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[Sacral neuromodulation for neurogenic bladder dysfunction]T M Kessler
Neuro Urologie, Paraplegikerzentrum, Uniklinik Balgrist, Universitat Zurich, Forchstraße 340, Ch 8008 Zurich, Schweiz
Urologe A 51:179-83. 2012....
ProCOC: the prostate cancer outcomes cohort studyMartin Umbehr
Horten Centre for patient oriented research and knowledge transfer, University of Zurich, University Hospital of Zurich, Postfach Nord, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
BMC Urol 8:9. 2008..These questions can be addressed in the context of a cohort study...- Clean intermittent self-catheterization after botulinum neurotoxin type A injections: short-term effect on quality of lifeThomas M Kessler
Department of Uro Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
Obstet Gynecol 113:1046-51. 2009.... - In the human urothelium and suburothelium, intradetrusor botulinum neurotoxin type A does not induce apoptosis: preliminary resultsThomas M Kessler
Department of Uro Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University College London Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Eur Urol 57:879-83. 2010..In animal experiments, intradetrusor BoNTA injections have been shown to cause apoptosis in the bladder urothelium and suburothelium but not the detrusor... - Sacral neuromodulation for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: systematic review and meta-analysisThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 58:865-74. 2010..Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) has become a well-established therapy for refractory non-neurogenic LUTD, but its value in patients with a neurologic cause is unclear... - Clean intermittent self-catheterization: a burden for the patient?Thomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Neurourol Urodyn 28:18-21. 2009..To assess patients' perception of clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) for voiding dysfunction... - Sacral neuromodulation for urinary retentionThomas M Kessler
Department of Uro Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Nat Clin Pract Urol 5:657-66. 2008.... 
Sacral neuromodulation for refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction: results of a nationwide registry in SwitzerlandThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 51:1357-63. 2007..To assess the efficacy and safety of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) in patients with refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction in Switzerland based on a nationwide registry...- Sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosisThomas M Kessler
Department of Uro Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, UCL NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Expert Rev Neurother 9:341-50. 2009..Specific pharmacotherapy is only currently available for erectile dysfunction. This review summarizes the available information about sexual dysfunction in men and women with multiple sclerosis... - Ultrasound assessment of detrusor thickness in men-can it predict bladder outlet obstruction and replace pressure flow study?Thomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 175:2170-3. 2006..We estimated the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound detrusor thickness measurement for BOO and investigated whether this method can replace PFS for the diagnosis of BOO in some patients with lower urinary tract symptoms... - Long-term effect on quality of life of repeat detrusor injections of botulinum neurotoxin-A for detrusor overactivity in patients with multiple sclerosisShahid Khan
Department of Uro Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 185:1344-9. 2011..We studied the effect of repeat detrusor botulinum neurotoxin type A injections on urinary symptoms, health and quality of life in patients with refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity secondary to multiple sclerosis... - Botulinum A toxin injections into the detrusor: an effective treatment in idiopathic and neurogenic detrusor overactivity?Thomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Neurourol Urodyn 24:231-6. 2005..To assess and compare the effect of botulinum A toxin (BTX-A) injections into the detrusor in idiopathic and neurogenic detrusor overactivity resistant to anticholinergic treatment... - Diabetes mellitus: does it impair urinary continence after radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal orthotopic bladder substitution?Thomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 53:1040-6. 2008..To assess the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on urinary continence after radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal orthotopic bladder substitution... - What a patient with refractory idiopathic detrusor overactivity should know about botulinum neurotoxin type a injectionShahid Khan
Department of Uro Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 181:1773-8. 2009.... - Cadherin-11 up-regulation in overactive bladder suburothelial myofibroblastsAlexander Roosen
Department of Uro Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 182:190-5. 2009.... - Safety of prolonged sacral neuromodulation tined lead testingThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Curr Med Res Opin 24:343-7. 2008..Therefore, we prospectively assessed the complications associated with prolonged tined lead testing... - Complete continence after botulinum neurotoxin type A injections for refractory idiopathic detrusor overactivity incontinence: patient-reported outcome at 4 weeksShahid Khan
Department of Uro Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Eur Urol 57:891-6. 2010.... - Microbiological tined-lead examination: does prolonged sacral neuromodulation testing induce infection?Mirjam Huwyler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
BJU Int 104:646-50; discussion 650. 2009..To investigate whether prolonged sacral neuromodulation (SNM) testing induces a substantial risk of infection because of the percutaneous passage of the extension wire... - Neurogenic detrusor overactivity in patients with spinal cord injury: evaluation and managementArun Sahai
Department of Urology and Medical Research Council MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
Curr Urol Rep 12:404-12. 2011..Recent and relevant publications in these areas will be summarized and discussed... - Antegrade perfusion with bacillus Calmette-Guérin in patients with non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: who may benefit?Gianluca Giannarini
Department of Urology, University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
Eur Urol 60:955-60. 2011..There is paucity of data on bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) perfusion in patients with non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (NMIUC) of the upper urinary tract (UUT)... - Nerve sparing open radical retropubic prostatectomy--does it have an impact on urinary continence?Fiona C Burkhard
Department of Urology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 176:189-95. 2006..We prospectively assessed the role of nerve sparing surgery on urinary continence after open radical retropubic prostatectomy... - Ileal orthotopic bladder substitute combined with an afferent tubular segment: long-term upper urinary tract changes and voiding patternPetros Perimenis
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 46:604-9. 2004..Assessment of the long-term morbidity of the upper urinary tract and of the voiding pattern in men with an ileal orthotopic bladder substitute with an afferent tubular segment... - The possible role of opiates in women with chronic urinary retention: observations from a prospective clinical studyJalesh N Panicker
Department of Uro Neurology, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 188:480-4. 2012..We evaluated a group of women referred to a specialist center with unexplained urinary retention... - Benign prostatic obstruction and parkinson's disease--should transurethral resection of the prostate be avoided?Beat Roth
Department of Urology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 181:2209-13. 2009..Therefore, we investigated the outcome of transurethral prostate resection in patients with a secure neurological diagnosis of Parkinson's disease... - Potential influence of the anesthetic technique used during open radical prostatectomy on prostate cancer-related outcome: a retrospective studyPatrick Y Wuethrich
University Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Bern, and Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland
Anesthesiology 113:570-6. 2010.... - Structural differences between the bladder dome and trigone revealed by mRNA expression analysis of cold-cut biopsiesVeronica Sanchez Freire
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
BJU Int 108:E126-35. 2011.... - Postvoid residuals remain unchanged in patients with postoperative thoracic epidural analgesia after thoracotomyPatrick Y Wuethrich
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Reg Anesth Pain Med 36:46-50. 2011..Here we evaluated the effect of TEA on bladder emptying in patients undergoing thoracotomy... - Bowel function remains subjectively unchanged after ileal resection for construction of continent ileal reservoirsBerry Fung
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 60:585-90. 2011..Studies assessing bowel function after resection of 55-60 cm of ileum without compromising the ileocecal valve are scarce, and long-term results have not been reported... - Twenty years experience with an ileal orthotopic low pressure bladder substitute--lessons to be learnedUrs E Studer
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Inselspital, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 176:161-6. 2006..We present the long-term results of a large consecutive series of patients undergoing ileal orthotopic bladder substitution following radical cystectomy... - Early and late urodynamic assessment of ileal orthotopic bladder substitutes combined with an afferent tubular segmentFiona C Burkhard
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 175:2155-60; discussion 2160-1. 2006..To achieve these results patients must be regularly followed, and the causes of bacteriuria, increased post-void residual urine and bladder outlet obstruction must be recognized and dealt with accordingly... - Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on lower urinary tract function in womenPatrick Y Wuethrich
Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Neurourol Urodyn 30:121-5. 2011..Thus, we evaluated the effect of TEA on lower urinary tract function by urodynamic studies... - Effect of thalamic deep brain stimulation on lower urinary tract functionThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 53:607-12. 2008..Here, we evaluated the effect of thalamic DBS on urodynamic parameters in patients with ET... - Nerve-sparing open radical retropubic prostatectomyThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 51:90-7. 2007..In recent years, the surgical technique for open radical prostatectomy has evolved and increasing attention is paid to preserving anatomic structures and the impact on outcome and quality of life... - Increased proximal urethral sensory threshold after radical pelvic surgery in womenThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Neurourol Urodyn 26:208-12. 2007..To identify factors that potentially influence urethral sensitivity in women... - A safe and simple solution for intravesical tension-free vaginal tape erosion: removal by standard transurethral resectionMirjam Huwyler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
BJU Int 102:582-5. 2008.... - Clinical indications and outcomes with nerve-sparing cystectomy in patients with bladder cancerThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
Urol Clin North Am 32:165-75. 2005..Therefore, under the proper circumstances, nerve-sparing radical cystectomy is to be strongly recommended... - Refractory hematuria in an oliguric patient after pancreas transplantation with exocrine pancreas bladder drainageBernhard Kiss
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 59:462-4. 2011..However, hematuria was refractory to multiple urological interventions, which eventually necessitated an enteric diversion of the exocrine pancreas. Hematuria ceased following an uneventful postoperative course... - The effect of terazosin on functional bladder outlet obstruction in women: a pilot studyThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 176:1487-92. 2006..These results suggest that terazosin may be an effective treatment option in women with voiding dysfunction due to functional bladder outlet obstruction... - Influence of epidural mixture and surgery on bladder function after open renal surgery: a randomized clinical trialPatrick Y Wuethrich
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Bern, Berne, Switzerland
Anesthesiology 118:70-7. 2013..This study aimed to investigate the individual contribution of epidurally administrated drugs and surgery in bladder dysfunction... - Matrix metalloproteinases and angiogenic factors: predictors of survival after radical prostatectomy for clinically organ-confined prostate cancer?Silvan Boxler
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Urology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Am J Pathol 177:2216-24. 2010..Of all MMPs and angiogenic factors tested, MMP-9 expression has the potential as a prognostic marker in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for clinically organ-confined cases of prostate cancer... - Adverse event assessment of antimuscarinics for treating overactive bladder: a network meta-analytic approachThomas M Kessler
Horten Centre for Patient Oriented Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
PLoS ONE 6:e16718. 2011..In addition, the assessment of the broad variety of adverse events is dissatisfying. Our aim was to compare adverse events of antimuscarinics using a network meta-analytic approach that overcomes shortcomings of conventional analyses... - Air charged and microtip catheters cannot be used interchangeably for urethral pressure measurement: a prospective, single-blind, randomized trialPascal Zehnder
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 180:1013-7. 2008..We determined and compared urethral pressure measurements using air charged and microtip catheters in a prospective, single-blind, randomized trial... - Continent urinary diversionFiona C Burkhard
Department of Urology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 57:255-64. 2006..Continent urinary diversion offers a good quality of life with few long-term complications and should be considered the treatment of choice in the majority of patients, independent of sex... - Acid-sensing channels in human bladder: expression, function and alterations during bladder pain syndromeVeronica Sanchez-Freire
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 186:1509-16. 2011..We characterized expression in bladder dome biopsies from patients with bladder pain syndrome and controls, in cultured human urothelium and in urothelial TEU-2 cells... - Nerve-sparing radical cystectomy and orthotopic bladder replacement in female patientsNivedita Bhatta Dhar
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Urol 52:1006-14. 2007..Several studies have since addressed both the oncologic and functional outcomes of this procedure... - MicroRNAs may mediate the down-regulation of neurokinin-1 receptor in chronic bladder pain syndromeVeronica Sanchez Freire
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, 3000 Bern 9, Switzerland
Am J Pathol 176:288-303. 2010..Our findings further the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of BPS, and have relevance for other clinical conditions involving the NK1 receptor... - Chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men is associated with reduction of relative gray matter volume in the anterior cingulate cortex compared to healthy controlsLivio Mordasini
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 188:2233-7. 2012..Thus, we assessed brain alterations associated with abnormal pain processing in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome... - Combined magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisMartin Umbehr
Horten Centre for patient oriented research and knowledge transfer, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Eur Urol 55:575-90. 2009..Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging (MRSI) emerged as a promising test in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and showed encouraging results... - Alternate or additional findings to stone disease on unenhanced computerized tomography for acute flank pain can impact managementHanno Hoppe
Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 175:1725-30; discussion 1730. 2006.... - Attempted nerve sparing surgery and age have a significant effect on urinary continence and erectile function after radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal orthotopic bladder substitutionThomas M Kessler
Department of Urology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Urol 172:1323-7. 2004..Attempted nerve sparing has the greatest impact on daytime continence and age has the greatest impact on nighttime continence. Attempted nerve sparing and younger age are both associated with more frequent recovery of erectile function... - Prolonged sacral neuromodulation testing using permanent leads: a more reliable patient selection method?Thomas M Kessler
Neuro urology unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Eur Urol 47:660-5. 2005..To assess the effect of prolonged sacral neuromodulation testing using permanent leads comparing the usual evaluation period of 4 to 7 days to a prolonged evaluation period of a minimum of 14 days... - Intermittent catheterisation in older people: a valuable alternative to an indwelling catheter?Stefania Pilloni
Neuro urology unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Age Ageing 34:57-60. 2005..To investigate whether intermittent catheterisation is a valuable alternative to an indwelling catheter in patients older than 70 years with post-void residuals more than 50% of the bladder capacity... - Bilateral migration of sacral neuromodulation tined leads in a thin patientThomas M Kessler
Neuro-Urology Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
J Urol 173:153-4. 2005 - Diagnosis of urinary incontinenceThomas M Kessler
JAMA 300:283; author reply 283. 2008 - Patients' satisfaction with the preoperative informed consent procedure: a multicenter questionnaire survey in SwitzerlandAmina T Ghulam
Department of Gynecology, , , Switzerland
Mayo Clin Proc 81:307-12. 2006..Therefore, close collaboration between the national patient organization and the expert Judiciary and medical societies of the corresponding country is strongly recommended to Improve the Informed consent procedure... - Patients' perception of preoperative information by interactive computer program-exemplified by cholecystectomyThomas M Kessler
Department of Surgery, , , Switzerland
Patient Educ Couns 59:135-40. 2005..Thus, interactive computer programs seem to be a valuable adjunct to written and oral information in the preoperative informed consent procedure... - Predictive value of initial urodynamic pattern on urinary continence in patients with myelomeningoceleThomas M Kessler
Neuro-Urology Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Neurourol Urodyn 25:361-7. 2006..The chances of becoming continent or at least socially dry are best for patients with overactive (spastic) sphincter...