Browsing by Subject "prostate"
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Computer aided learning versus standard lecture for undergraduate education in urology
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004-03-01)Purpose: the current model of undergraduate medical education is under debate since knowledge retention and student interest seem to be decreasing. To clarify this situation we developed and evaluated a computer aided ...
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Differential expression and antibacterial activity of epididymis protein 2 isoforms in the male reproductive tract of human and rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
(Soc Study Reproduction, 2004-11-01)The epididymis protein 2 (EP2) gene, the fusion of two ancestral P-defensin genes, is highly expressed in the epididymis and subject to species-specific regulation at the levels of promoter selection, transcription, and ...
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Does the less aggressive multimodal approach of treating bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma preserve bladder function?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005-12-01)Purpose: the treatment of bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma has evolved into multimodal therapy, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and organ sparing surgery with bladder preservation. We investigated bladder function ...
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Genes master switch reguladores envolvidos com desenvolvimento e remodelação da glândula prostática após a castração
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-01-29)There is high incidence of prostatic diseases in humans, with tumors the main causes of cancer death in men in Brazil, due to these facts, it is necessary to compreendenção development and prostate biology. The prostate ...
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Is the ultrasound-estimated bladder weight a reliable method for evaluating bladder outlet obstruction?
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-09-01)OBJECTIVETo evaluate the correlation between ultrasound-estimated bladder weight (UEBW) in patients with different degrees of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO).METHODSWe evaluated 50 consecutive non-neurogenic male patients ...
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The percentage of positive biopsy cores as a predictor of disease recurrence in patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy
(Blackwell Publishing, 2005-12-01)OBJECTIVETo analyse the prognostic value of the percentage of positive biopsy cores (PPBC) in determining the pathological features and biochemical outcome of patients with prostate cancer treated by radical prostatectomy, ...
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Prostatic carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation diagnosed in needle biopsies, a morphologic study of 7 cases among 465 sequential biopsies in a tertiary cancer center
(Brazilian Soc Urol, 2011-09-01)Purpose: Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) of the prostate are rare, with only a few series hitherto reported. the objective of this study was to assess in a single institution the clinical and morphologic characteristics ...
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PSA screening for prostate cancer
(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2017)Screening of prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a highly controversial issue. One part of the controversy is due to the confusion between population screening and early diagnosis, another derives from ...
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The Role of Membranous Urethral Afferent Autonomic Innervation in the Continence Mechanism After Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: A Clinical and Prospective Study
(Elsevier B.V., 2008-12-01)Purpose: We evaluated the somatic and autonomic innervation of the pelvic floor and rhabdosphincter before and after nerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy using neurophysiological tests and correlated findings ...
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Steroid Hormone Receptors as Potential Mediators of the Clinical Effects of Dutasteride: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study
(Sage Publications Inc, 2017)This study characterizes the clinical and morphofunctional effects of a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor on steroid hormone receptors in normal human prostate tissue, as potential mediators of the clinical effects of dutasteride. ...
