Scandinavian Journal of Urology
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Scandinavian Journal of Urology (SJU) is an international, non-profit journal publishing high-quality original research within all fields of clinical urology. Contributions from all parts of the world are welcome.
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Unexpected Liver Metastasis Three Years after Nephrectomy for Renal Oncocytoma: A Case-report and Review of Literature
Full text article available here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43205/49576
Full text article available here 🫴🏻
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May 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Unexpected Liver Metastasis Three Years after Nephrectomy for Renal Oncocytoma: A Case-report and Review of Literature
Full text article available here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43205/49576
Full text article available here 🫴🏻
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Healthcare costs in relation to increased use of preoperative renal tumour biopsies:
Do they increase? The answer might not be what you think!
Full text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43194
Do they increase? The answer might not be what you think!
Full text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43194
May 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Healthcare costs in relation to increased use of preoperative renal tumour biopsies:
Do they increase? The answer might not be what you think!
Full text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43194
Do they increase? The answer might not be what you think!
Full text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43194
#RCT of quadratus lumborum block #QLB vs epidural block #EDA for postoperative analgesia after open radical #cystectomy:
🚨 Which is better? 🚨
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43105
🚨 Which is better? 🚨
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43105
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#RCT of quadratus lumborum block #QLB vs epidural block #EDA for postoperative analgesia after open radical #cystectomy:
🚨 Which is better? 🚨
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43105
🚨 Which is better? 🚨
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/43105
#TUMT is a useful alternative to surgery in men with #BPO and a prostate >100 grams.
Danish study 🇩🇰 50 men
📍44/50 urinary retention
⚠️TUMT under LA, lasting 15 min (8–32)
✅ 6-mo FU: 41/49 (84%) ➡️ tissue destruction ≥20% ➡️ satisfied
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42784
Danish study 🇩🇰 50 men
📍44/50 urinary retention
⚠️TUMT under LA, lasting 15 min (8–32)
✅ 6-mo FU: 41/49 (84%) ➡️ tissue destruction ≥20% ➡️ satisfied
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42784
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#TUMT is a useful alternative to surgery in men with #BPO and a prostate >100 grams.
Danish study 🇩🇰 50 men
📍44/50 urinary retention
⚠️TUMT under LA, lasting 15 min (8–32)
✅ 6-mo FU: 41/49 (84%) ➡️ tissue destruction ≥20% ➡️ satisfied
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42784
Danish study 🇩🇰 50 men
📍44/50 urinary retention
⚠️TUMT under LA, lasting 15 min (8–32)
✅ 6-mo FU: 41/49 (84%) ➡️ tissue destruction ≥20% ➡️ satisfied
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42784
Sexual function & QOL
>5 yrs post-EBRT alone (N=91) or combined with HDR brachytherapy (N=248) for PCa
QOL & Sexual domain summary score:
similar in both groups when adjusting for confounders:
⚠️⚠️⚠️ age
⚠️ hormone therapy
⚠️ fatigue
Full-text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
>5 yrs post-EBRT alone (N=91) or combined with HDR brachytherapy (N=248) for PCa
QOL & Sexual domain summary score:
similar in both groups when adjusting for confounders:
⚠️⚠️⚠️ age
⚠️ hormone therapy
⚠️ fatigue
Full-text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
March 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sexual function & QOL
>5 yrs post-EBRT alone (N=91) or combined with HDR brachytherapy (N=248) for PCa
QOL & Sexual domain summary score:
similar in both groups when adjusting for confounders:
⚠️⚠️⚠️ age
⚠️ hormone therapy
⚠️ fatigue
Full-text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
>5 yrs post-EBRT alone (N=91) or combined with HDR brachytherapy (N=248) for PCa
QOL & Sexual domain summary score:
similar in both groups when adjusting for confounders:
⚠️⚠️⚠️ age
⚠️ hormone therapy
⚠️ fatigue
Full-text here 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
External validation study:
Can biomarkers predict #prostatecancer (PC)?
👨💼 362 biopsy-naïve men
🩸 urine and blood
🧪 mRNA panel
➕clinical features & PSA
➡️ predict presence of #ISUP grade group ≥ 2 PC?
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42752
Can biomarkers predict #prostatecancer (PC)?
👨💼 362 biopsy-naïve men
🩸 urine and blood
🧪 mRNA panel
➕clinical features & PSA
➡️ predict presence of #ISUP grade group ≥ 2 PC?
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42752
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
External validation study:
Can biomarkers predict #prostatecancer (PC)?
👨💼 362 biopsy-naïve men
🩸 urine and blood
🧪 mRNA panel
➕clinical features & PSA
➡️ predict presence of #ISUP grade group ≥ 2 PC?
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42752
Can biomarkers predict #prostatecancer (PC)?
👨💼 362 biopsy-naïve men
🩸 urine and blood
🧪 mRNA panel
➕clinical features & PSA
➡️ predict presence of #ISUP grade group ≥ 2 PC?
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42752
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) for #BPO
Success def.: IPSS📉>3 or catheter freedom
⚠️ 96 pts 2018-2021
⚠️ Median age 74
✅ Success 63 pts
- Cath pts: 53%
- Non-cath pts: 79%
🚨 6 post-embolisation syndrome (pain, irritative #LUTS)
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42495
Success def.: IPSS📉>3 or catheter freedom
⚠️ 96 pts 2018-2021
⚠️ Median age 74
✅ Success 63 pts
- Cath pts: 53%
- Non-cath pts: 79%
🚨 6 post-embolisation syndrome (pain, irritative #LUTS)
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42495
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) for #BPO
Success def.: IPSS📉>3 or catheter freedom
⚠️ 96 pts 2018-2021
⚠️ Median age 74
✅ Success 63 pts
- Cath pts: 53%
- Non-cath pts: 79%
🚨 6 post-embolisation syndrome (pain, irritative #LUTS)
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42495
Success def.: IPSS📉>3 or catheter freedom
⚠️ 96 pts 2018-2021
⚠️ Median age 74
✅ Success 63 pts
- Cath pts: 53%
- Non-cath pts: 79%
🚨 6 post-embolisation syndrome (pain, irritative #LUTS)
Full text 🫴🏻
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/view/42495
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New Cheat Sheet! Key neuro-urology treatments include bladder training, electrostimulation, drugs for storage and voiding issues, catheterization, botulinum toxin, and surgery, all aiming to protect the upper urinary tract and improve continence.
#EAUguidelines
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#EAUguidelines
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January 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New Cheat Sheet! Key neuro-urology treatments include bladder training, electrostimulation, drugs for storage and voiding issues, catheterization, botulinum toxin, and surgery, all aiming to protect the upper urinary tract and improve continence.
#EAUguidelines
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#EAUguidelines
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Swedish register study on #activesurveillance #AS
✔️76,191 men
✔️low-/intermediate-risk #PCa
✔️2008-2020
➡️
✅ 28,211 men on AS
✅ AS 📈 also in men <60
-very low-risk: 57%->91%
-other low-risk: 37%->77%
-intermediate-risk: 16%->20%
✅ Deferred tx stable
✅ Safe
🫴🏻 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️76,191 men
✔️low-/intermediate-risk #PCa
✔️2008-2020
➡️
✅ 28,211 men on AS
✅ AS 📈 also in men <60
-very low-risk: 57%->91%
-other low-risk: 37%->77%
-intermediate-risk: 16%->20%
✅ Deferred tx stable
✅ Safe
🫴🏻 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
January 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Swedish register study on #activesurveillance #AS
✔️76,191 men
✔️low-/intermediate-risk #PCa
✔️2008-2020
➡️
✅ 28,211 men on AS
✅ AS 📈 also in men <60
-very low-risk: 57%->91%
-other low-risk: 37%->77%
-intermediate-risk: 16%->20%
✅ Deferred tx stable
✅ Safe
🫴🏻 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️76,191 men
✔️low-/intermediate-risk #PCa
✔️2008-2020
➡️
✅ 28,211 men on AS
✅ AS 📈 also in men <60
-very low-risk: 57%->91%
-other low-risk: 37%->77%
-intermediate-risk: 16%->20%
✅ Deferred tx stable
✅ Safe
🫴🏻 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
Exercise programme 🔜 after #robot-assisted #radicalcystectomy and intracorporal diversion:
✅ RCT (🏃🏻♂️🏃♀️n=90, 2019-2022)
✅ Safe (no 📈 hospital readmission rate)
✅ Significantly fewer CDG2 complications 30-90 POD
⚠️ Study limitations
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
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✅ RCT (🏃🏻♂️🏃♀️n=90, 2019-2022)
✅ Safe (no 📈 hospital readmission rate)
✅ Significantly fewer CDG2 complications 30-90 POD
⚠️ Study limitations
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
@karolinskainst.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Exercise programme 🔜 after #robot-assisted #radicalcystectomy and intracorporal diversion:
✅ RCT (🏃🏻♂️🏃♀️n=90, 2019-2022)
✅ Safe (no 📈 hospital readmission rate)
✅ Significantly fewer CDG2 complications 30-90 POD
⚠️ Study limitations
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
@karolinskainst.bsky.social
✅ RCT (🏃🏻♂️🏃♀️n=90, 2019-2022)
✅ Safe (no 📈 hospital readmission rate)
✅ Significantly fewer CDG2 complications 30-90 POD
⚠️ Study limitations
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
@karolinskainst.bsky.social
Retrospective study of AUS for SUI post-RP: High rewards with high risks?
11-years, 108 pAUS and 28 rAUS:
✅Continence rate 49.1% vs 32.1%.
⚠️Reoperation rate 27.8% vs 42.9%
⚠️ Survival probability sign worse for rAUS
⚠️Diabetes ➡️ 3.6-fold 📈reop risk
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
11-years, 108 pAUS and 28 rAUS:
✅Continence rate 49.1% vs 32.1%.
⚠️Reoperation rate 27.8% vs 42.9%
⚠️ Survival probability sign worse for rAUS
⚠️Diabetes ➡️ 3.6-fold 📈reop risk
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
December 20, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Retrospective study of AUS for SUI post-RP: High rewards with high risks?
11-years, 108 pAUS and 28 rAUS:
✅Continence rate 49.1% vs 32.1%.
⚠️Reoperation rate 27.8% vs 42.9%
⚠️ Survival probability sign worse for rAUS
⚠️Diabetes ➡️ 3.6-fold 📈reop risk
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
11-years, 108 pAUS and 28 rAUS:
✅Continence rate 49.1% vs 32.1%.
⚠️Reoperation rate 27.8% vs 42.9%
⚠️ Survival probability sign worse for rAUS
⚠️Diabetes ➡️ 3.6-fold 📈reop risk
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
Reposted by Scandinavian Journal of Urology
New Cheat Sheet on Urethral Strictures!
This guide summarizes key approaches for managing posterior urethral stenosis, including conservative methods, endoluminal techniques and reconstruction options.
Download the cheat sheet here:
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#UrethralStenosis #EAUguidelines
This guide summarizes key approaches for managing posterior urethral stenosis, including conservative methods, endoluminal techniques and reconstruction options.
Download the cheat sheet here:
uroweb.org/guidelines/u...
#UrethralStenosis #EAUguidelines
December 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM
New Cheat Sheet on Urethral Strictures!
This guide summarizes key approaches for managing posterior urethral stenosis, including conservative methods, endoluminal techniques and reconstruction options.
Download the cheat sheet here:
uroweb.org/guidelines/u...
#UrethralStenosis #EAUguidelines
This guide summarizes key approaches for managing posterior urethral stenosis, including conservative methods, endoluminal techniques and reconstruction options.
Download the cheat sheet here:
uroweb.org/guidelines/u...
#UrethralStenosis #EAUguidelines
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The Stockholm Spinal Cord Uro Study:
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
November 14, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The Stockholm Spinal Cord Uro Study:
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
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Which disease-specific hashtags do you use in urology?
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
Since #oncsky is forming here just wanted to post about the origins of the healthcare hashtags, all of which used "sm" to anchor = social media
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/3
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/3
November 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Which disease-specific hashtags do you use in urology?
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
Since #oncsky is forming here just wanted to post about the origins of the healthcare hashtags, all of which used "sm" to anchor = social media
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/3
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/3
Disease-Specific Hashtags for Online Communication About Cancer Care
This study highlights the usefulness of agreement on disease-specific hashtags for effective online communication about cancer care.
jamanetwork.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Which disease-specific hashtags do you use in urology?
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
Do you anchor with “sm” or “sky”? #OncSky
#PCa #bladderca #maleLUTS #reconurology
The difficulty of studying the association between pathway delays and #survival in #cancer
#BladderBaSe #SNRUBC 🗂️
⚠️ How can a longer treatment delay be associated with a better survival?
#selectionbias
Full text 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
From @UroLiedberg et al
#BladderBaSe #SNRUBC 🗂️
⚠️ How can a longer treatment delay be associated with a better survival?
#selectionbias
Full text 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
From @UroLiedberg et al
November 23, 2024 at 9:40 AM
The difficulty of studying the association between pathway delays and #survival in #cancer
#BladderBaSe #SNRUBC 🗂️
⚠️ How can a longer treatment delay be associated with a better survival?
#selectionbias
Full text 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
From @UroLiedberg et al
#BladderBaSe #SNRUBC 🗂️
⚠️ How can a longer treatment delay be associated with a better survival?
#selectionbias
Full text 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
From @UroLiedberg et al
Reposted by Scandinavian Journal of Urology
Join us at the INUS Annual Congress 2025 in Zermatt, Switzerland, on January 16-18th! 🏔️🇨🇭
2025 marks a decade of collaboration and intense increase on neuro-urological education as we celebrate our 10th anniversary! 🎉
Register now on www.neuro-uro.org! 🌐
#INUS2025 #INUS #neurourology #continence
2025 marks a decade of collaboration and intense increase on neuro-urological education as we celebrate our 10th anniversary! 🎉
Register now on www.neuro-uro.org! 🌐
#INUS2025 #INUS #neurourology #continence
November 19, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Join us at the INUS Annual Congress 2025 in Zermatt, Switzerland, on January 16-18th! 🏔️🇨🇭
2025 marks a decade of collaboration and intense increase on neuro-urological education as we celebrate our 10th anniversary! 🎉
Register now on www.neuro-uro.org! 🌐
#INUS2025 #INUS #neurourology #continence
2025 marks a decade of collaboration and intense increase on neuro-urological education as we celebrate our 10th anniversary! 🎉
Register now on www.neuro-uro.org! 🌐
#INUS2025 #INUS #neurourology #continence
Have a look at our latest publications 📄
All articles available full text open access 👉
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU
All articles available full text open access 👉
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Have a look at our latest publications 📄
All articles available full text open access 👉
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU
All articles available full text open access 👉
medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU
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November 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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#Urology #StreamTeam
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For those in urology, this starter pack has all you need to keep things flowing in the Blue Zone!
#urology #urologylife
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#urology #urologylife
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November 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM
We’ve hit the 150 recommended followers limit in this starter pack! Feel free to share it with your followers or create your pack tailored to your field of work. Let’s keep the flow going!
#Urology #StreamTeam
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The Stockholm Spinal Cord Uro Study:
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
November 14, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The Stockholm Spinal Cord Uro Study:
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...
✔️412 SCI patients
✔️50 years
✔️1/3 uro surgery
⚠️ Urological surgery (imperative & recon) after SCI is challenging and calls for centralisation to devoted teams 👉 medicaljournalssweden.se/SJU/article/...