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abstract：:We report a 40-year-old lady who presented with severe headaches, persistent microscopic haematuria and hypertension requiring anti-hypertensive medication. Investigations for secondary hypertension were all normal except for a CT scan. This indicated a complex cystic lesion, measuring 2.4 x 5 x 10 cms , arising from ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Murugesan M,Courtauld E,Fisher C,Nathan S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication adherence plays an essential role in slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This review aims to summarise factors affecting medication adherence among these pre-dialysis CKD patients. METHODS:A systematic review of the literature was performed in Medline®, Embase®, SCOPUS® and C...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Seng JJB,Tan JY,Yeam CT,Htay H,Foo WYM

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：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：:Testicular blood flows during unilateral testicular torsion were measured by Xenon-133 clearance technique. Xenon-133 was injected via the left carotid artery into the heart. Measurements were performed in control and left-sided testicular torsion groups, each consisting of ten rats. Left and right testicular blood fl...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kizilcan F,Bernay I,Tanyel FC,Büyükpamukçu N,Bekdik C,Hiçsönmez A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe two cases of urinary infection and stone formation as late complications of Gil-Vernet's antireflux treatment. The immediate cause of these complications was the migration to the mucosal surface of the nonabsorbable sutures employed in this technique. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ballesteros JJ,Guzman A,Cortadellas R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a series of 2,173 patients with renal tuberculosis seen between 1950 and 1979. This is group 1, serving only to show the incidence of renal tuberculosis during the antibiotic era. The fact is that the incidence of renal tuberculosis is going down slightly but constantly in the last years because th...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Petković S,Sumarac Z,Petronić V,Marković V

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During transurethral electroresection in the posterolateral bladder neck, trigone and posterior urethra, unintentional contractions of the thigh-adductor muscles may occur due to irritation of the obturator nerve. The sudden displacement of the bladder wall against the cutting loop may cause a perforation of the bladd...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hradec E,Soukup F,Novák J,Bures E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of benign pelvic neurilemmoma with bladder infiltration and ureteral obstruction is presented. This neurally originated tumor may occur anywhere in the body, but involvement of the urinary tract is rare. Management depends upon location and other clinical findings, and in this case, since complete removal ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dénes FT,Borelli M,Toledo VP,de Gòes GM

更新日期：1978-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To introduce a novel surgical technique for the reconstruction of distal urethral strictures using buccal mucosal graft (BMG) through a transurethral approach. METHODS:A retrospective institution chart review was conducted of all the patients who underwent a transurethral ventral BMG inlay urethroplasty fro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nikolavsky D,Abouelleil M,Daneshvar M

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:The safety and histopathologic effects of polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) grafts in reconstruction of the urinary bladder were examined. Following partial excision of the bladder Gore-Tex was placed, and the rats were sacrificed at days 7, 14 and 30. Gore-Tex did not cause urine infection, and there was no peritoni...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Senel FM,Akman RY,Arikan AY,Gürdal M,Can C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 68 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, we evaluated the association between obesity and prostatic enlargement, as well as changes in serum levels of oestradiol, testosterone, dihydroepiandrosterone and dihydroepiandrosterone sulphate. Despite the larger adenomas, no increase in the symptom score for BPH was obse...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Soygür T,Küpeli B,Aydos K,Küpeli S,Arikan N,Müftüoğlu YZ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the effect of ginkgo biloba on testicular ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-two Wistar Albino rats were randomly assigned into four groups. Torsion/detorsion (T/D) performed to the rats in group 1, group 2 received ginkgo biloba (50 mg/day) for a month before T...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Akgül T,Ayyildiz A,Nuhoğlu B,Karagüzel E,Oğüş E,Yağmurdur H,Ustün H,Germiyanoğlu C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of a 15-year-old male who presented with a characteristic clinical syndrome of testicular torsion one week prior to our observation, is reported. During our intervention the testicle was not removed but, on the contrary, restoration of a satisfactory testicular albugineal appearance was achieved. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Barbalias GA,Liatsikos EN

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the antibiotic prophylaxis based on quinolone administered orally with a combination of cephalosporin administered periprostatically and a fluoroquinolone orally, in terms of post-prostate bioptic infectious complication rates in those men undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRU...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Pace G,Carmignani L,Marenghi C,Mombelli G,Bozzini G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Symptomatic urachal remnants are rare benign anomalies affecting young adults. For these patients, both curative treatment and acceptable postoperative aesthetic outcomes are important. Here, we describe a novel transumbilical approach, using Y-shaped incisions and three-flap umbilicoplasty techniques, to impro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kim H,Nakajima S,Kawamura Y,Shoji S,Hoshi A,Uchida T,Terachi T,Miyajima A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) is a type of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) adenoma, and it plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of bladder outlet obstruction in patients with lower urinary tract syndromes (LUTS/BPH). AIMS:The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of a combinatio...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Liu Q,Zhu Y,Liu J,Qi J,Kang J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the long-term effects of the interleukin-2 receptor antagonist basiliximab versus rabbit antithymocyte globulin as an induction therapy for living-related renal transplantation. METHODS:This is a prospective, open-label, nonrandomized, controlled study including 213 cases of renal transplant. Immuno...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Huang HF,Zhou JY,Xie WQ,Wu JY,Deng H,Chen JH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the role of serum uric acid (sUA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) as predictive factors for mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS:SOD, butyrylcholinesterase, and malondialdehyde were estimated spectrophotometrically and the other parameters by standard procedures. High-sensitive C-rea...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Antunovic T,Stefanovic A,Ratkovic M,Gledovic B,Gligorovic-Barhanovic N,Bozovic D,Ivanisevic J,Prostran M,Stojanov M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapidly progressive, fulminant infection of the scrotum, perineum and the abdominal wall. FG is caused by synergic aerobic and anaerobic organisms. Modern surgical series report mortality of up to 67%. This originally rare disease has become more frequent. Aggressive treatment including a...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fillo J,Cervenakov I,Labas P,Mardiak J,Szoldová K,Kopecný M,Szeiff S,Mal'a M,Chovan D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) are at risk for sinovenous and arterial thrombosis, uncommon but serious complications of the nephrotic syndrome. Multiple factors are involved in the hypercoagulable state of patients with NS, for instance, enhanced platelet reactivity and deficiency of antithrombin III due to ur...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zaffanello M,Brugnara M,Fanos V,Franchini M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

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：:A review of 71 cases of horseshoe kidney accounting for 0.12% of the total number of patients seen at the Department of Urology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, over 25 years is presented. The incidence of the abnormality has been found twice as high in males as in females. The proportion of surgical c...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Csontai A,Lipták J,Gaizler G,Tankó A,Lantos I

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal change disease is the most common glomerular disease affecting children; its prevalence among adults, however, is eclipsed by other glomerular pathologies. Each of these diseases has a number of classic associations, such as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with hepatitis C. We report the case of a mid...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stokes AL,Alhamad T,Abendroth CS,Farag HA,Verma N

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When groups of 10 Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) were fed diets containing either 1% w/w regular garlic (Allium sativum) (AS) or 1% w/w wild garlic (Allium ursinum) (AU) for 45 days, the final mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was reduced significantly compared to control (C) (C 189; AS 175; Au 173 mm Hg). Com...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Preuss HG,Clouatre D,Mohamadi A,Jarrell ST

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prove that phosphodiesterase type-4 inhibitors could potentially treat obesity-associated overactive bladder through modulation of the systemic inflammatory response. METHODS:In this 12-week study, 90 female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: (1) vehicle-treated normal diet (ND)-fed rats; (...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ding H,Li N,He X,Liu B,Dong L,Liu Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether stone dimension is a restrictive factor for ureterorenoscopic procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A group of 416 patients who had undergone ureterorenoscopic pneumatic lithotripsy (URS-PL) for lower ureteral stones between January 1999 and June 2006 in our clinic had been evaluated retro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tuğcu V,Taşci AI,Ozbek E,Aras B,Verim L,Gürkan L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) has been associated with inferior graft survival in kidney transplantation (KT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of prolonged CIT on short- and long-term outcomes and to determine the possible ways to optimize the use of these organs. METHODS:All kidney tr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gallinat A,Paul A,Minor T,Treckmann JW,Molmenti EP,Witzke O,Sotiropoulos GC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00