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  1. Spongioplasty alone or in combination with local tissue flaps can be used as a second layer for the prevention of complications of tubularised incised plate urethroplasty (TIPU) of hypospadias repair. It can b...

    Authors: Mudit Maheshwari, Venkat Arjun Gite, Mayank Agrawal, Prakash Sankapal, Vivek Shaw, Shashank Sharma and Sabby Dias
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:35
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  2. Bilateral single system ectopic ureter is a rare congenital anomaly, but bilateral ureteral ectopia with duplex collecting system with bladder hypoplasia is even rarer. Urinary incontinence in such cases is de...

    Authors: Swapnil Singh Kushwaha, Sidhartha Kalra, Dorairajan L. N., Manikandan R., Sreerag K. S. and Mujahid Ali
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:34
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  3. A neglected ureteric stent with encrustations is an uneasy problem for the patient and treating urologist. We report a rare case of single urinary system retained dual ureteric stents that was complicated by e...

    Authors: Fouad Zanaty, Abdelrahman Elkholy and Ahmed Gamal
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:33
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  4. The etiology of bladder cancer is not yet well known. In this study, we want to evaluate the effect of polymorphisms of genes that have an epigenetic effect (MTHFR, DNMT3A/B) on the susceptibility to develop blad...

    Authors: Zohra Touala-Chaila, Rym-Khadidja Abderrahmane, Khedidja Benseddik and Djebaria Naima Meroufel
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:32
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  5. The main epigenetic event occurring during the bladder carcinogenesis process is DNA methylation, affecting genes involved in various metabolic pathways and cell regulation. The use of biological fluids such a...

    Authors: Meryem El azzouzi, Hajar El ahanidi, Chaimae Hafidi Alaoui, Imane Chaoui, Laila Benbacer, Mohamed Tetou, Ilias Hassan, Mounia Bensaid, Mohamed Oukabli, Ahmed Ameur, Abderrahmane Al bouzidi, Mohammed El mzibri and Mohammed Attaleb
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:31
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  6. We aimed to determine whether different urination positions had significant impact on the parameters of uroflowmetry performed by healthy individuals and children with voiding dysfunction.

    Authors: Anar İbrahimov, Mete Özkıdık, Aykut Akıncı, Perviz Hajiyev and Berk Burgu
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:30
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  7. Primary urethral cancer in males is rare. Clear cell adenocarcinoma is more rare. We report a case in an African male suspected to have a urethral stricture.

    Authors: Sikiru A. Adebayo, Ijeoma N. C. Chibuzo, Augustine O. Takure, Marcus O. Ifeh, Adewunmi O. Adeoye, Sebastian A. Omenai and Olayiwola B. Shittu
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:29
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  9. Dyslipidemia is directly related to morbidity and mortality in elderly prostate carcinoma patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on the lipid prof...

    Authors: Niraj Kumar, Vibha Vasudeva, Siddharth Yadav, Vishnu Prasad and Samarth Patel
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:27
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  10. Urethral prolapse is a rare disease, mainly occurring in African prepubertal girls. Its etiology remains unclear; however, some risk factors have been reported. The diagnosis is made clinically. The treatment ...

    Authors: Ndeye Fatou Seck, Ndeye Aby Ndoye, Florent Tshibwid A Zeng, Mame Bounama Diop, Lissoune Cissé, Ibrahima Bocar Wellé, Aloïse Sagna and Gabriel Ngom
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:26
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  11. To evaluate objective measurements of morphological changes of the prostate in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) as predictors of acute urinary retention (AUR).

    Authors: Ahmed H. Gabr, Ahmed Abdelatif, Mostafa S. El sharkawy, Ahmed H. Ismail, Ahmed El Batnanonuy, Mohamed Gaber Eissawy and Ahmed Issam Ali
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:25
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  12. Primary small cell carcinoma (SmCCa) of the ureter is rare. The majority of patients present with visible haematuria. Diagnosis is confirmed by histopathology. Associated hyponatraemia in GU lesion can be due ...

    Authors: Yu-Hsiang Chuang, Ghulam Mustafa Nandwani, Magdelena Szewczyk-Bieda, Neil Kernohan and Muhammad Zeeshan Aslam
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:24
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  14. This study aims to present long-term results, preoperative classification, and surgical approach in the therapy of vesicovaginal fistulas (VVF) and neovesicovaginal fistulas (NVVF). Unlike developing countries...

    Authors: Berislav Mazuran, Adelina Hrkac and Dubravko Habek
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:22
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  16. Genital involvement in neurofibromas is rare and can involve both the clitoris and penis; in the latter, it usually accompanies a systemic pathology. Isolated penile neurofibroma is anecdotal. This report pres...

    Authors: Mohammad Sohail Ahmad, Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Biswajit Sahoo, Mukund Namdev Sable, Akash Bihari Pati and Kanishka Das
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:20
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  18. Renal lesion is a very frequent location of tuberculosis disease, the diagnosis of which is often difficult and delayed due to its atypical clinical presentations, especially in its pseudo-tumoral form.

    Authors: Abdelaziz El Gdaouni and Imad Ziouziou
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:18
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  19. Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is the most common congenital fusion anomaly and found in 1 in 400 of the general population (Grainger et al. in Ir Med J 76:315–317, 1983 Jul). Impaired drainage due to anomalous anatom...

    Authors: Shashank Agrawal, Anshul Agrawal, Abhishek G. Singh, Ravindra B. Sabnis and Mahesh R. Desai
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:17
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  20. Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) of the prostate is a rare and aggressive subtype of prostate adenocarcinoma with a poor prognosis, with only approximately 60 cases reported worldwide.

    Authors: Simran Kaur Sidhu, Mohamad Fairuz Mohd Sharin, Khairul Asri Mohd Ghani, Saiful Azli Mohd Zainuddin, Nornazirah Azizan and Firdaus Hayati
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:16
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  21. Testicular damage is an important etiological factor in male infertility. Despite reported decline in global incidence of infertility over the past years, pockets of cases are still ironically noticed to occur...

    Authors: Wasiu Eniola Olooto, Adeniyi Olugbenga Fajobi, Omolara Oluwawemimo Adewole, Abdullahi Akanji Murtala and Aderonke Adeyinka Aderinola
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:15
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  22. Bladder cancer is characterized by high recurrence and progressivity. E-cadherin serves as one of the most important molecules involved in the epithelial cells’ cell-to-cell adherence, suggested to inhibit tum...

    Authors: Made Parulian Tambunan, Meilania Saraswati, Rainy Umbas, Chaidir Arif Mochtar and Agus Rizal Ardy Hariandy Hamid
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:14
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  23. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in treatment of kidney stones 20–30 mm.

    Authors: Ahmed Sebaey, Ahmed Abou Taleb, Salah Elbashir, Rabie Gomaa, Ali Elshazli and Wael Saber
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:13
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  24. To evaluate the predictive factors of urinary leakage (UL) following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and to investigate the relationship between Hounsfield unit (HU) of stone and UL.

    Authors: Erdem Öztürk, Taha Numan Yıkılmaz, Nurullah Hamidi, Funda Ulu Öztürk, İsmail Selvi, Halil Başar and Berkan Reşorlu
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:12
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  25. Cystitis glandularis a rare benign proliferative disease of the urinary bladder mucosa is usually a microscopic finding and manifests rarely as a large visible macroscopic lesion of urinary bladder. Only few c...

    Authors: Ahsan Ahmad, Md Zaid Imbisat, Nikhil Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, Bipin Kumar and Qurana Khatoon
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:11
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  26. Sarcomatoid carcinoma (also called carcinosarcoma in the latest WHO classification 2016) of the prostate gland is a biphasic malignant neoplasm which exhibits epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation [1]. Sarco...

    Authors: K. I. Jayasinghe and A. H. M. G. B. Abeysinghe
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:10
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  28. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the bladder (BIMT) is a rare entity with non-specific symptoms and particular histological features. Though bladder location is very uncommon, it arises from the bla...

    Authors: Roberto F. Villalba Bachur, Mauro Marcelo Meo, Andrés Felipe Córdoba, Joaquin Chemi, Juan J. Camean, Jorge H. Jaunarena, Matias Gonzalez and Gustavo M. Villoldo
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:8
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  29. To clarify the effects of ureterorenoscopy (URS) and shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) on patients’ life quality in the management of distal ureteral stone (DUS) with using Short Form 36 (SF 36).

    Authors: Cem Kezer
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:7
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  30. Globally, prostate cancer (PCa) is the commonest non-cutaneous male malignancy. It is more aggressive among black men with little known reasons as to the cause and continued trend among black men. This disprop...

    Authors: Ridwan Oladotun Ahmed, Vikash Sewram, Adisa Rasaaq Oyesegun, Birhanu Ayele, Abrie van Wyk and Pedro Fernandez
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:6
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  31. Authors: Puskal Kumar Bagchi, Nikhil Saurabh, Mandeep Phukan, Sasanka Kumar Barua, Debanga Sarma and Rajeev Thekumpadam Puthenveetil
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:5
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    The original article was published in African Journal of Urology 2022 28:1

  33. We are reporting a case of culture-proven disseminated Mycobacterium Bovis infection (BCG-Osis), involving lung, bone-marrow and urinary tract, after intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy f...

    Authors: Ahmed Ghonaimy, Tariq Qadeer, Sudhir Lohani, John Schofield and Sanjeev Madaan
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:3
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  35. Inflammation plays a very important role in defining the urethral stricture. Inflammatory biomarkers may play an important role in predicting the underlying pathophysiology as well as outcome of surgery. Histo...

    Authors: Puskal Kumar Bagchi, Nikhil Saurabh, Mandeep Phukan, Sasanka Kumar Barua, Debanga Sarma and Rajeev Thekumpadam Puthenveetil
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2022 28:1
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    The Correction to this article has been published in African Journal of Urology 2022 28:5

  36. Fournier’s gangrene is an acute soft tissue necrotizing infection involving the perineum and the external genitalia which can result in a major loss of the scrotal wall with exposure of the testicles. Reconstr...

    Authors: Oluwatosin Stephen Ilori, David. A. Onilede, Ademola. A. Popoola, Olorunnisola O. Olatide and Chidi O. Ugwuoke
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:165
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  37. Several preoperative factors affect the outcome of Tabularized Incised Plate (TIP) repair. Our aim was to collect and analyze all these factors to define what the most important predictive factors are.

    Authors: Khaled M. Abdelhalim, Hassan A. Abdelwahab, Esam Abdelgawad, Ahmed M. Kadry and Mahmoud H. Sherief
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:164
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  38. Fosfomycin tromethamine is recommended (category B) for the treatment of urinary tract infections in pregnant women. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of single-dose preoperative fosfomycin tromethamine in the...

    Authors: Mohamed Radwan, Ayman Hagras, Salah Nagla, Nareman Elhamamy and Mohammed Abou Farha
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:163
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  40. Primary adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis or ureter is rarest (< 1%) among all urothelial tumors. Regrettably, no characteristic symptoms, radiological features and treatment for this tumor are reported. We repor...

    Authors: Shashank Agrawal, Abhishek G. Singh, Ravindra B. Sabnis and Mahesh R. Desai
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:161
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  41. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are rare neuroendocrine tumors of the chromaffin tissue, which may produce catecholamines. The aim of our study was to analyze the clinical and para-clinical aspects as well ...

    Authors: Faten Hadj kacem, Ameni Salah, Bilel Fathallah, Khouloud Boujelben, Nadia Charfi and Mohamed Abid
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:160
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  42. Hereditary leiomyomatosis-associated renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is rare with only 300 families reported to date worldwide. Despite highlighting renal malignancy, it is infamous for its cutaneous and leiomyom...

    Authors: Mohamad Fairuz Mohamad Sharin, Mugialan Pushpanathan, Arvind Vashdev Jagwani, Khairul Asri Mohd Ghani, Saiful Azli Mohd Zainuddin, Noorjehan Omar and Firdaus Hayati
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:159
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  43. Posterior urethral valve patients present with varied presentations at any age of life and have significant associated morbidity and require long-term follow-up and care.

    Authors: Rishikesh Velhal, Aadhar Jain, Anveshi Nayan, Sujata Patwardhan and Bhushan Patil
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:158
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  44. The mainstay for the diagnosis of prostate cancer is transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. However, prostate biopsy is associated with a significant risk of complications including urinary tract infectio...

    Authors: Chinonso Odo, Emmanuel Nwali Afogu, Charles Azuwuike Odoemene, Anselm Okwudili Obi, Timothy Uzoma Mbaeri, Emmanuel Ahuizechukwu Obiesie, Chike John Okeke, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie and Augustine Obasi Ulebe
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:157
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  45. Hypospadias is the second most frequent congenital condition in boys after cryptorchidism, with an incidence of 0.3–0.7% compared to 2–4% for cryptorchidism. Since the 1980s, single-stage operations, such as t...

    Authors: Modou Ndiaye, Yaya Sow, Alioune Sarr, Amath Thiam, Samba Thiapato Faye, Ndiaga Seck Ndour, Babacar Sine, Cyrille Zé-Ondo, Ousmane Sow, Abdoulaye Ndiath, Aboubacar Traore, Ndeye Aissatou Bagayogo, Boubacar Fall, Babacar Diao, Papa Ahmed Fall and Alain Khassim Ndoye
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:156
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  47. Extraction of DNA and RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks is a critical process in molecular oncology testing. Using FFPE, it is possible to choose the portion of tissue to study, ta...

    Authors: Rafael Parra-Medina and Sandra Ramírez-Clavijo
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:154
    Content type: Short Communications Published on:

  48. Urethral prolapse (UP) is a rare, benign condition that often goes misdiagnosed and mistreated. It consists of the eversion of the distal urethral mucosa through the outer urethral meatus, leading to vascular ...

    Authors: Salah Eddine Oussama Kacimi, Mohammad Aloulou, Ranim Naoum, Mohammed Moumeni, Abdallah Kaddour and Mohammed Said ElSheemy
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:153
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  49. To compare the outcomes between classic tubularized incised plate (C-TIP), known as Snodgrass urethroplasty, and grafted TIP (G-TIP) in the repair of primary distal penile hypospadias.

    Authors: Shabib Ahmed, Yasser A. Noureldin, Hammoda Sherif, Ahmed Zahran and Rabea Omar
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:152
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  50. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has been established as a surgical standard for living kidney donation. The aim of this work is to report our own experience with LDN regarding outcome and technique.

    Authors: Osama Zaytoun, Moustafa Elsawy, Kareem Ateba, Ayman Khalifa, Ahmed Hamdy and Ahmed Mostafa
    Citation: African Journal of Urology 2021 27:151
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