European Urology 2001, Vol. 40, No. 4

European Urology

Vol. 40, No. 4, 2001 October 2001



Special Section
361	Editorial Delmas, V. ; Schulman, C. Eur Urol 2001;40:361 (DOI:10.1159/000049802) Article (PDF 43 KB) Free Access

EAU Guidelines
362	Guidelines on Urolithiasis¹ Tiselius, H.G. ; Ackermann, D. ; Alken, P. ; Buck, C. ; Conort, P. ; Gallucci, M. Eur Urol 2001;40:362-371 (DOI:10.1159/000049803) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 135 KB)

Testis Cancer
372	Interdisciplinary Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: Result of an Update Conference on Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Krege, S. ; Souchon, R. ; Schmoll, H.-J. Eur Urol 2001;40:372-391 (DOI:10.1159/000049804) Article (PDF 207 KB)

Erectile Dysfunction – Andrology
392	Cigarette Smoking: A Risk Factor for Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics Bortolotti, A. ; Fedele, D. ; Chatenoud, L. ; Colli, E. ; Coscelli, C. ; Landoni, M. ; Lavezzari, M. ; Santeusanio, F. ; Parazzini, F. Eur Urol 2001;40:392-397 (DOI:10.1159/000049805) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 129 KB)


398	Diabetic Impotence Treated by Intracavernosal Injections: High Treatment Compliance and Increasing Dosage of Vaso-Active Drugs Perimenis, P. ; Gyftopoulos, K. ; Athanasopoulos, A. ; Barbalias, G. Eur Urol 2001;40:398-403 (DOI:10.1159/000049806) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 144 KB)


404	Is Selective Internal Spermatic Venography Necessary in Detecting Recurrent Varicocele after Surgical Repair? Tefekli, A. ; Cayan, S. ; Uluocak, N. ; Poyanli, A. ; Alp, T. ; Kadiolu, A. Eur Urol 2001;40:404-408 (DOI:10.1159/000049807) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 174 KB)

Trauma and Reconstruction
409	Management of Major Blunt Renal Lacerations: Is a Nonoperative Approach Indicated? Moudouni, S.M. ; Hadj Slimen, M. ; Manunta, A. ; Patard, J.J. ; Guiraud, P.H. ; Guille, F. ; Bouchot, O. ; Lobel, B. Eur Urol 2001;40:409-414 (DOI:10.1159/000049808) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 141 KB)

Bladder and Urothelial Cancer
415	Evaluation of the Clinical Value of Urinary NMP22 as a Marker in the Screening and Surveillance of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Chahal, R. ; Darshane, A. ; Browning, A.J. ; Sundaram, S.K. Eur Urol 2001;40:415-421 (DOI:10.1159/000049809) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 119 KB)


422	*Effect of Intravesical Instillations on the Human Complement Factor H Related Protein (BTA stat) Test* Raitanen, M.-P. ; Hellström, P. ; Marttila, T. ; Korhonen, H. ; Talja, M. ; Ervasti, J. ; Tammela, T.L.J. Eur Urol 2001;40:422-426 (DOI:10.1159/000049810) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 140 KB)

Renal Cancer
427	Human Accessory Cells Activate Fresh, Normal, Tumor-Distant T Lymphocytes But Not Tumor-Infiltrating T Lymphocytes to Lyse Autologous Tumor Cells in a Primary Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Assay in Renal Cell Carcinoma Kramer, G. ; Steiner, G.E. ; Paiha, S. ; Handisurya, A. ; Djavan, B. ; Mallone, R. ; Marberger, M. Eur Urol 2001;40:427-433 (DOI:10.1159/000049811) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 155 KB)

Neurourology
434	Buttock Placement of the Implantable Pulse Generator: A New Implantation Technique for Sacral Neuromodulation - A Multicenter Study Scheepens, W.A. ; Weil, E.H.J. ; van Koeveringe, G.A. ; Rohrmann, D. ; Hedlund, H.E.M. ; Schurch, B. ; Ostardo, E. ; Pastorello, M. ; Ratto, C. ; Nordling, J. ; van Kerrebroeck, P.E.V. Eur Urol 2001;40:434-438 (DOI:10.1159/000049812) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 167 KB)

Infectious Diseases
439	Current Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of Urinary Tract Infections Bonadio, M. ; Meini, M. ; Spitaleri, P. ; Gigli, C. Eur Urol 2001;40:439-445 (DOI:10.1159/000049813) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 151 KB)


446	Recovery Period of the Bladder after Exposure to Soluble Virulence Factor Produced by Escherichia coli Aslan, G. ; Esen, N. ; Esen, A.A. ; Koyuncuolu, M. ; Çelebi, . ; Yulu, N. Eur Urol 2001;40:446-450 (DOI:10.1159/000049814) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 303 KB)

BPH
451	Effect of Mode of Administration on I-PSS Scores in a Large BPH Patient Population Garcia-Losa, M. ; Unda, M. ; Badia, X. ; Rodriguez-Alcantara, F. ; Carballido, J. ; Dal-Ré, R. ; Herdman, M. Eur Urol 2001;40:451-457 (DOI:10.1159/000049815) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 149 KB)

Stones
458	Comparison of Fibronectin Content in Urinary Macromolecules between Normal Subjects and Recurrent Stone Formers Tsujihata, M. ; Miyake, O. ; Yoshimura, K. ; Kakimoto, K. ; Takahara, S. ; Okuyama, A. Eur Urol 2001;40:458-462 (DOI:10.1159/000049816) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 140 KB)

Pediatric Urology
463	Proximal Hypospadias Samuel, M. ; Capps, S. ; Worth, A. Eur Urol 2001;40:463-468 (DOI:10.1159/000049817) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 309 KB)

Basic Science
469	Capsaicin in Albino Rats Prevents Contralateral Testis from the Damaging Effects Posed by Ipsilateral Testis That Underwent Torsion Sarioglu, A. ; Gedikoglu, G. ; Bingol-Kologlu, M. ; Büyükpamukçu, N. ; Tanyel, F.C. Eur Urol 2001;40:469-473 (DOI:10.1159/000049818) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 125 KB)

Case Report
474	Treatment of an Orchiectomized Patient with Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer with LH-RH Agonists Damyanov, C. ; Tzingilev, B. ; Tabakov, V. Eur Urol 2001;40:474-477 (DOI:10.1159/000049819) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 202 KB)

Letter to the Editor
478	Reply Dewan, P. Eur Urol 2001;40:478-479 (DOI:10.1159/000049820) Article (PDF 73 KB)

Further Section
480	Forthcoming Papers Eur Urol 2001;40:480 (DOI:10.1159/000049821) Article (PDF 49 KB) Free Access

Curriculum in Urology
481	Microsurgical Repair of the Male Genital Tract: Refinements and Predictors of Success Dohle, C.R. ; Weber, R.F.A. Eur Urol 2001;40:481-490 (DOI:10.1159/000049822) Article (PDF 279 KB) Free Access