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| Original Basic Research And Clinical Articles | 2018-08-13
10.5173/ceju.2018.1735 |
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Use of an acellular collagen–elastin matrix to support bladder regeneration in a porcine model of peritoneocystoplasty.
Carlos Gasanz, Carles Raventós, Jordi Temprana-Salvador, Marielle Esteves, Carla Fonseca, Inés de Torres, Juan Morote
Bladder reconstruction without using the intestine remains a challenge to this day despite the development of new biomaterials and cell cultures. Human bladder engineering is merely anecdotic, and mostly in vitro and animal studies have been conducted.
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| Original Basic Research And Clinical Articles | 2018-08-10
10.5173/ceju.2018.1637 |
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Use of baclofen in children with dysfunctional voiding: a preliminary report
Zahra Jahanabadi
The aims of the present study were to examine the effectiveness and safety of baclofen in children with dysfunctional voiding (DV).
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| Review Paper | 2018-07-02
10.5173/ceju.2018.1618 |
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Potential clinical applications of microRNAs as biomarkers of renal cell carcinoma
Yulian Mytsyk, Victor Dosenko, Michał Andrzej Skrzypczyk, Yuriy Borys, Yuriy Diychuk, Askold Kucher, Vasyl Kowalskyy, Serhyi Pasichnyk, Oleh Mytsyk, Lubov Manyuk
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 3% of adult malignancies and more than 90% of the kidney neoplasms. High rate of undiagnostic percutaneous kidney biopsies and difficulties in reliable pre-operative differentiation between malignant and benign renal tumors using contemporary imaging techniques result in large numbers of redundant surgeries. Absence of specific biomarkers for early detection and monitoring complicates on-time diagnosis of the disease and relapse. For the patients followed up after nephrectomy, a noninvasive and sensitive biomarker enabling early detection of disease relapse would be extremely useful.
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| Original Basic Research And Clinical Articles | 2018-06-29
10.5173/ceju.2018.1704 |
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Four-year follow-up on a ZSI 375 artificial urinary sphincter for male urinary incontinence from one urological centre in Poland
Ireneusz Ostrowski, Janusz Ciechan, Emil Śledź, Wojciech Dyś, Tomasz Golabek, Piotr L. Chłosta
The treatment of choice for patients who have iatrogenic urinary incontinence is the implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter. We did a prospective study on the outcomes of men undergoing artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation (ZSI 375; Zephyr Surgical Implants, Geneva, Switzerland).
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| Case Report | 2018-06-25
10.5173/ceju.2018.1554 |
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Symptomatic hilar renal artery aneurysm mimicking renal colic - a word of caution
Aleksander Lukasiewicz
An adequate and timely diagnosis is crucial in the treatment of the renal artery aneurysms during pregnancy since the risk of rupture and its catastrophic consequences are high. Clinical symptoms, laboratory results, and B-mode abdominal ultrasonography may mimic a renal colic. In this report, a case of a pregnant 26-years-old woman with large, symptomatic renal aneurysm is presented. The diagnostic pathway and the treatment are described. Potential pitfalls in the diagnosis are discussed.
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| Original Basic Research And Clinical Articles | 2018-06-25
10.5173/ceju.2018.1685 |
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Modified posterior intravaginal slingplasty: does the additional bilateral tape attachment to the sacrospinous ligament improve the results?
Alpaslan Caliskan, Mehmet Ozeren, Klaus Goeschen
High failure and recurrent prolapse remains an important issue for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. The posterior intravaginal slingplasty (PIVS) is minimally invasive, transperineal technique providing Level I support, by making neo-sacrouterine ligaments using mesh. In order to reduce the POP recurrence rate, to get safer apical support and thereby better functional outcomes, we attached PIVS tape to the sacrospinous ligament bilaterally and compared the anatomical and functional outcomes of our modified technique versus the original PIVS.
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| Original Basic Research And Clinical Articles | 2018-06-13
10.5173/ceju.2018.1683 |
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pTa high grade urothelial bladder cancer: is there a role for second transurethral resection?
Anuj Deep Dangi, Ramani Manoj Kumar, Thomas Alex Kodiatte, Mahasampth Gowri, Santosh Kumar, Antony Devasia, Nitin Kekre
Evidence for second transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) for pTa High grade lesion is limited. This study aims to examine the role of a second TURBT in the pTa high grade group and to generate recurrence and progression data for this group.
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Dear Colleagues!
Please forgive me for this somewhat reflective mood, but it is caused by the up- coming end of the 2015-2018 term of the PUA Executive Board. As you probably know, the Editor-in-Chief of the Central European Journal of Urology is appointed by the PUA Executive Board, which is why this introductory article is somewhat of a summary.
So then, for this reason, I would like to share some information about the development of the journal. The journal is developing very well. When analyzing the names of the authors, we can see that we are recognizable not only in Europe but also around the world. Urologists from large academic centers publish their articles in our journal. We operate on an "open access" basis and therefore do not charge any fees. This is undoubtedly an asset. An expression of this is the growing number of our citations. The CiteScore coefficient for the Central European Journal of Urology is currently 1.11, while last year it was 0.70. The systematic increase in citations year by year sets the stage to move us from Emerging Cites Sources and promote us to the Science Citation Index Expanded, managed by Clarivate Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters, which is associated with the granting of the socalled "Impact Factor". I first submitted our journal in 2015 and the assessment, at that time made by Thomson Reuters, was that we should remain in the "waiting room", and therefore we were included in Emerging Sources Citation Index. I submitted my second request for re-assessment at the end of 2017 and I am currently awaiting an answer. I hope to get a positive decision.
Building a urological journal in Europe is not a simple task. We already have journals of recognized position and reputation, such as European Urology, European Urology Focus, as well as World Journal of Urology, Urologia Internationalis, Scandinavian Journal of Urology and International Urology and Nephrology. There are also newly created journals such as European Urology Oncology which has very strong support from the European Association of Urology. We must show that we are needed in Central Europe! We do not have anything to prove!
The standing of a scientific journal depends firstly on the quality of the materials submitted, that is from the authors' workshops. However, this is only one side of the coin!
The team of people who verifies submitted scientific materials is also very crucial. This is probably the most important thing that I would like to convey. Usually, I do not officially direct words of thanks to my colleagues, because I think that they consciously chose the tasks they carry out in their lives. At this point, however, at the end of the 2015-2018 term of the PUA Executive Board, I would like to thank Dr. Bartosz Dybowski, my assistant Editor-in-Chief, for the enormous amount of work and time devoted to the extremely professional preparation of each issue. His ex- pert knowledge and availability could be the envy of many a manager. Without the hard work of Dr. Dybowski, this journal would not look like it does today, and the choice of his person for this position was certainly the right one.
I would also like to personally thank our section editors for their hard work and input. Przemysław Adamczyk, Ewa Bres-Niewada, Stefan Buntrock, Abdullah Erdem Canda, Michał Ciszek, Olga Dolejšová, Simona Di Francesco, Jan Hrbáček, Kajetan Juszczak, George Kasyan, Daimantas Milonas, Maciej Salagierski and Przemysław Waliszewski have always stood up to the task. Dear Colleagues, I know how much you have done for the journal, I appreciate it, and I will always remember your commitment.
Nothing could be done without the huge backing of internationally recognized professionals, without which the magazine would not be in the right form and would not grow. The Consulting Editors and the Editorial Board are these advisory bodies that I would like to thank for their knowledgeable comments and support in making difficult decisions.
Also, I would like to recognize the Reviewers, who often work "behind the scenes" but are nonetheless extremely helpful. Their complete independence allows them to give us their wise and unbiased opinions. Thank you for your support during the entire 2015-2018 term.
In conclusion, it is my sincere hope that the journal will continue to develop even better and even more vigorously in the coming years.
Tomasz Drewa
Editor-in-Chief
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