Canadian Urological Association Journal

List of Papers (Total 3,066)

Acute reversible kidney injury secondary to bilateral ureteric obstruction.

Acute reversible kidney injury (ARKI) secondary to bilateral ureteric obstruction (BUO) is a common urological problem. Our goals were to describe the etiology, management and outcomes of such patients identified between 2006 and 2009 and to compare them ...

The association between tumour density and prostate cancer recurrence following radical prostatectomy.

Tumour density (TD) may be an independent prognostic factor in men with prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between prostate cancer TD and recurrence following radical prostatectomy.Between 1995 and 2007, 645 patients ...

A modified approach to patient's selection with improved clinical outcomes in sacral nerve modulation.

Since the marketing of the percutaneous permanent tined leads (PPTL), many centres rely solely on these instead of the percutaneous nerve evaluation (PNE) as a screening tool. At our centre, we routinely perform PNE. Moreover, with our limited hospital ...

Childhood sexual trauma in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a case control study.

The impact of early lifetime trauma on symptom severity and quality of life of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) has not been fully elucidated. We wanted to determine and compare the prevalence and impact of childhood ...

Furthering the prostate cancer screening debate (prostate cancer specific mortality and associated risks).

Screening for prostate cancer remains a contentious issue. As with other cancer screening programs, a key feature of the debate is verification of cancer-specific mortality reductions. Unfortunately the present evidence, two systematic reviews and six ...

Correction.

Vesical nephrogenic adenoma: an unusual presentation of a bladder tumour.

Vesical nephrogenic adenoma is a rare, benign entity that appears most commonly in middle-aged males. Its etiology is unknown, but it has been linked to chronic irritating factors, such as infection, trauma, urological surgery, kidney stones, foreign ...

A unique case of a sarcoma arising in a testicular non-seminomatous mixed germ cell tumour with a predominant yolk sac component.

We present a unique case of a sarcoma arising in a testicular non-seminomatous mixed germ cell tumour with a predominant yolk sac tumour (YST) component. This is the first case reported in which a sarcoma is linked to YST of the testis in a patient not ...

Polyorchidism: sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Polyorchidism is a rare anomaly and frequently associated with criptorchidism, inguinal hernia and testicular torsion. It is also reported as increased risk of testicular malignancy. We report a case of 23 year old man with left supernumerary testis in ...

Oncocytome de la surrénale : Étude de cas.

Nous rapportons ici un nouveau cas de cette entité afin de souligner les caractéristiques anatomocliniques utiles à son identification et ceci, en vue de la distinguer des corticosurrénalomes, qui sont de pronostic nettement ...

A case of epididymal sarcoidosis.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory condition that primarily affects the lungs, lymphatic system and skin. Extra thoracic manifestations occur in about 50% of cases; however, it rarely affects the male reproductive tract. The first documented case ...

Pathophysiology of the lower urinary tract and CNS.

A number of aspects of neural control are potentially important in the control of bladder function, including both sensory and motor and peripheral and central pathways. It is likely that a combination of disorders of both central and peripheral neural ...

Pathophysiology of the urothelium and detrusor.

Conventional wisdom now agrees that symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB) seem to emanate from an aberration in the voiding reflex, leading to involuntary detrusor contractions of either neurogenic or myogenic origin. Furthermore, emerging evidence also ...

Drugs and future candidates.

Antimuscarinic drugs are still first-line treatment for the symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB) and are associated with good initial response rates. Adverse effects and decreasing efficacy over the longer term do, however, limit their overall effectiveness. ...

Symptom-based diagnosis of overactive bladder: an overview.

The current definition of overactive bladder (OAB) is “urgency, with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia in the absence of an underlying metabolic or pathologic condition.” Urgency, in turn, is defined as ...

Clinical testing for overactive bladder.

While the diagnosis of overactive bladder (OAB) is made clinically, simple office testing (e.g., urinalysis and culture, assessment of post-void residual urine) should be part of the work-up of all patients with these symptoms. There are certain situations ...

Systematic review of overactive bladder therapy in females.

Although the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) is similar in both male and female populations, females have a greater tendency to seek medical advice regarding their symptoms. A review of the evidence of therapy among women shows that a variety of ...

Systematic review of therapy for men with overactive bladder.

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can have multiple causes in men. Overactive bladder (OAB) is an empirical diagnosis used as the basis for initial management after assessing symptoms, physical findings, urinalysis and other indicated evaluations. In ...