Diagnosis of urethral strictures: is retrograde urethrography still necessary?

abstract：:Although brucellosis is an endemic disease in Mediterranean countries, there are few reported cases of Brucella endocarditis and glomerulonephritis. We report a case of Brucella prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis and glomerulonephritis that could be managed by using only antibiotic therapy, including rifampicin, dox...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Oguzhan N,Akgun H,Unal A,Ardic I,Caliskan TA,Cilan H,Oymak O,Utas C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate cancer involvement of internal female genitalia of patients undergoing anterior exenteration for clinically organ confined transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, and identify potential preoperative risk factors. Charts and anterior exenteration specimens from 54 women with clinically organ confined tr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Varkarakis IM,Pinggera G,Antoniou N,Constantinides K,Chrisofos M,Deliveliotis C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:End-to-end of terminal ureteral segments seems to be a good alternative to terminal cutaneous ureterostomy in very selected cases (patients with short life-expectancy or when it is impossible to utilize the bowel for urinary diversion). BACKGROUND:An end-to-end ureteral anastomosis (UA) drained by a single ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Panella P,Pepe P,Motta L,D'Arrigo L,Savoca F,Candiano G,Pennisi M,Aragona F

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:In 50 patients with terminal renal failure treated by intermittent peritoneal dialysis quantitative and qualitative assessments of peritoneal cells present in six successive changes of dialysate were performed using light microscopy and the Cytur test (Boehringer). The examination was repeated in 25 patients in the co...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sułowicz W

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We examined the incidence of myocardial ischemia (MI) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), and its association with long-term outcomes after transplantation. METHODS:A retrospective observational study was conducted of asymptomatic KTRs who underwent post-transplant M...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Low S,Chua HR,Wong R,Goh A,Ng YH,Teo BW,Vathsala A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight patients with urate calculi and 31 patients with other (non-urate) calculi were examined for total-body potassium by means of a total-body counter. The patients with urate calculosis were found to differ significantly in their total-body K from patients with other calculi as well as from normal subjects. T...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Frang D,Götz F,Nagy Z,Verebélyi A,Köves S,Tóth A,Keszthelyi B,Sarolta N

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Timely risk assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and proper community-based CKD monitoring are important to prevent patients with potential risk from further kidney injuries. As many symptoms are associated with the progressive development of CKD, evaluating risk of CKD through a set of clinical data of s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients in Stages I and II of benign prostatic hyperplasia were treated with Peponen capsule. Out of them 26 took the drug for 10 months, 22 for at least 7, and 12 for at least 4 months. The daily dosage was 3 x 2 capsules in the first month and 3 x 1 capsule for the rest of the time. On the ground of urodynami...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hamvas A,Corradi G,Hegedüs M,Frang D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile acute non-proliferative glomerulonephritis (JANG) is a relatively new clinico-pathological entity established in 2000. A PubMed search revealed only two published reports encompassing 14 cases of JANG. It is distinguished from acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis by the presence of normal serum complem...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Marina VP,Tarabishi R,Malhotra D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because of the complexity of the abnormalities and limited options for reconstruction of failed hypospadias, creating a neourethra presents a challenge to surgeons. We reviewed our experiences with staged urethroplasty strategies to repair the penis of failed hypospadias. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospecti...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wu M,Chen F,Xie H,Lv Y,Huang Y,Liu Y,Ye W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Limited numbers of literatures have focused on the association between γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and their results were controversial. Therefore, in this study, we set up a large-scale cohort of Chinese population to discover and verify the association between serum GGT and C...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Shen ZW,Xing J,Wang QL,Faheem A,Ji X,Li J,Bian WW,Jiang Z,Li XJ,Xue FZ,Liu J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megaureter and ureteropelvic junction obstruction are not uncommon urinary tract congenital abnormalities. While each has been known to be associated with other urogenital anomalies, their association together is rarely reported. This report will describe the diagnosis and management of such a case. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Waltzer WC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, we reported that alpha 1A-adrenoceptor (AR) is the main participant in phenylephrine-induced human ureteral contraction. We therefore decided to carry out a prospective randomized study to evaluate the effects of silodosin, a selective alpha 1A AR antagonist, as a medical expulsive therapy (MET) for...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Itoh Y,Okada A,Yasui T,Ando R,Tozawa K,Sasaki S,Kohri K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum hepatitis is a dreaded risk in connection with regular dialysis treatment (RDT). Liver damage, however, can be cuased by other diseases, such as infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV). Two cases in our artificial kidney unit revealed signs of liver damage with increased liver enzyme activity. Case 1, a woman, was ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Larsson S,Ekberg M,Denneberg T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced peritoneal clearances of creatinine and urate were demonstrated repeatedly in a patient with scleroderma and a patient with diabetes mellitus. Urea clearances were not significantly different from usual values. The findings suggest decreased peritoneal membrane permeability and/or area (if urea clearance is fl...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nolph KD,Miller L,Husted FC,Hirszel P

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal blood flow measurements have been carried out by means of positron emission tomography (PET) to facilitate the detection of radiation-induced injuries. The advantages of the method employed in animal experiments are described. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kuten A,Roval HD,Griffeth LK,Mintum MA,Perez CA,Wasserman TH,Ter-Pogossian MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Orthostatic hypotension is very common in the elderly. It increases morbidity and is an independant predictor of all cause mortality. It is defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure greater than 20 mm Hg or a fall in diastolic blood pressure greater than 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing. Symptoms include light...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sahni M,Lowenthal DT,Meuleman J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prostatitis syndrome is a multifactorial condition of largely unknown etiology. This study is to analyze the relationship between cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) with the chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (CNBP). METHODS:A total of 172 CNBP patients and 151 healthy males were recruite...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yuan Z,Liu X,Deng W,Lai X,Yan Z,Zheng R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of smoking status, cumulative smoking exposure and smoking cessation on the outcomes of patient with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). METHODS:We collected smoking data from 484 patients with NMIBC who were treated with transurethral resection (TUR); smoking status was cat...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Li HM,Azhati B,Rexiati M,Wang WG,Li XD,Liu Q,Wang YJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:On the evidence of physical examination, history, and semen analysis, endocrinological alteration is suspected in the background of infertility in about one third of the husbands of couples consulting a doctor because of childless marriage. The data of 206 male patients have been processed, and in 71 cases the serum F...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Csenke Z,Török L,Szöllösi J,Scultéty S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the autologous fascia rectus sling in treating stress urinary incontinence in female patients with neuropathic bladder. Furthermore, correlations between preoperative parameters and outcome were evaluated. METHODS AND DESIGN:We retrospectively ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Athanasopoulos A,Gyftopoulos K,McGuire EJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiovascular (CV) events are the first cause of death in patients with chronic renal disease (CKD) and in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The combination of CKD and DM2 elevates the risk of both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death in this high-risk population. Besides traditional risk factors...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Roumeliotis AK,Roumeliotis SK,Panagoutsos SA,Tsetsos F,Georgitsi M,Manolopoulos V,Paschou P,Passadakis PS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HAAKI is a common clinical problem in hospitalized patients. Its incidence is high in older patients and carries worse prognosis. The presence of multiple co-morbidities, aging process, and frequent diagnostic and therapeutic interventions predispose elderly patients to HAAKI. This study aims to evaluate the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh S,Patel PS,Doley PK,Sharma SS,Iqbal M,Agarwal A,Singh N,Kumar A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated the inhibitory effects of a novel minimally invasive implanted tibial nerve stimulation device on non-nociceptive bladder reflexes in cats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A wireless minimally invasive implanted nerve stimulator was implanted adjacent to the left tibial nerve in seven ca...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Wan X,Liang Y,Li X,Liao L

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

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：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：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