International Journal of Urology

Vol. 20 Issue 5 (May 2013)
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Kazunori Kihara

Recent advances of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in urological surgery
Laura Izquierdo, Lluis Peri, et al.

Preoperative prediction of malignant involvement of resected ureters in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer
Tatsuo Gondo, Jun Nakashima, et al.

Vol. 20 Issue 4 (April 2013)
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Yoshinobu Kubota

Active surveillance for small renal tumors: Have clinical concerns been addressed so far?
Paolo Gontero, Steven Joniau, et al.

Adaptation and clonal selection models of castration-resistant prostate cancer: Current perspective
Muhammed Ahmed and Long-Cheng Li

Nodal involvement at nephrectomy is associated with worse survival: A stage-for-stage and grade-for-grade analysis
Maxine Sun, Marco Bianchi, et al.

Vol. 20 Issue 3 (March 2013)
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Masato Fujisawa

Progress in pelvic anatomy from the viewpoint of radical prostatectomy
Nobuyuki Hinata, Takehiro Sejima, et al.

Current status of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: How does it compare with other surgical approaches?
Sey Kiat Lim, Kwang Hyun Kim, et al.

Optimization of sexual function outcome after radical prostatectomy using phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors
Yasuhiro Kaiho, Shinichi Yamashita, et al.

Radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer
Joseph Ischia and Martin Gleave

Prognostic prediction following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer using conventional as well as molecular biological approaches
Hideaki Miyake and Masato Fujisawa

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared with open and laparoscopic approaches: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Patrick S Moran, Michelle O'Neill, et al.

Vol. 20 Issue 2 (February 2013)
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Mototsugu Oya

Interpreting a rising prostate-specific antigen after brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Miren Gaztañaga and Juanita Crook

Inflammation and prostate carcinogenesis
Yasutomo Nakai and Norio Nonomura

Role of C-reactive protein in urological cancers: A useful biomarker for predicting outcomes
Kazutaka Saito and Kazunori Kihara

Vol. 20 Issue 1 (January 2013)
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Osamu Nishizawa

Nervous network for lower urinary tract function
Lori A Birder

Biomarkers for lower urinary tract dysfunction
Kang Jun Cho and Joon Chul Kim

Common theme for drugs effective in overactive bladder treatment: Inhibition of afferent signaling from the bladder
Brandy Hood and Karl-Erik Andersson

Latest treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunction: Therapeutic agents and mechanism of action
Osamu Yamaguchi

Botulinum toxin injection for lower urinary tract dysfunction
Yue-Chen Kuo and Hann-Chorng Kuo

Gene therapy for lower urinary tract dysfunction
Naoki Yoshimura, Minoru Miyazato, et al.

Vol. 19 Issue 12 (December 2012)
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Osamu Nishizawa

Impact of hyponatremia on survival of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with molecular targeted therapy
Atsunari Kawashima, Akira Tsujimura, et al.

Oncological outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Comparison over the three decades
Mehrad Adibi, Ramy Youssef, et al.

Development and external validation of lymph node density cut-off points in prospective series of radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection
Giuseppe Simone, Rocco Papalia, et al.

Urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: Predictive factors of recovery after 1 year of surgery
Seong Jin Jeong, Hyeon June Kim, et al.

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Basic procedures in tension-free vaginal mesh operation for pelvic organ prolapse

Transurethral resection of the bladder tumour (TURBT) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Basic skills

Perspectives in Urology
Prebiopsy magnetic resonance studies for prostate cancer diagnosis

Could basic research shed light on false positivity in photodynamic diagnosis?

Advantages of self-tailored mesh for vaginal prolapse

In vitro spermatogenesis: The dawn of a new era in the study of male infertility

Sigmoid neobladder as an ideal form of orthotopic urinary reconstruction

Emergence of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains circulating worldwide

Application of gasless laparoendoscopic single port surgery, GasLESS, to partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: GasLESS-clampless partial nephrectomy as a multiply satisfactory method

Current controversial issues in the decontamination process for urological endoscopes

Urology in Asia
A brief report of the current status of urology in the UAA Member Nations
Japan | India | Hong Kong | Iran | Singapore | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Malaysia | Indonesia

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Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Japanese Urological Association 2011 update

Outline of JUA clinical guidelines for benign prostatic hyperplasia

JUA clinical guidelines for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Guideline for the prevention of health care-associated infection in urological practice in Japan

Updated Japanese Urological Association Guidelines on prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer in 2010

Clinical guidelines for nocturia

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for bladder cancer (Summary – JUA 2009 Edition)

Clinical guideline for male lower urinary tract symptoms

Clinical guidelines for interstitial cystitis and hypersensitive bladder syndrome

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for renal cell carcinoma

Guidelines for urological laparoscopic surgery

Clinical guidelines for overactive bladder

Guidelines: Japanese guideline for diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis

Guidelines for management of urinary incontinence

Japanese Urological Association guidelines on prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer and the ongoing cluster cohort study in Japan

JSSM Guidelines for erectile dysfunction

Clinical Practice Manual for Late-onset Hypogonadism Syndrome

Hematuria: Definition and screening test methods

Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prostate Cancer (Summary - JUA 2006 Edition)