[Andrologic pathology discovered druing conscription screening: how many young men were unaware?]N Mondaini
Clinica Urologica I, Universita degli Studi, Firenze
Minerva Urol Nefrol 52:63-6. 2000
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of andrologic diseases in a population of 18 years old young Italian men and to estimate in how many of them it was a first diagnosis...
- Images in clinical medicine. Intravesical foreign body
Nicola Mondaini
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
N Engl J Med 357:588. 2007
- Enterogenous cyst of the testis
Nicola Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Asian J Androl 8:243-5. 2006
..We reported the first case of testicular enterogenous cyst in a 55-year-old white male presented with testicular pain and a gradually enlarging left scrotal mass with a 2-week duration...
- Hypospadias: incidence and effects on psychosexual development as evaluated with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test in a sample of 11,649 young Italian men
Nicola Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Urol Int 68:81-5. 2002
..Some defects in methodology, such as low response rates, heterogeneity of age ranges and the choice of controls, have been the main limitations. Our study was designed to take these problems into account...
- Penile length is normal in most men seeking penile lengthening procedures
N Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Int J Impot Res 14:283-6. 2002
..Most found the use of a nomgram to show them how they compared with other men helpful. We suggest that documentation of such a demonstration should be made for any man seeking an opinion on penile lengthening surgery...
- Sildenafil does not improve sexual function in men without erectile dysfunction but does reduce the postorgasmic refractory time
N Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Int J Impot Res 15:225-8. 2003
..Although controlled studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of erection-enhancing drugs in premature ejaculation, it is possible that sildenafil might be useful for this indication...
- Heavy smoking is an important risk factor for erectile dysfunction in young men
A Natali
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Int J Impot Res 17:227-30. 2005
..2 vs 4%; this explains the need for education within a comprehensive smoking cessation programme, and should be reserved especially for young smokers, in order to be aware and informed of the effect of tobacco on erectile function...
- Parasitic manifestation of testicular pain
Nicola Mondaini
Department of Urology, King s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS
Arch Ital Urol Androl 76:42. 2004
..However, filariasis cannot be eliminated from the differential diagnosis of scrotal swellings, as international travel is more frequent. We report a case in a patient in London, UK...
- 14-day prulifloxacin treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis in women with recurrent urinary tract infections: a prospective, open-label, pilot trial with 6-month follow-up
T Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
J Chemother 21:535-41. 2009
..6%) patients who had positive vaginal swab sample at baseline. in conclusion, a 14-day administration of prulifloxacin 600 mg is a safe, well tolerated and effective treatment for the management of UTI in young women...
- Penile length and circumference: a study on 3,300 young Italian males
R Ponchietti
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Eur Urol 39:183-6. 2001
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- Epidemiology and risk factors in urolithiasis
R Bartoletti
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Urol Int 79:3-7. 2007
..Similarly, the presence of residual fragments after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has induced a radical change in the management of small calculi through the use of mini-invasive surgical techniques...
- Time/duration effectiveness of sildenafil versus tadalafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in male spinal cord-injured patients
G Del Popolo
1Neurourology Section, Spinal Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Spinal Cord 42:643-8. 2004
..CONCLUSION: Based on these data, tadalafil may have the potential to become an important treatment option for ED in SCI patients. SPONSORSHIP: This study was not sponsored...
- Sexuality in patients with spinal cord injuries due to attempted suicide
G Lombardi
Neurourology Section, Spinal Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Spinal Cord 46:53-7. 2008
..To evaluate the specific characteristics of sexuality in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients resulting from attempted suicide pre- and post-SCI...
- Skin involvement from micropapillary bladder carcinoma as the first clinical manifestation of metastatic disease
A Dominici
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Urol Int 67:173-4. 2001
..This rare variant of TCC, which is strikingly reminiscent of the histological pattern of ovarian papillary serous carcinoma, is associated with poor prognosis and apparently high metastatic potential...
- Expression and functional activity of phosphodiesterase type 5 in human and rabbit vas deferens
R Mancina
Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
Mol Hum Reprod 11:107-15. 2005
..Our results provide a hypothesis explaining the beneficial effects of PDE inhibitors in patients with rapid ejaculation...
- Clinical characteristics and overall survival in genitourinary sarcomas treated with curative intent: a multicenter study
N Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 18, 50100 Florence, Italy
Eur Urol 47:468-73. 2005
..We report our experience with this type of tumours in a multicenter study carried out in a single region of Central Italy (Tuscany)...
- Priapism due to sacrococcygeal chordoma metastasis treated with radiation therapy
N Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Int J Impot Res 17:300-1. 2005
..We are reporting the first case of priapism due to a sacrococcygeal chordoma metastasis treated with radiation therapy as palliative treatment...
- New insights into the pathogenesis of penile shortening after radical prostatectomy and the role of postoperative sexual function
Paolo 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...
- Localized prostate cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Lorenzo Livi
Radiotherapy Department, Florence University, Italy
Tumori 92:197-201. 2006
..The aim of this analysis was to describe the acute and when possible late toxicity and the feasibility on using intensity-modulated radiotherapy into our routine work...
- Cardiovascular parameter changes in patients with erectile dysfunction using pde-5 inhibitors: a study with sildenafil and vardenafil
Giorgio Pomara
Department of Urology, Pisa University, Pisa, Italy
J Androl 25:625-9. 2004
..quot; Moreover, it is necessary to pay particular attention to those patients in treatment with other drugs that could have a synergistic hypotensive effect as a result of vasodilation potentiation...
- Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection allows significantly more accurate staging in "high-risk" prostate cancer compared to MRI or CT
Nigel Borley
Department of Urology, King s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
Scand J Urol Nephrol 37:382-6. 2003
..To compare the accuracy of lymph node staging using pelvic MRI or CT to that of laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND) in prostate cancer patients prior to radical radiotherapy...
- 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 study
Riccardo 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...
- Artificial intelligence for predicting recurrence-free probability of non-invasive high-grade urothelial bladder cell carcinoma
Tommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, I 50011 Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 18:959-64. 2007
..The study identified a single subgroup of pTaG3 patients with multiple lesions, >or=2/year recurrence rate and without any response to previous Bacille Calmette-Guérin adjuvant therapy, that seem to be at high risk of recurrence...
- Red wine, sex, and a genius
Riccardo Bartoletti
Eur Urol 53:231-3. 2008
- Prognostic role of cell apoptotic rate in prostate cancer: outcome of a long-time follow-up study
Giuseppe Dachille
Department of Urology, Hospital of Monopoli, Bari, Italy
Oncol Rep 19:541-5. 2008
..001). Our results highlight the utility of AI analysis in assessing the probability risk of clinical progression in PCa patients who are treated with RRP...
- Introduction to chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS)
Riccardo Bartoletti
Department of Urology, University of Florence, S Maria Annunziata Hospital, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 79:55-7. 2007
..001). CP/CPPS had a negative influence on sexual desire, erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation (p < 0.001). The Meares Stamey test was positive in 13.3% of patients and 2.9% of controls...
- Re: Paula M.J. Moonen, Judith M.J.E. Bakkers, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemenay et al. Human papilloma virus DNA and p53 mutation analysis on bladder washes in relation to clinical outcome of bladder cancer. Eur Urol 2007;52:464-9
Tommaso Cai
Eur Urol 53:858-9; author reply 859. 2008
- 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...
- Is radical prostatectomy feasible in all cases of locally advanced non-bone metastatic prostate cancer? Results of a single-institution study
Paolo 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...
- Alfuzosin (10 mg) does not affect blood pressure in young healthy men
Nicola Mondaini
Urology Division, S Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Eur Urol 50:1292-6; discussion 1297-8. 2006
..The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 10mg alfuzosin on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in young healthy volunteers...
- Accuracy of prostate volume measurements using transrectal multiplanar three-dimensional sonography
Gianluca Giubilei
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Int J Urol 12:936-8. 2005
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- The Italian version of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index
Gianluca Giubilei
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 18, 50139 Florence, Italy
Eur Urol 47:805-11. 2005
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- Idiopathic short penis: myth or reality?
Nicola Mondaini
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
BJU Int 95:8-9. 2005
- 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, 2003
Nicola Mondaini
J Urol 171:359-60; author reply 360. 2004
- Whither the andrologic pathology of Italian lads with the end of medical check up to conscripts
Nicola Mondaini
Arch Ital Urol Androl 77:121. 2005
