The association of congenital megaureter and ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

abstract：PURPOSE:In this research, the normal anatomy of urethral sphincter complex in young Chinese males has been studied. METHODS:The sagittal, coronal, and axial T2-weighted non-fat suppressed fast spin-echo images of pelvic cavities of 86 Chinese young males were studied. RESULT:Urethral sphincter complex is a cylindrica...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wang XD,Liu S,Xiong LX,Sun PY,Wang XS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sleep complaints are commonly reported in persons with end stage renal disease (ESRD), little is known about the prevalence of sleep complaints in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the relation of sleep quality to the severity of kidney disease. METHODS:We administered the Kidney Disease Quality of...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kurella M,Luan J,Lash JP,Chertow GM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significantly increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney (CKD) disease cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. Recent studies revealed that the quality of HDL and LDL cholesterol may be more important than their serum levels. The aim of this study was to assess which LDL and ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gluba-Brzózka A,Franczyk B,Banach M,Rysz-Górzyńska M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hugely dilated kidneys can sometimes present as abdominal masses. These kidneys are invariably non-functioning and are managed by nephrectomy. We describe a case of massive kidney containing 12.5 litres on fluid which was managed by retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy. The patient was a 24-year-old male who presented wit...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hemal AK,Kumar M,Pawar RS,Talwar M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between microvessel density (MVD), positive and negative angiogenic factors, and established prognostic factors in prostate cancer (PC), and, to clarify the effect of angiogenic factors to angiogenesis. The vascularization of neoplastic, non-neoplastic prostate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kaygusuz G,Tulunay O,Baltaci S,Gogus O

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The growth of solid tumors requires angiogenesis. Evidence indicates that mast cells (MCs) play an important role in tumor angiogenesis but results are not definitive. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible effects of angiogenesis and the presence of MCs on the prognosis of renal cell carcinoma ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mohseni MG,Mohammadi A,Heshmat AS,Kosari F,Meysamie AP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:PSA is regarded as the best method in the follow-up of prostate carcinoma. After radical vesiculo-prostatectomy the prostate carcinoma seldom recurs at zero or nearly zero PSA levels. METHODS:The authors have used PSA since 1989 and they have found only one case where metastasis in the tibia came without an...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hübler J,Sükösd F,Czipri M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have elaborated a biochemical technique for the assessment of the selectivity of proteinuria by means of the clearances of ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin and albumin. The results obtained in 69 patients were compared to those established by the method of Cameron and Blanford, as well as by the clearance of alp...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tishkov I,Razboynikov S,Tchoukanov C,Shipkova P

更新日期：1978-01-01 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：:Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic leptospires and is characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, varying from inappearent infection to fulminant, fetal disease. Eighty-five to 90% of leptospirosis infections are self-limiting. However, 5-10% of infection by L. interrogans ca...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cengiz K,Sahan C,Sünbül M,Leblebicioğlu H,Cüner E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the trends of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) use since its introduction in our practice pathway in patients with cT2 + bladder cancer over a 20-year period. METHODS:This is a retrospective review of patients with cT2 + bladder cancer who underwent RC between 01/01/1998 and 01/01/2018 that aimed to ev...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Faraj KS,Navaratnam AK,Eversman S,Elias L,Syal A,Tyson MD,Castle EP

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD) suffer high rates of morbidity and mortality, in particular related to bone and cardiovascular outcomes. The management of CKD-MBD remains challenging. The objective of this systematic survey is to critically appraise clinical practice...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sekercioglu N,Al-Khalifah R,Ewusie JE,Elias RM,Thabane L,Busse JW,Akhtar-Danesh N,Iorio A,Isayama T,Martínez JP,Florez ID,Guyatt GH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiovascular calcifications (CVC) are present in up to 70% of non-diabetic dialysis patients. Sparse data are available on predictors of very long-term outcomes of such patients. The Belgrade Aachen Study on Calcification in Hemodialysis patients (BASCH study) aimed to study this using a comprehensive CVC ass...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dimkovic N,Schlieper G,Jankovic A,Djuric Z,Ketteler M,Damjanovic T,Djuric P,Marinkovic J,Radojcic Z,Markovic N,Floege J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hippocampus plays an important role in spatial learning and memory. Ghrelin, a brain-gut peptide, participates in the mnestic functions of hippocampus through its receptor growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) distributed in hippocampus. This study was to investigate whether there was a correlation betwe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lv Z,Gao J,Wang L,Chen Z,Yuan H,Ma X,Lu J,Lv J,Wu X,Zhang L,Wei L,Xue R,Fu R,Ma L

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) related infections are associated with technique failure and mortality. The aim of this multicentre study was to examine epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of PD-related infections in Poland as well as practice patterns for prevention of these complications in the context of curren...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lichodziejewska-Niemierko M,Chmielewski M,Wojtaszek E,Suchowierska E,Gołembiewska E,Grajewska M,Matuszkiewicz-Rowińska J,Naumnik B,Sulikowska B,Niemczyk S,Kłak R,Mosakowska M,Jagodziński P,Marcykiewicz B,Kalita K,Krawczyk R

更新日期：2019-02-01 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

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：AIMS:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a major care problem worldwide. Tadalafil and sildenafil are the two most common phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors used to treat ED. This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to directly compare tadalafil with sildenafil for the treatment of ED. METHODS:We designed a strate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gong B,Ma M,Xie W,Yang X,Huang Y,Sun T,Luo Y,Huang J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fatigue and depressed mood are considered main impediments to physical activity in haemodialysis (HD) patients. A better understanding of their interrelationships is crucial to develop effective therapies. Moreover, measurement of daily physical activity (DPA) in HD patients is tricky, as it is usually assess...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Brys ADH,Bossola M,Lenaert B,Biamonte F,Gambaro G,Di Stasio E

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Recipients of renal allografts are surviving longer and, consequently, may experience a variety of complications related not only to the transplanted kidney, but also to the hematopoietic system. Common hematologic complications in the renal transplant patient include abnormalities of one cell line, such as post-trans...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Marinella MA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year old man with long-term arterial hypertension was diagnosed in 1998 with stage 3 chronic kidney disease due to hypertensive nephropathy. Since May 2004 the patient has been treated with intermittent hemodialysis. Since 1998 he has been hospitalized several times because of palpitations in the course of paroxy...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ratajewska AM,Banachowicz WW,Grzegorzewska AE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe a new technique that can easily be used as a tension-free practical alternative in closing the renal defects resulting after open partial nephrectomy (PN). METHODS:A new technique (called "lipocorticoplasty") where "wrapped fatty tissue" was placed in the tumor crater to close the renal defects t...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozkan L,Saribacak A,Taneri C,Ozkurkcugil C,Cevik I,Dillioglugil O

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common congenital urinary tract abnormality in children. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nickavar A,Valavi E,Safaeian B,Moosavian M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In diabetics genetic predisposition, poor glycemic control and arterial hypertension contribute to nephropathy development in patients affected by diabetes mellitus. We set up the hypothesis that diabetic nephropathy and incisional hernia formation may have in common alterations of collagen com...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Loewe P,Stefanidis I,Mertens PR,Chatzikyrkou C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the surgical feasibility and postoperative cosmesis of a novel transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgical approach involving Y-shaped incisions and three-flap umbilicoplasty in urachal remnant patients. METHODS:Patients with symptomatic urachal remnants who underwent either convent...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kim H,Oda K,Uchida T,Kano T,Yuzuriha S,Hanada I,Otaki T,Kuroda S,Umemoto T,Ogawa T,Higure T,Kawakami M,Nakano M,Nitta M,Hasegawa M,Kawamura Y,Shoji S,Zakoji H,Miyajima A

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of sleep disorders is significantly higher (up to 80%) in patients with chronic uremia compared to the general population. Sleep disorders appear even in the early stages of chronic kidney disease. These disturbances are complex, including difficulties in falling asleep and awakening, interrupted sleep,...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gusbeth-Tatomir P,Boisteanu D,Seica A,Buga C,Covic A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic prostate cancer respond to androgen withdrawal therapy, but progression to androgen independence is frequently observed. To clarify the predictor of response to endocrine therapy, the role of PSA changes and the prognosis of the patients were evaluated in 115 Japanese cases of prostate cancer ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Furuya Y,Akakura K,Tobe T,Ichikawa T,Igarashi T,Ito H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred patients with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis were submitted to the Pak test. At fasting state hypercalciuria was found in 27 cases, while a group of 16 further patients became hypercalciuric after oral calcium load. Only measurement of urinary cAMP excretion in both conditions made it possible to diagno...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bianchi G,Galvanini G,Schiavone D,Facchinetti R,Malossini G,Lo Cascio V,Mobilio G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00