Department for Urology

Publications

  1. 2011
  2. A contemporary population-based assessment of the rate of lymph node dissection for penile carcinoma.

    Thuret, R., Sun, M., Lughezzani, G., Budäus, L., Liberman, D., Abdollah, F., Morgan, M., Johal, R., Jeldres, C., Latour, M., Shariat, S. F., Iborra, F., Guiter, J., Patard, J-J., Perrotte, P. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: ANN SURG ONCOL. 18, 2, p. 439-446 2.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. A critical assessment of the value of lymph node dissection at radical prostatectomy: A population-based study.

    Abdollah, F., Schmitges, J., Sun, M., Tian, Z., Briganti, A., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: PROSTATE. 71, 14, p. 1587-1594 14.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Age-adjusted incidence, mortality, and survival rates of stage-specific renal cell carcinoma in North America: a trend analysis.

    Sun, M., Thuret, R., Abdollah, F., Lughezzani, G., Schmitges, J., Tian, Z., Shariat, S. F., Montorsi, F., Patard, J-J., Perrotte, P. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 59, 1, p. 135-141 1.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. A population-based analysis of temporal perioperative complication rates after minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.

    Schmitges, J., Trinh, Q-D., Abdollah, F., Sun, M., Bianchi, M., Budäus, L., Zorn, K., Perotte, P., Schlomm, T., Haese, A., Montorsi, F., Menon, M., Graefen, M. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 60, 3, p. 564-571 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. A population-based competing-risks analysis of the survival of patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.

    Lughezzani, G., Sun, M., Shariat, S. F., Budäus, L., Thuret, R., Jeldres, C., Liberman, D., Montorsi, F., Perrotte, P. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: CANCER-AM CANCER SOC. 117, 1, p. 103-109 1.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms: research priorities.

    Cosimo, D. N., Ahyai, S., Autorino, R., Bachmann, A., Bialek, W., Briganti, A., Reich, O., Sosnowski, R., Thiruchelvam, N., Novara, G. & Group, E. A. O. U. Y. A. U. BPH., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 60, 6, p. 1205-1206 6.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Cancer-specific and other-cause mortality after radical prostatectomy versus observation in patients with prostate cancer: competing-risks analysis of a large North American population-based cohort.

    Abdollah, F., Sun, M., Schmitges, J., Tian, Z., Jeldres, C., Briganti, A., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 60, 5, p. 920-930 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Chronological age is not an independent predictor of clinical outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy.

    Chromecki, T. F., Ehdaie, B., Novara, G., Pummer, K., Zigeuner, R., Seitz, C., Pycha, A., Lee, R. K., Cha, E. K., Karakiewicz, P. I., Ng, C., Raman, J. D., Chun, F., Fritsche, H-M., Matsumoto, K., Kassouf, W., Walton, T. J., Bastian, P. J., Martínez-Salamanca, J. I., Scherr, D. S. & Shariat, S. F., 2011, In: WORLD J UROL. 29, 4, p. 473-480 4.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Circulating miRNAs are correlated with tumor progression in prostate cancer.

    Brase, J. C., Johannes, M., Schlomm, T., Fälth, M., Haese, A., Steuber, T., Beissbarth, T., Kuner, R. & Sültmann, H., 2011, In: INT J CANCER. 128, 3, p. 608-616 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Clinical evaluation of the PCA3 assay in guiding initial biopsy decisions.

    de La Taille, A., Irani, J., Graefen, M., Chun, F., de Reijke, T., Kil, P., Gontero, P., Mottaz, A. & Haese, A., 2011, In: J UROLOGY. 185, 6, p. 2119-2125 6.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Concomitant carcinoma in situ in cystectomy specimens is not associated with clinical outcomes after surgery.

    Nuhn, P., Bastian, P. J., Novara, G., Svatek, R. S., Karakiewicz, P. I., Skinner, E., Fradet, Y., Izawa, J. I., Kassouf, W., Montorsi, F., Müller, S. C., Fritsche, H-M., Sonpavde, G., Tilki, D., Isbarn, H., Ficarra, V., Dinney, C. P. & Shariat, S. F., 2011, In: UROL INT. 87, 1, p. 42-48 1.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Conditional survival predictions after surgery for patients with penile carcinoma.

    Thuret, R., Sun, M., Abdollah, F., Schmitges, J., Shariat, S. F., Iborra, F., Guiter, J., Patard, J-J., Perrotte, P. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: CANCER-AM CANCER SOC. 117, 16, p. 3723-3730 16.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Contemporary role of prostate cancer antigen 3 in the management of prostate cancer.

    Auprich, M., Bjartell, A., Chun, F., de La Taille, A., Freedland, S. J., Haese, A., Schalken, J., Stenzl, A., Tombal, B. & van der Poel, H., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 60, 5, p. 1045-1054 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Critical assessment of preoperative urinary prostate cancer antigen 3 on the accuracy of prostate cancer staging.

    Auprich, M., Chun, F., Ward, J. F., Pummer, K., Babaian, R., Augustin, H., Luger, F., Gutschi, S., Budäus, L., Fisch, M., Huland, H., Graefen, M. & Haese, A., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 59, 1, p. 96-105 1.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Critical assessment of the European Association of Urology guideline indications for pelvic lymph node dissection at radical prostatectomy.

    Abdollah, F., Sun, M., Briganti, A., Thuret, R., Schmitges, J., Gallina, A., Suardi, N., Capitanio, U., Salonia, A., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P., Rigatti, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: BJU INT. 108, 11, p. 1769-1775 11.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Decision curve analysis to compare 3 versions of Partin Tables to predict final pathologic stage.

    Augustin, H., Sun, M., Isbarn, H., Pummer, K. & Karakiewicz, P., 2011, In: UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Detection of circulating tumour cells in peripheral blood of patients with advanced non-metastatic bladder cancer.

    Rink, M., Chun, F., Minner, S. J. P., Friedrich, M., Mauermann, O., Heinzer, H., Huland, H., Fisch, M., Pantel, K. & Riethdorf, S., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 10, p. 1668-1675 10.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Discrepancy between clinical and pathological stage: external validation of the impact on prognosis in an international radical cystectomy cohort.

    Svatek, R. S., Shariat, S. F., Novara, G., Skinner, E. C., Fradet, Y., Bastian, P. J., Kamat, A. M., Kassouf, W., Karakiewicz, P. I., Fritsche, H-M., Izawa, J. I., Tilki, D., Ficarra, V., Volkmer, B. G., Isbarn, H. & Dinney, C. P., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 6, p. 898-904 6.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. ERG status is unrelated to PSA recurrence in radically operated prostate cancer in the absence of antihormonal therapy.

    Minner, S. J. P., Enodien, M., Sirma, H., Lübke, A., Krohn, A., Mayer, P. S., Simon, R., Tennstedt, P., Müller, J., Scholz, L., Brase, J. C., Liu, A. Y., Schlüter, H., Pantel, K., Schumacher, U., Bokemeyer, C., Steuber, T., Graefen, M., Sauter, G. & Schlomm, T., 2011, In: CLIN CANCER RES. 17, 18, p. 5878-5888 18.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Full functional-length urethral sphincter preservation during radical prostatectomy.

    Schlomm, T., Heinzer, H., Steuber, T., Salomon, G., Engel, O., Michl, U., Haese, A., Graefen, M. & Huland, H., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 60, 2, p. 320-329 2.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Genomic profiling of cell-free DNA in blood and bone marrow of prostate cancer patients.

    Schwarzenbach, H., Chun, F., Isbarn, H., Huland, H. & Pantel, K., 2011, In: J CANCER RES CLIN. 137, 5, p. 811-819 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer in One or Two Biopsy Cores Can Harbor More Aggressive Disease.

    Katz, M. H., Shikanov, S., Sun, M., Abdollah, F., Budäus, L., Gong, E. M., Eggener, S. E., Steinberg, G. D., Zagaja, G. P., Shalhav, A. L., Karakiewicz, P. I. & Zorn, K. C., 2011, In: J ENDOUROL. 25, 4, p. 699-703 4.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Haemodynamics and cardiac function during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in steep Trendelenburg position.

    Haas, S., Haese, A., Goetz, A. E. & Kubitz, J., 2011, In: INT J MED ROBOT COMP. 7, 4, p. 408-413 4.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Head-to-head comparison of three commonly used preoperative tools for prediction of lymph node invasion at radical prostatectomy.

    Abdollah, F., Schmitges, J., Sun, M., Thuret, R., Djahangirian, O., Tian, Z., Shariat, S. F., Briganti, A., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: UROLOGY. 78, 6, p. 1363-1367 6.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. High level PSMA expression is associated with early PSA recurrence in surgically treated prostate cancer.

    Minner, S. J. P., Wittmer, C., Graefen, M., Salomon, G., Steuber, T., Haese, A., Huland, H., Bokemeyer, C., Yekebas, E. F., Dierlamm, J., Balabanov, S., Kilic, E., Wilczak, W., Simon, R., Sauter, G. & Schlomm, T., 2011, In: PROSTATE. 71, 3, p. 281-288 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Hospital and surgical caseload are predictors of comprehensive surgical treatment for bladder cancer: a population based study.

    Abdollah, F., Schmitges, J., Sun, M., Thuret, R., Djahangirian, O., Jeldres, C., Shariat, S. F., Graefen, M., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: J UROLOGY. 186, 3, p. 824-828 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Identification of Clinically Relevant Protein Targets in Prostate Cancer with 2D-DIGE Coupled Mass Spectrometry and Systems Biology Network Platform.

    Ummanni, R., Mundt, F., Pospisil, H., Venz, S., Scharf, C., Barett, C., Fälth, M., Köllermann, J., Walther, R., Schlomm, T., Sauter, G., Bokemeyer, C., Sültmann, H., Schuppert, A., Brümmendorf, T. & Balabanov, S., 2011, In: PLOS ONE. 6, 2, p. 16833 2.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Impact of annual surgical volume on length of stay in patients undergoing minimally invasive prostatectomy: a population-based study.

    Budäus, L., Morgan, M., Abdollah, F., Zorn, K. C., Sun, M., Johal, R., Thuret, R., Abdo, A., Schmitges, J., Isbarn, H., Jeldres, C., Perrotte, P., Graefen, M. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: EJSO-EUR J SURG ONC. 37, 5, p. 429-434 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Impact of caseload on total hospital charges: a direct comparison between minimally invasive and open radical prostatectomy--a population based study.

    Abdollah, F., Budäus, L., Sun, M., Morgan, M., Johal, R., Thuret, R., Zorn, K. C., Isbarn, H., Haese, A., Jeldres, C., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F., Graefen, M. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: J UROLOGY. 185, 3, p. 855-861 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Impact of surgical experience on in-hospital complication rates in patients undergoing minimally invasive prostatectomy: a population-based study.

    Budäus, L., Sun, M., Abdollah, F., Zorn, K. C., Morgan, M., Johal, R., Liberman, D., Thuret, R., Isbarn, H., Salomon, G., Haese, A., Montorsi, F., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P., Graefen, M. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: ANN SURG ONCOL. 18, 3, p. 839-847 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Inverse stage migration in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: results of 8916 European patients treated within the last decade.

    Budäus, L., Spethmann, J., Isbarn, H., Schmitges, J., Beesch, L., Haese, A., Salomon, G., Schlomm, T., Fisch, M., Heinzer, H., Huland, H., Graefen, M. & Steuber, T., 2011, In: BJU INT. 108, 8, p. 1256-1261 8.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Low activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule expression is associated with advanced tumor stage and early prostate-specific antigen relapse in prostate cancer.

    Minner, S. J. P., Kraetzig, F., Tachezy, M., Kilic, E., Graefen, M., Wilczak, W., Bokemeyer, C., Huland, H., Sauter, G. & Schlomm, T., 2011, In: HUM PATHOL. 42, 12, p. 1946-1952 12.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Magnetic resonance imaging of prostate cancer: diffusion-weighted imaging in comparison with sextant biopsy.

    Yamamura, J., Salomon, G., Buchert, R., Hohenstein, A., Graessner, J., Huland, H., Graefen, M., Adam, G. & Wedegärtner, U., 2011, In: J COMPUT ASSIST TOMO. 35, 2, p. 223-228 2.

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  35. [Metastatic renal cell cancer in Germany in 2010. Impact of different target therapies].

    Siebels, M., Hegele, A., Varga, Z., Oberneder, R., Doehn, C., Heinzer, H. & Deutsche, G. F. I. U. T. T. E. V., 2011, In: UROLOGE. 50, 9, p. 1110-1117 9.

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  36. MicroRNA in Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer: A Systematic Review.

    Catto, J. W. F., Alcaraz, A., Bjartell, A. S., Ralph, D. V. W., Evans, C. P., Fussel, S., Hamdy, F. C., Kallioniemi, O., Mengual, L., Schlomm, T. & Visakorpi, T., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 59, 5, p. 671-681 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Mortality and morbidity after cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a population-based study.

    Abdollah, F., Sun, M., Thuret, R., Schmitges, J., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: ANN SURG ONCOL. 18, 10, p. 2988-2996 10.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. MR Imaging of Prostate Cancer: Diffusion Weighted Imaging and (3D) Hydrogen 1 (H) MR Spectroscopy in Comparison with Histology.

    Yamamura, J., Salomon, G., Buchert, R., Hohenstein, A., Graessner, J., Huland, H., Graefen, M., Adam, G. & Wedegärtner, U., 2011, In: RADIOL RES PRACT. 2011, p. 616852

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  39. No detection of XMRV in blood samples and tissue sections from prostate cancer patients in Northern Europe.

    Stieler, K., Schindler, S., Schlomm, T., Hohn, O., Bannert, N., Simon, R., Minner, S. J. P., Schindler, M. & Fischer, N., 2011, In: PLOS ONE. 6, 10, p. 25592 10.

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  40. Open retropubic reanastomosis for highly recurrent and complex bladder neck stenosis.

    Pfalzgraf, D., Beuke, M., Isbarn, H., Reiss, C. P., Meyer-Moldenhauer, W-H., Dahlem, R. & Fisch, M., 2011, In: J UROLOGY. 186, 5, p. 1944-1947 5.

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  41. Overexpression of carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is an independent unfavorable prognostic marker in endometrioid ovarian cancer.

    Choschzick, M., Oosterwijk, E., Müller, V., Wölber, L., Simon, R., Moch, H. & Tennstedt, P., 2011, In: VIRCHOWS ARCH. 459, 2, p. 193-200 2.

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  42. Pathological results and rates of treatment failure in high-risk prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy.

    Walz, J., Joniau, S., Chun, F., Isbarn, H., Jeldres, C., Yossepowitch, O., Chao-Yu, H., Klein, E. A., Scardino, P. T., Reuther, A., Poppel, H. V., Graefen, M., Huland, H. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 5, p. 765-770 5.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Perioperative mortality is significantly greater in septuagenarian and octogenarian patients treated with radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.

    Liberman, D., Lughezzani, G., Sun, M., Alasker, A., Thuret, R., Abdollah, F., Budäus, L., Widmer, H., Graefen, M., Montorsi, F., Shariat, S. F., Perrotte, P. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: UROLOGY. 77, 3, p. 660-666 3.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Prediction of patient-specific risk and percentile cohort risk of pathological stage outcome using continuous prostate-specific antigen measurement, clinical stage and biopsy Gleason score.

    Huang, Y., Isharwal, S., Haese, A., Chun, F., Makarov, D. V., Feng, Z., Han, M., Humphreys, E., Epstein, J. I., Partin, A. W. & Veltri, R. W., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 10, p. 1562-1569 10.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Prostate cancer detection and dutasteride: utility and limitations of prostate-specific antigen in men with previous negative biopsies.

    Leeuwen, V., Kölble, K., Huland, H., Huland, H., Hambrock, T., Barentsz, J. & Schröder, F. H., 2011, In: EUR UROL. 59, 2, p. 183-190 2.

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  46. [Prostate-specific antigen for treatment monitoring].

    Graefen, M., Fröhner, M. & Wirth, M., 2011, In: UROLOGE. 50, 3, p. 309-312 3.

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  47. Radical cystectomy for patients with pT4 urothelial carcinoma in a large population-based study.

    Liberman, D., Alasker, A., Sun, M., Ismail, S., Lughezzani, G., Jeldres, C., Budäus, L., Thuret, R., Shariat, S. F., Widmer, H., Perrotte, P., Graefen, M., Montorsi, F. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 6, p. 905-911 6.

    Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journalSCORING: Journal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Radical prostatectomy at academic versus nonacademic institutions: a population based analysis.

    Trinh, Q-D., Schmitges, J., Sun, M., Shariat, S. F., Sukumar, S., Bianchi, M., Tian, Z., Jeldres, C., Sammon, J., Perrotte, P., Graefen, M., Peabody, J. O., Menon, M. & Karakiewicz, P. I., 2011, In: J UROLOGY. 186, 5, p. 1849-1854 5.

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  49. Radical prostatectomy improves progression-free and cancer-specific survival in men with lymph node positive prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen era: a confirmatory study.

    Steuber, T., Budäus, L., Walz, J., Zorn, K. C., Schlomm, T., Chun, F., Ahyai, S., Fisch, M., Sauter, G., Huland, H., Graefen, M. & Haese, A., 2011, In: BJU INT. 107, 11, p. 1755-1761 11.

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  50. Rapid quantification of telomerase activity employing an improved real-time telomeric repeat amplification protocol in clinical tissue samples eliminates interference by PCR inhibitors

    Schriefer, P., Günes, C. & Wege, H., 2011, In: J Cancer Sci Ther. 3, 8, p. 176-180 8.

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  51. Reconstructive surgery.

    Fisch, M., 2011, In: CURR OPIN UROL. 21, 6, p. 447-448 6.

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