2023
The disparities in clinical trials addressing urologic conditions among lower-income countries
Choksi A, Hayden C, Rahman S, Lokeshwar S, Kim I. The disparities in clinical trials addressing urologic conditions among lower-income countries. Frontiers In Urology 2023, 2: 1069265. DOI: 10.3389/fruro.2022.1069265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical trialsUrologic conditionsGlobal burdenHigh-income countriesLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsUrinary tract infectionUrinary bladder neoplasmsBurden of diseaseOncology clinical trialsActive clinical trialsIncome countriesTract symptomsTract infectionsBladder neoplasmsEvidence-based practiceGenitourinary pathologyNational incidenceDisease 2019Prostatic neoplasmsKidney neoplasmsLow-income countriesNeoplasmsTrialsDisease
2013
Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study
Kim J, Ha Y, Jeong S, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study. Urology 2013, 81: 787-793. PMID: 23434100, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Urological Association symptom scoreLower urinary tract symptomsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyBody mass indexMild lower urinary tract symptomsSevere lower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsUrinary continenceStorage symptomsTract symptomsRadical prostatectomyIncreased Body Mass IndexHigher body mass indexLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisGood symptomatic improvementSevere LUTS groupImmediate postoperative settingLogistic regression analysisLack of improvementLUTS groupMild vsPostoperative settingSymptomatic improvementMass index
2011
Impact of robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy on health‐related quality of life in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms
Choi E, Jeong J, Kang D, Johnson K, Ercolani M, Jang T, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Impact of robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy on health‐related quality of life in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. International Journal Of Urology 2011, 18: 297-303. PMID: 21342297, DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02730.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyPreoperative lower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsHealth-related qualityAUA-SSTract symptomsRadical prostatectomyAmerican Urologic Association symptom scoreExpanded Prostate Cancer Index CompositePostoperative health-related qualityPreoperative Sexual Health InventoryProstate Cancer Index CompositeSexual Health InventorySignificant differencesLUTS severityUrinary botherUrinary domainStorage symptomsUrinary functionSevere groupSymptom scoresCommon complaintProstate cancerSignificant symptoms