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EDITORIAL IN THIS ISSUE

1 | A decisive year to International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Luciano A. Favorito [view article]

4 | The Best reviewers of International Brazilian Journal of Urology in 2020
Luciano A. Favorito [view article]

EDITORIAL

6 | Selection of best videos of the year for 2020
Philippe E. Spiess [view article]

REVIEW ARTICLE
8 | The association between body mass index and varicocele: A meta-analysis
Guo Xiao-Bin, Wu Fang-Lei, Xia Hui, Yang Cheng, Cai Zhi-Xuan, Huang Zhi-Peng, Liu Cun-Dong, Guo Wen-Bin [view article]
20 | The obesity paradox in varicocele – is the protective effect real?
Sandro C. Esteves, Marcello S. Cocuzza [view article]
23 | Adjunctive medical expulsive therapy with tamsulosin for repeated extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wei Ouyang, Guoliang Sun, Gongwei Long, Man Liu, Hua Xu, Zhiqiang Chen, Zhangqun Ye, Heng Li, Yucong Zhang [view article]
36 | The role of intra-abdominal pressure in human testicular migration
Natasha T. Logsdon, Francisco J.B. Sampaio, Luciano Alves Favorito [view article]
45 | Translational research in testicular migration
Luciano A. Favorito [view article]
46 | Partial nephrectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes and better renal function preservation than radical nephrectomy for pathological T3a renal cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis
Huan Deng, Yan Fan,, Feifei Yuan,, Li Wang,, Zhengdong Hong, Jinfeng Zhan, Wenxiong Zhang [view article]
61 | Partial laparoscopic nephrectomy: what really matters?
Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Cristiano Trindade de Andrade [view article]

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
64 | Comparison of retrograde ureterorenoscopy (URS) and percutaneous anterograde ureteroscopy for removal of impacted upper ureteral stones >10mm in the elderly population
Mehmet İlker Gökce, Çağri Akpinar, Khaled Obaid, Evren Süer, Ömer Gülpinar, Yaşar Bedük [view article]
71 | Impacted large ureteral stone: What is the best approach?
Fábio C. M. Torricelli [view article]
73 | A comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of treating primary nocturnal enuresis with Solifenacin Plus Desmopressin, Tolterodine Plus Desmopressin, and Desmopressin alone: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Parvin Mousavi Ghanavati, Dinyar Khazaeli, Mohammadreza Amjadzadeh [view article]
82 | Effects of mesh surgery on sexual function in pelvic prolapse and urinary incontinence
Gökmen Sukgen, Adem Altunkol, Ayşe Yiğit [view article]
90 | Editorial Comment: Effects of mesh surgery on sexual function in pelvic prolapse and urinary incontinence
Cássio Luís Zanettini Riccetto [view article]
93 | Endoclips as novel fiducial markers in trimodality bladder-preserving therapy of muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma: feasibility and patient outcomes
Muhammad Shahbaz, Asif Ammar, Yuliang Wang,, Zeeshan Farhaj, Liang Qiao, Jun Niu [view article]
100 | Editorial Comment: Endoclips as novel fiducial markers in trimodality bladder preserving therapy of muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma: feasibility and patient outcomes
Rodolfo Borges dos Reis, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Antônio Antunes Rodrigues Júnior, Gustavo Viani [view article]
103 | Comparison of functional outcomes of off-clamp laparoscopic partial nephrectomy access techniques: A preliminary report
Mehmet Necmettin Mercimek, Ender Ozden [view article]
112 | The association of seminal oxidation reduction potential with sperm parameters in patients with unexplained and male factor ınfertility
Ozge Senem Yucel Cicek, Gozde Kaya, Begum Alyuruk, Emek Doger, Tugba Girisen, Serdar Filiz [view article]
120 | Pelvic floor muscles after prostate radiation therapy: morpho-functional assessment by magnetic resonance imaging, surface electromyography and digital anal palpation
Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Larissa Guerra Nammur, Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus-Vasconcelos, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Harley Francisco de Oliveira [view article]
131 | A prospective randomized study comparing bipolar plasmakinetic transurethral resection of the prostate and monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: efficacy, sexual function, Quality of Life, and complications
Hugo Otaola-Arca, Manuel Álvarez-Ardura,, Roberto Molina-Escudero, Mario I. Fernández,, Álvaro Páez-Borda [view article]
145 | Bipolar and monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate are equally effective and safe in this high quality randomized controled trial
Cristiano M. Gomes, Julyana K. M. Moromizato, Thulio B. V. Brandão [view article]
149 | Clinical factors that influence the occurrence of symptomatic pseudoaneurysms and arteriovenous fistulas after partial nephrectomy: multi-institutional study of renal function outcomes after one year of selective arterial embolization
Chan Ho Lee, Hong Koo Ha, Ja Yoon Ku, Won Ik Seo, Seock Hwan Choi [view article]
159 | Preoperative hydronephrosis predicts adverse pathological features and postoperative survival in patients with high-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Subo Qian, Chengcai Liang, Yu Ding, Chen Wang, Haibo Shen [view article]
169 | Personal and familial factors associated with toilet training
Jose Murillo B. Netto, Juliane Cristine de Paula ,Cassandra Ribeiro Bastos, Daniela Gonçalves Soares, Nathália Cristina Toledo De Castro, Katia Kalianne do Vale Sousa, Ademar Vasconcellos do Carmo, Ricelly Lignani de Miranda, Flávia Cristina de Carvalho Mrad, José de Bessa Jr. [view article]

EXPERT OPINION
178 | Interim Guidance for Urodynamic Practice during COVID-19 Pandemic
André Avarese Figueiredo, Ailton Fernandes, Alexandre Fornari, Aleia Faustina Campos, Mario Henrique Tavares Martins, Carolina Mayumi Haruta, Silvio Henrique Maia Almeida, Luís Gustavo Morato de Toledo, Daniel Carlos Moser, André Luiz Farinhas Tomé, Márcio Augusto Averbeck, Cristiano Mendes Gomes [view article]
185 | Effects of Covid-19 on male reproductive system
Matheus Ferreira Groner, Renata Cristina de Carvalho, Jacqueline Camillo, Paulo Roberto Abrão Ferreira, Renato Fraietta [view article]

UPDATE IN UROLOGY

Neuro-urology
191 | Editorial Comment: Long-term effectiveness and complication rates of bladder augmentation in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction: A systematic review
Marcio Augusto Averbeck [view article]

Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer
193 | Editorial Comment: Adjuvant Single-Dose Upper Urinary Tract Instillation of Mitomycin C After Therapeutic Ureteroscopy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Single-Centre Prospective Non-Randomized Trial
João Paulo Martins de Carvalho [view article]

Endourology
196 | Editorial Comment: Continuous monitoring of intrapelvic pressure during flexible ureteroscopy using a sensor wire: a pilot study
Alexandre Danilovic [view article]

Robotic
198 | Editorial Comment: Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Outcomes at Robotic-assisted and Open Radical Prostatectomy: Results From the National Inpatient Sample
Eliney F. Faria [view article]

Prostate Cancer
200 | Editorial Comment: Abiraterone in “High-” and “Low-risk” Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer
Felipe Lott [view article]

RADIOLOGY PAGE
202 | 18F-FDG PET/CT in pure testicular Yolk Sac Tumor in adult
Francisco Javier García-Gómez, José Luis Villar-Rodríguez, Carmen Beato-Zambrano, Pablo Antonio de la Riva-Pérez, María de la Cinta Calvo-Morón [view article]
205 | Atypical metastases from prostate cancer detected on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT: a case series
Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga, Marcelo Livorsi da Cunha [view article]

VIDEO SECTION
210 | Robotic Posterior Urethroplasty after Complete Urethral Transection During Abdominal Perineal Resection
Adam S. Baumgarten, Kevin Heinsimer, Lucas Wiegand [view article]
211 | Female sling: handmade adjustable threads
Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo, Rafael Ribeiro Zanotti, André Costa Matos [view article]
214 | Complex Re-do robotic pyeloplasty using cryopreserved placental tissue: an adjunct for success
Adam Cole, Matthew Lee, Zachary Koloff, Khurshid R. Ghani [view article]
216 | Technical caveats in robot assisted video endoscopic inguinal lymph node dissection – evolution of a modified technique
Ashwin Sunil Tamhankar, Surya Prakash Ojha, Puneet Ahluwalia, Gagan Gautam [view article]
218 | Robotic radical nephrectomy and level II inferior vena cava thrombectomy: exploring the newer frontiers
Puneet Ahluwalia, Ashwin Tamhankar, Gagan Gautam [view article]
220 | A simple way to treat penile concealing due to webbed penis
Antonio Macedo Jr., Sergio Leite Ottoni, Gilmar Garrone, Ricardo Marcondes de Mattos, Marcela Leal da Cruz [view article]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

222 | Re: Uretero-inguinal hernia with obstructive urolithiasis
Ahmed Khattak, Oladapo Feyisetan, Michael S. Floyd Jr., Azizan Samsudin [view article]

224 | INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS [view]