Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
Sir, We read the article by Carrasco et al. [1] with interest. The study is worth attention as it relates to short-term CoQ10 use to prevent renal damage caused by SWL. However, some conflicting points and omissions occur. In addition, it would have been more ethically appropriate to conduct an animal study. There are studies on the […]
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Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy guided solely by ultrasonography: a 5-year study of >700 cases Song Yan, Fei Xiang and Song Yongsheng Division of Urology, Sheng Jing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China OBJECTIVE • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) solely guided by ultrasonography (US). PATIENTS AND METHODS • From May 2007 to July 2012, […]
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From simulation to reality: the path forward for the trainee robotic surgeon Sir, As a trainee, I was delighted to see the articles from Hung et al. [1] and Murphy et al. [2] in the BJUI. They both raised points which trainees encounter in today’s practice. With advances in urology, there are many obstacles facing […]
BJUI Associate Editor Vincenzo Ficarra, discusses the BJUI’s aim to increase the quality of papers and the journal’s Impact Factor. The rejection rate shall see an increase from 65% to 80% as a result.
Every week the Editor-in-Chief selects the Article of the Week from the current issue of BJUI. The abstract is reproduced below and you can click on the button to read the full article, which is freely available to all readers for at least 30 days from the time of this post. In addition to the […]
Sir, Krege et al. [1] report on the results of adding sorafenib to standard cisplatin and gemcitabine (CG) in first-line advanced urothelial cancer. Despite reporting on negative findings overall, the results should be discussed because of two major issues. Firstly, investigators are now asked to delineate the mechanisms behind the clinical benefit of specific targeted […]