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		Research article Laparoscopic and open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with advanced testicular cancer - a single center analysis Jonas Busch, Barbara Erber, Frank Friedersdorff, Ivan Hoffmann, Ahmed Magheli, Carsten Kempkensteffen, Steffen Weikert, Kurt Miller, Mark Schrader, Stefan Hinz BMC Urology 2012, 12:15 (31 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article miR-21 may acts as an oncomir by targeting RECK, a matrix metalloproteinase regulator, in prostate cancer Sabrina T Reis, José Pontes-Junior, Alberto A Antunesnes, Marcos F Dall’Oglio, Nelson Dip, Carlo C Passerotti, Guilherme A Rossini, Denis R Morais, Adriano J Nesrallah, Camila Piantino, Miguel Srougi, Katia R Leite BMC Urology 2012, 12:14 (29 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine versus intravenous morphine for patients with renal colic in the emergency department Hassan Soleimanpour, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Hassan Vaezi, Samad EJ Golzari, Robab Mehdizadeh Esfanjani, Maryam Soleimanpour BMC Urology 2012, 12:13 (4 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article IL-8 as a urinary biomarker for the detection of bladder cancer Virginia Urquidi, Myron Chang, Yunfeng Dai, Jeongsoon Kim, Edward D. Wolfson, Steve Goodison, Charles J. Rosser BMC Urology 2012, 12:12 (4 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Interleukin 8 urinary protein concentrations are significantly elevated in bladder cancer (BCa) patients, thus potentially improving biomarker urine-based detection for BCa if used in conjunction with other validated biomarkers.
		Research article Prospective Multi-Center Study of Oncologic Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for pT1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Rachel L. Kyllo, Youssef S. Tanagho, Jihad H. Kaouk, Michael D. Stifelman, Craig G. Rogers, Shahab P. Hillyer, Shyam S. Sukumar, Kenneth G. Nepple, Sam B. Bhayani BMC Urology 2012, 12:11 (30 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Stage I seminoma: Treatment outcomes at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan Jamal Khader, Ahmed Salem, Yazan Abuodeh, Abdelatief Almousa, Naim Farah, Fadwa Abdelrahman BMC Urology 2012, 12:10 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Potential relevance of pre-operative quality of life questionnaires to identify candidates for surgical treatment of genital prolapse: a pilot study Christian Chauvin, Elisabeth Chéreau, Marcos Ballester, Emile Daraï BMC Urology 2012, 12:9 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Designing the selenium and bladder cancer trial (SELEBLAT), a phase lll randomized chemoprevention study with selenium on recurrence of bladder cancer in Belgium Maria E Goossens, Frank Buntinx, Steven Joniau, Koen Ackaert, Filip Ameye, Ignace Billiet, Johan Braeckman, Alex Breugelmans, Jochen Darras, Kurt Dilen, Lieven Goeman, Eliane Kellen, Bertrand Tombal, Siska Van Bruwaene, Ben Van Cleyenbreuge, Frank Van der Aa, Kris Vekemans, Hendrik Van Poppel, Maurice P Zeegers BMC Urology 2012, 12:8 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Severe paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia in metastatic renal cell carcinoma Tilman Todenhöfer, Stefan Wirths, Claus von Weyhern, Stefan Heckl, Marius Horger, Joerg Hennenlotter, Arnulf Stenzl, Lothar Kanz, Christian Schwentner BMC Urology 2012, 12:7 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Impact of seminal trace element and glutathione levels on semen quality of Tunisian infertile men Fatma Atig, Monia Raffa, Ben-Ali Habib, Abdelhamid Kerkeni, Ali Saad, Mounir Ajina BMC Urology 2012, 12:6 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Alterations of global histone H4K20 methylation during prostate carcinogenesis Turang E Behbahani, Philip Kahl, Johannes von der Gathen, Lukas C Heukamp, Claudia Baumann, Ines Gütgemann, Bernhard Walter, Ferdinand Hofstädter, Patrick J Bastian, Alexander von Ruecker, Stefan C Müller, Sebastian Rogenhofer, Jörg Ellinger BMC Urology 2012, 12:5 (13 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Changes in histone 4 lysine 20 methylation levels (H4K20me1-3) in patients with different stages of prostate cancer may be prognostic for prostate carcinogenesis and enable development of an epigenetic diagnostic test for the disease.
		Research article Clinical characteristics and risk factors for septic shock in patients receiving emergency drainage for acute pyelonephritis with upper urinary tract calculi Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Kazutoshi Fujita, Shigeaki Nakazawa, Takuji Hayashi, Go Tanigawa, Ryoichi Imamura, Masahiro Hosomi, Daiki Wada, Satoshi Fujimi, Seiji Yamaguchi BMC Urology 2012, 12:4 (13 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Docetaxel with or without estramustine for estramustine refractory castration-resistant prostate cancer: a single institution experience Kazuhiko Nakano, Shigeyuki Ohta, Kenji Komatsu, Taro Kubo, Akinori Nukui, Kazumi Suzuki, Shinsuke Kurokawa, Minoru Kobayashi, Tatsuo Morita BMC Urology 2012, 12:3 (22 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Treatment of obstructive uropathy in one of three young brothers suffering from Gorlin-Cohen syndrome: a case report Ioannis Vakalopoulos, Spyridon Kampantais, Panagiotis Dimopoulos, Christos Papastavros, Vasileios Katsikas BMC Urology 2012, 12:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expression of apoptosis-regulating genes in the rat prostate following botulinum toxin type a injection Tiago Gorgal, Ana Charrua, João F Silva, António Avelino, Paulo Dinis, Francisco Cruz BMC Urology 2012, 12:1 (4 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Treatment of upper urinary tract stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) Sonolith vision Kogenta Nakamura, Motoi Tobiume, Masahiro Narushima, Takahiko Yoshizawa, Genya Nishikawa, Yoshiharu Kato, Remi Katsuda, Kenji Zennami, Shigeyuki Aoki, Yoshiaki Yamada, Nobuaki Honda, Makoto Sumitomo BMC Urology 2011, 11:26 (12 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Caveolin 1 protein expression in renal cell carcinoma predicts survival Sandra Steffens, Andres J Schrader, Hanna Blasig, Gesa Vetter, Hendrik Eggers, Wolfgang Tränkenschuh, Markus A Kuczyk, Jürgen Serth BMC Urology 2011, 11:25 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Choroidal metastases in testicular choriocarcinoma, successful treatment with chemo- and radiotherapy: a case report Ivo Guber, Leonidas Zografos, Ann Schalenbourg BMC Urology 2011, 11:24 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors and outcome of surgical repair of obstetric fistula at a regional referral hospital, Mbarara, western Uganda Musa Kayondo, Ssalongo Wasswa, Jerome Kabakyenga, Nozmo Mukiibi, Jude Senkungu, Amy Stenson, Peter Mukasa BMC Urology 2011, 11:23 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article ROS generation via NOX4 and its utility in the cytological diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder Keiji Shimada, Tomomi Fujii, Satoshi Anai, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Noboru Konishi BMC Urology 2011, 11:22 (28 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Overall and worst gleason scores are equally good predictors of prostate cancer progression Teemu T Tolonen, Paula M Kujala, Teuvo LJ Tammela, Vilppu J Tuominen, Jorma J Isola, Tapio Visakorpi BMC Urology 2011, 11:21 (6 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report A case of squamous cell carcinoma arising from a suprapubic cystostomy tract Hiroki Ito, Masayuki Arao, Hanako Ishigaki, Noboru Ohshima, Ayako Horita, Ikuo Saito, Kotaro Hirai BMC Urology 2011, 11:20 (3 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase, mTOR, and Glycogen synthase kinase-3β mediated regulation of p21 in human urothelial carcinoma cells Nicole L Yohn, Caitlyn N Bingaman, Ashley L DuMont, Lina I Yoo BMC Urology 2011, 11:19 (24 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K) growth factor signaling pathway upregulates p21 by suppressing glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta activity and activating mTOR in both cultured human urothelial carcinoma cells and mouse urothelial cells in vivo.
		Research article Effects of acute adult and early-in-life bladder inflammation on bladder neuropeptides in adult female rats Amber D Shaffer, Chelsea L Ball, Meredith T Robbins, Timothy J Ness, Alan Randich BMC Urology 2011, 11:18 (15 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical significance of subepithelial growth patterns in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer Makito Miyake, Shuya Hirao, Hisakazu Mibu, Masahiro Tanaka, Kenji Takashima, Keiji Shimada, Kazuya Hirao BMC Urology 2011, 11:17 (5 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Laparoscopic and open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with advanced testicular cancer - a single center analysis Jonas Busch, Barbara Erber, Frank Friedersdorff, Ivan Hoffmann, Ahmed Magheli, Carsten Kempkensteffen, Steffen Weikert, Kurt Miller, Mark Schrader, Stefan Hinz BMC Urology 2012, 12:15 (31 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article miR-21 may acts as an oncomir by targeting RECK, a matrix metalloproteinase regulator, in prostate cancer Sabrina T Reis, José Pontes-Junior, Alberto A Antunesnes, Marcos F Dall’Oglio, Nelson Dip, Carlo C Passerotti, Guilherme A Rossini, Denis R Morais, Adriano J Nesrallah, Camila Piantino, Miguel Srougi, Katia R Leite BMC Urology 2012, 12:14 (29 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine versus intravenous morphine for patients with renal colic in the emergency department Hassan Soleimanpour, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Hassan Vaezi, Samad EJ Golzari, Robab Mehdizadeh Esfanjani, Maryam Soleimanpour BMC Urology 2012, 12:13 (4 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article IL-8 as a urinary biomarker for the detection of bladder cancer Virginia Urquidi, Myron Chang, Yunfeng Dai, Jeongsoon Kim, Edward D. Wolfson, Steve Goodison, Charles J. Rosser BMC Urology 2012, 12:12 (4 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Interleukin 8 urinary protein concentrations are significantly elevated in bladder cancer (BCa) patients, thus potentially improving biomarker urine-based detection for BCa if used in conjunction with other validated biomarkers.
		Research article Prospective Multi-Center Study of Oncologic Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for pT1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Rachel L. Kyllo, Youssef S. Tanagho, Jihad H. Kaouk, Michael D. Stifelman, Craig G. Rogers, Shahab P. Hillyer, Shyam S. Sukumar, Kenneth G. Nepple, Sam B. Bhayani BMC Urology 2012, 12:11 (30 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Stage I seminoma: Treatment outcomes at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan Jamal Khader, Ahmed Salem, Yazan Abuodeh, Abdelatief Almousa, Naim Farah, Fadwa Abdelrahman BMC Urology 2012, 12:10 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Potential relevance of pre-operative quality of life questionnaires to identify candidates for surgical treatment of genital prolapse: a pilot study Christian Chauvin, Elisabeth Chéreau, Marcos Ballester, Emile Daraï BMC Urology 2012, 12:9 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Designing the selenium and bladder cancer trial (SELEBLAT), a phase lll randomized chemoprevention study with selenium on recurrence of bladder cancer in Belgium Maria E Goossens, Frank Buntinx, Steven Joniau, Koen Ackaert, Filip Ameye, Ignace Billiet, Johan Braeckman, Alex Breugelmans, Jochen Darras, Kurt Dilen, Lieven Goeman, Eliane Kellen, Bertrand Tombal, Siska Van Bruwaene, Ben Van Cleyenbreuge, Frank Van der Aa, Kris Vekemans, Hendrik Van Poppel, Maurice P Zeegers BMC Urology 2012, 12:8 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Severe paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia in metastatic renal cell carcinoma Tilman Todenhöfer, Stefan Wirths, Claus von Weyhern, Stefan Heckl, Marius Horger, Joerg Hennenlotter, Arnulf Stenzl, Lothar Kanz, Christian Schwentner BMC Urology 2012, 12:7 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Impact of seminal trace element and glutathione levels on semen quality of Tunisian infertile men Fatma Atig, Monia Raffa, Ben-Ali Habib, Abdelhamid Kerkeni, Ali Saad, Mounir Ajina BMC Urology 2012, 12:6 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Alterations of global histone H4K20 methylation during prostate carcinogenesis Turang E Behbahani, Philip Kahl, Johannes von der Gathen, Lukas C Heukamp, Claudia Baumann, Ines Gütgemann, Bernhard Walter, Ferdinand Hofstädter, Patrick J Bastian, Alexander von Ruecker, Stefan C Müller, Sebastian Rogenhofer, Jörg Ellinger BMC Urology 2012, 12:5 (13 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Changes in histone 4 lysine 20 methylation levels (H4K20me1-3) in patients with different stages of prostate cancer may be prognostic for prostate carcinogenesis and enable development of an epigenetic diagnostic test for the disease.
		Research article Clinical characteristics and risk factors for septic shock in patients receiving emergency drainage for acute pyelonephritis with upper urinary tract calculi Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Kazutoshi Fujita, Shigeaki Nakazawa, Takuji Hayashi, Go Tanigawa, Ryoichi Imamura, Masahiro Hosomi, Daiki Wada, Satoshi Fujimi, Seiji Yamaguchi BMC Urology 2012, 12:4 (13 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Docetaxel with or without estramustine for estramustine refractory castration-resistant prostate cancer: a single institution experience Kazuhiko Nakano, Shigeyuki Ohta, Kenji Komatsu, Taro Kubo, Akinori Nukui, Kazumi Suzuki, Shinsuke Kurokawa, Minoru Kobayashi, Tatsuo Morita BMC Urology 2012, 12:3 (22 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Treatment of obstructive uropathy in one of three young brothers suffering from Gorlin-Cohen syndrome: a case report Ioannis Vakalopoulos, Spyridon Kampantais, Panagiotis Dimopoulos, Christos Papastavros, Vasileios Katsikas BMC Urology 2012, 12:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expression of apoptosis-regulating genes in the rat prostate following botulinum toxin type a injection Tiago Gorgal, Ana Charrua, João F Silva, António Avelino, Paulo Dinis, Francisco Cruz BMC Urology 2012, 12:1 (4 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Treatment of upper urinary tract stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) Sonolith vision Kogenta Nakamura, Motoi Tobiume, Masahiro Narushima, Takahiko Yoshizawa, Genya Nishikawa, Yoshiharu Kato, Remi Katsuda, Kenji Zennami, Shigeyuki Aoki, Yoshiaki Yamada, Nobuaki Honda, Makoto Sumitomo BMC Urology 2011, 11:26 (12 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Caveolin 1 protein expression in renal cell carcinoma predicts survival Sandra Steffens, Andres J Schrader, Hanna Blasig, Gesa Vetter, Hendrik Eggers, Wolfgang Tränkenschuh, Markus A Kuczyk, Jürgen Serth BMC Urology 2011, 11:25 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Choroidal metastases in testicular choriocarcinoma, successful treatment with chemo- and radiotherapy: a case report Ivo Guber, Leonidas Zografos, Ann Schalenbourg BMC Urology 2011, 11:24 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors and outcome of surgical repair of obstetric fistula at a regional referral hospital, Mbarara, western Uganda Musa Kayondo, Ssalongo Wasswa, Jerome Kabakyenga, Nozmo Mukiibi, Jude Senkungu, Amy Stenson, Peter Mukasa BMC Urology 2011, 11:23 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article ROS generation via NOX4 and its utility in the cytological diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder Keiji Shimada, Tomomi Fujii, Satoshi Anai, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Noboru Konishi BMC Urology 2011, 11:22 (28 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Overall and worst gleason scores are equally good predictors of prostate cancer progression Teemu T Tolonen, Paula M Kujala, Teuvo LJ Tammela, Vilppu J Tuominen, Jorma J Isola, Tapio Visakorpi BMC Urology 2011, 11:21 (6 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report A case of squamous cell carcinoma arising from a suprapubic cystostomy tract Hiroki Ito, Masayuki Arao, Hanako Ishigaki, Noboru Ohshima, Ayako Horita, Ikuo Saito, Kotaro Hirai BMC Urology 2011, 11:20 (3 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase, mTOR, and Glycogen synthase kinase-3β mediated regulation of p21 in human urothelial carcinoma cells Nicole L Yohn, Caitlyn N Bingaman, Ashley L DuMont, Lina I Yoo BMC Urology 2011, 11:19 (24 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K) growth factor signaling pathway upregulates p21 by suppressing glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta activity and activating mTOR in both cultured human urothelial carcinoma cells and mouse urothelial cells in vivo.
		Research article Effects of acute adult and early-in-life bladder inflammation on bladder neuropeptides in adult female rats Amber D Shaffer, Chelsea L Ball, Meredith T Robbins, Timothy J Ness, Alan Randich BMC Urology 2011, 11:18 (15 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical significance of subepithelial growth patterns in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer Makito Miyake, Shuya Hirao, Hisakazu Mibu, Masahiro Tanaka, Kenji Takashima, Keiji Shimada, Kazuya Hirao BMC Urology 2011, 11:17 (5 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed