Bladder

adrenoreceptors, 76
analysis of rhythmic rectal contractions during filling cystometry in women, 475
bladder cancer, 114, 242, 640, 747
bladder catheterization, 84
bladder exstrophy, 459
bladder neck smooth muscle, 106
bladder neoplasms, 599, 664
bladder outlet obstruction, 60
bladder perforation, 84
bladder physiology, 76
bladder rupture, 365
bladder tumor, animal, 599
bladder tumor, 640, 664
bladder urothelium, 76
bladder, 76, 205, 217, 442, 467, 640
cystitis, 467
cystometry in women with LUTS, 475, 716
detrusor hyperactivity with impaired contractility, 326
detrusor overactivity, 60, 326, 475
detrusor, 76
detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia, 326
effects of curcumin in an orthotopic murine bladder tumor
model, 599
effects of specific alpha-1A/1D blocker on lower urinary tract
symptoms due to double-J stent, 485
free maximum urinary flow, 60
hypersensitive bladder, 621
inflammatory process in bladder, 217
intravesical BCG immunotherapy, 640
intravesical therapy for urothelial carcinoma of the urinary
bladder, 640
involuntary detrusor contractions, 60
latex biomembrane for bladder augmentation in rabbits, 217
lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), 76, 151, 326, 378, 475, 683
maximum detrusor pressure, 60
maximum urinary flow, 60
multimodal therapy for interstitial cystitis, 467
multiple sclerosis, 326
overactive bladder OAB syndrome, 76
painful bladder syndrome, 467
postprocedural symptoms of overactive bladder, 334
primary bladder neck obstruction, 205
smooth muscle layer regeneration, 217
Solabegron evokes human bladder relaxation, 76
treating urothelial tumors of the bladder, 599
treatment of Double-J stent-related lower urinary tract
symptoms, 732
urinary lithiasis, 432
urinary sphincter, 706
urinary TGF-ß1 concentration, 315
urinary tract diseases, 475
urodynamic study, 475
urodynamics, 475
urothelial ß-adrenoceptor, 76
urothelium, 76
UroVysionTM in high risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer, 664
ß1, ß2 and ß3-adrenoceptors in human bladder, 76

Children

ano-rectal anomaly, 459
bladder reconstruction in children, 245
bladder, 205
channel alternative to the Mitrofanoff principle, 205
children with nocturnal enuresis, 751
children, 205, 459
circumcision, 310
congenital anomalies, 459
continent urinary diversion in children under 5 years, 459
cryptorchidism, 503, 630, 743
fetal and postnatal hydronephrosis, 315
infant, 310
mitrofanoff principle, 205
myelomeningocele, 459
pediatric testis, 692
Plastibell™ circumcisions in infants, 310
prune-belly syndrome, 205
randomized intervention for children with vesicoureteral
reflux, 504
reatment of vesicoureteral reflux, 385
renal cysts in children, 115
surgery, 205
transforming growth factor-ß1 in congenital UPJO, 315
urinary diversion, 205

Imaging

abdominal imaging studies, 427
characterization with diffusion-weighted MR imaging versus
contrast-enhanced MR imaging, 615
color Doppler, 692
computed tomography technique, 12,532
contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, 692
imaging appearance of granulomatous disease after
intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin, 616
imaging in pediatric urinary tract infection, 488
imaging of the acute scrotum, 692
magnetic resonance imaging, 171
MR imaging and MR spectroscopic imaging in prostate
cancer, 234
MR imaging of prostate cancer after radiotherapy, 171
prostate tumor volume measurement with combined T2-weighted imaging, 736
radiographic modality for renal imaging, 12
renal cell carcinoma: dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging, 232
renal function on computed tomography, 12
segmental enhancement inversion at biphasic multidetector
CT, 734
sextant localization at MR imaging and MR spectroscopic
imaging before prostatectomy, 367
sonographic detection of renal and ureteral stones, 532
three-dimensional CT pyelography for planning of
percutaneous nephrostolithotomy, 490
ultrasound technique, 532, 692
urinary bladder cancer: diffusion-weighted MR imaging--accuracy for diagnosing T stage, 368
video-endoscopic visualization on procedural pain during rigid
cystoscopy in females, 96

Incontinence

anti-incontinence surgery, 334
autologous fascial sling and tension-free vaginal tape, 60
comparing suprapubic versus transobturatory slings for the
treatment of females with stress urinary incontinence, 68
comparison of sparc and monarc slings for ISD, 68
fecal incontinence, 592
female stress urinary incontinence, 384
impact of autologous fascial sling, 60
incontinence and anastomotic stricture after RRP, 158
incontinent women, 60
intravaginal sling, 334
MiniArc® sling system in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, 334
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs vs. opioids for SWL
analgesia, 293
postoperative voiding dysfunction, 334
post-prostatectomy incontinence, 624
post-prostatectomy stress incontinence, 706
sling procedures, 60
sling technique TOMSTM for male incontinence, 706
sphincteric deficiency, 68
stress incontinence, 334, 501
stress urinary incontinence in female rats, 113
stress urinary incontinence in women, 243
stress urinary incontinence, 68, 112, 749, 750
stress, 60
suburethral sling, 60, 334
tension-free vaginal tape procedures, 60
tensionless vaginal tape, 60
treatment of female urinary incontinence, 334
treatment of stress urinary incontinence, 60
urinary and fecal incontinence in Brazilian women, 592
urinary incontinence, 43, 68, 125, 592, 706
urination disorders, 326
voiding dysfunction in multiple sclerosis, 326

Infections

anti-inflammatory agents, 293
infection and secretory capacity of male accessory glands, 299
infection on the male accessory gland function, 299
infection, 49, 299, 640, 692
inflammation of the ductus deferens, 299
inflammation of the epididymis, 299
inflammation of the prostate gland, 299
inflammation of the seminal vesicles, 299
inflammatory process in bladder, 217
periurethral inflammatory reaction, 450
prostatic inflammation, 551
urinary infection, 551, 658
urinary tract infection with urinary symptoms, 628
urinary tract infection, 752

Kidney

anatomy, 140
endourological techniques and treatment of urinary stones, 9
horseshoe kidney, 9
kidney calculi, 140
kidney calices, 140
kidney cancer, 256
kidney cortex, 12
kidney function, 532
kidney neoplasms, 284
kidney pelvis, 315
kidney, 9, 12, 19, 140, 199, 271, 652
lithotripsy, 140
nephrolithiasis, 9
obstruction, 12
retroperitoneoscopy and hand-assisted laparoscopy for
nephrectomy, 284

Kidney Transplantation: see Renal Transplantation

Pathology

chronic epididymitis, 299
chronic prostatitis, 299
chronic urethritis, 299
details of renal cell carcinoma resection specimens, 371
excessive production of catecholamines, 24
genitourinary abnormalities, 9
horseshoe kidney, 9
hypertension, 24
intrinsic sphincteric deficiency, 68
myelomeningocele, 459
necrotic testicular tumors, 491
Noninvasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with
glandular differentiation, 370
obese patients, 36
overactive bladder OAB syndrome, 76
Peyronie’s disease, 49
pheochromocytoma, 24
positive bladder neck margin after radical prostatectomy, 739
prune-belly syndrome, 205
sphincteric deficiency, 68
TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions in “minimal” prostatic
adenocarcinoma, 235
tumors derived from chromaffin cells, 24
ureteropelvic junction obstruction, 9
urinary anomalies, 9

Penis

bovine pericardium graft in corporoplasty for penile prosthesis implantation, 49
cavernous nerve function, 495
cell carcinoma of the penis, 406
implanted penile prostheses, 49
infection, 49
male urologic surgical procedure, 56
penile cancer, 406
penile fibrosis, 49
penile prosthesis, 49
penile torsion correction, 56
penis, 56, 744
structural organization of the connective tissue in the corpus
cavernosum, 494
sutures, 56
tunica albuginea, 49
update in the management of penile cancer, 406
use of bovine pericardium as a substitute for the tunica
albuginea, 49

Prostate

asymptomatic bacterial prostatitis, 551
benign prostatic hyperplasia, 183, 442, 551, 683
benign prostatic hypertrophy, 716
biopsy, 521, 559
free PSA and complexed PSA, 521
Gleason score and laterality concordance, 559
Gleason score, 43, 151, 158, 171, 183, 354, 344, 559, 573, 620
international prostate symptom score, 683
prostate biopsy, 551, 619
prostate brachytherapy, 745
prostate specific antigen, 183
prostate volume, 573
prostate, 683
prostatectomy, 706
prostate-specific antigen, 521
prostatic atrophy, 492
prostatic obstruction, 683
PSA and age, 521
PSA density, 521
PSA derivatives, 521
PSA level, 43, 151, 158, 183, 551, 521, 565, 573
PSA levels of 4.0 – 10 ng/ml and negative DRE, 551
PSA velocity and PSA doubling time, 521
serum prostate specific antigen levels, 683
symptom score, 683
transurethral prostatectomy, 683
transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of
lower urinary tract symptoms, 683
vesicourethral anastomosis in RRP, 158

Prostate Cancer

anti-neoplastic effect of curcumin in prostate cancer cell lines, 354
biopsy, 559
brachytherapy, 573
coherence tomography to evaluate prostatectomy specimens, 344
couple view of sexual dysfunction prostate cancer surgery, 673
curcuma longa, 354
curcumin, 354
diagnosis, 521
free PSA isoforms, 521
Gleason grading of prostatic adenocarcinoma, 102
influence of antimicrobials, 551
laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, 565
MR imaging of prostate cancer after radiotherapy, 171
neoadjuvant hormone therapy, 573
orchiectomy and the administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, 183
osteoporosis in prostate cancer, 183
probability of cancer based on PSA, 521
prostate brachytherapy, 573
prostate cancer detection, 521
prostate cancer disease variables, 183
prostate cancer, 43, 100, 110, 111, 151, 171, 241, 344, 354, 382, 499, 521, 551, 565, 625, 627, 673
prostate neoplasm, 43, 125, 151, 158, 164, 183, 559, 565, 573, 673
prostatectomy, 43, 111, 151, 158, 164, 344, 559, 565, 673
prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, 104
prostatic specific antigen for prostate cancer detection, 521
radical prostatectomy, 43, 344, 619, 706
radical retropubic prostatectomy, 158, 559
radioactive seed migration after brachytherapy, 573
radiotherapy treatments for prostate cancer, 573
radiotherapy. 43, 171, 442
risk factors for bone loss with prostate cancer, 183
salvage radical prostatectomy for radioresistant PCa, 43
salvage therapy, 43
treatment of advanced prostate cancer, 183
treatment of patients with recurrent prostate cancer, 43
treatment of symptomatic pelvic lymphoceles, 164
uni- vs. multiloculated pelvic lymphoceles, 164

Reconstructive Urology

muscle- and nerve-sparing bulbar urethroplasty, 379
one-sided anterior urethroplasty, 379
reconstruction technique after partial nephrectomy, 416
reconstructive intraoperative approach of the cavernous nerve
during radical prostatectomy, 108
reconstructive pelvic surgery, 383
reconstructive surgical procedures, 442, 450
suture material for hypospadias surgery, 107
tubularized urethral replacement with unseeded matrices, 497
urethral reconstruction, 60
urethral replacement using cell seeded tubularized collagen
matrices, 496
urethral stents seeded with autologous urethral epithelial cells in
the treatment of post-traumatic urethral stricture, 496

Renal

calculi, 36, 271
calculus, 658
Chinese medicine and stone disease, 396
Chorei-to for curing nephritis and nephrolithiasis, 396
complications, 271
effect of infundibulopelvic angle in the outcome of SWL treatment for lower pole calyceal stone, 140
endourology and treatment of urinary stones, 9
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, 293
fragmentation of the calculus, 140
hydronephrosis, 315
infundibular height, 140
Kampo medicine, 396
laparoscopic management of complex renal stones, 9
laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, 98, 99
laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, 231
laparoscopic surgery combined with endourological assistance for the treatment of renal stones, 9
lithiasis, 432, 658
lithotripsy, 271
metabolic investigation of patients with staghorn calculus, 658
nephrectomy, 199, 284
nephrolithiasis after RYGB surgery, 432
nephrolithiasis, 658
nephrolithotomy percutânea, 140
nephrolithotomy, 271
obesity and treatment of ureteral calculi, 36
obstructed renal unit, 12
percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, 271
radical nephrectomy, 436
reconstruction technique after partial nephrectomy, 416
renal calculi, 622
renal cryoablation in a porcine model, 240
renal fibrosis, 315
renal function, 12
renal parenchyma thickness, 12
renal scintigraphy, 12
renal stones, 363, 532
renal ultrasonography, 315
renal ultrasound to detect hydronephrosis after ureteroscopy, 611
retroperitoneoscopy and hand-assisted laparoscopy for
nephrectomy, 284
risks and benefits of intercostal approach for PCNL, 271
staghorn calculus, 658
treatment of renal stones, 9. 36
treatment outcomes after endopyelotomy performed with or
without simultaneous nephrolithotomy, 612
treatments to alleviate the pain of renal colic, 396
ureteroscopic holmium YAG lithotripsy for renal calculi, 229
ureteroscopic treatment outcomes of ureteral and renal stones, 36
urinary biomarkers, 315
urinary lithiasis , 432
urinary tract calculi, 293
urolithiasis, 396, 432, 658

Renal Neoplasm

advanced urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis, 19
anti angiogenetic agents, 256
benign lesions in renal solid masses, 427
hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, 284
laparoscopic removal of local renal cell carcinoma recurrence, 436
metastatic renal cell carcinoma management, 256
neoplasm metastasis, 256
nephrectomy, 256, 416
nephrectomy, 652
nephron-sparing surgery, 416
nephron-sparing techniques, 199
new therapeutic approach in renal cell carcinoma, 227
partial nephrectomy, 416
radical nephrectomy, 284
radical surgical treatment of renal cell carcinomas, 284
renal carcinoma, 498
renal cell carcinoma, 101, 256, 416, 436, 652
renal function after surgery, 315
renal masses, 427
renal tumors, 199, 652
renal urothelial carcinoma, 19
retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy, 284
retroperitoneoscopic, 284
therapy, 256
treatment for renal cell carcinoma, 284
treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, 256
tumor characteristics, 19
urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis, 19
urothelial carcinoma, 19
vena cava thrombus and patient outcome in RCC, 652

Renal Transplantation

laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in renal transplant
recipients, 488
renal transplant, 164, 237

Sexual Dysfunction

bovine pericardium graft in corporoplasty for penile prosthesis implantation, 49
erectile dysfunction, 125, 377
male infertility, 299
sexual dysfunction, 673
urinary flow obstruction and erectile dysfunction, 43

Surgery

adrenal surgery, 24
anti-incontinence surgery, 334
bariatric surgery, 432
cardiac surgery, 49
laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma, 24
laparoscopic management of ureteral endometriosis, 733
laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, 487
laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, 565
laparoscopic surgery, 565
laparoscopy, 9, 151, 164, 231, 284, 344, 366, 514
liver transplantation, 19
minimally-invasive urological surgery, 514
neoadjuvant cytoreductive surgery and immunotherapy, 256
nephrectomy, 19
nephron-sparing surgery, 416
open RRP versus LRP in Asian men, 151
partial cystectomy, 217
postoperative complications, 24
radical nephrectomy, 19, 436
radical prostatectomy, 43, 741
radical retropubic prostatectomy, 164
renal function after surgery, 315
robotic partial nephrectomy: 3-arm approach surgical
technique, 199
robotic surgery, 24
robotics, 199, 514
role of robotic-assisted adrenalectomy, 24
salvage robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, 733
surgery, 205, 284
surgical procedures, 514
surgical procedures, minimally invasive, 199
surgical resection, 24
urolithiasis and roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery, 432

Surgical Technique

auto-transplantation of the kidney, 90
circumcision technique, 310
Hasson’s technique supraumbilically, 436
laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, 514
laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma, 24
laparoscopic anatrophic nephrolithotomy, 9
laparoscopic and endourological techniques, 9
laparoscopic circumcaval ureteral repair with concomitant
laparoscopic-guided nephroscopic calculi extraction, 753
laparoscopic nephrolithotomy, 9
laparoscopic pyeloplasty and pyelolithotomy / flexible
nephroscopy, 9
laparoscopic pyeloplasty, 9
laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, 284
laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, 125
laparoscopic surgery in combination with endourological
procedures, 9
laparoscopic training of urologic trainees, 614
laparoscopy, 24, 125, 164
liver transplantation techniques, 19
needlescopic surgery, 514
nephron-sparing techniques, 199
open radical retropubic prostatectomy, 125
pheochromocytoma, 24
Plastibell™ circumcisions in infants, 310
prostatectomy, 125
radical nephrectomy with liver transplantation techniques, 19
renal salvage therapy versus nephrectomy, 12
robot assisted partial nephrectomy in patients with multiple
renal masses, 613
transplantation techniques, 19
transurethral resection of the prostate, 683
ureteroscopy is treatment modality for all ureteral calculi and ESWL for obese patients, 36
ureteroscopy with Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy, 36

Testis, Adnexas and Scrotum

cancer, 581
cryopreservation, 581
epididymis, 692
epididymitis, 692
fertility, 581
necrotic testicular tumors, 491
normozoospermic and oligozoospermic sperm specimens, 581
oligozoospermia, 581
painful scrotum, 692
pediatric testis, 692
repeated thaw-refreezing of human sperm, 581
scrotal abscess, 692
Sperm, 581
testicular abscess, 692
testicular cancer, 581
testicular torsion, 692
testicular trauma, 692
testicular tumors, 381
testis, 692

Trauma

impact of obesity in damage control laparotomy patients, 617
male sexual dysfunction after pelvic fracture, 375
pelvic bone trauma, 60
penile torsion correction, 56
renal gunshot wounds, 372
renal hemorrhage, 737
topical haemostatics in renal trauma, 373
torsion, 692
trauma, 692
traumatic renal injury, 737
urethral trauma, 84, 450

Ureter

appendiceal substitution following right proximal ureter injury, 90
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, 542
patient position in semi-rigid ureteroscopy, 542
percutaneous nephrolithotomy, 542
techniques for the repair of ureteral injuries, 90
ureter, 36
ureteral calculi, 542
ureteral stones, 97, 363, 532, 542, 486
ureteropelvic junction obstruction, 315
ureterorenoscopy, 542
ureteroscopic treatment outcomes of ureteral and renal stones, 36
ureteroscopy, 36, 542

Urethra

bulbar urethra, 450
complete urethral disruption, 450
complications of mid urethral slings, 629
obstruction of the urethra, 716
partial urethral disruption, 450
percutaneous versus transurethral cystolithotripsy, 230
periurethral inflammatory reaction, 450
reconstructive surgical procedures, 450
rupture, 450
straddle injuries to the bulbar urethra, 450
suburethral sling, 68, 334
suprapubic cystostomy, 450
trauma, 450
urethra, 442, 450
urethral catheter insertion forces: a comparison of experience and training, 84
urethral catheter, 84
urethral diverticula, 244
urethral injury and primary treatment, 450
urethral malformations, 56
urethral perforation, 84
urethral reconstruction, 623
urethral stricture disease, 105
urethral stricture, 442, 608
urethral trauma, 84
urethral-rectal fistulas, 84
urethroplasty for challenging posterior urethral strictures, 442
urethroplasty, 442, 608

Urogenital

anatomy of the urinary tract, 140
cancer, 190
clitoris, 238
educational models, 84
fertility, 190
lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), 151, 326, 475, 683
lower urinary tract, 76
multiple sclerosis, 326
pediatric urology, 205
pelvic radiation therapy, 60
semen, 190
sperm banks, 190
tunica vaginalis, 246
urinary tract diseases, 475
urodynamic study, 475
urological pathogens , 742

Voiding dysfunction, see also Incontinence