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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, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Urology 2008, 8 :15
Golgi phosphoprotein 2 (GOLPH2), a potential biomarker for hepatocellular and prostatic carcinomas, is highly expressed in normal renal tubules as well as some renal cell carcinomas, rendering it unsuitable as a biomarker for renal cell cancer.
BMC Urology 2008, 8 :10
Artificial neural networks accounting for changes over time in PSA & percent free PSA are of limited use in detecting prostate cancer, but may save 11-17% of men with benign prostate hyperplasia from unnecessary biopsies.
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Research article
Correlation of three immunohistochemically detected markers of neuroendocrine differentiation with clinical predictors of disease progression in prostate cancer M Hammad Ather, Farhat Abbas, Nuzhat Faruqui, Mohammad Israr, Shahid Pervez BMC Urology 2008, 8 :21 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Prostate Cancer - To screen, or not to screen, is that the question? Charles J Rosser BMC Urology 2008, 8 :20 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The prognostic relevance of interactions between venous invasion, lymph node involvement and distant metastases in renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy Dragomir P Zubac, Leif Bostad, Tomas Seidal, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Svein A Haukaas BMC Urology 2008, 8 :19 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transurethral resection of the prostate In Northern Nigeria, problems and prospects S U Alhasan, S A Aji, A Z Mohammed, S Malami BMC Urology 2008, 8 :18 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The trends in prostate specific antigen usage amongst United Kingdom urologists Helena P Burden, Chris R Davis, Sophie Tate, Raj Persad, Chris H Holmes, Kate Whittington BMC Urology 2008, 8 :17 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The influence of high and low levels of estrogen on diurnal urine regulation in young women Charlotte Graugaard-Jensen, Gitte M Hvistendahl, J BMC Urology 2008, 8 :16 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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GOLPH2 expression in renal cell cancer Florian Rudolf Fritzsche, Mark-Oliver Riener, Manfred Dietel, Holger Moch, Klaus Jung, Glen Kristiansen BMC Urology 2008, 8 :15 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterization of prostate cancer detected at repeat biopsy Takeshi Yuasa, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Teruaki Kumazawa, Takamitsu Inoue, Shintaro Narita, Mitsuru Saito, Yohei Horikawa, Shigeru Satoh, Tomonori Habuchi BMC Urology 2008, 8 :14 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Implications of computer tomography measurement in the management of renal tumours Rahul Mistry, Ramaswamy Manikandan, Penny Williams, Joe Philip, Peter Littler, Christopher S Foster, Keith F Parsons BMC Urology 2008, 8 :13 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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RASSF1A protein expression and correlation with clinicopathological parameters in renal cell carcinoma Hossein Tezval, Axel S Merseburger, Ira Matuschek, Stefan Machtens, Markus A Kuczyk, J BMC Urology 2008, 8 :12 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Extraperitoneal bladder rupture with severe lacerations of the urogenital diaphragm: a case report Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Koichiro Nishi, Keiichi Ito, Musasi Tobe, Tomohiko Asano, Masamichi Hayakawa Cases Journal 2009, 2 :56 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A 70-year-old male having advanced prostate cancer presenting with hypercalcemia and diffuse osteoblastic bone metastases: a case report Wan-Hsiu Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Tsu-Tuan Wu Cases Journal 2009, 2 :54 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Stauffer's syndrome as a prominent manifestation of renal cancer: a case report Georgios P Kranidiotis, Paraskevi T Voidonikola, Meletios K Dimopoulos, Maria I Anastasiou-Nana Cases Journal 2009, 2 :49 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Can urinary exosomes act as treatment response markers in Prostate Cancer? Paul J Mitchell, Joanne Welton, John Staffurth, Jacquelyn Court, Malcolm D Mason, Zsuzsanna Tabi, Aled Clayton Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :4 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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RPS2: a novel therapeutic target in prostate cancer. Min Wang, Youji Hu, Mark E Stearns Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :6 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Acquired nonobstructive urinary bladder diverticulum: a case report Plamen Yovchevski, Kosta Kostov Cases Journal 2009, 2 :36 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Male infertility related to an aberrant karyotype 47,XYY: four case reports Faeza El-Dahtory, Hany M Elsheikha Cases Journal 2009, 2 :28 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Forgotten indwelling stent in a transplanted kidney: a case report Shaheel Bhuva, Steven J Kennish, Tze M Wah Cases Journal 2009, 2 :27 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Effect of sirolimus on urinary bladder cancer T24 cell line Rosario Pinto-Leite, Pedro Botelho, Eufemia Ribeiro, Paula A Oliveira, Lucio Santos Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :3 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A system analysis of a suboptimal surgical experience Robert C Lee, David L Cooke, Michael Richards Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3 :1 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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