Renal effects of dual renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients has attracted increasing attention. This cross-sectional survey aimed to explore PH prevalence and identify potential risk factors in MHD patients. METHODS:A total of 136 MHD patients were assessed at the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Ya...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： He Y,Wang Y,Luo X,Ke J,Du Y,Li M

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of the addition of short-term desmopressin to enuretic alarm in patients with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 58 [corrected] children with PMNE were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two group...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozden C,Ozdal OL,Aktas BK,Ozelci A,Altinova S,Memis A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between preoperative detrusor underactivity (DU) and symptomatic bladder neck contracture (BNC) in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), in order to identify a possible new risk factor in the etiopathogenic mechanisms of BNC after RRP. METHODS:A total of 100...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mucciardi G,Galì A,Inferrera A,Di Benedetto A,Macchione L,Mucciardi M,Magno C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 44 patients (22 females, 22 males, aged 18-61 years, mean 36 years) regular dental screening and treatment were started in January 1982. Two years follow-up revealed that the oral hygiene of these haemodialysis patients was worse than that of the average population. In 42 cases calculus formation and gingivitis, in...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Löcsey L,Alberth M,Mauks G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The complete biological effects of chronic use of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), reported as a weak androgen, are not completely understood. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of chronic administration of DHEA on the spermatogenesis in rats. METHODS:Male Wistar rats, 4 months old, were selecte...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gobbi D,Rhoden EL,Menti E,Lulhier F,Rhoden C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 30 patients with idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis has been followed up for 8.1 +/- 3.4 (4-17) years. First, in each case a long-term prednisone treatment was administered. During this therapy 12 (40%) patients improved and 9 had remission. In the 18 (60%) steroid resistant cases the trea...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mohácsi G,Magori A,Sonkodi S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of treatment by means of modified RLND in 52 patients with clinical stage I non-seminomatous testicular cancer are presented. Retroperitoneal lymph node metastases were found in 15 patients (28.8%) with clinical stage I (CS-I) diagnosed prior to surgery. They received chemotherapy according to PVB schedule...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sosnowski M,Jeromin L,Płuzańska A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic renal failure is a risk factor for tuberculosis. In the past five years we have identified two cases of tuberculosis in our dialysis population. The first patient, showed chronic failure to thrive on hemodialysis. An enlarged cervical lymph node was biopsied and, although no acid fast bacilli (AFB) were seen, ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lund RJ,Koch MJ,Oldemeyer JB,Meares AJ,Dunlay RW

更新日期：2000-01-01 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 AND AIM:Fungal peritonitis is a rare but serious complication in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). We aimed to analyze the predisposing factors, clinical aspects, etiological agents, and treatment of fungal peritonitis in patients with PD in our hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The data of all pat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Unal A,Kocyigit I,Sipahioglu MH,Tokgoz B,Oymak O,Utas C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is required in the assessment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in order to provide information regarding the functional status of the kidneys. Current guidelines advocate the use of prediction equations, such as the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) formula ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Agaba EI,Wigwe CM,Agaba PA,Tzamaloukas AH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease in the general population, and usually increases in the patients with cardiovascular disease risk. The change of EAT in...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Song G,Qiao W,Liu K,Yu X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyonephrosis is uncommon in adult and paediatric population and very rare in neonates. Neonatal candidal and staphylococcal pyonephrosis has been reported earlier, and this is the first reported case of MRSA pyonephrosis. A case of potentially lethal fulminating primary MRSA pyonephrosis with septic shock in a neonate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Patel R,Nwokoma N,Ninan GK

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare form of the 46 XY disorders of sexual differentiation, characterized by the presence of a uterus and fallopian tubes due to the failure of Mullerian duct regression in genotypically normal males. More than 150 cases have been recorded, most of them in adults. In most...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Alp BF,Demirer Z,Gürağaç A,Babacan O,Sarı E,Sarı S,Yavan I

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the autologous fascia rectus sling in treating stress urinary incontinence in female patients with neuropathic bladder. Furthermore, correlations between preoperative parameters and outcome were evaluated. METHODS AND DESIGN:We retrospectively ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Athanasopoulos A,Gyftopoulos K,McGuire EJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred fifteen (315) elderly (> or = 60 years) patients with clinical renal diseases were evaluated for the evidence of glomerular diseases between November 1998 to June 2002. Glomerular diseases (GN) were observed in 20.6% (65/315) of the elderly patients. The age of the patients (male 56; female 9) ranged bet...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Prakash J,Singh AK,Saxena RK,Usha

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide and will lead some unfavorable outcomes such as end-stage renal disease. The efficacy of tonsillectomy remains controversial in both Asian and Caucasian ethnicity. Our meta-analysis was aiming at exploring its long-term efficacy and providin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Duan J,Liu D,Duan G,Liu Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report serum apolipoprotein A I (Apo A I) and apolipoprotein B (Apo B) levels were determined in children with chronic renal disease (CRD) during metabolic acidosis, after the correction of metabolic acidosis and in healthy children to look for the effect of metabolic acidosis on Apo A I and B levels. It was f...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bircan Z,Kaplan A,Soran M,Söker M,Kervancioğlu M,Sahin A,Kilinc M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of the increased cardiovascular risk associated with kidney diseases partly reside in the chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) syndrome. Three cardiovascular risk factors [hyperphosphatemia, vascular calcification, and elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)] levels have been discover...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Figurek A,Rroji M,Spasovski G

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Penile cancer is an uncommon disease in the industrialized world that most frequently presents at low stage and is cured with treatment of local and regional surgery. In cases of advanced cancer, the use of more aggressive surgical techniques and the addition of adjuvant therapy may be warranted. So far, few agents ha...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Heinlen JE,Buethe DD,Culkin DJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive dataset of porcine urinary bladder smooth muscle properties. Particularly, the history dependence of force production, namely force depression (FD) following shortening and force enhancement (FE) following stretch, was analysed. During active micturi...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Menzel R,Böl M,Siebert T

更新日期：2017-02-01 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 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：: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：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：:A modified method of retropubic radical prostatectomy was devised. The root of the penis was compressed and the bilateral internal iliac arteries were clamped before the dissection of the prostate. The urethra was divided at the junction of the prostate and bladder so that the bladder stump thus created has the size o...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ito H,Yamaguchi K,Kotake T,Suzuki F,Miura N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General and spinal anesthesia are currently in widespread use during transurethral bladder tumor resection. However, local anesthetic methods are claimed to provide sufficient intra-operative analgesia and satisfactory post-operative pain management. We evaluated whether local levobupivacaine infiltration of...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stravodimos KG,Mitropoulos D,Salvari A,Lampadariou A,Kapetanakis T,Zervas A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00