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    International Journal of Urology: Volume 31, Issue 4

    301-452
    April 2024
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Issue Information

  • Pages: 301-305
  • First Published: 16 April 2024

In this Issue

This issue 31-4

Norihiko Tsuchiya MD, 
  • Page: 306
  • First Published: 16 April 2024

Review Article

Free Access

Moving toward improved immune checkpoint immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer

Marco A. De Velasco,  Yurie Kura,  Kazutoshi Fujita,  Hirotsugu Uemura, 
  • Pages: 307-324
  • First Published: 02 January 2024

Original Article: Clinical Investigation

Association between antibiotic use and subsequent risk of prostate cancer: A retrospective cohort study in South Korea

Sun Jae Park,  Jaeyi Hong,  Young Jun Park,  Seogsong Jeong,  Seulggie Choi,  Jooyoung Chang,  Yun Hwan Oh,  Minjung Han,  Ahryoung Ko,  Sugyeong Kim,  Yoosun Cho,  Ji Soo Kim,  Joung Sik Son,  Sang Min Park, 
  • Pages: 325-331
  • First Published: 21 December 2023

Editorial Comments

Editorial Comment on “Association between antibiotic use and subsequent risk of prostate cancer: A retrospective cohort study in South Korea”

Koji Hatano M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 331-332
  • First Published: 12 January 2024

Open Access

Editorial Comment from Dr Mori to Association between antibiotic use and subsequent risk of prostate cancer: A retrospective cohort study in South Korea

Keiichiro Mori M.D., 
  • Page: 332
  • First Published: 24 January 2024

Letter to the Editor

Revisiting the impact of antibiotics on prostate cancer risk: Beyond the gut microbiota

Yu-Hsiang Lin MD, PhD,  Yu-Ting Chen MD,  Han-Yu Tsai MD, 
  • Page: 333
  • First Published: 29 January 2024

Reply

Response to comment: Revisiting the impact of antibiotics on prostate cancer risk: Beyond the gut microbiota

Sun Jae Park BS,  Young Jun Park MD,  Sang Min Park MD, MPH, PhD, 
  • Page: 334
  • First Published: 15 February 2024

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Analysis of early clinical signs and risk factors for severe hemorrhagic cystitis after stem cell transplantation in children

Pengtao Liu,  Kaiping Bai,  Zhiyuan Zhang,  Jie Sun, 
  • Pages: 335-341
  • First Published: 05 January 2024

Real world evidence of enfortumab vedotin in patients with advanced urothelial cancer: A multicenter observational study

Wataru Fukuokaya,  Yuhei Koike,  Yuji Yata,  Kazumasa Komura,  Taizo Uchimoto,  Takuya Tsujino,  Masanobu Saruta,  Kiyoshi Takahara,  Kazutoshi Fujita,  Takafumi Minami,  Takahiro Adachi,  Yosuke Hirasawa,  Takeshi Hashimoto,  Yoshio Ohno,  Hirotsugu Uemura,  Ryoichi Shiroki,  Haruhito Azuma,  Takahiro Kimura, 
  • Pages: 342-347
  • First Published: 19 December 2023

Editorial Comment

Open Access

Editorial comment from Dr Taguchi to Real world evidence of enfortumab vedotin in patients with advanced urothelial cancer: A multicenter observational study

Satoru Taguchi MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 348
  • First Published: 06 January 2024

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Influence of tract location on the outcomes of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery: A retrospective analysis of 1000 cases

Tadashi Tabei,  Hiroki Ito,  Takaaki Inoue,  Takahiko Watanabe,  Tetsuo Fukuda,  Fukashi Yamamichi,  Junichi Matsuzaki,  Kazuki Kobayashi, 
  • Pages: 349-354
  • First Published: 22 December 2023

Surgical and functional outcomes of repeat robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy compared with repeat open partial nephrectomy

Kazuhiko Yoshida,  Nao Oida,  Tsunenori Kondo,  Yuki Kobari,  Hiroki Ishihara,  Hironori Fukuda,  Junpei Iizuka,  Hirohito Kobayashi,  Hideki Ishida,  Toshio Takagi, 
  • Pages: 355-361
  • First Published: 26 December 2023

GnRH antagonist monotherapy versus a GnRH agonist plus bicalutamide for advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer; KYUCOG-1401

Akira Yokomizo,  Masaki Shiota,  Futoshi Morokuma,  Masatoshi Eto,  Hideyasu Matsuyama,  Hiroaki Matsumoto,  Toshiyuki Kamoto,  Naoki Terada,  Kazuya Kawahara,  Hideki Enokida,  Shuichi Tatarano,  Naohiro Fujimoto,  Katsuyoshi Higasijima,  Hideki Sakai,  Tomoaki Hakariya,  Tsukasa Igawa,  Shigetaka Suekane,  Tomomi Kamba,  Yutaka Sugiyama,  Junji Kishimoto,  Seiji Naito, 
  • Pages: 362-369
  • First Published: 26 December 2023

Older versus younger patients in robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit comparing safety and clinical outcomes

Dutsadee Sowanthip,  Kenji Zennami,  Tanan Bejrananda,  Takuhisa Nukaya,  Masashi Takenaka,  Manabu Ichino,  Kiyoshi Takahara,  Hitomi Sasaki,  Mamoru Kusaka,  Makoto Sumitomo,  Ryoichi Shiroki, 
  • Pages: 370-378
  • First Published: 05 January 2024

Does intensity-modulated radiation therapy by helical tomotherapy for prostate cancer increase the subsequent risk of bladder cancer? A propensity score-matched analysis

Fumio Tsukuda,  Yasunari Tanaka,  Shuichiro Narita,  Toshihiro Shimizu,  Shu Nakasuka,  Kiichi Hagiwara,  Noboru Sakamoto,  Kawano Toshihiro,  Yutaka Horiguchi,  Shoji Koga, 
  • Pages: 379-385
  • First Published: 09 January 2024

Editorial Comment

Editorial Comment on Does intensity-modulated radiation therapy by helical tomotherapy for prostate cancer increase the subsequent risk of bladder cancer? A propensity score-matched analysis

Osamu Ukimura MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 385
  • First Published: 10 January 2024

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

Prognostic factors for overall survival in clinical node-positive patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Taishiro Sasahara,  Takafumi Yanagisawa,  Shingo Sugaya,  Akira Hisakane,  Keigo Sakanaka,  Shuhei Hara,  Takashi Otsuka,  Shigeaki Takamizawa,  Yuji Yata,  Yusuke Takahashi,  Yuki Takiguchi,  Keiichiro Mori,  Shunsuke Tsuzuki,  Shoji Kimura,  Jun Miki,  Takahiro Kimura, 
  • Pages: 386-393
  • First Published: 03 January 2024

The clinical impact of ureteroscopy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A multicenter study

Juria Nakano,  Fumihiko Urabe,  Yuria Kiuchi,  Shigeyoshi Takamizawa,  Hirotaka Suzuki,  Shota Kawano,  Keiichiro Miyajima,  Wataru Fukuokaya,  Kazuhiro Takahashi,  Kosuke Iwatani,  Yu Imai,  Sotaro Kayano,  Koichi Aikawa,  Takafumi Yanagisawa,  Kojiro Tashiro,  Steffi Yuen,  Shun Sato,  Shunsuke Tsuzuki,  Jun Miki,  Takahiro Kimura, on behalf of JIKEI-YAYOI Collaborative Group , 
  • Pages: 394-401
  • First Published: 27 December 2023

Editorial Comments

Editorial Comment on “The clinical impact of ureteroscopy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A multicenter study”

Tomokazu Sazuka, 
  • Pages: 401-402
  • First Published: 16 January 2024

Editorial comment to “The clinical impact of ureteroscopy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A multicenter study”

Nozomi Hayakawa M.D., Ph.D.,  Eiji Kikuchi M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 402-403
  • First Published: 29 January 2024

Original Article: Clinical Investigation

Validation of schedules for optimal prostate-specific antigen monitoring after radical prostatectomy

Leandro Blas,  Masaki Shiota,  Tokiyoshi Tanegashima,  Shigehiro Tsukahara,  Shohei Ueda,  Jun Mutaguchi,  Shunsuke Goto,  Satoshi Kobayashi,  Takashi Matsumoto,  Junichi Inokuchi,  Masatoshi Eto, 
  • Pages: 404-408
  • First Published: 28 December 2023

Editorial Comment

Open Access

Editorial Comment to Validation of schedules for optimal PSA monitoring after radical prostatectomy

Kazuhiro Matsumoto M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 408-409
  • First Published: 16 January 2024

Original Article: Clinical Investigation

Variant histology is associated with more non-urothelial tract recurrence but less intravesical recurrence for upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy

Tsung Yu Yu,  Hung Jen Wang,  Min Tse Sung,  Yao Chi Chuang,  Yen Ta Chen,  Yuan Tso Cheng,  Chih Hsiung Kang,  Hui Ying Liu,  Yin Lun Chang,  Hao Lun Luo, 
  • Pages: 410-418
  • First Published: 02 January 2024

Editorial Comment

Editorial Comment on Variant histology is associated with more non-urothelial tract recurrence but less intravesical recurrence for upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy

Rikiya Taoka M.D., Ph.D.,  Mikio Sugimoto, 
  • Pages: 418-419
  • First Published: 01 February 2024

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Re: Variant histology is associated with more non-urothelial tract recurrence but less intravesical recurrence upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy

Fumihiko Urabe MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 420
  • First Published: 29 January 2024

Reply

Variant histology is associated with more non-urothelial tract recurrence but less intravesical recurrence upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy

Hao-Lun Luo MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 421
  • First Published: 03 April 2024

Original Articles: Clinical Investigation

The medical cost and outcome of desensitization protocol in kidney transplantation recipients with high immunological risks

Ryoichi Maenosono,  Kohei Unagami,  Rikako Oki,  Yuya Fujiwara,  Taro Banno,  Daigo Okada,  Takafumi Yagisawa,  Taichi Kanzawa,  Toshihito Hirai,  Kazuya Omoto,  Norio Hanafusa,  Haruhito Azuma,  Toshio Takagi,  Hideki Ishida, 
  • Pages: 422-429
  • First Published: 09 January 2024
Open Access

Lower bleeding volume contributes to decreasing surgical site infection in radical cystectomy: A propensity score-matched comparison of open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy

Jun Kamei,  Kaori Endo,  Masahiro Yamazaki,  Toru Sugihara,  Ei-Ichiro Takaoka,  Satoshi Ando,  Haruki Kume,  Tetsuya Fujimura, 
  • Pages: 430-437
  • First Published: 03 January 2024

Editorial Comment

Open Access

Editorial comment to Lower bleeding volume contributes to decreasing surgical site infection in radical cystectomy: A propensity score-matched comparison of open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy

Yoshiki Hiyama, 
  • Page: 437
  • First Published: 29 January 2024

Original Article: Laboratory Investigation

Clinical features and oncological outcomes of bladder cancer microsatellite instability

Shohei Nagakawa,  Masaki Shiota,  Dai Takamatsu,  Shigehiro Tsukahara,  Takashi Mastumoto,  Leandro Blas,  Junichi Inokuchi,  Yoshihiro Oda,  Masatoshi Eto, 
  • Pages: 438-445
  • First Published: 09 January 2024

Urological Notes

A new trick for scrotal surgery using Doyen intestinal forceps

Yutaro Sasaki MD, PhD,  Katsuhito Hori MD,  Kei Daizumoto MD, PhD,  Yoshito Kusuhara MD,  Tomoya Fukawa MD, PhD,  Masayuki Takahashi MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 446-447
  • First Published: 20 December 2023

Percutaneous cryoablation of renal cell carcinomas in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau disease: Functional and oncological outcomes

Akihiro Matsukawa MD,  Takafumi Yanagisawa MD, PhD,  Kanichiro Shimizu MD, PhD,  Shahrokh F. Shariat MD, PhD,  Takahiro Kimura MD, PhD,  Jun Miki MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 448-451
  • First Published: 02 January 2024

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Re: Balancing diagnostic advancements with cardiovascular considerations in 5-aminolevulinic acid use for bladder tumors

Fumihiko Urabe MD, PhD,  Kagenori Ito MD, PhD,  Takahiro Kimura MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 452
  • First Published: 20 December 2023