Recurrent atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia treated with percutaneous ablation in a 75-year old patient undergoing intermittent hemodialysis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effectiveness of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device in the postoperative wound care for Fournier's gangrene METHODS: We performed a systematic review in the following databases: Medline (Ovid), EMBASE, and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), from inception to nowadays. We ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Franco-Buenaventura D,García-Perdomo HA

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A door to door survey of 38,805 persons from urban (9527) and rural (nontribal--19,716; tribal--9562) areas was carried out from 59 localities of Udaipur region to find out the prevalence of urinary stone disease. Simultaneously 118 water samples were also collected. The three sources of drinking water in these locali...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh PP,Kiran R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem organ involvement and by high titers of auto antibodies against several nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Numerous abnormalities of the cytokine network have been described in patients suffering from SLE. Howeve...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sabry A,Elbasyouni SR,Sheashaa HA,Alhusseini AA,Mahmoud K,George SK,Kaleek EA,abo-Zena H,Kalil AM,Mohsen T,Rahim MA,El-samanody AZ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostic criteria for bladder tumors are the stage and grade of the tumor in the present series of 82 patients, in which all patients received the same treatment. These criteria are related and the combined evaluation increases the prognostic accuracy for the disease. In addition, the diameter and not the number of ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Varkarakis MJ,Gaeta J,Moore RH,Murphy GP

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of sleep disorders is significantly higher (up to 80%) in patients with chronic uremia compared to the general population. Sleep disorders appear even in the early stages of chronic kidney disease. These disturbances are complex, including difficulties in falling asleep and awakening, interrupted sleep,...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gusbeth-Tatomir P,Boisteanu D,Seica A,Buga C,Covic A

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:To examine whether platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is associated with 5-year mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), we performed this study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) through 1999 to 2006. METHODS:3285 patients with CKD stage 1-5 were incl...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zeng M,Liu Y,Liu F,Peng Y,Sun L,Xiao L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper deals with the authors' own experience in endoscopic treatment of urethrostenosis in males. Since 1980, 86 patients have been treated in this manner. Good results were obtained in 60 (70%) after one surgical procedure and in 18 (21%) after two operations. Two patients were operated upon by routine methods. W...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Jeromin L,Roźniecki M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of imperforate anus as a congenital anomaly. Early diagnosis and close follow up are emphasized, in order to prevent the development of complications which may last for a lifetime. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Unlüer E,Bulut F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to verify the clinical usefulness of the elaborated method for the measurement of antistreptococcal antibody in revealing the streptococcal etiology of glomerulonephritis. In 158 patients with glomerulonephritis antistreptococcal antibody (ASA), circulating immune complexes (CIC) and haemolytic...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Krzymański M,Falkiewicz K,Kopeć W,Baczyk K,Szewczyk Z

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:The use of interactive voting systems in continuing education helps to evaluate the alteration in the audience's views after a presentation. This study was designed to evaluate whether urologists' attitude towards management of benign prostate hyperplasia can be changed, and to estimate objectively the achievem...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mitropoulos D,Moutzouris G,Papadimitriou V,Perimenis P,Sofras F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this prospective study we aimed to describe our new technique; dehydrated human dura mater as an interposition graft in patients undergoing benign vesicovaginal fistula repair (VVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with benign VVFs aged 38-73 years were operated with dura mater interposition technique ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Alagöl B,Gözen AS,Kaya E,Inci O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the relative importance of clinicopathological factors potentially affecting the survival of individuals initially diagnosed as having metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), univariate and multivariate analyses using Cox's proportional hazards model were performed for 111 RCC patients who were admitted to f...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Takashi M,Kawai T,Murase T,Wakai K,Ohno Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed at evaluating the relationship between Klotho levels and insulin resistance and albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) in type 2 diabetic patients with CKD. METHODS:We conducted an observational, cross-sectional study in our outpatient diabetic nephropathy clinic from 2014 to 2016, enrolling...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Silva AP,Mendes F,Pereira L,Fragoso A,Gonçalves RB,Santos N,Rato F,Neves PL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of ureteral duplication with blind-ending branch are described. Clinical observations are supplemented with a survey of the literature pertaining to the statistics, embryology, method of diagnosis and treatment of this urological developmental anomaly. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gomuła A,Borkowski A,Czaplicki M,Hartel-Ulkowska N

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:A total of 42 neurologically normal children with different voiding problems have been studied urodynamically during the last 4 years. Seventeen patients had unstable bladder, with significantly decreased capacity. The degree of volume decrease depended on the severity of instability and on the type of micturition pro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Szabó L,Borbás E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess clinical presentation and outcomes of different treatment strategies in cases of spontaneous renal hemorrhage (SRH). METHODS:A retrospective analysis of patients with SRH between 2000 and 2018 was performed. Patients' demographics, clinical presentation, laboratory and radiological investigations, an...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Elbaset MA,Zahran MH,El-Baz R,Badawy M,Osman Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the evidence of physical examination, history, and semen analysis, endocrinological alteration is suspected in the background of infertility in about one third of the husbands of couples consulting a doctor because of childless marriage. The data of 206 male patients have been processed, and in 71 cases the serum F...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Csenke Z,Török L,Szöllösi J,Scultéty S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether an elevated serum uric acid (SUA) level is an independent risk factor for rapid decline in renal function or new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Chinese health checkup population. METHODS:A cohort study of 6495 Chinese individuals who underwent health checkups with normal estimat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cao X,Wu L,Chen Z

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cognitive dysfunction (CO/DY) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has long been recognized. Hypertension is also associated with CO/DY. The study describes associated factors with CO/DY in CKD patients compared to hypertensive subjects. METHODS:Ninety-six hypertensive subjects without CKD, 19 patients wit...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kalaitzidis RG,Karasavvidou D,Tatsioni A,Balafa O,Pappas K,Spanos G,Pelidou SH,Siamopoulos KC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Varicocele is among the leading causes of male infertility. Despite decades of research, its pathogenesis is still unclear. S100A12 is a member of the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins with principal extracellular activities. It is secreted by activated neutrophils and interacts with the multiligand recep...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bagheri V,Hassanshahi G,Zeinali M,Abedinzadeh M,Khorramdelazad H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of condyloma acuminatum of the male urethra were clearly demonstrated by retrograde urethrogram and endoscopy. Characteristic urethrographic and endoscopic appearances of these cases are presented. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ihara H,Hosokawa S,Yagi M,Osafune M,Takaha M,Sonoda T

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To share our 7-year experiences of a safe and effective method for tract creation in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). METHODS:A total of 143 patients had received this kind of method for renal stone disease at our institute from May 2010 to December 2016. Finally, 130 patients with complete data were inclu...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chang YL,Chiang PH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uremic pruritus (UP) is a highly prevalent and disturbing problem in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, treatment of UP is largely unsatisfactory. The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of mirtazapine, an atypical antidepressant agent with potent antagonist...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gholyaf M,Sheikh V,Yasrebifar F,Mohammadi Y,Mirjalili M,Mehrpooya M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although frequent use of prophylactic antibiotics for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB), incidences of urinary tract infection (UTI) and bacterial resistance are still increasing. We evaluated the efficacy of augmented prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing TRPB. METHODS:A syst...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yang L,Tang Z,Gao L,Li T,Chen Y,Liu L,Han P,Li X,Dong Q,Wei Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The venous thromboembolic events (VTE) incidence is high in nephrotic syndrome (NS). We aimed to assess prospectively the risk of VTE in a large cohort of NS patients and to identify predictive factors for VTE, especially haemostasis-related parameters. METHODS:This is the prospective, observational study cond...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ismail G,Mircescu G,Ditoiu AV,Tacu BD,Jurubita R,Harza M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine symptomatology and microbiology of infected lymphocele (LC) post-robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and to assess for potential predictors for LC fluid culture positivity. Secondly, to provide general recommendations about use of select antimicrobial the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hamada A,Hwang C,Fleisher J,Tuerk I

更新日期：2017-07-01 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