Int Braz J Urol. Vol. 34 N. 01 – 2008
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S COMMENT
02 | F.J.B. Sampaio
CLINICAL UROLOGY
3 | Prognostic Relevance of the Histological Subtype of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Marcos F. Dall’Oglio, Alberto A. Antunes, Antonio C. Pompeo, Alcides Mosconi, Katia R. M.
Leite, Miguel Srougi
9 | Retrospective Study Comparing Six- and Twelve-Core Prostate Biopsy in Detection of Prostate Cancer
Motoi Tobiume, Yoshiaki Yamada, Kogenta Nakamura, Nobuaki Honda
15 | Evaluation of Core and Surface Body Temperatures, Prevalence, Onset, Duration and Severity of Hot Flashes in Men after Bilateral Orchidectomy for Prostate Cancer
Naseem A. Aziz, Chris F. Heyns (Editorial comment by Dr. Michio Naoe; Dr. Bernardo Rocco; Dr. Marcelo Pimentel; Dr. Eric C. Nelson & Dr. Christopher P. Evans)
23 | Gleason Score as Predictor of Clinicopathologic Findings and Biochemical (PSA) Progression Following Radical Prostatectomy
Marbele S. Guimaraes, Maisa M. Quintal, Luciana R. Meirelles, Luis A. Magna, Ubirajara
Ferreira, Athanase Billis
30 | Semen and Urine Culture in the Diagnosis of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
(Editorial comment by Dr. C. Lowell Parsons; Dr. Emrah Yatkin & Dr. Risto Santti)
41 | Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Following Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Roberto C. Fonseca, Cristiano M. Gomes, Elton B. Meireles, Geraldo C. Freire, Miguel Srougi
49 | Sperm Defect Severity Rather Than Sperm Source Is Associated With Lower Fertilization Rates after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Sidney Verza Jr, Sandro C. Esteves
PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
57 | Relevance of Herniography for Accurate Diagnosis of Patent Processus Vaginalis in Cryptorchidism
Varela-Cives, A. Bautista-Casasnovas, P. Taboada-Santomil, E. Estevez-Martinez,
Mendez-Gallart, M. Pombo-Arias, R. Tojo-Sierra
NEUROUROLOGY
63 | An Effective Day Case Treatment Combination for Refractory Neuropathic Mixed Incontinence
Prasad Patki, Joe B Woodhouse, Krishna Patil, Rizwan Hamid, Julian Shah (Editorial comment by Dr. Kathleen C. Kobashi)
73 | Preoperative Valsava Leak Point Pressure May Not Predict Outcome of Mid-Urethral Slings. Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Retropubic versus Transobturator Mid-Urethral Slings
Elisabetta Costantini, Massimo Lazzeri, Antonella Giannantoni, Vittorio Bini, Alberto Vianello,
Ervin Kocjancic, Massimo Porena (Editorial comment by Dr. M. Neuman; Dr. Lior Lowenstein & Dr. Kenneth Powers)
84 | Posterior Repair with Perforated Porcine Dermal Graft
Bernard Taylor, Robert D. Moore, John R. Miklos, T. Fleming Mattox (Editorial comment by Dr. Martin Rudnicki)
INVESTIGATIVE UROLOGY
91 | Effects of Repeated Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Kidney Apoptosis of Normal and Diabetic Rat
Vicente M. Kira, Djalma J. Fagundes, Cesar O. P. Bandeira, Oskar Kaufman, Anna T. N. Fagundes, Valdemar Ortiz
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
97 | Re: Results from Three Municipal Hospitals Regarding Radical Cystectomy on Elderly Patients
Matthias May, Stephanie Fuhrer, Kay-P. Braun, Sabine Brookman-Amissah, Willi Richter, Bernd Hoschke, Horst Vogler, Michael Siegsmund
UROLOGICAL SURVEY
STONE DISEASE
100 | Cost-effectiveness of medical expulsive therapy using alpha-blockers for the treatment of distal ureteral stones
Bensalah K, Pearle M, Lotan Y
101 | Practical use of investigations in patients with hematuria
El-Galley R, Abo-Kamil R, Burns JR, Phillips J, Kolettis PN
ENDOUROLOGY & LAPAROSCOPY
102 | Laparoscopic radical cystectomy and extracorporeal urinary diversion: a single center experience of 48 cases with three years of follow-up
Hemal AK, Kolla SB, Wadhwa P, Dogra PN, Gupta NP
103 | Laparoscopic renal oncological surgery in the presence of abdominal aortic and vena caval pathology: 8-year experience
Lin YC, Haber GP, Turna B, Frota R, Koenig P, Desai M, Kaouk J, Gill IS
IMAGING
104 | MRI in the histologic characterization of testicular neoplasms
Tsili AC, Tsampoulas C, Giannakopoulos X, Stefanou D, Alamanos Y, Sofikitis N, Efremidis SC
105 | Prostate cancer: identification with combined diffusion-weighted MR imaging and 3D 1H MR spectroscopic imaging—correlation with pathologic findings
Mazaheri Y, Shukla-Dave A, Hricak H, Fine SW, Zhang J, Inurrigarro G, Moskowitz CS, Ishill NM, Reuter VE, Touijer K, Zakian KL, Koutcher JÁ
PATHOLOGY
107 | Small cell carcinoma of the prostate. A morphologic and immunohistochemical study of 95 cases
Wang W, Epstein JI
108 | Pseudocarcinomatous epithelial hyperplasia in the bladder unassociated with prior irradiation or chemotherapy
Lane Z, Epstein JI
INVESTIGATIVE UROLOGY
109 | Beneficial effect of taurine on testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
Wei SM, Yan ZZ, Zhou J
111 | Microarray analysis of exstrophic human bladder smooth muscle
Hipp J, Andersson KE, Kwon TG, Kwak EK, Yoo J, Atala A
RECONSTRUCTIVE UROLOGY
112 | Tissue engineering of urethra using human vascular endothelial growth factor gene-modified bladder urothelial cells
Guan Y, Ou L, Hu G, Wang H, Xu Y, Chen J, Zhang J, Yu Y, Kong D
114 | Early continence outcomes of posterior musculofascial plate reconstruction during robotic and laparoscopic prostatectomy
Nguyen MM, Kamoi K, Stein RJ, Aron M, Hafron JM, Turna B, Myers RP, Gill IS
UROLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
115 | Prediction of pathological stage is inaccurate in men with PSA values above 20 ng/mL
Gallina A, Jeldres C, Chun FK, Shariat SF, Briganti A, Walz J, Roehrborn CG, Saad F, Huland H, Graefen M, Montorsi F, Karakiewicz PI
116 | Intravesical instillation of bacille Calmette-Guérin for superficial bladder cancer: cost-effectiveness analysis
Uchida A, Yonou H, Hayashi E, Iha K, Oda M, Miyazato M, Oshiro Y, Hokama S, Sugaya K, Ogawa Y
117 | A multicentre, randomised prospective trial comparing three intravesical adjuvante therapies for intermediate-risk superficial bladder cancer: low-dose bacillus Calmette-Guerin (27 mg) versus very low-dose bacillus Calmette-Guerin (13.5 mg) versus mitomycin C
Ojea A, Nogueira JL, Solsona E, Flores N, Gómez JM, Molina JR, Chantada V, Camacho JE, Piñeiro LM, Rodríguez RH, Isorna S, Blas M, Martínez-Piñeiro JA, Madero R; CUETO Group (Club Urológico Español De Tratamiento Oncológico)
118 | Serial markers of bone turnover in men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with zoledronic Acid for detection of bone metastases progression
Lein M, Wirth M, Miller K, Eickenberg HU, Weissbach L, Schmidt K, Haus U, Stephan C, Meissner S, Loening SA, Jung K
NEUROUROLOGY & FEMALE UROLOGY
119 | Predictors of success with postoperative voiding trials after a mid urethral sling procedure
Wheeler TL 2nd, Richter HE, Greer WJ, Bowling CB, Redden DT, Varner RE
120 | Does uroflow predict ISD?
Smith PP, Appell RA
PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
121 | Passerini-Glazel feminizing genitoplasty: modifications in 17 years of experience with 82 cases.
Lesma A, Bocciardi A, Montorsi F, Rigatti P
122 | Lymphatic-sparing laparoscopic varicocelectomy versus microscopic varicocelectomy: is there a difference?
VanderBrink BA, Palmer LS, Gitlin J, Levitt SB, Franco I
