International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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To compare outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery for urolithiasis between patients with solitary kidneys and patients who have single-side urolithiasis with bilateral kidneys. ⋯ Retrograde intrarenal surgery in solitary kidney patients is as safe and effective as in bilateral kidney patients.
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To evaluate the oncological outcome and to assess prognostic factors of salvage radiotherapy alone in patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. ⋯ Pre-salvage radiotherapy prostate-specific antigen ≥ 1.0 ng/mL, pathological stage ≥ T3a, pathological Gleason score ≥ 7, prostate-specific antigen doubling time < 12 months and no visible lesion on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging are prognostic factors of salvage radiotherapy failure after radical prostatectomy. We should consider additional treatment in patients with these factors for favorable outcomes.
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To assess: (i) the correlation between overactive bladder symptoms and urodynamic findings in female patients; and (ii) the association of urinary symptoms with the presence of detrusor overactivity and/or bladder outlet obstruction. ⋯ As overactive bladder symptoms increase in severity, female patients tend to have a smaller bladder capacity and a higher incidence of detrusor overactivity. A significant number of these patients have bladder outlet obstruction.