Detrusor underactivity influences the efficacy of TURP in patients with BPO.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of detrusor underactivity on the efficacy of TURP in patients with benign prostate obstruction.

Methods: A retrospective study of 350 patients with benign prostate obstruction who underwent TURP was carried out. Different degrees of bladder outlet obstruction were grouped by the bladder outlet obstruction index.

Comparison of Two Numerical Parameters to Assess Detrusor Contractility in Prognosing Short-Term Outcome after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

Objective: To investigate and compare the influence of two numerical detrusor contractility parameters, the bladder contractility index (BCI) and the maximum Watts factor (WFmax), on transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) outcome.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 236 patients who had undergone urodynamic assessment preoperatively and TURP for benign prostatic obstruction. They were evaluated by International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and uroflowmetry preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively.

Postoperative prognostic model for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma in a Chinese population.

Objectives: To develop a predictive model for the oncological outcomes of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in a Chinese population.

Methods: A retrospective study of 1108 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma who underwent nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy between January 2006 and December 2013 was carried out. Recurrence-free survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Simvastatin blocks TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human prostate cancer cells.

In recent years, the use of statins has been reported to be associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer (PCa), particularly metastatic PCa. The mechanisms underlying these epidemiological observations are poorly understood. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical initial step and a hallmark for cancer metastasis.

Predictors of short-term overactive bladder symptom improvement after transurethral resection of prostate in men with benign prostatic obstruction.

Objectives: To investigate the correlation of preoperative overactive bladder symptoms and urodynamic parameters to the improvement of overactive bladder symptoms after transurethral resection of the prostate.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out in 128 patients with urodynamically proven benign prostatic obstruction that underwent transurethral resection of the prostate. All patients had preoperative urgency symptoms.

[Retroperitoneal laparoscopy combined with urethral resection for treatment of renal pelvic carcinoma].

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the operation method and efficacy through retroperitoneal laparoscopy combined with urethral resection for treatment of renal pelvic carcinoma.

Methods: Total nephroureterectomy with excision of bladder cuff by retroperitoneal laparoscopy plus urethral resection was performed in 18 patients with pathologically confirmed pelvic transitional cell carcinoma (II-III, T1N0M0-T2N0M0). The operation was performed using Olympus celioscope (30 degrees or 0 degree) under general anesthesia.