Changes in symptoms and colpo-cystourethrography in 35 patients before and after total abdominal hysterectomy: a prospective study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-6 has been reported to be a significant prognostic factor for prostate cancer and induces synthesis of C-reactive protein (CRP) by hepatocytes. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical value of serum CRP in prostate cancer patients with metastases. METHODS:The prognostic significance of ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nakashima J,Kikuchi E,Miyajima A,Nakagawa K,Oya M,Ohigashi T,Murai M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal pseudoaneurysms are a well-documented complication following trauma or after percutaneous biopsy. When symptomatic, patients present with hematuria and deteriorating renal function. We present the case of a 62-year-old man who, due to development of a pseudoaneurysm, presented with gross hematuria 10 days after ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Chatziioannou A,Mourikis D,Awad M,Konstantinedes P,Panourgias E,Vlachos L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The study aimed to present our experience of surgical treatment for urorectal fistulas (URF) that develop after cancer surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fourteen patients with URF who were treated at our institution from 2005 through 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Among these, 7 patients had previous su...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sakai Y,Komai Y,Saito N,Ito M,Sakuraba M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of abscess of the corpus cavernosum is described. Culture of the abscess yielded beta-hemolytic streptococcus. Ultrasound scan and cavernosography confirmed the physical examination findings of involvement of the corpus cavernosum. The patient was treated successfully by percutaneous ultrasound-guided aspi...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Moskovitz B,Vardi Y,Pery M,Bolkier M,Levin DR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effect of sildenafil on uroflowmetry values of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). METHODS:Thirty-eight consecutive patients and 15 control subjects without voiding symptoms were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent uroflo...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Güler C,Tüzel E,Doğantekin E,Kiziltepe G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negotiating a tortuous or obstructed ureter with a wire can be time-consuming and sometimes tiring. The principle of using a slippery floppy wire and then replacing it with a stiff wire through a 5-french open-ended ureteral catheter yields a high success rate. The ureteral catheter can be used for a radiocontrast stu...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hofmann R,Pickl U,Hartung R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a considerable lack of consensus regarding indications and long-term efficacy of the many techniques for treating urinary stress incontinence. We report the long-term results of a modified pubovaginal sling procedure. METHODS:From 1989 to 1998, 129 consecutive patients underwent a pubovaginal sling...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Reichelt O,Weirich T,Wunderlich H,Schubert J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) remains the reference standard for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), the concern about complications promotes researchers to develop alternative surgical methods with fewer complications. In this study, we compared the safety and efficacy between the tra...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ran L,He W,Zhu X,Zhou Q,Gou X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and biomedical research give hope to many patients who need bio-implants. Tissue engineering applications have already been developed based on bioreactors. Physiological ureter implants, however, do not still function sufficiently, as they represent tubular hollow structures w...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Seifarth V,Gossmann M,Janke HP,Grosse JO,Becker C,Heschel I,Artmann GM,Temiz Artmann A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess our short-term experience with transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:From August 1993 through July 1994, in total 65 patients with symptomatic BPH were enrolled into this study. The patients' ages ranged from 56 to 95 yea...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tsai YS,Lin JS,Tong YC,Tzai TS,Yang WH,Chang CC,Cheng HL,Lin YM,Jou YC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whereas the excellent functional outcomes after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and its equivalency to open prostatectomy (OP) have been studied in detail in the past years, the oncological equivalency has yet to be investigated. Therefore, we conducted a matched pair analysis to evaluate...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rosenhammer B,Lausenmeyer EM,Mayr R,Burger M,Eichelberg C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overnight (12 h) urinary excretion of glycosaminoglycans, citrate, magnesium, calcium and uric acid were measured in 82 normal subjects and 63 outpatients who had formed at least one urinary stone. No significant difference could be found between the two groups of unselected subjects with respect to any of the uri...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nikkilä MT

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of a new sclerotization technique with pure ethanol in the treatment of symptomatic renal cysts. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fourteen patients having renal cysts with a meant diameter of 10 (range 5-15) cm were treated. Our technique includes: ultrasound-guided percutaneous puncture with an 18-ga...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Gasparini D,Sponza M,Valotto C,Marzio A,Luciani LG,Zattoni F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of massive bilateral staghorn calculi in a spinal cord injury patient with significant renal compromise. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy to achieve a stone-free status. The various options of treatment are discussed with special attention to the technical as...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Issa MM,McNamara DE,Myrick SE,Hansen MH,Gong M,Perkash I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In spite of readily available evidence-based guidelines on urolithiasis treatment, practical applications of treatments vary from country to country, or even within countries. The choice of treatment depends not only on the evidence, but often on general non-medical decision factors such as infrastructure, ex...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Durner L,Bach C,El Howairis Mel F,Hakenberg OW,Buchholz N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 40 patients with urinary bladder tumours we compared the results of the immune profile, obtained by means of cutaneous tests with dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), and the infiltration of immunocompetent cells in the histological pattern after transurethral tumour resection. It was noted that the more the tumour had inf...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Flamm J,Burkert S

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that diabetes mellitus is accompanied by complications of sexual dysfunction and it is believed that diabetic neuropathy may cause impotence. In our study, we found that not all the patients who visited our center with the chief complaint of diabetic impotence were suffering from organic impotence, an...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Takanami M,Nagao K,Ishii N,Miura K,Shirai M

更新日期：1997-01-01 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:Urethral valves can be of enormous clinical importance. Both the prognosis for an affected fetus and the indication for a prenatal therapeutic intervention depend to a high degree on the accuracy of the prenatal diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The sonographic findings and the results of the postnatal diag...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Eckoldt F,Heling KS,Woderich R,Wolke S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article systematically analyses comparative studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus standard PCNL. METHODS:The Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane and DARE databases were searched from 1997 to February 2011. Comparative studies evaluating outcom...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Amer T,Ahmed K,Bultitude M,Khan S,Kumar P,De Rosa A,Khan MS,Hegarty N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loin pain haematuria (LPHS) is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose syndrome. Different therapeutic approaches have been used historically with little or no success. We report a case of LPHS in which bilateral renal autotransplantation led to pain relief, cessation of all medication and no recurrence beyond two years of f...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rohrer F,Déglise S,Bettschart V,Schmidtko J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-five patients with erectile dysfunction underwent standardized cavernosometry and cavernosography. In a first stage, the investigation was performed in each patient without and in a second stage with 60 mg papaverine injected intracavernously. A pathological maintenance flow rate between 20 and 120 ml/min decre...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Fehr JL,Alund G,Mühlebach P,Egli U,Sulser T,Kreienbühl B,Hauri D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous cell-mediated cytotoxicity has been shown to be augmented after therapeutic infarction of human renal carcinomas. The effector cell responsible for the enhanced cytotoxicity was characterized by fractionation by adherence to nylon-wool and serum-coated plastic surfaces, density, and reactivity with certain...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Johnson G,Kalland T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important aspect of modern extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is the ability to perform the procedure without anesthesia. Between June 1987 and April 1990, a total of 7,500 treatments were performed in our Lithotripsy Unit, using the Lithostar (Siemens AG, Erlangen, FRG): moreover 80% of the treatments were carr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Vandeursen H,Pittomvils G,Matura E,Boving R,Baert L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the status of erectile function and urinary continence after radical prostatectomy to investigate a possible relation between them and then determined whether the status of postoperative urinary continence affected erectile function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy-six patients who had no sym...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tsujimura A,Matsumiya K,Miyagawa Y,Takaha N,Nishimura K,Nonomura N,Mori N,Hara T,Yamaguchi S,Takahara S,Okuyama A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The internet is an emerging source of information for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Since little is known about the quality of information on PCa provided online, we investigated its accordance to the latest European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. METHODS:A total of 89 German web pages were incl...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bruendl J,Rothbauer C,Ludwig B,Dotzler B,Wolff C,Reimann S,Borgmann H,Burger M,Breyer J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was performed to look for an improvement of therapeutic strategies with regard to the treatment of infectious urinary stones using artificial stones made of struvite and apatite ('Bon(n) stones') which are comparable to their natural counterparts. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Using an experimental arran...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Heimbach D,Jacobs D,Müller SC,Hesse A

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:149 men suffering from erectile failure underwent a standardized combined procedure including intracavernosal pharmacological injection test (P test) artificial erection, pharmacocavernosography and cavernosometry with analysis of intracavernosal erection pressure and pressure drop. Patients with negative P test were ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rudnick J,Bödecker R,Weidner W

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cross-antigenicity between streptococcus, Su strain (OK-432), and rat bladder cancer BC-47 was studied by the immunocytochemistry. Both anti-Su (OK-432) and anti-BC-47 reacted with both homo- and heterogenous antigens. The specificity of the PAP reactions using these sera was confirmed by absorption study of the f...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Fujioka T,Aoki H,Yoshida M,Ohhori T,Kubo T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00