British Journal of Urology International April 2005 - Vol. 95 Issue 6 Page i-927 i Editor's comment Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Comments 723 Robotic urology in the UK: establishing a programme and emerg Prokar Dasgupta, Ashok Hemal, Kirsten Rose, the Guy's and St. Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 724 Laparoscopic reconstructive urology Sravanti P. Tegavarupu, Prokar Dasgupta Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 726 Drug-eluting biomaterials in urology: the time is ripe Bodo E. Knudsen, Ben H. Chew, John D. Denstedt Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 727 The European working-time directive: one step forward, two ste Majid Shabbir, Peter Amoroso, Roger S. Kirby Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Mini-reviews 729 Peyronie's disease: the epidemiology, aetiology and clinical eval Christopher J. Smith, Chelsea McMahon, Ridwan Shabsigh Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 733 Recent advances in understanding the biology of diabetes-associ and novel therapy Naoki Yoshimura, Michael B. Chancellor, Karl-Erik Andersson Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 739 Molecular prognostic factors in bladder cancer Maurizio Buscarini, Marcus L. Quek, Parkash Gill, Guangbin Xia, David I. Quinn, John P. Stein Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 743 An evidence-based approach to understanding the pharmacological class effect in the management of prostatic diseases Christopher P. Evans, Neil Fleshner, John M. Fitzpatrick, Alexander R. Zlotta Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Urological Oncology 751 Radical prostatectomy for clinically advanced (cT3) prostate cancer since the advent of prostate-specific antigen testing: 15-year outcome John F. Ward, Jeffrey M. Slezak, Michael L. Blute, Erik J. Bergstralh, Horst Zincke Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 757 The influence of bladder neck mucosal eversion and early urinary extravasation on patient outcome after radical retropubic prostatectomy: a prospective controlled trial Miguel Srougi, Mario Paranhos, Kátia M. Leite, Marcos Dall'oglio, Luciano Nesrallah Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 761 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) complexed to 1-antichymotrypsin improves prostate cancer detection using total PSA in Japanese patients with total PSA levels of 2.0 4.0 ng/mL Takashi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Kamoto, Koji Nishizawa, Kenji Mitsumori, Keiji Ogura, Yoshihiro Ide Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 766 A novel technique for approaching the endopelvic fascia in retropubic radical prostatectomy, based on an anatomical study of fixed and fresh cadavers Atsushi Takenaka, Ryoei Hara, Hideo Soga, Gen Murakami, Masato Fujisawa Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 772 The incidence and treatment of lymphoceles after radical retropubic prostatectomy Ruth J. Pepper, Jhumur Pati, Amir V. Kaisary Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 776 Testosterone recovery and changes in bone mineral density after stopping long-term luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue therapy in osteoporotic patients with prostat cancer Robin Weston, Asad Hussain, Emmanuel George, Nigel J. Parr Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 780 Sexual, psychological and dyadic qualities of the prostate cancer 'couple' Cynthia T. Soloway, Mark S. Soloway, Sandy S. Kim, Bruce R. Kava Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 786 Correlation between clinical and pathological staging in a series of radical cystectomies for bladder carcinoma Vincenzo Ficarra, Orietta Dalpiaz, Najati Alrabi, Giacomo Novara, Antonio Galfano, Walter Artibani Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 791 A comparison of the pathology of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and upper urinary tract Grant D. Stewart, Simon V. Bariol, Ken M. Grigor, David A. Tolley, S. Alan McNeill Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 794 The assessment of patient life-expectancy: how accurate are urologists and oncologists? James R.M. Wilson, Michael G. Clarke, Paul Ewings, John D. Graham, Ruaraidh MacDonagh Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Lower Urinary Tract 799 Towards a better understanding of involuntary detrusor activity Helen D. Bradshaw, Stephen C. Radley, Derek J. Rosario, Christopher R. Chapple Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 804 The pharmacokinetics of 400 µg of oral desmopressin in elderly patients with nocturia, and the correlation between the absorption of desmopressin and clinical effect Gitte M. Hvistendahl, Anders Riis, Jens P. Nørgaard, Jens C. Djurhuus Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 810 Self-assessed health, sadness and happiness in relation to the total burden of symptoms from the lower urinary tract Gabriella Engström, Lars Henningsohn, Gunnar Steineck, Jerzy Leppert Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 816 Nocturia in relation to somatic health, mental health and pain in adult men and women Ragnar Asplund, Sven-Uno Marnetoft, John Selander, Bengt Åkerström Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 820 Nocturia, depression and antidepressant medication Ragnar Asplund, Susanne Johansson, Svante Henriksson, Göran Isacsson Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 824 Combined external urethral bulking and artificial urinary sphincter for urethral atrophy and stress urinary incontinence Nadeem U. Rahman, Thomas X. Minor, Donna Deng, Tom F. Lue Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 827 Day-case sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence: feasibility and safety Subhasis K. Giri, John Drumm, Jean A. Saunders, Jane McDonald, Hugh D. Flood Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 833 A stereological analysis of fibrosis and inflammatory reaction induced by four different synthetic slings Marcelo Thiel, Paulo C. Rodrigues Palma, Cássio L.Z. Riccetto, Miriam Dambros, Nelson R. Netto Jr Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 838 Sacral magnetic stimulation in non-inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome Thomas Leippold, Raeto T. Strebel, Mirjam Huwyler, Hubert A. John, D. Hauri, Daniel M. Schmid Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Sexual Medicine 843 Use of combined intracorporal injection and a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor therapy for men with a suboptimal response to sildenafil and/or vardenafil monotherapy after radical retropubic prostatectomy Jack H. Mydlo, Rosalia Viterbo, Paul Crispen Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 847 The effect on erectile function of 103palladium implantation for localized prostate cancer Anton Ponholzer, Renée Oismüller, Canatay Somay, Felix Büchler, Ulrich Maier, Robert Hawliczek, Michael Rauchenwald, Stephan Madersbacher Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Upper Urinary Tract 851 Comparison of laparoscopic and open donor nephrectomy: a randomized controlled trial Nasser Simforoosh, Abbas Basiri, Ali Tabibi, Nasser Shakhssalim, Seyed M.M. Hosseini Moghaddam Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Reconstructive Urology 857 Determination of the time required for appropriate chemical de- epithelialization of an ileal segment for cystoplasty: an animal model Jalal Bakhtiari, Hamid Reza Fattahian, Mohammad Javad Gharagozlou, Abdolmohammad Kajbafzadeh, Seyed Reza Jafarzadeh Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Paediatric Urology 863 The laparoscopic management of intersex patients: the preferred approach Francisco T. Dénes, Marcelo A.S. Cocuzza, Edison D. Schneider- Monteiro, Frederico A.Q. Silva, Elaine M.F. Costa, Berenice B. Mendonca, Sami Arap Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 868 Predictive factors of ultrasonographic involution of prenatally detected multicystic dysplastic kidney Eli Armando S. Rabelo, Eduardo A. Oliveira, Guilherme Souza Silva, Isabela Leite Pezzuti, Edson Samesina Tatsuo Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Investigative Urology 874 The promise of gene-expression analysis in bladder cancer: a clinician's guide Steven C. Smith, Gary Oxford, Dan Theodorescu Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 881 Synergistic inhibitory effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound combined with chemotherapy on Dunning adenocarcinoma Philippe Paparel, Laura Curiel, Sabrina Chesnais, Rene Ecochard, Jean- Yves Chapelon, Albert Gelet Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 886 Stereotactic electrical stimulation of the pontine micturition centre in the pig Asger L. Dalmose, Carsten R. Bjarkam, Jens Christian Djurhuus Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 890 Gene transfer of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide into the penis improves erectile response in the diabetic rat Zhou-Jun Shen, Hua Wang, Ying-Li Lu, Xie-Lai Zhou, Shan-Wen Chen, Zhao-Dian Chen Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 895 Assessment of microheterogeneity of blood flow in the rat urinary bladder by high-resolution digital radiography Takahiro Kimura, Tokunori Yamamoto, Atsushi Sone, Atsushi Takenaka, Masato Fujisawa Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Pharmaceutical review 899 Back to the future for urological drug development? Michael G. Wyllie Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Points of Technique 901 Modified tubularized transverse preputial island flap repair for severe proximal hypospadias Rakesh P. Patel, Aseem R. Shukla, J. Christopher Austin, Douglas A. Canning Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 905 Tubeless and stentless percutaneous nephrolithotomy Vikas Gupta, Trilok C. Sadasukhi, Krishan K. Sharma, Ram G. Yadav, Rajeev Mathur Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 Letters 907 The molecular staging of prostate cancer George Yardy, Stephen McGregor, Walter Bodmer Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 907 Prostate size influences the outcome after presenting with acute urinary retention Alan McNeill Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 908 Robotically assisted surgery Christopher G. Eden Online publication date: 24-Mar-2005 09 Prostate cancers