Hepatitis C virus related lymphoproliferative disorder in a renal transplant recipient.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated the inhibitory effects of a novel minimally invasive implanted tibial nerve stimulation device on non-nociceptive bladder reflexes in cats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A wireless minimally invasive implanted nerve stimulator was implanted adjacent to the left tibial nerve in seven ca...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wan X,Liang Y,Li X,Liao L

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most encountered male health problem and sildenafil citrate is used worldwide for treatment of ED. Aim of the present study was to determine and evaluate hemodynamic effects of sildenafil citrate on segmental branches of bilateral renal arteries of cases with ED. PA...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ardicoglu A,Kocakoc E,Yuzgec V,Bozgeyik Z,Canatan H,Kiris A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide was introduced in 1958 in an effort to minimize the side effects of nitrogen mustard. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Endoxan) is not an alkylating agent which has been used for the treatment of a variety of non-malignant as well as malignant diseases. It has also recently been the focus of considerable in...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kiesswetter H,Baloch N,Flamm J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on our experience with a new surgical procedure of forming a pseudoneotesticle from indigenous tissues obtained from the existing scrotal contents. This procedure has been performed in 32 patients with a diagnosis of hormone dependent cancer of the prostate as a therapeutic manoeuvre, and in 3 children who h...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Barbalias GA,Liatsikos EN

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:The impact of radical surgery for urothelial carcinoma is significant on patient's quality of life. Organ-sparing surgery (OSS) can provide comparable oncological outcomes and with improved quality of life. In this review, we summarize the indications, techniques and outcomes of OSS for these tumors. METHODS:P...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Khalil MI,Alliston JT,Bauer-Erickson JJ,Davis R,Bissada NK,Kamel MH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental cystectomy or total cystectomy was performed in 26 patients with newly diagnosed stage T1, grade 3 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Their histological specimens were assessed with regard to types of tumour cell spread, small vessel involvement and coexistent carcinoma in situ. Patients were follow...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kubota Y,Numasawa K,Suzuki H,Kakizaki H,Ishii N,Kawamura S,Nakada T,Suzuki K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to describe our experience in administering an innovative surgical technique to treat pediatric cases of exstrophy-epispadias complex. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between 1995 and 2004, seven consecutive patients (six males) with exstrophy-epispadias complex were treated using ileocecal segment for bladder...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Amirzargar MA,Yavangi M,Ghorbanpour M,Hosseini Moghaddam SM,Rahnavardi M,Amirzargar N

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of ureteral stump after radical nephrectomy is rare. Following nephrectomy patients with a prior history of bladder cancer must have their ureteral stumps evaluated. Furthermore, the presence of hematuria should alert the urologist to a possible TCC in the ureteral stump. We present a...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Haritopoulos K,Stravodimos K,Banias C,Giaslakiotis V,Alamanis C,Giannopoulos A

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) begins early in the course of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is the leading cause of death in patients with CKD. Preventing the development of CVD and establishing new clinical tools for identifying high-risk individuals, particularly those with an increased risk for cardiac death, is of...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang J,Wang N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors and role of nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We reviewed 62 cases of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at presentation to document the factors influencing the survival and to evaluate the role of nephrectomy. Sex and age of the patie...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Uygur MC,Usubütün A,Ozen H,Ayhan A,Kendi S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare B cell variant non-Hodgkins lymphoma that is confined to the brain, leptomeninges, spinal cord and eyes. Its incidence is increasing, primarily due to increase in the number of organ transplantations being undertaken. The majority of the PTLD (post-transplant lymphoproliferative ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Valavoor SH,Ashraf Z,Narwal R,Ratnam S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Analysis was performed on the clinical features of children with VUR who had one or two kidneys that were at least -2 SD smaller than normal for age of its renal ratio. The prevalence of the small kidney was 15.6% (97/623 children). Of 107 small kidneys, 87 (82%) were associated with moderate (grade IV) to severe (gra...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Shimada K,Matsui T,Arima M,Ikoma F

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganglioneuroblastoma is a common type of tumor in children, but is rarely seen in adults. We present here a case of adrenal ganglioneuroblastoma in a 59-year old man. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gunlusoy B,Arslan M,Selek E,Sural S,Ayder AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Timely risk assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and proper community-based CKD monitoring are important to prevent patients with potential risk from further kidney injuries. As many symptoms are associated with the progressive development of CKD, evaluating risk of CKD through a set of clinical data of s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hand-assisted laparoscopy was first performed in the 1990s by inserting the surgeon's finger or hand through a small tight wound. Although leakage of gas from the incision initially limited the usefulness of the technique, the hand-assisted procedures have advanced extensively since the introduction of the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fuse H,Nozaki T,Akashi T,Mizuno I,Okumura A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 32 female patients with urinary stress incontinence who underwent a Stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension were clinically and urodynamically studied pre- and postoperatively. Complete cure was obtained in 78% of the patients and improvement in 6%, the overall success rate being 84% for a mean follow-up ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Athanassopoulos A,Melekos MD,Speakman M,Perimenis P,Markou S,Barbalias GA

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：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：:A unilateral adrenal tumour was incidentally detected in a 39-year-old woman with no characteristic features of Cushing's syndrome. Basal levels of glucocorticoids were within normal limits. However, abnormal pattern of plasma cortisol and ACTH was observed. The dexamethasone suppression test and the metyrapone test s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kodama C,Nakada T,Sasagawa I,Ishigooka M,Yamaguchi T,Suzuki H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension is very common in the elderly. It increases morbidity and is an independant predictor of all cause mortality. It is defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure greater than 20 mm Hg or a fall in diastolic blood pressure greater than 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing. Symptoms include light...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sahni M,Lowenthal DT,Meuleman J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of this work is to determine the long-term therapeutic benefit(s) of daclizumab induction therapy with triple immunosuppressive protocols including prednisolone, cyclosporine microemulsion (CsA), and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in the living related donor kidney transplantation. METHODS:Twenty-...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sheashaa HA,Bakr MA,Fouda MA,El-Dahshan KF,Ismail AM,Sobh MA,Ghoneim MA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The prostatitis syndrome is a multifactorial condition of largely unknown etiology. This study is to analyze the relationship between cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) with the chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (CNBP). METHODS:A total of 172 CNBP patients and 151 healthy males were recruite...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yuan Z,Liu X,Deng W,Lai X,Yan Z,Zheng R

更新日期：2014-10-01 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

abstract：:The effects of haemodialysate and its three peptide fractions on acetylcholinesterase (AChE, E.C. 3.1.1.7) activity in erythrocytes from healthy subjects and patients with terminal renal insufficiency treated by repeated haemodialyses have been studied. It was shown that erythrocytes from haemodialysed patients displa...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Smoleński O,Tabarowski Z,Miszta H,Dabrowski Z

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00