BJU International

Editor's Comment
pp. i-i(1)

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE REJECTS NEW TREATMENTS FOR RENAL CELL CANCER: CINDERELLA'S INVITATION IS CANCELLED
pp. 1491-1492(2)
Author: Eisen, Tim

ARE THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE GUIDELINES THAT PROMULGATE ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER JUSTIFIED BY THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE?
pp. 1492-1493(2)
Authors: Kirby, Roger S.; Fitzpatrick, John M.

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER
pp. 1493-1495(3)
Authors: Gommersall, Lyndon; Shergill, Iqbal S.; Ahmed, Hashim U.; Arya, Manit; Grange, Philippe; Gill, Inderbir S.

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION MIGHT PREDICT SILENT UNOBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
pp. 1496-1496(1)
Author: Jackson, Graham

Laparoscopic surgery for cancers of the kidney: long-term oncological efficacy
pp. 1498-1501(4)
Authors: Garg, Sudhanshu; Batura, Deepak; Biyani, Chandra Shekhar; Gill, Inderbir S.

Haemostatic sealants in nephron-sparing surgery: what surgeons need to know
pp. 1502-1508(7)
Authors: Dalpiaz, Orietta; Neururer, Richard; Bartsch, Georg; Peschel, Reinhard

Metabolic and cardiovascular effects of androgen deprivation therapy
pp. 1509-1514(6)
Authors: Hakimian, Payam; Blute, Michael; Kashanian, James; Chan, Sherman; Silver, David; Shabsigh, Ridwan

The pharmacological management of intermittent priapismic states
pp. 1515-1521(7)
Authors: Chow, Karyee; Payne, Steve

Prostate cancer screening in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian cancer screening trial: update on findings from the initial four rounds of screening in a randomized trial
pp. 1524-1530(7)
Authors: Grubb, Robert L.; Pinsky, Paul F.; Greenlee, Robert T.; Izmirlian, Grant; Miller, Anthony B.; Hickey, Thomas P.; Riley, Thomas L.; Mabie, Jerome E.; Levin, David L.; Chia, David; Kramer, Barnett S.; Reding, Douglas J.; Church, Timothy R.; Yokochi, Lance A.; Kvale, Paul A.; Weissfeld, Joel L.; Urban, Donald A.; Buys, Saundra S.; Gelmann, Edward P.; Ragard, Lawrence R.; Crawford, E. David; Prorok, Philip C.; Gohagan, John K.; Berg, Christine D.; Andriole, Gerald L.

The efficacy and safety of degarelix: a 12-month, comparative, randomized, open-label, parallel-group phase III study in patients with prostate cancer
pp. 1531-1538(8)
Authors: Klotz, Laurence; Boccon-Gibod, Laurent; Shore, Neal D.; Andreou, Cal; Persson, Bo-Eric; Cantor, Per; Jensen, Jens-Kristian; Olesen, Tine Kold; Schröder, Fritz H.

Outcomes of patients after aborted radical cystectomy for intraoperative findings of metastatic disease
pp. 1539-1543(5)
Authors: Guzzo, Thomas J.; Rogers, Craig G.; Deng, Chris Y.; Bivalacqua, Trinity J.; Palapattu, Ganesh S.; Bastian, Patrick J.; Eisenberger, Mario A.; Schoenberg, Mark P.; Gonzalgo, Mark L.

Concomitant pathology in the prostate in cystoprostatectomy specimens: a prospective study and review
pp. 1544-1550(7)
Authors: Saad, Mohamed; Abdel-Rahim, Mona; Abol-Enein, Hassan; Ghoneim, Mohammed A.

Functional and oncological outcomes after orthotopic neobladder reconstruction in women
pp. 1551-1555(5)
Authors: Granberg, Candace F.; Boorjian, Stephen A.; Crispen, Paul L.; Tollefson, Matthew K.; Farmer, Sara A.; Frank, Igor; Blute, Michael L.

Increasing patient comfort by optimized postoperative administration of intravesical mitomycin C
pp. 1556-1559(4)
Authors: Stoehr, Brigitte; Mueller, Tilko; Granig, Thomas; Zangerl, Florian; Steiner, Hannes

The accuracy of transrectal ultrasonography supplemented with computer-aided ultrasonography for detecting small prostate cancers
pp. 1560-1565(6)
Authors: Braeckman, Johan; Autier, Philippe; Soviany, Cristina; Nir, Rina; Nir, Dror; Michielsen, Dirk; Treurnicht, Karien; Jarmulowicz, Michael; Bleiberg, Harry; Govindaraju, Senthil; Emberton, Mark

Highly specific detection of prostate-specific antigen-positive cells in the blood of patients with prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia, using a real-time reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction method with improved sensitivity
pp. 1566-1572(7)
Authors: Barbero, Giovanna; Destefanis, Paolo; Procida, Simone; Mandili, Giorgia; Ulliers, Daniela; Ceruti, Carlo; Fiori, Cristian; Maule, Milena M.; Fontana, Dario; Giribaldi, Giuliana; Turrini, Franco

Variance inflation in sequential calculations of body surface area, plasma volume, and prostate-specific antigen mass
pp. 1573-1580(8)
Authors: Sivanandam, Arun; Siva, Siddharth; Bhandari, Mahendra; Menon, Mani

Does a nerve-sparing technique or potency affect continence after open radical retropubic prostatectomy?
pp. 1581-1584(4)
Authors: Marien, Tracy P.; Lepor, Herbert

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: is the pretreatment prostate volume important?
pp. 1585-1588(4)
Authors: Meyer, Jon-Paul; Bell, C. Richard W.; Elwell, Christine; Kunkler, Roger B.

Histopathological characteristics of lymph node metastases predict cancer-specific survival in node-positive prostate cancer
pp. 1589-1593(5)
Authors: Boormans, Joost L.; Wildhagen, Mark F.; Bangma, Chris H.; Verhagen, Paul C.; van Leenders, Geert J.

Does diabetes mellitus as a comorbid condition affect the health-related quality of life in prostate cancer survivors? Results of a population-based observational study
pp. 1594-1600(7)
Authors: Mols, Floortje; Aquarius, Annelies E.; Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise; Aaronson, Neil K.; Kil, Paul J.M.; van de Poll-Franse, Lonneke V.

A phase II study of high-dose calcitriol combined with mitoxantrone and prednisone for androgen-independent prostate cancer
pp. 1601-1606(6)
Authors: Chan, Joseph S.; Beer, Tomasz M.; Quinn, David I.; Pinski, Jacek K.; Garzotto, Mark; Sokoloff, Mitchell; Dehaze, Daniel R.; Ryan, Christopher W.

Prostate-specific antigen flare phenomenon with docetaxel-based chemotherapy in patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer
pp. 1607-1609(3)
Authors: Sella, Avishay; Sternberg, Cora N.; Skoneczna, Iwona; Kovel, Svetlana

Nephrectomy improves the survival of patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma
pp. 1610-1614(5)
Authors: Zini, Laurent; Perrotte, Paul; Jeldres, Claudio; Capitanio, Umberto; Pharand, Daniel; Arjane, Philippe; Lapointe, Steven; Montorsi, Francesco; Patard, Jean-Jacques; Karakiewicz, Pierre I.

The destruction of the lower urinary tract by ketamine abuse: a new syndrome?
pp. 1616-1622(7)
Authors: Chu, Peggy Sau-Kwan; Ma, Wai-Kit; Wong, Simon Chun-Wing; Chu, Ringo Wing-Hong; Cheng, Cheung-Hing; Wong, Shun; Tse, Johnny Man-li; Lau, Fei-Lung; Yiu, Ming-Kwong; Man, Chi-Wai

Holmium laser prostatic resection for patients presenting with acute urinary retention
pp. 1623-1628(6)
Authors: Anderson, Christopher B.; Helfand, Brian T.; McVary, Kevin T.

Prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate biopsy: are self-reported lower urinary tract symptoms and health-related quality of life associated with the decision to undergo these investigations?
pp. 1629-1633(5)
Authors: Avery, Kerry N.L.; Metcalfe, Chris; Blazeby, Jane M.; Lane, J. Athene; Neal, David E.; Hamdy, Freddie C.; Donovan, Jenny L.

Nitrofurantoin: the return of an old friend in the wake of growing resistance
pp. 1634-1637(4)
Authors: Kashanian, James; Hakimian, Payam; Blute, Michael; Wong, Jean; Khanna, Himmansh; Wise, Gilbert; Shabsigh, Ridwan

Penile fracture: preoperative evaluation and surgical technique for optimal patient outcome
pp. 1640-1644(5)
Authors: Kamdar, Ciamack; Mooppan, Unni M.M.; Kim, Hong; Gulmi, Frederick A.

Efficacy, tolerability and satisfaction with sildenafil citrate 100-mg titration compared with continued 50-mg dose treatment in men with erectile dysfunction
pp. 1645-1650(6)
Authors: Buvat, Jacques; Hatzichristou, Dimitrios; Maggi, Mario; Farmer, Ian; Martínez-Jabaloyas, Jose M.; Miller, Paul J.; Schnetzler, Gabriel

Alfuzosin attenuates erectile dysfunction in rats with partial bladder outlet obstruction
pp. 1651-1657(7)
Authors: Gur, Serap; Sikka, Suresh C.; Chandra, Surabhi; Koka, Padma Sandeep; Agrawal, Krishna C.; Kadowitz, Philip J.; Hellstrom, Wayne J.G.

Robotic nephrectomy for the treatment of benign and malignant disease
pp. 1660-1665(6)
Authors: Rogers, Craig; Laungani, Rajesh; Krane, Louis Spencer; Bhandari, Akshay; Bhandari, Mahendra; Menon, Mani

Transvesical robotic radical prostatectomy
pp. 1666-1669(4)
Authors: Desai, Mihir M.; Aron, Monish; Berger, Andre; Canes, David; Stein, Robert; Haber, Georges-Pascal; Kamoi, Kazumi; Crouzet, Sebastien; Sotelo, Rene; Gill, Inderbir S.

Comparison of gelatine matrix-thrombin sealants used during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
pp. 1670-1674(5)
Authors: Nogueira, Lucas; Katz, Darren; Pinochet, Rodrigo; Kurta, Jordan M.; Coleman, Jonathan A.

Urolithiasis in the horseshoe kidney: a single-centre experience
pp. 1676-1680(5)
Authors: Symons, Stephanie J.; Ramachandran, Anil; Kurien, Abraham; Baiysha, Ramen; Desai, Mahesh R.

Effect of firing rate on the performance of shock wave lithotriptors
pp. 1681-1686(6)
Authors: Pishchalnikov, Yuri A.; McAteer, James A.; Williams Jr, James C.

The continent, catheterizable abdominal conduit in adult urological practice
pp. 1688-1692(5)
Authors: Gowda, Basavaraj D.R.; Agrawal, Vineet; Harrison, Simon C.W.

Association of the ABCG2 C421A polymorphism with prostate cancer risk and survival
pp. 1694-1699(6)
Authors: Gardner, Erin R.; Ahlers, Christoph M.; Shukla, Suneet; Sissung, Tristan M.; Ockers, Sandra B.; Price, Douglas K.; Hamada, Akinobu; Robey, Robert W.; Steinberg, Seth M.; Ambudkar, Suresh V.; Dahut, William L.; Figg, William D.

High nuclear Livin expression is a favourable prognostic indicator in renal cell carcinoma
pp. 1700-1706(7)
Authors: Haferkamp, Axel; Bedke, Jens; Vetter, Caroline; Pritsch, Maria; Wagener, Nina; Buse, Stephan; Crnkovic-Mertens, Irena; Hoppe-Seyler, Karin; Macher-Goeppinger, Stephan; Hoppe-Seyler, Felix; Autschbach, Frank; Hohenfellner, Markus

P-cadherin as a prognostic indicator and a modulator of migratory behaviour in bladder carcinoma cells
pp. 1707-1714(8)
Authors: Mandeville, Jessica A.; Neto, Brasil Silva; Vanni, Alex J.; Smith, Gjanje L.; Rieger-Christ, Kimberly M.; Zeheb, Ron; Loda, Massimo; Libertino, John A.; Summerhayes, Ian C.

Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) renal cryoablation in a porcine model
pp. 1715-1718(4)
Authors: Crouzet, Sebastien; Haber, Georges-Pascal; Kamoi, Kazumi; Berger, Andre; Brethauer, Stacy; Gatmaitan, Patrick; Gill, Inderbir S.; Kaouk, Jihad H.

Oestrogen receptor expression and neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the clitoris and preputial gland structures of mice
pp. 1719-1723(5)
Authors: Martin-Alguacil, Nieves; Schober, Justine; Kow, Lee-Ming; Pfaff, Donald

Lower urinary tract phenotype of experimental autoimmune cystitis in mouse: a potential animal model for interstitial cystitis
pp. 1724-1730(7)
Authors: Lin, Yi-Hao; Liu, Guiming; Kavran, Michael; Altuntas, Cengiz Z.; Gasbarro, Gregory; Tuohy, Vincent K.; Daneshgari, Firouz

Can autologous myoblasts be used as a potential bulking agent?
pp. 1731-1736(6)
Authors: Mitterberger, Michael; Marksteiner, Rainer; Schwaiger, Wolfgang; Klima, Günther; Schwentner, Christian; Müller, Tilko; Bartsch, Georg; Radmayr, Christian; Strasser, Hannes; Oswald, Josef

Comparisons of the responses of anterior and posterior human adult male bladder neck smooth muscle to in vitro stimulation
pp. 1737-1742(6)
Authors: Bolton, John F.; Whittlestone, Timothy H.; Sibley, Gary N.A.

An in vitro study on human ureteric smooth muscle with the α1-adrenoceptor subtype blocker, tamsulosin
pp. 1743-1745(3)
Authors: Rajpathy, John; Aswathaman, Karthikeyan; Sinha, Maneesh; Subramani, Sathya; Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh; Kekre, Nitin S.

Making the cut in South Africa- a medico-political journey
pp. 1746-1746(1)

What every urologist should get for Christmas, some DNA
pp. 1747-1748(2)

PUBLIC INTEREST WARNING: SHOULD WE BAN WOODEN/ORNAMENTAL TOILET SEATS FOR MALE INFANTS?
pp. 1749-1749(1)

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION IN UPPER URINARY TRACT UROTHELIAL CANCER
pp. 1749-1750(2)

LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY AND NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY IN UROLOGY: TRAINEE-DIRECTED TOOLS IN TANDEM WITH RAPID SURGICAL ADVANCES
pp. 1750-1751(2)

T-shunt with or without tunnelling for prolonged ischaemic priapism
pp. 1754-1764(11)
Authors: Garcia, Maurice M.; Shindel, Alan W.; Lue, Tom F.

Energy-free nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the bulldog technique
pp. 1766-1769(4)
Authors: Haber, Georges-Pascal; Aron, Monish; Ukimura, Osamu; Gill, Inderbir S.

Diary
pp. 1770-1771(2)

Erratum
pp. 1772-1772(1)

Abbreviations
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Levels of Evidence
pp. 1774-1774(1)