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    International Journal of Urology: Volume 22, Issue 8

    717-804
    August 2015
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IJU this issue

Yoichi Arai M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 717
  • First Published: 26 July 2015

Editorial

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Report of the International Journal of Urology Editorial Board Meeting 2015 in Kanazawa, Japan

Eiji Kikuchi M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 718-720
  • First Published: 26 July 2015

Review Article

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Renin–angiotensin system blockade: Its contribution and controversy

Akira Miyajima,  Takeo Kosaka,  Eiji Kikuchi,  Mototsugu Oya, 
  • Pages: 721-730
  • First Published: 29 May 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

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Laparoscopic off-clamp partial nephrectomy using soft coagulation

Fumiya Hongo,  Akihiro Kawauchi,  Takashi Ueda,  Atsuko Fujihara-Iwata,  Terukazu Nakamura,  Yoshio Naya,  Kazumi Kamoi,  Koji Okihara,  Tsuneharu Miki, 
  • Pages: 731-734
  • First Published: 18 May 2015

Editorial Comment

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Editorial Comment to Laparoscopic off-clamp partial nephrectomy using soft coagulation

Tomonori Ota M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 735
  • First Published: 25 May 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy for Japanese patients with primary renal cell carcinoma in the cytokine and targeted therapy era

Katsunori Tatsugami,  Nobuo Shinohara,  Tsunenori Kondo,  Toshinari Yamasaki,  Masatoshi Eto,  Tomoyasu Tsushima,  Toshiro Terachi,  Seiji Naito,  on behalf of the Japanese Society of Renal Cancer , 
  • Pages: 736-740
  • First Published: 18 May 2015

Editorial Comment

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Editorial Comment to Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy for Japanese patients with primary renal cell carcinoma in the cytokine and targeted therapy era

Pierre Bigot M.D., Ph.D.,  Souhil Lebdai M.D.,  Abdel Rahmène Azzouzi M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 740-741
  • First Published: 26 May 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Performance status as a significant prognostic predictor in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder who underwent radical cystectomy

Nobuyuki Hinata,  Hideaki Miyake,  Akira Miyazaki,  Masatomo Nishikawa,  Hiromoto Tei,  Masato Fujisawa, 
  • Pages: 742-746
  • First Published: 18 May 2015

Clinical outcomes of prostate cancer patients in Yokosuka City, Japan: A comparative study between cases detected by prostate-specific antigen-based screening in Yokosuka and those detected by other means

Naoki Sakai,  Masataka Taguri,  Kazuki Kobayashi,  Sumio Noguchi,  Shigeru Ikeda,  Hideshige Koh,  Yoshiaki Satomi,  Akihiko Furuhata, 
  • Pages: 747-752
  • First Published: 23 May 2015

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Editorial Comment from Dr Izumi to Clinical outcomes of prostate cancer patients in Yokosuka City, Japan: A comparative study between cases detected by prostate-specific antigen-based screening in Yokosuka and those detected by other means

Kouji Izumi, 
  • Pages: 752-753
  • First Published: 23 May 2015
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Editorial Comment from Dr Stamatiou to Clinical outcomes of prostate cancer patients in Yokosuka City, Japan: A comparative study between cases detected by prostate-specific antigen-based screening in Yokosuka and those detected by other means

Konstantinos N Stamatiou M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 753
  • First Published: 23 May 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

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Current use of active surveillance for localized prostate cancer: A nationwide survey in Japan

Koji Mitsuzuka,  Hirofumi Koga,  Mikio Sugimoto,  Yoichi Arai,  Chikara Ohyama,  Yoshiyuki Kakehi,  Seiji Naito, 
  • Pages: 754-759
  • First Published: 10 May 2015

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Editorial Comment to Current use of active surveillance for localized prostate cancer: A nationwide survey in Japan

Siska Van Bruwaene M.D.,  Declan G Murphy M.B., F.R.C.S. (Urol.), 
  • Page: 760
  • First Published: 05 July 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Comparison between uroflowmetry and sonouroflowmetry in recording of urinary flow in healthy men

Jan Krhut,  Marcel Gärtner,  Radek Sýkora,  Petr Hurtík,  Michal Burda,  Libor Luňáček,  Katarína Zvarová,  Peter Zvara, 
  • Pages: 761-765
  • First Published: 18 May 2015

Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms as a result of large benign prostatic hyperplasia: A prospective single-center investigation

Maoqiang Wang,  Liping Guo,  Feng Duan,  Kai Yuan,  Guodong Zhang,  Kai Li,  Jieyu Yan,  Yan Wang,  Haiyan Kang,  Zhijun Wang, 
  • Pages: 766-772
  • First Published: 06 May 2015

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Editorial Comment to Prostatic arterial embolization for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms as a result of large benign prostatic hyperplasia: A prospective single-center investigation

Yasuhito Funahashi M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 772
  • First Published: 13 May 2015

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Ultrasound-guided micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric patients with kidney stones

Mehmet Nuri Bodakçi,  Necmettin Penbegul,  Mansur Dağgülli,  Onur Dede,  Mehmet Mazhar Utangaç,  Namık Kemal Hatipoglu,  Ahmet Ali Sancaktutar, 
  • Pages: 773-777
  • First Published: 14 May 2015

Original Articles: Laboratory Investigation

Possible effect of lysophosphatidic acid on cell proliferation and involvement of lysophosphatidic acid and lysophosphatidic acid receptors in mechanical stretch-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase

Yohei Kawashima,  Nobuhiro Kushida,  Shuko Kokubun,  Soichiro Ogawa,  Homare Shiomi,  Kei Ishibashi,  Ken Aikawa,  Kentaro Ikegami,  Masanori Nomiya,  Osamu Yamaguchi, 
  • Pages: 778-784
  • First Published: 03 June 2015

Case Reports

Pharmacokinetic analysis of cyclosporine in a renal transplant recipient with congenital absence of the portal vein

Ryuto Nakazawa,  Yuichi Sato,  Hideo Sasaki,  Yugo Shibagaki,  Kenjiro Kimura,  Tatsuya Chikaraishi, 
  • Pages: 785-787
  • First Published: 02 June 2015

Usefulness of sonourethrography for penile abscess as a result of xanthogranulomatous granuloma in the corpus cavernosum of an adult: A case report

Tomonori Minagawa,  Haruaki Kato,  Teruyuki Ogawa,  Takeshi Uehara,  Osamu Ishizuka, 
  • Pages: 788-790
  • First Published: 26 May 2015

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Editorial Comment from Dr Jakobsen to Usefulness of sonourethrography for penile abscess as a result of xanthogranulomatous granuloma in the corpus cavernosum of an adult: A case report

Jakob K Jakobsen M.D., 
  • Page: 791
  • First Published: 26 May 2015
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Editorial Comment from Dr Long to Usefulness of sonourethrography for penile abscess as a result of xanthogranulomatous granuloma in the corpus cavernosum of an adult: A case report

Ronan M Long M.Ch., M.Med.Sci., 
  • Page: 792
  • First Published: 29 May 2015
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Editorial Comment from Dr Goh to Usefulness of sonourethrography for penile abscess as a result of xanthogranulomatous granuloma in the corpus cavernosum of an adult: A case report

Eng Hong Goh F.R.C.S., 
  • Pages: 792-793
  • First Published: 26 May 2015

Case Reports

Rosai–Dorfman disease with atypical intrascrotal involvement

Cristina Rodríguez Torres,  Gema Riazuelo Fantova,  Irene Escartín Martínez,  Juan José Castillo Escudero,  Celia del Agua Arias, 
  • Pages: 794-796
  • First Published: 18 May 2015

Urological Notes

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Progression of hypertension after partial nephrectomy in patients with renal tumors: A preliminary report

Masaharu Inoue M.D.,  Yasuhisa Fujii M.D., Ph.D.,  Minato Yokoyama M.D., Ph.D.,  Kazutaka Saito M.D., Ph.D.,  Noboru Numao M.D., Ph.D.,  Kazunori Kihara M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 797-798
  • First Published: 28 April 2015

Editorial Comment

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Editorial Comment to Progression of hypertension after partial nephrectomy in patients with renal tumors: A preliminary report

Toshihiko Sakurai M.D., 
  • Pages: 798-799
  • First Published: 13 May 2015

Urological Notes

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Hypertensive crisis during hemostasis of adrenal bleeding using a soft-coagulation device

Taketo Kawai M.D., Ph.D.,  Motofumi Suzuki M.D., Ph.D.,  Masafumi Otsuka M.D.,  Shusaku Nakazono M.D.,  Yoshinori Tanaka M.D., Ph.D.,  Yukio Homma M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 799-800
  • First Published: 14 April 2015
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Free uroflowmetry for voiding dysfunction measurement in women with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in primary care

Niek F Casteleijn M.D.,  Chantal MCR Panman M.D.,  Marian Wiegersma M.D.,  Boudewijn J Kollen Ph.D.,  Embert J Messelink M.D.,  Janny H Dekker M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 801-802
  • First Published: 22 April 2015
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p.Leu636Pro mutation is associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-related disorders (congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens)

Donatello Salvatore M.D.,  Domenico Dell'Edera B.Sc.,  Carmela Colangelo M.D.,  Giuseppina Smaldore B.Sc., 
  • Pages: 803-804
  • First Published: 05 May 2015

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Editorial Comment to p.Leu636Pro mutation is associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-related disorders (congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens)

Giuseppe Castaldo M.D., Ph.D.,  Felice Amato Ph.D., 
  • Page: 804
  • First Published: 25 May 2015