The effect of uraemic "middle-sized molecules" on T lymphocyte functions.

abstract：:We present clinical and radiological findings in a case of collecting (Bellini) duct carcinoma (CDC). This is a rare and aggressive kidney cancer originating from the distal renal tubule. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy and the pathological report showed trabeculopapillary, partially solid adenocarcinoma inf...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dobroński P,Czaplicki M,Koźmińska E,Pykało R

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：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：:We have documented the data of squamous metaplasia of the bladder in 14 patients who had undergone cystoscopies for different reasons. In two biopsies, there were marked keratinization and cellular atypia. One of these two subjects was diagnosed as squamous carcinoma of the prostate and transitional cell carcinoma of ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozbey I,Aksoy Y,Polat O,Biçgi O,Demirel A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an uncommon case of a huge perinephric abscess with a gas-fluid level occupying the upper left abdomen. A rational sequence of radiological diagnostic methods such as plain film, ultrasound, CT, and combined retrograde urogram with contrast filling of percutaneous drainage led to correct managemen...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bolkier M,Moskovitz B,Levin DR

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative erectile function and attempted nerve-sparing procedure as predictors for early recovery of urinary continence after retropubic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Patients were divided into two groups according to surgical approach (retropubic or laparoscopic) an...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Takenaka A,Soga H,Kurahashi T,Miyake H,Tanaka K,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is widely used as a marker of inflammation and an indicator of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. However, its prognostic value in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is still unknown. METHODS:We studied 138 newly started PD patients and 60 h...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： An X,Mao HP,Wei X,Chen JH,Yang X,Li ZB,Yu XQ,Li ZJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of our study is to carry out a Bayesian network meta-analysis comparing the efficacy of different antimicrobial lock solutions (ALS) for prevention of catheter-related infections (CRI) in patients with hemodialysis (HD) and ranking these ALS for practical consideration. METHODS:We searched six elec...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang J,Wang B,Li R,Ge L,Chen KH,Tian J

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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：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：PURPOSE:To compare the economic burden and cost-utility analysis of the renal replacement therapies, including hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and allograft kidney transplantation (KT) among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients from Yunnan Province, China. METHODS:Multistage stratified random sampling ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wu H,Li Q,Cai Y,Zhang J,Cui W,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the results of management of 42 cases of genitourinary fistulas of obstetric origin. SETTINGS:Department of urology, Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Pakistan. METHODS:Forty two cases of genitourinary fistulas (36 vesicovaginal, 2 vesicouterine, one ureterovaginal and 3 urethrovaginal) were repaired from...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Rafique M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 104 patients with urethral strictures treated over a period of 3 years, sixty-five (63%) had complications such as inflammatory periurethral mass, watering-can perineum with discharging sinuses and fistulas, associated urethral calculi, periurethral abscesses and urethral diverticula. Seventy-four per cent of th...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sharfi AR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article "Interleukin 6 is a better predictor of 5-year cardiovascular mortality than high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in hemodialysis patients using reused low-fux dialyzers". ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Thang LV,Loc ND,Kien NT,Dung NH,Quyen DBQ,Tuan NM,Ha DM,Kien TQ,Dung NTT,Van DT,Van Duc N,Ha NTT,Toan PQ,Nghia VX

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum (Pt) concentrations in the kidney and liver were determined in 12 autopsied cases following cisplatin treatment. The Pt level in the liver was generally higher than that in the kidney. Pt concentration in the liver showed a significant correlation with the total dose of cisplatin. However, no dose-dependent P...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Uozumi J,Ueda T,Yasumasu T,Koikawa Y,Naito S,Kumazawa J,Sueishi K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The current study was conducted to determine the effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation on glycemic control and markers of lipid profiles risk in diabetic hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS:This randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed among 60 diabetic HD patients. S...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Fallah M,Askari G,Soleimani A,Feizi A,Asemi Z

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Duplication of the vas deferens is the identification of a second vas deferens within the spermatic cord; it is a rarely reported congenital anomaly. Duplicate vas deferens should not be confused with double vas deferens that describes ipsilateral renal agenesis with a blind ureter ending in the ejaculatory ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Liang MK,Subramanian A,Weedin J,Griffith DP,Awad SS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylene blue (MB) alone, MB metabolites in the urine and the effect of MB plus alkalization on Candida species were determined. MB was used for the treatment of childhood renal candidiasis (CRC) in 3 patients as an irrigating solution. Besides irrigation, fluconazole 3 mg/kg/day intravenously and MB 0.2 mg/kg/day we...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aktug T,Olguner M,Akgür FM,Aldirmaz C,Hoşgör M,Yulug N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-one women suffering from recurrent cystitis were analysed. The patients were randomly distributed into two groups, in accordance with the treatment given. Forty-one were treated medically and thirty were subjected to internal urethrotomy with the Otis urethrotome and antimicrobial agents. The results of treatm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Netto NR,da Silva RP

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the case of a patient with HCV, without previous evidence of nephropathy, who following two well-tolerated cycles of treatment with interferon alone developed nephrotic syndrome after a third attempt with ribavirin associated with peginterferon alfa 2b. The patient exhibited a total remission when...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tovar JL,Buti M,Segarra A,Majó J,Esteban R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To find the most beneficial method, we assessed patient comfort and morbidity rates during prostate biopsy procedures performed using periprostatic nerve blockade, unilateral pudendal nerve blockade, intrarectal lidocaine gel, and a combination of periprostatic nerve blockade and intrarectal lidocaine gel....

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Inal G,Adsan O,Ugurlu O,Kaygisiz O,Kosan M,Cetinkaya M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are commonly caused by Ebstein-Barr Virus infection. The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the genesis of lymphomas has been recognized recently. We report a HCV infected renal transplant recipient who developed PTLD 11 months after transplantation. Reduction of imm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aravindan AN,Moger V,Sakhuja V,Kohli HS,Varma N,Jha V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Impaired kidney function is common in kidney-transplanted patients and complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as mineral and bone disorders (MBD) are also prevalent in this population. Similarly to other stages of CKD, increasing evidence supports the association between MBD and cardiovascular...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ambrus C,Molnar MZ,Czira ME,Rosivall L,Kiss I,Remport A,Szathmari M,Mucsi I

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) is a minimally invasive approach that is becoming a standard treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). It is providing similar results when compared with open surgery. We here present our technique and analyses of experience of our first 100 cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:W...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh O,Gupta SS,Arvind NK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00