Problems unique to microsurgical epididymovasostomy. Comparison of four techniques in a laboratory rat model with review of the literature.

abstract：:Serum concentrations of carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP) and carboxyterminal parathyroid hormone (C-PTH) were measured in 33 haemodialysis patients. Serum levels of PICP and C-PTH in the haemodialysis group were significantly higher than those in the controls. Although there was no correlation b...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sawamura T,Sasagawa I,Kubota Y,Ishigooka M,Nakada T,Adachi M,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem organ involvement and by high titers of auto antibodies against several nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Numerous abnormalities of the cytokine network have been described in patients suffering from SLE. Howeve...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sabry A,Elbasyouni SR,Sheashaa HA,Alhusseini AA,Mahmoud K,George SK,Kaleek EA,abo-Zena H,Kalil AM,Mohsen T,Rahim MA,El-samanody AZ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to assess GDF-15 and iron status in patients in early stages of chronic kidney disease with a particular emphasis on elderly population in association of classic iron status parameters with novel iron homeostasis biomarkers and inflammatory parameters. METHODS:Serum concentrations of G...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lukaszyk E,Lukaszyk M,Koc-Zorawska E,Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A,Malyszko J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genitourinary organs are at greater risk for multiple primary malignant neoplasms because of the high incidence of these tumours as primaries among all other organs. We present a case of prostate and bladder carcinoma metastasized to a single pelvic lymph node, called a "collision" metastasis, in a patient with four p...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ergen A,Balbay MD,Irwin M,Torno R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether conservative treatment of pediatric patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) results in lower bladder pressure and increased expected bladder volume (EBV), we investigated the clinical and urodynamic effects of long-term intravesical oxybutynin instillation compared with a stand...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lehnert T,Weisser M,Till H,Rolle U

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The numbers of older people on haemodialysis is rising. As aging and renal failure are risk factors for autonomic failure and haemodialysis involves significant fluid shifts we hypothesized that older patients would be susceptible to hypotensive events between dialysis sessions. Postural hypotension is a ris...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Roberts RG,Kenny RA,Brierley EJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of spontaneous perirenal hematoma that developed acutely during an elective coronary angiography in a 65-year-old man with suspected coronary artery disease, probably related to the use of heparin during angiography. The patient did not have any systemic vasculitides and was not receiving antiplatelet...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Goel R,Aron M,Kesarwani PK,Gupta NP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crossed renal ectopia and/or asymmetric fused kidney are unusual congenital anomalies. The deformity itself usually produces no symptoms and the clinical presentation generally suggests obstruction and infection. In our series, 10 of 11 patients presented with various vertebral anomalies. A theory of embryogenesis was...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gotoh T,Shinno Y,Koyanagi T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive dataset of porcine urinary bladder smooth muscle properties. Particularly, the history dependence of force production, namely force depression (FD) following shortening and force enhancement (FE) following stretch, was analysed. During active micturi...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Menzel R,Böl M,Siebert T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on our experience with a new surgical procedure of forming a pseudoneotesticle from indigenous tissues obtained from the existing scrotal contents. This procedure has been performed in 32 patients with a diagnosis of hormone dependent cancer of the prostate as a therapeutic manoeuvre, and in 3 children who h...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Barbalias GA,Liatsikos EN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) is a cation-exchanging resin that has been widely used for several decades as first-line therapy of mild chronic hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, evidence to prove the long-term tolerability and efficacy of SPS for the treatment of this cond...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Georgianos PI,Liampas I,Kyriakou A,Vaios V,Raptis V,Savvidis N,Sioulis A,Liakopoulos V,Balaskas EV,Zebekakis PE

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies on the association between extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and new onset hypertension have only illustrated contradictory results. In order to illustrate the association between SWL and new onset hypertension, a meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies was conducted. METH...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yu C,Longfei L,Long W,Feng Z,Jiping N,Mao L,Lin Q,Hequn C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to find out whether an improvement of vitamin D metabolism and its metabolites and a decrease of parathormones can be reached through a diet and UV irradiation. Forty-eight children with kidney insufficiency were divided into four groups: Group 1--diet according to Bergström with EAA and ceto...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lemke E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the possible renoprotective effect of sildenafil against renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and its effect on the expression of some antioxidant, antiapoptotic gene and proinflammatory cytokine genes in rat model of renal I/R injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and twenty male Sprague Da...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zahran MH,Hussein AM,Barakat N,Awadalla A,Khater S,Harraz A,Shokeir AA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity and metal ion concentrations in lymphocytes of patients with chronic renal failure and in healthy controls were studied. The data suggest that T and B lymphocyte nuclei of patients with renal failure show increased DNase activity when compared to their healthy counterparts. It is sug...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Adamiec R,Szewczyk Z,Szopa J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility may occur in patients with unilateral testicular torsion whose contralateral testis is intact. Depending on this observation, the physicians have begun to examine the contralateral testis. In the present prospective study we aimed to examine the histopathologic alterations occurring in the contralateral te...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Koşar A,Sarica K,Küpeli B,Alçiğir G,Süzer O,Küpeli S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of intravenous iron to supplement erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) has become a common practice in the management of anemia in patients with end-stage renal disease. Randomized clinical trials of anemia correction in this population have shown more adverse outcomes in CKD and ESRD patients assig...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Van Buren P,Velez RL,Vaziri ND,Zhou XJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：: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：:A unilateral adrenal tumour was incidentally detected in a 39-year-old woman with no characteristic features of Cushing's syndrome. Basal levels of glucocorticoids were within normal limits. However, abnormal pattern of plasma cortisol and ACTH was observed. The dexamethasone suppression test and the metyrapone test s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kodama C,Nakada T,Sasagawa I,Ishigooka M,Yamaguchi T,Suzuki H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of migration of the left renal vein (LRV) stent into the right ventricle in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. After a failed attempt of percutaneous endovascular removal of the stent, the stent in the heart was removed by open cardiac surgery, another stent was placed into the LRV via a puncture in...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chen S,Zhang H,Tian L,Li M,Zhou M,Wang Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental cystectomy or total cystectomy was performed in 26 patients with newly diagnosed stage T1, grade 3 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Their histological specimens were assessed with regard to types of tumour cell spread, small vessel involvement and coexistent carcinoma in situ. Patients were follow...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kubota Y,Numasawa K,Suzuki H,Kakizaki H,Ishii N,Kawamura S,Nakada T,Suzuki K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether an elevated serum uric acid (SUA) level is an independent risk factor for rapid decline in renal function or new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Chinese health checkup population. METHODS:A cohort study of 6495 Chinese individuals who underwent health checkups with normal estimat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Cao X,Wu L,Chen Z

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Evidence from recent studies indicates that in patients with diabetic nephropathy combined therapy with ACE inhibitors (ACEI) and AT1-receptor antagonists (ARB) results in more complete blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) than monotherapy, and reduces proteinuria. Most of these trials, however, ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dalla Vestra M,Simioni N,Masiero A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to evaluate the effects of oral testosterone undecanoate treatment based on the temporary growth of penis and the complications of surgery in children with microphallic hypospadias. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 72 randomized consecutive children with microphallic hypospadias were included in the ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chen C,Gong CX,Zhang WP

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine symptomatology and microbiology of infected lymphocele (LC) post-robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and to assess for potential predictors for LC fluid culture positivity. Secondly, to provide general recommendations about use of select antimicrobial the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hamada A,Hwang C,Fleisher J,Tuerk I

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00