Prognostic significance of changes in prostate-specific antigen in patients with metastasis prostate cancer after endocrine treatment.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-induced lipocalin (uNGAL) measurement in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury that may occur after intraoperative ischemia in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN). METHODS:This prospective study included 86 patients who underwent open lapar...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Akpinar C,Dogan O,Kubilay E,Gokce MI,Suer E,Gulpinar O,Baltaci S

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To share our 7-year experiences of a safe and effective method for tract creation in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). METHODS:A total of 143 patients had received this kind of method for renal stone disease at our institute from May 2010 to December 2016. Finally, 130 patients with complete data were inclu...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chang YL,Chiang PH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been identified as a growing global burden and traditional health care systems are inadequate for the management of CKD patients. This paper describes an initiative to establish a renal management clinic (RMC) in China and discusses the challenges and opportunities in the man...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang AH,Zhong H,Tang W,Chen SY,He L,Wang S,Su CY,Lu XH,Wang T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Uroepithelium repair has always been the subject of discussion in urology surgeries. Using human amniotic membrane allograft has already proved to be useful in other fields. In this study, we use amniotic membrane to repair uroepithelium injuries in rabbits. METHODS:Twenty healthy rabbits underwent surgery ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Shakeri S,Haghpanah A,Khezri A,Yazdani M,Monabbati A,Haghpanah S,Malekmakan L,Ayrempour S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A door to door survey of 38,805 persons from urban (9527) and rural (nontribal--19,716; tribal--9562) areas was carried out from 59 localities of Udaipur region to find out the prevalence of urinary stone disease. Simultaneously 118 water samples were also collected. The three sources of drinking water in these locali...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh PP,Kiran R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this research, the normal anatomy of urethral sphincter complex in young Chinese males has been studied. METHODS:The sagittal, coronal, and axial T2-weighted non-fat suppressed fast spin-echo images of pelvic cavities of 86 Chinese young males were studied. RESULT:Urethral sphincter complex is a cylindrica...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wang XD,Liu S,Xiong LX,Sun PY,Wang XS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide was introduced in 1958 in an effort to minimize the side effects of nitrogen mustard. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Endoxan) is not an alkylating agent which has been used for the treatment of a variety of non-malignant as well as malignant diseases. It has also recently been the focus of considerable in...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kiesswetter H,Baloch N,Flamm J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cognitive dysfunction (CO/DY) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has long been recognized. Hypertension is also associated with CO/DY. The study describes associated factors with CO/DY in CKD patients compared to hypertensive subjects. METHODS:Ninety-six hypertensive subjects without CKD, 19 patients wit...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kalaitzidis RG,Karasavvidou D,Tatsioni A,Balafa O,Pappas K,Spanos G,Pelidou SH,Siamopoulos KC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study of 522 consecutive patients who were subjected to transurethral resection of the prostate with suprapubic trocar technique, six patients were suspected of having transurethral prostatic resection syndrome. The majority of the transurethral resections were performed by surgical or urological tr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Weis N,Jørgensen PE,Bruun E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of the addition of short-term desmopressin to enuretic alarm in patients with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 58 [corrected] children with PMNE were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two group...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozden C,Ozdal OL,Aktas BK,Ozelci A,Altinova S,Memis A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 21 men suffering from acute or chronic epididymitis who underwent scrotal surgical exploration, diagnostic microbiological studies consisting in cultures of the epididymal tissues and mid-stream urine specimens, as well as examination of the urethral swabs--before and after prostatic massage--were performed. Labora...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Melekos MD,Asbach HW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the efficacy and safety outcomes of endoscopic intradetrusor botulinum toxin A (BTA) injections for the treatment of children with neuropathic bladder (NB) and non-neuropathic bladder (NNB) with or without detrusor overactivity in a single centre with a retrospective analysis. METHODS:For the peri...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Peeraully R,Lam C,Mediratta N,Patel R,Williams A,Shenoy M,Fraser N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine predictors for surgical complications and assess patient satisfaction after surgical treatment of Adult-Acquired Buried Penis (AABP). METHODS:A retrospective review was performed on all patients diagnosed with AABP who underwent surgical treatment at a single institution from January 2013-Decemb...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aubé M,Chua M,DeLong J,McCammon K,Tonkin J,Gilbert D,Virasoro R

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal arterial embolization and subsequent nephrectomy or nephrectomy alone were performed in 34 patients with renal cell carcinoma. Renal arterial embolization caused a blood pressure elevation concomitant with an increase in plasma renin activity (PRA), urinary aldosterone excretion or urinary prostaglandin (PGE2) e...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nakada T,Koike H,Katayama T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in 51 men before vasectomy and 10 days and 3 months after vasectomy revealed a trend to rise in LH 10 days after vasectomy normalizing after 3 months. The literature concerning alterations in LH and FSH after vasectomy is rev...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Glavind K,Lauritsen NR,Kløve-Mogensen M,Carl J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumour) is very rarely found in adult patients. We report on 10 cases to demonstrate the diagnostic and therapeutic problems. In case of flank pain, large tumour mass, fast tumour growth and young age, the possibility of Wilms' tumour should be taken into consideration even in adult patients. Th...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Winter P,Vahlensieck W Jr,Miersch WD,Vogel J,Gokel JM,Hellerich U

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex cord stromal tumors are rare and account for approximately 6% of all testicular neoplasms. We report a case of sex cord tumor composed of granulosa cells and Sertoli cells in the adult testis. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Köksal IT,Usta M,Ciftcioglu A,Erdogru T,Kukul E,Baykara M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are presenting a 68-year-old female patient who was diagnosed to have a complete ureteral duplication and adenocarcinoma in the ureter which drained the upper moiety of the right kidney. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Unsal A,Cimentepe E,Koc A,Akbulut Z,Balbay MD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) cyclosporine (CyA) and tacrolimus (TAC) in the induction and maintenance treatment of lupus nephritis (LN). METHODS:The Cochrane library, PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL databases were searched and reviewed up to February 2015. Randomized con...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang X,Ji L,Yang L,Tang X,Qin W

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When groups of 10 Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) were fed diets containing either 1% w/w regular garlic (Allium sativum) (AS) or 1% w/w wild garlic (Allium ursinum) (AU) for 45 days, the final mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was reduced significantly compared to control (C) (C 189; AS 175; Au 173 mm Hg). Com...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Preuss HG,Clouatre D,Mohamadi A,Jarrell ST

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is emerging as a predictor of poor stroke outcome, however, it is often not recognized. The aim of our study was to evaluate post-stroke AKI burden, AKI risk factors and their influence in post-stroke outcome. METHODS:From 2013 to 2016, 440 individuals with stroke diagnosis admitte...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Grosjean F,Tonani M,Maccarrone R,Cerra C,Spaltini F,De Silvestri A,Falaschi F,Migliazza S,Tinelli C,Rampino T,Di Sabatino A,Martignoni A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the anti-inflammatory effectiveness of corticotherapy and nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), we examined 126 infertile men with infectious aetiology. Seventy-seven patients were on corticotherapy and antibiotherapy (thirty-eight patients on high-dose and thirty-nine patients on low-dose corticother...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Altay B,Girgin C,Cikili N

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen analysis and immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were tested in 65 patients with varicocele. The mean sperm count and motility values in our study were 36.8 +/- 2.9 million per ml and 38.4 +/- 2.5 per cent, respectively. Both parameters were found not to differ significantly in three grades of varicocele. Imm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozen H,Asar G,Güngör S,Peker AF

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fatigue and depressed mood are considered main impediments to physical activity in haemodialysis (HD) patients. A better understanding of their interrelationships is crucial to develop effective therapies. Moreover, measurement of daily physical activity (DPA) in HD patients is tricky, as it is usually assess...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Brys ADH,Bossola M,Lenaert B,Biamonte F,Gambaro G,Di Stasio E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uremic pruritus (UP) is a highly prevalent and disturbing problem in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, treatment of UP is largely unsatisfactory. The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of mirtazapine, an atypical antidepressant agent with potent antagonist...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gholyaf M,Sheikh V,Yasrebifar F,Mohammadi Y,Mirjalili M,Mehrpooya M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganglioneuroblastoma is a common type of tumor in children, but is rarely seen in adults. We present here a case of adrenal ganglioneuroblastoma in a 59-year old man. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gunlusoy B,Arslan M,Selek E,Sural S,Ayder AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the correlation of renal tubular inflammatory and injury markers with renal uric acid excretion in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. METHODS:Seventy-three patients with CKD were enrolled. Fasting blood and morning urine sample were collected for routine laboratory measurements. At the same time...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zheng Y,Guan H,Zhou X,Xu Y,Fu C,Xiao J,Ye Z

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In low and middle- income countries, due to lack of financial resources, the number of patients receiving one or two hemodialysis (HD) sessions a week has increased, leading to a large number of complications. Protein-energy wasting (PEW) and overhydration (OH) are common complications; nevertheless, the eviden...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nieves-Anaya I,Várgas MB,Mayorga H,García OP,Colín-Ramírez E,Atilano-Carsi X

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Supracostal superior calyceal access has been shown to be the most suitable approach for staghorn calculi, calculi in the upper ureter, and complex inferior calyceal calculi. It is a good choice for direct access for most of the intrarenal collecting system and upper ureter. The aim of this retrospective stud...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mousavi-Bahar SH,Mehrabi S,Moslemi MK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk of deficiency of essential trace elements and excess of toxic trace elements. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between the serum levels of some trace elements and heavy metals (iron, zinc, manganese, copper, magnesium, cobalt, cadmium, and lead) and endo...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kaya Y,Ari E,Demir H,Gecit I,Beytur A,Kaspar C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00