Cytomegalovirus infections in renal transplant patients.

abstract：PURPOSE:Preserving renal function and controlling oncological outcomes are pertinent while managing renal tumours. We compared outcomes of percutaneous cryoablation (PCA) and retroperitoneoscopic cryoablation (RCA) in patients with renal neoplasms. METHODS:We identified 108 patients with renal tumours at two medical c...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Liu HY,Shen SH,Hsu LN,Chiang PH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicocele, the leading cause of male infertility, can impair sperm quality and fertility via various oxidative stress mechanisms. An imbalance between excessive reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant protection causes alterations in nuclear and mitochondrial sperm DNA, thus rendering a subset of varicocel...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Roque M,Esteves SC

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Several techniques have been used to repair mid-penile hypospadias; however, high failure rates and major complications have been reported. In this study, we describe a novel technique using a well-vascularized flap of the inner and outer preputial skin. METHODS:A total of 110 male children with hypospadias...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Elmoghazy H,Hussein MM,Mohamed E,Badawy A,Alsagheer G,Abd Elhamed AM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been no documentation on the epidemiology of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in the Cayman Islands. We retrospectively surveyed all facilities providing renal replacement therapy in the Cayman Islands in order to define the epidemiology of kidney failure in this setting. The prevalence of ESRD in this populat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cawich SO,Iheonunekwu N,Hendriks F,Hoeksema G

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Pure testicular rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor and 7 cases have been reported in literature. A 20-year-old male patient presented with a painless right testicular swelling who underwent inguinal orchiectomy with suspicion of testicular malignancy. The case was regarded as an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma according...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Erbay ME,Tarhan F,Barişik NO,Kuyumcuoğlu U

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypovitaminosis D is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular events. This study aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on endothelial dysfunction in non-dialysis CKD patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy-one non-dialysis ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zhang Q,Zhang M,Wang H,Sun C,Feng Y,Zhu W,Cao D,Shao Q,Li N,Xia Y,Tang T,Wan C,Liu J,Jin B,Zhao M,Jiang C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of ESRD patients in Jordan taking a multidimensional approach. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study that included a cohort of 620 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Data were retrieved via patient survey administration ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Karasneh R,Al-Azzam S,Altawalbeh SM,Alshogran OY,Hawamdeh S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine subpreputial bacteriology and to compare it with the urine cultures of healthy male children. Seventy-two male children were divided into two groups as A and B according to age. In both groups preputial sac and urine cultures were taken simultaneously. Gram (+) enteric cocci...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Savaş C,Cakmak M,Yorgancigil B,Bezir M

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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：:Lymphocyte suppressive activity after stimulation with Con A and lymphocyte function as the effectors in the ADCC test had been examined in 68 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis (GN) and in 20 healthy controls. Lymphocyte suppressive activity was lower in patients with chronic GN than in the healthy individuals....

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Szewczyk Z,Klinger M,Kopec W,Penar J,Kruźel E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of microvessel density (MVD) in predicting lymph node (LN) metastasis in penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Records of 266 patients with PSCC were analyzed. Parameters examined were tumor stage, grade, nodal status, intratumoral and peritumoral MVD. Univariate and...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Arora A,Bansal A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enlarge bladder capacity after extensive segmental bladder resection, the authors sutered bladder margins to the serosal aspect of intact sigmoid (Heeg's method). Experimental data and two clinical cases have proved this technique to be of practical value. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Proca E,Nicolescu D

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 234 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, detected on the basis of clinical, immunological and pathomorphological criteria, have been examined. A group of 23 chronic glomerulonephritis patients with massive deposits of immunoglobulin A found by immunofluorescent examination, has been separated on the ba...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Steciwko A,Szewczyk Z,Letachowicz W,Steciwko M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric kidney transplantation has different aspects in adults in terms of underlying primary renal disease, surgical technique, perioperative care and graft prognosis. Significant urological problems are present in a high percentage of paediatric recipients. This study was undertaken to characterize paed...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Morita K,Seki T,Kakizaki H,Takeuchi I,Yamashita T,Chikaraishi T,Kanagawa K,Hirano T,Nonomura K,Koyanagi T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the association among the expressions of pro- and anti-inflammatory nuclear factors (nuclear factor-kappaB, NF-κB and nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2, Nrf2) and nutritional status in HD patients. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included eighty-three HD patients. The periphe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Farage NE,Stockler-Pinto MB,Leal VO,Cardozo LL,Carraro-Eduardo JC,Fouque D,Mafra D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of robotic assisted kidney transplantation in graft with multiple vessels. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighteen patients underwent RAKT with grafts with multiple vessels (GMVs) from living donor performed by a single surgeon in single institution. The retrospe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kishore TA,Kuriakose MJ,Pathrose G,Raveendran V,Kumar KV,Unni VN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anaemia and resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are common complications in haemodialysis (HD) patients. We investigated the role of hepcidin in the development of anaemia and ESA resistance/hyporesponsiveness and its relation to the plasma levels of the inflammatory markers interleukin 6 (IL...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： El Sewefy DA,Farweez BA,Behairy MA,Yassin NR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin are associated with increased risk of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate BMI and serum albumin as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in hemodialysed (HD) patients. We describe the result...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Mafra D,Farage NE,Azevedo DL,Viana GG,Mattos JP,Velarde LG,Fouque D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) containing free oxygen radicals has been identified as one of the causes of male infertility. Lycopene is a component of human redox defence mechanism against free radicals. It is found in high concentrations in the testes and seminal plasma and decreased levels ha...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gupta NP,Kumar R

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：:Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital non-malignant anomaly characterized by fusion of splenic tissue to the gonad and can be continuous or discontinuous. Very few cases have been diagnosed preoperatively. We reported one case of the continuous type presenting with scrotal mass which underwent laparoscopy and the ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Liu W,Wu R,Guo Z

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell nephropathy is a major complication of sickle cell disease. It manifests in different forms, including glomerulopathy, proteinuria, hematuria, and tubular defects, and frequently results in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Different pathophysiologic mechanisms have been proposed to explain the development o...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hariri E,Mansour A,El Alam A,Daaboul Y,Korjian S,Aoun Bahous S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the possible association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and infectious complications after prostate biopsy. METHODS:A total of 480 men underwent prostatic biopsy due to elevated prostate-specific antigen levels and/or abnormal digital rectal examination. Patients were divided into two subgroups ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sahin C,Eryildirim B,Cetinel AC,Faydaci G,Narter F,Goktas C,Sarica K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the treatment alternatives of total avulsion of the ureter from both ends including ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) and ureterovesical junction (UVJ). METHODS:Total ureteral avulsion on both ends of the ureter was examined in 4 cases performing ureteroscopy. In two male patients of the four cases, ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Unsal A,Oguz U,Tuncel A,Bozkurt OF,Aslan Y,Eraslan A,Senocak Ç,Atan A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Metformin has been shown to reduce diabetic complications in overweight patients, and is increasingly used to treat this condition. However, this agent is associated with a rare but serious risk of lactic acidosis. METHODS:From January 2004 to November 2008, 11 cases of metformin-associated lactic acidosis ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wen YK

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-year period, hundreds of patients underwent ESWL treatment with the Dornier HM-3 and HM-4 lithotriptors operating at our institution. Our experience in 3,500 patients treated with the HM-4 bath-free lithotriptor is reported. Patients with radiolucent or cystine stones, stones larger than 3 cm or staghorn ca...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kostakopoulos A,Stavropoulos NI,Louras G,Deliveliotis C,Dimopoulos C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00