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Volume 39, Issue 1

January 2021

Including the Topical Section: Quality Management of Prostate Cancer Care

Issue Editors:

Simone Wesselmann,
Martin Burchardt,
Christoph Kowalski

40 articles in this issue

From quality management to quality improvement—structures, processes and outcomes
Simone Wesselmann
Martin Burchardt
Christoph Kowalski
Editorial 23 January 2021 Pages: 1 - 3
Is there a clinical benefit from prostate cancer center certification? An evaluation of functional and oncologic outcomes from 22,649 radical prostatectomy patients
Marius Cristian Butea-Bocu
Guido Müller
Ullrich Otto
Topic Paper 26 August 2020 Pages: 5 - 10
Psychometric validation of the German version of the EPIC-26 questionnaire for patients with localized and locally advanced prostate cancer
Nora Tabea Sibert
Sebastian Dieng
Christoph Kowalski
Topic Paper 24 September 2019 Pages: 11 - 25
Determinants of self-reported functional status (EPIC-26) in prostate cancer patients prior to treatment
Rebecca Roth
Sebastian Dieng
Christoph Kowalski
Topic Paper Open access 10 February 2020 Pages: 27 - 36
Quality management in (prostate) cancer care: what do European cancer control plans tell us?
Tit Albreht
Topic Paper 24 May 2020 Pages: 37 - 39
How to implement the requirements of a quality assurance system for prostate cancer
Barbara Noris Chiorda
Fabiana Zollo
Riccardo Valdagni
Topic Paper 27 November 2019 Pages: 41 - 47
Implementing quality metrics in European Cancer Centers (ECCs)
Ellen Griesshammer
Henning Adam
Simone Wesselmann
Topic Paper 06 April 2020 Pages: 49 - 56
Review article: MRI-targeted biopsies for prostate cancer diagnosis and management
M. Noureldin
D. Eldred-Evans
H. U. Ahmed
Invited Review 06 April 2020 Pages: 57 - 63
Termination rates and histological reclassification of active surveillance patients with low- and early intermediate-risk prostate cancer: results of the PREFERE trial
Peter Albers
Thomas Wiegel
Michael Stöckle
Original Article Open access 18 March 2020 Pages: 65 - 72
Comparing the prediction of prostate biopsy outcome using the Chinese Prostate Cancer Consortium (CPCC) Risk Calculator and the Asian adapted Rotterdam European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) Risk Calculator in Chinese and European men
Rui Chen
Jan F. M. Verbeek
Monique J. Roobol
Original Article 11 April 2020 Pages: 73 - 80
Combined systematic versus stand-alone multiparametric MRI-guided targeted fusion biopsy: nomogram prediction of non-organ-confined prostate cancer
Sami-Ramzi Leyh-Bannurah
Mykyta Kachanov
Lars Budäus
Original Article 05 April 2020 Pages: 81 - 88
Vesico-urethral anastomotic stenosis following radical prostatectomy: a multi-institutional outcome analysis with a focus on endoscopic approach, surgical sequence, and the impact of radiation therapy
D. Pfalzgraf
T. Worst
C. M. Rosenbaum
Original Article 31 March 2020 Pages: 89 - 95
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, computed tomography, cystoscopy and cytology to detect urinary tract malignancies in patients with asymptomatic hematuria
Christian Daniel Fankhauser
Sharon Waisbrod
Thomas Hermanns
Original Article 02 April 2020 Pages: 97 - 103
Outcome of simultaneous thulium laser enucleation of bladder tumor and prostate in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder tumor and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a matched-pair comparison with a long-term follow-up
Yubin Wang
Zhiling Zhang
Rongshan Li
Original Article 25 March 2020 Pages: 105 - 111
Radiotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in penile cancer patients with extracapsular nodal extension after inguinal lymph node surgery: a multi-institutional study
Zai-Shang Li
Xue-Ying Li
Fang-Jian Zhou
Original Article 17 April 2020 Pages: 113 - 119
The role of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy in the management of FOURNIER’S gangrene: a retrospective multi-institutional cohort study
Valerio Iacovelli
Chiara Cipriani
Pierluigi Bove
Original Article 31 March 2020 Pages: 121 - 128
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for very large benign prostatic hyperplasia (≥ 200 cc)
Michael A. Zell
Haidar Abdul-Muhsin
Mitchell R. Humphreys
Original Article 23 March 2020 Pages: 129 - 134
The “Omega Sign”: a novel HoLEP technique that improves continence outcomes after enucleation
Lutfi Tunc
Serdar Yalcin
Theodoros Tokas
Original Article 19 March 2020 Pages: 135 - 141
Predictive factors of urinary incontinence after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: a multicentric evaluation
Vianney Houssin
Jonathan Olivier
Jerome Rizk
Original Article 26 March 2020 Pages: 143 - 148
Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy versus open simple prostatectomy: a single-center comparison
R. Dotzauer
A. La Torre
I. Tsaur
Original Article Open access 28 March 2020 Pages: 149 - 156
Outcomes of artificial urinary sphincter in female with neurological stress urinary incontinence: a long-term follow-up
Thibault Tricard
A. Schirmann
C. Saussine
Original Article 12 February 2020 Pages: 157 - 162
Correlation between translabial ultrasound parameters and outcomes in retropubic mid-urethral slings: can we predict success?
Yu Hwee Tan
Malcolm I. Frazer
Vivien Wong
Original Article 19 March 2020 Pages: 163 - 168
The association between serum serotonin levels and overactive bladder: results from a community-based cross-sectional study in Japan
Teppei Okamoto
Shingo Hatakeyama
Chikara Ohyama
Original Article 19 March 2020 Pages: 169 - 175
Classification of the renal papillary abnormalities by flexible ureteroscopy: evaluation of the 2016 version and update
Christophe Almeras
Michel Daudon
Paul Meria
Original Article Open access 19 March 2020 Pages: 177 - 185
What is the exact definition of stone dust? An in vitro evaluation
Etienne Xavier Keller
Vincent De Coninck
Olivier Traxer
Original Article 08 April 2020 Pages: 187 - 194
Comparison of super-mini-PCNL and flexible ureteroscopy for the management of upper urinary tract calculus (1–2 cm) in children
Hongliang Jia
Jiuzhi Li
Shuheng Wang
Original Article 17 March 2020 Pages: 195 - 200
Development of bioabsorbable zinc–magnesium alloy wire and validation of its application to urinary tract surgeries
Yasuyoshi Okamura
Nobuyuki Hinata
Masato Fujisawa
Original Article 28 February 2020 Pages: 201 - 208
Evaluation of flexible ureteroscope with an omni-directional bending tip, using a JOYSTICK unit (URF-Y0016): an ex-vivo study
T. Inoue
S. Okada
K. Nutahara
Original Article 14 March 2020 Pages: 209 - 215
Radiation exposure during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS): a prospective multicenter evaluation
Simon Hein
Konrad Wilhelm
Marco Julius Schnabel
Original Article Open access 21 March 2020 Pages: 217 - 224
Endourology survey on radiation exposure and post-ureteroscopy US and CT reveals a need for clear guidelines
Ohad Kott
Jorge Pereira
Gyan Pareek
Original Article 21 March 2020 Pages: 225 - 231
Very low-dose computerized tomography for confirmation of urinary stone presence
Daniel Raskin
Harry Winkler
Orith Portnoy
Original Article 02 March 2020 Pages: 233 - 238
The impact of nephrostomy drainage prior to mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with ESBL-positive Escherichia coli
Zhijian Zhao
Wenqi Wu
Guohua Zeng
Original Article 20 March 2020 Pages: 239 - 246
The alternating bidirectional versus the standard approach during shock wave lithotripsy for upper lumbar ureteric stones: a randomized controlled trial
Mohammed Hegazy
Ahmed El-Assmy
Khaled Z. Sheir
Original Article 23 March 2020 Pages: 247 - 253
Anterior or posterior SWL in proximal ureteral stones opposite to 4th and 5th lumbar vertebrae?
Tarek Khalaf Fathelbab
Mohammed G. S. Hasanein
Ahmed M. Fawzy
Original Article 15 April 2020 Pages: 255 - 261
Tolvaptan treatment of cystine urolithiasis in a mouse model of cystinuria
Yunjin Bai
Yin Tang
Jia Wang
Original Article 18 March 2020 Pages: 263 - 269
Is there a need for endoscopic evaluation in symptomatic boys with an unsuspicious urethra on VCUG? A consideration of secondary radiologic signs of posterior urethral valves
Bernhard Haid
Jonas Thüminger
Josef Oswald
Original Article 30 March 2020 Pages: 271 - 279
Evaluation of the “Teaching Guide for Basic Laparoscopic Skills” as a stand-alone educational tool for hands-on training sessions: a pilot study
Domenico Veneziano
Giuseppe Morgia
ESU-ESUT training Research group
Original Article 21 March 2020 Pages: 281 - 287
Local delivery of vasodilators for the reduction of ureteral contractions: limited but promising
Tuo Deng
Letter to the Editor 07 February 2020 Pages: 289 - 290
Comment on “Deep learning computer vision algorithm for detecting kidney stone composition”
ZhiCan He
LingYue An
WenQi Wu
Letter to the Editor 01 April 2020 Pages: 291 - 291
Letter to the editor
Oktay Özman
Letter to the Editor 06 April 2020 Pages: 293 - 293