Renal carcinoma with staghorn calculus, perinephric abscess, and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in same kidney. Subcutaneous abscess of thigh as initial presentation.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To describe the otherwise heretical technique of "blind" nonureteroscopic extraction of calculi from the intramural ureter using a 7-mm-diameter tapered coil called the "Stone Cone." TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS:After bypassing the stone and deploying the Stone Cone, slow traction was exerted. The Stone Cone'...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Eisner BH,Feldman AS,Chapin BF,Dretler SP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with magnetic resonance urography (MRU) in pregnant women suspected of having obstructing upper tract calculi. The diagnosis of an upper tract calculus in the pregnant woman can be challenging. Recent evidence suggests that MRU can be used to effectively evaluate renal colic. METHODS...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mullins JK,Semins MJ,Hyams ES,Bohlman ME,Matlaga BR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary sediments with significant pyuria were supravitally stained to assess the inflammatory state. Clinic patients showed a significant correlation between acute urinary infection, inflammation, and the predominance of live polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Post-transurethral prostatic resection patients demonstrated t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Guthinger WP,Pranikoff K,Cockett AT

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ureteral access sheaths (UASs) are used to facilitate ureteroscopic procedures. Difficulties with use have been reported. Manufacturers have redesigned these devices to ameliorate these problems, including reinforcement of the sheath wall. This study compared reinforced (RUASs) and nonreinforced UASs (NRUASs...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shields JM,Tunuguntla HS,Bhalani VK,Ayyathurai R,Bird VG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relative contributions of patient and surgeon factors for predicting selection of ileal conduit (IC), neobladder (NB), or continent pouch (CP) urinary diversions (UD) for patients diagnosed with muscle-invasive/high-risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. This information is needed to enhance re...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kwan ML,Leo MC,Danforth KN,Weinmann S,Lee VS,Munneke JR,Bulkley JE,Rosetti MO,Yi DK,Banegas MP,Wagner MD,Williams SG,Aaronson DS,Grant M,Krouse RS,Gilbert SM,McMullen CK

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of contralateral patent processus vaginalis discovered at laparoscopy in patients presenting with a unilateral nonpalpable testis. METHODS:From August 1997 through February 2006, 159 boys underwent laparoscopic exploration for a unilateral nonpalpable testis. The data were retrosp...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Onal B,Kogan BA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a durable, complete, local and pulmonary remission of a metastatic sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder treated with gemcitabine and cisplatin is presented. Sarcomatoid carcinoma arising in the bladder is a rare and notoriously aggressive variant of urothelial carcinoma for which an effective systemic t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Froehner M,Gaertner HJ,Manseck A,Wirth MP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present patterns of failure and hazard rates for failure that support the concept of cure for patients with prostate cancer treated with external beam radiation (RT). METHODS:Two patient groups are reported: 408 patients treated with RT alone and 63 patients treated with RT and short-term androgen depriv...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hanlon AL,Hanks GE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the usefulness of pretreatment testicular sperm extraction because some patients have tumor-induced azoospermia. In view of the high cure rates for testicular germ cell tumors and malignant lymphomas, increasing clinical importance is attached to protecting fertility. High-dose cytostatic therapy ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Schrader M,Müller M,Sofikitis N,Straub B,Krause H,Miller K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary stone disease (USD) is an important healthcare problem in the US affecting both adults and children, and costs $10 billion to the nation. Prevalence of USD has nearly doubled during the last 15 years in parallel to the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic. Despite the advances in the management of an acute epi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kirkali Z,Rasooly R,Star RA,Rodgers GP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define whether previous control of the adrenal vein is a crucial procedure in laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. METHODS:From January 2000 to December 2010, 114 patients with pheochromocytoma who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy through transperitoneal or retroperitoneal approach were in...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wu G,Zhang B,Yu C,Gao L,Gao Y,Huang Y,Yu L,Zhang G,Yang L,Yuan J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of gas in the portal venous system is considered an ominous sign often mandating immediate exploratory laparotomy; however, there are numerous reports of benign incidences of this finding. This report describes a case of portal venous gas after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. The patient had the rar...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rana AA,Sylla P,Woodland DC,Feingold DL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate of efficacy of transgluteal (supine) approach for shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in treatment of distal ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective, randomized, comparative study was conducted on 98 patients. Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: group A (n = 49; prone position)...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kamel M,Salem EA,Maarouf A,Abdalla M,Ragab A,Shahin AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence and characteristics of fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQ-R) Escherichia coli ST131 isolates in men undergoing ultrasound-guided transrectal prostate biopsy (TPB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-seven FQ-R E coli isolates from rectal swabs from 136 men undergoing TPB at 3 institutions in ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Liss MA,Peterson EM,Johnston B,Osann K,Johnson JR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of prostate cancer presenting with malignant ascites as the sole clinical manifestation is reported. The clinical course simulated occult gastrointestinal malignancy. At the histologic level, the tumor had a signet-ring morphology. Detailed immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies, however, confirmed the ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Catton PA,Hartwick RW,Srigley JR

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if prostatic inflammation at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) was associated with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). METHODS:We performed a proof of principle analytic case control study of patients who underwent RP between January 2005 and August 2008 for lower urinary tract...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Burris MB,Cathro HP,Kowalik CG,Jensen D,Culp SH,Steers WD,Krupski TL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of cystoscopic lithotripsy, we performed Amplatz sheath technique using Ho: YAG laser. Maheshwari first reported the use of an Amplatz sheath in the female urethra in 1998, and Okeke et al reported the use of an Amplatz sheath for male patients during cystolithotripsy in 2004. Th...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kawahara T,Ito H,Terao H,Kato Y,Ogawa T,Uemura H,Kubota Y,Matsuzaki J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF), a potent mitogen and tumor promoter, is excreted in urine permitting it to incubate with urothelial cells. We have previously shown that the distribution of receptors for EGF (EGF-Rs) on malignant urothelium changes to favor contact between EGF-Rs and intraluminal EGF. OBJECTIVES. To det...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Messing EM,Murphy-Brooks N

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although a number of pretransplant urologic evaluations have been recommended in the literature, their efficacy has not been validated. This study was undertaken to evaluate a standardized urologic diagnostic protocol for potential adult transplant recipients. METHODS:One hundred consecutive adult transplant...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yang CC,Rohr MC,Assimos DG

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the vasectomy reversal (VR) outcomes specifically among patients with vasal obstructive intervals (VOIs) of >10 years. The VOI has been shown to be a significant predictor of outcome after VR. Although no strict cutoff exists, couples have frequently been discouraged from considering a VR strictly ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grober ED,Karpman E,Fanipour M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between three x-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphisms (Arg(194)Trp, Arg(280)His, and Arg(399)Gln) and bladder cancer susceptibility. METHODS:A comprehensive search was conducted to identify all case-control studies of XRCC1 polymorphisms and bladder ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Wang C,Sun Y,Han R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinephric urinomas commonly arise following traumatic injury or high-grade obstruction from kidney stones or lower urinary tract disorders. Not only are spontaneous urinomas rare in the pediatric population, but malignancy presenting with perinephric urinomas have only been described in the adult population. In this...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cheng JW,Li A,Chamberlin DA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 37 boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV), the clinical courses could be divided into three functional levels of severity which did not always correspond to the traditional anatomic classification of valves. Children with PUV presented at all ages, had varying degrees of renal impairment, and manifested a var...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Uehling DT

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The metallothioneins (MTs) are a family of small molecular weight trace metal and free radical scavenging proteins well established to play a role in the resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in human cancers. MT gene expression is upregulated in response to the presence of metal ions such as zinc. Bec...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Smith DJ,Jaggi M,Zhang W,Galich A,Du C,Sterrett SP,Smith LM,Balaji KC

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of two diets containing equal amounts of the carcinogen FANFT on the incidence and induction time of murine bladder carcinoma in mice. At each time interval, the tumor incidence in the mice ingesting a purified, high-calorie diet, was equal or greater than the tumor incidence in the animals ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Soloway MS,Nissenkorn I,McCallum LW

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with undiagnosed right renal tuberculosis miliary spread to both lungs developed following ureteral catheterization. Mycobacteremia with miliary metastatic foci should be considered as a complication of urinary tract instrumentation in the presence of renal tuberculosis. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yekanath H,Gross PA,Vitenson JH

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and assess the efficacy for increased glandular destruction by using 6 to 8 cryoprobes in place of the traditional 5 probes. METHODS:In April 1996, a revised method for cryosurgery was begun that uses 6 to 8 cryoprobes, and by July 1997, 81 men had been treated. This group was compared retrospec...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee F,Bahn DK,Badalament RA,Kumar AB,Klionsky D,Onik GM,Chinn DO,Greene C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiotherapy panel met to develop international consensus about the optimal use of radiotherapy, alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, in the radical treatment of patients with bladder cancer. A consensus meeting of experts in the treatment of bladder cancer was convened by the Société Internation...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Milosevic M,Gospodarowicz M,Zietman A,Abbas F,Haustermans K,Moonen L,Rödel C,Schoenberg M,Shipley W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of sexual dysfunction in our primary care referral population. METHODS:Participants seeking treatment for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) were recruited from general urology clinics. The subjects completed the National Institu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee SW,Liong ML,Yuen KH,Leong WS,Cheah PY,Khan NA,Krieger JN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00