Initial experience of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT imaging in high-risk prostate cancer patients prior to radical prostatectomy

…, SR Leyh-Bannurah, G Salomon, U Michl, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) overexpression theoretically enables targeting
of prostate cancer (PCa) metastases using gallium Ga 68 ( 68 Ga)–labeled PSMA ligands …

Evaluation of prostate cancer detection with ultrasound real-time elastography: a comparison with step section pathological analysis after radical prostatectomy

…, L Budäus, T Schlomm, H Isbarn, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Conventional gray scale ultrasound has a low sensitivity and specificity for
prostate cancer detection. Better imaging modalities are needed. OBJECTIVE: To determine …

Clinical utility of quantitative Gleason grading in prostate biopsies and prostatectomy specimens

…, MC Tsourlakis, V Chirico, A Haese, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Gleason grading is the strongest prognostic parameter in prostate cancer.
Gleason grading is categorized as Gleason ≤6, 3 + 4, 4 + 3, 8, and 9–10, but there is variability …

Full functional-length urethral sphincter preservation during radical prostatectomy

T Schlomm, H Heinzer, T Steuber, G Salomon, O Engel… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A key prerequisite for urinary continence after radical prostatectomy (RP)
is the functional length of the urethral sphincter and the stabilisation of its anatomic position …

Neurovascular structure-adjacent frozen-section examination (NeuroSAFE) increases nerve-sparing frequency and reduces positive surgical margins in open and …

…, C Huxhold, T Steuber, G Salomon, U Michl, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative frozen-section analysis allows real-time histologic
assessment of surgical margins (SMs) and identification of candidates for nerve-sparing (NS) …

Development and internal validation of a nomogram predicting the probability of prostate cancer Gleason sum upgrading between biopsy and radical prostatectomy …

…, E Currlin, J Walz, T Schlomm, A Haese, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Previous reports indicate that as many as 43% of men with low grade PCa at
biopsy will be diagnosed with high-grade PCa at RP. We explored the rate of upgrading from …

Development and validation of a nomogram predicting the outcome of prostate biopsy based on patient age, digital rectal examination and serum prostate specific …

…, PT Scardino, I Cagiannos, H Heinzer… - The Journal of …, 2005 - auajournals.org
Purpose : We developed and validated a nomogram which predicts presence of prostate
cancer (PCa) on needle biopsy. Materials and Methods : We used 3 cohorts of men who were …

Nerve-sparing surgery technique, not the preservation of the neurovascular bundles, leads to improved long-term continence rates after radical prostatectomy

…, S Ahyai, L Budäus, FKH Chun, A Haese, H Heinzer… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
… Oh a c , Sascha Ahyai b , Lars Budäus a , Felix KH Chun b , Alexander Haese a , Hans
Heinzer a , Georg Salomon a , Thorsten Schlomm a b , Thomas Steuber a , Hartwig Huland a , …

Current technique of open intrafascial nerve-sparing retropubic prostatectomy

L Budäus, H Isbarn, T Schlomm, H Heinzer, A Haese… - European urology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Open nerve-sparing retropubic prostatectomy (nsRP) is still the most
common surgical approach for the treatment of localised prostate cancer. Even though the …

Long‐term data on the survival of patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy in the prostate‐specific antigen era

…, J Köllermann, G Sauter, A Haese, H Heinzer… - BJU …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type – Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 OBJECTIVE To examine the long‐term
rates of biochemical recurrence (BCR)‐free survival, cancer‐specific mortality (CSM)‐…