Renal physiology in newborns and old people: similar characteristics but different mechanisms.

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients has attracted increasing attention. This cross-sectional survey aimed to explore PH prevalence and identify potential risk factors in MHD patients. METHODS:A total of 136 MHD patients were assessed at the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Ya...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： He Y,Wang Y,Luo X,Ke J,Du Y,Li M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) is a cation-exchanging resin that has been widely used for several decades as first-line therapy of mild chronic hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, evidence to prove the long-term tolerability and efficacy of SPS for the treatment of this cond...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Georgianos PI,Liampas I,Kyriakou A,Vaios V,Raptis V,Savvidis N,Sioulis A,Liakopoulos V,Balaskas EV,Zebekakis PE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic Localised Bladder Amyloidosis is a rare cause of haematuria and urinary tract symptoms. A review of the literature highlights the varied presentations and the appropriate investigations for this condition, with emphasise on the exclusion of a secondary cause. In addition, the range of treatment options is f...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ng CS,Wan S,Yim AP,Vale J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Impaired kidney function is common in kidney-transplanted patients and complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as mineral and bone disorders (MBD) are also prevalent in this population. Similarly to other stages of CKD, increasing evidence supports the association between MBD and cardiovascular...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ambrus C,Molnar MZ,Czira ME,Rosivall L,Kiss I,Remport A,Szathmari M,Mucsi I

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to find out whether an improvement of vitamin D metabolism and its metabolites and a decrease of parathormones can be reached through a diet and UV irradiation. Forty-eight children with kidney insufficiency were divided into four groups: Group 1--diet according to Bergström with EAA and ceto...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lemke E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 21-year male with mood disorder on lithium therapy and psoriasis-like skin lesions presenting with rapidly progressive renal failure. The kidney biopsy showed acute tubulointerstitial nephritis with immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cell infiltration. He was started on oral steroids with a provisional di...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ramachandran R,Rajakumar V,Rawat A,Nada R,Kumar V,Rathi M,Kohli HS,Sakhuja V,Jha V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) is a minimally invasive approach that is becoming a standard treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). It is providing similar results when compared with open surgery. We here present our technique and analyses of experience of our first 100 cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:W...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh O,Gupta SS,Arvind NK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of α-lipoic acid (α-LA) in the prevention and treatment of ethylene glycol-induced calcium oxalate deposition in a rat model and preliminary exploration of the mechanism. METHODS:Sixty male Wistar rats were divided randomly and equally into six groups including two α-LA prevention g...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wang Z,Bai Y,Wang J,Wang J

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To study the possible renoprotective effect of sildenafil against renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and its effect on the expression of some antioxidant, antiapoptotic gene and proinflammatory cytokine genes in rat model of renal I/R injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and twenty male Sprague Da...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zahran MH,Hussein AM,Barakat N,Awadalla A,Khater S,Harraz A,Shokeir AA

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：AIM:To determine the effectiveness of transdermal electromotive administration (TEA) of verapamil and dexamethasone in the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD). METHOD:Totally, 51 patients with PD were prospectively included in the study. All patients were evaluated by history, subjective score scales, physical examin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tuygun C,Ozok UH,Gucuk A,Bozkurt IH,Imamoglu MA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the materials of more than 200 scientific papers of recent years in this review it has been carried out analysis of the effectiveness and also discussed the merits and demerits of various methods of treatment of urinary stone diseases (USD). With this purpose, for the first time it has been carried out analysis ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bilobrov VM,Roy A,Bilobrov SV

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Non-adherence (NA) to medication is a major contributor to treatment failure in hypertensive patients. Factors of the ecological model, at family/healthcare professional, service, and system levels, are rarely evaluated as correlates of NA in hypertensive patients. METHODS:This crossectional study assessed the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Pinhati RR,Ferreira RE,Carminatti M,Tavares PL,Marsicano EO,Sertório ES,Colugnati FAB,de Paula RB,Sanders-Pinheiro H

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Itai-itai (ouch-ouch) disease with reduced urinary kallikrein excretion and slightly enhanced renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is described. Although it is well known that cadmium toxicity frequently affects the renal tubular lesions, this report is the first to demonstrate the impaired urine concentrati...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nakada T,Furuta H,Koike H,Katayama T,Teranishi H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two young men with abacterial prostatitis underwent physical examination, semen analyses, rectal US (TRUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis. Findings on TRUS showed no distinct differences like capsular irregularity, dilatation of the seminal vesicles and calcified foci in the prostate. In MRI ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Atilla MK,Sargin H,Odabaş O,Yilmaz Y,Aydin S

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and remains the most common cause of PD failure. Micrococci are catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, and gram-positive cocci that are spherical, often found in tetrad, and belong to the family Micrococcaceae. Micrococcus species are commonly found in th...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kao CC,Chiang CK,Huang JW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum renin concentration (SRC) was determined in 97 hypertensive patients under basal conditions and during stimulation of renin secretion. Renin secretion was stimulated by upright posture and by either of the following means: (a) diet containing 20 mEq Na/24 hours for 3 days; (b) 300 mg i.v. diazoxide injections; (...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Traub YM,Nemes LM,Aloof S,Rosenfeld JB

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance (IR) and secondary hyperinsulinaemia are major risk factors of atherosclerosis and probably also of related glomerulosclerosis. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), while improving IR in essential hypertension, do not improve it in patients with chronic renal disease. Thus, the combinati...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stefíková K,Spustová V,Gazdíková K,Krivosíková Z,Dzúrik R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of ureteral fibroma. The aetiology, clinical symptomatology and diagnosis are discussed, and differentiation between benign and malignant lesions is emphasized. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sarica K,Frick J,Doringer E,Chandra I

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, there have been a few reports on the decrease in the incidence of severe Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) in Japan. To evaluate the incidence and the severity of HSPN, we examined the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of HSPN in Fukushima Prefecture over a 22-year period. METHODS:W...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kawasaki Y,Suyama K,Yugeta E,Katayose M,Suzuki S,Sakuma H,Nemoto K,Tsukagoshi A,Nagasawa K,Hosoya M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of penile incarceration in a 53-year-old impotent man. The base of the penis was encircled by a metal ring in order to achieve better erection. There was marked oedema of the entire penis distal to the constricting ring. The metal ring was removed successfully by cutting it with a steel saw. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kadioğlu A,Cayan S,Ozcan F,Tellaloğlu S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically induced bulbocavernosus (BC) reflexes were investigated in 47 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and the possible harmful effects of prostatectomy on the pudendal nerve branches were followed up in 30 of the patients using the same method. BC reflex obtained by electrical stimulation of the glans ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ertekin C,Yurtseven O,Reel F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise determination of the extent of lymph node involvement is of decisive importance for therapy of prostatic cancer. For this reason staging pelvic lymphadenectomy is fully indicated. Some authors expect from pelvic lymphadenectomy a therapeutic effect, too. The procedure is performed as a part of radical prostate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Morávek P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary embolism with viable tumor cells developed after surgery for renal cell carcinoma may metastasize to lung. We investigated the incidence and fate of newly developed pulmonary embolism after surgery for renal cell carcinoma with vena cava thrombus. METHODS:Among 4549 renal cell carcinoma patients trea...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yoo S,Song SH,Go H,You D,Song C,Hong JH,Kim CS,Ahn H,Jeong IG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Residual diuresis progressively decreases with longer dialysis vintage, and higher incidence of renal and urinary tract cancers was often observed in hemodialyzed patients compared to the general population so we hypothesized that patients without preserved residual diuresis have higher risk of renal and urinar...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Premuzic V,Gamulin M,Coric M,Jelakovic B

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In diabetics genetic predisposition, poor glycemic control and arterial hypertension contribute to nephropathy development in patients affected by diabetes mellitus. We set up the hypothesis that diabetic nephropathy and incisional hernia formation may have in common alterations of collagen com...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Loewe P,Stefanidis I,Mertens PR,Chatzikyrkou C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year old man with long-term arterial hypertension was diagnosed in 1998 with stage 3 chronic kidney disease due to hypertensive nephropathy. Since May 2004 the patient has been treated with intermittent hemodialysis. Since 1998 he has been hospitalized several times because of palpitations in the course of paroxy...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ratajewska AM,Banachowicz WW,Grzegorzewska AE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00