Clinical experience with carbon dioxide laser in renal surgery.

abstract：:With recent advances in ultrasound technology, concomitant improvement in sonographic techniques have been required. Sonographic scanning in coronal orientation, both in transverse but especially in longitudinal direction, has demonstrated a number of advantages over the routine transverse and sagittal scans. Closer c...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Thompson IM,Kovac A,Geshner J,Serma D

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Torulopsis glabrata fungemia with persistent funguria and pyelonephritis secondary to colonization of renal calculus is presented. The importance of secondary colonization of renal calculi in persistent infection and septicemia is discussed. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Beckwith DG,Saunders CD,Anderson JR

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare interfascial (IEF) or intrafascial (IAF) periprostatic nerve dissection technique in prostate tissue using immunohistochemical methods in fresh cadavers. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Prostate tissues of 25 fresh cadavers were removed from rectum and other surrounding structures. IEF nerve dissection (n =...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rifaioglu MM,Davarci M,Ozgur T,Ozkanli S,Ozdes T,Inci M,Onem K,Balbay MD

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multiple trials have shown the high specificity of urine prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) compared with serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for biopsy detection of prostate carcinoma. We characterized the patterns of use of PCA3 by community urologists and determined the performance of PCA3 testing as a labor...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Shappell SB,Fulmer J,Arguello D,Wright BS,Oppenheimer JR,Putzi MJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of morphine on reperfusion injury due to testicular torsion-detorsion (T/D). METHODS:We divided 36 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats into six groups. Testicular ischemia was achieved by twisting the right testis 720 degrees counterclockwise for 1 hour, and reperfusion was allowed for...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Salmasi AH,Beheshtian A,Payabvash S,Demehri S,Ebrahimkhani MR,Karimzadegan M,Bahadori M,Pasalar P,Dehpour AR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether surgeon or hospital volume effects in-hospital mortality or complications of radical nephrectomy with concomitant removal of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus, we examine a national population-based cohort. Radical nephrectomy with removal of IVC thrombus is a complex urologic operation, ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Toren P,Abouassaly R,Timilshina N,Kulkarni G,Alibhai S,Finelli A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:DMSA renal scanning is more sensitive than ultrasound in detecting renal parenchymal scars. We proposed to determine the utility of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scanning in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). METHODS:During a 24-month...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Merguerian PA,Jamal MA,Agarwal SK,McLorie GA,Bägli DJ,Shuckett B,Gilday DL,Khoury AE

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in the adjuvant and salvage setting after radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS:From 1986 to 1997, 38 patients received adjuvant 3D-CRT, with a median time from RP to 3D-CRT of 2.8 months, and 57 patients were treated w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tsien C,Griffith KA,Sandler HM,McLaughlin P,Sanda MG,Montie J,Reddy S,Hayman JA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease (PD) is a penile wound-healing disorder resulting in fibrotic plaque in the tunica albuginea, likely resulting from micro trauma. Due to variable disease presentations, a myriad of proposed treatment options, physician misconceptions about the disorder, and severe psychological distress in afflicted...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sherer BA,Levine LA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder accounts for less than 2% of all bladder cancers. There is no report of such a case in a defunctionalized bladder. All reported cases of carcinoma in defunctionalized bladders were either squamous cell, signet ring cell, or transitional cell carcinoma, detected within an average o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Djavan B,Litwiller SE,Milchgrub S,Roehrborn CG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare, retrospectively, the results of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) to open partial nephrectomy (OPN) using a tumor size-matched cohort of patients. Limited data are available comparing LPN to OPN in the treatment of small renal tumors. METHODS:Between September 2000 and September 2003, 27 LP...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Beasley KA,Al Omar M,Shaikh A,Bochinski D,Khakhar A,Izawa JI,Welch RO,Chin JL,Kapoor A,Luke PP

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the use of transurethral electrovaporization in the treatment of large superficial bladder tumors. METHODS:The records of 9 consecutive patients with large superficial bladder tumors treated by transurethral electrovaporization were retrospectively reviewed. All patients underwent vaporization o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： McKiernan JM,Kaplan SA,Santarosa RP,Te AE,Sawczuk IS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate feasibility of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for complex nephrolithiasis in patients 80 years of age and older compared to younger individuals. METHODS:From an institutional IRB-approved database, 1,647 patients were identified who underwent PCNL from 1999 to 2019. Patients were stratified ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Abedali ZA,Large T,Heiman JM,Bandali E,Anderson BB,Lingeman JE,Krambeck AE

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the frequency of bone metastases, their association with serum alkaline phosphatase (AP), and prognostic capabilities of AP in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), using bone scan as the reference standard for diagnosis. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of patients with metastati...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Seaman E,Goluboff ET,Ross S,Sawczuk IS

更新日期：1996-11-01 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:A survey to determine prostate cancer-related knowledge, beliefs, and prior screening behavior was administered to men participating in prostate cancer screening events at nine major sites in the southeast. Since prostate cancer disproportionately affects blacks, a primary focus of the analysis was to determ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Demark-Wahnefried W,Strigo T,Catoe K,Conaway M,Brunetti M,Rimer BK,Robertson CN

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the frequency of urologic manifestations in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) seropositive individuals from Salvador and other cities in Bahia, Brazil, with or without clinical HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). METHODS:A total of 218 HTLV-I seropo...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Castro NM,Rodrigues W Jr,Freitas DM,Muniz A,Oliveira P,Carvalho EM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urogenital fistulas in the setting of foreign body are rare. Isolated vesicovaginal fistula is the most common and has been reported in the setting of retained intraureterine device,1,2 neglected pessary3,4 and atypical insertions related mostly to sexual activity or underlying psychiatric disorders.5-7 Combined vesic...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rapp DE,Congleton JY,Boatman K,Karp N,Krupski T

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To address the incidence of local recurrence and port site metastasis in patients who underwent laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). METHODS:Between August 1993 and February 2006 116 laparoscopic RNU were performed in 115 patients at our institutio...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Muntener M,Schaeffer EM,Romero FR,Nielsen ME,Allaf ME,Brito FA,Pavlovich CP,Kavoussi LR,Jarrett TW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a novel technique for localizing small testicular mass during testicular-sparing surgery (TSS). METHODS AND RESULTS:A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral testicular masses. Both alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) levels were raised. Clinical and imaging stud...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ong TA,Yaakup NA,Sivalingam S,Razack AH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Currently, several prostate cancer rescreening intervals are in use in different countries worldwide, varying from 1 to 4 years. Recently, it has been proposed to determine the rescreening interval relative to the initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and possibly to extend the rescreening interval u...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Roobol MJ,Roobol DW,Schröder FH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of experiments has indicated that the bladder surface is lined with a sulfated polysaccharide that is capable of acting as a nonspecific antiadherence factor. It is capable of preventing the interaction of the transitional cells with many substances in urine, including bacteria, calcium, protein, and potentia...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Parsons CL

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of intermittent percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) as a treatment modality for patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty female patients with IC/BPS (mean symptom duration of 4.5 ± 2.4 years) each had a 30-min...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ragab MM,Tawfik AM,Abo El-enen M,Elnady M,El-Gamal OM,El-Kordy M,Gameel T,Rasheed M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the characteristics of confirmed vs suspected cases of urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) in a geographic region with an extremely high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis. UGTB is notoriously difficult to diagnose. METHODS:A retrospective clinical record review was performed of 68 patients treated ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Zarrabi AD,Heyns CF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To obtain accurate spatial information on cancer distribution with a novel prostate biopsy regimen. METHODS:From 2003 to 2005, 265 patients underwent a three fan-shaped biopsy (3FSB) technique of 12 to 14 cores and sextant biopsy (SB) simultaneously. When both techniques had positive findings, and radical p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Introini C,Naselli A,Vigliercio G,Spina B,Truini M,Puppo P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) intake from food sources and semen quality. We assessed this association in a prospective cohort of men attending a fertility clinic. CoQ10 supplementation has been associated with improvements in semen parameters. However, the impact of CoQ10 intake from...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tiseo BC,Gaskins AJ,Hauser R,Chavarro JE,Tanrikut C,EARTH Study Team.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with Bazex (Bazex-Dupre-Christol) syndrome in association with multifocal basal cell carcinoma, epidermoid carcinoma of the lung, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and possibly undifferentiated carcinoma of the bladder. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with Bazex syndrome that ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Atilla MK,Yllmaz Y,Bekerecioğlu M,Akpolat N,Kösem M,Aydin S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If following posterior urethral valve fulguration a unilateral nonfunctioning or poorly functioning kidney remains, nephroureterectomy is the customary method of management. The distal ureter of such renal units can serve as a means of salvage for complications resulting from surgery on the ureter serving the remainin...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Noe HN,Spivey OS Jr,Jerkins GR

更新日期：1984-02-01 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 examine the transition to robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) from pure laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and investigate the learning curve (LC). RALPN has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to nephron-sparing surgery. METHODS:A total of 150 consecutive patients were id...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Pierorazio PM,Patel HD,Feng T,Yohannan J,Hyams ES,Allaf ME

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00