Deoxyribonuclease activity in T and B lymphocytes of haemodialysed patients with uraemia.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between microvessel density (MVD), positive and negative angiogenic factors, and established prognostic factors in prostate cancer (PC), and, to clarify the effect of angiogenic factors to angiogenesis. The vascularization of neoplastic, non-neoplastic prostate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kaygusuz G,Tulunay O,Baltaci S,Gogus O

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glomerular hyperfiltration commonly associated with obesity is expected to improve postbariatric surgery. However, formula-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation in these patients is limited by body size confounders necessitating use of modified equations, the reliability of which remains uncertai...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Abouchacra S,Chaaban A,Gebran N,Hussein Q,Ahmed M,Bernieh B,Torab F,Kayyal Y,Al Omary H,Nagelkerke N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been no documentation on the epidemiology of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in the Cayman Islands. We retrospectively surveyed all facilities providing renal replacement therapy in the Cayman Islands in order to define the epidemiology of kidney failure in this setting. The prevalence of ESRD in this populat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cawich SO,Iheonunekwu N,Hendriks F,Hoeksema G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Noninvasive tests are needed for the diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. We evaluated the significance of potassium chloride sensitivity test and urinary CTAB-precipitable uronate level in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). METHODS:We included 25 patients with interstitial cystitis (I...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Alp BF,Akyol I,Adayener C,Senkul T,Gultepe M,Baykal K,Iseri C

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:In developing countries, renal transplantation is offered to young end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, while the older ones face limitations due to higher mortality risk. We retrospectively analyzed 225 patients who underwent renal transplantation from living donors, aged 40-60 years (Group A) and >60 years (Grou...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mohamed Ali AA,Abraham G,Khanna P,Reddy YN,Mehrotra A,Mathew M,Sundararaj S,Jasmine R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:El-Far and Sobh were the first to describe abnormalities in porphyrin metabolism in Egyptian patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Our results were confirmed by others. The present investigation aims to study and discuss the nature of those abnormalities and changes in porphyrin metabolism in CRF patients followi...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： el-Far M,Sobh M,Ghoniem M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case involving a 55-year-old healthy man that presented with urinary retention and a lower abdominal mass. His evaluation revealed a large mucocele arising from the appendix that caused severe bilateral ureteral obstruction and renal failure. Appendiceal mucoceles are rare and insidious entities that can p...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ilbeigi P,Lombardo S,Sadeghi-Nejad H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：: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：:High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) has been recognized as the most likely precursor of invasive carcinoma of the prostate. Close surveillance and follow-up are indicated if subsequent procedures fail to identify carcinoma. There is still considerable controversy about the natural history of high gr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Woderich R,McLoughlin J,Deen S

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Metformin has been shown to reduce diabetic complications in overweight patients, and is increasingly used to treat this condition. However, this agent is associated with a rare but serious risk of lactic acidosis. METHODS:From January 2004 to November 2008, 11 cases of metformin-associated lactic acidosis ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wen YK

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The follow-up study has been performed in 4 male patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus lasting for 4 to 15 years. Hydronephrosis or hydroureter appeared to be caused by polyuria with or without urinary tract obstruction. The efficacy of drainage operation is emphasized when polyuria surpasses the transporting a...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nakada T,Miyauchi T,Sumiya H,Shimazaki J

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：: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：:Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) and prostatic specific antigen (PSA) were measured in 16 patients with advanced prostatic cancer before and after treatment with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogue. An initial rise of serum LH and testos...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sasagawa I,Kubota Y,Nakada T,Suzuki H,Hirano J,Sugano O,Kato H,Imamura A,Mastushita K,Onmura Y,Saito M,Adachi M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgical removal of completely endophytic renal tumors has presented great technical difficulties for surgeons. In this study, we aim to introduce the role and use of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) performed in robotic-assisted renal partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for endophytic renal tumors. METHODS:We retro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sun Y,Wang W,Zhang Q,Zhao X,Xu L,Guo H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of asymptomatic spontaneous migration outside the ureter of a double pigtail ureteral stent. This previously undescribed complication confirms the need for regular follow-up of patients with indwelling stents. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cormio L,Piccinni R,Cafarelli A,Callea A,Zizzi V,Traficante A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of cytomegalovirus infection in Chinese patients was reviewed in a retrospective study of 99 renal transplant recipients. CMV infection occurred in 18 patients (18.2%). In 4 the infection was considered primary and in 14 it was thought to be reactivation. Of the infections 88.9% occurred within the first...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang XG,Chan MK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Comorbidity has a significant impact on the health status and treatment outcome of a patient. The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) is a frequently used scoring system, which evaluates the prognosis based on the patient's comorbid conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of CCI in predict...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yalin SF,Bakir A,Trabulus S,Seyahi N,Altiparmak MR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 104 patients with urethral strictures treated over a period of 3 years, sixty-five (63%) had complications such as inflammatory periurethral mass, watering-can perineum with discharging sinuses and fistulas, associated urethral calculi, periurethral abscesses and urethral diverticula. Seventy-four per cent of th...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sharfi AR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe our experience with Hydro-Jet-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) with no renal arterial clamping in 35 patients with renal cell carcinoma. METHODS:Hydro-Jet technique was used to incise the renal parenchyma, dissect the intrarenal vessels and collecting system during the LPN procedur...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gao Y,Chen L,Ning Y,Cui X,Yin L,Chen J,Wang J,Shao B,Xu D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors measured the thickness of the basement membranes of the proximal and distal tubuli in the renal cortex in 20 patients with verified diabetes mellitus. The test group consisted of 20 patients with small abnormalities of glomeruli (or in the range of variable norm), of the same sex and comparable age. Measuremen...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Danis D,Nyitrayová O,Slugen I,Kovác A,Nyulassy S,Orban A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study examined whether the laser-capture microdissection (LCM) method can achieve separation of urothelial cells from detrusor cells or superficial urothelial cells from intermediate/basal urothelial cells, using α-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and cytokeratin 20 (CK20). In addition, we investigated the change...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sugino Y,O'Malley KJ,Wang Z,Tyagi P,Birder LA,Ogawa O,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：PURPOSE:Studies have shown the increased incidence of urinary tract cancers which are associated with a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). We hypothesized that patients with GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 have an increased risk for higher staging and histology grades of cancers and, therefore, the increased risk fo...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Premuzic V,Hudolin T,Penezic L,Golubic I,Gamulin M,Jelakovic B,Kastelan Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is the major complication related to contrast media administration in patients after coronary angiography (CAG). However, inconsistent results have been published in the literature regarding the effects of pharmacological drugs on CIN prevention. We conducted a network meta...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ma WQ,Zhao Y,Wang Y,Han XQ,Zhu Y,Liu NF

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00