Acute renal failure due to cast nephropathy in nonsecretory myeloma: a case report and review of the literature.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate in an experimental model, the mobility of a novel peritoneal dialysis catheter with a metallic tip (Mag-Cath) using an extra-corporeal magnet. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Mag-Cath was installed in a porcine model under general anesthesia using laparoscopic access. A senior urologist, a urology reside...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Srougi V,Fonseca LM,Zampolli LJ,Boffa ABM,Andrade HS,Arap MA,Duarte RJ,Nahas WC,Srougi M

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:We report a case of renal cell carcinoma with solitary metastasis to the bladder which occurred and was treated synchronously. The mode of spread and possible treatment modalities are discussed with relevant information from the literature. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Uygur MC,Ozen HA,Sungur A,Remzi D

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Serum and urine levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) which is a lymphokine was measured in patients with genitourinary cancer (either prostatic, bladder or testicular carcinoma) in order to find out whether there were elevated levels of TNF in those patients and if it was related to disease status. Although the prel...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Akdaş A,Türkeri L,Akoğlu T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Undescended testis is a common problem, which is prevalent in 3 % of male infants. This study aimed to determine the effect of leaving the deep inguinal ring (DIR) without closure during laparoscopic orchiopexy (LO), with regard to post-operative hernia formation and other outcomes. METHODS:From 2012 to 201...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Narayanan SK,Puthenvariath JN,Somnath P,Mohanan A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In large observational studies of adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) where older adults (65 years old and older) were not well represented, the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR inhibitors) has poorer outcomes than the standard tacrolimus-mycophenolate-steroids (TAC-MPA-S) regimen. We conduc...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Santos AH Jr,Chen C,Alquadan K,Wen X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility may occur in patients with unilateral testicular torsion whose contralateral testis is intact. Depending on this observation, the physicians have begun to examine the contralateral testis. In the present prospective study we aimed to examine the histopathologic alterations occurring in the contralateral te...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Koşar A,Sarica K,Küpeli B,Alçiğir G,Süzer O,Küpeli S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of masturbation on the spontaneous expulsion of distal ureteral stones 5-10 mm in size. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 128 men with distal ureteral stones were randomly divided into 3 groups. All patients received standard medical therapy. Patients in group 1 (n = 43) were instructed to...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Turgut H,Sarıer M

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have elaborated a biochemical technique for the assessment of the selectivity of proteinuria by means of the clearances of ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin and albumin. The results obtained in 69 patients were compared to those established by the method of Cameron and Blanford, as well as by the clearance of alp...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tishkov I,Razboynikov S,Tchoukanov C,Shipkova P

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Lachance formula and more readily available clinical or laboratory factors (other than serum methanol level) in prediction of the needed time for hemodialysis in methanol-poisoned patients. METHODS:In a retrospective study, all methanol-poisoned patients referred to us betw...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Pajoumand A,Zamani N,Hassanian-Moghaddam H,Shadnia S

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:A surgical case of coexisting renal cyst and tumour is reported, diagnosis having been made preoperatively with the aid of two recent diagnostic procedures. Electron microscopic study of the surgical specimen revealed virus-like intranuclear particles in the malignant tissue. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Szabó V,Romics I,Horváth J

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of combined treatment of tadalafil (a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor) and tamsulosin (an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist) on bladder dysfunction in a rat model of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). METHODS:Cystometry was performed in conscious female BOO rats 6 weeks after partially ligatio...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Furuta A,Suzuki Y,Igarashi T,Koike Y,Egawa S,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate knowledge about the morphology and degree of infiltration of a bladder tumor is an essential prerequisite to correctly plan, and forecast the results of, the treatment of these tumors. Among the radiological investigations double contrast cystography is superior to excretory cystogram or conventional cystogra...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Raghavaiah NV

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanisms for calcium-based stone formation are not clearly delineated. Porcine are the most anatomically and physiologically congruent mammal to humans. Our objectives were to develop a cost-effective and easily reproducible porcine model for the study of calcium-based nephrolithiasis. METHODS:Crossbred m...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Trojan BP,Trojan SJ,Navetta A,Staches B,Sutton B,Filleur S,Nelius T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum (Pt) concentrations in the kidney and liver were determined in 12 autopsied cases following cisplatin treatment. The Pt level in the liver was generally higher than that in the kidney. Pt concentration in the liver showed a significant correlation with the total dose of cisplatin. However, no dose-dependent P...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Uozumi J,Ueda T,Yasumasu T,Koikawa Y,Naito S,Kumazawa J,Sueishi K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:No safe ultrasound (US) parameters have been established to differentiate the causes of graft dysfunction. OBJECTIVES:To define US parameters and identify the predictors of normal graft evolution, delayed graft function (DGF), and rejection at the early period after kidney transplantation. METHODS:Between Jun...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Contti MM,Garcia PD,Kojima CA,Nga HS,de Carvalho MF,de Andrade LG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an uncommon case of a huge perinephric abscess with a gas-fluid level occupying the upper left abdomen. A rational sequence of radiological diagnostic methods such as plain film, ultrasound, CT, and combined retrograde urogram with contrast filling of percutaneous drainage led to correct managemen...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bolkier M,Moskovitz B,Levin DR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiomyolipoma with extrarenal involvement is very uncommon. Herein we report a case of angiomyolipoma with lymph node involvement in a 17-year-old female. The diagnosis and treatment of the case is discussed. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Göğüş C,Safak M,Erekul S,Kiliç O,Türkölmez K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Water intake is important for preventing kidney stones. Small molecules water is a more active restructured water under magnetic field. Here, we studied the relation between small molecules water and crystal formation in the rat kidney. MATERIALS:The small molecules water was prepared by a water machine provid...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Li Y,Pan J,Zhang Y,Chang Y,Yang X,Yang B,Mao X,Wang Z,Gao B,Lu X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively evaluate the new medical device Transurethral Suprapubic endo-Cystostomy (T-SPeC(®)), used for suprapubic catheter (SPC) placement via the transurethral (inside-to-out) approach, and examine the 30-day outcomes in the first US series. METHODS:IRB approval was obtained for this prospective s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Flynn BJ,Larke RJ,Knoll PB,Anderson KM,Siomos VJ,Windsperger AP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the results and complications in 170 patients with symptomatic benign hyperplasia who underwent laser prostatectomy focusing on six month and long-term results. METHODS:A total of 170 patients underwent side firing Neodymium:Yag laser prostatectomy between January 1995 and February 2001 of whom ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Metin A,Kayigil O,Ahmed SI

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of 50 consecutive patients each, with distal ureteric calculi, were treated by ureteroscopy or in situ ESWL (Dornier HM-4 lithotriptor) in order to establish the effectiveness of ESWL at the distal portion of the ureter. In comparison to ureteroscopy, ESWL for distal ureteral calculi was performed on an out...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Deliveliotis C,Stavropoulos NI,Koutsokalis G,Kostakopoulos A,Dimopoulos C

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Prostate cancer coexisting with asymptomatic Paget's disease (osteitis deformans) may be difficult to stage. The skeletal lesions of both prostate cancer and Paget's disease may closely resemble each other, as appearing on imaging. A case of clinically localized prostate cancer coexisting with incidental Paget's disea...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Porcaro AB,Comunale L,Pistolesi G,Mobilio G

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a modified technique for peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in the right lower quadrant with respect to catheter tip migration. METHODS:This retrospective study included 237 patients with end-stage renal disease who underwent implantation of a two-cuff...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lan L,Jiang J,Wang P,Ren W,Hu Z

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00