Peyronie's disease: an unusual presentation with butterfly shaped calcified plaques.

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine subpreputial bacteriology and to compare it with the urine cultures of healthy male children. Seventy-two male children were divided into two groups as A and B according to age. In both groups preputial sac and urine cultures were taken simultaneously. Gram (+) enteric cocci...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Savaş C,Cakmak M,Yorgancigil B,Bezir M

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:The value of fine-needle aspiration biopsy of carcinoma of the prostate and its cytological grading is demonstrated. The grade of morphological differentiation in cytological smears has proved to be a reliable criterion for the prognosis in 496 estrogen-treated prostatic carcinoma patients. The life expectancy of low-...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Faul P,Schmiedt E,Kern R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal function after renal surgery depends on the volume of renal parenchyma loss and improves in the postoperative period. However, the knowledge on kidney function after radical (RN) and partial (PN) nephrectomy is still insufficient. The aim of this study is to analyze the global renal function and comp...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Antoniewicz AA,Poletajew S,Borówka A,Pasierski T,Rostek M,Pikto-Pietkiewicz W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum, corpuscular and renal tissue phosphate (Pi) concentrations in normal and chronic renal failure rats were examined. A significant correlation was found between Pi levels and indications of renal function. In addition, there were significant relationships between phosphate levels and RBC, Hb, Hct, serum Fe, serum...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hosokawa S,Yoshida O

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study we have performed a correlation of the most prevailing clinical conditions of multiple sclerosis (MS) with overall drug response and the grade of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and ten patients were consecutively and prospectively studied with a clinical syndrome of MS, ran...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Barbalias GA,Liatsikos EN,Passakos C,Barbalias D,Sakelaropoulos G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To introduce a novel surgical technique for the reconstruction of distal urethral strictures using buccal mucosal graft (BMG) through a transurethral approach. METHODS:A retrospective institution chart review was conducted of all the patients who underwent a transurethral ventral BMG inlay urethroplasty fro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nikolavsky D,Abouelleil M,Daneshvar M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal change disease is the most common glomerular disease affecting children; its prevalence among adults, however, is eclipsed by other glomerular pathologies. Each of these diseases has a number of classic associations, such as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with hepatitis C. We report the case of a mid...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stokes AL,Alhamad T,Abendroth CS,Farag HA,Verma N

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observations with diagnostic ultrasound in renal disease over a 10-year period are reviewed. The advantages of diagnostic methods involving the least possible discomfort to the patient are emphasized. Ultrasonography is regarded as a reliable non-invasive method for the diagnostic differentiation between renal tumours...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Szabó V,Sóbel M,Balogh F

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether any significant changes in the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), possibly resulting from the exceedingly rapid economic development and the aggressive prevention and treatment of kidney diseases in the Chinese population, have occurred over the past two decades. METHODS:The...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cao Y,Li W,Yang G,Liu Y,Li X

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, despite constant investigation, no current single treatment has been able to decrease the incidence of diabetic nephropathy and to significantly reduce progression of diabetic CKD. METHODS:Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and proteinuria (>0.5 g/day) after a screening and treatment...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Voroneanu L,Siriopol D,Dumea R,Badarau S,Kanbay M,Afsar B,Gavrilovici C,Covic A

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:Anastomotic stricture (AS) is a well-described complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) despite all the refinements in surgical technique. We aimed to define and discuss the role of postoperative urinary drainage on AS development. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 136 patients with localized pr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yildirim A,Basok EK,Ilhan AI,Basaran A,Rifaioglu MM,Tokuc R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from recent studies indicates that in patients with diabetic nephropathy combined therapy with ACE inhibitors (ACEI) and AT1-receptor antagonists (ARB) results in more complete blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) than monotherapy, and reduces proteinuria. Most of these trials, however, ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dalla Vestra M,Simioni N,Masiero A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Aim of the study is to evaluate the long-term results of tunica albuginea plication in patients with congenital curvature of the penis and to compare them with those obtained with the Nesbit technique. METHODS:Overall, 62 patients underwent surgical correction of congenital curvature of the p...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Leonardo C,De Nunzio C,Michetti P,Tartaglia N,Tubaro A,De Dominicis C,Franco G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal physiology is a partially cyclooxygenase (COX)-dependent system. Kidneys express both COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes. In this study, we tried to investigate the effects of diclofenac sodium (D), with or without furosemide (F), on plasma renin activity (PRA), serum and urine electrolytes, creatinine clearanc...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Besen A,Kose F,Paydas S,Gonlusen G,Inal T,Dogan A,Kibar M,Balal M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) staining has been shown to be very useful in identifying acute proximal tubular injury, but its sensitivity, specificity and predicting values for the recovery of renal function after injury in renal biopsies have not been well established. In the first study, we randomly selected 184 ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yin W,Kumar T,Lai Z,Zeng X,Kanaan HD,Li W,Zhang PL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of microvessel density (MVD) in predicting lymph node (LN) metastasis in penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Records of 266 patients with PSCC were analyzed. Parameters examined were tumor stage, grade, nodal status, intratumoral and peritumoral MVD. Univariate and...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Arora A,Bansal A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this prospective study we aimed to describe our new technique; dehydrated human dura mater as an interposition graft in patients undergoing benign vesicovaginal fistula repair (VVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with benign VVFs aged 38-73 years were operated with dura mater interposition technique ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Alagöl B,Gözen AS,Kaya E,Inci O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hippocampus plays an important role in spatial learning and memory. Ghrelin, a brain-gut peptide, participates in the mnestic functions of hippocampus through its receptor growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) distributed in hippocampus. This study was to investigate whether there was a correlation betwe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lv Z,Gao J,Wang L,Chen Z,Yuan H,Ma X,Lu J,Lv J,Wu X,Zhang L,Wei L,Xue R,Fu R,Ma L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To suggest a different method for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in lieu of voiding cystourethrography (VCU), in order to prevent radiation exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-two ureterorenal units of 26 patients were evaluated ultrasonographically for visualizing the renal collecting systems, both ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Balbay MD,Ozsan O,Ozbek E,Ozkan S,Güneş A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is the most common disease of the genital tract in men. Recent studies have recommended avoiding the empiric antibiotic administrations that constitute the classical treatment approach in NGU and to aim toward treatment of causative pathogens. However, the classification of NGU agents r...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sarier M,Kukul E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The 276G>T polymorphism of the adiponectin (ADIPOQ) gene has been correlated with plasma adiponectin, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications. Studies of the role of 276G>T polymorphism in the prevalence of T2D kidney disease are few and contradictory; ethnic differences might play a role. We aimed to asses...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kacso IM,Trifa AP,Popp RA,Kacso G

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of intradialytic resistance exercise on inflammation markers and sarcopenia indices in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with sarcopenia. METHODS:Forty-one MHD patients with sarcopenia were divided into an intervention group (group E, n = 21) and a control group (group C, n = 20...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dong ZJ,Zhang HL,Yin LX

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate cancer involvement of internal female genitalia of patients undergoing anterior exenteration for clinically organ confined transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, and identify potential preoperative risk factors. Charts and anterior exenteration specimens from 54 women with clinically organ confined tr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Varkarakis IM,Pinggera G,Antoniou N,Constantinides K,Chrisofos M,Deliveliotis C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance is characterized by the systemic impairment of insulin action and is usually the result of aging, obesity, chronic inflammation, or another factor that may contribute to the inhibition of the insulin signaling pathway. Insulin resistance is accompanied by defects in lipid metabolism and blood coagul...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Rammos G,Tseke P,Ziakka S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a useful tool for the detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several methods have been proposed, but findings can vary in specific groups such as patients with diabetes, elderly and high and low body mass index and, also, with the stage of CKD. The objective of ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Vega A,García de Vinuesa S,Goicoechea M,Verdalles U,Martínez-Pueyo ML,Chacón A,Quiroga B,Luño J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significantly increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney (CKD) disease cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. Recent studies revealed that the quality of HDL and LDL cholesterol may be more important than their serum levels. The aim of this study was to assess which LDL and ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gluba-Brzózka A,Franczyk B,Banach M,Rysz-Górzyńska M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 3 cases of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma, of whom one presented with flank pain with hematuria, one presented with headache and secondary hypertension and one presented with recurrent renal colicky pain. Two patients were treated by open surgical excision of the tumor with nephrectomy of the correspondin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh V,Kapoor R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00