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Featured Articles


 
 

Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Targeted Biopsy in Patients with a Prior Negative Biopsy: A Consensus Statement by AUA and SAR
Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Sadhna Verma, Peter Choyke, Steven C. Eberhardt, Scott E. Eggener, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Masoom A. Haider, Daniel J. Margolis, Leonard S. Marks, Peter Pinto, Geoffrey A. Sonn, Samir S. Taneja

 
 

Incidence, Characteristics and Implications of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Wilhelmina C.M. Duivenvoorden, Siamak Daneshmand, Daniel Canter, Yair Lotan, Peter C. Black, Hamidreza Abdi, Bas W.G. van Rhijn, Elisabeth E. Fransen van de Putte, Piotr Zareba, Ilmari Koskinen, Wassim Kassouf, Samer L. Traboulsi, Janet E. Kukreja, Peter J. Boström, Bobby Shayegan, Jehonathan H. Pinthus

 
 

Hematocrit Response and Risk Factors for Significant Hematocrit Elevation with Implantable Testosterone Pellets
Russell P. Hayden, Nelson E. Bennett, Cigdem Tanrikut

 
 

Multicenter Analysis of Urinary Urgency and Urge Incontinence in Patients with Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease before and after Urethroplasty
Lindsay A. Hampson, Sean P. Elliott, Bradley A. Erickson, Alex J. Vanni, Jeremy B. Myers, Christopher McClung, Benjamin N. Breyer, Thomas G. Smith III, Judith C. Hagedorn, Bryan B. Voelzke, for TURNS

 
 

This Month In ...


 
 

This Month in Adult Urology 
Joseph A. Smith Jr.

 
 

This Month in Pediatric Urology 
Mark P. Cain

 
 

This Month in Investigative Urology 
Karl-Erik Andersson

 
 

Editorials


 
 

Who Should Consider Active Surveillance? 
Peter Albertsen

 
 

Blood Based Detection of Androgen Receptor Splice Variants in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer 
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Jun Luo

 
 

The Xiao Procedure—What Have we Learned? 
John M. Park

 
 

Opposing Views


 
 

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is a Good Treatment Option for Localized Prostate Cancer 
Michael O. Koch

 
 

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is a Good Treatment Option for Localized Prostate Cancer 
Svetlana Avulova, Kevin A. Moses

 
 

Special Article


 
 

Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Targeted Biopsy in Patients with a Prior Negative Biopsy: A Consensus Statement by AUA and SAR 
Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Sadhna Verma, Peter Choyke, Steven C. Eberhardt, Scott E. Eggener, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Masoom A. Haider, Daniel J. Margolis, Leonard S. Marks, Peter Pinto, Geoffrey A. Sonn, Samir S. Taneja

 
 

Review Article


 
 

Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Stress Urinary Incontinence 
J. Koudy Williams, Ashley Dean, Gopal Badlani, Karl-Erik Andersson

 
 

Adult Urology


 
 

Oncology: Adrenal/Renal/Upper Tract/Bladder


 
 

Incidence, Characteristics and Implications of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy 
Wilhelmina C.M. Duivenvoorden, Siamak Daneshmand, Daniel Canter, Yair Lotan, Peter C. Black, Hamidreza Abdi, Bas W.G. van Rhijn, Elisabeth E. Fransen van de Putte, Piotr Zareba, Ilmari Koskinen, Wassim Kassouf, Samer L. Traboulsi, Janet E. Kukreja, Peter J. Boström, Bobby Shayegan, Jehonathan H. Pinthus

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Urological Oncology: Adrenal, Renal, Ureteral and Retroperitoneal Tumors


 
 

Re: Change in Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Response to Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma as a Prognosticator and Biomarker of Efficacy 
M. Pilar Laguna

 
 

Re: Nephron-Sparing Surgery across a Nation—Outcomes from the British Association of Urological Surgeons 2012 National Partial Nephrectomy Audit 
M. Pilar Laguna

 
 

Imaging


 
 

Re: Can Quantitative CT Texture Analysis be Used to Differentiate Fat-Poor Renal Angiomyolipoma from Renal Cell Carcinoma on Unenhanced CT Images? 
Cary Siegel

 
 

Re: Homogeneous T1 Hyperintense Renal Lesions with Smooth Borders: Is Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging Needed? 
Cary Siegel

 
 

Urological Oncology: Bladder, Penis and Urethral Cancer, and Basic Principles of Oncology


 
 

Re: HER2 as a Target in Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma 
Sam S. Chang

 
 

Re: Atezolizumab in Patients with Locally Advanced and Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Who Have Progressed following Treatment with Platinum-Based Chemotherapy: A Single-Arm, Multicentre, Phase 2 Trial 
Sam S. Chang

 
 

Re: Practical Tips for Safe and Efficient Robotic Cystectomy 
Sam S. Chang

 
 

Diagnostic Urology, Urinary Diversion and Perioperative Care


 
 

Re: Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Tranexamic Acid Infusion for Reducing Blood Transfusion during Open Radical Cystectomy 
David S. Wang

 
 

Oncology: Prostate/Testis/Penis/Urethra


 
 

Integrating Patient Preference into Treatment Decisions for Men with Prostate Cancer at the Point of Care 
David C. Johnson, Dana E. Mueller, Allison M. Deal, Mary W. Dunn, Angela B. Smith, Michael E. Woods, Eric M. Wallen, Raj S. Pruthi, Matthew E. Nielsen

 
 

Stricter Active Surveillance Criteria for Prostate Cancer do Not Result in Significantly Better Outcomes: A Comparison of Contemporary Protocols 
Maria Komisarenko, Narhari Timilshina, Patrick O. Richard, Shabbir M.H. Alibhai, Robert Hamilton, Girish Kulkarni, Alexandre Zlotta, Neil Fleshner, Antonio Finelli

 
 

Active Surveillance for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer: Survival Outcomes in the Sunnybrook Experience 
Hima Bindu Musunuru, Toshihiro Yamamoto, Laurence Klotz, Gabriella Ghanem, Alexandre Mamedov, Peraka Sethukavalan, Vibhuti Jethava, Suneil Jain, Liying Zhang, Danny Vesprini, Andrew Loblaw

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Jeffrey J. Tosoian, Ridwan Alam, H. Ballentine Carter

 
 

Do Black NonHispanic Men Produce Less Prostate Specific Antigen in Benign Prostate Tissue or Cancer Compared to White NonHispanic Men with Gleason Score 6 (Grade Group 1) Prostate Cancer? 
Oleksandr N. Kryvenko, Jonathan I. Epstein, Richard J. Cote

 
 

Definition of Insignificant Tumor Volume of Gleason Score 3 + 3 = 6 (Grade Group 1) Prostate Cancer at Radical Prostatectomy—Is it Time to Increase the Threshold? 
Oleksandr N. Kryvenko, Jonathan I. Epstein

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Scott E. Eggener

 
 

Reply by Authors 
 

 
 

Phase II Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer 
Scott E. Eggener, Ambereen Yousuf, Sydeaka Watson, Shiyang Wang, Aytekin Oto

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Urological Oncology: Prostate Cancer


 
 

Re: Use, Complications, and Costs of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer 
Samir S. Taneja

 
 

Re: Lethal Prostate Cancer in the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial 
Samir S. Taneja

 
 

Urological Oncology: Testis Cancer and Advances in Oncologic Therapy


 
 

Re: Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in the 5-α-Reductase Gene (SRD5A2) is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Chemotherapy-Treated Testicular Cancer Survivors 
Jerome P. Richie

 
 

Trauma/Reconstruction/Diversion


 
 

Nontransecting Anastomotic Repair in Urethral Reconstruction: Surgical and Functional Outcomes 
Nicolaas Lumen, Filip Poelaert, Willem Oosterlinck, Edward Lambert, Karel Decaestecker, Thomas Tailly, Piet Hoebeke, Anne-Françoise Spinoit

 
 

Prospective Evaluation of Continence Following Radical Cystectomy and Orthotopic Urinary Diversion Using a Validated Questionnaire 
Thomas G. Clifford, Swar H. Shah, Soroush T. Bazargani, Gus Miranda, Jie Cai, Kevin Wayne, Hooman Djaladat, Anne K. Schuckman, Siamak Daneshmand

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Richard Hautmann

 
 

Reply by Authors 
 

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Trauma, and Genital and Urethral Reconstruction


 
 

Re: Outcomes of Surgical Management of Men with Peyronie’s Disease with Hourglass Deformity 
Allen F. Morey

 
 

Re: A Critical Evaluation of the Utility of Imaging after Urethroplasty for Bulbar Urethral Stricture Disease 
Allen F. Morey

 
 

Re: Critical Analysis of the Use of Uroflowmetry for Urethral Stricture Disease Surveillance 
Allen F. Morey

 
 

Voiding Dysfunction


 
 

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Incident Falls in Community Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project 
Naomi Noguchi, Lewis Chan, Robert G. Cumming, Fiona M. Blyth, David J. Handelsman, Markus J. Seibel, Louise M. Waite, David G. Le Couteur, Vasi Naganathan

 
 

Multicenter Analysis of Urinary Urgency and Urge Incontinence in Patients with Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease before and after Urethroplasty 
Lindsay A. Hampson, Sean P. Elliott, Bradley A. Erickson, Alex J. Vanni, Jeremy B. Myers, Christopher McClung, Benjamin N. Breyer, Thomas G. Smith III, Judith C. Hagedorn, Bryan B. Voelzke

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Voiding Function and Dysfunction, Bladder Physiology and Pharmacology, and Female Urology


 
 

Re: Safety and Efficacy of Retropubic Mid-Urethral Sling Placement in Women Who Void with Valsalva 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Re: Conversion of Urodynamic Pressures Measured Simultaneously by Air-Charged and Water-Filled Catheter Systems 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Re: Robotic Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction: A Review 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Re: Central Obesity is Predictive of Persistent Storage Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) after Surgery for Benign Prostatic Enlargement: Results of a Multicentre Prospective Study 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Re: Long-Term Follow-up of a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Tension-Free Vaginal Tape, Xenograft and Autologous Fascial Slings for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Re: The Cost of Preoperative Urodynamics: A Secondary Analysis of the ValUE Trial 
Alan J. Wein

 
 

Geriatrics


 
 

Re: Effects of a Gentle, Self-Administered Stimulation of Perineal Skin for Nocturia in Elderly Women: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial 
Tomas L. Griebling

 
 

Re: Incidence and Remission of Nocturia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
Tomas L. Griebling

 
 

Re: The Efficacy of Mirabegron Additional Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms after Treatment with Α1-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker Monotherapy: Prospective Analysis of Elderly Men 
Tomas L. Griebling

 
 

Re: Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Middle Aged and Elderly Nigerian Men: Impact on Quality of Life 
Tomas L. Griebling

 
 

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia


 
 

Re: EAU Guidelines on the Assessment of Non-Neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Including Benign Prostatic Obstruction 
Steven A. Kaplan

 
 

Re: Placebo Medication and Sham Surgery Responses in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatments: Implications for Clinical Trials 
Steven A. Kaplan

 
 

Re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy on the Natural History of Prostate Disease 
Steven A. Kaplan

 
 

Sexual Function/Infertility


 
 

Hematocrit Response and Risk Factors for Significant Hematocrit Elevation with Implantable Testosterone Pellets 
Russell P. Hayden, Nelson E. Bennett, Cigdem Tanrikut

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Ryan P. Smith

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Male and Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction; Andrology


 
 

Re: Testosterone Treatment and Sexual Function in Older Men with Low Testosterone Levels 
Allen D. Seftel

 
 

Re: Adult-Onset Hypogonadism 
Allen D. Seftel

 
 

Re: Fundamental Concepts Regarding Testosterone Deficiency and Treatment: International Expert Consensus Resolutions 
Allen D. Seftel

 
 

Re: Association between Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Veterans Administration Database 
Allen D. Seftel

 
 

Re: Variation in Testosterone Levels and Health-Related Quality of Life in Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance 
Allen D. Seftel

 
 

Male Infertility


 
 

Re: Compensated Reduction in Leydig Cell Function is Associated with Lower Semen Quality Variables: A Study of 8182 European Young Men 
Craig Niederberger

 
 

Re: Is Thyroid Hormones Evaluation of Clinical Value in the Work-up of Males of Infertile Couples? 
Craig Niederberger

 
 

Re: Single or Double Semen Samples: The Dilemma in Epidemiological Studies on Semen Quality 
Craig Niederberger

 
 

Re: Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Combined are Better for Predicting Natural Conception Than Standard Sperm Parameters 
Craig Niederberger

 
 

Re: HT-COMET: A Novel Automated Approach for High Throughput Assessment of Human Sperm Chromatin Quality 
Craig Niederberger

 
 

Pediatric Urology


 
 

Design and Methodological Considerations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Urologic and Renal Protocol for the Newborn and Young Child with Spina Bifida 
Jonathan C. Routh, Earl Y. Cheng, J. Christopher Austin, Michelle A. Baum, Patricio C. Gargollo, Richard W. Grady, Adrienne R. Herron, Steven S. Kim, Shelly J. King, Chester J. Koh, Pangaja Paramsothy, Lisa Raman, Michael S. Schechter, Kathryn A. Smith, Stacy T. Tanaka, Judy K. Thibadeau, William O. Walker, M. Chad Wallis, John S. Wiener, David B. Joseph

 
 

Editorial Comment 
John Park

 
 

Urological Outcome of the Xiao Procedure in Children with Myelomeningocele and Lipomyelomeningocele Undergoing Spinal Cord Detethering 
Gerald F. Tuite, Yves Homsy, Ethan G. Polsky, Margaret A. Reilly, Carolyn M. Carey, S. Parrish Winesett, Luis F. Rodriguez, Bruce B. Storrs, Sarah J. Gaskill, Lisa L. Tetreault, Denise G. Martinez, Ernest K. Amankwah

 
 

Sexual Function, Fertility and Quality of Life after Modern Treatment of Anorectal Malformations 
Kristiina Kyrklund, Seppo Taskinen, Risto J. Rintala, Mikko P. Pakarinen

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Emilie K. Johnson

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Pediatric Urology


 
 

Re: Urethrocutaneous Fistulae after Hypospadias Repair: When do They Occur? 
Douglas A. Canning

 
 

Re: Does Preputial Reconstruction Increase Complication Rate of Hypospadias Repair? 20-Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
Douglas A. Canning

 
 

Re: The Efficacy of Congenital Penile Curvature Repair in Preadolescent Males: Early Outcomes 
Douglas A. Canning

 
 

Re: Appraisal of Adult Genitalia after Hypospadias Repair: Do Laypersons Mind the Difference? 
Douglas A. Canning

 
 

New Technology and Techniques


 
 

Optical Coherence Tomography as a Tool for In Vivo Staging and Grading of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Study of Diagnostic Accuracy 
M.T.J. Bus, D.M. de Bruin, D.J. Faber, G.M. Kamphuis, P.J. Zondervan, M.P. Laguna-Pes, T.G. van Leeuwen, Th. M. de Reijke, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette

 
 

Investigative Urology


 
 

A Whole Blood Assay for AR-V7 and ARv567es in Patients with Prostate Cancer 
Xichun Liu, Elisa Ledet, Dongying Li, Ary Dotiwala, Allie Steinberger, Allison Feibus, Jianzhuo Li, Yanfeng Qi, Jonathan Silberstein, Benjamin Lee, Yan Dong, Oliver Sartor, Haitao Zhang

 
 

Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection: Anatomical and Technical Considerations from a Cadaveric Study 
Tyler S. Beveridge, Brian L. Allman, Marjorie Johnson, Adam Power, Joel Sheinfeld, Nicholas E. Power

 
 

Novel Biocompatible Adhesive for Intrarenal Embedding and Endoscopic Removal of Small Residual Fragments after Minimally Invasive Stone Treatment in an Ex Vivo Porcine Kidney Model: Initial Evaluation of a Prototype 
Simon Hein, Martin Schoenthaler, Konrad Wilhelm, Daniel Schlager, Karsten Thiel, Maria Brandmann, Katharina Richter, Ingo Grunwald, Ulrich Wetterauer, Arkadiusz Miernik

 
 

GYY4137, a Slow-Releasing Hydrogen Sulfide Donor, Ameliorates Renal Damage Associated with Chronic Obstructive Uropathy 
Shouzhe Lin, Fazil Visram, Weihua Liu, Aaron Haig, Jifu Jiang, Amy Mok, Dameng Lian, Mark E. Wood, Robert Torregrossa, Matthew Whiteman, Ian Lobb, Alp Sener

 
 

Novel Concept and Method of Endoscopic Urethral Stricture Treatment Using Liquid Buccal Mucosal Graft 
Dmitriy Nikolavsky, Jared Manwaring, Gennady Bratslavsky, Tiffany Caza, Steve Landas, Anita Hryniewicz-Jankowska, Leszek Kotula

 
 

Muscarinic Receptor Induced Contractions of the Detrusor are Mediated by Activation of TRPC4 Channels 
Caoimhin S. Griffin, Eamonn Bradley, Srikanth Dudem, Mark A. Hollywood, Noel G. McHale, Keith D. Thornbury, Gerard P. Sergeant

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Russ Chess-Williams

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Martin C. Michel

 
 

Cell versus Chemokine Therapy in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Chronic Intrinsic Urinary Sphincter Deficiency 
J. Koudy Williams, Ashley Dean, Sherif Badra, Shannon Lankford, Kimberly Poppante, Gopal Badlani, Karl-Erik Andersson

 
 

Editorial Comment 
Karl-Dietrich Sievert

 
 

Urological Survey


 
 

Uro-Science


 
 

Re: Combined Therapy with Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Ciprofloxacin against Acute Urogenital Organ Damage in Rat Sepsis Syndrome Induced by Intrapelvic Injection of Cecal Bacteria 
Anthony Atala

 
 

Re: Genome Engineering Uncovers 54 Evolutionarily Conserved and Testis-Enriched Genes That are Not Required for Male Fertility in Mice 
Anthony Atala

 
 

Re: Mesenchymal Stem Cells are Recruited and Activated into Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts by Prostate Cancer Microenvironment-Derived TGF-β1 
Anthony Atala

 
 

Diagnostic Urology, Urinary Diversion and Perioperative Care


 
 

Re: Do we Really Need to Wear Proper Eye Protection When Using Holmium:YAG Laser during Endourologic Procedures? Results from an Ex Vivo Animal Model on Pig Eyes 
David S. Wang

 
 

Urolithiasis/Endourology


 
 

Re: HMGB1/TLR4 Signaling Induces an Inflammatory Response following High-Pressure Renal Pelvic Perfusion in a Porcine Model 
Dean G. Assimos

 
 

Urological Oncology: Prostate Cancer


 
 

Re: Nanoparticle-Enabled Selective Destruction of Prostate Tumor Using MRI-Guided Focal Photothermal Therapy 
Samir S. Taneja

 
 

Letters to the Editor/Errata


 
 

Re: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Risk of Nonspine Fractures among Older Community Dwelling U.S. Men 
Jae Heon Kim

 
 

Reply by Authors 
 

 
 

Re: Examining Penile Sensitivity in Neonatally Circumcised and Intact Men Using Quantitative Sensory Testing 
Morten Frisch, Alexandre T. Rotta, Brian J. Morris, John N. Krieger, Robert S. Van Howe, Morris L. Sorrells, James L. Snyder, Mark D. Reiss, Marilyn F. Milos

 
 

Erratum 
 

 
 

Erratum 
 

 
 

CME Enrollment/Questionnaire


 
 

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Information for Authors


 
 

Information for Authors 
 

 
 

Frontmatter


 
 

Editorial Board 
 

 

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