Table of contents
August 2005 Volume 2 No 8
Editorial
Viewpoint
The evaluation and staging of clinically localized prostate cancer
356Accurate staging of clinically localized prostate cancer is crucial to ensure patients receive optimal management and counseling. Despite the growing number of diagnostic modalities, however, accurate staging remains a challenge. In this Viewpoint, Mitchell et al. discuss the relative merits of tried and tested and newly emerging staging techniques.
Research Highlights
EGFR and HER2 expression predict outcome of muscle-invading bladder cancers
358Open surgery versus Tauber antegrade sclerotherapy for treatment of varicocele
358Long and short radiation therapy courses provide equivalent pain relief to cancer patients
358Importance of testosterone dosage for bone mineral density
359Effects of relaxin on elastin metabolism in pelvic tissue of women with stress urinary incontinence
359Precancerous prostate lesions and serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1
360Initial evaluation of women with irritative voiding symptoms
360New stones develop at the site of 'clinically insignificant residual fragments' in one-fifth of patients
361Surgical alternative for voiding dysfunction in spina bifida
361Over half of infants with urinary tract infections do not receive the recommended treatment
362Collagen injections for female stress urinary incontinence
362Decreased PTV margin with hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer
363Practice Points
Amoxicillin/clavulanate for the treatment of uncomplicated cystitis in women: a historical perspective
364Is adjuvant hormonal therapy indicated in cryptorchidism?
366Can androgen receptor levels in the prostate predict non-organ-confined prostate cancer?
368Can nomograms using urinary NMP22 predict recurrence and progression of superficial bladder cancer?
370Surgical management of pelvic prolapse using a laparoscopic approach
372Reviews
Endourologic treatment of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma
376Developments in endourologic procedures now mean that the majority of patients with upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (UTTCC) can be offered minimally invasive treatments. Michael Ost and colleagues review the different procedures and adjuvant treatments available, and their suitability for patients with UTTCC.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0250 | Full Text | PDF (132K)
The natural history of small renal masses
384The incidental finding of small renal masses is becoming a more common event as a result of widely used cross-sectional imaging techniques. This review by Alessandro Volpe and Michael Jewett discusses the risks of tumor progression, techniques for assessing tumors and the different management options available to patients with renal cell carcinoma.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0254 | Full Text | PDF (127K)
Reconstructive surgery in penile trauma and cancer
391Penile reconstructive surgery requires expertise in genital surgery, whether it is for traumatic injuries or penile cancer. The stages of initial assessment and management of traumatic penile injuries and penile cancer, and the different reconstructive techniques available, are described in this review by David Ralph and colleagues.
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0261 | Full Text | PDF (498K)
