evidence-based?Paolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
BJU Int 94:3-4. 2004 - Metastasis markers in bladder cancer: a review of the literature and clinical considerationsPaolo Gontero
Department of Urology, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Eur Urol 46:296-311. 2004..Further research in this field should concentrate on the molecules listed in the first group... - Patients' desire to preserve sexual activity and final decision for a nerve-sparing approach: results from the MIRROR (Multicenter Italian Report on Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes and Research) StudyCiro Imbimbo
Department of Urology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
J Sex Med 8:1495-502. 2011..Preservation of sexual function after surgery represents a major issue for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP)... - Non-invasive methods of penile lengthening: fact or fiction?Marco Oderda
University of Turin, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
BJU Int 107:1278-82. 2011..Results achieved do not seem to be inferior to surgery, making these traction devices an ideal first-line treatment option for patients seeking a penile lengthening procedure... - Ex vivo chemosensitivity to mitomycin C in bladder cancer and its relationship with P-glycoprotein and apoptotic factorsPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica, Dipartmento di Scienze Mediche, Università del Piemonto Orientale, Novara, Italy
Anticancer Res 22:4073-80. 2002..In order to determine in advance which patients will fail to respond, we describe a study assessing the feasibility of applying the ATP assay to test the chemosensitivity of samples from patients with this disease... - Re: A prospective study measuring penile length in men treated with radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. M. Savoie, S. S. Kim and M. S. Soloway. J Urol, 169: 1462-1464, 2003Nicola Mondaini
J Urol 171:359-60; author reply 360. 2004 - Is there an optimal time for intracavernous prostaglandin E1 rehabilitation following nonnerve sparing radical prostatectomy? Results from a hemodynamic prospective studyPaolo Gontero
Clinica Urologica and the Istituto di Igiene, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
J Urol 169:2166-9. 2003..We identify the more convenient postoperative timing for successful intracavernous injection rehabilitation in a series of patients who underwent nonnerve sparing radical prostatectomy... - Finasteride 5 mg and sexual side effects: how many of these are related to a nocebo phenomenon?Nicola Mondaini
UO Urology, S Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Sex Med 4:1708-12. 2007..Such data could be seen as far from reality, if compared to a higher percentage that may be found in any common clinical practice...