Laparoscopy in renal transplant patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present management challenges, surgical technique, and outcome associated with penoscrotal reconstruction in patients with giant scrotal lymphedema in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS:A prospective study of all patients who had penoscrotal reconstruction for giant scrotal lymphedema at our university teaching ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Salako AA,Olabanji JK,Oladele AO,Alabi GH,Adejare IE,David RA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to quantitate and compare urinary solute transport by stomach and ileum using an in vivo rat model. METHODS:An artificial urine solution was perfused through isolated gastric and ileal segments in the anesthetized rat. Concentrations of solutes and a volume marker were periodically ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Brandell RA,Scaletscky R,Koch MO

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adult male with posterior urethral valves who had obstructive urinary symptoms and painless gross hematuria is presented. The diagnosis, development, and treatment of posterior urethral valves is discussed. The importance of also treating the hypertrophied bladder neck is stressed. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Saraf PG,Valvo JR,Frank IN

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a patient whose left renal vein was ligated in the course of a right nephrectomy for a large Wilms tumor, in the presence of an unobstructed vena cava and without established venous collateral circulation. It would appear that even with sudden obstruction to venous outflow the left kidney can devel...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tucci P,Diagonale AM,Visani S,Gentile RL

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete eversion and prolapse of the urinary bladder is rare. We report a case occurring in an eighty-two-year-old female. We believe only 3 previous cases have been reported, and only 1 of these occurred in an adult. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Underhill TR,Altaffer LF 3rd

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destruction of the adrenergic terminals in the ureter, bladder, and urethra was produced and maintained in 4 dogs for periods up to twelve months by biweekly intraperitoneal injections of 6-hydroxydopamine. The effects on urine transport, storage, and elimination were studied. The results are discussed in the light of...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wein AJ,Raezer DM,Jacobowitz D,Gadbois WF,Benson GS,Corriere JN

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of the Memokath stent in managing recurrent bulbar urethral strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is an investigative pilot stage 2A study in patients with a recurrent bulbar urethral stricture who underwent a Memokath stent implant from January 2014 to January 2016 in a single high...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Barbagli G,Rimondi C,Balò S,Butnaru D,Sansalone S,Lazzeri M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the expression of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and adrenomedullin (ADM) in the renal pelvis, stenotic ureteropelvic junction, and ureter of 20 male Wistar rats with congenital unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction; the normal contralateral kidneys served as controls. The molecular pathophysiolo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Miller J,Hesse M,Diemer T,Haenze J,Knerr I,Rascher W,Weidner W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A seven-year-old body with diurnal and nocturnal incontinence was found to have a dysplastic left kidney and an associated ectopic ureter in a single, system which opened beside the verumontanum. An intravesical bulge was identified which resembled a ureterocele but was, in fact, a dilated ectatic lower ureter proxima...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cumes DM,Sanfelippo CJ,Stamey TA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the existence of a prostate-bladder neural reflex that might help clarify a neurologic mechanism for voiding dysfunction associated with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. METHODS:Experiments were performed on anesthetized adult male Wistar rats. Repeated cystometry was used to...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Song B,Jiang C,Wang Y,Lu Y,Li L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Frequently, statistically significant prognostic factors are reported in published studies with suggestions that disease management should be modified. However, the clinical relevance of such factors is rarely quantified. We evaluated the accuracy of predicting the need for invasive treatment among patients ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kiemeney LA,Mochtar CA,Straatman H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the results of repairing congenital or acquired penile torsion by means of a simple surgical procedure that does not involve resection of corporeal tissue. METHODS:Forty-six circumcised patients (mean age 27 months, range 6 to 119) presented with isolated penile torsion of a greater than 30 degre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bar-Yosef Y,Binyamini J,Matzkin H,Ben-Chaim J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of metabolic syndrome on lower urinary tract symptoms in a sample of middle-aged men receiving a health checkup. METHODS:Subjects aged 45 years or older who voluntarily underwent a medical checkup were enrolled. Participant demographics and health history were collected by a self-ad...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yang TK,Hsieh JT,Chen SC,Chang HC,Yang HJ,Huang KH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy, tolerability, and quality of life benefits of bicalutamide (Casodex) 150-mg/day monotherapy and castration in previously untreated nonmetastatic (M0) advanced prostate cancer. METHODS:A total of 480 patients with Stage T3/T4 nonmetastatic disease randomly received oral bicalutamide ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Iversen P,Tyrrell CJ,Kaisary AV,Anderson JB,Baert L,Tammela T,Chamberlain M,Carroll K,Gotting-Smith K,Blackledge GR

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define the safety and efficacy of a pneumatically driven, mechanical lithotriptor using nitinol probes through semirigid and actively deflectable, flexible fiberoptic endoscopes. METHODS:The Browne Pneumatic Impactor (BPI) uses standard compressed air to drive a nitinol wire along its long axis onto a ca...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grasso M,Loisides P,Beaghler M,Bagley D

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate differences in stone measurement using computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US). Axial unenhanced helical CT is the reference-standard imaging modality for the assessment of urinary tract calculi; however, US is also commonly used. Differences in stone measurement using these techniques are p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ray AA,Ghiculete D,Pace KT,Honey RJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical techniques for correction of stress urinary incontinence continues to evolve particularly those utilizing the endoscopic approach. Various forms of endoscopic urethropexy have been performed in 142 women with a minimum of one-year follow-up. The cure rate for the entire series was 94 percent. In the last ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kursh ED,Angell AH,Resnick MI

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of recurrent reflux on the right side after bilateral vesicoureteroplasty with modified Hutch I technique. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grechi G,Selli C,Pecori M,Carini M

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a widely used serum marker for human prostate cancer (PCa). The majority of PSA in serum is present as a complex with alpha-1-antichymotrypsin (ACT). In recent years, the ratio of free (uncomplexed) to total PSA has shown improved discrimination of PCa from benign prostatic...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mikolajczyk SD,Grauer LS,Millar LS,Hill TM,Kumar A,Rittenhouse HG,Wolfert RL,Saedi MS

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of fatty acid synthase (FASN) in bladder transitional cell carcinoma (BTCC). METHODS:FASN expression was investigated in non-muscle-invasive BTCC tissue specimens by immunohistochemistry and BTCC cell lines by Western blot. After treatment with FASN-siRNA or FASN inhibitor cerulenin (...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Jiang B,Li EH,Lu YY,Jiang Q,Cui D,Jing YF,Xia SJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas (LMS) are extremely rare mesenchymal tumors. To the best of our knowledge only 12 cases (9 cases of conventional and 2 cases of pleomorphic LMS) have been reported in the literature until the present date. Herein we report a case of pleomorphic LMS in a 47-year-old woman who presented w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mohanty SK,Balani JP,Parwani AV

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report our contemporary experience with ureterocalicostomy to determine whether the indications or results have changed in modern practice. Ureterocalicostomy is a well-established treatment for patients with complicated ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction and other forms of proximal ureteral obstruc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Matlaga BR,Shah OD,Singh D,Streem SB,Assimos DG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the benefits and safety of noncatheterization during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy within an enhanced recovery protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A single-center retrospective comparative study was carried out of consecutive patients who underwent a robot-assisted partial nephrectomy between Febr...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tremblais B,Dominique I,Terrier JE,Ecochard R,Hacquard H,Ruffion A,Paparel P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the body mass index (BMI) and lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) severity on treatment response to sildenafil in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and moderate to severe LUTS associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS:A post hoc analysis of data from a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-...

journal_title：Urology

authors： McVary KT,Siegel RL,Carlsson M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of the intravesical protrusion of the prostate (IPP) on the response to medical treatment with tamsulosin for a 3 month period. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study, which was conducted between 2009 and 2011 in the ambulatory clinic of an academic hospital, divided 183 patients with lower uri...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cumpanas AA,Botoca M,Minciu R,Bucuras V

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative lesions of the penis have many possible etiologies, including infectious, neoplastic, traumatic, drug-induced, and autoimmune. Although the most frequent neoplasm presenting as an ulcerative penile lesion is squamous cell carcinoma, it may rarely be a manifestation of other malignancies, including those of ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gatto-Weis C,Topolsky D,Sloane B,Hou JS,Qu H,Fyfe BS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare single-stage laparoscopic orchiopexy (SSLO) and staged Fowler-Stephens (SFS) procedures in the management of intra-abdominal undescended testes, and to analyze postoperative atrophy and malpositioning as end points. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective chart review identified laparoscopic orchiop...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Alam A,Delto JC,Blachman-Braun R,Wayne G,Mittal AG,Castellan M,Kozakowski K,Labbie A,Gosalbez R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acid phosphatase level of irrigant solution used during transurethral prostate resections was measured in 20 patients. The mean acid phosphatase of the irrigant solution was 45.3 IU/L (S.D. 50.7). The degree of elevation of irrigant acid phosphatase was related to the weight of tissue resected, the duration of the...

journal_title：Urology

authors： O'Donnell PD,Jacks DW,Brizzolara JP

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) for both retroaortic and circumaortic veins is described. LDN for left retroaortic vein draining into the common iliac vein (CIV) is not described previously. We report 2 cases of laparoscopic harvesting of left kidney having retroaortic renal vein draining into the left CIV and su...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Modi P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the excitatory amino acid receptor agonists can activate the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) and induce penile erections in the rat. METHODS:Male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were used. A 26-gauge needle was inserted into the corpus cavernosum to monitor the intracavern...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chen KK,Chang LS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00