{"title":"Optimizing transurethral microwave thermotherapy: a model for studying power, blood flow, temperature variations and tissue destruction.","authors":"H Wiksell, S Westermark","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"934-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An alternative procedure for the instillation of intravesical chemotherapy.","authors":"J Murray, D Skennerton","doi":"10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00922.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00922.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"910"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00922.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An unusual late complication of ureterosigmoidostomy associated with shockwave treatment.","authors":"S Kurimoto, T Fujimura, M Kaneko, M Oshi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"915"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cutaneous leishmaniasis on an unusual site--the glans penis.","authors":"M H Grunwald, B Amichai, H Trau","doi":"10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00835.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00835.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"928"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00835.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Sabbagh, J R Masters, P G Duffy, D Herbage, R A Brown
{"title":"In vitro assessment of a collagen sponge for engineering urothelial grafts.","authors":"W Sabbagh, J R Masters, P G Duffy, D Herbage, R A Brown","doi":"10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00828.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00828.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the deposition of urinary crystals and the growth characteristics of urothelial cells on a collagen sponge, as a preliminary step in engineering urothelial autologous grafts.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Collagen sponges were exposed to a continuous flow of urine at pH 5.3 and 6.3 for 1 week. The sponges were examined microscopically for crystal deposition and analysed for their calcium content. Two cell lines, RT112, derived from a well-differentiated transitional cell carcinoma, and UROtsa, an immortalized urothelial cell line, were seeded on the collagen sponges. Cells were cultured for 6, 12 and 21 days. The pattern of growth was analysed by histology and immunostaining with a pan-cytokeratin antibody. Growth was assayed to quantify cell proliferation on the sponges.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No crystals were evident on any of the collagen sponges. Calcium deposition was negligible at pH 5.3. Although calcium levels were measurable at pH 6.3, the levels were very low. Both cell lines attached and grew in a stratified manner on the collagen sponge, RT112 forming a layer 6-8 cells thick, and UROtsa a layer 4-6 cells thick; cell proliferation was maximal at 5-10 days. The sponge remained easy to handle after 3 weeks in culture.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings show that collagen sponges support the growth and stratification of urothelial cells, and indicate that the collagen sponge is a suitable substrate for developing urothelial autologous grafts.</p>","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"888-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00828.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel therapy for nocturnal polyuria: a double-blind randomized trial of frusemide against placebo.","authors":"J Reynard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"932"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The guarding reflex revisited.","authors":"John M. Park, David A. Bloom, E. Mcguire","doi":"10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62348-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62348-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"32 1","pages":"940-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82322268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recurrent calcium stones in Gordon's syndrome.","authors":"J D Stratton, T A McNicholas, K Farrington","doi":"10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00840.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00840.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"925"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00840.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The clinical utility of measuring free-to-total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ratio and PSA density in differentiating between benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.","authors":"S Woodhams, T Greenwell","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"933"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lower moiety heminephroureterectomy in duplex refluxing kidneys: the accuracy of isotopic scintigraphy in functional assessment.","authors":"T Aktug, M Olguner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9303,"journal":{"name":"British journal of urology","volume":"82 6","pages":"932"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20790088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}