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| Sima P PortenSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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The independent value of tumour volume in a contemporary cohort of men treated with radical prostatectomy for clinically localized diseaseSima P Porten
Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
BJU Int 105:472-5. 2010....
Changes in cancer volume in serial biopsies of men on active surveillance for early stage prostate cancerSima P Porten
Department of Urology, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 1695, USA
J Urol 186:1825-9. 2011..We described changes in tumor volume on serial biopsies during an extended period in men on active surveillance...
Changes in prostate cancer grade on serial biopsy in men undergoing active surveillanceSima P Porten
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, Box 1695, San Francisco, CA 94143 1695, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:2795-800. 2011..Active surveillance is now considered a viable treatment option for men with low-risk prostate cancer. However, little is known regarding changes in Gleason grade on serial biopsies over an extended period of time...
The relationship between prostate specific antigen change and biopsy progression in patients on active surveillance for prostate cancerJared M Whitson
Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Urol 185:1656-60. 2011..We assessed whether an association exists between a change in prostate specific antigen and biopsy progression in men on active surveillance...
Outcomes of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancerMatthew R Cooperberg
University of California, San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:228-34. 2011..Current risk stratification schema identify patients with low-risk disease who are presumed to be most suitable for AS. However, some men with higher risk disease also elect AS; outcomes for such men have not been widely reported...
The example of CaPSURE: lessons learned from a national disease registrySima P Porten
Department of Urology, UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
World J Urol 29:265-71. 2011....
Diabetic kidney stone formers excrete more oxalate and have lower urine pH than nondiabetic stone formersBrian H Eisner
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Urol 183:2244-8. 2010..Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk for nephrolithiasis and those with nephrolithiasis are at risk for diabetes mellitus. We examined 24-hour urine composition in stone formers with and without diabetes mellitus...
Gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract: a single-institution experienceNadya M Cinman
Department of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 74:725-30; discussion 730-1. 2013..Our hypothesis is that gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract have characteristic bullet trajectories, injury patterns, and associated injuries...
High-risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: definition and epidemiologySima P Porten
Department of Urology, UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Curr Opin Urol 22:385-9. 2012..Precise definition and risk stratification are paramount in this group as high-risk patients have higher rates of progression and mortality and may benefit from early identification and aggressive treatment...
Disproportionate presentation of high risk prostate cancer in a safety net health systemSima P Porten
Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143 1695, USA
J Urol 184:1931-6. 2010..We describe prostate cancer characteristics in men treated in a public health system and hypothesize a disproportionate burden of high risk disease in this population...
The outcomes of perineal urethrostomy with preservation of the dorsal urethral plate and urethral blood supplyJeremy B Myers
Department of Urology, The University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Urology 77:1223-7. 2011..We sought to identify factors that predicted surgery failure within our patient cohort and to describe key aspects of the operation aimed at preservation of the dorsal urethral plate and longitudinal blood supply within the urethra...
