Effects of intradialytic resistance exercise on systemic inflammation in maintenance hemodialysis patients with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：PURPOSE:To report outcomes 5 years after a resident quality initiative incorporated topical rectal antiseptic into our ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy (TRUS PNB) protocol. METHODS:A chart review was conducted on 1007 men who underwent TRUS PNB between 2010 and 2017. Comparison groups include those who receive...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Park R,Gyorfi J,Dewan K,Kirimanjeswara G,Clark JY,Kaag MG,Lehman K,Raman JD

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:When a transfusion of packed red blood cells is given, the net potassium load results from lysis of some cells and absorption of potassium by surviving cells. Potassium load was calculated which results from administration of 1 unit (200 cc.) of packed RBC and also that resulting from administration of sufficient pack...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Malament IB,Uhlman W,Eisinger RP

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：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：: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：PURPOSE:To survey long-term outcomes of dialysis patients with urothelial cancers who have undergone complete urinary tract exenteration (bilateral nephroureterectomy and cystectomy). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our patients with urinary tract urothelial cancer. Forty-two dialysis patients who underwent comple...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ou CH,Yang WH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether the treatment of overt postpartum urinary retention (PUR) with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) was clinically effective and whether LIPUS could accelerate bladder smooth muscle (BSM) contraction by opening the L-type calcium channels and activating the Ca(2+) signaling pathway. M...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ren Y,Zhu Y,Liu L,Yu T,Dong X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This case report describes juxtaglomerular cell tumor-a rare renin-producing tumor of the kidney, complicating pregnancy. CLINICAL CASE:A previously healthy 24-year-old primigravid woman developed hypertension in the 20th week of pregnancy, leading to a miscarriage in the 28th week. However, hypertension continue...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lachvac L,Svajdler M,Valansky L,Nagy V,Benicky M,Frohlichova L,Nyitrayova O

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureteroscopy is now in routine use for the diagnosis and treatment of various pathologies in the upper urinary tract. We report here on our experience in diagnostic and therapeutic applications of the 11.5 F rigid ureteroscope in 85 patients and 88 ureters. An overall success rate of 68.18% (60/88) was achieved when t...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ilker Y,Dillioğlugil O,Tarcan T,Türkeri L,Akdaş A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing countries, renal transplantation is offered to young end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, while the older ones face limitations due to higher mortality risk. We retrospectively analyzed 225 patients who underwent renal transplantation from living donors, aged 40-60 years (Group A) and >60 years (Grou...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mohamed Ali AA,Abraham G,Khanna P,Reddy YN,Mehrotra A,Mathew M,Sundararaj S,Jasmine R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:According to current guidelines, radical cystectomy (RC) should be combined with an extended pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND) as therapeutic and staging instrument. Objective of this study was to analyze the influence of PLND on survival rates and complication rates in a selected group of elderly patients with ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Grabbert M,Grimm T,Buchner A,Kretschmer A,Apfelbeck M,Schulz G,Jokisch F,Schneevoigt BS,Stief CG,Karl A

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:We report a case involving a 55-year-old healthy man that presented with urinary retention and a lower abdominal mass. His evaluation revealed a large mucocele arising from the appendix that caused severe bilateral ureteral obstruction and renal failure. Appendiceal mucoceles are rare and insidious entities that can p...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ilbeigi P,Lombardo S,Sadeghi-Nejad H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：PURPOSE:In the present study we have performed a correlation of the most prevailing clinical conditions of multiple sclerosis (MS) with overall drug response and the grade of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and ten patients were consecutively and prospectively studied with a clinical syndrome of MS, ran...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Barbalias GA,Liatsikos EN,Passakos C,Barbalias D,Sakelaropoulos G

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Bone metabolism disorder is often associated with cardiovascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Sclerostin, a novel candidate protein, has been identified to be involved in the bone-vascular axis. The aims of the current investigation were to assess vessel sclerostin expression and...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhou H,Yang M,Li M,Cui L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:B cell-targeted immunosuppression with rituximab as primary treatment or when conventional therapy is contraindicated or unsuccessful can induce remission in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). We explored the efficacy and safety of rituximab therapy in an adult population with IMN and other primary glo...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kong WY,Swaminathan R,Irish A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 32 female patients with urinary stress incontinence who underwent a Stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension were clinically and urodynamically studied pre- and postoperatively. Complete cure was obtained in 78% of the patients and improvement in 6%, the overall success rate being 84% for a mean follow-up ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Athanassopoulos A,Melekos MD,Speakman M,Perimenis P,Markou S,Barbalias GA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our aim was to compare the different characteristics and outcomes of the Amplatz sheaths and single-step metallic dilators which were used for mini-PCNL procedure in a single institution. METHODS:Retrospective medical records of 236 patients who underwent mini-PCNL were reviewed and divided into Amplatz (n = 1...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Arslan B,Akbulut MF,Onuk O,Küçüktopçu O,Çilesiz NC,Ozkan A,Yazıcı G

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) cyclosporine (CyA) and tacrolimus (TAC) in the induction and maintenance treatment of lupus nephritis (LN). METHODS:The Cochrane library, PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL databases were searched and reviewed up to February 2015. Randomized con...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang X,Ji L,Yang L,Tang X,Qin W

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of ultrasonographic abnormalities with active Schistosoma haematobium infection in Yemeni patients. METHODS:As part of a cooperation between a private hospital and Schistosomiasis Control Project in Yemen, laboratory and ultrasonographic examinations were performed in 158 patients (8 females, 150 ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Salah MA,Böszörményi-Nagy G,Al Absi M,Nagi MA,Alsaaidi AA

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a serious complication in patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention. We aimed to evaluate the preventive effects of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP)-guided hydration for the prevention of CI-AKI in ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Marashizadeh A,Sanati HR,Sadeghipour P,Peighambari MM,Moosavi J,Shafe O,Firouzi A,Zahedmehr A,Maadani M,Shakerian F,Kiani R,Mohebbi B,Alemzadeh-Ansari MJ,Tahvili R,Naghavi B

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Most of the purported links between microbial agents and primary small-vessel anti-neutrophilic antibody-positive (ANCA) vasculitides remain speculative. There is strong circumstantial evidence for the role of Staphylococcus aureus in the development of Wegener's granulomatosis, but its role in other ANCA-positive vas...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kasmani R,Okoli K,Naraharisetty K,Gunning W,Shapiro JI,Ratnam S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study demonstrated prolonged decreases of phagocytic activity by neutrophils in comparison to transitory neutropenias during haemodialysis with cuprophane membranes, remaining in connection with non-equalization immunological findings as C3 complement levels, circulating immune complexes and lysozyme activ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kozioł M,Ksiazek A,Solski J,Rolla R,Rajtar B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the survival effect of treatment delays from the time of confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer to first treatment in an Australian population. METHODS:Three thousand one hundred and forty patients were identified from the South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative database ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： O'Callaghan ME,Shi Z,Kopsaftis T,Moretti K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00