Satisfactory Evaluation of Call Service Using AI After Ureteral Stent Insertion: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Ureteral stents, such as double-J stents, have become indispensable in urologic procedures but are associated with complications like hematuria and pain. While the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to its increasing application in the health sector, AI has not been used to provide information on potential complications and to facilitate subsequent measures in the event of such complications.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an AI-based prediction tool in providing patients with information about potential complications from ureteroscopy and ureteric stent placement and indicating the need for early additional therapy.

Coping with Complications that Occur after Prostate Biopsy for Satisfactory Evaluation of Call Service Using Artificial Intelligence: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: To assess whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-based reassurance-call can inform patients about potential complications and provides reassurance following a prostate biopsy.

Materials And Methods: From October 2022 to December 2023, 42 patients aged 40 to 70 years undergoing their first prostate biopsy were recruited. The 'Reassurance-call' service was utilized to inform and monitor patients for complications.

Dapagliflozin Reduces Urinary Kidney Injury Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney Disease Irrespective of Albuminuria Level.

The beneficial effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with low albuminuria levels have not been established. This study aimed to compare the effects of dapagliflozin on kidney injury biomarkers in patients with CKD stratified by albuminuria level. We prospectively enrolled healthy volunteers (HVs; n = 20) and patients with CKD (n = 54) with and without diabetes mellitus.

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Prior to Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With Variant Histology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survival Outcomes and Pathological Features.

Purpose: To conduct systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) on survival and histopathological outcomes of variant histology (VH) of urothelial carcinoma (UC) of bladder.

Methods: This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023389115). Literature search was conducted in PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library for studies published up to January 2023.

Comparing effects of alpha-blocker management on acute urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: To compare the effects of different alpha-blocker regimes on acute urinary retention (AUR) and the success rate of trial without catheter (TWOC) among patients with AUR secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to determine the most effective regime.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to June 2021. Studies that compared successful TWOC rates between each alpha-blocker regime in patients with AUR secondary to BPH were included.

Long-term end-stage renal disease risks after living kidney donation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Recent studies have shown that donor nephrectomy can induce renal function impairment. However, few meta-analysis studies about this have proceeded. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis including all data of recent research studies was to determine whether living donor nephrectomy (LDN) could induce renal function impairment.

Improvement of erectile dysfunction using endothelial progenitor cells from fetal cerebral vasculature in the cavernous nerve injury of rats.

Background: Because of limited differentiation to endothelium from mesenchymal stem cells, it has been strongly recommended to use endothelial progenitor cells for the regeneration of the damaged endothelium of corpora cavernosa. This study was performed to investigate the immortalized human cerebral endothelial cells and their capability for repairing erectile dysfunction in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells were isolated from human fetal brain vasculature at the periventricular region of telencephalic tissues.

Relationship Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Several cohort studies have explored the relationship between androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to characterize the relationship between ADT and the severity of COVID-19 in patients with prostate cancer.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from the inception of each database until February 31, 2020.

Changes in diagnosis rate and treatment trends of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Korea: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) diagnosis rate and the changing landscape of medical and surgical management of BPH over the last decade using national population data of South Korea.

Methods: The present study analyzed data of patients diagnosed with BPH (N40) who underwent medical treatment or surgery in 3% of the national patient sample of the Health Insurance and Review Assessment database each year between 2012 and 2018. The primary outcome was the proportion of medical and surgical treatment for BPH.

Diagnostic accuracy of Raman spectroscopy for the diagnosis of bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Although several studies have been conducted to evaluate the feasibility of Raman spectroscopy (RS) for the diagnosis of bladder cancer (BCa), it is difficult to use RS in real clinical settings based on the current limited evidence. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of RS in BCa.

Materials And Methods: Comprehensive literature searches were performed in the PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases up to March 2019.

Time Trends for Prostate Cancer Incidence from 2003 to 2013 in South Korea: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis.

Purpose: Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence is affected by aging phenomenon and performance of screening test. In United States, PCa incidence is affected by period effect of U.S.

Molecular and Histologic Evidence of Novel Erectile Dysfunction Rat Model as an Aging Atherosclerosis Model: A Preliminary Study.

Purpose: To validate a novel arteriogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) model with atherosclerosis (AS) based on molecular and histologic evidence induced by chronic pelvic ischemia (CPI) and determine effect of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor treatment.

Materials And Methods: Twenty 16-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three experimental groups (Group I, untreated sham-operated rats with regular diet; Group II, CPI with cholesterol diet; Group III, CPI model with cholesterol diet and mirodenafil). Erectile function was accessed using maximum intracavernous pressure (ICP) and ICP/mean arterial pressure (MAP).

Trends in Prostate Cancer Prevalence and Radical Prostatectomy Rate according to Age Structural Changes in South Korea between 2005 and 2015.

Purpose: Radical prostatectomy (RP) is one of main treatments for prostate cancer (Pca). The prevalence of Pca has been decreasing in recent reports. However, no study has reported trends in Pca prevalence or RP rate according to age structural changes.

Association between lower urinary tract symptoms and cardiovascular risk scores in ostensibly healthy women.

Objectives: To investigate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women, as severe LUTS are known to be associated with CVD risk in men but few studies have focused on this issue in women.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 1014 ostensibly healthy women, who participated in a voluntary health check in a health promotion centre from November 2013 to October 2015, were enrolled. LUTS were assessed using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS).

Efficacy and Safety of Initial Combination Treatment of an Alpha Blocker with an Anticholinergic Medication in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Updated Meta-Analysis.

Background: There is still controversy as to whether initial combination treatment is superior to serial addition of anticholinergics after maintenance or induction of alpha blockers in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the benefits and safety of initial combination treatment of an alpha blocker with anticholinergic medication in BPH/LUTS through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of improvement in LUTS using International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), maximal urinary flow rate (Qmax), post-voided residual volume (PVR), and quality of life (QoL).

Diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of small renal masses in real practice: sensitivity and specificity according to subjective radiologic interpretation.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of small renal masses in real practice.

Methods: Contrast-enhanced CT and MRI were performed between February 2008 and February 2013 on 68 patients who had suspected small (≤4 cm) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) based on ultrasonographic measurements. CT and MRI radiographs were reviewed, and the findings of small renal masses were re-categorized into five dichotomized scales by the same two radiologists who had interpreted the original images.

Prevalence of antibiotic susceptibility and resistance of Escherichia coli in acute uncomplicated cystitis in Korea: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of antibiotic susceptibility and resistance of Escherichia coli Escherichia coli (E coli) in female uncomplicated cystitis in Korea using meta-analysis.

Methods: A cross-search of the literature was performed with MEDLINE for all relevant data published before October 2015 and EMBASE from 1980 to 2015, the Cochrane Library, KoreaMed, RISS, KISS, and DBPia were also searched. Observational or prospective studies that reported the prevalence of antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance of E coli were selected for inclusion.

Association Between Ambient Temperature and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Objectives: To date, there is no overall agreement as to risk of ambient temperature for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Thus, we focused on ambient temperature as an environmental factor affecting LUTS and attempted to explain the temperature differences in LUTS severity in cases in real clinical practice.

Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional survey.

The likelihood of having a serum PSA level of ≥2.5 ng/mL according to the degree of fatty liver disease in a screened population.

Introduction: We sought to investigate the impact of fatty liver disease (FLD) on prostate cancer (PCa) screening by estimating the odds of having a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value over the cutoff used to prompt for the recommendation of prostate biopsy.

Methods: Between 2007 and 2013, 18 533 native Korean men eligible to receive a serum PSA test, liver profiles, and abdominal ultrasonography were recruited. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of an abnormal PSA (≥2.

Is There Any Relation Between the Degree of Fatty Liver Disease and Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?

Objective: To evaluate the association between the degree of fatty liver disease and severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in healthy middle-aged males.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1943 Korean men aged between 40 and 70 years who had participated in the voluntary health checkup program from January 2012 to December 2014 were enrolled. LUTS were evaluated with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire.

Association Between High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Healthy Korean Populations.

Objective: To investigate the association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and lower urinary tract symptoms in healthy middle-aged men.

Materials And Methods: A total of 4256 ostensibly healthy native Korean men between the ages of 40 and 65 years who voluntarily underwent medical checkup were enrolled. The participants' demographics were collected, including International Prostate Symptom Score, hs-CRP, various metabolic risk factors, and prostate volume (PV).

Which anthropometric measurements including visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, body mass index, and waist circumference could predict the urinary stone composition most?

Background: Although there is growing evidence of relationship between obesity and some specific stone compositions, results were inconsistent. Due to a greater relationship between metabolic syndrome and some specific stone type, obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) has limitation in determining relationship between obesity and stone compositions. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among BMI, visceral fat, and stone compositions.

Bladder recovery by stem cell based cell therapy in the bladder dysfunction induced by spinal cord injury: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Bladder dysfunction induced by spinal cord injury (SCI) can become problematic and severely impair the quality of life. Preclinical studies of spinal cord injury have largely focused on the recovery of limb function while neglecting to investigate bladder recovery.

Objective: The present study was performed to investigate and review the effect of stem cell-based cell therapy on bladder recovery in SCI.