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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 2009, 9 :1
Robert Hurst discusses the problems surrounding detection and monitoring of bladder cancer and the potential utility of a whole-genome approach using systems biology to develop a clinically effective biomarker panel.
BMC Urology 2008, 8 :20
Charles Rosser considers if the controversial reliability of serum prostate-specific antigen as a cancer marker should shift the debate over the utility of prostate cancer screening towards consideration of the type treated and the timing.
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Debate
Focal therapy for prostate cancer: revolution or evolution? Ryan Turpen, Charles J Rosser BMC Urology 2009, 9 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Does the biomarker search paradigm need re-booting? Robert E Hurst BMC Urology 2009, 9 :1 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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 ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Prostate Cancer Charles J Rosser BMC Urology 2008, 8 :20 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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 ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transurethral resection of the prostate in Northern Nigeria, problems and prospects SU Alhasan, SA Aji, AZ Mohammed, S Malami BMC Urology 2008, 8 :18 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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 ]
Original research
Experience with impacted upper ureteral Stones; should we abandon using semirigid ureteroscopes and pneumatic lithoclast? Ehab ElGanainy, Diaa A Hameed, M A ElGammal, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, M Shalaby International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :13 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gene expression profile of bladder tissue of patients with ulcerative interstitial cystitis Marianne Gamper, Volker Viereck, Verena Geissbuehler, Jakob Eberhard, Jochen Binder, Carlo Moll, Hubert Rehrauer, Rene Moser BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :199 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Potentials of on-line repositioning based on implanted fiducial markers and electronic portal imaging in prostate cancer radiotherapy Reinhold Graf, Peter Wust, Volker Budach, Dirk Bohmer Radiation Oncology 2009, 4 :13 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short Report
Single puncture percutaneous nephrolithomy for management of complex renal stones Mahmoud M Shalaby, Medhat A Abdalla, Hassan A Aboul-Ella, Abdel-Monem A El-haggagy, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :62 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Peritoneal tuberculosis and granulomatous hepatitis secondary to treatment of bladder cancer with Bacillus Calmette-Gu Aliye Soylu, Ali T Ince, Hakan Polat, Nurgul Yasar, Aydin Ciltas, Selvinaz Ozkara, Ali I Tasci Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8 :12 (15 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Synergy between type 1 fimbriae expression and C3 opsonisation increases internalisation of E. coli by human tubular epithelial cells Ke Li, Wuding Zhou, Yuzhi Hong, Steven H Sacks, Neil S Sheerin BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :64 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Hypoxia inducible factor-1 Gordana Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :40 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Norway, 1993 Irena Jakopanec, Katrine Borgen, Preben Aavitsland BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :33 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Construction and validation of a short-form Quality-Of-Life Scale for Chinese Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Yanfang Guo, Jingcheng Shi, Ming Hu, Zhenqiu Sun Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :24 (17 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sunitinib treatment for patients with clear-cell metastatic renal cell carcinoma: clinical outcomes and plasma angiogenesis markers Loukas F Kontovinis, Konstantinos T Papazisis, Panagiota Touplikioti, Charalambos Andreadis, Despoina Mouratidou, Alexandros H Kortsaris BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :82 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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