Diagnostic value of urinary cyclic AMP measurement in patients with calcium nephrolithiasis.

abstract：:To compare the two conventional surgical methods for varicocelectomy, 50 patients with varicocele were operated by using either the retroperitoneal or the inguinal techniques. Compliance with local anaesthesia was found to be poor in the retroperitoneal group. The operative time was significantly shorter (p = 0.00038)...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozkardeş H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our center between 1992 and 1994 penile Mondor's disease (superficial dorsal penile vein thrombosis) was diagnosed in 5 patients aged 20-39 years. In all patients the thromboses were noted 24-48 hours after a prolonged sexual act with or without an intercourse. the main symptom was a cord-like thickening of the sup...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozkara H,Akkuş E,Alici B,Akpinar H,Hattat H

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide health problem, and promotion of the World Kidney Day has improved general population education and awareness of renal illnesses aimed at ameliorating disease prevention. The Kidney Day was also an opportunity for us to investigate risk factors for CKD in an Italia...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fabbian F,Bedani PL,Rizzioli E,Molino C,Pala M,De Giorgi A,Longhini C,Portaluppi F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To suggest a different method for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in lieu of voiding cystourethrography (VCU), in order to prevent radiation exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-two ureterorenal units of 26 patients were evaluated ultrasonographically for visualizing the renal collecting systems, both ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Balbay MD,Ozsan O,Ozbek E,Ozkan S,Güneş A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients treated with metformin are predisposed to develop contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after received emergency contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) examination. We evaluated the protective effects of alprostadil on CIN in T2DM patients treated with metformin after c...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wang J,Ai X,Li L,Gao Y,Sun N,Li C,Sun W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first prospective study to investigate the association between kidney stones, bone mineral density, serum testosterone, colon cancer and O. formigenes colonization. 40 kidney stone patients and 85 controls were enrolled. O. formigenes colonization was established. BMD was examined from T- and Z-scores usin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ravikumar Y,Begum RF,Velmurugan R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the incidence and management of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) in North West London and examine factors that influence immediate and 6-month outcomes with the aim of guiding future management. METHODS:This work analyses EPN cases from the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust from October 2006 ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Boakes E,Batura D

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) has been recognized as the most likely precursor of invasive carcinoma of the prostate. Close surveillance and follow-up are indicated if subsequent procedures fail to identify carcinoma. There is still considerable controversy about the natural history of high gr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Woderich R,McLoughlin J,Deen S

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The use of anabolic steroids and vitamin supplements has reached alarming proportions in the last decades. Adverse effects have been documented and include virilization, feminization, adverse lipid profile, psychiatric disorders, cardiac and liver disease. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is not frequently describe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Daher EF,Silva Júnior GB,Queiroz AL,Ramos LM,Santos SQ,Barreto DM,Guimarães AA,Barbosa CA,Franco LM,Patrocínio RM

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The reported association between individual indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality in dialysis patients was inconsistent in previous studies. We performed a meta-analysis to identify the association between SES and mortality of dialysis population. METHODS:The meta-analysis was conducted in ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tao S,Zeng X,Liu J,Fu P

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：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

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We assessed the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on renal function in patients with CKD and OSA. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, 42 patients with Stage 3-5 CKD and OSA were stratif...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Puckrin R,Iqbal S,Zidulka A,Vasilevsky M,Barre P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-four patients with testicular seminoma were treated at the Northern Israel Oncology Center during the years 1968-1988. Using the staging classification of Hussey, 69 patients (82%) had Stage I, eight (10%) had Stage IIA, four (5%) had Stage IIB, one (1%) had Stage IIIA, and two (2%) had Stage IIIB disease. Sixt...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stein M,Steiner M,Moshkowitz B,Sapir D,Kessel I,Kuten A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the cardiovascular prevention effect of aspirin among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane library (up to March 2019) without language limitations. Randomi...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Qu B,He Y,Wu L,Lu H,Wu H,Li M

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare chronic, relapsing, multisystemic disorder characterized by mucocutaneous, ocular, vascular and central nervous system manifestations. However, the etiopathogenesis of the disease remains unknown, and diagnosis is basically dependent on clinical manifestations. Sometimes BD may be diagn...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Akin Y,Yucel S,Baykara M

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Infertility in a large proportion of infertile couples is due, in part, to the male factor. Spermatozoa must survive the unique environment of the female reproductive tract in their path to fertilize the ovum. This fact is even more problematic for men with oligospermia. Of the many environmental factors that effect s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Rizvi AA,Quraishi MI,Sarkar V,DuBois C,Biro S,Mulhall J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Search is under way to develop reliable tests for the prediction of stone risk. Several indices and ratios on the basis of urinary excretions have been suggested. In the present study the applicability of some risk indices and ratios in slum dwellers of Dharavi area of Bombay was examined. No significant difference wa...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hussain F,Billimoria FR,Singh PP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors of infective calculus formation and the conditions favoring their prevention were studied by examining in vitro the role of the most common representative of urease-producing bacteria, Proteus mirabilis. The stream of Proteus-containing urine was found to form deposits of magnesium ammonium phosphate, carb...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Frang D,Götz F,Nagy Z,Gimes L,Kocsis B

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old Saudi man with poorly controlled diabetes-mellitus underwent orchiectomy for a painful left testicular swelling that did not respond to antibiotics. Clinical diagnosis was testicular malignancy. Histologic workup demonstrated extensive involvement of the testis and epididymis by diffuse infiltrate of lar...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mannan AA,Kahvic M,Singh NG,Abu Sara Y,Bharati C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors aimed to establish a rat model of catheter-associated UTIs using a complete urethral catheter. Bacterial growth in biofilms on urethral catheters was analyzed using standard culture methods to validate this model. METHODS:A total of 15 rats were divided into the following three groups according to ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kim HY,Choe HS,Lee DS,Yoo JM,Lee SJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:To remove multiple calyceal stones percutaneously is not a simple task. During the act of dilating the pierced channel the stones are apt to drift away towards other parts of the renal cavitary system. For avoidance we recommend the use of Pyeloform, a bicomponent synthetic compound in which chemical reaction between ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nagy Z,Bulyovszky I,Székely J

更新日期：1993-01-01 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