OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Urology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The GÖTEBORG prostate cancer screening 2 trial: a prospective, randomised, population-based prostate cancer screening trial with prostate-specific antigen testing followed by magnetic resonance imagin	28
Prostate cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment in Sweden during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Rate and characteristics of infection after transrectal prostate biopsy: a retrospective observational study	18
The Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer, part 1: early detection, diagnostics, staging, patient support and primary management of non-metastatic disease	16
Factors influencing stone-free rate of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL); a cohort study	13
The Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer, part 2: recurrent, metastatic and castration resistant disease	13
Three-dimensionally printed non-biological simulator for percutaneous nephrolithotomy training	13
Set-up and preliminary results from the Patient-overview Prostate Cancer. Longitudinal registration of treatment of advanced prostate cancer in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden	11
Too good for CARMENA: criteria associated with long systemic therapy free intervals post cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma	11
Temperature profiles during ureteroscopy with thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser: Findings from a pre-clinical study	10
Multiparametric ultrasonographic analysis of testicular tumors: a single-center experience in a collective of 49 patients	10
Parastomal hernia after ileal conduit urinary diversion: re-visiting the predictors radiologically and according to patient-reported outcome measures	9
Adverse events of hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients	9
Can we predict the development of symptomatic lymphocele following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and lymph node dissection? Results from a tertiary referral Centre	9
Time spent in hormone-sensitive and castration-resistant disease states in men with advanced prostate cancer, and its health economic impact: registry-based study in Sweden	9
Cumulative incidence of ureteroenteric strictures after radical cystectomy in a population-based Swedish cohort	8
Swedish National Guidelines on Urothelial Carcinoma: 2021 update on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma	8
Digital rectal examination in prostate cancer screening at PSA level 3.0-3.9 ng/ml: long-term results from a randomized trial	8
Androgen deprivation therapy, comorbidity, cancer stage and mortality from COVID-19 in men with prostate cancer	8
Validation of data quality in the National Swedish Kidney Cancer Register	8
Impact of comorbidities on acute kidney injury and renal function impairment after partial and radical tumor nephrectomy	8
Patient perspective on telemedicine replacing physical consultations in urology during the COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark	8
PSA testing patterns in a large Swedish cohort before the implementation of organized PSA testing	7
The renal cell cancer database Sweden (RCCBaSe) – a new register-based resource for renal cell carcinoma research	7
Clinical effect of computed guided pudendal nerve block for patients with premature ejaculation: a pilot study	7

Palliative MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation for symptomatic locally advanced prostate cancer	7
Feasibility of minimally invasive, same-day injection of autologous adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of erectile dysfunction	6
Do repeated transurethral procedures under general anesthesia influence mortality in patients with non-invasive urothelial bladder cancer? A Danish national cohort study	6
Prediction of stone-free rates following extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in a contemporary cohort of patients with stone densities exceeding 1000 HU	6
Standardized care pathways for patients with suspected urinary bladder cancer: the Swedish experience	6
A population-based study on the effect of a routine second-look resection on survival in primary stage T1 bladder cancer	6
The safety and effectiveness of mirabegron in Parkinson’s disease patients with overactive bladder: a randomized controlled trial	6
Rising occurrence of hypocitraturia and hyperoxaluria associated with increasing prevalence of stone disease in calcium kidney stone formers	6
Overactive bladder syndrome – focus onto detrusor overactivity	6
DaPeCa-4: outcome in penile cancer patients with N3 disease due to extra nodal extension treated with surgery and chemo-irradiation	6
Robotic and open partial nephrectomy for intermediate and high complexity tumors: a matched-pairs comparison of surgical outcomes at a single institution	6
Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for idiopathic and neurogenic overactive bladder dysfunction: a four-year follow-up single-centre experience	5
Folate-targeted intraoperative fluorescence, OTL38, in robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy	5
Increased risk for prostate cancer related mortality among childless men in a population-based cohort followed for up to 40 years	5
A comparison of side-effects and quality-of-life in patients operated on for prostate cancer with and without salvage radiation therapy	5
Visual MRI T-category versus VI-RADS evaluation from multiparametric MRI in the detection of muscle-invasion in patients with suspected bladder cancer: single centre registered clinical trial (MIB-tri	5
Short-term ciprofloxacin prophylaxis for prostate biopsy and risk of aortic aneurysm. Nationwide, population-based cohort study	5
Quality of life assessment using EORTC QLQ questionnaires in the prostate cancer population treated with radical prostatectomy: a systematic review	5
Risk of bladder cancer death in patients younger than 50 with non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive bladder cancer	5
Doppler ultrasound improves diagnostic accuracy for testicular torsion	5
Control computerized tomography in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive urinary bladder cancer has no value for treatment decisions and low correlation with nodal status	5
Survival advantage of upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with primary metastatic renal cell carcinoma compared with systemic and palliative treatments in a real-world setting	5
Increased risk for renal cell carcinoma in end stage renal disease – a population-based case-control study	5
Sauna habits/bathing and changes in lower urinary tract symptoms – Tampere Ageing Male Urologic Study (TAMUS)	5
Radical cystectomy compared to intravesical BCG immunotherapy for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer – is there a long-term survival difference? A Swedish nationwide analysis	5
Surgeon volume and patient-reported urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Population-based register study in Sweden	5
Real world treatment utilization patterns in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer	5
Complications after scrotal surgery – still a major issue?	5
Renal cryoablation: five- and 10-year survival outcomes in patients with biopsy-proven renal cell carcinoma	5
Bladder cancer recurrence in papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (PUNLMP) compared to G1 WHO 1999: a population-based study	4
Postoperative change in Gleason score of prostate cancer in fusion targeted biopsy: a matched pair analysis	4
Prolonged course of Fosfomycin-Trometamol for chronic prostatitis: an unknown good option	4
^99mTc-Sestamibi SPECT/CT and histopathological features of oncocytic renal neoplasia	4
Predictive characteristics for disease recurrence and overall survival in non-metastatic clinical T1 renal cell carcinoma – results from the National Swedish Kidney Cancer Register	4
Does every Clavien-Dindo complication matter? A national multi-center study in kidney cancer surgery	4
Metabolic diagnoses of recurrent stone formers: temporal, geographic and gender differences	4
Stapled versus robot-sewn ileo-ileal anastomosis during robot-assisted radical cystectomy: a review of outcomes in urinary bladder cancer patients	4
Surgical and radiological predictive factors for ureteric stricture formation in patients treated with ureteroscopy for ureteric stones	4
Prevalence of autoimmune disorders among bladder pain syndrome patients’ relatives	4
Post-obstructive diuresis; underlying causes and hospitalization	4
Preexisting diabetes, metformin use and long-term survival in patients with prostate cancer	4
The diagnostic challenge of suspicious or positive malignant urine cytology findings when cystoscopy findings are normal: an outpatient blue-light flexible cystoscopy may solve the problem	4
The use of reTURB in T1 bladder cancer: a Norwegian population-based study	4
Natural history of widespread high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and atypical small acinar proliferation: should we rebiopsy them all?	4
Is bladder tumour fulguration under local anaesthesia more painful than cystoscopy only?	4
Personality and educational level determine self-reported health-related quality-of-life and distress in patients with renal tumors awaiting radical surgery	4
Association of acute pyelonephritis with double-J ureteral stenting: a nationwide population-based case control study	4
Transurethral resection of the prostate: fate of the non-responders	4
The AdVance™ male sling: does it stand the test of time?	4