Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4)

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):313-23

Cost effectiveness and robot-assisted urologic surgery: does it make dollars and sense?

Ryan W. DOBBS *, Brenden P. MAGNAN, Nikita ABHYANKAR, Ashok K. HEMAL, Ben CHALLACOMBE, Jim HU, Prokar DASGUPTA, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Simone CRIVELLARO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):324-9

Matrix metalloproteinase 9 and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 1059 participants

Fuling MA, Zhun WANG, Abdulalam ABDULARAB, Liang DAI, Yuanjie NIU, Ning JIANG *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):330-41

Rigid-only versus combined rigid and flexible percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review

Cecilia M. CRACCO *, Thomas KNOLL, Evangelos N. LIATSIKOS, Palle J. OSTHER, Arthur D. SMITH, Roberto M. SCARPA, Cesare M. SCOFFONE

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):342-8

Can we predict chemotherapy response in patients with metastatic testicular cancer? Role of thrombocytosis as a novel marker

Mehmet I. GOKCE *, Murat MERMERKAYA, Evren SÜER, Faraj AFANDIYEV, Sümer BALTACI

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):349-58

An exploratory analysis of the association between levels of hormones implied in steroid biosynthesis and activity of abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Valentina BERTAGLIA, Marcello TUCCI *, Francesca VIGNANI, Consuelo BUTTIGLIERO, Emiliano AROASIO, Alfredo BERRUTI, Giorgio V. SCAGLIOTTI, Massimo DI MAIO

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):359-65

Reducing the rate of biopsy Gleason undergrading may not improve biochemical recurrence rates in active surveillance candidates

Roderick C., van den BERGH *, Homayoun ZARGAR, Stijn HEIJMINK, Mike BOZIN, Declan G. MURPHY, Henk G., van der POEL

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):366-71

Selective tubeless minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for upper urinary calculi

Ming LIU, Jianhua HUANG, Jingyi LU *, Lanting HU, Zhengxin WANG, Weiguo MA, Jian ZHANG, Xiaofeng ZHAO, Xiao CHEN, Binjie SU

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):372-6

Duration of urethral catheterization after urethroplasty: how long is enough?

Filip POELAERT *, Willem OOSTERLINCK, Anne-Françoise SPINOIT, Nicolaas LUMEN

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):377-83

The impact of nocturnal polyuria in older people with nocturnal LUTS

Ana L., LOPES MENDES*, Veerle DECALF, Marie-Astrid DENYS, Andrea TUBARO, Karel EVERAERT

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):384-90

Development and validation of the Italian version of the Intermittent Self-Catheterization Questionnaire

Giorgio SCIVOLETTO *, Stefania MUSCO, Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Giulio DEL POPOLO, on behalf of Gruppo di Studio sul Cateterismo

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):391-9

Does Hypoxis hemerocallidea mitigate renal histopathological injuries following highly active antiretroviral therapy? An experimental animal study

Ugochukwu OFFOR, Ayoola I. JEGEDE, Ismail O. ONANUGA, Edwin C. NAIDU, Onyemaechi O., AZU *

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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017 August;69(4):400-7

The effects of ultrafiltration and diuretic therapies on oxidative stress markers in patients with cardio-renal syndrome

Tansu SAV *, Faruk CECEN, Enver S., ALBAYRAK

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