Unusual cause of obstructive uropathy.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the surgical feasibility and postoperative cosmesis of a novel transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgical approach involving Y-shaped incisions and three-flap umbilicoplasty in urachal remnant patients. METHODS:Patients with symptomatic urachal remnants who underwent either convent...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kim H,Oda K,Uchida T,Kano T,Yuzuriha S,Hanada I,Otaki T,Kuroda S,Umemoto T,Ogawa T,Higure T,Kawakami M,Nakano M,Nitta M,Hasegawa M,Kawamura Y,Shoji S,Zakoji H,Miyajima A

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To report a rare congenital anomaly of the genitourinary tract, renal dysplasia is associated with ipsilateral incomplete duplicated ectopic ureter and seminal vesicle cyst in an adult, successfully treated with robotic-assisted laparoscopic approach. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Altobelli E,Bove AM,Falavolti C,Sergi F,Nguyen HT,Buscarini M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide health problem, and promotion of the World Kidney Day has improved general population education and awareness of renal illnesses aimed at ameliorating disease prevention. The Kidney Day was also an opportunity for us to investigate risk factors for CKD in an Italia...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fabbian F,Bedani PL,Rizzioli E,Molino C,Pala M,De Giorgi A,Longhini C,Portaluppi F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical value of detected prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNA expression levels in circulating cells in patients with prostate cancer by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and to determine the effect of surgical manipulation on hematogenous dissemination. METHODS:Blo...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kalfazade N,Kuskucu AM,Karadag S,Sahin S,Aras B,Midilli K,Yilmaz G,Tasci AI

更新日期：2009-01-01 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 aimed to investigate whether high peripheral and cavernosal plasma levels of apolipoprotein-(a) [Lp (a)] is an indicator for vasculogenic erectile dysfunction. We determined Lp (a), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in peripheral and cavernosal blood in 39 patients ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Atahan O,Kayigil O,Hizel N,Metin A

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Some studies have found that prostate cancer (PCa) screening provides little or no change in PCa-related mortality during the 7-10 years following diagnoses. However, most men are diagnosed with PCa at low-stage disease and die of unrelated causes during this period. Men diagnosed at stage IV are at much high...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Colli JL

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders in calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may be associated with poor outcomes including a higher rate of CKD progression and increased death risk. Although these abnormalities have been examined extensively in patients with CKD stage 5 who are recei...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kovesdy CP,Kalantar-Zadeh K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of three GFR-estimating equations (eGFR) compared with measured GFR (mGFR) in potential living kidney donors. METHODS:We compared the performance of the MDRD, CKD-Epi and Cockcroft-Gault equations with mGFR measured using (51)Cr-EDTA in 508 consecutive potent...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bhuvanakrishna T,Blake GM,Hilton R,Burnapp L,Sibley-Allen C,Goldsmith D

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：PURPOSE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the cardiovascular prevention effect of aspirin among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane library (up to March 2019) without language limitations. Randomi...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Qu B,He Y,Wu L,Lu H,Wu H,Li M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of adhesion molecules in epididymal injury induced by I-R in the rats. STUDY DESIGN:A total of 20 male Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into two groups. A sham operation was performed in group 1 (control). In group 2 (I-R), following 6 h of unilateral sperm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Oztürk H,Ozturk H,Dokucu AI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported association between individual indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality in dialysis patients was inconsistent in previous studies. We performed a meta-analysis to identify the association between SES and mortality of dialysis population. METHODS:The meta-analysis was conducted in ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tao S,Zeng X,Liu J,Fu P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six boys were evaluated and treated for posterior urethral valves. At the time the valves were diagnosed unilateral or bilateral vesicoureteral reflux was present in 58% of the ureters and 69% of the children, while dilatation of the upper urinary tract was present in 88% and 92%, respectively. There was a vari...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Melekos MD,Asbach HW,Giannoulis S,Perimenis P,Barbalias G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, great progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy (MN) with the discovery of autoantibodies (Abs) to M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) in serum and in immunocomplexes deposited in glomerulus in most adult patients with primary MN. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Santos Neto CO,Passos MT,Fernandes DE,Nishida SK,Andrade LEC,Mastroianni Kirsztajn G

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In the management of infertility, in case semen quality is found insufficient and could not be improved by medical means, handling the available spermatozoa in the most beneficial way has been aimed. Thus, artificial insemination with low quality semen has become a therapeutic alternative. In this study homologous art...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aydin S,Inci O,Alagöl B,Hüseyin I,Kaya E,Dellaloğlu G

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Artificial insemination (ADI) has been carried out with donor semen since 1984. Following artificial insemination 14 women out of 27 became pregnant in 1984, 30 women out of 57 in 1985 and 33 women out of 56 until October 1, 1986. The cycles were monitored. Serum LH and oestradiol levels were determined every day from...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Szöllösi J,Ugocsai G,Sas M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of one-stage surgical correction of distal to penoscrotal hypospadias is described. The chordee is released by skin lysis alone and urethroplasty is done by the flip-flap technique while the globular glans is rerolled over the new urethra, all in one stage. The complication rate was minimal (15 per cent),...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Koyanagi T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major cause of death among chronic kidney disease patients is cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular and kidney disease are interrelated and increase the severity of each other. Dyslipidemia is one the major causes of cardiovascular disease among chronic kidney disease patients along with diabetes and hypertensio...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dincer N,Dagel T,Afsar B,Covic A,Ortiz A,Kanbay M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiovascular (CV) events are the first cause of death in patients with chronic renal disease (CKD) and in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The combination of CKD and DM2 elevates the risk of both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death in this high-risk population. Besides traditional risk factors...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Roumeliotis AK,Roumeliotis SK,Panagoutsos SA,Tsetsos F,Georgitsi M,Manolopoulos V,Paschou P,Passadakis PS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lowering dietary protein intake (DPI) to approximately 0.6-0.8 g/kgBW/day may be renoprotective through various mechanisms, and it has been recommended in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) as a means to also control various metabolic consequences of advanced CKD, such as uremic symp...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kovesdy CP,Kalantar-Zadeh K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Uremic toxins produced by gut microbiota (indoxyl sulfate-IS, p-cresyl sulfate-p-CS, and indole-3-acetic acid-IAA) accumulate in hemodialysis (HD) patients and exhibit potent inflammatory effects. However, the impact of these toxins on nuclear E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) expres...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stockler-Pinto MB,Soulage CO,Borges NA,Cardozo LFMF,Dolenga CJ,Nakao LS,Pecoits-Filho R,Fouque D,Mafra D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Duplication of the vas deferens is the identification of a second vas deferens within the spermatic cord; it is a rarely reported congenital anomaly. Duplicate vas deferens should not be confused with double vas deferens that describes ipsilateral renal agenesis with a blind ureter ending in the ejaculatory ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Liang MK,Subramanian A,Weedin J,Griffith DP,Awad SS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first prospective study to investigate the association between kidney stones, bone mineral density, serum testosterone, colon cancer and O. formigenes colonization. 40 kidney stone patients and 85 controls were enrolled. O. formigenes colonization was established. BMD was examined from T- and Z-scores usin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ravikumar Y,Begum RF,Velmurugan R

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:The vaginal influx during miction is a frequent phenomenon. In our clinical study it showed a rate of 54 per cent. The significance of pathomorphological substrates is diminishing with the advancing vesical descensus. The posture during miction has but little influence on the vaginal deviation of the urinary stream. T...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Engel D,Stobbe G,Schöne D

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients in Stages I and II of benign prostatic hyperplasia were treated with Peponen capsule. Out of them 26 took the drug for 10 months, 22 for at least 7, and 12 for at least 4 months. The daily dosage was 3 x 2 capsules in the first month and 3 x 1 capsule for the rest of the time. On the ground of urodynami...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hamvas A,Corradi G,Hegedüs M,Frang D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00