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BMC Urology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of urological disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Urology (ISSN 1471-2490) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Urology 2009, 9 :15
Following oral mucosa graft urethroplasty, donor site morbidity, as measured by pain, swelling, numbness, salivation and tightness of the mouth, is increased in patients who use tobacco and have poor oral hygiene.
BMC Urology 2009, 9 :14
Total prostate specific antigen testing to investigate abnormal prostate or urinary symptoms misses up to 22% of prostate cancer cases and falsely indicates cancer in 44-94% of men who test positive.
BMC Urology 2009, 9 :11
No individual diabetes-related risk factor explains the increase in urinary incontinence among women with diabetes, although it is associated with angina, treatment at home, hospitalization in the last year and diabetes drug treatment.
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Research article
Treatment success for overactive bladder with urinary urge incontinence refractory to oral antimuscarinics: a review of published evidence Jonathan D Campbell, Katharine S Gries, Jonathan H Watanabe, Arliene Ravelo, Roger R Dmochowski, Sean D Sullivan BMC Urology 2009, 9 :18 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in horseshoe Kidneys: is rigid nephroscopy sufficient tool for complete clearance? a case series study Mohamed N El Ghoneimy, Ahmed S Kodera, Ashraf M Emran, Tamer Z Orban, Ahmed M Shaban, Mohamed M El Gammal BMC Urology 2009, 9 :17 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pharmacologic attenuation of pelvic pain in a Murine model of interstitial cystitis Charles N Rudick, Anthony J Schaeffer, David J Klumpp BMC Urology 2009, 9 :16 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Donor site morbidity in oral mucosa graft urethroplasty: implications of tobacco consumption Rahul Janak Sinha, Vishwajeet Singh, SN Sankhwar, Divakar Dalela BMC Urology 2009, 9 :15 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of prostate specific antigen Philip Harvey, Amman Basuita, Deborah Endersby, Ben Curtis, Aphrodite Iacovidou, Mary Walker BMC Urology 2009, 9 :14 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Commentary: the role of cytologic analysis of voided urine in the work-up of asymptomatic microhematuria Deep Trivedi, Edward M Messing BMC Urology 2009, 9 :13 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Utility of serial urinary cytology in the initial evaluation of the patient with microscopic hematuria Kogenta Nakamura, Ali Kasraeian, Kenneth A Iczkowski, Myron Chang, John Pendleton, Satoshi Anai, Charles J Rosser BMC Urology 2009, 9 :12 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
Research article
Diabetes related risk factors did not explain the increased risk for urinary incontinence among women with diabetes. The Norwegian HUNT/EPINCONT study Marit Helen Ebbesen, Yngvild S Hannestad, Kristian Midthjell, Steinar Hunskaar BMC Urology 2009, 9 :11 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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HIV-associated bladder cancer: a case series evaluating difficulties in diagnosis and management Elizabeth M Gaughan, Bruce J Dezube, Mark Bower, David M Aboulafia, Gerry Bohac, Timothy P Cooley, Liron Pantanowitz BMC Urology 2009, 9 :10 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intraprostatic Botulinum Toxin Type A injection in patients with benign prostatic enlargement: duration of the effect of a single treatment Jo BMC Urology 2009, 9 :9 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Gene expression profiles of mouse spermatogenesis during recovery from irradiation Fozia J Shah, Masami Tanaka, John E Nielsen, Teruaki Iwamoto, Shinichi Kobayashi, Niels E Skakkebaek, Henrik Leffers, Kristian Almstrup Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :130 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Leukocytospermia and sperm preparation - a flow cytometric study Giuseppe Ricci, Sandra Perticarari, Rita Boscolo, Roberto Simeone, Monica Martinelli, Leo Fischer-Tamaro, Secondo Guaschino, Gianni Presani Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :128 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Glucocorticosteroid-sensitive inflammatory eosinophilic pseudotumor of the bladder in an adolescent: a case report Danfeng Xu, Yushan Liu, Yi Gao, Xuezhi Zhao, Chuangyu Qu, Changlin Mei, Jizhong Ren Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :136 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Traumatic posterior urethral fistula to hip joint following gunshot injury: a case report Ahmad Rezaee, Behzad Narouie, Rahim Haji-Rajabi, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad, Abdosamad Shikhzadeh Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :133 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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CD 9 and vimentin distinguish clear cell from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma Ariel A Williams, John PT Higgins, Hongjuan Zhao, Borje Ljunberg, James D Brooks BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :9 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
An acute urinary retention in an old man caused by a giant mullerian duct cyst: a case report Mehdi Jaidane, Adnen Hidoussi, Adel Slama, Wissem Hmida, Nabil Ben Sorba, Faouzi Mosbah Cases Journal 2009, 2 :203 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
CD10 expression in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder Burak Bahadir, Kemal Behzatoglu, Sibel Bektas, Erol R Bozkurt, Sukru O Ozdamar Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4 :38 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Urinary and sexual outcomes in long-term (5+ years) prostate cancer disease free survivors after radical prostatectomy Mauro Gacci, Alchiede Simonato, Lorenzo Masieri, John L Gore, Michele Lanciotti, Annalisa Mantella, Mario ALBERTO Rossetti, Sergio Serni, Virginia Varca, Andrea Romagnoli, Carlo Ambruosi, Fabio Venzano, Marco Esposito, Tomaso Montanaro, Giorgio Carmignani, Marco Carini Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :94 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Sperm in peritoneal fluid from a man with ascites: a case report Horatiu Olteanu, Alexandra Harrington, Steven H Kroft Cases Journal 2009, 2 :192 (12 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Primary research
INTS6/DICE1 inhibits growth of human androgen-independent prostate cancer cells by altering the cell cycle profile and Wnt signalingStephanie Filleur, Jennifer Hirsch, Aline Wille, Margarete Sch Cancer Cell International 2009, 9 :28 (11 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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