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Topic Urology
BASIC RESEARCH
Genetic causal associations between serum metabolites and infertility: a Mendelian randomization study
Arch Med Sci 2026;22(3):1794-1803
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Role of ADAMTS16 metalloproteinase in pathogenesis of cryptorchidism
Arch Med Sci 2026;22(3):1574-1580
BASIC RESEARCH
The relationship between RSUME and VHL/HIF-1α signalling pathway in renal cell carcinoma
Yuanliang Wang, Xin Wang, Faliang Zhao, Anjian Chen, Tiangcai Liang, Yang Du, Hao Li, Jiang Du, Zifeng Fu, Guobiao Liang
Arch Med Sci 2026;22(2):1064-1073
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Single-port robotic urology in Central Europe after regulatory approval: efficiency and reimbursement
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(6):2891-2894
RESEARCH LETTER
No genetic causal links detected between antihypertensive medications and bladder cancer: insights from a trans-ancestry, drug-target Mendelian randomization analysis
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(6):2856-2863
BASIC RESEARCH
CircRNA_103809/miR-516a/FBXL18 contributes to stemness and gemcitabine resistance of bladder cancer cells
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(6):2766-2782
CLINICAL RESEARCH
A new ASAP Scoring System and Risk Table to predict second prostate biopsy outcomes
Arch Med Sci 2024;20(6):1894-1901
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Erectile dysfunction in testicular cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of case-control studies
Arch Med Sci 2024;20(3):822-830
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Interval from transurethral resection of prostate to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not affect outcomes for incidental prostate cancer
Arch Med Sci 2024;20(1):133-137
BASIC RESEARCH
Variation in the gene encoding the co-inhibitory molecule BTLA is associated with survival in patients treated for clear cell renal carcinoma – results of a prospective cohort study
Krzysztof Tupikowski, Anna Partyka, Edyta A. Pawlak, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Romuald Zdrojowy, Irena Frydecka, Agnieszka Hałoń, Lidia Karabon
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(5):1454-1462
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Effects of statins on the incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Farshad Heidari Beni, Zlatko Fras, Maciej Banach, Seyede Momeneh Mohammadi, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(4):952-964
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The influences of selected clotting and fibrinolysis factors on survival of patients with kidney tumors – a prospective study
Krzysztof Tupikowski, Urszula Jaobsche-Polichn, Jadwiga Bittner, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Agnieszka Halon, Romuald Zdrojowy, Rajmund Adamiec, Izabela Gosk-Bierska
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(4):1003-1010
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Clinical value of microRNA-19a-3p and microRNA-99a-5p in bladder cancer
Edyta M. Borkowska, Piotr Kutwin, Dorota Rolecka, Tomasz Konecki, Maciej Borowiec, Zbigniew Jabłonowski
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(3):694-702
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Rituximab therapy in adults with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(3):577-585
BASIC RESEARCH
Expression differences between proteins responsible for DNA damage repair according to the Gleason grade as a new heterogeneity marker in prostate cancer
Damian Jaworski, Arkadiusz Gzil, Paulina Antosik, Izabela Zarębska, Joanna Dominiak, Izabela Neska-Długosz, Anna Kasperska, Dariusz Grzanka, Łukasz Szylberg
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(2):499-506
RESEARCH LETTER
POWER: an open, single-arm, post-market clinical trial using the TENA SmartCare Change Indicator in a home environment
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(1):270-273
Editor's Choice
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Not as black as it is painted? The impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical treatment of urological cancer patients in Poland – a cross-country experience
Piotr Zapała, Aleksander Ślusarczyk, Paweł Rajwa, Mikołaj Przydacz, Wojciech Krajewski, Bartosz Dybowski, Przemysław Kubik, Błażej Kuffel, Maciej Przudzik, Rafał Osiecki, Remigiusz Stamirowski, Łukasz Zapała, Mieszko Kozikowski, Dominik Chorągwicki, Magdalena Szymańska, Paweł Kiełb, Bartosz Małkiewicz, Jacek Zostawa, Marek Roslan, Joanna Zajączkowska, Marcin Jarzemski, Bartosz Brzoszczyk, Piotr Petrasz, Piotr Jarzemski, Romuald Zdrojowy, Jakub Dobruch, Andrzej Paradysz, Tomasz Drewa, Piotr Chłosta, Piotr Radziszewski
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(1):107-115
BASIC RESEARCH
Increased IL-1α expression is correlated with bladder cancer malignant progression
Arch Med Sci 2023;19(1):160-170
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Artificial urinary sphincter implantation with a periprostatic cuff placement for urinary incontinence in men
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(5):1279-1285
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
The efficacy of nebivolol on spontaneously hypertensive rats with overactive bladder – an experimental study
Andrzej F. Wróbel, Anna Stępniak, Małgorzata Bańczerowska-Górska, Klaudia Stangel-Wójcikiewicz, Piotr Czuczwar
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(5):1342-1350
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
The challenges of androgen insensitivity syndrome
Bratu Ovidiu, Dragos R. Marcu, Dan L. D. Mischianu, Catalina Poiana, Camelia C. Diaconu, Simona G. Bungau, Delia M. Tit, Alin Cumpanas, Roxana Bohiltea
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):881-889
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Binding indocyanine green to human serum albumin potentially enhances the detection of sentinel lymph nodes. An initial step for facilitating the detection of first-station nodes in penile and other urological cancers
Marcin Markuszewski, Magdalena Buszewska-Forajta, Małgorzata Artymowicz, Wojciech Połom, Marek Roslan, Michał Markuszewski
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(3):719-725
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The effect of the two-stage laparoscopic Fowler-Stevens operation on testicular growth and risk of atrophy in boys with intra-abdominal testes
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(3):666-671
RESEARCH LETTER
Comparison of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and tacrolimus as first steroid-sparing agents for complicated relapsing/steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome in children: an evaluation of the health-related quality of life
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(1):275-278
BASIC RESEARCH
CTHRC1 facilitates bladder cancer cell proliferation and invasion through regulating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(1):183-194
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Calcium sensitive receptor and claudin-14 expression in kidney tissues of two kidney stone models
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(1):251-256
BASIC RESEARCH
Long noncoding RNA SNHG20 promotes prostate cancer progression via upregulating DDX17
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(6):1752-1765
BASIC RESEARCH
Knockdown of microRNA-130b improves doxorubicin sensitivity in bladder urothelial carcinoma by negatively regulating cylindromatosis expression
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1038-1043
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Survival differences of patients with ureteral versus pelvicalyceal tumours: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(3):603-612
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of pheniramine maleate and zofenopril in reducing renal damage induced by unilateral ureter obstruction. An experimental study
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(3):812-817
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Active surveillance in prostate cancer management: where do we stand now?
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(3):805-811
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
How to balance the treatment of stress urinary incontinence among female athletes?
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(2):314-322
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Antioxidant therapy in the management of Fluoroquinolone - Associated Disability
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(6):1483-1486
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Active surveillance and focal ablation for small renal masses: a better solution for comorbid patients
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1111-1118
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Changing patterns of urologic emergency visits and admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, multicenter, nationwide study
Pawel Rajwa, Mikolaj Przydacz, Wojciech Krajewski, Blazej Kuffel, Piotr Zapala, Aleksandra Krzywon, Alexander J. Cortez, Bartosz Dybowski, Remigiusz Stamirowski, Marcin Jarzemski, Rafal B. Drobot, Pawel Stelmach, Krystyna Mlynarek, Mateusz Marcinek, Maciej Przudzik, Wiktor Krawczyk, Jakub Ryszawy, Dominik Choragwicki, Lukasz Zapala, Marcin Lipa, Michal Pozniak, Dawid Janczak, Szymon Słomian, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Marcel Nowak, Marcin Miszczyk, Marek Roslan, Michał Tkocz, Romuald Zdrojowy, Andrzej Potyka, Tomasz Szydełko, Tomasz Drewa, Piotr Jarzemski, Piotr Radziszewski, Marcin Slojewski, Artur Antoniewicz, Andrzej Paradysz, Piotr L. Chlosta
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(5):1262-1276
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Neutrophil-to-mean platelet volume ratio as a new predictor for overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with localized clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Marcin Życzkowski, Paweł Rajwa, Bartłomiej Burzyński, Maciej Gaździk, Iga Florczyk, Monika Slabon-Turska, Andrzej Paradysz
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1072-1077
BASIC RESEARCH
Up-regulation of DRAM2 promotes tolerance of bladder transitional cell carcinoma to gemcitabine
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1207-1217
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Three-dimensional organization of the pars fibroreticularis framework of the urethral wall in normal human prostates
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1057-1061
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Novel hematological biomarkers predict survival in renal cell carcinoma patients treated with nephrectomy
Paweł Rajwa, Marcin Życzkowski, Andrzej Paradysz, Monika Slabon-Turska, Kamil Suliga, Kamil Bujak, Piotr Bryniarski
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1062-1071
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Laparoscopic versus open pyeloplasty in children: experience of 226 cases at one centre
Marcin Polok, Dominika Borselle, Krystian Toczewski, Wojciech Apoznański, Diana Jędrzejuk, Dariusz Patkowski
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(4):858-862
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The effect of antioxidant status on overall survival in renal cell carcinoma
Ivan Pavlović, Snežana Pejić, Sanja Radojević-Škodrić, Ana Todorović, Vesna Stojiljković, Ljubica Gavrilović, Nataša Popović, Gordana Basta-Jovanović, Zoran Džamić, Snežana B. Pajović
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(1):94-101
BASIC RESEARCH
The effect of miR-124-3p on cell proliferation and apoptosis in bladder cancer by targeting EDNRB
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(5):1154-1162
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Frequency of infections caused by ESBL-producing bacteria in pediatric ward – single center five-year observation
Agata Będzichowska, Jędrzej Przekora, Angelika Stapińska-Syniec, Aneta Guzek, Piotr Murawski, Katarzyna Jobs, Barbara Wróblewska, Bolesław Kalicki
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(3):688-693
CLINICAL RESEARCH
3.0-T multiparametric MRI modifies the template of endoscopic, conventional radical prostatectomy in all cancer risk categories
Mieszko Kozikowski, Jan Powroźnik, Wojciech Malewski, Szymon Kawecki, Sebastian Piotrowicz, Wojciech Michalak, Łukasz Nyk, Magdalena Gola, Jakub Dobruch
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(6):1381-1386
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Non-invasive evaluation of cardiac index by impedance cardiography in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(4):801-806
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
The role of vitamin E in the prevention of zoledronic acid-induced nephrotoxicity in rats: a light and electron microscopy study
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(2):381-387
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Pain, acceptance of illness, adjustment to life with cancer and coping strategies in prostate cancer patients
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(6):1459-1466
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Updated analysis of vitamin D receptor gene FokI polymorphism and prostate cancer susceptibility
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(6):1449-1458
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Socioeconomic determinants of prostate-specific antigen testing and estimation of the prevalence of undiagnosed prostate cancer in an elderly Polish population based on the PolSenior study
Andrzej Prajsner, Jerzy Chudek, Aleksandra Szybalska, Karolina Piotrowicz, Jan Zejda, Andrzej Więcek, PolSenior Study Group
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):1028-1035
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Novel surgical techniques, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and innovative immunosuppression in kidney transplantation
Maciej Nowacki, Łukasz Nazarewski, Tomasz Kloskowski, Dominik Tyloch, Marta Pokrywczyńska, Katarzyna Pietkun, Arkadiusz Jundziłł, Janusz Tyloch, Samy L. Habib, Tomasz Drewa
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):1158-1173
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Protective effects of hesperidin in experimental testicular ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):928-934
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Undescended testis – current trends and guidelines: a review of the literature
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(3):667-677
BASIC RESEARCH
miR-630 functions as a tumor oncogene in renal cell carcinoma
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(3):473-478
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
The role of micronutrients in the risk of urinary tract cancer
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(2):436-447
PUBLIC HEALTH
Evaluation and management of male lower urinary tract symptoms: treatment patterns and guidelines in a correlation study among Polish urology consultants
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(6):1340-1351
BASIC RESEARCH
CtBP2 Overexpression is associated with tumorigenesis and poor clinical outcome of prostate cancer
Changwen Zhang, Shuanghui Li, Baomin Qiao, Kuo Yang, Ranlu Liu, Baojie Ma, Yan Liu, Zhihong Zhang, Yong Xu
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(6):1318-1323
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Vaginal excision of the sub-urethral sling: analysis of indications, safety and outcome
George Fabian, Jacek Kociszewski, Andrzej Kuszka, Margarethe Fabian, Susane Grothey, Aneta Zwierzchowska, Wojciech Majkusiak, Ewa Barcz
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(5):982-988
CLINICAL RESEARCH
A pilot study of the association of manganese superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase 1 single gene polymorphisms with prostate cancer and serum prostate specific antigen levels
Bekir Suha Parlaktas, Dogan Atilgan, Yusuf Gencten, Ismail Benli, Huseyin Ozyurt, Nihat Uluocak, Fikret Erdemir
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(5):994-1000
Letter to the Editor
Papillary renal cell carcinoma and collecting duct carcinoma combination. A case report and review of synchronous renal cell carcinoma subtypes in the same kidney
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(3):686-690
Clinical research
MicroRNA-490-5p is a novel tumor suppressor targeting c-FOS in human bladder cancer
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(3):561-569
Clinical research
Urinary microbiota in patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(2):385-394
Clinical research
Expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and -7 in urinary bladder cancer predicts time to tumor recurrence
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(2):378-384
Experimental research
Supportive features of a new hybrid scaffold for urothelium engineering
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(2):438-445
Clinical research
Renal access through the inferior calyx is associated with higher risk of severe bleeding after percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(2):340-345
Experimental research
Effect of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on human renal cell carcinoma proliferation and metastasis in an orthotropic xenograft nude mouse model
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(5):1041-1046
Clinical research
Pressure-flow nomogram for women with lower urinary tract symptoms
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(4):752-756
Clinical research
Incidental extraspinal findings on magnetic resonance imaging of intervertebral discs
Alper Dilli, Umit Yasar Ayaz, Sevim Turanlı, Hakan Saltas, Osman Raif Karabacak, Cagrı Damar, Baki Hekimoglu
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(4):757-763
Clinical research
Efficacy and tolerability of 1- and 3-month leuprorelin acetate depot formulations (Eligard®/Depo-Eligard®) for advanced prostate cancer in daily practice: a Belgian prospective non-interventional study
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(3):477-483
Systematic review/Meta-analysis
Association of a common genetic variant in prostate stem cell antigen with cancer risk
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(3):425-433
Clinical research
Evaluation of TGF-β1, CCL5/RANTES and sFas/Apo-1 urine concentration in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Arch Med Sci 2013;9(5):888-894
Clinical research
Association between serum inhibin-B levels and coronary artery disease in aging males
Hasan Kocoglu, Cabir Alan, Dilek Ulker Cakır, Ercan Malkoc, Kahraman Cosansu, Bahadır Kırılmaz, Yunus Ertung, Ahmet Resit Ersay
Arch Med Sci 2013;9(5):796-801
Experimental research
Heart rate variability in overactive bladder experimental model
Arch Med Sci 2013;9(5):930-935
Experimental research
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography follow-up after radiofrequency ablation in normal rabbit kidney
Arch Med Sci 2013;9(4):608-613
Basic research
Effect of an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker on caveolin-1 expression in prostate cancer cells
Agnieszka Wanda Piastowska-Ciesielska, Marcin Kozłowski, Waldemar Wagner, Kamila Domińska, Tomasz Ochędalski
Arch Med Sci 2013;9(4):739-744
Clinical research
Prognostic factors in radical cystectomy affecting survival
Arch Med Sci 2012;8(4):650-654
Clinical research
Comparison of the haemostatic properties of conventional monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate in patients on oral anticoagulants
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(5):858-863
Clinical research
Alcohol intake and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of published case-control studies
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(4):648-657
Clinical research
Hypermethylation of p16 and DAPK promoter gene regions in patients with non-invasive urinary bladder cancer
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(3):512-516
Case report
Multiple renal abscesses leading to nephrectomy of the solitary kidney in a young female with type 1 diabetes and history of recurrent urinary tract infections
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(2):349-352
Clinical research
Anorectal functions after perineal and retropubic radical prostatectomy - a prospective clinical and anal manometric assessment
Huseyin Aydemir, Selami Albayrak, Onder Canguven, Rahim Horuz, Cemal Goktas, Cihangir Cetinel, Adnan Giral
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(1):138-142
Basic research
Protective effect of decorin on acute ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the rat kidney
Arch Med Sci 2011;7(2):211-216
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Comparative analysis of prostate cancer grade at biopsy and radical prostatectomy: a retrospective observational study
Jędrzej J. Skorupka, Julia Drewa, Rafał B. Drobot, Jan Adamowicz, Kajetan Juszczak, Artur A. Antoniewicz
RESEARCH PAPER
Metabolic Insights into Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Impact of Gut Microbiota and TCM Constitutions
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Investigating the co-occurrence of urinary calculi and renal carcinoma: a comprehensive analysis of clinical and molecular associations
RESEARCH LETTER
Exploratory insights into histopathological patterns and repeat micro-TESE outcomes in non-obstructive azoospermia: a retrospective single-center study
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1085-1090
CLINICAL RESEARCH
ACOT1 eQTL: a gene involved in lipid metabolism that modulates erectile dysfunction progression via metabolites
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Sleep disorders and renal failure: exploring the role of creatinine and sleep apnea syndrome through cross-sectional studies and Mendelian randomization analysis
RESEARCH LETTER
Association between the IGF family members and UTUC: a Mendelian randomization study
BASIC RESEARCH
A novel seven-immune-gene-based model to improve prediction of prognosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Oligometastatic Disease in Prostate Cancer. Evolving paradigm: current knowledge, diagnostic techniques and treatment strategies
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
PLK1 downregulation by RO3280 prevents cell proliferation, migration, and invasion via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in prostate cancer
BASIC RESEARCH
miRNA-325-3p overexpression mitigates partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) by regulating the TLR4/NF-kB(p65) pathway
Zhaofei Liu, Yiduo Zhou, Ziyang Liu, Yi Huang, Jie Gao, Le Shu, Ye He, Sicong Zhang, Zhengsen Chen, Baixin Shen, Zhongqing Wei, Liucheng Ding
RESEARCH PAPER
Urine flora imbalance and new biomarkers in prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia
RESEARCH PAPER
Ubiquitin specific peptidase 49 inhibits renal fibrosis through protein phosphatase magnesium-dependent1A-mediated Smad2/3 pathway
RESEARCH PAPER
MiR-125b-5p enclosed in hypoxic HK2 cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating NLRC5
Kai Xu, Lifeng Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Ze Zhang, Siwei Qian, Xiangyu Zou, Shuqiu Chen, Li Zuo, ming chen, Guangyuan Zhang
RESEARCH PAPER
Blood count-derived inflammatory markers predict time to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin failure in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Aleksander Ślusarczyk, Zapała Piotr, Karolina Garbas, Łukasz Zapała, Tomasz Borkowski, Piotr Radziszewski
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