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List of works by Roberto Mario Scarpa

A clinical outcome-based prospective study on venous thromboembolism after cancer surgery: the @RISTOS project

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A comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of tamsulosin and finasteride in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia

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A correlative TEM-SEM study of the human urethral glands

scientific article published on 01 June 1991

A second cycle of tamsulosin in patients with distal ureteric stones: a prospective randomized trial

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

Aims and methods. LUTS suggestive of BPH

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Aminoglycosides and nosocomial infections. Our clinical experience

scientific article published on 01 July 1988

Antibiotic prophylaxis with netilmicin in patients undergoing cystoscopic study

scientific article published on 01 July 1990

Assessment of surgical margins in renal cell carcinoma after nephron sparing: a comparative study: laparoscopy vs open surgery.

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BXL628, a novel vitamin D3 analog arrests prostate growth in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 15 November 2005

Background to and management of treatment-related bone loss in prostate cancer.

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Behaviour and urodynamic properties of orthotopic ileal bladder substitute after radical cystectomy

scientific article published on 01 January 1994

Benign prostatic hyperplasia: associated pathology

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing's syndrome: a comparison between laparoscopy and open surgery

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Biological glues and collagen fleece for hemostasis during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: technique and results of prospective study.

scientific article published in April 2007

Biopsy and radical prostatectomy pathological patterns influence Prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) score

scientific article published on October 2013

Bipolar vs monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate: evaluation of the impact on overall sexual function in an international randomized controlled trial setting

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

Changes in prostate cancer at radical prostatectomy during the prostate specific antigen era: an Italian experience

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

Characteristics and outcomes of ureteroscopic treatment in 2650 patients with impacted ureteral stones

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Chromogranin A expression in patients with hormone naïve prostate cancer predicts the development of hormone refractory disease.

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Chromosome changes in renal cell carcinoma.

scientific article published in August 1992

Clinical observations about an oligomineral water from the "Funtana Piscamu" of San Leonardo di Siete Fuentes

scientific article published in March 1991

Clinically overt venous thromboembolism after urologic cancer surgery: results from the @RISTOS Study

scientific article published on 28 July 2006

Combined endoscopic and laparoscopic en bloc resection of the urachus and the bladder dome in a rare case of urachal carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Comparison of prostate cancer gene 3 score, prostate health index and percentage free prostate-specific antigen for differentiating histological inflammation from prostate cancer and other non-neoplastic alterations of the prostate at initial biopsy

scientific article published on December 2014

Corticosteroids and tamsulosin in the medical expulsive therapy for symptomatic distal ureter stones: single drug or association?

scientific article published on 03 March 2006

Cytogenetic investigation on 30 bladder carcinomas

scientific article published in January 1988

Cytogenetics of bladder cancer: rearrangements of the short arm of chromosome 11

scientific article published on 01 January 1987

Denosumab is really effective in the treatment of osteoporosis secondary to hypogonadism in prostate carcinoma patients? A prospective randomized multicenter international study.

scientific article published on September 2016

Derivative 11 marker chromosome in bladder carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 April 1985

Diagnosis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma by chromosomal analysis

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Direct access to the renal artery at the level of treitz ligament during left radical laparoscopic transperitoneal nephrectomy

scientific article published on 11 April 2005

Does adrenal mass size really affect safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic adrenalectomy?

scientific article published in November 2002

Does nephrectomy during radical adrenalectomy for stage II adrenocortical cancer affect patient outcome?

scientific article published on 22 December 2015

Does tumour size really affect the safety of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy?

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Early ligature of renal artery during radical laparoscopic transperitoneal nephrectomy: description of standard technique and direct access

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

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Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for high burden renal stones

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in Galdakao-modified supine Valdivia position: a new standard for percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

scientific article published on 08 August 2008

Evaluation of bladder contractility in men undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of Nilutamide and Buserelin in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer

scientific article published on 01 March 1991

Evaluation of morbidity of multi-channel pressure-flow studies

scientific article published on January 1999

Extraperitoneoscopic transcapsular adenomectomy: complications and functional results after at least 1 year of followup.

scientific article published on 21 March 2011

Fast and safe closing of urethra during laparoscopic radical cystectomy

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

Feasibility of 21-day continuous infusion of epirubicin in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients

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Fine structure of the accessory glands of the human male genital tract

scientific article published on 01 January 1989

Five-year Outcomes for a Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

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Flexible pneumocystoscopy for double J stenting during laparoscopic and robot assisted pyeloplasty: our experience.

scientific article published in February 2010

High-intensity focused ultrasound and cryotherapy as salvage treatment in local radio-recurrent prostate cancer

scientific article published on 10 July 2012

Histochemistry of some steroid-dehydrogenases in epithelia of human seminal vesicle, deferential ampulla, and prostate gland

scientific article published on 01 August 1981

Home and office uroflowmetry for evaluation of LUTS from benign prostatic enlargement

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Human ejaculatory duct: parameters of smooth muscle motor activity and modulatory role of autonomic drugs

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Hyperparathyroidism due to the so-called bone hunger syndrome in prostate cancer patients

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

Identification of marker chromosomes in bladder tumor

scientific article published on 01 January 1986

Immune response in prostate cancer.

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Impact of early pelvic floor rehabilitation after transurethral resection of the prostate.

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Independent prognostic role of circulating chromogranin A in prostate cancer patients with hormone-refractory disease.

scientific article published in March 2005

Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy feasible for adrenocortical carcinoma or metastasis?

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Is laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy after transurethral resection of the prostate safe and effective? Comparison with open surgery.

scientific article published in February 2004

Is laparoscopic unilateral sural nerve grafting during radical prostatectomy effective in retaining sexual potency?

scientific article published in June 2005

Is renal warm ischemia over 30 minutes during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy possible? One-year results of a prospective study

scientific article published on 11 April 2007

Italian validation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires

scientific article published in January 2006

Italian validation of the urogenital distress inventory and its application in LUTS patients

scientific article published on 4 May 2006

Laparoscopic telementored adrenalectomy: the Italian experience

scientific article published on 14 May 2005

Large benign prostatic hyperplasia means impossible ureteroscopy: myth or reality?

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Left laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with direct access to the renal artery: technical advantages

scientific article published on 06 March 2006

Lower urinary tract symptoms: what are the implications for the patients?

scientific article published in January 2001

Management of ureteric calculi during pregnancy by ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Metastatic renal cell cancer treated with recombinant alpha 2a interferon and vinblastine

scientific article published in December 1991

Midterm results from an international multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing bipolar with monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate

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Mini-retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: our experience after 50 procedures

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

New developments in percutaneous techniques for simple and complex branched renal stones.

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Nifedipine versus tamsulosin for the management of lower ureteral stones.

scientific article published in August 2004

Nonrandom chromosomal changes in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

scientific article published on 01 September 1986

Open versus laparoscopy-assisted radical cystectomy: results of a prospective study.

scientific article published on March 2007

PSA decrease after levofloxacin therapy in patients with histological prostatitis.

scientific article published in December 2004

Pathological changes of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and prostate cancer after monotherapy with bicalutamide 150 mg

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Percutaneous drainage of utricular cyst under ultrasound guidance

scientific article published on 01 October 1988

Positron emission tomography as a tool for the 'tailored' management of retroperitoneal fibrosis: a nephro-urological experience.

scientific article published on 15 February 2010

Predictive factors for skeletal complications in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients with metastatic bone disease.

scientific article published on September 2005

Prognostic significance of disordered calcium metabolism in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients with metastatic bone disease.

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Prognostic value of the involvement of the urinary collecting system in renal cell carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Proposal of an improved prognostic classification for pT3 renal cell carcinoma.

scientific article published on 15 May 2008

Prostate cancer gene 3 urine assay cutoff in diagnosis of prostate cancer: a validation study on an Italian patient population undergoing first and repeat biopsy

scientific article published on 01 April 2012

Psychological distress in men with prostate cancer receiving adjuvant androgen-deprivation therapy.

scientific article published on 30 July 2011

Qualitative analysis of 1447 patients with urinary calculi in the period 1979-1989 in Sardinia

scientific article published in September 1990

Re: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of zoledronic acid in patients with hormone-refractory metastatic prostate carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Re: Alan M. Nieder, Mark S. Soloway. It's not a radical prostatectomy, it's a total prostatectomy. Eur Urol 2008;54:715-6

scientific article published on 09 March 2010

Real time ultrasound in laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Reassessing the current TNM lymph node staging for renal cell carcinoma.

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Results from an international multicentre double-blind randomized controlled trial on the perioperative efficacy and safety of bipolar vs monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate

scientific article published on 09 May 2011

Results of treatment of refractory interstitial cystitis with intravesical hyaluronic acid

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Retroperitoneal decortication of simple renal cysts vs decortication with wadding using perirenal fat tissue: results of a prospective randomized trial.

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Robot-assisted laparoendoscopic single-site versus mini-laparoscopic pyeloplasty: a comparison of perioperative, functional and cosmetic results.

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: recent advances.

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Role of adjunctive medical therapy with nifedipine and deflazacort after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones

scientific article published in June 2002

Safety and Efficacy of Bipolar Versus Monopolar Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Patients with Large Prostates or Severe Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Post Hoc Analysis of a European Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Selective versus standard ligature of the deep venous complex during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: effects on continence, blood loss, and margin status.

scientific article published on 14 February 2009

Sequential transurethral resection of the prostate and laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy: comparison with open surgery.

scientific article published on December 2002

Serum and urine ferritin in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

scientific article published on 01 March 1991

Severe recurrent ureteral stricture: the combined use of an anterograde and retrograde approach in the prone split-leg position without X-rays

scientific article published on January 1997

Short term effects of flutamide administration on hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in man.

scientific article published in March 1988

Simple renal cysts, biochemical analysis of the cystic fluid, and comparison with blood parameters

scientific article published on 01 March 1991

Starting together: a focus group for the organization of a CKD outpatient care unit

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Supine Valdivia and modified lithotomy position for simultaneous anterograde and retrograde endourological access.

scientific article published on July 2007

Supine versus prone position during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a report from the clinical research office of the endourological society percutaneous nephrolithotomy global study

scientific article published on 30 August 2011

Supra-ampullar cystectomy and ileal neobladder.

scientific article published on 11 August 2006

Supra-ampullar cystectomy with preservation of sexual function and ileal orthotopic reservoir for bladder tumor: twenty years of experience

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Surgical margin status of specimen and oncological outcomes after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: experience after 400 procedures

scientific article published on 23 June 2011

Suture materials in urology

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The Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study: indications, complications, and outcomes in 5803 patients

scientific article published on January 2011

The clinical spectrum of acute 'uncomplicated' pyelonephritis from an emergency medicine perspective

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The effect of androgen blockade on pulsatile gonadotrophin release and LH response to naloxone

scientific article published in October 1987

The effect of flutamide on basal and ACTH-stimulated plasma levels of adrenal androgens in patients with advanced prostate cancer

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The human bulbo-urethral glands. A transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy study

scientific article published on 01 March 1988

The number of lymph nodes examined and staging accuracy in renal cell carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

The patient position for PNL: does it matter?

scientific article published in March 2010

The prognostic role of immunohistochemical chromogranin a expression in prostate cancer patients is significantly modified by androgen-deprivation therapy

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

The treatment of vertebral metastases from renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective study.

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Transcapsular adenomectomy(Millin): a comparative study, extraperitoneal laparoscopy versus open surgery.

scientific article published on 2 November 2005

Transcystic videolaparoscopy for choledocholithiasis with holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy. A case report.

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Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in a young man. A multidisciplinary approach

scientific article published on 01 July 1988

Transperitoneal left laparoscopic pyeloplasty with transmesocolic access to the pelvi-ureteric junction: technique description and results with a minimum follow-up of 1 year

scientific article published on 07 December 2007

Transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: experience of a single center

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate in benign prostatic hyperplasia. Evaluation of results using different urodynamic parameters

scientific article published on 01 April 1998

Transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted minilaparoscopic nephrectomy: a step towards scarless surgery

scientific article published on 08 October 2010

Treatment Outcomes in the STAR Study: A Subanalysis of Solifenacin 5 mg and Tolterodine ER 4 mg

scientific article published on 06 June 2007

Treatment of osteoporosis secondary to hypogonadism in prostate cancer patients: a prospective randomized multicenter international study with denosumab vs. alendronate

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Treatment of the pyelocalyceal tumors with laser.

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Trisomy 7 in a case of transitional cell carcinoma of the kidney

scientific article published on 01 August 1989

Ultrastructure of human bulbourethral glands and of their main excretory ducts

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Ureteral lithotripsy with rigid ureteroscopy and pulsed dye laser

scientific article published on March 1, 1991

Ureterolithotripsy in children.

scientific article published on December 1995

Ureteroscopic approach to early postoperative ureteral obstruction in the renal transplant patient

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Urinary calcium excretion in the monitoring of bone metastases from prostatic carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Urinary symptoms in women with gynecological disorders: the role of symptom evaluation and home uroflowmetry

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Urinary tract dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: is there a relation with disease-related parameters?

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Urodynamic analysis of voiding dysfunction in orthotopic ileal neobladder

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Urodynamic changes in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients treated by transurethral microwave thermotherapy

scientific article published on 01 January 1994

Urolume double prosthesis in the treatment of complex urethral strictures: a 5-year follow-up case report

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Vasopressin excitatory action on smooth muscle from human renal calyx and pelvis.

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Y-neobladder: an easy, fast, and reliable procedure

scientific article published in April 2004

[-2]proPSA versus ultrasensitive PSA fluctuations over time in the first year from radical prostatectomy, in an high-risk prostate cancer population: A first report

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[Asymptomatic prostatitis: a frequent cause of raising PSA]

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

[Clinical surveillance after surgery for prostate cancer]

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

[Monitoring of erection function in patients with prostatic carcinoma treated with Casodex]

scientific article published on 01 March 1991

[Our preliminary observations on the systemic reabsorption of intravesically administered bleomycin in tumors of the bladder]

scientific article published on 01 January 1987

[Tadalafil versus sildenafil citrate in the treatment of ED:Italian patients' preferences and explanatory notes]

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

[Temporary retrograde and anterograde ureteral catheterization]

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

[Ureteroscopy: is it the best?]

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

[Urination disorders, endocrine features and sexual activity in patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy under treatment with mepartricin]

scientific article published on 01 April 1988