Long-term results of microsurgical drainage for idiopathic varicocele.

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：:The major cause of death among chronic kidney disease patients is cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular and kidney disease are interrelated and increase the severity of each other. Dyslipidemia is one the major causes of cardiovascular disease among chronic kidney disease patients along with diabetes and hypertensio...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dincer N,Dagel T,Afsar B,Covic A,Ortiz A,Kanbay M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the relative importance of clinicopathological factors potentially affecting the survival of individuals initially diagnosed as having metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), univariate and multivariate analyses using Cox's proportional hazards model were performed for 111 RCC patients who were admitted to f...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Takashi M,Kawai T,Murase T,Wakai K,Ohno Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease is characterized by the formation of a fibrotic plaque in the tunica albugenia of the penis. Two patients with calcified butterfly shaped plaques involving the ventrolateral aspect of the penis are described. These patients were managed by plaque excision and dermal grafting with excellent post-oper...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Goel A,Lal H,Khaitan A,Hemal AK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Varicocele is among the leading causes of male infertility. Despite decades of research, its pathogenesis is still unclear. S100A12 is a member of the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins with principal extracellular activities. It is secreted by activated neutrophils and interacts with the multiligand recep...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bagheri V,Hassanshahi G,Zeinali M,Abedinzadeh M,Khorramdelazad H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the survival effect of treatment delays from the time of confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer to first treatment in an Australian population. METHODS:Three thousand one hundred and forty patients were identified from the South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative database ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： O'Callaghan ME,Shi Z,Kopsaftis T,Moretti K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that residual renal function but not peritoneal clearance predicted patients' survival in peritoneal dialysis therapy. In the present study, we tried to explore the potential causes resulting in the difference between residual renal function and peritoneal dialysis in continuous ambulatory ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tian XK,Wang T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of ureteral stump after radical nephrectomy is rare. Following nephrectomy patients with a prior history of bladder cancer must have their ureteral stumps evaluated. Furthermore, the presence of hematuria should alert the urologist to a possible TCC in the ureteral stump. We present a...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Haritopoulos K,Stravodimos K,Banias C,Giaslakiotis V,Alamanis C,Giannopoulos A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of one-stage surgical correction of distal to penoscrotal hypospadias is described. The chordee is released by skin lysis alone and urethroplasty is done by the flip-flap technique while the globular glans is rerolled over the new urethra, all in one stage. The complication rate was minimal (15 per cent),...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Koyanagi T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 40-year-old lady who presented with severe headaches, persistent microscopic haematuria and hypertension requiring anti-hypertensive medication. Investigations for secondary hypertension were all normal except for a CT scan. This indicated a complex cystic lesion, measuring 2.4 x 5 x 10 cms , arising from ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Murugesan M,Courtauld E,Fisher C,Nathan S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brown tumor, a non-neoplastic process resulting from excess osteoclast activity, is found in primary hyperparathyroidism (HPTP) and secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPTS). We report a rare case of multiple spinal cord compression by brown tumors. CASE REPORT:A 47-year-old male with end-stage renal disease cau...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Araújo SM,Bruin VM,Nunes AS,Pereira EN,Mota AC,Ribeiro MZ,Sobreira CT,Daher EF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study of 522 consecutive patients who were subjected to transurethral resection of the prostate with suprapubic trocar technique, six patients were suspected of having transurethral prostatic resection syndrome. The majority of the transurethral resections were performed by surgical or urological tr...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Weis N,Jørgensen PE,Bruun E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the two conventional surgical methods for varicocelectomy, 50 patients with varicocele were operated by using either the retroperitoneal or the inguinal techniques. Compliance with local anaesthesia was found to be poor in the retroperitoneal group. The operative time was significantly shorter (p = 0.00038)...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozkardeş H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, great progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy (MN) with the discovery of autoantibodies (Abs) to M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) in serum and in immunocomplexes deposited in glomerulus in most adult patients with primary MN. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Santos Neto CO,Passos MT,Fernandes DE,Nishida SK,Andrade LEC,Mastroianni Kirsztajn G

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen analysis and immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were tested in 65 patients with varicocele. The mean sperm count and motility values in our study were 36.8 +/- 2.9 million per ml and 38.4 +/- 2.5 per cent, respectively. Both parameters were found not to differ significantly in three grades of varicocele. Imm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ozen H,Asar G,Güngör S,Peker AF

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the present study was to determine whether administration of zolpidem, a nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic agent, at night would improve the frequency of nocturia unresponsive to alpha-blocker monotherapy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study inclusion criter...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Song YS,Ku JH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the introduction the author stresses that the main facts which decide the choice and prognosis of therapy are localization, length and the so-called complexity of the stricture. His 15-year material from 388 operations on 290 patients is presented. Circular strictures of the anterior urethra (a total of 135 operati...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Novak R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two young men with abacterial prostatitis underwent physical examination, semen analyses, rectal US (TRUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis. Findings on TRUS showed no distinct differences like capsular irregularity, dilatation of the seminal vesicles and calcified foci in the prostate. In MRI ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Atilla MK,Sargin H,Odabaş O,Yilmaz Y,Aydin S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study demonstrated prolonged decreases of phagocytic activity by neutrophils in comparison to transitory neutropenias during haemodialysis with cuprophane membranes, remaining in connection with non-equalization immunological findings as C3 complement levels, circulating immune complexes and lysozyme activ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kozioł M,Ksiazek A,Solski J,Rolla R,Rajtar B

更新日期：1989-01-01 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:Evaluation of ultrasonographic abnormalities with active Schistosoma haematobium infection in Yemeni patients. METHODS:As part of a cooperation between a private hospital and Schistosomiasis Control Project in Yemen, laboratory and ultrasonographic examinations were performed in 158 patients (8 females, 150 ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Salah MA,Böszörményi-Nagy G,Al Absi M,Nagi MA,Alsaaidi AA

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:A door to door survey of 38,805 persons from urban (9527) and rural (nontribal--19,716; tribal--9562) areas was carried out from 59 localities of Udaipur region to find out the prevalence of urinary stone disease. Simultaneously 118 water samples were also collected. The three sources of drinking water in these locali...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh PP,Kiran R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a urothelial carcinoma with trophoblastic differentiation of the bladder that occured in a 23-year-old man. The patient presented with hematuria. Multiple papillary masses were resected transurethrally. Histopathologically, grade III urothelial cell carcinoma contained giant cells that were positiv...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tuna B,Yörükoğlu K,Mungan U,Kirkali Z

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors measured the thickness of the basement membranes of the proximal and distal tubuli in the renal cortex in 20 patients with verified diabetes mellitus. The test group consisted of 20 patients with small abnormalities of glomeruli (or in the range of variable norm), of the same sex and comparable age. Measuremen...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Danis D,Nyitrayová O,Slugen I,Kovác A,Nyulassy S,Orban A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although frequent use of prophylactic antibiotics for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB), incidences of urinary tract infection (UTI) and bacterial resistance are still increasing. We evaluated the efficacy of augmented prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing TRPB. METHODS:A syst...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yang L,Tang Z,Gao L,Li T,Chen Y,Liu L,Han P,Li X,Dong Q,Wei Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In low and middle- income countries, due to lack of financial resources, the number of patients receiving one or two hemodialysis (HD) sessions a week has increased, leading to a large number of complications. Protein-energy wasting (PEW) and overhydration (OH) are common complications; nevertheless, the eviden...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Nieves-Anaya I,Várgas MB,Mayorga H,García OP,Colín-Ramírez E,Atilano-Carsi X

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) staining has been shown to be very useful in identifying acute proximal tubular injury, but its sensitivity, specificity and predicting values for the recovery of renal function after injury in renal biopsies have not been well established. In the first study, we randomly selected 184 ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yin W,Kumar T,Lai Z,Zeng X,Kanaan HD,Li W,Zhang PL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis is idiopathic in two thirds of cases and is found most commonly as an isolated fibrotic plaque centered over the lumbar spine and entrapping one or both ureters. It has been postulated that fibrosis in the idiopathic cases results from a hypersensitivity reaction to antigens leaking into the r...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Erton ML,Ilker YN,Ceyhan N,Akdaş A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00