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The Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Registry and Patient Survey: study design, methods and patient baseline characteristics
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-10)
To describe the design and baseline cohort characteristics of the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Registry and Patient Survey, an ongoing, prospective, observational, disease registry documenting management practices ...
Histotripsy of Rabbit Renal Tissue in Vivo: Temporal Histologic Trends
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2007-10-01)
Background and Purpose: Histotripsy is defined as noninvasive, nonthermal, mechanical (cavitational) tissue ablation. We previously demonstrated the predictable acute tissue effects of histotripsy in rabbit kidney and other ...
Dickkopf-1 expression increases early in prostate cancer development and decreases during progression from primary tumor to metastasis
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-09-15)
BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PCa) frequently metastasizes to the bone and induces osteoblastic lesions. We previously demonstrated through over-expression of the Wnt inhibitor dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) that Wnts contribute to the ...
Sequence variation in the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and prostate cancer in African American men Anna M. Ray and Kimberly A. Zuhlke contributed equally to this work.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-06-15)
BACKGROUND Previous studies have found associations between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and several cancer types. Recently, we found that mutations in the mtDNA gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 ( COI ) were ...
New trends in the treatment of bone metastasis
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-12-01)
Bone metastasis is often the penultimate harbinger of death for many cancer patients. Bone metastases are often associated with fractures and severe pain resulting in decreased quality of life. Accordingly, effective ...
Laparoscopic Nephron-Sparing Surgery for a Renal Mass: 1-Year Minimum Follow-Up
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2004-10-01)
Background and Purpose: Because of the explosion of laparoscopy in urology coinciding with the excellent results of open nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for small renal masses, laparoscopic NSS has become an alternative to ...
Features of the metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in African-American men
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-03-01)
BACKGROUND. Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of conditions that includes hypertension, dyslipidemia, central adiposity, and high blood glucose levels. Over the past decade, a growing body of literature suggests that ...
Tissue engineering from Adam to the zygote: historical reflections
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000-02)
Tissue engineering, long a matter of myth and dream throughout the history of medicine, is now a practical reality. A wide spectrum of biological materials are used in the field of urology to treat disease and to overcome ...
Correlation of the International Prostate Symptom Score bother question with the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Impact Index in a clinical practice setting
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-06)
To evaluate the association between the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) bother question (BQ) and a validated disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire, the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Impact Index ...
Measuring health-related quality of life outcomes in bladder cancer patients using the Bladder Cancer Index (BCI)
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-05-01)
BACKGROUND. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has not been adequately measured in bladder cancer. A recently developed reliable and disease-specific quality of life instrument (Bladder Cancer Index, BCI) was used to ...