Bilateral Ureterovaginal Fistulas and Vesicovaginal Fistula in Setting of Retained Pessary.

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma is a highly vascular tumor with the propensity to propagate along venous channels. Vena cava tumor thrombi are reported to occur in approximately 4-10 per cent of cases and requires modification of the standard radical nephrectomy. We report the first 3 cases of vena caval tumor thrombus emanating...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Crawford ED,Woodside JR,Skinner DG,Blank BH,Kiker JD

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate protein expression and genetic aberrations of p53 and HER-2 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as well as possible association of p53 and HER-2 abnormalities with the tumor behavior of RCC. METHODS:Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 70 patients with RCC were studied. Protein e...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Zhang XH,Takenaka I,Sato C,Sakamoto H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present our initial experience with laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy in patients with traumatic disruption of the distal ureter owing to gynecologic procedures. Reconstructive laparoscopic procedures are still evolving. METHODS:Six patients with ureterovaginal fistula in whom endoscopic management had f...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Modi P,Goel R,Dodiya S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of tolterodine in four randomized, double-blind, parallel, multicenter, 12-week studies of patients with overactive bladder. METHODS:Two of the four studies compared tolterodine (2 mg twice daily) to oxybutynin (5 mg three times daily) and placebo, one study...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Appell RA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the relationship between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostatic epithelial volume, a new simple method for measuring epithelial volume was developed and its efficacy evaluated in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS:Between March 1998 and June 2001, 122 patients witho...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Fukatsu A,Ono Y,Ito M,Yoshino Y,Hattori R,Gotoh M,Ohshima S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seminal vesicle cysts are usually congenital and frequently accompanied by upper urinary tract abnormalities due to mesonephric duct maldevelopment. Zinner syndrome, first described in 1914, refers to a triad of features consisting of seminal vesicle cysts, ejaculatory duct obstruction, and unilateral (mostly ipsilate...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Takemura K,Sato A,Morizawa Y,Kufukihara R,Iwasa S,Satoh H

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the anticancer effects of a lipophilic macromolecular anticancer agent, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)-conjugated neocarzinostatin (SMANCS), dissolved in a lipid contrast medium (Lipiodol) given via the renal artery to patients with renal cell carcinoma. METHODS:Among 467 patients with renal cell ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tsuchiya K,Uchida T,Kobayashi M,Maeda H,Konno T,Yamanaka H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1988 the KTP-532 laser was used to ablate a series of benign urethral strictures. Rather than using a single incision as in urethrotomy, strictures were treated with 360-degree contact photoradiation. Thirty-one male patients, average age 53.2 years, received thirty-seven treatments; 6 patients underwent a second l...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Turek PJ,Malloy TR,Cendron M,Carpiniello VL,Wein AJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturia is a bothersome, multifactorial condition with many underlying causes and contributing factors. Nocturnal polyuria (NP; overproduction of urine at night) is a frequent component. The prevalence of nocturia increases with age; specific estimates of prevalence are influenced by frequency thresholds used to defi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bliwise DL,Wagg A,Sand PK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Wegener's granulomatosis, necrotizing lesions are typically located in the upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys, and ureteral involvement is uncommon. We report 2 cases in which intrinsic ureteral stenosis was the sole manifestation of this small-vessel vasculitis. Excisional surgery evidenced characterist...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kamar N,Malavaud B,Alric L,le Mao G,Mazerolles C,Duffaut M,Sarramon JP,Pourrat J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate asymptomatic men with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to determine whether a 6-week course of fluoroquinolone antibiotics lowers serum PSA and affects recommendations for prostate biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A randomized, single-center prospective trial of 150 men with an initial...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Greiman A,Shah J,Bhavsar R,Armeson K,Caulder S,Jones R,Keane TE,Clarke HS,Savage SJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients have undergone single-stage radical cystectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion two to fifty-one months after coronary artery bypass procedures. Two patients presenting with intractable angina at the time their malignant disease was being evaluated required bypass surgery before cystectomy could be un...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Boileau MA,Hayes EE,Johnson DE

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of mass circumcision performed using a plastic clamp. METHODS:A total of 2013 males, including infants, children, adolescents, and adults were circumcised during a 7-day period by using a plastic clamp technique. Complications were analyzed retrospectively in regard to 4 d...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Senel FM,Demirelli M,Pekcan H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the results of retroperitoneal laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy for benign renal diseases in children. METHODS:From January 1999 to February 2003, retroperitoneal nephrectomy or nephroureterectomy was performed in 23 consecutive children (7 girls and 16 boys). The median patient age was 4 yea...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ku JH,Yeo WG,Choi H,Kim HH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cavernous hemangioma of the liver resembling a metastatic deposit is reported in a patient with renal cell carcinoma. The clinical and angiographic features that distinguish hepatic hemangiomas from metastatic renal cell carcinoma are discussed. The importance of this distinction in patient management is emp...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gore RM,Bernstein JR,Crampton AR,Graham JB

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prior investigations evaluating the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in prostatic tissue by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology have yielded detection rates of 0% to 100%. Contamination by viral DNA from prostatic urethral colonization or less than optimal laboratory conditions have been suggest...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Terris MK,Peehl DM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of the combination of intranasal desmopressin spray and diclofenac sodium suppository on acute renal colic and compare it with diclofenac sodium suppository alone. METHODS:A total of 150 patients aged 15-65 years referred to our hospital with acute renal colic were included in a doub...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Roshani A,Falahatkar S,Khosropanah I,Roshan ZA,Zarkami T,Palizkar M,Emadi SA,Akbarpour M,Khaki N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an anatomical atlas made of serially sectioned images of a female cadaver that clearly demonstrated the pudendal nerve. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The courses of the pudendal nerve, internal pudendal artery, and internal pudendal vein were observed on the sectioned images of a female cadaver. The spati...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Choi BJ,Chung MS,Chung BS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the self-learning curve of a single surgeon with holmium laser enucleation of the prostate and to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and outcome of the procedure after 2 years of experience. METHODS:The data from the first 125 patients who underwent holmium laser enucleation of the prostate were...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Placer J,Gelabert-Mas A,Vallmanya F,Manresa JM,Menéndez V,Cortadellas R,Arango O

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the associations between elevated urinary ammonium and clinical characteristics of kidney stone formers. A 24-hour urine test is recommended in high-risk patients to identify urinary abnormalities and select interventions to reduce the recurrence risk. While elevations in urine ammonium may be see...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sui W,Hancock J,Asplin JR,Gould ER,Hsi RS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micturition reflex instability may result from malfunction of the detrusor reflex or instability of the pudendal nucleus which innervates the pelvic floor muscles and external sphincter. Detrusor instability is the result of sacral micturition reflex center (SMRC) hyperexcitability. This may be caused by underinhibiti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mahony DT,Laferte RO,Blais DJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic injection in the adult population with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The search for VUR is a part of the standard workup of children with febrile urinary tract infections. However, VUR can present later in life and should be investigated in the case of recu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Moore K,Bolduc S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the mechanism of gefitinib resistance in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. Although epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is frequently overexpressed in RCC, gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of EGFR, has only a limited antitumor effect on RCC. METHODS:The effects of gefitinib on the a...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kuroda K,Horiguchi A,Sumitomo M,Asano T,Ito K,Hayakawa M,Asano T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign tumor, known by several names and found in several locations throughout the body, including the lungs and genitourinary system (mostly the bladder). We report a case of a paratesticular IMT in a 17-year-old boy. Although the initial clinical diagnosis was r...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tunuguntla H,Mishra A,Jorda M,Gosalbez R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a heterogeneous syndrome of unknown etiology. Altered bladder glycosaminoglycans lining and bladder mastocytosis have been documented in IC. The objective of this article is to critically examine the published data on bladder mastocytosis in clinical, experimental, and animal studies, wit...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Theoharides TC,Kempuraj D,Sant GR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present outcomes of a contemporary series of patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer after previous treatment for localized cancer of the prostate (CaP). METHODS:A retrospective review of more than 1000 RCs performed for bladder cancer between 1995 and 2008 identified 49 patients p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Jayram G,Katz MH,Steinberg GD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of concordant prune belly syndrome occurring in monozygotic twins. In addition to suggesting a genetic basis for this disease, our 12-year follow-up of these cases illustrates that these patients with an otherwise poor prognosis can have normal growth, development, and renal function with appropriate...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Balaji KC,Patil A,Townes PL,Primack W,Skare J,Hopkins T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the correlation between race and lymph node metastasis for prostate cancer by analyzing which preoperative parameters may predict lymph node status in both races. METHODS:We analyzed a group of patients (552 American white men [AWM] and 423 African-American men [AAM]) who underwent radical prost...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Barroso U Jr,Oskanian P,Tefilli MV,Banerjee M,Grignon D,Sakr W,Pontes JE,Powell IJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-month-old girl was diagnosed with a febrile urinary tract infection. Subsequent studies revealed a right renal duplication anomaly with a poorly functioning upper pole moiety subtended by an intravesical ureterocele. The patient was also found to have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and elevated serum aldosterone. Aft...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Perez-Brayfield MR,Gatti J,Smith E,Kirsch AJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report our experience with pediatric renal adenocarcinoma. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of renal adenocarcinoma cases from 1971 to 2006. RESULTS:We treated 154 patients with renal tumor, 4 (2.6%) of whom had adenocarcinoma. The mean age of presentation was 8.5 years (range, 2-15 years). T...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bosquet M,Domínguez C,Balaguer J,Serrano A,Estornell F,Martínez-Verduch M,García-Ibarra F

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00