Reconstruction of the urethral meatus with a buccal mucosa graft.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing ureterolithotripsy (URS) with percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) or laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LU) techniques for the management of large proximal ureteral stones (diameter greater than 10 mm). METHODS:A literature search was perfo...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Wu T,Duan X,Chen S,Yang X,Tang T,Cui S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal angiomyolipoma (AML), a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm, is characterized by the presence of vessels, smooth muscle, and adipose tissue. Treatment should be considered for symptomatic patients or for those at risk for complications, in particular for retroperitoneal bleeding, which is correlated to the size of ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tidim G,Kilickesmez O,Culha MG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a very aggressive necrotizing fasciitis involving subcutaneous fat and skin of scrotal and perineal regions. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a well-known method used to treat complex wounds. The authors for the first time enhance a multimodal strategy to treat the FG using VAC, r...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Cuccia G,Mucciardi G,Morgia G,Stagno d'Alcontres F,Galì A,Cotrufo S,Romeo M,Magno C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome is a genetic disease responsible for causing cardiovascular, eye and musculoskeletal damages. Urinary disorders are not common. We present 4 cases of chronic urinary tract symptoms, with 2 different pathophysiological processes. Three patients presented with spinal cord infarct following aortic dissect...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hentzen C,Turmel N,Chesnel C,Le Breton F,Sheikh Ismael S,Amarenco G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium oxalate kidney stone formers are invariably advised to increase their fluid intake. In addition, magnesium therapy is often administered. Recently, a prospective study showed that a high dietary intake of calcium reduces the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. The present study was performed to test whether sim...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rodgers AL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to examine the relationship between chronic prostatic inflammation and prostatic calculi, and clinical parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was based on 225 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate for BPH. Chronic inflammati...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kim SH,Jung KI,Koh JS,Min KO,Cho SY,Kim HW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to an increase in contractility, contracted fibers and small and electron-dense mitochondria have suggested an increase of cytosolic Ca(2+) within the cremaster muscles (CM) associated with undescended testis. Therefore, the Ca(2+) content of CM associated with an undescended testis was determined and comp...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tanyel FC,Ulusu NN,Tezcan EF,Büyükpamukçu N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 2-year period, 37 patients with symptomatic metastatic prostatic cancer were included in a prospective randomized phase-III trial. Nineteen patients were randomized to subcapsular orchiectomy, and 18 to cyproterone acetate (CPA) treatment with a dose of 50 mg b.i.d. The median age of the patients was 74 years...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ostri P,Bonnesen T,Nilsson T,Frimodt-Møller C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 patients with epididymo-orchitis, caused by Brucella melitensis, accompanied by severe delay of diagnosis. In 1 patient the correct diagnosis was only suspected after his wife had been diagnosed with brucellosis. Our cases illustrate that diagnosing brucellosis can be difficult in nonendemic areas, especia...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Moens AA,Vlaspolder F,Verlind J,Sepers JM,Stam F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the usefulness of tumor-centered multiplanar reconstruction (TC-MPR) for predicting intraoperative urinary collecting system (UCS) entry in patients with peripheral renal tumors undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN). METHODS:Dynamic computed tomography images of 50 peripheral cT1 renal tumors treated...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Uehara S,Yoshida S,Tanaka H,Yasuda Y,Tanaka H,Kijima T,Yokoyama M,Ishioka J,Matsuoka Y,Saito K,Fujii Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study deals with morphological changes during erection both in the penile deep artery supplying the corpus cavernosum and in veins draining it. These vessels were shown to maintain wide lumina in the flaccid state. In the erect state induced by injection of papaverine, the postcavernous venules were compre...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hanyu S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional activity of the sphincter muscle of the urethra is known to be controlled largely by the hypogastric and pudendal nerves. It remains unknown, however, whether innervation of the muscle by these peripheral nerves is ipsi- or bilateral. In an attempt to answer this question urethral closure pressure was d...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Morita T,Kizu N,Kondo S,Dohkita S,Tsuchida S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the baseline levels of urine nuclear matrix protein 22 (U-NMP22) and survivin in urine after radical cystectomy for primary invasive bladder cancer. We measured U-NMP22 and survivin values in 72 patients with four types of urinary diversion (Indiana bladder, Bricker bladder, Mainz bladder and orthotopi...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Dong ZL,Lu ZP,Wang HZ,Zhang LY,Wang ZP,Zhang YF,Ma BL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of neoadjuvant hormone treatment before radical prostatectomy on: tumor/prostate volume, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and testosterone levels, surgical margin status and tumor stage, and the ease of surgery following treatment. METHODS:Patients with clinically localized prostatic car...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Prezioso D,Lotti T,Polito M,Montironi R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship among serum mean platelet volume (MPV) levels, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), and study the potential role of serum MPV levels in BPH/LUTS progression in an indirect manner. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Zhao S,Tang J,Shao S,Yan Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new device for the simultaneous in vivo measurement of pressure and developed force in the ureter is introduced. The 5-French catheter was cystoscopically inserted into the ureters of 12 dogs under anesthesia. The forms of the peristaltic waves for pressure and force show considerable differences. A basal force anal...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Pohl J,Dambacher U,Marx G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intravesical epirubicin is a widely used agent for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer. A direct relationship between dose and activity has been reported: unfortunately the dose increase also increased the frequency and the intensity of treatment-related side effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A phase...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bassi P,Spinadin R,Longo F,Saraeb S,Pappagallo GL,Zattoni F,Pagano F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the bladder following augmentation cystoplasty is rare. Only 15 cases have been reported worldwide. We report a further 2 cases, 1 of which, a squamous cell carcinoma, has not previously been described in this context. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lane T,Shah J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well established that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common incident in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. Animal models have been described to investigate the relationship between bladder obstruction and ED. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Demir O,Esen EC,Murat N,Aslan G,Gidener S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a combined (cross-sectional and longitudinal) study, the serum concentration of laminin P1 was measured by radioimmunoassay in 16 patients with benign inflammatory bladder disorders and 47 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The results were compared with the serum laminin P1 values in 50 heal...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： AbouFarha KM,Menheere PP,Nieman FH,Arends JW,Janknegt RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human factors is a definition that includes the science of understanding the properties of human capability, the application of this understanding to the design and development of systems and services, the art of ensuring their successful applications to a program. The field of human factors traces its origins to the ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： D'Addessi A,Bongiovanni L,Volpe A,Pinto F,Bassi P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epididymitis is an inflammation or infection of the epididymis, a convoluted duct that lies on the posterior surface of the testicle. Oxidative stress due to excessive production of reactive oxygen species in epididymitis, impaired antioxidant defense mechanisms, or both, precipitates a range of pathologie...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kaya M,Boleken ME,Zeyrek F,Ozardali I,Kanmaz T,Erel O,Yücesan S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of radiolabeled prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET) or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for primary lymph node (LN) staging in newly diagnosed intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) patients....

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kim SJ,Lee SW,Ha HK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is usually considered a risk factor for postoperative complications; however, previous studies conclude contradictory results in retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA). We aim to evaluate the impact of obesity on the perioperative outcomes of LA. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study from ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hu Q,Hang Z,Ho Y,Sun C,Xu K,Xia G,Ding Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dependent drainage of a lower pole pyelocaliceal diverticulum was achieved by uretero-diverticulostomy in eight patients who already had compromised renal function due to bilateral megaureters or posterior urethral valves. This procedure preserves all functional renal parenchyma and the ureteropelvic junction is left ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rao MS,Bhat VN,Gupta CL,Vaidyanathan S,Bapna BC

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitance of different primary malignant neoplasms in the same individual has been observed and explained by several possible mechanisms. For urogenital malignancies in concomitance with lymphoid or with intestinal malignancies some data indicate that common etiologic factor(s) with pleiotropic effects may be invol...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Shabtai F,Lask D,Kimchi D,Hart J,Halbrecht I

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess MRI/Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) fusion three-dimensional model-guided targeted biopsy (3D-Tb) versus TRUS-guided systematic biopsy (Sb) in detecting overall and high-Gleason-score (≥7) prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS:Pubmed and Web of science were searched. Studies with men having a suspicious lesio...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tang Y,Liu Z,Tang L,Zhang R,Lu Y,Liang J,Zou Z,Zhou C,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of entrapped nephrostomy tube in a 61-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy and subsequent multiple ESWL for a left staghorn stone is presented. A nephrostomy track was created alongside the Malecot catheter and the overgrown tissue which was bridging the wings of the tube was incised with a...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tasca A,Cacciola A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the time-dependent biomechanical properties of four different implanted synthetic materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS:18 New Zealand rabbits were randomly categorized into three groups: group 1 to be evaluated at the 2nd week, group 2 at the 8th week, and group 3 at the 12th week. Before the implantation, ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Atmaca AF,Serefoğlu EC,Eroğlu M,Gürdal M,Metin A,Kayigil O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder tumors were staged preoperatively before and/or after M-VEC poly-chemotherapy using transrectal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in 46 patients. The resultant findings were each compared with histomorphologic results. The sensitivity of both methods compared with pathohistology was 88%. Using thi...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ruether U,Guhl L,Schmidt A,Stilz S,Bader H,Nunnensiek C,Rassweiler J,Eisenberger F,Jipp P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00