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Trends in renal function after radical nephrectomy: a multicentre analysis Jae S. Chung1, Nak H. Son2, Seok-Soo Byun6, Sang E. Lee6, Sung K. Hong6, Chang W. Jeong6, Sang C. Lee6, Dong-Wan Chae7, Won S. Choi8, Yong H. Park3, Sung H. Hong4, Yong J. Kim9 and Seok H. Kang5 1Department of Urology, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, 2Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 3Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, 4Department…

The Melbourne Consensus Statement on the early detection of prostate cancer Declan G. Murphy1,2,3, Thomas Ahlering4, William J. Catalona5, Helen Crowe2,3, Jane Crowe3, Noel Clarke10, Matthew Cooperberg6, David Gillatt11, Martin Gleave12, Stacy Loeb7, Monique Roobol14, Oliver Sartor8, Tom Pickles13, Addie Wootten3, Patrick C. Walsh9 and Anthony J. Costello2,3 1Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 2Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, 3Epworth Prostate Centre, Australian Prostate…

  Initial management of prostate-specific antigen-detected, low-risk prostate cancer and the risk of death from prostate cancer Ayal A. Aizer*, Ming-Hui Chen‡, Jona Hattangadi* and Anthony V. D'Amico† *Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Boston, MA, †Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, and, ‡Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA OBJECTIVE • To evaluate whether older…

Extent of lymphadenectomy does not improve the survival of patients with renal cell carcinoma and nodal metastases: biases associated with the handling of missing data Maxine Sun*, Quoc-Dien Trinh*‡, Marco Bianchi*¶, Jens Hansen*††, Firas Abdollah¶, Zhe Tian*, Shahrokh F. Shariat§, Francesco Montorsi¶, Paul Perrotte† and Pierre I. Karakiewicz*† *Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, †Department of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada,…

Association of diabetes mellitus and metformin use with oncological outcomes of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer Malte Rieken1,3, Evanguelos Xylinas1,4, Luis Kluth1,5, Joseph J. Crivelli1, James Chrystal1, Talia Faison1, Yair Lotan6, Pierre I. Karakiewicz7, Harun Fajkovic10, Marek Babjuk8, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer10, Alexander Bachmann3, Douglas S. Scherr1 and Shahrokh F. Shariat1,2,10 1Department of Urology, 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital,…

Training of European urology residents in laparoscopy: results of a pan-European survey Frederico T.G. Furriel, Maria P. Laguna*, Arnaldo J.C. Figueiredo, Pedro T.C. Nunes and Jens J. Rassweiler† Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, *Department of Urology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and †Department of Urology, Klinikum Heilbronn, University of Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Germany OBJECTIVE • To…

Prospective randomized trial of hexylaminolevulinate photodynamic-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) plus single-shot intravesical mitomycin C vs conventional white-light TURBT plus mitomycin C in newly presenting non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer Timothy O'Brien, Eleanor Ray, Kathryn Chatterton, Muhammad Shamim Khan, Ashish Chandra and Kay Thomas Urology Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK OBJECTIVE • To determine if photodynamic…

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, 705 24-F-tract PCNL procedures were performed (679 patients, of whom 26 had bilateral…

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.