Urology

Serum osteoprotegerin and renal function in the general population: the Tromsø Study.

BACKGROUND: Serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) is elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) an...

Editorial Comment from Dr Hongo to Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy confers excellent long-term outcomes for the treatment of complex cystic renal tumors: Median follow up of 58 months.

High-throughput and sensitive analysis of urinary heterocyclic aromatic amines using isotope-dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and robotic sample preparation system.

Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAA) are listed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as harmf...

Improving information retrieval in functional analysis.

Transcriptome analysis is essential to understand the mechanisms regulating key biological processes...

Course of chronic kidney disease in French patients.

BACKGROUND: In 1998, a French survey showed that the referral of patients with chronic kidney diseas...

Re: Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Versus Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Early Outcomes from a Randomised Controlled Phase 3 Study.

ACID: Association Correction for Imbalanced Data in GWAS.

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been widely witnessed as a powerful tool for revealing susp...

Risk analysis of lung cancer and effects of stress level on cancer risk through neuro-fuzzy model.

A significant number of people pass away due to limited medical resources for the battle with cancer...

Effect of extract on the phase and morphology of calcium oxalate crystals.

OBJECTIVE: Calcium oxalate crystals are found in majority of kidney stones with calcium oxalate mono...

Impact of FGF23 level on calcium and phosphorus levels in post-renal transplantation.

The level of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) may be considered as a prognostic factor for asses...

Unexpected hemorrhage during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is increasingly performed as a minimally invas...

Assessment of the pharmacokinetics, removal rate of hemodialysis, and safety of lactulose in hemodialysis patients.

Lactulose is often used to treat hepatic encephalopathy or constipation, and also exhibits benefits ...

Re: Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Versus Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Early Outcomes from a Randomised Controlled Phase 3 Study.

Use of a Novel Nonparametric Version of DEPTH to Identify Genomic Regions Associated with Prostate Cancer Risk.

BACKGROUND: We have developed a genome-wide association study analysis method called DEPTH (DEPenden...

Editorial Comment from Dr Kadono to Postoperative urinary incontinence exacerbates nocturia-specific quality of life after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Hypofractionated image guided radiation therapy followed by prostate seed implant boost for men with newly diagnosed intermediate and high risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate: Preliminary results of a phase 2 prospective study.

PURPOSE: A phase 2 protocol was designed and implemented to assess the toxicity and efficacy of hypo...

DMAK: A curated pan-cancer DNA methylation annotation knowledgebase.

Pan-cancer analysis can identify cell- and tissue-specific genomic loci and regions with underlying ...

Calculation of upper esophageal sphincter restitution time from high resolution manometry data using machine learning.

OBJECTIVE: After swallowing, the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) needs a certain amount of time to ...

Towards human-controlled, real-time shape sensing based flexible needle steering for MRI-guided percutaneous therapies.

BACKGROUND: Accurate needle placement into soft tissue is essential to percutaneous prostate cancer ...

Automatic weighing attribute to retrieve similar lung cancer nodules.

BACKGROUND: Cancer is a disease characterized as an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that invad...

In Silico Calculation of Infinite Dilution Activity Coefficients of Molecular Solutes in Ionic Liquids: Critical Review of Current Methods and New Models Based on Three Machine Learning Algorithms.

The aim of the paper is to address all the disadvantages of currently available models for calculati...