We are delighted to publish the inaugural issue through which announces the launch of the Asian Journal of Urology (AJU ). AJU is an international peer-reviewed journal jointly founded by the Chinese Urological Association (CUA) and the Second Military Medical University (SMMU) in Shanghai, China. The journal will publish articles in urologic specialties both scientifically and clinically. Thes...

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2015;4(S1) www.amepc.org/tau Conclusions: Generally, upper urinary stone is one of the most common diseases in urologic department in China and some novel treatment methods with Chinese characteristics has been developed. Each treatment method has advantages and disadvantages. The urologists’ choice of the treatment...

T he CJU has a strong commitment to bring global and international healthcare awareness to our readers. As attention is focused on emerging healthcare issues in developing nations, many of the challenges involve urological diseases. We are very pleased to publish, in a special section in this issue of CJU, Urologic cancer in Africa—Papers from the African Organization for Research and Training ...

An increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is apparent both in Asian and in Western countries for the management of numerous diseases to improve symptoms and to improve general health and well being. Many patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary tract infection (UTI) are using CAM. Complem...

OBJECTIVE To use receiver operator characteristic curve methodology to determine the test characteristics of microscopic hematuria for identifying urologic injuries in children who underwent computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis as part of a trauma evaluation. METHODS We performed a retrospective medical record review of all children from 0 to 12 years of age who presented to our...

Acute scrotal swelling is an urgent urologic condition, and its failure in diagnosis is "one of the litigious issues in urologic practice. "1-2 Although acute scrotal pain is due to spermatic cord torsion in 25-35% of cases, the urologist should either rule it out or treat it immediately. 2 We operated a case of acute scrotal edema in a two-day-old boy who had, according to clinical results...

UNLABELLED Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) may be defined to include interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). The hallmark symptom of UCPPS is chronic pain in the pelvis, urogenital floor, or external genitalia often accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms. Despite numerous past basic and clinical rese...