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EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 2397-6764 Vol 1.1 • January 2016 • emjreviews.com
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD......................................................................................................................................... 4
FEATURES
• HOW I TREAT: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.................................................................................................. 12
Prof László Vécsei
• DO THE GUIDELINES IN ONCOLOGY NEED TO EVOLVE?.............................................................. 15
Dr Ahmad Awada et al.
• DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BLADDER CANCER: FROM ESTABLISHED PARADIGMS
TO RECENT ADVANCES AND NEW PERSPECTIVES........................................................................ 16
Dr Riccardo Autorino
SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS
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EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL ISSN 2397-6764
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
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Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Prof Markus P
European Medical Journal Prof Robert Dellaval
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Foreword Prof Markus Peck-Radosavljevic
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Review of the European Renal Association - Europe
HOW I TREAT: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS *László
Table 2: 2015 RADS committee guidelines for multi
4. Treatment with the medication should be
DO THE GUIDELINES IN ONCOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BLADDE CANCER: FROM ES
Besides endoscopy, another ‘traditional’ diagnost
performed to rule out metastases. Currently,
and functional outcomes after robot- assisted
GREENLIGHT™ LASER SYSTEM FOR DAY-CASE SURGERY
recent additions to recommendations highlight
Despite the fact that the GreenLight system
training and bad experiences using other lasers i
NEW INSIGHTS IN NOCTURNAL ENURESIS: GOING DIGI
took place on 17th October 2015. World Bedwetting
The app also includes a more detailed diary featu
Table 1: Results of psychological tests following
Nocturnal enuresis Monosym ptomatic Desmo res
pathophysiology of NP will provide the basis for
EDITOR’S PICK Our
in immune complex diseases and/or alternativ
mediated disease (driven primarily by the classic
Table 1: Complement pathway-related glomerulopath
kinase epsilon (DGKE), is very similar to that of
patients with high levels of proteinuria and poor
A recent genome-wide association study identified
REFERENCES 1. Noris M, Remuzzi G. Glomerula
43. Mii A et al. Current status and issues of C1q
HORMONAL THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED PR
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THER
MEDICAL CASTRATION WITH GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HO
benefit in the bicalutamide monotherapy group
increased over the study period. The Early Prosta
locally advanced PCa is still unclear. The EORTC
THE ROLE OF HORMONE THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF C
causing side effects such as hypertensi
first-line treatment compared with ADT alone.86,87
as physical symptoms. Patients often self-report
NCT00303784. https:/clinicaltrials.gov/ ct2/show
hormonal therapy for prostate specific antigen on
87. Sweeney CJ et al. Chemohormonal Therapy in
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MALE LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS: IS T
treatment of male LUTS. A recent study of PDE5 di
with alpha-blockers (AB) and 5-alpha-reductas
Incontinence was counted as the most influential f
URINARY INCONTINENCE, DEPRESSION, AND PSYC
research around psychosocial factors
the specific type of urinary incontinence is usual
Table 1: Urinary incontinence and depression stud
Table 1 continued. Author Country Participant
significant higher scores for depression
Table 2 continued. Author Country Participant
Table 2 continued. Author Country Participant
comorbid depression may be less likely to seek he
tract symptoms and depression on health- related
THE ROLE OF BODY FLUIDS IN THE HORIZONTAL T
Horizontal transmission through household contact
Table 1: HBsAg-positive rate of body fluids in pat
Table 2 continued. Year Author No. of subje
Table 3: Infectivity of serum and body fluids with
DNA levels, tears, saliva (including nasopharynge
REFERENCES 1. Trépo C et al. Hepatitis B virus i
46. Scott RM et al. Experimental transm
EMJ EUROPEAN MEDICAL
UTILITY OF EXOSOMES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATM
STRUCTURE OF EXOSOMES The classification of a par
with α6β4 (an integrin laminin receptor
and DynaBeads. However, the authors cited a
exosomal biomarkers as diagnostic tests
Table 1 continued. Study Year Specimen type a
cell-mediated cytotoxic T-cell responses. Exosoma
CONCLUSION Exosomes possess unique molecular cha
35. Klein-Scory S et al. New insights in the comp
HUMAN SPERM CRYOPRESERVATION *Eva Mocé,1 Andrés J
stored on dry ice. However, it took another 20 ye
intracellularly and extracellularly. Extracell
Slow-freezing protocols are still ine
ARE THESE TECHNIQUES SAFE? All of the techniq
Cryobiology,” Woodruff TK, Snyder KA (eds.), Onco
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL provides influential arti
PRESCHOOL WHEEZING PHENOTYPES *Andre
IS IT WHEEZE AT ALL? The word ‘wheeze’ is us
Table 1: Components of the proposed Hargreave phe
accepting that regular review and possible change
It is a diagnosis of exclusion; more serious cond
Table 3: Phenotyping preschool paediatric wheezin
gestation and an increased burden of asthma even
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Here we have proposed
receptor antagonist in preschool children with
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