Prognostic value of cardiovascular calcifications in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brown tumor, a non-neoplastic process resulting from excess osteoclast activity, is found in primary hyperparathyroidism (HPTP) and secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPTS). We report a rare case of multiple spinal cord compression by brown tumors. CASE REPORT:A 47-year-old male with end-stage renal disease cau...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Araújo SM,Bruin VM,Nunes AS,Pereira EN,Mota AC,Ribeiro MZ,Sobreira CT,Daher EF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term results of microsurgical shunts for idiopathic varicocele are reported in the present paper. Sixty-two patients with a total of 65 varicoceles (three were bilateral) were followed up for 1 to 8 years. Pre- and postoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of varicocele size was considered of great importance...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Flati G,Talarico C,Flati D,La Pinta M,Porowska B,Proposito D,Carboni M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, we reported that alpha 1A-adrenoceptor (AR) is the main participant in phenylephrine-induced human ureteral contraction. We therefore decided to carry out a prospective randomized study to evaluate the effects of silodosin, a selective alpha 1A AR antagonist, as a medical expulsive therapy (MET) for...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Itoh Y,Okada A,Yasui T,Ando R,Tozawa K,Sasaki S,Kohri K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with urinary retention following rectal resection were examined urodynamically, including cystometry and simultaneous measurement of flow and pressure in the bladder and in the abdomen. Five patients suffered from bladder neck obstruction. This was in most cases put down to a preexisting prostatic enl...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fryjordet A

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:So far, studies have not clearly identified infectious agents as an etiological factor for interstitial cystitis (IC). Specific microbiological diagnosis for detecting the pathogen with higher sensitivity in IC may decrease the treatment costs and increase psychosocial health of the patients. METHODS:A prospec...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aydogan TB,Gurpinar O,Eser OK,Mathyk BA,Ergen A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) and prostatic specific antigen (PSA) were measured in 16 patients with advanced prostatic cancer before and after treatment with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogue. An initial rise of serum LH and testos...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sasagawa I,Kubota Y,Nakada T,Suzuki H,Hirano J,Sugano O,Kato H,Imamura A,Mastushita K,Onmura Y,Saito M,Adachi M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antegrade endopyelotomy was performed in a patient with pelvic kidney. Nephrostomy tube had been placed in the patient during a previous open pyelolithotomy. The nephrostomy tract was used for establishing percutaneous access. The ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) was balloon dilated and incised laterally under vision. At ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aron M,Goel R,Dash SC,Gupta NP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors report on a case of Pseudomonas prostatitis complicated with a prostatoperineal fistula in continuity with the urethra that has been successfully treated with human fibrin sealant (Tissucol). ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Felipetto R,Viganò L,Cecchi M,Florentini L,Minervini R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been identified as a growing global burden and traditional health care systems are inadequate for the management of CKD patients. This paper describes an initiative to establish a renal management clinic (RMC) in China and discusses the challenges and opportunities in the man...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang AH,Zhong H,Tang W,Chen SY,He L,Wang S,Su CY,Lu XH,Wang T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma is characterized by marrow plamacytsois, M spike in serum or urine electrophoresis and skeletal lytic lesions. The M spike may be absent in rare instances. We describe a case of myeloma cast nephropathy with acute renal failure who did not exhibit an M spike. lambda-chain staining was documented on im...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kumar SK,Sohal PM,Kohli HS,Sud K,Gupta KL,Joshi K,Sakhuja V,Jha V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the introduction the author stresses that the main facts which decide the choice and prognosis of therapy are localization, length and the so-called complexity of the stricture. His 15-year material from 388 operations on 290 patients is presented. Circular strictures of the anterior urethra (a total of 135 operati...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Novak R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 31-year-old spina bifida patient presenting with a poorly differentiated T3N1M0 bladder carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation in an auto-augmented bladder. She underwent a radical cystectomy and a bilateral lymph node dissection. However, only 10 months after the onset of her symptoms, sh...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Veenboer PW,de Kort LM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parental iron is used to optimize hemoglobin and enhance erythropoiesis in end-stage renal disease along with erythropoietin-stimulating agents. Safety of iron has been debated extensively and there is no definite evidence whether parenteral iron increases the risk of infections and mortality. We performed t...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Salim SA,Cheungpasitporn W,Elmaraezy A,Jawafi O,Rahman M,Aeddula NR,Tirupathi R,Fülöp T

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To study the possible renoprotective effect of sildenafil against renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and its effect on the expression of some antioxidant, antiapoptotic gene and proinflammatory cytokine genes in rat model of renal I/R injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and twenty male Sprague Da...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zahran MH,Hussein AM,Barakat N,Awadalla A,Khater S,Harraz A,Shokeir AA

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：: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：PURPOSE:Androgen replacement therapy is a widely accepted form of treatment worldwide for aging men with late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) syndrome. Urologists have been concerned with the use of androgen supplements due to the possibility of enhancing prostate growth. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cui Y,Zong H,Yang C,Yan H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prostate specific antigen (PSA) population standards of a cluster of Turkish men with no clinical evidence of prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We evaluated PSA values of the men who were living in a well-defined, rural district of Western Anatolia. Two hundred fifty-seven men agreed to ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Müezzinoğlu T,Lekili M,Eser E,Uyanik BS,Büyüksu C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a useful tool for the detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several methods have been proposed, but findings can vary in specific groups such as patients with diabetes, elderly and high and low body mass index and, also, with the stage of CKD. The objective of ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Vega A,García de Vinuesa S,Goicoechea M,Verdalles U,Martínez-Pueyo ML,Chacón A,Quiroga B,Luño J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to assess whether the haemostatic markers D-dimer, factor VIII (FVIII) and von Willebrand factor (VWF) are predictive of non-dipping status in treated hypertensive patients; so, as easy available laboratory data can predict non-dipping pattern and help with the selection of the patients who...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Agorasti A,Trivellas T,Mourvati E,Papadopoulos V,Tsatalas K,Vargemezis V,Passadakis P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal function after renal surgery depends on the volume of renal parenchyma loss and improves in the postoperative period. However, the knowledge on kidney function after radical (RN) and partial (PN) nephrectomy is still insufficient. The aim of this study is to analyze the global renal function and comp...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Antoniewicz AA,Poletajew S,Borówka A,Pasierski T,Rostek M,Pikto-Pietkiewicz W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of benign recurrent pheochromocytoma that developed at the same site 8 years following initial treatment. This tumor was managed successfully through the 11th rib bed using the transperitoneal extrapleural approach. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gupta NP,Goel A,Dodamani D,Ansari MS,Dureja GP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) fruit from the Amazon region in Brazil contains bioactive compounds such as α-tocopherol, anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-glycoside and cyanidin 3-rutinoside), and other flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, the prebiotic activity of anthocyanins in modulating t...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Martins ICVS,Borges NA,Stenvinkel P,Lindholm B,Rogez H,Pinheiro MCN,Nascimento JLM,Mafra D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic response to ephedrine sulphate were studied in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis therapy with chronic renal failure due to renal amyloidosis. The evaluation (including cardiac catheterization studies) and estimation of responses to Valsalva maneuvers before and after ephedrine administration docume...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hirszel P,Martin RH,Mizell MW,Nolph KD

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Skin test anergy is common in patients with uremia and during maintenance hemodialysis treatment. However, up to date only one study concerning skin test in peritoneal dialysis patients has focused on the issue. Our cross-sectional controlled study was conducted to analyze the correlation of purified protein deriva...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Usta M,Ersoy A,Ayar Y,Budak F

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the symptomology of underactive bladder (UAB) may imply a primary dysfunction of the detrusor muscle, insights into pathophysiology indicate that both myogenic and neurogenic mechanisms need to be considered. Due to lack of proper animal models, the current understanding of the UAB pathophysiology is limited, an...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tyagi P,Smith PP,Kuchel GA,de Groat WC,Birder LA,Chermansky CJ,Adam RM,Tse V,Chancellor MB,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet count did not significantly decrease after charcoal haemoperfusion in patients with acute poisoning and significantly decreased during regular dialysis treatment. Adherent platelets and leucocytes were found on the surface of granules after haemoperfusion using a scanning electron microscope. Decreased platel...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mydlík M,Bucek J,Derzsiová K,Jarcuska J,Takác M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE AND METHODS:The accurate estimation of volume status is a central problem in dialysis patients. Recently, a bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) device (BCM Body Composition Monitor FMC, Germany) has attained growing interest in this regard. By processing the raw data for extracellular water (ECW) and intracellular ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Parmentier SP,Schirutschke H,Schmitt B,Schewe J,Herbrig K,Pistrosch F,Passauer J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00