Background and Methods Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) constitute a useful approach for
personalized medicine. Nevertheless, the isolation of these cells remains very challenging …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) provide accurate information on the clinical stage of cancer
progression. The present study examined the clinical validity and feasibility of a new medical …

Background/Aim: Serum amyloid A (SAA) has been identified as a potential biomarker for
renal cell carcinoma. We examined its diagnostic value in patients of different tumor stages. …

CONTEXT: Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy (LLDN) has achieved a permanent place
in renal transplantation and in some centers has replaced open donor nephrectomy as the …

Objective: Recent studies in animals showed that regional annulus distortion is a major
determinant of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) and accordingly suggested new surgical …

Early results of a European multicentre experience with a new self‐anchoring adjustable
transobturator system for treatment of stress urinary incontinence in men - Hoda - 2013 - BJU …

The aim of this study was the identification of surrogate markers of host immunity in renal
cell carcinoma (RCC) patients. Using 4-color flow cytometry the immunophenotype of blood …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Whereas open nephron‐sparing
surgery ( NSS ) represents the ‘gold standard’ in the surgical therapy of T 1 renal tumours, …

Study Type – Practice patterns (retrospective cohort) Level of Evidence 2b OBJECTIVE • To
evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) performed in several …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the proliferative and anti‐apoptotic effects of leptin on human
prostate cancer cells, and the role of related signalling pathways in mediating these actions, as …